From a fresh food point of view, I don't think there is a better time of year than early August. It seems like everything is ripe, and ready for the plucking. Our garden is bursting with cucumbers, squash, beets, green beans, the first of the tomatoes and sweet peppers, along with the already harvested onions, garlic and shallots. I always feel like a millionaire when the leeks are ready to eat, and ours now are. The herb garden is ready to add it's own special touches to everything else we reap ... Read More about Summer Fruit Galette