After a lovely summer hiatus, we’re back and cooking with the kids.  This week, it’s fresh goodies from the garden.

The kids picked some juicy, ripe grape tomatoes and devoured them immediately.  We gathered the rapidly growing green beans, carrots and cilantro.  The citrus is bountiful this year as well so we snagged a couple of giant lemons.

We made a simple Indian meal last night.  Rice, tomato rasam and a seasoned stir-fry of cauliflower, carrots, onions and green beans with mustard seeds, turmeric, salt, pepper and cilantro.

Rasam mixed with rice is one of my son’s favorites, so it quickly disappeared.  It’s the easiest thing to make.  Dice up a couple of fresh tomatoes.  Toss them in a pot and let them boil for a few minutes.  Add the Rasam powder from the Indian market. Voila!  You can add cilantro and squeeze in a little lemon or lime if you have them.  We did.  It’s great as a soup on the side or mix and serve with rice.

The cauliflower was less popular at the beginning.  We haven’t had it in a while and so they forgot how good it is. Then, we reminded the kids of the Veggie Tales theme song where Larry the Cucumber sings “Cauliflower! Sweet and sour! Half and hour! Veggie Tales…”  It’s a catchy tune and the kids remembered that they do like cauliflower.  After a few bites, they asked for seconds!

Ahhh! The tasty bites of summer!