I love a bowl of soup when it cold outside, this potato and shrimp soup hits the spot!...

I think that we have picked our last zucchini from the garden for the year. We didn't have as many zucchinis this year from the garden that we usually do. But then again we didn't plant as many zucchini plants that we usually do; I guess that would have something to do with it....

Years ago we grew potatoes in our garden. Mike loves potatoes and fresh potatoes out of the garden are always the best. But then the potato bugs came along. Yes, there is such a thing as potato bugs; at least that is what my family always has called them. ...

Since we didn't have enough green peppers either, we picked some up at a local garden center. They are family owned and sell plants in the springtime and vegetables and fruits that are locally grown in the fall. They had a great price on their green peppers....