Hey there, sweet pea!

Good news! I got my first yield from the petit jardin (I am a wanna-be francophile for those of you that don't know) and (petit jardin=little garden). I got a dozen perfect snap peas. Perfect in that they were delicious when eaten raw (3), amazing when sauteed in butter (3), and fantastic when thrown in a stir-fry (the remaining 6). Thus, 12 snaps were devoured. Oh yeah, in one day. Give a girl a day off and a garden, and she will eat...a lot.

Anyway, I am well on my way to a bountiful season. I have two Sungold tomatoes that are also ready. They are perfectly orange, perfectly round, and will be perfectly delicious...tomorrow...in an omelet. I have also enjoyed a few strawberries, and will have a couple good looking cucumbers in about a week. Geez, gardening is so healthy.

Here is my omelet recipe (to be honest, it's not an omelet, it's scrambled eggs with stuff; a veggie scramble, if you will).

Serves about 4

4 large eggs, yolk and all

6 egg whites

splash of milk

pat of butter

pinch of salt

couple turns of fresh cracked pepper

(mix this all really good...maybe use a whisk, maybe use a fork, you decide)

chop up the following

a tomato (the fresher the better)...my sungolds are the size of grape tomatoes, so I hopefully will have 4 or 5. Otherwise, use one regular sized tomato, or 1/2 a big ass tomato

one half a bell pepper -- pick your color, I prefer red, but green is good too, so is yellow...and orange, so just pick a color... sheesh.

one half of a small onion, a vidalia if you have it, otherwise lean towards yellow

one half avocado

I like to put jalapeno in my veggie scramble, and if you don't like heat, take the seeds out. Either way, dice up 1/4 to 1/2 of a jalapeno...the flavor is really almost better than the heat. If you like the heat, leave the seeds in...and chop close to the stem, heat you will have

Then, saute the onion, pepper and jalapeno in olive oil until soft. Add the egg/milk mixture and keep the heat at medium low, continuously move the eggs so that the cooked part intermingles with the uncooked runny bits. When the eggs are nearly done, throw in the tomatoes and the avocado. Continue to move the eggs around until they are all cooked just so (don't over cook! Rubbery eggs are kinda gross). Throw some cheddar cheese on top and if you have an oven safe pan, throw it in the broiler for a minute until the cheese melts. Serve with toast, salsa and some sour cream. Man I love breakfast.

Here's a shot of the first Sungold Tomatoes of the season!