We've entered a heat wave, and yesterday we had a heat index of 102°F. No one is enjoying the outdoors right now. The chickens are being treated with frozen treats, ice water, and I have even frozen water in a tin. I am also freezing water in bottles that I put inside their watering unit to keep their water nice and cold. I have more treats in the freezer for today, but the forecast is saying the heat wave will last the entire week. It is unusual for us to have such hot weather this early in the summer.
Our red raspberries are slim pickings. I have to water the plants this week, as the rain we were to get, never arrived. Watering the entire garden and flower beds is a full time job this week.
That's a bell pepper dipped in a new hummus recipe I made. It's a red lentil hummus, and my gosh is it creamy and good. I used 1/2 cup tahini (recipe said 1/4th), and used 3 cloves of garlic (recipe said 2). It is higher in protein and less fat, and does not contain olive oil.