pickled beans and a full moon

Finally made some dilly beans...it was hard to resist the urge to consume them immediately! The cayenne and garlic have settled to the bottom, so every week or so I turn them upside down to keep the spice infusing the beans. New Year's day bloody mary's here we come!

Zucchini still abounds, as do figs. It's the second round of fruit for the fig tree, a gift for the harvest moon. We celebrated autumn tonight by eating the last of summer and the first of fall: romano beans, purple cherokee tomatoes, delicata squash and asian pears for dessert.