Living in Florida, it is difficult to grow a garden. Even my flowers are suffering in this unbearable heat, and they usually flourish.

Our local Farmer’s Market is a regular date we take together on Saturday mornings. We look over all the veggies and fruits and pick what looks good.

Last Saturday we drove to Winter Garden and noticed a huge pile of fresh picked poblano peppers. Their dark green shiny skin begged to be noticed. They succeeded and in our shopping tote they went. We also bought peaches, beefsteak tomatoes, mini cucumbers and bi-color, candy corn.

Tom and I usually enjoy eating breakfast at the market, but sadly our favorite food stand wasn’t there this week. What I didn’t know is that Tom had arranged for us to meet dear friends for breakfast at a new coffee shop just a few blocks away.

I love when he surprises me.

We had a delicious egg and cheese sandwich with bacon on a brioche bun, but catching up with our friends was sweetest part of the day.

Stuffed Poblano Peppers were placed on the week’s menu remembering how good they were when we first made them years ago. We used the recipe from the Dinner at the Zoo website and it was even better than we remembered!

We enjoyed them last night and can’t wait for you to try them for yourself.

A few changes to note: We used cheddar cheese instead of pepper jack because it’s what we had on hand. We also omitted the cilantro because we didn’t have any—but I would have loved it!

Thank you again for being a part of our vineyard. We enjoy hearing from you and pray your marriage benefits too.

Why not plan a date day this weekend? Make it even better by surprising your spouse.

Next Wednesday we will welcome a new granddaughter to our family. We can’t wait to meet Liliana Grace and Elias can’t wait to be her big brother. The best part is they only live a mile from us. #nanashappy 🥰

Have a great weekend,

Tom and Debi