Hatch chiles are in season and I picked up four pounds that this evening were grilled on the new-to-me grill. Much easier than the last time when I set up the charcoal grill and was in and out of the house for what seemed like ages. They're now in the freezer on trays to be bagged later. When I pull them out for use I'll peel off the charred skins and scrape out the seeds. They are so delicious. Many area stores sell them already roasted; they have big gas roasting cages that turn the peppers as the flame hits them - their parking lots smell amazing. In those instances you can buy them by the case (about 25 pounds) but I don't that many.

There are also now frozen cored and cut up strawberries and whole raspberries. Fresh blueberries for a couple of days and some to freeze. Lots of other stuff for the freezer or to eat this week. My bill would have been ridiculously low after all of that except that I also bought honey (for making my granola) and it is never inexpensive, anywhere.

We had surprise rain overnight that I slept through. A friend tells me it was a noisy thunderstorm but I didn't hear a peep. We still have an air quality warning through tomorrow. A typical mixed-bag for the summer.