Fennel!

My husband and I love fennel. We have a favorite Italian recipe that showcases fennel and sweet Italian sausage as the main ingredients. I decided this past fall to sow some fennel seeds, and now the fennel crop is ready to harvest! I picked the largest one first.

They are not all this huge, but we were so excited by how massive this one was.

We knew that Rio, our dog, loved cilantro, but I had no idea he was just as crazy about fennel. While I was waiting for a photo opportunity, he just walked up and chomped down on one of the stalks.

Because we weren't planning on doing anything with the stalks or fronds besides composting them, we decided to share out bounty with both dogs.

That evening we enjoyed fresh fennel! This is the life!