Last week, our friend L announced that she harvested vegetables from her home garden which included ampalaya (a.k.a. bitter gourd or bitter melon)! It’s one veggie I’ve been wanting to eat since the doctor told me I was anemic.

Was I happy? You bet I was. L is truly a heaven-sent. The vegetable loot also consisted of string beans, potatoes and white squash which was divided among the gang. My share were two small ampalayas and a big white squash!

Caity holding the squash. I showed this pic to a friend and she wouldn’t believe it’s a real squash.  She said it’s a balloon! hehe

The ampalaya didn’t last long.  It was my food for the whole day and the little that’s left I ate the next day. Yummy!

Not even Farm Town can beat the real thing! I hope those farmlands owned by my friends in Farm Town are real, so I can enjoy their harvest too. =)

Thanks to Michelle for pic #1!