I was browsing blogs this morning and found a lovely post on Garlic scapes. Wow that's what they are. Now I am excited. Apparently these stalks that grow and curl start the seed process but they rob from the development of the garlic bulbs so it is best to cut them out. Great! Now What? I browsed some more blogs with garlic scapes a subject matter and came up with a great pesto recipe. I now had an unplanned project for the day:

The scapes were cut so then I toasted some almonds and tossed them in the food processor
Garlic scapes, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.