We’re working through our freezer and the last of our produce from last summer, believe it or not, in preparation for the coming growing season. All the frozen tomatoes are finally gone, thanks to a couple of nights of spaghetti, and I found a great recipe for sour cherry cobbler, which used up the frozen [...]
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How to End January
Posted in Bedroom, Current Affairs, Food, Yum on January 31, 2012 |
With breakfast in bed, of course! Featuring Guatemalan organic coffee and cream, thick-cut marmalade, European rye toast with butter, farmer’s bacon, and ciabatta and rosemary bread topped with a florentine soft-boiled egg. Yum.
We had our first frost a few days ago, and just before it arrived, we stripped the garden of all its bounty. The tomatoes: A bit of basil: Some Thai chili peppers (mostly green in the photo and still to turn red): And some green peppers that will turn bright orange when they’re ripe, and [...]
Yum
Posted in Food, Garden, Yum on October 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
And you thought I was kidding about the golf ball cantaloupe that came out of the garden:
I tried growing leeks for the first time this year, and in retrospect, there’s lots I could have done to make them thicker. They ended up getting not much bigger than big green onions. In any case, I had two big handfuls of leeks and didn’t know what to do with them since I had [...]
The Last of the Produce
Posted in Food, Garden on September 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I keep thinking it’s fall, because there’s just the tiniest bit of chill in the air, though we’re still hitting the high 20s during the day. Fall is my favorite season, and my favorite time to be out in the garden, with the sun shining, the wind blowing, leaves swirling, and the garden in its [...]
We’ve turned the corner here at 963, and summer has slowly given way to a beautiful fall. It’s still warm, but the mornings are cool enough to make you want to wear a bit of a sweater and get a hot something from the local coffee shop. Fall also means our thoughts slowly turn to [...]
Our Bowl Runneth Over
Posted in Food, Garden, Hoopla & Hullabaloo, Yum on September 1, 2011 |
With tomatoes, zucchini, and our first little watermelon! A 3-pounder. Can’t wait to try it.
Monster Squash
Posted in Current Affairs, Food, Garden on August 24, 2011 |
Monster squash from the monster squash patch, shown next to a tape measure for size. We’ve got 3 right now, with lots more on the way –
We found this monster cucumber lying hidden at the bottom of the cucumber vine (shown next to a quarter for size). Ooo, the secret glories of the garden. And other assorted garden vegetables:
