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Things every person should have
Things every person should have: A nemesis. An evil twin. A secret headquarters. An escape hatch. A partner in crime. A secret identity. What else?
Don't forget the black raspberries! :-)
2010 Garden Harvest
Our garden harvest has begun! We've been having lettuce for 2-3 weeks, but with the heat most of the lettuce left has bolted. Our spinach did not amount to much, it appeared retarded, mainly because I planted in a newly created garden space that turned out to not be fit soil. Oops. Sugar peas -...
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Mar 15, 2010
When do we get to eat the leftovers? :-)
Cassoulet
OK we finally tried a new recipe and a brand new-to-us dish – Cassoulet: a (dry) bean casserole. It was great – I think we ate half of it in one meal. Another way to use wonderful dry beans. The recipe we used as our base is from Cook's Illustrated magazine, November-December 2009 pp. 18-19...
Pictures! I want photographic evidence. ;^)
Onion Fertilizing
Yesterday, May 8, the first addition of compost was given to the onion plants. I was supposed to have started at three weeks, but made it at four weeks plus. : ) I even remembered the extra row of onions. I "should" do this every three weeks until three weeks before harvest. Let's see, that wi...
Ha! Too many eggs?
Eggs - Yee Gads!
Just a brief update on egg production. Since they began laying circa November 12, those 15 (now 14) hens have laid 29 dozen eggs....14.5 dozen in 30 days. One hen was culled on December 26, as well as the over-zealous rooster after he ripped my eye glasses off me head. : ( S read the hens lay l...
I really like this. Hearty. Stewy. Not as spicy hot as I expected, but definitely good comfort food.
Caribbean Red Bean Stew with Pork
Ingredients Part 1 1.5 cups dry red beans 1 small onion 1 leafy celery top (or dry celery leaves) 1 bay leaf 1 clove garlic 1 3 inch cinnamon stick Ingredients Part 2 1 tablespoon oil 4-16 ounces pork, cubed 1 large onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 2 cups cubed potato 1 tablespoon ...
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