Sunday, 12 August 2012
Protect those tomatoes! The rodentia are soooo aggressive!
And, after a lull in the pace of ripening, we’re getting another round of the yellow pear tomatoes. Hope these neighbors are enjoying their fruits (themselves).
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
I put on my garden shoes (the ones I don’t care if they get muddy) and picked the back of the volunteer tomato patch, as well as the easier-to-reach areas. This is maybe two-thirds of the haul. The picker consumed a significant percentage during the harvesting operation, you see.
Saturday, 21 July 2012
The ripest in this cluster were my snack upon my return from my way-after-oh-dark-thirty walk this morning. The meteorologist said the humidity was at 90%, but I would have said higher. Scientific measuring devices tend to be less biased, however. (Note the Thai basil off to the right.)
Non-domestic critter activities noted this morning: cat napping in unplanted decorative planter next to the porch of a duplex; squirrel snacking on the welcome mat of an otherwise carefully manicured front garden.
* Apologies for the repeat theme.
Thursday, 19 July 2012
We went out for dinner! (But we didn’t eat at the pig, which was across the foot-bridge.) JCB & I went to JCT.
Monday, 16 July 2012
Mangosteen. Rambutan. Monstera (here: Mostera, but really Monstera deliciosa).
Yeah, I admit—photos from the other day at the veggie place—these are a selection of the tropical fruits. Ehem, rambutan is NOT a typical GA offering….
Sunday, 15 July 2012
During yesterday’s veggie trek, I spotted this winsome goat. Gold-quality in 2011, but unknown this year….
I don’t know that I’ve ever tasted goats’ milk butter. Ice cream, yes (once; home-made (long story)), but butter—no.
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Dju know that you can buy 80 proof Tanq in Canada but not here in the ol’ USA? (Or so I’m told.)
The Guru imported six of these 1.5l bottles for RHB, who prefers flavor to kick in his gin these days.
And, yes, he paid the duty. He reports he waited in line with several hopeful immigrants—no sorting by your business in the customs and immigration office in Detroit.
Saturday, 30 June 2012
It’s chicory time. I don’t remember ever seeing fields of chicory (Cichorium intybus), but there’re plenty of plants out there, even during this overheated summer. I really do enjoy the particular shade of blue of the blossoms.
Dad had a favorite tale about listening to a speaker from (somewhere in the Midwest?) addressing an audience of agriculturalists from across the nation, saying in part, God bless the people of Louisiana—for giving us a market for our otherwise useless chicory (the roots are ground and added to coffee, as in the Café du Monde brand.
He told it much better than I have….
Points to me for not naming this post “Economics of chicory”….
Thursday, 21 June 2012
In pursuit of eating further down the food chain, we had veggie stir fry, with protein from edamame and tofu (well, plus the rice). In the process, I managed to use up the last of the ginger root I got for the sesame noodles.
I do have a problem with all this, still, since the soy is mono-cropped. And the rest of it, too. Not so earth-friendly…too many people, there’s no other way to put it.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
That is: watermelon soup. Wonderful watermelon soup. Wouldn’t want it every day, but oh my did we enjoy it. Some kick I think from jalapeño. Not at all watery, nicely concentrated without being syrupy. Just…yum.