Musings

I developed a super easy and amazingly tasty spread this evening. Chop some of these sun-dried tomatoes (they’re not oily!) and mix them into a bit of Greek yoghurt. Then add in freshly grated parmesan cheese and basil chiffonade. Roll into a ball and onto a serving plate. Coat with freshly toasted pine nuts. Serve with simple crackers or baguette rounds—I used water crackers.

This was a perfect complement to hearing the tale of Thru-Hiking (yes, that’s the “preferred” spelling!) the AT—lions, tigers, bears (well, one out of three—repeated!)….

All ingredients, except the basil, from TJs….

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I’ve got to find my picking basket; these both are rehd-ee!

I did some writing today that felt good; hopefully, there’s momentum behind it. Or underneath it. Somewhere.

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So, do you take mediocre cheese and marinate it to make it something, well, unusual, if not special? Or do you choose a superior cheese to start with to make a knockout final product?

And don’t be fooled by the glitzy label, this is Wisconsin cheese….

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I planted the parent to this pear tomato two years back, so it has self-seeded twice. I picked almost a dozen fruits off just one of this year’s volunteers.

…when we returned from a very-fun field trip to Athens….

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This picture is courtesy of The Guru; I wasn’t there at the Seney Refuge when this was taken….

I had one of those where-did-the-day-go Sundays.

Hmm. Bits of life from today to report? Savory pancakes for dinner. With roasted corn and spinach. I was going to add some basil from the front garden (admittedly, there’s no back garden), but I couldn’t convince myself that the taste would be yummy. So—veggie pancakes of a sort.

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Homeward bound, we stopped for an early lunch at Tellico Grains Bakery, oh, yum. Highly recommended. We also bought a boule of sourdough home with us.

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Super-fab dining tonight, out of the neighbor-garden. I understand the crows are waiting for the corncobs and other compost to arrive for their delectation.

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So, the green bean production is slacking off, but not stopping. Meanwhile, the next crop is gathering its energy for the leap into ripeness—the raspberries. Not as much stooping to harvest, but a MUCH larger planting, and faster ripening, so when they get going we’ll need to pick just about twice each day.

But not yet.

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I’m sparing you the comparative picture from this morning, but if I were to eat a mushroom I found in the lawn, this one looks perfect. I’ll stick to morels, however, and this is not a morel.

The sour washcloth season continues. We did enjoy our evening ration of ice cream* sitting in the yard as the indoor-outdoor temps once again equalized, this evening at 81°F at 7:50 pm.

Have you tried the Turkey Hill vanilla bean Philadelphia style ice cream? Kroger carries the brand, and it’s like Breyers—lacking in additives of the obnoxious variety, if you can overlook a gum or two—and far cheaper. Go marketplace!

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Saturdays the routine changes just a bit.

Here, we left routine behind and had sloppy joes (the S version) for dinner. I think it’s the first time I’ve ever made it.

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