Yesterday I was upstairs canning and Vince and the dogs were downstairs watching football. I sounded what heard like a bit more "serious" rant going on downstairs. I wasn't sure if one of Vince's teams was not playing well or if it was one of the dogs so I stopped what I was doing, and went downstairs to see if I needed to intervene. Nope . . there had been a bug on the TV screen. Vince grabbed ...
Salt Rising Bread
Yesterday I made Salt Rising Bread. I'm not sure what it is about Fall that makes me want it. Maybe it's because it's so time consuming and finicky to make and after the summer's garden and canning, I feel like I need a challenge. Maybe because Salt Rising Bread makes the best croutons and I love soup in the Fall. I don't know the reason but you can bet that at some point in October, there's going ...
The Neighbor’s Hot Sauce
You may remember that when we moved here, we had a neighbor behind us that I really liked. The man was super friendly and always noticing what we were doing and would come over if he thought Vince could use a bit of help. When Vince first met him, the first thing the guy said is "I thought younger people would buy this house." We never let him forget that he said that. He also had two little boys ...
Growing Turmeric
According to the "rule book", turmeric can be grown outside in zones 8 - 11. According to the USDA planting zone, I'm in Zone 7a but because of the valley we're in, I plant according to zone 6a. What I've done in the past when living in zones 6 or 7 was to plant the turmeric inside in pots in about February, bring it out on sunny warm days and back in on cold nights (or days). Last year, I ...
Pork Chop Recipe
This is another recipe (pork chops). We had it yesterday and it is one I recommend and we will have this one again. The pork chops were really good and there was a "sauce" that we put over orzo. We also had purple sweet potatoes and fried green tomatoes. I'm guessing I will be very tired of purple sweet potatoes very soon. Every time we have them, Vince says "I LOVE these purple potatoes." ...
First Load of Zucchini is Finished
The freeze dryer finished last night about 10:30 so the zucchini took less time than I thought it would. Remember the little container that held two cups of shredded zucchini and weighed 300 grams? After drying, the zucchini weighed 15 grams. Huge difference. LOTS of water in zucchini. I ended up with three half gallon jars of shredded zucchini. That's from four trays that were ...