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Post by Cornflake on Jan 9, 2022 21:12:58 GMT -5
Tonight we had had Italian dry salami, pasta, squash, green salad and orange wedges. The orange was from our yard. Delicious. The squash was from our yard and is some heirloom variety from Sonora, Mexico. Delicious. Basil from the yard went into the sauce for the pasta, along with garlic, EVOO and parmesan cheese. The Italian dry salami was from Boar's Head. Not everything can be local.
Flavor must be partly mental. Knowing that so much of the dinner was from our half-acre made it particularly tasty for me.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jan 9, 2022 21:43:27 GMT -5
I would agree. That sounds great.
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Post by Marshall on Jan 10, 2022 9:28:03 GMT -5
I tried to grow some rutabags last summer. They never came up.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jan 10, 2022 21:23:13 GMT -5
I didn't worry about growing things last year, but in the past we've had green grapes (not seedless), raspberries, regular tomatoes, grape tomatoes, snap peas and green beans. (pole beans), and wild mushrooms (hen of the woods) in the timber in the fall. Not at lot, but at certain times of year it seems like it is.
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Post by Cornflake on Jan 10, 2022 21:26:01 GMT -5
Todd, you know what I'm talking about.
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Post by billhammond on Jan 10, 2022 21:35:03 GMT -5
I tried to grow some rutabags last summer. They never came up. Next year, try putting an "a" on the end of the seed names and see if that works. |
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Post by t-bob on Jan 10, 2022 21:43:18 GMT -5
Tonight we had had Italian dry salami, pasta, squash, green salad and orange wedges. The orange was from our yard. Delicious. The squash was from our yard and is some heirloom variety from Sonora, Mexico. Delicious. Basil from the yard went into the sauce for the pasta, along with garlic, EVOO and parmesan cheese. The Italian dry salami was from Boar's Head. Not everything can be local. Flavor must be partly mental. Knowing that so much of the dinner was from our half-acre made it particularly tasty for me. Every time I check out the food..... I loved cooking prepare eating And I loved the veges/fruits in PV Mexico - heirloom tomatoes, oranges, avocados and the bacon as well |
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Post by John B on Jan 10, 2022 22:37:15 GMT -5
I tried to grow some rutabags last summer. They never came up. Next year, try putting an "a" on the end of the seed names and see if that works. I was going to suggest an application of Vitamin A. |
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Post by majorminor on Jan 12, 2022 10:01:02 GMT -5
I shot a buck off the deck this year. That count? Other than huckleberries and morels not much to forage for around here and deer and elk make gardening at least a minor challenge.
We've got power and water by one of the pasture gates and it's sort of been on the list to put a little 10x20 greenhouse in. I think I'd enjoy growing veggies.
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Post by billhammond on Jan 12, 2022 10:16:11 GMT -5
We've got power and water by one of the pasture gates and it's sort of been on the list to put a little 10x20 greenhouse in. I think I'd enjoy growing veggies.  |
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Post by Cornflake on Jan 12, 2022 10:16:44 GMT -5
"I shot a buck off the deck this year. That count?"
Sure. It's a portion of your food that doesn't come from industry. My kids had elk, deer and quail for dinner many times.
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Post by robjh22 on Jan 12, 2022 10:16:58 GMT -5
I tried to grow some rutabags last summer. They never came up. Next year, try putting an "a" on the end of the seed names and see if that works. Bedore I was born, there was an Italian street vendor in my hometown who used to put an "a" on the end of everything. My mother did impressions of him hailing customers: "Niiiiiiice-a fresh-a bananas-a. Niiiiiiice-a fresh-a grapes-a." He did this when hawking fresh rutabags, and out came .... You know. |
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Post by John B on Jan 12, 2022 10:17:40 GMT -5
I shot a buck off the deck this year. That count? Other than huckleberries and morels not much to forage for around here and deer and elk make gardening at least a minor challenge. We've got power and water by one of the pasture gates and it's sort of been on the list to put a little 10x20 greenhouse in. I think I'd enjoy growing veggies. What was he doing on your deck? |
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Post by Cornflake on Jan 12, 2022 10:21:47 GMT -5
rob, that reminds me of the great spiritual leader Father Guido Sarducci.
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Post by robjh22 on Jan 12, 2022 11:07:45 GMT -5
I shot a buck off the deck this year. That count? Other than huckleberries and morels not much to forage for around here and deer and elk make gardening at least a minor challenge. We've got power and water by one of the pasture gates and it's sort of been on the list to put a little 10x20 greenhouse in. I think I'd enjoy growing veggies. What was he doing on your deck? Waiting to get shot. |
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Post by robjh22 on Jan 12, 2022 11:11:01 GMT -5
rob, that reminds me of the great spiritual leader Father Guido Sarducci. I find the gently clacking noise of the teletypes in the background comforting for some reason. |
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Post by Shannon on Jan 12, 2022 16:02:57 GMT -5
The incomparable Guy Clark:
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