Life In The Slow Lane
Posted in Gardening on Jul 29th, 2010
I’m guessing spaghetti squash is an oddity for most people, something they see at the grocery store and wonder how it can be cooked and eaten. And even in the garden it is somewhat of an oddity that many gardeners are not familiar with. That’s a shame, because I have found them easy to grow, [...]
This past week I found time to tackle several pickling projects. For one thing, I have been wanting to make pickled garlic ever since I read Lynn’s post about it on her blog. I am looking for ways to preserve our garlic, and to be able to enjoy it for a longer period of time. [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 25th, 2010
This recipe makes a great light appetizer or side dish whenever fresh eggplant is available. Avoid older eggplants with dull skin since they tend to be bitter tasting. This recipe is great for miniature eggplants like Fairy Tale, Hansel or Gretel – just slice them in half lengthwise. Larger oval eggplants can be sliced crosswise.
I loved reading Barbara Kingsolver’s book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle”. The book is the story of how she and her family spent a year growing most of their own food, and is written in chronological order. The chapter for August is titled “Life In a Red State”. Here in southern Indiana, we usually hit the Red [...]
About a week or so ago my wife and I noticed a large part of our giant elm tree appeared to be dying. We immediately feared Dutch Elm Disease, and after meeting with two different arborists this past week we found out that was their diagnosis also. Neither of them gave much hope of saving [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jul 14th, 2010
We freeze leftover slices of this bread for later use. They are great toasted for sandwiches or made into croutons.
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USDA Zone 6b
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