What are You Eating from the Garden?

[Dahlia]

You're brave. Yesterday I brought in some late harvested bean pods for drying, and tiny bugs were crawling and hopping all over my kitchen counter. After that there is no way I would consider bringing a potted plant in from outdoors. Too risky.

I inspected them very carefully before bringing them in and picked a lot of moss out of the top of one of the pots and shockingly I didn't see one bug!

 

[Marie2020]

I wasn't sure where to add this clip but figured this thread is a good as anywhere

 

[Marie2020]

Wow. Here's something I didn't know before

 

[digitS']

I don't know about "good for you." Did you know that 30% of Gigantopithicus fossilized teeth have cavities. Paleontologists believe they were too dependent on fruit, yeah fruit, and climate change disrupted things too much for them. Orangutans took their place.

For this Thanksgiving week, the previous post brought back a memory of when I added oysters to my turkey stuffing recipe. I was so much looking forward to that since I hadn't done that during this century.

Oohhh, a mistake. DW had never been fond of oysters. DD absolutely refused to try more than her first bite and complained about departing from tradition vehemently! Made everyone uncomfortable even though she was, then, just a kid .

digitS', grower of sorghum on several occasions

 

[flowerbug]

i would enjoy smoked oysters in stuffing, but Mom would barf. i'm quite ok with the status quo. mushrooms are close enough...

too much sugar is a problem for sure. i'm still running on the chocolate pie i had for breakfast... i chased it down with a handful of peanuts and then rinsed my teeth well. the dinos did not have a dentist or the internet to straighten them out and keep them on the up and up.

 

[ducks4you]

DD's want me to make my really good, out of the turkey stuffing, tomorrow.
It is made from bread cubes, which I prepped and froze last month, cooking down pork, which they bought 2 packages of sweet Italian sausage, onions, then mix and bake.
They want their own stash to eat while working on the Thanksgiving feast.
Guests are getting stove top stuffing, if there isn't any of mine left.

 

[ducks4you]

Thanksgiving 2023 ‑ Tradition, Origins & Meaning | HISTORY

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2022 occurs on Thursday, November 24. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.

www.history.com

 

[ducks4you]

The story of Squanto is a miracle!

Who Was Squanto, and What Was His Role in the First Thanksgiving? | HISTORY

Without Squanto, a.k.a. Tisquantum, to interpret and guide them to food sources, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims may have never have survived.

www.history.com

 

[Branching Out]

Last night we cooked up a couple of pounds of ground beef for burrito filling. Included in the mix were home grown garlic, Basque peppers, and Rio Zape beans. Once the mixture has cooled we stir in cheese. Then we fold the filling up in 10" tortillas and freeze the burritos; makes for an easy meal in the winter. This morning breakfast is baked Red Kuri squash and carrot cake with cream cheese icing. I weighed the grated carrots and there was almost exactly one pound in that cake recipe.

 

[ducks4you]

What is it that you like about Kiri Squash? I have read articles praising it, just never ate it.