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We haven't had a killing frost yet, but plant growth has slowed way down, so we cleaned up the garden this morning, except for the brussels sprouts. They were another fail this year, none are bigger than an inch diameter. Also, the fences are put away, so the deer will find and eat them. We are still picking raspberries, but getting only a couple of cups every 3-4 days now. The Brandywine tomatoes we picked 2 weeks ago have ripened on the kitchen counter, but I don't like them. The wrinkly growth makes them a challenge to slice or cut up, and the flavor is poor compared to the other varieties we grow. I won't grow them again. Spinach, lettuces, and onions are still growing in planters on the deck. We had BSTs for lunch (spinach) that were OK. Herbs are growing in the sunroom, and I will soon start new herbs in the Aerogarden and lettuces in planters under the grow lights.
I also am ready to make BLJ's molasses cookies, they are a favorite of ours. I just got back from a week in NY and am too tired and have too many really important tasks to take care of first, but they are now on my list!
I grew delicata squash for the first time this year, and I've never tasted it. It is curing now, but about ready to eat. I'm not so excited about eating the skin! Just doesn't seem right, after 70+ years of not eating squash skins!! We'll see.
Today I baked orange-ginger scones and chocolate chip cookies. The cookie recipe is KAF oatmeal-chocolate chip from their Bake of the Year a few years ago. I'd never tried these, but I will make them again. They are soft and chewy. I cut way back on the amount of chips, as many posters had suggested, so I used a scant 2 cups instead of 3.
I'm not sure about the shelf life of spaghetti squash either, Mike. Last year was my first year growing them. I somehow am thinking I tried to use them up more quickly than my other winter squash varieties, which I know will keep perfectly until Jan-Feb. (We have a cold cellar built into our basement). But I've recently read on a gardening forum that they keep as long as other winter squash. I haven't determined yet if I can bake and scrape them into strands, and then freeze them for later use. I'm not sure the texture would then be very good, probably mushy. I think I got 6-7 of them, way more than enough for us, so I'll give away a lot of them.
I've mostly cleaned out my gardens although we have not had a killing frost yet. I've left the Brandywine tomatoes, hoping they will ripen, along with the Brussels sprout. I brought in all the herbs from the deck, but left lettuce, spinach and onions for now. When I return from a trip next next week, I will start up the Aerogarden with herbs, and fill planters with greens under the Gro lights. It was the worst gardening season I've ever had. Only a few squash, poor cruciferous crop, no repeat crops of beans, only the tomatoes and berries were tremendous producers. I'm looking forward to next year!!
Dinner was ground beef-corn-potato casserole.
Today I made a maple coffeecake, using both maple syrup and maple sugar. It came out a little dry, although the center pieces are good.
Dinner tonight was omelets with fresh English muffins.
Your brownies will be very interesting to see when they're cut! They surely won't look like the pile of gummi worms they resemble now.
Today I made English muffins.
BakerAunt, if you can't find that Baking Sheet with the sticky bun recipe, let me know. Are you thinking it was Vol II, 1991? I have almost every Baking Sheet published, organized into binders by year of publication, so it won't be difficult to search. Maybe my winter project should be going through ALL the binders and trying out interesting recipes!
Dinner was ribs on the grill, potato salad, and buttercup squash from last year's garden.
We had tuna fish sandwiches for a late supper, on fresh (made this morning) white buttermilk maple oatmeal bread, a Beth Hensperger recipe.
Skeptic, thanks for telling me about getting powdered milk in the health food store. I'm always so entranced and overwhelmed by everything there - I never thought to look for milk powder.
We added pull out shelves in our kitchen about 40 years after we had the house built. Actually, my husband built them. I remember looking at them in 1985, but we were looking to save some money without cutting corners, and they were quite expensive to buy. When you reach a certain age and can no longer get down on your hands and knees to search for old cereal,
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