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Dinner was grilled salmon, asparagus, and potato salad. This is one of my most favorite meals. Asparagus from the garden will be on the menu almost every night for the next month!
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Did you plant all of those in one day? A lot of work! I don't plant melons any more, but I should. This morning, in between rain storms, I transplanted rosemary, cilantro, parsley, thyme and marjoram into a small planter on the deck. Six varieties of basil are in another pot, and I need to dig up some mint to put in yet another pot. When I plant into a planter, I need to refurbish the soil by adding to the soil left from last year. So I have buckets of garden soil, compost, and composted manure to mix with that before planting.
I bought all my starter plants today, vegetables and herbs. They are acclimating on the deck for a few days before I put them into the garden. I'm also waiting for my husband to put up the electric fence to deter the woodchucks we've been watching on camera the last couple of months. I went to my usual shopping place, a farm in NH run by an elderly couple who do all the planting and caretaking themselves. I checked the pots for jumping worms, and they were clean, as I thought they would be at this place. I did not buy a truckload of composted manure this year because I am afraid of "importing" the worms to my yard. I'll be skimpy with just my own compost for one year. I did plant green and yellow beans in one of the planters on the deck; the lettuce in the other big planter is looking good. Rain tomorrow, and 90* Friday and Saturday, so everything should grow quickly.
I baked two loaves of rye bread this morning. And also made a rhubarb upside down cake, with a maple topping. The tartness of rhubarb was kind of lost in the sweetness of the maple syrup. I think it would be really good with apples, and a tablespoon or two of bourbon. Or the bourbon barrel aged syrup.
We had grilled pork chops, leftover potato salad, and a green salad.
Dinner tonight was ribs grilled with Sweet Baby Ray barbeque sauce, potato salad, and grilled asparagus, the first of the season. My husband grilled on the deck with an umbrella through most of a wicked thunder storm! I was reminded of Ben Franklin . . .
Today I made Harvest Grain loaves. It is 91* here, perhaps a first for Vermont in May! But humidity is only 24%, so it quite comfortable. In July and August, when it does get into the 90s, the humidity is usually 80-90%.
I need to use up some of my semolina, too. And today I spent my KABC Reward dollars on Medium Rye and more Harvest Grains, so it's time to make more rye bread and let the pumpernickel flour rest in the pantry for a while. Funny how you can get in a rut and so easily keep making the same favorites over and over again, ignoring all the other great tasting breads.
I'm thinking about using this recipe for Rhubarb Rolls. My husband is begging for rhubarb something. I usually make the Rhubarb Rolls recipe posted by CWalde on the old baking circle, which does take a leap of faith! But turns out great. It uses baking powder, not yeast. It is posted here, just search for "rhubarb".
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Navlys, I absolutely LOVE the lemon juice powder!! I've rarely seen it called for in recipes, even on the KABC site, so I just guess at how much to use. My general rule is about 2 tablespoons in a 2 cups of flour recipe. I write whatever I use on my recipe, and a suggestion after taste-testing for how much to use next time. I use it most often in cookies (e.g. lemon coconut) and in blueberry anything (e.g. muffins, quick bread). You can use it in anything that calls for lemon oil or fresh lemon juice or zest. I find it is a stronger flavor. It is definitely lemony, tart but sweet! I'd love to hear how you use it!
Skeptic, it was nice to have a brief chat with you; so glad your father is doing well! I wondered what happened that you didn't come back to visit more, sorry about your ankle and hope it is better by now. Sunday afternoon we got the crowds! After three days of heavy rain and in spite of the mud, folks were happy to get out of the house and visit the festival. We'll see you next year!
Exactly what BakerAunt said!! Nothing but the blue bag!
So nice to hear from you, ancameni. We don't have new strawberries here yet, but do have lots of young rhubarb. I was just looking through my rhubarb recipes yesterday and saw the muffin recipe from Jozy. They are on my to-bake list now. We'd love to hear more about what you are baking these days.
Interesting. The photo looks like it would be a good potting soil.
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