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Mike, I've thought about a greenhouse numerous times. Honestly, I'm usually glad when the weather puts an end to the gardening season. I do sometimes use cold frames to start tomato and pepper plants in the spring. In the fall, we throw tarps over some of the berries and tomatoes if frost is predicted, and row covers over the planters on the deck. My average last spring frost is May 15, and first fall killing frost is October 2, which gives us a decent growing season, although everything comes ripe at the same time.
I also have a $10 coupon, to use by the 10th, so going to KAF on Wednesday. I have not finalized my shopping list, but so far I have pumpernickel, semolina, high gluten flour, and lime juice powder. Once I get in the store, I just know they'll have things I didn't know I need!
We traditionally don't get a ripe tomato until I leave for 2 weeks of travel in August. This year, I leave the 13th, so my husband will likely pick the 1st ripe one about the 15th, and have BLTs for dinner most nights. All of my Celebrity and Roma plants are loaded with green tomatoes. I have quite a few bell peppers ready to eat, and lots more coming. Tons of yellow squash, but no zucchini yet. We have plenty of broccoli and cabbages ready to eat. I'm not sure how many winter squash we have, nor spaghetti squash, but quite a few. Those won't be ready for picking until October, around the time of the first frost. We are picking quarts and quarts of blackberries, and a few cups of raspberries so far. The blueberry crop is poor, as last spring we cut a lot of branches back to the ground trying to rejuvenate the bushes which I had neglected. But I have picked a quart and more to ripen. The beans on the deck are finally producing beans! We'll have all we can eat, hopefully some before I leave. I've started a 2nd crop in another planter. Of course, the beets and lettuce and spinach are doing great.
Gorgeous tomatoes, Mike! I bet they're juicy and sweet, too.
I made Len's Wheat-Rye-Semolina Buns as bread, a double batch for 2 loaves.
Today I made No-Bake Chocolate Cookies. Well, I guess that isn't baking, is it!! But they are good cookies!
We had salmon on the grill, with summer squash, broccoli, and cole slaw.
I made garlic knots today. I couldn't remember what recipe I used for the dough, and found nothing in my files for garlic knots. So I looked at KABC recipes and saw their Soft Garlic Knots which I had looked at several times previously and decided to not use. This time I thought I'd give it a try. They are OK, not as good as my usual. I think I used Ellen's buns recipe, which for me is a basic starting point for any dough. I'll use her recipe next time.
We had salads tonight also -- broccoli (first from the garden), cold slaw (first from the garden), and seafood. And the last of the Olive-Gruyere rolls from the freezer. I'm just back from a week in Maine, where we ate steamers (clams), lobster, crab, scallops, shrimp, salmon in some form every day. On the beach, on the cliffs, in the campground, and in the camper when it poured. It's hard to give up the seafood just because we return inland.
Thanks, Len, I didn't know that! And yes! BakerAunt - that is the recipe. I did skimp on the sugar, and I soaked the oats only as long as it took me to get the ingredients and supplies gathered. I think it needs a little something -- like ginger with the apricots, which are mild tasting, or lemon with blueberries, cinnamon, etc. I like that they are fairly healthy and not too sweet.
I threw together something that I knew my husband would like, and that would provide leftovers for some of his meals, as I am going to be in Maine for about a week. I sliced and browned kielbase, added bite-size chunks of sweet red pepper and onions. Then I added 1/2 cup of rice and 1 cup of water, stirred together and simmered til the rice was cooked. I then added about 1/2 cup, maybe a little more, of a three-blend cheese: asiago, romano and parmesan. With a salad of greens, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and cukes, this made a nice dinner - with plenty of leftovers. And husband says it is really really good!
I made muffins based on an old recipe from Genius Kitchen (anyone use their recipes? I had not visited the blog for ages, and today I found everything closed down; no blog. I can't find any info when searching the internet. Anyone know anything about this?) It's a nice recipe - oats, whole wheat, brown sugar. It calls for dates, which is why I looked for it in my recipe collection, but at the last minute I used apricots instead of dates. I also did not follow the instructions: just put all the ingredients, wet and dry in a bowl and mix, then use electric mixer on medium to beat until smooth, then add dates. That would make a pretty tough muffin in my opinion! I did the usual: mix the wets, mix the drys, and gently stir them together. They're not overly sweet, and did not dome as much as most of my recipes. But it's a keeper.
Today I made Walter Sands white bread recipe from KAF, but with modifications. I increased the amount, to make 2 loaves, and used about half whole wheat and half AP flour. I used oil in place of the butter, and added 2 Tbls of flax meal. This makes a nice sandwich loaf which stays fresh for 4-5 days.
Our dinner was steak and potatoes on the grill, between rain storms, and Greek salad.
I made English muffins this morning.
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