Mike Nolan

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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 28, 2023? #39360
    Mike Nolan
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      We had tomato and salami sandwiches for supper tonight.

      in reply to: Professional doing bagels by hand #39355
      Mike Nolan
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        There was a similar video a while back, I think this may be it:

        in reply to: Professional doing bagels by hand #39353
        Mike Nolan
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          This link might work better:

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 28, 2023? #39351
          Mike Nolan
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            We had melon and salami tonight, along with potato salad.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 21, 2023? #39342
            Mike Nolan
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              Steak and potatoes for supper tonight.

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 21, 2023? #39341
              Mike Nolan
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                Tomorrow I'm going to make potato salad for Memorial Day. It's best if it ages for a day to let the oil and vinegar soak in to the potatoes.

                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of May 21, 2023? #39338
                Mike Nolan
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                  I need to make another batch of peanut butter cookies, either tonight or tomorrow.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 21, 2023? #39337
                  Mike Nolan
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                    We had burgers on the grill tonight.

                    in reply to: 2023 Garden Plans #39334
                    Mike Nolan
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                      We're going to be doing some renovation work on our lawn, which has gotten pretty sad over the last few years, as the tall fescue we put in 25 years ago has not held up well in the hot/dry summers. There are a lot of bare spots and too many weeds.

                      We're going to start by dethatching the entire yard, then scarifying the spots that are thin or bare to prepare it for seeding.

                      We're going to put microclover in the back yard over the bare spots, but probably overseed clover in other places.

                      In the front we're going to put buffalo grass and microclover in the bare spots and probably overseed the other parts with both as well. The buffalo grass is a native plant that goes dormant when it gets too hot and dry. Clover is also very drought tolerant.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 21, 2023? #39333
                      Mike Nolan
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                        That pizza looks nice, Len. I haven't made a pizza in a while, but now that grilling season is upon us I might start doing some pizzas on the grill, those were really good last summer.

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 21, 2023? #39328
                        Mike Nolan
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                          We went with tacos for supper tonight, because there was rain coming so I didn't want to do burgers on the grill.

                          And we did get a little squall right around the time we ate, and it may rain on-and-off for another hour. We could certainly use the moisture.

                          in reply to: 2023 Garden Plans #39326
                          Mike Nolan
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                            The squirrels will stare in the door to my wife's sitting room if she hasn't put the food out yet in the morning or if they run out of food or water. I've had one climb up on the window sill in the informal dining area and stare in at us, too.

                            When she does put it out, there's a wild scramble by the birds for the food, with the squirrels not far behind.

                            Grackels and other birds have taken to grabbing a peanut and dipping it in the water. Helps it go down better, maybe?

                            in reply to: 2023 Garden Plans #39324
                            Mike Nolan
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                              If nothing else, the Amazon item might give your husband ideas about things like size. It appears they're open at the top, I was wondering if critters would just climb over them. I don't think it would slow down squirrels for more than a minute.

                              If you've never seen the squirrel maze videos on Youtube (there are now 3 of them, I think #2 is the best), they're rather funny.

                              in reply to: 2023 Garden Plans #39320
                              Mike Nolan
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                                At $7.50 each these might be a bit pricey, though once you figure material cost and your time (and skills) it might be a reasonable tradeoff.

                                I can't get the link or image to post, but I searched on Amazon and found:

                                6 New Small Wire Plant Protectors, 12" square, 12" high (Vinyl Coated Rust Resistant Wire)

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 21, 2023? #39315
                                Mike Nolan
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                                  Tonight we shared a T-bone steak done on the grill, with steamed broccoli and some sauteed mushrooms.

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