A fun thing to try is aim for simplest. Eat in the garden. If you feel you should bring it in, do, but maybe prefer having right away over stored or refrigerated or preserved. What's good raw, have raw. If you need it cooked a bit, try a five minute steam. Not ready yet? Try ten. When mixing densities, add each to the steamer at the best time. Try seasoned with herbs from the same garden. Chase with filtered water in the same bowl. Wash your knife, chops, bowl, and steamer, and then rest.
I do bring things in but mostly to weigh and record them as I'm keeping track. But as soon as I recorded the peas this morning I sat and ate them for breakfast. All 10 ounces of them ;-0
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ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite childhood memories: Standing out in the garden with my dad, eating peas.
ReplyDeleteA perfect August breakfast: a bowl of sliced peaches with sun-warm blackberries. Eaten sitting outside in the sun.
You've inspired me to start making some garden tea to drink (from my pantry stores, though, so a bit off topic). Present favorites: dried raspberries, lemon balm and ginger root; dried strawberries, quince and ginger root.
The ginger isn't from the garden, although there is a sprouted one planted in the (unheated) greenhouse. It appears to be sulking, but I'm hoping it's putting out roots and preparing to grow, so I can have homegrown ginger.
I prefer sauteeing to steaming, and am enjoying cabbage and kale rapini that way, with various other items, mixed with potatoes or pasta. Rather less austere, but trying nonetheless to use what the garden is offering, and also the stores from last summer. Enjoying some lovely green salads, too; lettuce with a bit of sorrel is especially nice, and garlic chives fit right in. Too bad the sorrel is starting to bolt; I'd better enjoy it while I can.
So long as you're in Florida, any thoughts of drying (sorry, preserving on the brain, always) hibiscus flowers for tea? Assuming there are some around not being sprayed within an inch of their lives.
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We are in the northern bits here. Have not seen hibiscus since the last time I was in Miami. There are oranges on the premises and I have picked up a few grapefruit. My mom left me a simple little citrus squeezer which I have been enjoying. Nectarines not ripe yet. There are flowers on the tomatoes and the potato vines are lush, but I expect to leave all this behind some time soon.
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