My pear cranberry turned out a little different than planned---I cheated, I admit, for lack of time, & used the already made crust, which I left on top of the stove to soften--sat down at 7am groggy, with a bagel, but did notice my dale running by me with a rolled up pie crust in his mouth! I made a grab, got most of it, but had to cut off the part that touched him! Lattice crust, without too much lattice! They are supposed to be the clowns of the dog world, but believe me, I was not amused! Filling was: 5 large bosc pears, 1/2 bag fresh cranberries halved, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tbls. orange juice, 2 tbls orange zest, 1/2 teasp cinnamon., 1/4 cup instant tapioca, 1 tblsp butter on top of filling. Everyone at the dinner seemed to enjoy it, & I did tell them the airedale story--BEFORE they ate it.
Edibles '08 -Part 4
I realize most have moved on to really important topics (like recipes and gossip). I still have veggies. The photos aren't the best, but maybe you can see I'm not cheating and posting July pictures from the leaves.
The Japanese eggplants are much more cold tolerant than the globes. Peppers continue to flower and set. We will be above freezing for the next ten days. Fingers crossed here. Broccoli, cabbage, kale, collards, rutabagas, brussels sprouts, leeks parsley and cilantro are coming along. See the leaves? I'm tellin' the truth here.
Laurel
Lucky you!! I still have brussel sprouts..thats it!
Wait, whoa........We can't leave edibles just yet.......I've just planted my broccoli and am in the process of planting 8 tomatoes. My next door neighbor brought over 5 unusual varieties she started from seed, and I bought a pink beefsteak and a generic patio tomato and one other one I can't remember. Laurel - I'm counting on you to keep some veggie pictures coming until I can share the bounty here. I have to get some green beans going next.
Marilyn - love that story about your 'dale.....he's such a cutie!.......and that pie sounds delicious! I love the recipes people are sharing......I plan to try each one at some point this winter.
Alright, Louise and Laurel don't rub it in!!!!
Come on, Jen - try doing some winter gardening in your bathtub.........you can keep up with us!!! LOL
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Wait, I have an idea. I can send cuttings of my tomatoes to Louise. She can grow them until early March, at which time she can send cuttings back to me and I can plant them out in early April. Then I can take cuttings and send them on to ya'll. When? You will have to forward them up the east coast 'til we get them back to Cyndie, which is where many of them came from. This could be the ultimate Round Robin!
Celeste, when do you get sprouts? The green beans are about done. What's picked should be good for the next few weeks. I still have Dixie butterpeas, Christmas beans and purple hulls coming in. We pulled the tobascos by the roots and hung them from the rafters of an empty bedroom. Hundreds were green last week and are turning red! We've put tomatoes on the vines in the attic this way before and had tomatoes for several months after pulling. Better flavor than packing in newspaper. Hazelfield Farm tomatoes this past week after temps at freezing (dew point at 20).
Laurel
I've been picking and eating them for weeks now......i'll freeze the rest this week end.
Oh, Laurel---just love all those veggie photos & descriptions---nothing sounds better right now than Dixie butterpeas & Christmas beans! Louise---good luck with your winter plantings---The Villages, I think, are too cold for tomatoes, but I never thought to do lettuce or broccoli---I planted pansies & snapdragons there, also caladiums, & they all did well----but we had nights in the 20's the winters we were there.
Laurel - tomatoes in the attic? Is that like bats in your belfry??? LOL I never heard of that....sounds like a very cool system! You're amazing with all that produce still coming in. Yummm.
Marilyn - I've never tried the broccoli here before, so this will be a new adventure. I just hope it's cool enough now. There's plenty of really bright sun. Today I planted my bush and pole green beans, my mesculin greens, some fernleaf dill and all but one tomato plant which I gave to a neighbor who is starting a veggie garden. I've decided not to do onions and cukes this year. They were more trouble than they were worth last year, and they took up precious real estate that I'll use for something different this year. Three of my tomato varieties went into the ground and the other four will go into pots inside 2 trellis planters in a spot that needs something to break up a bare wall in the back of the house.
The first little "wiggla" has been spotted by DH. It was lounging around my neighbor's rosemary plant. I'm hoping I'll have no encounters. Eek!
EEEK is right---saw an episode on Animal Planet where a FL landscaper was bitten by a pygmy rattler---nasty little things! Good luck with the planting---keeep us informed on the tomatoes!
Thanks Robindog. Fresh beans from the garden are wonderful, but it's such a great reminder of the summer past to see those pretty mason jars of dried beans on the counter and cook up a "mess" come winter. That and a fresh skillet bread...I start hearing angels singing.
Louise, I've got to take some photos of the kid's upstairs rooms at Maypop. All kinds of herbs and veggies hanging from the beams and on the floors drying on newspaper. We had a bat in the vestibule this summer. Does that count? He was very irritated with me when I woke him up and swept him out in broad daylight.
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Would love to see that, Laurel.
We brought back a bunch of butternut squash from Michigan last weekend, so I need to get that done up and frozen.
Oh yes, there are wicker and oak baskets of squashes and pumpkins, Jan. Now that the chimney is done it's time to plan Thanksgiving. We traditionally host friends and family. I'll be back at Maypop before then for the new roof though (I think). In the meantime, civilization is good though it requires underpinnings and overtures.
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Laurel - I'd love to see your rooms with everything hanging. At the farm, I usually have my herbs hanging all over everywhere. This year we were so preoccupied with our reconstruction that I didn't process a single herb. Now I'm paying for it down here without my herbs for cooking. I have planted my dill seeds and need to beef up the herb garden more.
Marilyn - pygmy rattlers are in the area, and not very well-mannered for southern critters. I have spread the word that they aren't welcome here. LOL
Laurel, I have a visual image of 'underpinnings and overtures' and am chuckling to myself.
I imagine in no time at all, Louise, you will have a great herb garden. Keep away from those pygmy rattlers. I just shivered as I wrote that. ICK!!!
I'll try my best, Jan! I've learned not to stick my hands in the soil here.....just about anything lurks there.
Do you have to check your shoes before you put them on?
No.... Not if I don't leave them outside...which I've done when they were dirty. In that case, I guess the answer would be yes. Eeek...horrible thought!
I, too, would love to see the photos of the harvest--sorry you need a new roof, Laurel--costly! Glad you planted dill, Louise--it's my favorite!
I just put an apple pie in the oven. Used the rest of the apples from our train trip. It's cold today, so I thought I'd warm it up a bit. After last weeks sun and nice weather, this really feels cold.
just took it out of the oven
Yummy!
Lovely!! Now im going to have to make one again..DH saw it!
I feel a competition brewing...And I will be the judge.
Ha ha ha! Nope he wants cranberries with the apples.
yummmm, now I need to make one.
I want a piece for breakfast, please. Mouth is watering in anticipation.
Does anyone else have pie for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving? My DH things that's nuts, but my son and I always did that. It's the best!
Deb - that pie looks fantastic! I like the presentation as well.
I thought about it this morning as we didn't cut into it last night after dinner. I eat anything for breakfast, and the day after Thanksgiving usually cold stuffing and pie.
That's a pretty pie, Debi. I make the tradional pumpkin on Thanksgiving. Does anyone do a different pie for the holiday? I don't think I could eat pie for breakfast!
For Christmas Eve I make Tourtière pies, my kids and I will eat them for breakfast without hesitating one bit!
OK, I'll 'bite'! What's a Tourtière pie?
It's a frenchmans pie!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourti%C3%A8re
This is close....but not exactly how I make it.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Meat-Pie-Tourtiere/Detail.aspx