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Coming to a View Near You Almost Wordless Wednesday
A lmost ready to pop…B etter look now!C olor just about set to unfurl. D rama alive in the garden. Almost Wordless WednesdayIrises look like purple lipstick tubes. Hello Poppies! They are green balls now… but soon will be an orange bowl of color. Strawberry blossoms… sweetness about to send us picking and grinning. Yellow irises on scene. The light blue, dual colored and Japanese irises will fill in the landscape. What is growing near you? Challenge yourself to do some daily checks to be there as new life pops into view. Happy Almost Wordless Wednesday! Join Us byDeborahonWednesday, May 22, 2013Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to PinterestMilitary Life:Deborah,Flowers,Wordless…
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Tasty Tuesday From Seeds to the Table
We did it! Threw fertilizer here and there, rotor tilled in fresh compost dirt, planted seeds after threat of frost. Frost came: turned on the sprinklers at some early ungodly hour and let it run, as the water is warmer than the air not allowing ice to form, and the sun did not have a crystal prism through which it could burn our babies! So, seeds in… popped out the ground, had an initial weeding, thinning and OH YEAH.. .We have spinach, lettuce and strawberries for our first salad of the season. A side salad, but oh so good. I will remember to rinse those leaves 6 times as opposed…
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Tasty Tuesday: Rhubarb / Strawberry Crunch Reduced Sugar
It is getting to be close to Farmer’s Market time, a.k.a. rhubarb time. I am really believe that the snows are behind us. My proof of this is 1 May when the markets open. One can find asparagus and rhubarb. This is living. Both have long stalks that stick up out of the ground that announce “Hey! I made it! Your turn!” So, taking my turn with the rhubarb, I like to pair it with strawberries – totally sweet and sour. And I like my rhubarb to taste a tad sour… not overly sugared. Rhubarb / Strawberry Crunch welcomes the taste buds to do a spring dance right there in…
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Strawberry Rhubarb Jelly Roll Bring on the fresh fruits!
Strawberry Rhubarb and whipped cream jelly roll. Oh my… this is so good.4 large eggs, separated1 1/2 cup granulated sugar1 cup flourpinch of salt Filling1/2 pound rhubarb stalks, about 2 cups trimmed and chopped2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled washed and sliced1/2 c granulated sugar1 large tub of Cool Whip: divided1 strawberry yogurt Preparation: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a jelly roll pan, 15x10x1inch, and line it with parchment paper. (This makes the removal from the pan oh so much easier!) Grease the paper, add a bit of flour, then shake it and remove excess.Separate eggs whites (Now you feel like you are baking don’t you!) In a large bowl,…
