Something Delicious

[Bit]

Well there you are, Sun! Missed you today.

[easygoingfemme]

For those of you making turkey stock. Put some turnips in there. Trust me.

And, if you have dogs, puree the leftover stock bones and let the dogs have at it. They should be soft after making the stock, but you'll still want a high power blender/processor.
So good for them...

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Bit

Well there you are, Sun! Missed you today.

This is my second try at replying to this post. Is mercury still retrograde? Weird problems posting tonight.

I miss being around here the last few days Cath! I will check in whenever I can though. Wondering where Ursy is?

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Sun

This is my second try at replying to this post. Is mercury still retrograde? Weird problems posting tonight.

I miss being around here the last few days Cath! I will check in whenever I can though. Wondering where Ursy is?

Here I am sweets! Off to do some weeding

Would rather be cooking... tonight we'll be having coriander pesto (well, you guys call it cilantro. Here we say coriander for the seeds as well as the fresh herb). Haven't had pasta in ages, really looking forward to it!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tagliat...to/Detail.aspx

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Ursy

Here I am sweets! Off to do some weeding

Would rather be cooking... tonight we'll be having coriander pesto (well, you guys call it cilantro. Here we say coriander for the seeds as well as the fresh herb). Haven't had pasta in ages, really looking forward to it!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tagliat...to/Detail.aspx

Hello sugar plum fairy,

Ooooh gardening! I love it even it if is weeding. Odd, perhaps but I love to connect with the earth. Today I learned how to trim a palm tree. Lucky to be alive really. Surely my ancestors did this and more with little difficulty, amazing what happens two generations removed from an island. Aye.

Anyway..Coriander pesto sounds good. I had such a big and rich meal yesterday for late lunch/early dinner that I am keeping it light tonight. Maybe tomorrow I will make pasta. Just really do not feel like cooking much at home anymore, once I got out of the swing of cooking for the family, that was it for me. Now it is survival cooking. So I love it when you all inspire me!

[Bit]

Originally Posted by Nadeest

I hope that it worked out and that you were able to salvage it. Please let us know, as I am extremely curious. Thanks

I did, Nadeest, I did! The chicken bone infusion with several small garlic cloves made all the difference. I used some of the broth this morning in rice with veggies, had to correct the seasonings but I would have had to anyhow because I like my rice highly seasoned. I can't do too much in the way of heat--just cannot take much chili powder--but I love the flavor one gets from lots of seasonings at once.

Today I threw an onion into the broth, and then tonight I threw in the bones/skin/gristle/etc from two more chickens. I anticipate a wonderful broth tomorrow because I'm stuffed full from dinner and the crockpot fragrance still has me drooling. And yes, I confess it, I deliberately bought two chickens this afternoon just so I would have enough bones for the broth! Not that I'm highly enamored of this process or anything but yanno, a girl has to have enough broth that she can pull some out and make soup! I've got carrots and celery and chicken that are all lonely for each other now.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Sun

Is mercury still retrograde? Weird problems posting tonight.

Until the 26th.

[Sun]

Hello Delicious People!

I hope that everyone is having a fabulous Sunday!

Where are all the foodies?

Are you all burnt out on holiday feasting?

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Sun

Hello sugar plum fairy,

Ooooh gardening! I love it even it if is weeding. Odd, perhaps but I love to connect with the earth. Today I learned how to trim a palm tree. Lucky to be alive really. Surely my ancestors did this and more with little difficulty, amazing what happens two generations removed from an island. Aye.

Anyway..Coriander pesto sounds good. I had such a big and rich meal yesterday for late lunch/early dinner that I am keeping it light tonight. Maybe tomorrow I will make pasta. Just really do not feel like cooking much at home anymore, once I got out of the swing of cooking for the family, that was it for me. Now it is survival cooking. So I love it when you all inspire me!

Yes, I think I ended up enjoying it (the weeding). It's weird, I think I grump about it but once I get out there it's not so bad! I love connecting with the earth too. I have a couple of heirloom tomatoes growing at the moment and am so excited watching them grow! They were from a mixed lot of seeds which adds to the suspense even more

I'm glad you survived the palm tree trimming. I must say I've never tried that before. I would probably get squished.

I go through cycles with cooking. Right now I'm not cooking so much because Kris isn't working, so he does most of it. It was nice for a change, but I'm starting to miss it and might consider taking the reins off him again soon.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Ursy

Yes, I think I ended up enjoying it (the weeding). It's weird, I think I grump about it but once I get out there it's not so bad! I love connecting with the earth too. I have a couple of heirloom tomatoes growing at the moment and am so excited watching them grow! They were from a mixed lot of seeds which adds to the suspense even more

I'm glad you survived the palm tree trimming. I must say I've never tried that before. I would probably get squished.

I go through cycles with cooking. Right now I'm not cooking so much because Kris isn't working, so he does most of it. It was nice for a change, but I'm starting to miss it and might consider taking the reins off him again soon.

I do not suggest Palm tree trimming to anyone who has not spend a good part of their life scaling a Palm tree. Leave it to the professionals! Now if I were starving and on a tropical island and had to climb a palm to get a coconut...that would be another story.

Gardening I believe is good for the soul.

Heirlooms? What kind are coming up? Can you tell yet? How cool that you have summer when we have winter. The little green Zebra heirlooms are my favorite. Very hard to find at market, in season.

Lucky you having Kris to cook. Does he have any specialties?

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Sun

I do not suggest Palm tree trimming to anyone who has not spend a good part of their life scaling a Palm tree. Leave it to the professionals! Now if I were starving and on a tropical island and had to climb a palm to get a coconut...that would be another story.

Gardening I believe is good for the soul.

Heirlooms? What kind are coming up? Can you tell yet? How cool that you have summer when we have winter. The little green Zebra heirlooms are my favorite. Very hard to find at market, in season.

Lucky you having Kris to cook. Does he have any specialties?

I can't tell yet, they are just about the size of an m&m right now. They're very cute

Yes, Kris has a specialty - tuna thingy! I was going to say tuna casserole but he doesn't casserole it. It's one of those ridiculously quick and easy things where the sum of the parts is... is... how does that go again? Whole of the parts is greater than the sum.

I wonder if I planted a coconut palm right next to the house, whether I'd be able to get the coconuts from the first floor balcony? Hmmm.