That squash on the left? Ours. That squash on the right? From my coworker’s garden. Aww…
Archive for June, 2007
Inferiority Complex
Posted in Food, Gardening, Vegetables, dinner on June 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Salvaging the Swing
Posted in Breakfast, Outdoors, Summer, projects on June 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
About a year ago, Chris and I found a great old garden swing bench at a yard sale. We couldn’t figure out why it was so cheap, until we took it home and it promptly fell apart. Doh!
Never one to give up on a failing item (seriously, I’ve nursed our basil plant back from near [...]
When I dip, you dip, we dip
Posted in Food, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian on June 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Got some extra crudite or pitas? Need something quick, cheap and easy to put on ‘em? Try this dip, from the latest edition of Vegetarian Times:
White Bean Dip with Parsley and Rosemary
1 15-ounce can white beans (cannellini or great northern), drained and rinsed
1 clove garlic
1/3 cup fresh parsley
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (the picture is a little misleading, [...]
Better catch that drip…
Posted in Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Recipes, Summer on June 25, 2007 | 3 Comments »
You may have noticed the creamy, luscious yellow-flecked accompaniment on my last post – evidence that my ice cream obsession has not yet passed. We still haven’t made it through the last batch, but the farm share lemons from a couple of weeks ago were yelling at me from the fruit bowl. Soft, beginning to [...]
Mishmish
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Vegetarian on June 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The fruit bowl is overflowing – something needed to be done to use up all these apricots. Even all my neighbors coming to the door Halloween-style, hands cupped for more of these soft, ripe, sweet goodies isn’t making a dent. In doing a frantic search for apricot recipes online, I ran across way more information than I’d [...]
Rise and Shine!
Posted in Food, Food Not Lawns, Gardening, Vegetables, compost on June 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
‘Tis the season – everything’s blooming. Say hello to our newest arrivals:
Here’s my neighbor’s corn patch along with her home-constructed compost bin. Looks like we won’t have a problem with the whole “Knee high by the 4th of July” rule:
My bush beans are happy and blooming as well:
The promise of a beautiful shiny Japanese eggplant:
Oodles of [...]
We all Scream
Posted in Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Recipes, Summer on June 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Thanks, lovely apricot tree! Well, I tell you what – I’d better get good at photographing ice cream pretty soon, because the streak has just begun. Somebody invest in cones.
From David Lebovitz’s The Perfect Scoop:
Fresh Apricot Ice Cream
1 lb squishy-ripe fresh apricots (10-16, depending on size)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream
3 drops almond [...]
Out of Hibernation
Posted in Food, Food Not Lawns, Gardening, Ice Cream on June 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
About six months ago, we got a visit from our landlord. He oohed and aahed over our new garden spaces, and we all took a tour around the property. After examining a seemingly on-its-way-out tree, he remembered that it had once fruited apricots! He speculated that it hadn’t produced in thirty years, so we were [...]
Homeless Worms Seek Purple Refuge
Posted in Food Not Lawns, Gardening, compost, worms on June 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Ahh, the bathtub is blooming. Is there a finer sight? Around the holidays, I was trolling the craigslist free section (an unbreakable habit), and came across a beautiful cast iron bathtub, free for the taking. A handful of seeds, and some recycled water later…
From tub to tub – we keep a watering can in the [...]
Ice Cream (Wo)Man
Posted in Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Recipes, Summer, coffee on June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ah, summer. You bring long days and balmy nights, but take away all the beach street parking. A small price to pay for a season wherein ice cream is always appropriate. A cone before noon? Well, as long as it’s hot.
After holding off for long enough, this Sunday we got out of the water after [...]
