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To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Sep 13 2023 05:39:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
RH> Our stuff decomposes and gets tilled into the yard. When we moved into
DD> When I moved here to my little bungalow the highway department had
DD> just finished widening the North/South road in front of the property.
DD> And they reseeded what they had torn up for kerbs and sidewalks with
DD> the cheapest" grass" seed mix their low-bidder could come up with -
DD> which involves lots of timothy and dandelions. I'm going to install
DD> zoysia grass this week-end so it can get established before we get
DD> the first frost and it goes dormant. If all goes according to plan
DD> in about five years it will have choked out the timothy and
DD> dandy-lions.
RH> Hopefully sooner. The road by our place is wide enough but we're
RH> thinking it needs a traffic light at the end just up from us. There's
RH> only a stop sign on our side and getting out onto South Main can be a
RH> real problem at times, especially if you need to make a left turn.
RH> There have been times we've gone down to the other end of the road and
RH> gone round Robin Hood's barn to get to where we needed to go because we
RH> couldn't turn left.
There are some streets here like that. And, if I'm in a hurry I will
turn onto the intersecting street and find a "turn-around" usually in
a parking lot, so I can come out in the preferred direction going "with
the flow" without have to wait for holes in traffic to match.
DD> 8<----- SLICE ----->B
DD> If I can locate some green 'maters this late in the season I'm going
DD> to make this with chickpeas/garbanzos.
DD> Title: Posole & Sausages
DD> Categories: Stews, Pork, Citrus
DD> Yield: 4 Servings
RH> Shouldn't be too hard to find green tomatoes this time of year--just
RH> ask the ones that have been keeping you supplied with the ripe ones for
RH> what you need. Probably have a few more weeks until the first frost
RH> takes them out.
DD> True dat. Or the morning after the first serious frost.
RH> About when do you have your first frost? Ours may come in late October
RH> or early November; in AZ we got it around Thanksgiving.
Ours is predicted to be around Columbus Day - used to be around German-
American Day (06 October) which is also National Noodle Day. But, that
old "non-existent" climate change is giving us earlier springs and
later falls.
DD> Title: Fried Green Tomato Hornworms
DD> Categories: Five, Exotics, Vegetables, Herbs
DD> Yield: 8 Servings
RH> I'll pass on those, not into eating that kind of bug, thank you.
I've eaten them a couple times when I was in the Boy Sprouts. Kind like
crinkle-cut French fries in form and crunchy witout much flavour unless
you've dipped them in catsup or tartar sauce of similar. It was a typical
"Dare you to eat this" situation that youngsters often get up to.
Speaking of National Noodle Day - here's one of my favourite noodle
accompaniments ....
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Title: Roasted Pistachio Pesto
Categories: Herbs, Nuts, Citrus, Cheese
Yield: 16 Tablespoon
2 c (packed) fresh basil leaves
2 cl Garlic
1/4 c Roasted pistachios; more for
- optional garnish
2/3 c Olive oil; as needed
1 tb Lemon juice
1/2 c Pecorino-Romano cheese;
- shredded
Salt
ROASTED PISTACHIOS: Shell pistachios and set your oven @
350ºF/175ºC.
Spread the pistachios on a rimmed cookie sheet. They
should be in a single layer for even roasting.
Roast for 6 - 8 minutes, stirring halfway through, or
until the pistachios are fragrant and lightly browned.
PESTO: Place basil, garlic, and roasted pistachios into
a food processor. Process until the mixture is smooth.
You may need to stop and scrape down the sides of the
food processor. Once smooth (there will still be some
small chunks), slowly pour in the olive oil, lemon
juice, and pecorino romano cheese while the food
processor is running.
Process until the mixture is smooth, again, you may need
to scrape down the sides of the food processor.
Season with salt, and serve immediately over pasta,
toasted bread, use it as pizza sauce, etc!
UDD NOTES: If you use store-bought shelled and roasted
pistacios as I do you can skip the first part of the
directions. I have used Grana-Padano in place of the
Pecorino-Romano - but be warned it is somewhat milder
and alters the flavour profile subtly.
RECIPE FROM:
https://showmetheyummy.com
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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