Monthly Archives: July 2010

Making Pickles, Part 3 of (N)

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 2

The bread and butter pickles continue to be yummy, but will get more hotness next time around. The dills are well on their way to being… well, “dilled” [..]

Fermented Foods, Food, From the Garden

Making Pickles, Part 2 of (N)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

Because I’m new to This Canning Thing, I’m not fully equipped properly. For instance, I don’t have “a canning pot,” which is somewhat, y’know, important for the whole [..]

Food, From the Garden, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian , , ,

Making Pickles, Part 1 of (N)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

In our last episode, we saw A Giant Pile of Cucumbers. All told, it yielded about six pounds of sliced cucumber – with another 2.5 pounds left untouched. [..]

Canning, Fermented Foods, Food, Gardening, Gluten-Free, Harvest, Vegetarian , , ,

Holy Giant Pile of Cucumbers

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

Today, I decided to learn how to Make Pickles. The bread and butter recipe I’m going to try calls for 2.5 pounds of cucumbers, so I sallied forth [..]

Food, From the Garden, Gardening, Harvest, Vegetarian , ,

We’re gonna need a bigger boat

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Having been around the block a time or two, I only planted one hill of zucchini, and on that hill only two plants germinated. Surely, not enough to [..]

Gardening

The Nightly Light Show

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Sorry, fireworks enthusiasts, but I do not understand your passion for the loud and smoky. I grant you, they’re beautiful – but the rest of it leaves me [..]

Gardening, Pest Control , ,

Stuff Just Got Real. Real DELICIOUS.

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 4

Today is Mike Neir’s 31st birthday – yay! For part of the celebratoriness, I’ve harvested the first of several things from the garden. As I’ve been checking on [..]

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