tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post875893805994355144..comments2023-11-03T09:25:57.607-04:00Comments on 829 southdrive: Salad DaysBaydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-81425059717763785002010-06-08T07:33:20.654-04:002010-06-08T07:33:20.654-04:00You know I nearly mentioned eating all the strawbe...You know I nearly mentioned eating all the strawberries at the bridal shower all those years ago, but didn't think you'd remember. Clearly I made an impression with my frugivory even at age 8. <br /><br />It's starting to get dark here around 10:00 PM...but by the soltice it will be 11:00 before dusk comes. This is the nice time of year...winter is horrendously dark. <br /><br />The oyster sauce I use is a Thai brand (written all in Thai) but I believe it is called "MaeKrua." It's the only one I could find at the Asian grocer without MSG. <br /><br />Yes, of course foxglove too... sorry, I've upgraded to it's Latin name - Digitalis to be consistent with the others which are Latin. I'm botany-geeking out now...time to go back to writing my thesis. K xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-28040631517902917772010-06-07T20:50:20.440-04:002010-06-07T20:50:20.440-04:00Kate: An ulcerated mouth/tongue? That sounds unc...Kate: An ulcerated mouth/tongue? That sounds uncomfortable. I think you got one of those at your sister-in-law's bridal shower too! What time does it get dark over there these days? I love oyster sauce. Amoy brand in our local asian grocer. La-de-da..Don't forget the foxglove too! Love, me.<br /><br />Joe: You never know. I get hungry at the weirdest times. I may actually do something on sailing again as well.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-43430910527899926962010-06-07T19:46:57.124-04:002010-06-07T19:46:57.124-04:00Wait a second.. vegetables...swans...sailing.. Wha...Wait a second.. vegetables...swans...sailing.. What's going on here, are we going to see a post about basil?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087089319937016247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-61051474554474169222010-06-07T19:01:42.502-04:002010-06-07T19:01:42.502-04:00Are the strawberries already finished back home?! ...Are the strawberries already finished back home?! Mine are only just beginning to flower here in Scotland... and when they are ready, they rarely ever make it to the table. They just go straight down the gullet! In University, when I worked on an organic farm in VT I got an ulcerated mouth/tongue from eating too many strawberries and tomatoes ALL DAY LONG. Wow, those were good days. The broccoli raab in my allotment has just come into leaf and I have had some tonight sauteed with oyster sauce and garlic. Delish! I bought the seeds in the covered market in Little Italy in the Bronx a few years ago and it now just self-sows if you let it go to seed. Look out for it next time to are in the city. xxx La-de-da (...Thunbergia, Lobelia and Digitalis, la-de-da)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-28045387856872943372010-06-07T17:06:16.080-04:002010-06-07T17:06:16.080-04:00Just plain old strawberries with whipped cream. A...Just plain old strawberries with whipped cream. All 3 quarts of them. (the fourth went to our backyard neighbors) We did have a little help from one of my daughter's friends.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-32736432311771050232010-06-07T16:49:38.192-04:002010-06-07T16:49:38.192-04:00Something gourmet-ish, like strawberry-rhubarb cro...Something gourmet-ish, like strawberry-rhubarb crostini? <br /><br />Or was it a classic strawberry shortcake, with barely-sweetened, freshly-whipped cream?bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-60852423935544350272010-06-07T01:38:54.865-04:002010-06-07T01:38:54.865-04:00Goi vey. That's their problem. They're a...Goi vey. That's their problem. They're all too gentile. They don't feit bach.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-37796693961065280252010-06-07T01:07:23.772-04:002010-06-07T01:07:23.772-04:00Wonderful. Wish we had that here. We do have far...Wonderful. Wish we had that here. We do have farmers markets where you can talk to the people growing the food. Well, and our neighbors are mostly farmers. But not so many organic farms - yet.<br /><br />Word Verif: goistr - a gentile oysterPandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-20734510226596793672010-06-06T23:45:16.077-04:002010-06-06T23:45:16.077-04:00Steve: I've gotta believe that you get many op...Steve: I've gotta believe that you get many opportunities to get really fresh, local oysters during your travels. Just keep the oyster knife handy. And the glove if you're not so adept.<br /><br />O Dock: I miss you a lot and I never met you.<br />Funny, but I prefer the tomatoes from rt. 539 going to and from the boat, grown in the sandier soil, to the ones grown totally organically at Honey Brook. We Jersey guys are particular about the tomatoes. And corn. Lots more to come on that topic. Promise.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-94677557433856512010-06-06T23:31:02.274-04:002010-06-06T23:31:02.274-04:00One thing I miss a lot are Jersey tomatoes.
The c...One thing I miss a lot are Jersey tomatoes.<br /><br />The clever genetic scientists at UC Davis have managed to engineer a tomato that will not roll off of a tomato truck, and will bounce harmlessly, even if it does.<br /><br />But golfballs will do the same thing and taste better.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1360557762116828277.post-77325920904672209532010-06-06T22:34:44.217-04:002010-06-06T22:34:44.217-04:00Nice post. Didn't get the chance to make the ...Nice post. Didn't get the chance to make the oysters this weekend, work got in the way (I hate that). But we do have a nice patch of basil that is waiting for the right time. I really do like the idea of your community farm. <br /><br />steveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.com