Because the thought occurred now and it might be gone tomorrow
Contrary to what my gardening habits might imply, I don’t really like squash. At best it’s a filler that absorbs more palatable flavors, and at worst it’s a slimy earthy sludge. For example, squash cooked with apples tastes good–like apples. Squash cooked with butter tastes like butter. Squash cooked as-is tastes like…sludge. Case in point: …
More cucurbitas. Though not the ones I intended. When I planted the squash patch, I selected seed for each mound. Then I thew compost on each mound. Then I discovered somewhat later that the compost contained cucurbita seeds. These were supposed to be my pie pumpkins: They are not. But at least we’re getting a …
That doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. Of course, I’d rather eat a pawpaw than a squash, too. Squash are really only good as butter sponges or for decoration. But they’re fun to grow, and despite their questionable culinary value, a source of home-grown nutrition a la Victory Garden! Victory Garden Indeed Yet …
I have a backlog of stuff that I’ve failed to post due to life’s distractions. So here’s a summary of what I’ve been up to: 1. Quarantine Breakfast I’ve begun a Sunday ritual where I make a more time-consuming brunch. This family is not one to rise early of our own accord, so weekday breakfasts …
It’s of some amusement to me that I’ve been calling my vegetable garden a Victory Garden in times of relative peace, only to see the term re-enter our collective lexicon now that our food system is eroding under the COVID-19 crisis. https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/fight-the-pandemic-grow-a-victory-garden/ar-BB11XHKG https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/621868/coronavirus-revives-victory-gardens https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coronavirus-update-more-people-growing-e2-80-98victory-gardens-e2-80-99-for-food-and-stress-relief/ar-BB11VZZo Maybe “amusement” isn’t the proper term, but “irony” doesn’t seem right …