Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
It can’t really get more basic than that. To really make sure the squirrels leave your garden alone simply plant flowers they don’t like because of either their taste or their smell.
These flowers include alliums, crocus (tomasinianus variety), lilies, marigolds, hyacinth, daffodils and, from personal experience, impatiens, geraniums, columbine, and the squirrels seem to leave my begonias alone though I have heard that they are not against eating them also."
- The Scrap Shoppe blog
Well, that's the advice anyway. But based on your experience, CW, it seems that any plants the squirrels don't like eating they remove - waste of good growing space from their point of view, clearly.
Their cruelty over hazel trees used to make me apoplectic. Fat cobs, a day or two from being ripe, and sure enough the little sods would clear every single tree even as I went indoors to get a bowl to put them in. And for good measure plant a few in the most inconvenient places possible for me to have to dig up seedlings from - between flagstones or under something I actually liked.
They are edible, squirrels, you know. Just sayin'. Someone should remind them.
I am sorry you miss your garden, why can't you have one again. We are blessed to be able to grow our own produce and meat. Then we know what goes in it, all natural no chemicals, nor hormones etc.
Just got a big greenhouse last year, so experimenting with growing year round.
We do this to try and get good food out to the public.
You all have had delicious sounding menus. Enjoy!
Lots of good food here tonight don't know who to visit first.
polarbear, most supermarkets mark down their meat the day before expiration and you just have to find out when each market does their markdowns. Watchout for the other vultures though. As soon as you see something pick it up as it won't be there when you have checked everything else out. Bit like shopping at garage sales snd thrift stores. Pick everything up that takes your fancy then retreat to a corner and take a good look at everything and put back the stuff you don't want.
Can anyone else remember when you could buy chicken legs without the backbone attached?
And what's with the quality of frozen vegetables; broccoli and cauliflower that is 60% stems, whole beans and snap peas that are so full of stings you could choke unless you remove them as you eat, bad spots and stems and rinds.... and these are premium veggies not cheap no name ones. I miss my garden :(
Thank you for the tip about using the scissors to cut open the bones to expose the marrow. My mother loves to make soup with pork bones and normally two chicken feet pieces.
Hi Ali,
The chicken you are making sounds delicious!
I think I will heat up some green beans and ravioli for tonight.
I'm debating moving to bone in, skin on chicken pieces. The only reason I get the other kind is due to some sense of trying to be healthier by skipping the fatty skin. But. Is it really that bad for you? Thing is, it seasons well, comes out tastier imo, and is half the price per pound.
Taco Bell is a rare indulgence for me. I forgot all about those 7 layer burritos they have. Mmm. The taco sauce is good, too, I agree.
cwillie - have you ever had an avocado shake? It's heaven. Avocado, milk/or cream, and sugar/or honey, blended in ice. Sweet, cold, smooth and soooo creamy. Yummmy!
Mexican food is my favorite food, I could eat it everyday.
I do pretty well making it as authentic as possible.
Tonight was veggie(avacado,olives,cheese,tomato,lettuce,spinach) sandwich with mustard, banana/cottage cheese, and a couple of mini hershey bars for desert.
7 layer burrito sounds good. I love Mexican food.
Its ravioli tonight!
Dinner: 7 layer burrito, taco bell
Tonight we are having sweet Italian sausage with roasted Brussels sprouts and rice noodles (spicy).
Last night was chili. Tonight is rosemary garlic pork loin roasted with apples and onions around it, harvard beets and egg noodles in mushroom sauce. Dessert - salted caramel chocolate coated ice cream bar.
dinner: avocado,spinach,lettuce,onion,tomato, sandwich with mustard- cottage cheese/banana- milk
Count me in as another lover of Brussels spouts.
It was prime rib tonight with mashed potatoes, mixed veggies with Yorkshire pudding!