We haven't gotten any rain yet. William watered the garden for about four hours yesterday. Maybe that will hold it for a while. That cholorinated water just isn't the same as what we get from the heavens. It's rained in the area but as my Mom used to tell us "Guess we ain't paying the preacher enough." LOL
William gathered the green beans this morning. I have them ready to wash and put into jars. This is the first time that I gotten to use my new canner (I bought it last summer and our garden fizzled). Also, the first time I've ever used a pressure canner to put up green beans. I'm so excited.
The beans are looking promising this year. I would be happy if I can get at least fifty jars of green beans. Most of them will be pints but a few quarts to have when we have family get togethers.
We are getting the second spurt of zucchinis too. I'm shredding some of them to put in the freezer for breads, muffins and fritters. One of my e-buddies gave me a fritter recipe that is "OH SO GOOD" as Mr Food likes to say. The fritters are great served with field peas, chicken and a few pods of reallllllllllllllllllllly hot peppers.
I made zucchini muffins for breakfast this morning using splenda as the sweetener. They were good but a little too sweet for my taste so next time I will cut back on the sweetener a little. I sprinkled some Parmasan across the top of three just to see how they would taste. The were pretty good...the salty flavor paired with the sweet flavor was good with a cup of hot coffee.
Next time I make the muffins I'm going to do half white flour with half wheat flour and see how that works. It would good if I could make the muffins with all wheat flour and none of the white. I don't know if that will work very well or not but there's nothing like trying it once to see. Got to be adventurous. LOL
The skies are a little cloudy. Maybe....Just maybe....we'll get a shower this afternoon. Doesn't hurt to hope....and pray.
That's all the news around Hunny Bunny Haven for today. I have to get busy canning the beans. See y'all later. You come back now, ya hear!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Let It Rain, Let It Rain, Let It Rain!
The Mississippi summer is here. It's so hot and so dry....the ground is dry that is. The humidity is horrible.
I planted some tomato seeds in cups for late tomatoes. I went to water them today and the humidity is so high my clothes stuck to my body in less than three minutes outside. Whew!
One thing for sure, I didn't tarry outside for very long.
Our garden needs a good rain. We've talked about watering it but the weather person has promised us some rain tonight and tomorrow. We hope she's right.
Production has slowed down in the garden already and it's just started producing. We have high hopes for this garden. I hope we're not disappointed.
Nothing major is happening around here these days. William is working on a chair for one of his co-workers. I'm holding down the fort inside as much as possible.
Maybe we will get a good rain and the temps will drop some and the humidity will fall too. Then I will venture back outside for some gardening. Until then me and the air conditioner are going to be joined at the hips. :)
I planted some tomato seeds in cups for late tomatoes. I went to water them today and the humidity is so high my clothes stuck to my body in less than three minutes outside. Whew!
One thing for sure, I didn't tarry outside for very long.
Our garden needs a good rain. We've talked about watering it but the weather person has promised us some rain tonight and tomorrow. We hope she's right.
Production has slowed down in the garden already and it's just started producing. We have high hopes for this garden. I hope we're not disappointed.
Nothing major is happening around here these days. William is working on a chair for one of his co-workers. I'm holding down the fort inside as much as possible.
Maybe we will get a good rain and the temps will drop some and the humidity will fall too. Then I will venture back outside for some gardening. Until then me and the air conditioner are going to be joined at the hips. :)
Saturday, June 5, 2010
A Little Color Here, A Little Color There!
William sold a bench recently. One of the little benches that look like there's birdhouses on the back. A co-worker bought it for her little girl. William builds them mostly to sit flower pots on but they are about the right size for a small child.
Anyway the sale has him working to get some of the benches he has made prettied up so he can try to sell them. The colors he has chosen are bright and cheerful.
The color on this bench reminds me of watermelon.
Talking about bright and cheerful, this bench would brighten up any yard!
The glider that is going in my secret garden. I will make some pillows to toss on it to give it more color.
Nice relaxing summertime fun sipping tea, coffee, having breakfast, reading or I could just sit and comtemplate.
Anyway the sale has him working to get some of the benches he has made prettied up so he can try to sell them. The colors he has chosen are bright and cheerful.
The color on this bench reminds me of watermelon.
Talking about bright and cheerful, this bench would brighten up any yard!
The glider that is going in my secret garden. I will make some pillows to toss on it to give it more color.
Nice relaxing summertime fun sipping tea, coffee, having breakfast, reading or I could just sit and comtemplate.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Comfort Quilt
Some of the ladies on Homesteading Today got together (online) to sew blocks for a "Comfort" quilt. The blocks were to be cheery colors of blues, greens, whites, yellows, etc.. The block I made is of yellows, whites, blues and greens. All the fabrics are small print florals.
There is no pattern for the block. I decided to call it Sunshine and Blue Skies in Florals. :)
Still at the sewing machine.
All squared, trimmed and ready to mail.
It is my wish that the person who receives the "Comfort Quilt" enjoys it and they will know that each block was sewn with love.
There is no pattern for the block. I decided to call it Sunshine and Blue Skies in Florals. :)
Still at the sewing machine.
All squared, trimmed and ready to mail.
It is my wish that the person who receives the "Comfort Quilt" enjoys it and they will know that each block was sewn with love.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Fried Green Tomatoes!
I made fried green tomato/bacon sandwiches for lunch today. I'll have to admit that I stole the idea from the corner coffee shop here in my home town. I did alter the recipe quite a bit though so it's not the same sandwich they serve.
First of all I used Karla's Fried Green Tomato recipe: This recipe came from my e-buddy Karla in California. It's simply delicious, That's all that needs to be said. I've have had tomatoes cooked by this recipe for breakfast, carried them to a family get together, cooked another batch up for my brother to eat all by himself after the reunion and had them on a sandwich. It doesn't matter how I serve them or when I serve them they are soooooooooooooooo GOOD! I will post the recipe below after I get through bragging on my sandwich I had for lunch. :)
We set out some Early Girl tomatoes. These tomatoes don't get very large so they were right for picking this morning.
Waiting to be lunch:
Getting dressed for the party:
Into the hot oil:
Bacon and tomatoes about to meet:
Plated up and ready to eat. I used sliced cucumbers for the "crunchy" instead of chips.
Nothing but crumbs and very few of them!
Let it be said we southern people know how to eat! Not only was this lunch good it was kind of healthy. I did use olive oil for frying and very little oil at all. Maybe that will cancel out the mayo I globbed on my bread. hee hee hee.
Karla's Fried Green Tomatoes
1/2 Cup all-purpose flour l/4 Cup Seasoning Salt
l/2 Cup Lemon Pepper Blend 3 Heaping Tablespoons of dried
basil
Put all ingredients into a plastic bag (except for tomatoes). Pour some of the flour mixture on a plate to coat the tomatoes. Use firm green tomatoes sliced very thin. Pour a small amount of olive oil and vegetable oil into a pan. Coat the tomatoes and put them in the hot oil. Fry tomatoes on medium heat until a fork easily pierces the center portion of the tomato.
Change oil after frying a couple of batches of tomatoes. Add fresh oil as crumbs from tomatoes will begin to burn.
You may refrigerate leftover coating mixture for future use.
All you have to do now is enjoy!
First of all I used Karla's Fried Green Tomato recipe: This recipe came from my e-buddy Karla in California. It's simply delicious, That's all that needs to be said. I've have had tomatoes cooked by this recipe for breakfast, carried them to a family get together, cooked another batch up for my brother to eat all by himself after the reunion and had them on a sandwich. It doesn't matter how I serve them or when I serve them they are soooooooooooooooo GOOD! I will post the recipe below after I get through bragging on my sandwich I had for lunch. :)
We set out some Early Girl tomatoes. These tomatoes don't get very large so they were right for picking this morning.
Waiting to be lunch:
Getting dressed for the party:
Into the hot oil:
Bacon and tomatoes about to meet:
Plated up and ready to eat. I used sliced cucumbers for the "crunchy" instead of chips.
Nothing but crumbs and very few of them!
Let it be said we southern people know how to eat! Not only was this lunch good it was kind of healthy. I did use olive oil for frying and very little oil at all. Maybe that will cancel out the mayo I globbed on my bread. hee hee hee.
Karla's Fried Green Tomatoes
1/2 Cup all-purpose flour l/4 Cup Seasoning Salt
l/2 Cup Lemon Pepper Blend 3 Heaping Tablespoons of dried
basil
Put all ingredients into a plastic bag (except for tomatoes). Pour some of the flour mixture on a plate to coat the tomatoes. Use firm green tomatoes sliced very thin. Pour a small amount of olive oil and vegetable oil into a pan. Coat the tomatoes and put them in the hot oil. Fry tomatoes on medium heat until a fork easily pierces the center portion of the tomato.
Change oil after frying a couple of batches of tomatoes. Add fresh oil as crumbs from tomatoes will begin to burn.
You may refrigerate leftover coating mixture for future use.
All you have to do now is enjoy!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Jan's Secret Hide-Away
My sweet William has built a secret garden for me. It's built under a Sycamore tree in the shadiest part of our yard. He used old wooden pallets to put the fence up and topped it with lattice. The gate is a very old door that was in a barn being torn down to make way for a new highway.
We've moved some plants from around our yard to start the flower bed. Then we bought some Impatiens and Begonias to fill in with color.
Lisa and Sandi gave me a glider that is from the fifties or sixties. We've painted it a pale bluish-green or a pale greenish-blue. Whichever way you see the color is the way it is. LOL The glider will be place to the north side of the Sycamore.
William is going to build a table to sit in front of the glider. There we will let our coffee set while we sit on the glider spending quality time together. I can use the table for my tea when I sit under the Sycamore tree and read.
We don't have the fence painted or stained yet. We will do that so the wood will not decay and my fence fall down.
William covered the ground under the tree with black garden cloth and pea gravel. We are going to use pine straw for mulch around the flowers.
Here's some pictures of the secret garden in progress.
The beginning:
My sweet Hubby working on the fence. It's hot and dirty work!
The fence is coming along:
The gate--an old stall door from a barn close to a hundred years old or maybe more.
The lattice is added to the top of the pallets to make it more private. No one can peek over the fence at me unless they're a giant of course. :)
The pea gravel has been spread in the seating area:
We moved some plants to each side of the fence about a month ago.
East side:
West side:
I added some Begonias today and hope to get the impatiens transplanted tomorrow. There will be more pictures when we get the glider moved in and a little decorating done. Y'all come and sit a spell with me. We'll sip iced tea and talk a while!
We've moved some plants from around our yard to start the flower bed. Then we bought some Impatiens and Begonias to fill in with color.
Lisa and Sandi gave me a glider that is from the fifties or sixties. We've painted it a pale bluish-green or a pale greenish-blue. Whichever way you see the color is the way it is. LOL The glider will be place to the north side of the Sycamore.
William is going to build a table to sit in front of the glider. There we will let our coffee set while we sit on the glider spending quality time together. I can use the table for my tea when I sit under the Sycamore tree and read.
We don't have the fence painted or stained yet. We will do that so the wood will not decay and my fence fall down.
William covered the ground under the tree with black garden cloth and pea gravel. We are going to use pine straw for mulch around the flowers.
Here's some pictures of the secret garden in progress.
The beginning:
My sweet Hubby working on the fence. It's hot and dirty work!
The fence is coming along:
The gate--an old stall door from a barn close to a hundred years old or maybe more.
The lattice is added to the top of the pallets to make it more private. No one can peek over the fence at me unless they're a giant of course. :)
The pea gravel has been spread in the seating area:
We moved some plants to each side of the fence about a month ago.
East side:
West side:
I added some Begonias today and hope to get the impatiens transplanted tomorrow. There will be more pictures when we get the glider moved in and a little decorating done. Y'all come and sit a spell with me. We'll sip iced tea and talk a while!
Friday, May 28, 2010
From The Vine To The Plate
This morning we were lazy and never ate breakfast. Using "no breakfast" for an excuse I cooked a large lunch.
The yellow squash, zucchini and cucumbers are ready to be eaten. Yep, a large lunch of fresh veggies sounded fine with both William and me. I stewed the yellow squash with some onions and butter and cooked some green beans from the freezer. While I was doing my cooking on the stove, William grilled sliced zukes and small ribeye steaks. I sliced a cucumber to go along with the other goodies.
If the manna that God sent from heaven tasted any better than the first spring veggies do, I really don't know why the Isrelites let any of the manna go to waste. LOL Our lunch was so yummy! I don't mean to be bragging on my cooking.....I'm talking about those fresh veggies!
Go with me while I take the veggies from the vine to the plate:
Zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers. The first of the season!
Yellow Squash on the vine:
Yellow squash waiting to be sliced and put in the pan.
Onions, yellow squash and a little butter getting stewed up!
These are the first zucchini from our garden. They do grow fast! I looked at them a day or two ago but when I went to look again some were almost to large. I think they will do nicely fried like green tomatoes.
Zucchini ready to go on the grill:
Zucchini and ribeyes grilling: Zucchini are delicious grilled. My new favorite way to cook them.
The first cucumber this spring:
Lunch is ready!
A good lunch it was! It's so good to have the fresh veggies getting ready to feast on. It will be nicer when the green beans are ready to gather and serve with squash, cukes, zukes and okra. Oh and don't forget the 'maters! We eat good and it's all low carb which translates into healthy. O.K. healthy sans the butter. LOL
The yellow squash, zucchini and cucumbers are ready to be eaten. Yep, a large lunch of fresh veggies sounded fine with both William and me. I stewed the yellow squash with some onions and butter and cooked some green beans from the freezer. While I was doing my cooking on the stove, William grilled sliced zukes and small ribeye steaks. I sliced a cucumber to go along with the other goodies.
If the manna that God sent from heaven tasted any better than the first spring veggies do, I really don't know why the Isrelites let any of the manna go to waste. LOL Our lunch was so yummy! I don't mean to be bragging on my cooking.....I'm talking about those fresh veggies!
Go with me while I take the veggies from the vine to the plate:
Zucchini, yellow squash and cucumbers. The first of the season!
Yellow Squash on the vine:
Yellow squash waiting to be sliced and put in the pan.
Onions, yellow squash and a little butter getting stewed up!
These are the first zucchini from our garden. They do grow fast! I looked at them a day or two ago but when I went to look again some were almost to large. I think they will do nicely fried like green tomatoes.
Zucchini ready to go on the grill:
Zucchini and ribeyes grilling: Zucchini are delicious grilled. My new favorite way to cook them.
The first cucumber this spring:
Lunch is ready!
A good lunch it was! It's so good to have the fresh veggies getting ready to feast on. It will be nicer when the green beans are ready to gather and serve with squash, cukes, zukes and okra. Oh and don't forget the 'maters! We eat good and it's all low carb which translates into healthy. O.K. healthy sans the butter. LOL
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