“Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.”
Amelia Earhart
To all veterans, today and everyday, a very sincere thank you.
It’s another beautiful day here in Rochester, I spent it gardening indoors and out. Another trip to the herb garden brought sage and parsley and thyme as well as some Lunaria (“money plant”). The herbs will be slipped under chicken skin with a little olive oil and lemon slices and grilled for dinner. The dried flowers will be pretty tucked into napkin rings with sprigs of rosemary at the Thanksgiving table.
The mums are still vibrant and I’m hoping they’ll last until Thanksgiving, what a blessing to have fresh flowers at the table! I could pick and dry them or pot them up, but it’s just not the same. I’ll wait and hope. The Rouge Vif D’Etampes pumpkins are holding on in the warmer-than-usual Rochester weather,too. I really must get the seeds before any signs of rotting appear.
This morning after a bit of cleaning I went to check on the seedlings and the Tat Soi has sprouted. I can also see the sprouts of onions and peppers starting as well as the mache. The eggplant seeds are taking their time, but eggplant is like that. Each in it’s own time. I think this weekend I’ll be potting the lettuces and mesclun into “true” pots, they are quickly filling in the newspaper plugs (right).
Today is Wednesday and that means new recipes are listed on the November recipes page. Take a look and give one (or all) a try! Paired with a salad of mixed winter greens they’re fast and healthy. Let me know how you like them! Next week’s recipes will be all about Thanksgiving…
