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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: December 2012
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Saturday, December 8, 2012. This is the dish everyone in the family asks for when it comes time for their birthday dinner request. Really, I say? No, Mum, apple sausage pie. But, it's so very hot. Outside, and I don't think the apples are good this time of year, and it takes such a long time to make.Oh, well, alright. From King Arthur Flour). 1/2 tsp. salt. 1/2 c sugar (set aside). 6 med apples, sliced. Most Hig...
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: April 2011
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Monday, April 4, 2011. Broccoli seems to me a vegetable that one either loves or hates. I remember as a child hating the texture of broccoli - it always seemed so limp and lifeless. What I didn't know at the time was that it had probably been overcooked. Thus the disgusting texture. 1-1/2 - 2 lbs. broccoli, cut into bite size pieces. 1 small red onion, thinly sliced. 1/2 c raisins (I use craisins). Praised be Yo...
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: December 2011
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Thursday, December 15, 2011. St Lucia Day Buns. Sunday, December 11, 2011. Jolly Old St. Nicholas, lean your ear this way. Don't you tell a single soul, what I'm going to say. Christmas Eve is coming soon, now, you dear old man,. Whisper what you'll bring to me. Tell me, if you can. On St Nicholas Day the kids waken to find a treat in their shoes that we put in front of the wood stove. Usually the treat is a...
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: Sweet Potato Sunday
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Sunday, October 19, 2014. Papa showed me a recipe from the Source. Recipe from her The Enchanted Broccoli Forest. Below is the recipe for the rolls. It was adapted by Christine Burns Rudalevige from thekitchen.com. No-Knead Sweet Potato Rolls. 1 c mashed sweet potato. 4 tbs unsalted butter, melted. 2 tbs brown sugar. 2 tsp Kosher salt. 4 c all-purpose flour. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Praised be You, my...
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: September 2012
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Thursday, September 20, 2012. We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy,. Even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry. Looking for wild grapes, Ed and I found a treasure trove of Papa's cultivated grapes that had traveled far into the brush. We must have picked 10-15 lbs. of grapes for jelly. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We are a small family farm in Sidney, ME. Canticle of the Creatures.
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: Apple Sausage Pie
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Saturday, December 8, 2012. This is the dish everyone in the family asks for when it comes time for their birthday dinner request. Really, I say? No, Mum, apple sausage pie. But, it's so very hot. Outside, and I don't think the apples are good this time of year, and it takes such a long time to make.Oh, well, alright. From King Arthur Flour). 1/2 tsp. salt. 1/2 c sugar (set aside). 6 med apples, sliced. Most Hig...
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: November 2011
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Sunday, November 27, 2011. Christmas or Plum Pudding. Stir up Thy might, we beg You,. O Lord, and come.". O, Come, O Come, Emmanuel.". Traditional Latin Hymn, 9th century. Sunday, November 6, 2011. Our tomato harvest was great this season. I planted about 45 pots of tomatoes of different varieties - some heirloom (thanks, Andrew! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We are a small family farm in Sidney, ME. Praised be Yo...
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: October 2012
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Around and About in Autumn. Marveling at the wonders of creation. Two of the ladies. Papa's stack of hand split ash. The hydrangea was lovely this year. This was too beautiful to ignore. Two of the ladies who regularly escape to the hayloft. Beef stew simmering on the cook stove. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We are a small family farm in Sidney, ME. Canticle of the Creatures. Praised ...
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: October 2014
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Monday, October 27, 2014. Poppy found dozens of tomatillo plants out in the pig pen. I have put pictures here for you to see what they look like. They remind me of Chinese lanterns, but these are edible! That is a big word for you can eat them! The pigs scattered the seeds all over their yard. I hope the frost won't kill them before I can turn them into salsa. Sunday, October 19, 2014. No-Knead Sweet Potato Rolls.
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener: October 2011
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Musings of a Gentle Gardener. A quiet place for recording the daily life of a fledgling farm. Monday, October 31, 2011. 1-2 lbs. kielbasa or smoked sausage, cut in 3-4 in. pieces. 1-2 tbs. butter. 1 med onion, cut in wedges. 1-2 16oz. packages of sauerkraut. 2 apples, cut into wedges. 4-6 medium potatoes, cut in large pieces. 1 c apple cider. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We are a small family farm in Sidney, ME. Canticle of the Creatures. Praised be You my Lord through our Sister, Mother Earth who sustain...