The Farm..Cooking, Gardening & Much More - Page 7

GardeningCook · August 7, 2015

While no photographer here (even though my husband recently bought me a camera WAY above my skill level that I've yet to learn how to use properly), I'm a confirmed dinnerware whore. Oh the collections I have!! Spanning any season or holiday you can imagine. I just ADORE lovely patterned dinnerware. And the basic stuff too.

Worth1 · August 7, 2015

I found a woman on youtube that was doing a review on a mixer or something I wanted to buy.
Then she had a video of her (((Collection Room))).

It must have been close to 400 square feet.
More gadgets pots pans molds racks mixers contraptions you name it it was there.

Worth

Misfit · August 7, 2015

Awesome pics... go birds!!!

-Jimmy

barefootgardener · August 7, 2015

GardeningCook, it sounds like you have a lovely collection that far exceeds mine.

I love white ironstone and older dishes made of eggshell. My favorite patterns are vintage flowers, especially old roses, also love any older dishes with pretty birds on them. I have a few pretty platters also. I parted with some of my dishes a number of years back and only kept the ones I really love and use. Less is best for me at this stage in our lives.

Worth, that sounds like quite the collection!! Did you ever buy that mixer??

Worth1 · August 7, 2015

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Originally Posted by barefootgardener

GardeningCook, it sounds like you have a lovely collection that far exceeds mine.

I love white ironstone and older dishes made of eggshell. My favorite patterns are vintage flowers, especially old roses, also love any older dishes with pretty birds on them. I have a few pretty platters also. I parted with some of my dishes a number of years back and only kept the ones I really love and use. Less is best for me at this stage in our lives.

Worth, that sounds like quite the collection!! Did you ever buy that mixer??

Yes a nice red one, pro 600 factory refurbished.

Worth

MissS · August 7, 2015

I love all of your photos and it looks as if you are a GREAT cook. It is so nice to see not only someones garden produce but also what they have done with it.

If Mr. Oriole should return to your greenhouse you might wish to help him out and catch him to remove that material around his leg.

barefootgardener · August 8, 2015

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Originally Posted by MissS

I love all of your photos and it looks as if you are a GREAT cook. It is so nice to see not only someones garden produce but also what they have done with it.

If Mr. Oriole should return to your greenhouse you might wish to help him out and catch him to remove that material around his leg.

Thank you Patti!

I really enjoy it!

No worries about Mr. Oriole.. The bit of material was attached to the feathers on his back leg and dropped off as he flew around. Thank goodness.

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 8, 2015

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Originally Posted by Misfit

Awesome pics... go birds!!!

-Jimmy

Hey Jimmy.. Ahhh, I see your attachment to this beautiful oriole in a few way's ...

Sounds like a nice mixer Worth.. Has it served you well??

nancyruhl · August 8, 2015

Gee, Barefootgardener, how have I missed your awesome pictorial. Making mr very hungry reading it, though. You know I am only a hop, skip and jump away when you cook up too much. It has been a plentiful year with all the rain. Of course, I couldn't keep the diseases at bay.

Our orioles go away but come back for a while befor they truly migrate for the winter. They are such a pleasure to watch a nd hear.

barefootgardener · August 8, 2015

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Originally Posted by nancyruhl

Gee, Barefootgardener, how have I missed your awesome pictorial. Making mr very hungry reading it, though. You know I am only a hop, skip and jump away when you cook up too much. It has been a plentiful year with all the rain. Of course, I couldn't keep the diseases at bay.

Our orioles go away but come back for a while befor they truly migrate for the winter. They are such a pleasure to watch a nd hear.

Nancy, I wish it was only a hop, skip and a jump away, it would be lovely to share a meal with you sometime!

But, with our adult children who live nearby I never seem to have leftovers for long!

How is your tomato harvest doing?

Ginny

wildcat62 · August 10, 2015

Love this thread. I'm drooling over the pics.

barefootgardener · August 10, 2015

Tall Utah Celery. I started the celery from seed in the late winter. I set out the seedlings in a large, well composted bed. I planted the seedlings in May and I harvested my first stalk today @ 2 feet tall. I have been harvesting a few stems here and there as needed since it is a cut and come again plant. I tried to cut it off at the base but had trouble, so I had to dig it up from the root with a shovel, and trust me, this plant had deep, strong roots. I use the leaves in soup, stir fry's, salad, pesto, smoothies and more.

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 10, 2015

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GardeningCook · August 10, 2015

I'm guessing you don't blanch it?

barefootgardener · August 10, 2015

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I'm guessing you don't blanch it?

When I first planted the seedlings in their deep raised bed I spaced them about a foot apart, and I mounded soil around each stalk as they grew, but I stopped blanching mid way as the plants grew and the stalks and leaves were large enough to help shade each other. I was also busy and it was so hot I did not worry about blanching later on. I did frequently take off some outer stalks to taste and use in my cooking and the stalks tasted crisp and sweet. So, so far so good.

Ginny

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GardeningCook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 115	While no photographer here (even though my husband recently bought me a camera WAY above my skill level that I've yet to learn how to use properly), I'm a confirmed dinnerware whore. Oh the collections I have!! Spanning any season or holiday you can imagine. I just ADORE lovely patterned dinnerware. And the basic stuff too. __________________ My body is a temple. Unfortunately, it's a fixer-upper.

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	I love all of your photos and it looks as if you are a GREAT cook. It is so nice to see not only someones garden produce but also what they have done with it. If Mr. Oriole should return to your greenhouse you might wish to help him out and catch him to remove that material around his leg. __________________ ~ Patti ~

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barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Tall Utah Celery. I started the celery from seed in the late winter. I set out the seedlings in a large, well composted bed. I planted the seedlings in May and I harvested my first stalk today @ 2 feet tall. I have been harvesting a few stems here and there as needed since it is a cut and come again plant. I tried to cut it off at the base but had trouble, so I had to dig it up from the root with a shovel, and trust me, this plant had deep, strong roots. I use the leaves in soup, stir fry's, salad, pesto, smoothies and more. Ginny Last edited by barefootgardener; August 10, 2015 at 03:56 PM.

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barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Picture will not load. Will try again.. Last edited by barefootgardener; August 10, 2015 at 04:02 PM.

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GardeningCook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 115	I'm guessing you don't blanch it? __________________ My body is a temple. Unfortunately, it's a fixer-upper.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I found a woman on youtube that was doing a review on a mixer or something I wanted to buy. Then she had a video of her (((Collection Room))). It must have been close to 400 square feet. More gadgets pots pans molds racks mixers contraptions you name it it was there. Worth

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Misfit Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 165	Awesome pics... go birds!!! -Jimmy

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nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	Gee, Barefootgardener, how have I missed your awesome pictorial. Making mr very hungry reading it, though. You know I am only a hop, skip and jump away when you cook up too much. It has been a plentiful year with all the rain. Of course, I couldn't keep the diseases at bay. Our orioles go away but come back for a while befor they truly migrate for the winter. They are such a pleasure to watch a nd hear.

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wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	Love this thread. I'm drooling over the pics.