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Thank you, Marsha. It is a beauty.
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Wow, Ella! You really are getting a jump on the year. All my tomatoes are still babies. I am trying to be patient and maybe actually wait until some of my spring stuff is ready to harvest before I plant my toms, but you are making it difficult to wait! Haha. Best of luck and be sure to keep us posted
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Most my tomatoes and few peppers are babies as well. Wish you great start too. What are your spring veggies?
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Thanks, Ella. It always nice to see how someone is gardening so close to home
For spring things I am growing: Oregon Giant Snow Pea (repeat from the fall) White Hailstone Radish Cylindra Beets (they are carrot shaped!) Muscade Carrots (Toy) Bok Choi Lots of Cilantro (I'm going to try salt preserving it this year) Arugula Blushed Butter Oak & Red Romaine lettuces Cheers!
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I am thinking that I can experiment a little with lettuce. In a container I grew it last year I see few seeds came up. Probably survivors from last year season. Plants know better when it is a time.
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There is On The Border Salsa, made by Mexican Grill & Cantina restaurant, they make it with a bit of Cilantro. It is so good. I can just eat it with spoon. I was trying to copy their taste last summer (the ingredients are on the jar) but their salsa somehow is better.
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My baby girl! She is a dapple dachshund.
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Happy Spring, Ella! What a nice start you have to your garden already with the help of your new greenhouse. No daffodils popping here yet- you're a zone ahead of me, for sure. We always seem to get a tomato-deadly frost somewhere between May 14-18 here.
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Hey Ella,
I found this recipe online for "On the Border Salsa" 2 1/3 cups peeled, seeded, diced tomatoes 1 medium garlic clove 1⁄2 white onion 1 jalapeno 1 teaspoon cayenne 1 3⁄4 teaspoons cumin 2 teaspoons jalapeno juice 1 teaspoon sugar 1⁄3 cup fresh cilantro 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon salt Pulse your tomatoes, onion and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped Clean and de-stem the cilantro and put into processor. Slice the lime and squeeze till you have 1 TBS of juice, put into processor. Place all other ingredients into the processor. Blend for about 10 to 12 seconds and check the consistency to determine how chunky or runny you are wanting your salsa. Refrigerate for an hour or two and serve. You can eat immediately but it will taste better if you let everything set.
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Hope it works out for you ,Ella! I use cumin all the time in my salsas and it definitely gives them a unique taste I can't seem to replicate with out it. As for the jalapeno juice...you're on your own. Haha. Now the hard part is waiting for the tomatoes! Good luck!
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Time for some updates.
My little one.
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Lillies.
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Roses.
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