What Time of Day Will Your Meal Be?
10 years ago
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Comments (18)I always work in the late afternoon or evening. I might do a patrol earlier, to check for japanese beetles or do a little watering, but any serious work waits until the cooler evening hours. My natural clock wakes me up at 10:30 or 11 every day. Getting up earlier than that is really hard. To your point, your father is right that working among wet plants increases the chance of spreading bacterial diseases. I look at it like watering. It's ideal to water at the soil level, never letting the foliage get wet. But if I don't have soaker hoses installed, or the time to hand-water or stand there with the hose, then my garden is a lot better off for me to set up a sprinkler than not to water at all. Same with working among wet plants. If the only time you can work is while they're wet, then that's probably better than not working with them at all....See MoreWhat Time Do You Eat Your Evening Meal?
Comments (42)No flexibility here unless it is something really, really important. "Supper" is at 6pm sharp! I am very, very, good at getting the complete meal set out on the counter promptly at 6. We fill our plates at the counter and DH takes them to the table. I give him a 10 minute before the hour warning by saying, "you should be in the kitchen getting ready". You wouldn't believe the things he suddenly is 'compelled' to do on his way. He will check the tv listings, change into his evening loafing clothes, does his blood sugar, then may decide to update his blood sugar log with the last 2 weeks results. While filling his insulin syringe he will decide it's time to change to a new bottle and replenish the syringe supply from a back room closet. Gets side tracked while washing his hands and may decide that now is the time to clip his nails etc, etc. Once in the kitchen, now may be the time to refill the water jug, pick the label off an empty pill bottle, or wash a pot or two. Meanwhile, I have filled my plate and am sitting at the table waiting for him to bring my now barely warm food. Drives me crazy!...See MoreWhat was/will be your first real meal in your new kitchen?
Comments (33)Before I started planning disposables for family dinner, and cooking and freezing at my mother's house, I did have a plan... (Donka, thanks for the sympathy!) My new kitchen is going to be initiated with an open house style party. Lots of hors d'oeuvre (borekes, especially, from the new convection oven), salads (steamed vegetable salad from the new steam oven), roasts, and breads and cakes. What I'm really looking forward to, besides reliable ovens, is capacity. The ability to put on a real spread. The dinner for 22 is usually just family dinner, and if I hadn't packed the stock pot, carving knife, roaster and company dishes I wouldn't be stressing. But fifty? I'm really looking forward to being able to cook for the whole family, let alone friends too......See MoreTime To Start Thinking About Your Evening Meal!
Comments (14)I made a Chef Salad with everything except the kitchen sink in it. Hidden Valley Ranch dressing that you make yourself. (I think once you try Hidden Valley packet, that you make at home, the store bought ready made kind doesn't taste as good. MHO) Bread machine garlic bread. Angel Food Cake with strawberries and whipped cream. Now I am hungry again, I am trying to hold off until tomorrow morning. (sigh)...See More- 10 years ago
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