Don't you love dragonflies?
dirtygardener73
7 years ago
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Comments (5)Thanks Sierra & Toots... yes it is love-in-a-mist, and the white flower is Cilantro. That reminds me, the cilantro is done blooming now, I'd better yank it out... it's seedy! I liked the first one, the inside of a hollyhock, it looks like it's made out of plastic....See MoreIf you don't have zucchini, you don't have friends
Comments (39)This one was on the table at a book club potluck last week. Everyone raved and wanted the recipe. I'm going to cross post in new recipes. Zucchini Pickles - Heidi Swanson, 100 Cookbooks There are quite a number of ways to play around with the personality of these pickles. Sometimes I shave the zucchini paper-thin, resulting in a whispy tangle of pickled zucchini and onions. Other times I want my pickles to have a bit more bite, structure, and definition. In those instances, I slice the zucchini thicker, perhaps 1/8-inch, and let them drain as long as possible, sometimes overnight refrigerated. Also worth noting, when I make them for our personal condiment stash, I used a brown natural cane sugar. It gives the pickle liquid a brownish cast that, quite frankly, weirds people out if they don't know what is causing it. So, if I'm making the pickles to bring to a BBQ or something, I'll make them with regular organic cane sugar - one that is lighter in color. 3 medium zucchini (1 pound / 16 oz / 450 g), thinly sliced 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced 3 shallots, thinly sliced 1 1/2 tablespoons fine grain sea salt 1/4 cup (small handful) fresh dill sprigs 1 small fresh red chile pepper, very thinly sliced 1/2 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds 3/4 cup / 180 ml cider vinegar 3/4 cup / 180 ml white wine vinegar 1/3 cup / 1.75 oz / 50g natural cane sugar Toss the zucchini, onion, shallots, and salt together in a colander and place over a bowl to catch the liquids. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least a couple hours. Toss once or twice along the way. You're aiming to get as much liquid out of the zucchini as possible. When you're finished draining the zucchini, shake off any water. At this point you want the zucchini as dry as possible. Place in a 1 liter / 1 quart jar along with the dill, chile pepper, and mustard seeds. Alternately, you can cram them into a 3/4 liter Weck jar like I do, but it's always a bit snug in the jar. Combine the ciders and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves, and continue to boil for a few minutes. Pour the liquid over the zucchini and seal the jar. Let cool, then refrigerate. The pickles are good for a week or so. Makes one large jar. Prep time: 120 min - Cook time: 5 min Here is a link that might be useful: Quick pickled zucchini...See MoreWarning! Don't look if you don't like corbels!!
Comments (15)Michoumonster, the corbels are 41 1/4" tall, about 7 1/2" deep and 7" wide. I'm not losing any cabinet space because they are supporting a raised granite bar. They're taking up leg/seating space. Well worth it to me. I wanted room to seat three people at the bar and should be able to fit four. Very excited to see things coming together. Especially happy at the moment because I just found a backsplash tile that is less than a 1/3 the price of the tile I was planning on using. Plus it is IN STOCK instead of a three week lead time. Oh happy day! About 8 years ago I experienced a nightmare of a kitchen remodel. An absolute nightmare. I must have paid my dues because my contractor now has been a dream come true. Love everything about him. Great guy, great ideas, patient, totally listens to me and pleasant to have around. We're on schedule, on budget (the budget we agreed to after I busted my original budget lol) and my dog likes him. What more can I ask for. :)...See MoreDon't you love a problem-solving piece of furniture?
Comments (29)Yes, the door is an issue even though in the store, DH recognized that it COULD be an issue but decided it wouldn't bother him. Of course now that it's in the house...he is talking about flipping the door so it opens the other way. The issue with putting it on the side wall is that we then have a row of furniture lined up like soldiers -- there is a bench in front of the window, which you can barely see in the pic above, and then a few feet down, there's the kitchen table/banquette...so visually IMO it works better where it is....See More
garyfla_gw
7 years ago
Glenn Jones(9b)
7 years ago
gnappi
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoI have a lot of them in my yard. At night I sometimes go out to squish weevils on the leaves of trees and see dragonflies spending the night in densely leaved branches.
They make for a good photo op too.
dirtygardener73
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cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
7 years agoannafl
7 years agogaryfla_gw
7 years agodirtygardener73
7 years ago
Carolina Girl (Zone 8b)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoI love watching them in my yard. I had one light on a porch post and witnessed it having a mosquito snack. My grandmother called them mosquito hawks.
whgille
7 years agoannafl
7 years agoGary, I will say a prayer for you and your wife to have perfect scans and results. I remember when you were going through your treatment. Six great years so far, that's great! Dirtygardener, that's wonderful for you too. I don't want to give the impression I didn't go through chemo or other treatments. I underwent six very aggressive cycles of chemo and then took a chemo pill for five more years. I had young children at the time and I had to do everything I could. The dragonflies helped too, of course.
Carolina girl, the clarity and beauty of that first photo is amazing! Thank-you!
Silvia, thanks for your good thoughts. As far as I'm concerned, I'm cancer free. I appreciate your thoughts about taking care of ourselves, our family, and the environment. That's what I live by.
Here's a blue one from my garden.
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