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Comments (49)Rose I have grown these for ~10 years. Excellent flavor, good production of consistently large fruit. Initially sensitive to BER, I have mostly selected that out. As they suffer in the midday heat, mine grow well in partial shade. They get morning and evening sun. Moscovich Early, very good flavor, cold tolerant, consistent producer of medium size fruit. Mortgage Lifter Flavor almost as good as Rose, produces earlier and more heavily. My CRW cage buckled under the load last year! Tolerates heat and variable weather. Amish Paste Heavy producer of flavorful fruit. Garden Peach Fruits lived up to their description in terms of color, taste and texture, but declined in size as the season progressed. A novelty. Stupice Adds to the flavor of soups and sauces. Last year they were abnormal monsters with stems like flattened garden hoses, aberrant multiple flowers and many cat-faced fruits. Normally a bit short, these reached the garage roof. Maybe a virus? Friends do not accept them because of their tendency to have small raised freckles on the skin. They do not know what they are missing! Black from Tula Poor production and intolerant of last years variable weather, but with a fascinating taste worthy of one more try. NOT RETURNING: New Girl Very flavorful for a hybrid. Early and consistent production of small to medium fruit in good years. Last year was not a good one, reminding of the several bad years before. It is not reliable enough to take up garden space when Stupice is earlier, more consistently productive, tastier and Moscovich comes in just about 1 day later. Giant Tree True, it did provide last yearÂs largest fruit, beating out Mortgage Lifter and PrudenÂs Purple by 1 oz. The flavor was not remarkable, nor was its storied height. By seasonÂs end it just caught up with the aberrant Stupice. Pruden's Purple Some very impressive early fruit but no staying power. Cherokee Purple Did not do much last year. My first attempt, probably the weather, but it gave me no reason to try again. Giant Belgium Very much like Mortgage Lifter, but a little less of everything, taste, size, consistency, yield...Had I not put it up against ML head-to-head, I would probably have grown it again....See MoreStaying sane with food over the holidays
Comments (10)When I get home for Christmas I will find the house filled with every kind of rich, store bought sweet imaginable bought by my diabetic mom! She always buys way more than they need, and my dad is one of those people who wolfs down food so potato chips or italian wedding cakes all taste the same to him. What I try to do is pick one thing to savor with mom over afternoon tea. That tradition goes way back in her family and I grew up with it. So when I see something around that would pile on the calories if I ate it mindlessly, I tell myself "You can have this with afternoon tea, won't that be nice." You can do the same with some yummy dinner treat you love but is very rich, just eat light the rest of the day. It just takes planning. Mitchdesj, I totally hear you on that one!! That's why I love the holidays, lots of friends and family visits allow me to unload some of the goodies I love to bake. Also I now put a lot of stuff in the freezer. But I don't bake as much as I would like either. Luckily, my new obsession with the breadmaker and the 350 recipes in my new bread machine cookbook are filling the gap. It goes well with my jam obsession. So I don't miss the baking that much, lol! It takes a lot of willpower though for me to go to the farm market and pass by all the goodies. The only positive thing about being broke is it is a powerful incentive to avoid bakery and deli items! But I don't think people should beat themselves up about holiday treat eating, it takes all the enjoyment out of it. That's why I liked this post so much, I think it is a good recipe for truly enjoying food and traditions. Also I totally get stressed around the holidays sometimes and that is when I just grab something quick or available, which is usually not something I even WANT, and usually also not healthful. This year I'm trying to live by the mantra "Don't sweat the small stuff." (And almost ALL of it is small stuff when you get down to it.)...See MoreWorst Cooks in America show
Comments (9)Sadly, I know people in real life who cook very similar stuff. My mother-in-law could not even make herself a cup of tea. My hubby's father was the cook in their house, even though he was more of a "heat it up from a box or can" kind of cook. My hubby never learned to cook for himself because the family never really cooked - just re-heated. When we started dating, he thought I was Julia Child in the flesh because I learned to cook at a very early age from my grandmother, who lived on a farm all her life, raised 12 children, and made everything from scratch, even her butter, cheese and crackers. She was also a world-class, self-taught pastry chef. Needless to say, the hubby has been very spoiled by eating mine and my famiy's food in the 33 trs we've been married....See MoreMom won't stop buying candy and other junk food
Comments (22)This may sound crazy but I just got the book The Mood Cure and it is all about diet and mood disorders. I use it for both my sons. One gets depression and the other gets anger outbursts. Thankfully they both seem to react to the same foods (dairy, sugar and gluten) that when these are kept out of their diet they are balanced kids. It is a very interesting read and you can probably get from your local library. My oldest son (12) won't go back to how he used to eat as he has improved in mindset, athletics, focus and his skin cleared up so he is sticking to it. He had a major junk food addiction - well, as much as I would allow but he would always be asking for sweets, dairy and breads. I also follow this way of eating (with a few more restrictions) for my autoimmune conditions and noticed my irritability also went away. Here is a link to the book if you want to get an idea or check out others reviews. Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.amazon.com/The-Mood-Cure-Program-Emotions--Today/dp/0142003646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364132500&sr=8-1&keywords=the+mood+cure...See More- 8 years ago
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