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Comments (11)An incredible week for me also. During this week I had: 2-3 Monarchs in the garden each day. Observed a pair mating. 2nd time this year 1-2 Tigers on the buddleia each day. They also nectared on Joe Pye Weed and Iron Weed. An American Lady. Hung around for 2 days on the buddleia A Red Admiral one morning A fritillary, ? type. Didnt hang around long. Lots of Silver Spotted Skippers and Sulphurs. A couple of small blues. I worked from home this week so I was able to observe all this. Usually I can only see what's going on on the weekend. I'm in the middle of a large older suburb just outside the Baltimore city line, and I havent seen any other butterfly host plants in any of the yards around me. It always amazes me when any BF finds my garden, but the action this weeks was really gratifying for all the work I've put in to my garden the last couple of years :> I'm waiting for the Buckeyes to show up. Lots of dwarf snapdragon waiting for them....See MoreYesterday was my lucky day!
Comments (7)Lucky day indeed! Both of your surprises sound great. I made the recipe below for the first time early last week. The comments in upper case are my notes, as is the three star Very Good note at the top. This is a vegetarian recipe, I just happened to have lamb shank meat left over from a restaurant dinner and thought it would be good in the recipe - it was. I don't think that using fresh tomatoes would add anything to this and the tomato juice from the canned ones was a good substitute for the water, although I did add a little more water at the end. The amount of hot smoked paprika that I used gave the dish a gentle kick - you don't need to use that. I do recommend increasing the ginger and cumin to one teaspoon each. I typed out all the fractions so you won't have to change the coding - wish GW would fix that. I think that the small halved eggplants that I used were a very good choice, no bitterness and brushing them with olive oil and lightly charring on a grill pan really added a nice flavor. I cooked this in a heavy stainless steel shallow skillet - covered most of the time but it would be perfect done in your new Le Creuset because it will maintain an even heat. I served it partly over a mix of brown rice and quinoa on dinner plates. I know you'll enjoy your new LC. Lee Eggplant Tagine ***VERY GOOD! Moroccan Stew of Eggplant and Olives Serves 4 Tagines are Moroccan gently simmered meat, fruit and vegetable dishes, flavoured with spices like garlic, cumin, ginger, pepper, saffron and turmeric. What curries are to India, Tajines are to Morocco and North Africa. * 3 tablespoons olive oil * 2 cups chopped onions * 3 cloves garlic, minced * 1 and a half teaspoons paprika USE one half t SMOKED HOT PAPRIKA AND 1t REGULAR SWEET PAPRIKA * one half teaspoon ground ginger USE 1t * one half teaspoon ground cumin seeds USE 1t * 6 plum tomatoes, chopped USE I SMALL CAN 14oz DICED TOMATOES AND JUICE * one half cup water ADD AS NEEDED TO GO WITH JUICE IN TOMATOES * a pinch saffron * 1 1 eggplant, cut into one half inch cubes USE 5-6 VERY SMALL ASIAN EGGPLANTS CUT IN HALF LENGTHWISE, BRUSHED WITH OLIVE OIL AND LIGHTLY CHARRED ON GRILL PAN * one quarter cup raisins * 1 cup greek-style green olives, pitted * to taste freshly ground salt and pepper * 1 cup cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans) * one half lemon, sliced into 4 wedges * ADDED ABOUT 12 oz COOKED CUBED LAMB SHANK Directions In a heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil and the onions over medium heat. Saute the onions for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the garlic, paprika, ginger and cumin and saute for 2 minutes longer. Add the tomatoes, water, saffron, eggplant, raisins, olives and salt and pepper. Turn the heat to low, and simmer the tagine for 30 minutes. Add the chickpeas to the vegetables. Taste, and adjust the seasonings. Serve in soup crocks over mounds of quinoa or couscous, with a lemon slice on each serving. Source: Taken from Ashbury's Aubergines at http://home.att.net/~ashburysaubergines We fell in love with tagines after having dinner at Dar Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant on Preston Street in little Italy. Since we have two vegetarians in the family, a meatless tagine was in order.....See MoreYesterday was an eventful day for me...
Comments (25)C'mon, you can tell us. No way did you buy that beautiful chair for $25! Oh...you DID? Wow! I may have to start going to sales. DH had a pinprick while trimming a shrub one summer. He never saw the spider, but a few hours later he had a large red swelling on his arm. I called our doc and described the 'bulls-eye' bite. He said to ignore it -- just a spider bite, blah, blah, blah. I called the poison hotline and THEY said he should be seen. I called the entomology department at the Field Museum and that man said not to wait a minute, to GO and get started on antibiotics. Even with antibiotics the tissue around the bite turned black and died -- about the size of a fifty cent piece. Finally it sloughed off and new tissue grew to fill in the cavity. In about six weeks it was healing nicely. We don't live in 'brown recluse' territory, but bugs can hitch rides and turn up anywhere! Spiders may be small, but they can make you darn sick....See MoreYesterday Was a Good Day!
Comments (2)Sherry, I just googled Tersa Sphinx pupae to see what they look like and I do believe I uncovered one in my garden at the edge of the mulch pile about a week ago. I didn't know what it was so lightly covered it over with damp rotted leaf mulch and left it alone. Now seeing the photos of the pupae, I think that is what it was. Do you think it will be alright with just a light covering? Gosh, the things Iearn from you guys! Speaking of learning. You spoke so highly of the Miss Molly Butterfly Bush last year so I purchased one from Almost Eden Nursery late this winter. Thought I'd best get my order in early as they were all sold out when I searched for one last season. Very excited to see the blooms and smell the fragrance. I also purchased a Paw Paw from them. It is about 6 inches high! :-) I wonder how long it will take for it to grow to anything resembling a little tree. Also purchased a Sassafras starter from dogwooderitternet late last summer on ebay and it was a beautiful 18 inch seedling. It is already putting out leaves, even a few that look like little mittens. I got his last one and I was so afraid it would be the worst of the lot but if it was, other gardeners received some really super NICE ones. Mary...See More
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