Chang's lettuce wraps were delightful, my first time to try.
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Comments (9)Yes, Katamari is the rolling stuff up game. Its really addictive for such a simple game, and theres three of them. The part I like the most is the amazing effort they put into the music. I found some of it on youtube and it ranges from techno to jazzy lounge music, swing music, Im pretty sure someone even snuck a gospel peice or two in there. While Iw as writing yesterday I stumbled across someone who had done an orchestral version of one of the themse that made my jaw drop. Video game music is constantly impressing me with every passing year. But anyway, back to gardening... Part of my problem with the space issue is theres a movement out here for the "Grow Biointensive" system. While I'm interested that they've managed to do so much with such small topsoil space, I've noticed all the beds dealing with the system need at least two feet of soil, dug down or in raised beds, and thats not what I have. My mum has been trying to push me in that direction, but I dont feel confident with it at this time since I wanted to get more of a feel for the general gardening situation since its my first time and all. Some plants still got pushed closer together than I would've liked but then none of us had seen some of these plants actually growing before. The cukes are doign better than I expected for being about 6 inches closer to each toher plant than I really wanted them to be, but we had such a huge amount of plants to deal with that I did the best I could. I think the funniest part about all this is while it is my first time growing a real garden, I've been growing virtual gardens since I was abotu 19, playing an online game called "Final Fantasy 11", which had a really complicated planting/gardening system most people didnt know about. That game system is actually what got me really focused on the seasons, when to plant, where to plant, when to fertilize, what plants grew better in what geological areas, and I even had a little notebook for a long time where I'd record the weekly cycle of my virtual plants in relation to the moon phase and exact time I made any modifications to the planting space. Even the gamers thought I was nuts, but I loved it! They'd even die off or give terrible results if I neglected them for too long, or give off better results if I got proper gardening tools, workbenches, and diffrent planters had diffrent effects too. Im getting better results with a real garden than I was in my virtual gardens though... Except for that one time I accidentally harvested 122 virtual onions. I can tell you, the cooks sure were happy with me....See MoreChanging the world, one veggie garden at a time!
Comments (12)Gary, This is really an issue of resources and conserving them. More municipal water is used (and wasted) in Dade County on lawns than for drinking and bathing or agriculture. Instead of watering a lawn, I devote some of that area to a mulched vegetable garden watered mostly with a rain barrel and with soil that is being improved every year with compost. So, some rain water doesn't drain off my property, running over oil-slicked roads and over-fertilized lawns before draining into the Bay - where it pollutes. Tax dollars end up paying for storm-water treatment, to keep the Bay clean and the fish and wildlife there surviving. Instead some of my excess rain helps me grow tomatoes, beans, herbs, cukes and the occasional melon. Kitchen and yard waste that would end up in landfill go into a composter and then it's all ultimately spread in my veggie garden, under newspapers that could also go in the landfill. This reduces hauling and landfill costs that all taxpayers share. No harsh pesticides are used on my garden because a) I don't want to eat stuff with pesticides on it b) I certainly don't want my garden to contribute to polluted run-off and c) I'm not a professional farmer skilled in the ways those chemicals should be used. I use soap and water. And I haven't exactly withdrawn from the global economy. Just got back from Publix, in fact, where I bought pork chops and paper towels and dog food along with my organic eggs. While other people have other hobbies, this is mine. It does nothing to harm anyone and does a little to reduce the resources I'm using - resources we all pay for. Then, when I buy a Florida grapefruit instead of a California one, I'm supporting my neighbors, and in some cases, my family. I'm descended from a long line of farmers, including a grandfather who saw his land fouled by a nearby phosphate mine. There are still citrus groves in my extended family. My grandfather would be proud of my hobby and pretty confused by your concern that I'm endangering the global food supply by growing a little bit of my own. I am too. S...See MoreMy first try at canadian bacon
Comments (36)Chase, you need the pink salt and/or stuff like it in cured and semi-cured sausages/hams/bacon/etc. Things that you hang to air dry, stuff that will be kept in the rafters all year. So, today's home smoker needn't worry about it too much, I don't think. Except I'd be leery of omitting it from a recipe that had it in. Morton sells a cure mix. If you go to their website there is a smattering of info on it. Sorry, just re-read your post and see that I'm not answering it, heh. No, pink salt is not pink...that is a reference to the fact that it maintains pink in the meat it is curing. So you don't get the grey sausage or bacon. Except when it (the salt) is artificially dyed pink so you don't fill your salt shaker with it I guess. Pink salt is a mixture of table salt and sodium nitrate or nitrite. Nitrite is most common. Its also called Prague powder, probably only in the trade tho. Oh, and for those worried about amount of nitrates/nitrites, pink salt is 94-95% salt and 4-5% nitrites. So very little goes into a batch of whatever. Sodium nitrate and or nitrite is water soluble so any plant grown in soil that uptakes a lot of water has naturally occurring nitrites/nitrates. Lettuce is one. As I said earlier, your Caesar salad probably contains more nitrates/nitrites than your bacon and eggs, no matter who makes the bacon. Celery is another veggie with lots of nitrates/nitrites. Of course depending on where it is grown...the soil it is grown in specifically. Man, I ramble on and on when its late and I'm tired,eh? Here is a link that might be useful: This is what I use....See MoreFavorite lettuce wrap recipes
Comments (13)I have a secret Vietnamese restaurant in Corona QueensNY. I've taken out of town guests but not co-workers. (you know the drill with work-mates. Takes a half an hour to get even two in the car with hair fluff and peeing and 'hold on, i forgot my wallet'.) "i'm just going for a walk"...and zip to my secret spot alone. Been there a hundred times alone and they know me now, (freckled red-head) and know i don't mind another joining me at my small table. No english is spoken. The lunch is quick service. A second of sitting, a pile of crisp greens, big ones, and seasonal, are on the table and a simple glass of mixed herbs in water like a bouquet, also seasonal, but always the basic thai basil, mint, cilantro, sometimes pea shoots, chives, with a trio of dipping sauces. Like some restaurants plop down a basket of breads and butter. I'm having a salad roll immediately, so fantastic. After a dozen menu trials i now only order a favorite, a phoBang beef. In a bowl with a noodle base, broth is minor at the base. It layers up with herbs and sprouts and topped with grilled slices of tender beef. Used in more wraps with the table greens. (the broth and noodles are a bonus to finish)...and odd bowl to mouth suck and slurp following my table neighbors manors. I have a home version that is a mock of this. But i serve it the same. A bouquet of herbs, lettuce is big red leaf, Boston for big and tender if in winter months. Whatever looks big and leafy. (i need a big leaf for a hand roll) Always is a personal choice as to what is added. With so many choices of leaf, herb, vegetarian or beef, i could not serve a leaf wrap dish pre-made ahead of time. (not to be confused with app offerings like lovely endive or radicchio treats) I like the full-on piles of leaf and herb, a bounty of choices, to let my guest chose and make their own. It can be a magical meal. It is not sloppy. Actually more contained that a taco....See Moreritamay91710
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