Something Delicious

[Bit]

Black beans are our favorite; then black beans and refried pintos combined in the same one-pot dish; then lima beans.

But ahk, I have to say, I do NOT forgive my parents lol--you're so funny!--but Mom never cooked the limas long enough. Wow, what a difference it makes when you cook them till they're actually soft!

I learned to cook in a Greek deli. I was already pretty good at following recipes and I was a good baker, but it was in the deli that I was exposed to enough different foods and techniques to really learn how cooking works. Then it was thirty years of trial and error to teach myself what I like. I have to say, those five years I spent with my mom were a waste as far as cooking; I wasn't welcome in her kitchen and pretty much retreated to very simple foods, sandwiches, burritos, etc. I made up for it in spades the past five years though!

My favorite cooking blog is the King Arthur Flour baking blog. I've learned a lot there because they go step by step with pictures and they also explain all the technical parts, the chemical reactions, the various ingredients. That blog is an education all in itself! http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/

[Ursy]

Hello delicious friends!

I thought I'd post a follow up for my heirloom tomatoes, because they are showing up some pretty patterns now.

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s13/s...4ac34025ffa2a5

They are really keeping me in suspense because I don't know how big they are going to get, or whether they are going to turn red or stay green - but I love the markings on them. Unfortunately the camera didn't do such a good job of capturing it, but hopefully you can see enough to get an idea. (They are darker on top, not sure if it just looks like the lighting or whether you can see that).

[Bit]

They're lovely, Urs!

I've been dreaming over the pages of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog this past week. Sneaky people, mailing that catalog out while people are in the holiday spending mood, lol.... Sun, here are your non-GMO seeds, including corn and soybeans. They test every batch; I'm telling you, pretty soon we're going to have to start growing corn in greenhouses to keep it GMO free. But in the meantime, we can still buy some pure seedstocks. http://rareseeds.com/ This year they have more than 1400 varieties of seeds, veggies, herbs, gourds, flowers, cover crops, etc. This is one of the small companies that's leading the fight for every one of us to have the right to non-GMO foods, AND their seeds are really vigorous with high germination rates. I would buy from them even if I weren't a gardener, just to support them in the fight for pure foods.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Bit

They're lovely, Urs!

I've been dreaming over the pages of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog this past week. Sneaky people, mailing that catalog out while people are in the holiday spending mood, lol.... Sun, here are your non-GMO seeds, including corn and soybeans. They test every batch; I'm telling you, pretty soon we're going to have to start growing corn in greenhouses to keep it GMO free. But in the meantime, we can still buy some pure seedstocks. http://rareseeds.com/ This year they have more than 1400 varieties of seeds, veggies, herbs, gourds, flowers, cover crops, etc. This is one of the small companies that's leading the fight for every one of us to have the right to non-GMO foods, AND their seeds are really vigorous with high germination rates. I would buy from them even if I weren't a gardener, just to support them in the fight for pure foods.

Thank you sweet Cath!

It is my hope that everyone grows or starts growing non GMO foods so this seed resource is just priceless.

Thank you for keeping this reminder in front of us as we talk about food, we must not forget where our food is coming from.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Ursy

Hello delicious friends!

I thought I'd post a follow up for my heirloom tomatoes, because they are showing up some pretty patterns now.

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s13/s...4ac34025ffa2a5

They are really keeping me in suspense because I don't know how big they are going to get, or whether they are going to turn red or stay green - but I love the markings on them. Unfortunately the camera didn't do such a good job of capturing it, but hopefully you can see enough to get an idea. (They are darker on top, not sure if it just looks like the lighting or whether you can see that).

Your tomatoes look great Ursy! I hope that you get some green zebra's. They are so good. Thanks for posting the pics!