Comments on: On the upside to a lot of rain http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/25/on-the-upside-to-a-lot-of-rain/ This is a journal, of sorts, of an organic garden in SW Michigan. "Ut sementem feceris, ita metes: non semper erit aestas." Tue, 29 May 2012 17:42:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: El http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/25/on-the-upside-to-a-lot-of-rain/#comment-3774 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:54:33 +0000 http://fastgrowtheweeds.wordpress.com/?p=1349#comment-3774 WS: Wow, that’s one kind of extreme I am not sure I could handle well: a life with no rain! As it is I am complaining wildly about having to deal with too much of the stuff. Yeah, last night I was looking into celery recipes. Seems the French have an affinity for them so I will be doing some nice roasts with them and maybe one of the ducks in the freezer.

Ah, CC! The first year we were here I got about a bushel, the 2nd about a peck, then last year just a few so I wonder if I will even bother to try to harvest them. Perhaps I took too many in my greed? Ah the fungi family. Unknowable.

Firefly, my favorite method of cooking them (or rather my favorite recipe to make them disappear) is to quarter them, set them in a skillet with onions, and basically sear them in a bit of oil. Then, when they’ve kind of begun to caramelize, I shake a bit of Chinese five-spice powder (or allspice and whatever you consider to be vaguely Asian) and a few drops of toasted sesame oil and a few hot pepper flakes. Yum. But my family hears you about the cabbage: as it is I am of Irish heritage so I must impose my culinary history upon them.

Hiya Lazygardener. It’s my mom who loves the jam. I like it but there are other things in the larder that tempt me more. I do intend to can a few different sauces though with them so stay tuned~

]]> By: thelazygardener http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/25/on-the-upside-to-a-lot-of-rain/#comment-3773 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:06:35 +0000 http://fastgrowtheweeds.wordpress.com/?p=1349#comment-3773 Man, those Autumn Olives look amazing! I need to coax my mother into harvesting some for jam, looks like I’ll be the one harvesting this time… Hopefully I don’t eat them all in the process. Glad I’ve found your blog, I’ll be checking back regularly.

]]> By: firefly http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/25/on-the-upside-to-a-lot-of-rain/#comment-3772 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:28:26 +0000 http://fastgrowtheweeds.wordpress.com/?p=1349#comment-3772 I love Brussels sprouts, but have pretty much ruined the fresh ones I’ve been able to get. (Cabbage … feh. My mother is Irish and I’ve had enough boiled cabbage already to last a lifetime.)

Any chance of a favorite non-dairy B sprouts recipe/cooking method making an appearance here?

]]> By: cookiecrumb http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/25/on-the-upside-to-a-lot-of-rain/#comment-3771 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:42:22 +0000 http://fastgrowtheweeds.wordpress.com/?p=1349#comment-3771 I’ll be there about Oct. 15. I’ll bring a sleeping bag; don’t worry.

]]> By: Weeping Sore http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/25/on-the-upside-to-a-lot-of-rain/#comment-3769 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:02:16 +0000 http://fastgrowtheweeds.wordpress.com/?p=1349#comment-3769 Mmmm celery… I’m glad you got the much-needed rain. Rain is something that is mostly a fond memory this time of year in So Cal. My favorite time of all is waking to the sound of the first rain on the roof, but I have months to go before that will happen here.
Enjoy your berries, and your Mom’s visit.

]]> By: El http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/25/on-the-upside-to-a-lot-of-rain/#comment-3768 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:14:06 +0000 http://fastgrowtheweeds.wordpress.com/?p=1349#comment-3768 Oh man, Pamela. I *hope* this doesn’t mean I can’t grow Brussels sprouts. We eat a lot of cabbage here (cabbage is cheap, plentiful, easy to grow, keeps a long time and IS BLATANTLY UNSEXY FARE) so eating the sprouts is a bit of a treat. Yes we are weird. But homegrown are so much less stinky and bitter than old things at the store, I swear.

And yes I will post about the autumn olive berries. They start tart but finish sweet. I like them and the kid LOVES them so it’s a win-win, as she can pick her own.

]]> By: Pamela http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/25/on-the-upside-to-a-lot-of-rain/#comment-3767 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:21:06 +0000 http://fastgrowtheweeds.wordpress.com/?p=1349#comment-3767 That’s nature’s way of saying brussel sprouts should not exist. I’ve never heard of olive berries–the things I learn on this blog! Of course, now my early start to painting will be delayed while I research olive berries.
I so love being self-employed.

]]>