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Tag Archives: smoking
Harvest Monday October 21, 2019
Once again it’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. With colder weather and more frost predicted, my first order of business last week was to get the sweet potatoes dug. I did this in three … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged broccoli, collards, eggplant, kale, peppers, smoking, sweet potatoes
6 Comments
Harvest Monday October 5, 2015
I am both pleased and honored to serve as host site of the Harvest Monday celebration since Daphne has decided to ‘retire’ from blogging. I don’t remember how I initially found Daphne’s blog, but I first started linking up to … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, buns, eggplant, Harvest Monday, lentils, peppers, smoking, tomatoes
23 Comments
Monday Recap: Smoked and Dried
Our long dry spell continues here, but despite that the garden is still giving us plenty to eat. Both the peppers and eggplant are coming on nicely. I generally let most of the peppers get ripe before harvesting. That’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged apples, eggplant, Good Mother Stallard, Hakurei, kale, Monday Recap, peppers, rye bread, smoking, turnips
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Monday Recap: Gobble Gobbled
I think it is safe to say my wife and I have gotten our fill of turkey for a while. Last week I picked up a fresh local turkey from Uebelhack Turkey Farm that weighed almost 18 pounds. I baked … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening
Tagged chipotles, heirlooms, hot peppers, kale, Monday Recap, pumpkin, smoking, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving, turnip greens, turnips
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Monday Recap: Frozen and Smoked
Last week brought our first real frost of the fall season, and also a hard freeze. With temperatures expected to fall to near 25°F Sunday morning, that meant it was time for a sweep of the garden to harvest anything … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, hot peppers, Kossak, lacto-fermentation, Monday Recap, sauerkraut, smoking, turnips, winter squash
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