Backyard Vegetable Gardening & Livestock Raising & Sustainable Living

[ChickenScratch]

yep, japanese eggplant. i haven't picked any yet. but between the 2 plants, we've probably got 10 or so fruiting. 2 or 3 of them are ready. i might grill one up tonight.

 

[Kenickie]

we made breakfast this morning with FARM FRESH INGREDIENTS

eggs from our chickens, poached, on biscuits, with tomato, onion, pepper, turkish eggplant hash. also white crumbly cheese from the carneceria that we didn't grow. but those other things, yes!

 

[iheartthisthread]

kenickie, that looks awesome!

our artichokes kicked ass this year. Potatoes are coming in, as well as broccoli, onions, beets, garlic, and carrots. Peas are done. Beans are just about ready. A few weeks before i can have a blt though.

 

[ChickenScratch]

i got more eggplant than i know what to do with. maters are finally looking good and our bell peppers and hot peppers are going off. zuchinni was a huge failure. but that's ok. this is my first year gardening, so i'm just kind seeing what works.

grilled some eggplant last night.

 

[Kenickie]

looks great! today we made a 'tomato tart' which was like amazingly obsessively good. filo pastry, dijon mustard, grated swiss cheese, then slices of tomato and basil on top baked for 25 minutes. omgzzzz

 

[Pander Bear]

ya, the toms were radiator charlie's mortgage lifters, a georgia heirloom, and they tasted awesome (remarkable, given how little I like big wet raw tomatos)

 

[iheartthisthread]

CS looks good man... Kudos for the charcoal grill.

Pander, I have thought about trying mortgage lifters... Are they as good as read elsewhere on the net?

 

[Kenickie]

they are really delicious, whatever you are hearing about them, they are amazing. grow em. it's worth it.

 

[iheartthisthread]

alright i`ll try them... I`m trying 6 new ones this year, i`ll put mortgage lifters on for next year...
CS `s pic inspired me to buy a new smoker grill yesterday... Can`t wait to try it out...

 

[Pander Bear]

related reading that interested me:

http://www.thekitchn.com/modify-a-cheap-smoker-for-peak-performance-174502

 

[iheartthisthread]

i think i`ll try it out first before i modify it... But i love making stuff better than before....

 

[ChickenScratch]

CS `s pic inspired me to buy a new smoker grill yesterday... Can`t wait to try it out...

nice...what'd you get?

i can't wait for fall, i will be smoking massive amounts of meat.

 

[Kenickie]

and mushrooms for me during football days?

 

[ChickenScratch]

and mushrooms for me during football days?

nope. you need to eat meat.

 

[Kenickie]

you dont think i do, every night?

 

[Pander Bear]

Chicken smokes way more meat than you do, honey.

 

[Max Power]

kickin' ya baby sista out tha pram!

 

[iheartthisthread]

nice...what'd you get?

i can't wait for fall, i will be smoking massive amounts of meat.

one of those brinkmans that looks like r2d2. The charcoal kind. I had one years ago as well as an electric. I didn`t care for the electric one though. I like playing with fire. My gf just found a recipe for smoking almonds... Do want.

What do you smoke for meat?

Also i`m drowning in snap beans.

 

[Pander Bear]

Find me that audio clip! Its been in my brain for years!!!!

Shane stylez??

 

[ChickenScratch]

i just have a medium size webber, nothing special. but i smoke all sorts of shit...pork butt, pork loin, ribs, wings, trout.

never done a brisket on it. not sure if i want to try and tackle that without a bigger smoker.