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litfan10 said:
As a diabetic now, I love making lasagna zucchini boats where you scoop out the inside, chop up the scooped part adding spices, ground beef/turkey, marinara sauce, breadcrumbs, and cheese. This mixture is dumped back into the zucchini shells and put in the oven.
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I once saw an Italian cooking show where they made lasagna using zucchini sliced lengthwise in place of the pasta.
 
I got no writing done today. I was waylaid by one of those projects that, for some reason, needed my attention Right Now.

So now I have a little table with a rack top sitting under the shade structure that I built last spring for my tomatoes. I might move some flowers out there, or use it as a place to start basil for a late summer harvest.

I also need to think about planting garlic next month for harvest next summer.
 
NotWise said:
I once saw an Italian cooking show where they made lasagna using zucchini sliced lengthwise in place of the pasta.
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I've done that. It's okay but eggplant is so much better. Eggplant (aubergine) is the perfect gluten free substitute for lasagne noodles. And if you don't subscribe to the gluten free nonsense, its advantage is that it tastes better.
 
NotWise said:
I got no writing done today. I was waylaid by one of those projects that, for some reason, needed my attention Right Now.

So now I have a little table with a rack top sitting under the shade structure that I built last spring for my tomatoes. I might move some flowers out there, or use it as a place to start basil for a late summer harvest.

I also need to think about planting garlic next month for harvest next summer.
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Garlic is definitely a winter crop though next month might be a tad early. If you have a copy of the Sunset Western Garden Book check your climate zone for proper planting time. And if you don't have one, get it. Gardening in the West without it is so much harder.
 
voluptuary_manque said:
I've done that. It's okay but eggplant is so much better. Eggplant (aubergine) is the perfect gluten free substitute for lasagne noodles. And if you don't subscribe to the gluten free nonsense, its advantage is that it tastes better.
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I like eggplant. I have two plants with about 9 fruit set on them now. I'm not sure what I'll do with that much eggplant.

My favorite way to eat it is to slice it about 1/2 inch thick and top it with a slice of tomato. Season that with salt, pepper and oregano, drizzle it with oil and top it with reggiano. It's baked for a while then broiled for the last few minutes to brown the cheese.
 
I had an odd experience this morning while mowing the lawn. An old guy walking by with a shaggy dog stopped me and said, "You have a beautiful lawn, but why is it so yellow?"

I gave him the quick answer, "It hasn't been fertilized in 30 years."

After he left I realized there was something else going on. I hadn't thought the lawn was very yellow. When I (and the mower) walked away from the sun the lawn was it's normal green. When I walked toward the sun it was a brilliant light green, rather like the chrysoprase in the picture here.

I don't know what lighting effect caused that, but I could turn to or away from the sun and watch the color of the lawn change as I turned.
 
I make zucchini relish. It's excellent with tuna or chicken for sandwiches.
 
voluptuary_manque said:
Garlic is definitely a winter crop though next month might be a tad early. If you have a copy of the Sunset Western Garden Book check your climate zone for proper planting time. And if you don't have one, get it. Gardening in the West without it is so much harder.
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You're right. I don't need to worry about it until September. I rechecked the state's Ag school resources.

Up to the 1950's the neighborhood I live in was divided into small plots (~an acre). They grew an amazing variety of goods, and the produce grown here was sold here. That lasted until lower transportation costs made it economic to bring in produce from outside the area, and a drought made local production impossible.

The lots across the street to my west were garlic fields into the early 60's according to an old neighbor, since passed.
 
I do stuff with zucchini. No, not *that* stuff. Not often, anyway. Usually they're julienned into a pasta substitute, or diced and stir-fried with cashews, chicken, and herbs, or mixed with chopped eggplant (aubergine) and savory flavors to make Caponata, or sliced to replace lasagna noodles, or stuffed with a firecracker and tossed out to bother a bear or puma wandering in the forest nearby.

I lack a garlic story (except for that day in Gilroy) but try this story. Grandpa was a small-time poultry and truck-patch farmer. His kids' families lived adjacent. My sibs and cousins and I spent much time playing carelessly there. One day one of Grandpa's farmer buddies dropped by to chew the rag (shoot the shit). He left his open truck in the driveway. We kids jumped in back to play with his full load of... onions.

We had to scrub each other down quite thoroughly before we were allowed back inside.
 
Ah, . . . Coffee.
Just the job at 09:00

"The US Food and Drug Administration says the mysterious boner-brew originated from BestHerbs Coffee LLC, and was labeled as "New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee." "

Further details HERE.

I think there's a plot bunny there somewhere.
:)
 
_Lynn_ said:
I make zucchini relish. It's excellent with tuna or chicken for sandwiches.
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Oh, I'd love that recipe!

Bit of flooding and road washing out today down below, shan't be going in to work. I'm not exactly heartbroken about that but I'm afraid the folks down in town are not fairing so well. Lots of calls for rescue last night. I don't think we anticipated the flooding to be as bad as it got.
 
A bad thunderstorm blew up north on me around daylight. We got some rain and some wind. The north end of the lake got a ton of rain. No reports of any damage.

A great way to start a Moanday. :rolleyes:

A little writing yesterday and I caught up on my rest last night. Was going to do some yard work but I think it is too wet. There is always writing. :)

Now for breakfast and fresh coffee for the bleary eyed.
 
My right arm is seriously getting in the way of my writing. It's still not fully recovered from whattheheckIdid on last weekend's trip to PT and I really can't sit for any length of time, especially at the computer, without serious pain. I fear a trip to the doc is in order. Maybe some physical therapy around the neck will help. I sure hope so.
 
TxRad said:
A great way to start a Moanday. :rolleyes:
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Better than mine.

I got in the truck to go to work and found it completely dead. It was also blocking my wife's car; I couldn't use her car, and I had to solve the problem before she needed to go to work.

Pull the battery, tote it by hand about 1/3 of a mile, buy a new battery and tote the new one back. Install. Truck starts and I'm only a little more than an hour late for work.

Now my forearms are sore, and I can only hope the battery really was the problem.
 
Hypoxia said:
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Meanwhile I'll head into the metroplex tomorrow for more eye surgery the next day. Don't worry if you see me staggering around blindly. I'll have a cane. And I'll remember the caution from back when I dealt in electro stuff:

WARNING: DO NOT STARE INTO LASER WITH REMAINING EYE
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I have a "virtual" friend here in the AH who is legally blind, though he can see a bit. It's admirable to hear about the many ways he's able to live with his condition, and go about his life quite successfully.

Let me know if you'd like me to put you in touch with him, in case he has any advice for you while you're going through this tough time.
 
Off and went to a C12th Abbey today; or rather, what's left of it.
It was a huge Cistercian place with a very elaborate High Altar.

But now it's time for coffee.
 
Tomorrow is my volunteer day. I'm sure I'll be exhausted when I get home.
 
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