Gardening in a Kilt (Buzz Kidder Canvas)

[Bugbear]

Yep... They'll be running the machine and working on the gas line all night and morning again. BTW, I don't have a sense of smell, it went with the eyes, so I wouldn't have known there was a natural gas leak down the street. I don't go down that way, the people..., anyway.

Tomorrow, or later today, I will be finnishing the transplanting of the citrus trees, then I need to get the drip set up for them. It's about time to start thinking about getting ready to prune the trees too.

On the cooking with citrus peals, I have one more day of unfrozen beef to use, then I can start using the chicken breasts. I have a big sack of them for the month. Honey might go well with chicken and rice too.

Hope I get to make the marmalade for this year. Sylvana hasn't brought it up again yet... We'll see what happens. I have an aughful lot of oranges out there because I've only been eating the grapefruit.

I'm still trying to come up with a topic for a new thread that I won't be out of place in. I've bumped several of my old threads back up one more time, but they just don't have much life to them...

[Barry]

This thread is better than "Dallas". I can't wait for the next episode.

Will String get better? will the generators curdle Ted's marmalade? when will Ted propose? will String knit Ted a kilt?

Read on...

( Ted and String - no harm intended. Its great to see you two getting on so well. Joy to you both)

[Bugbear]

They have stopped running the machines right now, but when I got up to feed the cats around five, they were going.

* Oops, they started one of the machines up again, but not the loudest one...

* I can actuly hear the workers out there talking to each other. They're too far away to understand what they're saying, and they do have the smaller machine running... I think they were yelling at each other or something.
* and now they have started some other machine that's a little louder, but it isn't the big one. I think the big machine was drounding out all the other machines.

* And as I was making my coffee, they started up the big machine, so everything goes on and on and on. Guess I should respond to that post. And I do hope String is feeling better.

[Bugbear]

This thread is better than "Dallas". I can't wait for the next episode.

Will String get better? will the generators curdle Ted's marmalade? when will Ted propose? will String knit Ted a kilt?

Read on...

( Ted and String - no harm intended. Its great to see you two getting on so well. Joy to you both)

Um...
Hope String gets well soon.
The marmalade will be fine.
Never!
No.

[string]

This thread is better than "Dallas". I can't wait for the next episode.

Will String get better? will the generators curdle Ted's marmalade? when will Ted propose? will String knit Ted a kilt?

Read on...

( Ted and String - no harm intended. Its great to see you two getting on so well. Joy to you both)

Yes, certainly. I always do.
I don't think marmalade curdles.
Ummm, I think my darling Yeti would object if Ted proposed.
Knitted fabric has properties all its own, it wouldn't pleat or drape as a kilt should. Even if it did there is no bloody way I am knitting a piece that large.

[starbkjrus]

snip...

on the other hand, I don't think many people even read this thread, so it doesn't really matter...

Actually Ted this thread has been viewed over 1200 times. That's pretty popular.

Do you like saffron rice? I like a lot of flavored rices but that is my favorite. I wonder what might happen if you combined beef, chilies and lime peel?

[Bugbear]

Actually Ted this thread has been viewed over 1200 times. That's pretty popular.

Do you like saffron rice? I like a lot of flavored rices but that is my favorite. I wonder what might happen if you combined beef, chilies and lime peel?

I tend to stick to long grain white rice. I think the beef, chilies, and lime peal would go fine together. As I have found out, the lime peal would need to be finely chopped, and I would also throw some diced tomatos and a little lime juce in there; the lime juce after the cooking is done. Salt to taste of course, but it would need a little salt.

I goofed a couple of years back and killed my lime tree, so I just have wrinkly, ugly Volkamer lemons.

[Bugbear]

Sorry String and Yeti. You don't need to worry... or break my legs.

[CactusJack]

I tend to stick to long grain white rice. I think the beef, chilies, and lime peal would go fine together. As I have found out, the lime peal would need to be finely chopped, and I would also throw some diced tomatos and a little lime juce in there; the lime juce after the cooking is done. Salt to taste of course, but it would need a little salt.

I goofed a couple of years back and killed my lime tree, so I just have wrinkly, ugly Volkamer lemons.

Ted just an idea but try zesting you lemon and lime peels. that way you only get the outer part of the peel where the most flavor is. A zester is really nothing more than a real fine grater. My wife and I cook many different recipres that call for lemon zest.

[Bugbear]

Ted just an idea but try zesting you lemon and lime peels. that way you only get the outer part of the peel where the most flavor is. A zester is really nothing more than a real fine grater. My wife and I cook many different recipres that call for lemon zest.

Thanks, CactusJack,

I do have a citrus zester, and have used the zest in the dish I'm working with. I wanted to access and utilize the bitter flavor of the white of the peal to complement the flavor of the beef. Perhaps to complement any carmalization in the beef as well, kind of like using rosemary or coffee grounds on a steak or rost. The slight bitter flavor brings out the sweetness. It also uses a little of the abundance of peals I have at this time.

I was picking apart some store bought marmalade a couple of days ago, and it looked like there was a bit more white left on the peal than my friend and I leave... I'm thinking maybe we have been too careful in the past...

* Now that I think about it, the peal of the citrus could still be used if the fruit isn't ripe... I guess I always have access to peals then. I'm not sure how the bitter flavor will go with the chicken breasts, but I will give it a try tomorrow. I used up all the unfrozen beef in the meal I just finnished eating... and it was good.

* Also, the machines have stopped running out there... It is quiet, but I don't know if they are done yet. I did hear the backhoe beeping earlier; though, I don't know if they were filling the hole.

* Oops, they just started up the machines again...