Hello all,
I have to go back to the September thread to catch up.
Erin, your kayaking day sounds so peaceful, so nourishing. Oh, envious sighing here, despite the fact that you'll never get me into a kayak.
Good news that your husband continues to improve. Especially if he can feel much stronger by the time the snows come.
Happy Thanksgiving!
How long did you pressure cook those beets please?
Sue, yes, the air quality did indeed improve for a while, then the wind changed and the valley filled back up some, capped by one of those inversion layers, giving us an "air stagnation alert" for a number of days. Phew. Then the wind changed again and it improved. But then, there are fires in all directions, so until they're all out, it may continue to be an issue. It's much worse in the southwestern portion of the state though, so I'll not complain, lol.
I looked up that seasoning you said you use. All I got was recipes for a shrimp (prawns I think is your word) dish by that same name. I think I'll have to keep looking! Maybe some kind of Middle Eastern or North African. Of course, there's always Indian as well.
Lindsay, a number of years ago we timed a visit to Pismo Beach, California to coincide with monarch migration. There is a grove there where they overwinter. If yours is a science lesson, perhaps you might also find something useful here:
https://www.experiencepismobeach.com/be ... tterflies/Likely there are also some youtube videos as well. A good lesson:
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30273Goose, nice birthday gift from your Gander.
Elbow, welcome!
Lindsay spoke of transitioning to heartier fare. I think we also need warmer clothes! This will be the first winter in over a decade that we've not spent somewhere warm. Hmmm, hopefully I can find some pretty flannel shirts online. What the heck, I never liked going to the mall anyways.
I think this is summer's last hurrah here. The rain is forecast to start after bedtime and to continue (in Portland fashion, she wonders) for a number of days. The temperatures after will be much cooler.
We've been stocking up on some winter squash from the farm on Wednesdays. We bought a few unfamiliar ones to try out as well as the standard butternut. We did get our pie pumpkins for the black bean and pumpkin chili, check. I thought we had a lot this week, until I saw the cart of the couple in line in front of us! I think they shopped for the entire winter in one trip. The sweet corn harvest continues, always yummy. Cauliflower is beautiful now, so my husband made cauliflower dal today. It makes a fair amount, so there will be leftovers. I also got some more apple cider, the good kind. I love this time of the growing season, when there are still summer crops coming and the fall ones are added.
I wanted some pansies, so I checked the website for the local garden center. Hmmm, what's this, an apple tasting event? Okay, that's not happening this year of course, but they sell a number of varieties of local apples, mix and match for ninety-nine cents a pound. Can you shout applesauce?! We went yesterday, they had sixteen varieties from which to choose, and three of pears. Some are familiar, some familiar in name only, but lots are new to us. So there's a huge bag of fresh apples in the garage that will be turned into applesauce in the next few days, likely in multiple batches.
Have a good week all!