Hello, friends. Some weeks ago, I received a letter informing me of a modification they were making to the Kia, to make it less likely to be stolen, which is apparently a thing with my car. I was surprised they were working, but I was asked if I could bring it in to the dealership on Monday, Memorial Day, which I did. The repair was made for free, and nothing of note was found otherwise, which was lovely to hear about my 14 year old car.
I visited a niece in Asheville. We took lots of walks, did some thrifting, and ate very well. I have to admit, it was so nice to go to a larger city, where menus were clearly marked with gluten-free and vegan items. The first night, we went to a
vegan restaurant, which is very popular. Trying to get a reservation a few days prior, we could not get a table earlier than 8:30. The next day, we went to a
South African restaurant, where I had a delicious curry. I'd been to this restaurant previously, which is in a lovely old house, during one or two of it's incarnations. There are added porches now. This newest version grows some of their food on site. I'd recommend both of these restaurants, if you're in the Asheville area. The photo above was the house next door to my Airbnb. On my way home, I stopped by a discount store. I was able to find a handful of items, including organic diced tomatoes and olives.
The last of the peas have been picked. We ended up with approx. 5#. I'll be interested to see how many pint canning jars that will fill. I harvested lettuce, broccoli, basil, oregano, mulberries, and broccoli, and J harvested an onion. One night, I used two heads in an American Heart Assoc. broccoli recipe, which I've been making since working in cardiac rehab in the early 80's. It's a simple recipe, sauteeing onions, adding the broccoli (which I steam first), then lemon juice, salt & pepper. It's a favorite. I've made pasta twice, once with our tomato herb sauce, and once with pesto. With the lettuce bolting, we've eaten lots of salads. Hummingbird food was made. I've been very happy to see more hummingbirds this year. Last week, I'd mentioned we had a dove sitting on a nest. While I was gone, J thinks a hawk may have gotten her. She's been missing since Saturday morning, but her nest and eggs are intact. Sigh. A business purchase was made, going through Swagbucks for 5% back, and I used a 20% discount code. That's what I can remember from the week. I hope yours has been a good one, and the week ahead shines on us all.
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I love the energy of Asheville. There are so many great places to eat, especially for those of us on special diets. I will check out the one you mentioned. Glad you had a nice visit.
Sorry to hear about the dove and abandoned eggs. Sometimes nature can be heartbreaking, but it’s all part of the cycle.
Enjoy being back home and all the comfort it brings.
Yes, there are so many different kinds of foods to choose from there! It was lovely. Sometimes all you can do is sigh, in regards to the natural world. You do what you can, then just have to let it go. Have a beautiful week!
A great sounding visit to my neighborhood. So glad you found some good food and bargains! Living in Black Mountain, I've eaten lunches several times at The Bush Farmhouse. It is definitely an unusual and welcoming experience.
It sounds like you had a lovely time in Asheville. It's nice to get away, even if it's for a short time (and lovely to return home too!). And you had food options - that's great!
It sounds like you are getting nice harvests from the garden. It's always fun to see what you end up being able to pick that day, isn't it?
Have a wonderful week!
The Bush Farmhouse is unique! We loved having lunch there.
So happy for food options! I was surprised how much there was to gather in the garden yesterday, after a few days away.
We visited Ashville years ago and I loved it. You seemed to have a wonderful time.
I have cut out wheat and discovered I feel better. It makes me sad because bread is my favorite food and there are so many other things I can't eat. I have been experimenting with making crackers with other grains. It is one of the reasons I am determined to grow zucchini this year so I can make zucchini flour. Any advice?
Jeannie@GetMeToTheCountry
I haven't any experience with zucchini flour, or of making GF crackers. At this point, I buy the Simple Mills crackers when I want some. I'll be interested to hear how your experiments go.
Love the "a little road trip." We were on the road most of last week from central-Ohio to Minnesota (Emerald City, i.e., Mayo) and back again. The trip was good and it was wonderful to arrive back home! Not exactly a "little" one but long overdue!
Making my own crackers has been easy. I mix up whatever grain I am trying with oil, and water in my bread machine. I don't even have a recipe but just add water if it is dry and flour if it is too wet. The secret is to take a handful of the dough, roll it out as thin as possible on a silicon mat, score it with a pizza cutter and then slide it onto a cookie sheet which goes straight into the oven. The silicon mat comes in rolls like parchment paper and can be cut to fit your pans. Any dough recipe seems to work if it forms a dough ball and is rolled thin enough. I even tried mixing cooked beans with oats. I was shopping for (outrageously high priced) flours which were made from beans when I decided to just use cooked beans. It worked but needed to be seasoned or something. The secret is rolling it out thin and leaving it on the mat because it is too thin to move.
Let me know if you give it a try.
Jeannie@GetMeToTheCountry
I hope good things come from your Mayo trip, April.
Wow, that is helpful! I never knew silicon came in rolls like parchment. I really should try this. I expect getting the seasoning right would make a big difference. Thanks so much for the info!
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