This last week or so has really been a seesaw of temperatures here. I keep hoping my plants can all survive this. We got down to negative temps (in F not C, -18C=0F), then it went back up to the 50Fs. The next day it was in the single digits again. Then we got a high of 57F. Just wild swings. We keep swinging back and forth from our typical lowest lows to our highest highs. The plants just have to hate that. I hope my rosemary lives. And I'm trying not to think about my poor fig trees.
Though nothing is getting picked in the garden, I am eating from it as you can see above. The top photo is a bean and mushroom burger with some Boston baked beans, pickles, and chard. The only thing not homemade was the bun. I used to make my own buns, but recently I've been buying them as the last three bun attempts had me burning them. I know how easy they are to make. But I seem to be cursed. The bottom photo is some cabbage soup. I put up a lot of it since I had so much Chinese cabbage and I'm really happy about it now. The biscuit is a kale and cheese biscuit that I made ages ago. They seem to hold up to freezing well too.
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We in the Hudson Valley had the same temperature swing as you. I never thought of freezing Chinese cabbage, your soup looks garden fresh, must try if I have a bountiful supply this coming garden season.
Is your kale and cheese biscuit recipe posted on here somewhere? Your meals look yummy as usual! I did saute a little kale I had grown tonight. Bitter cold, now today in the 40's, tomorrow night more snow. Hurry up spring weather so we can garden! Nancy
Crazy weather you are having... we are having some pretty extreme weather here in SE Australia too. Even though you are not picking, it must be very satisfying to be able to rely on your food that you have put away. Fantastic!
Happy New Year Daphne, its been a while since I joined in with your wonderful weekly posts, hubby had a injury to his back last year and ended up having surgery..........all is well now and life is getting back to normal. Oh I do hope your Fig trees survive the crazy temps, fruit trees are so special not only supplying fruit for the table but shade and protection for birds in the garden. Hard to imagine such low temps while we are sweltering at 44C today ! Mmmm that soup looks great and no doubt just the thing to warm you up in the cold weather!!!
It's easy to overlook freezing greens, and though they're readily available at winter farmers' markets, the ones we freeze during summer still seem more flavorful!
Looks good! I will definitely try freezing some of my excess produce this year. It's nice that you can still enjoy your home grown food even when it's not growing at the moment.
We in the Hudson Valley had the same temperature swing as you.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of freezing Chinese cabbage, your soup looks garden fresh, must try if I have a bountiful supply this coming garden season.
looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI remember what 0 degrees feels like and the January thaw, but "seesaw temps" are tough on the garden and the mind.
ReplyDeleteI am going to look up the recipe for the kale biscuits --sounds delish
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about your poor fig trees when I heard how cold it got where you are. I hope they pull through ok.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you could freeze chinese cabbage. It must be a nice addition to soups. Yours looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteHi Daphne..that surely looks yummy.. :)
ReplyDeleteIs your kale and cheese biscuit recipe posted on here somewhere? Your meals look yummy as usual! I did saute a little kale I had grown tonight. Bitter cold, now today in the 40's, tomorrow night more snow. Hurry up spring weather so we can garden! Nancy
ReplyDeleteCrazy weather you are having... we are having some pretty extreme weather here in SE Australia too. Even though you are not picking, it must be very satisfying to be able to rely on your food that you have put away. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Daphne, its been a while since I joined in with your wonderful weekly posts, hubby had a injury to his back last year and ended up having surgery..........all is well now and life is getting back to normal.
ReplyDeleteOh I do hope your Fig trees survive the crazy temps, fruit trees are so special not only supplying fruit for the table but shade and protection for birds in the garden. Hard to imagine such low temps while we are sweltering at 44C today ! Mmmm that soup looks great and no doubt just the thing to warm you up in the cold weather!!!
It's easy to overlook freezing greens, and though they're readily available at winter farmers' markets, the ones we freeze during summer still seem more flavorful!
ReplyDeleteLooks good! I will definitely try freezing some of my excess produce this year. It's nice that you can still enjoy your home grown food even when it's not growing at the moment.
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