Local, It’s What’s For Dinner

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

Amber suggested that a picture of the cooked food was much more appropriate blog fodder than just the raw food. After lots of cutting and cleaning, here is what she fed the family with tonight. Fried Okra (Glenda Style), sautéd veges (squash, zucchini, onion, eggplant, and red pepper), sliced tomato, sliced cucumber, and oven roasted potatoes. Everything is local, either from our backyard or from local farmers, with the exception of the red pepper, which came from Canada.

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More CSA Food

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Brian Gallimore


I went by and picked up another distribution of food from our CSA after work today. Looks like lots of good food, and we haven’t even got to the good stuff yet. Armenian cucumber (which is actually a melon), okra (which is frying up right now), eggplant, squash, zucchini, onion, (which are cut up ready to sauté together), cucumber, garlic, blueberries, dill, sage, and some jalapeños. I think I like the CSA plan!

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Dinner From the Yard

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

When it was time for me to cook dinner tonight, I instinctively walked into the pantry and thought to myself, “what can I make that is quick and easy”. Staring at all the packaged and processed foods, I gave myself a thump to the head and walked out to the garden. I pulled up some radish, carrot, potato, onion, and garlic, corn, and some beans. Then I grabbed some chive and lemon basil. It took a while for me to get everything washed, and it took forever to shell just a small amount of beans. It would be hard to feed yourself from your own garden, but I can see how it could possibly be done. It is much more work than normal, It would be very hard to work all day then prepare a bunch of food from your own garden each day. I need to get better about planting more things in stages so that I have a steady supply of fresh food, rather than all of one type of plant getting ripe at the same time. Continuous work!

OH, and I think I need a bean sheller machine.

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New Bird Nest

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

Amber came across this bird as she was pruning the trumpet vine on the gazebo. She has a nest built in one of the hanging flower baskets. The bird let her get very close before finally flying off. Looks like we are going to have a few babies soon. I don’t think they are going to fare very well with two dogs roaming the backyard. Nature can be cruel.

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Toy Story 3

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

We watched “Toy Story 3” this morning. It was Bryson’s first experience in a movie theater. The movie was great and Bryson did great too. He was a little too small for the seats, so he spent most of the time on one of our laps. (the seat only ate one of his shoes)

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The American Trinity

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

Dennis Prager explains what sets American values apart from the rest of the world.

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New Food At Home

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

We received our first delivery of local food from our CSA this past weekend. Here is a picture of our ‘one share’ of food.

And, as if that wasn’t cool enough, some of my plants are starting to produce too. (I ate the first cucumber before I took a picture though) Amber picked this corn and tomato a few days ago.

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BO BS Bingo

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Brian Gallimore


Rules:
1. Before BO’s next televised speech, print your “Bullshit Bingo”
2. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.
3. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout “BULLSHIT!” [or Shout out “PELOSI” (means the same thing)]

Testimonials from past satisfied “Bullshit Bingo” players:

“I had been listening to the speech for only five minutes when I won.” – Jack W., Boston

“My attention span during speeches has improved dramatically.” – David D., Florida

“What a gas! Speeches will never be the same for me after my first win.” – Bill R., New York City

“The atmosphere was tense in the last speech as 14 of us waited for the fifth box.” – Ben G., Denver

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Maxine on Towel Heads

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

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Garden Update – June 5, 2010

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Brian Gallimore

SUBTITLE: “The Garden Invasion of 2010”
I’m having some issues with pests. My sunflowers suffered a tremendous blow from what I think was a mouse. The cantaloupe also took a beating from that same animal. My potatoes are turning brown for reasons unknown. My main bed of tomatoes has been invaded by 1) spider mites 2) tobacco worm 3) some black worm I’ve never seen before 4) strange brown spots, and 5) curling leaves. My apple trees have minor leaf damage from something unknown to me. The big pear tree is dropping leaves and turning black, which is a symptom of an incurable disease common to pear trees. My plum tree is loaded with fruit, and almost every piece of fruit has a little tiny worm living in it. Watermelon, corn, cucumber, and cowpeas are all looking great though.

Sweet Tomato Vine

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