tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post9134743616780512493..comments2024-02-15T08:22:52.443-08:00Comments on The Back Forty: Rain, Rain...Stay!Robbynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-16731009607939997272009-05-19T12:59:00.000-07:002009-05-19T12:59:00.000-07:00I wish I could send you some of our rain ~ it'...I wish I could send you some of our rain ~ it's bad here,so bad that 1 of my chicks drowned & my other babies are developing flippersKillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175513884016706612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-59616378885878506282009-05-19T08:02:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:02:00.000-07:00I totally love stolen dates! I take 'em where I c...I totally love stolen dates! I take 'em where I can get 'em. Especially the kisses!Christinahttp://theoriginalcoffeecompanyonline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-58255146310917014892009-05-19T04:08:00.000-07:002009-05-19T04:08:00.000-07:00I love that you two had a date with cobbler and ki...I love that you two had a date with cobbler and kisses. I'm missing Josh (who is gone for a few days) and both of those would be lovely about now.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Blessings,<br />LacyRazorFamilyFarms.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417905789640513832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-49807508049845779592009-05-18T16:01:00.000-07:002009-05-18T16:01:00.000-07:00AccidentalHW..oops, forgot the blooms!AccidentalHW..oops, forgot the blooms!Robbynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-57003021589472685952009-05-18T15:59:00.000-07:002009-05-18T15:59:00.000-07:00Paulette, last year we discovered that there are a...Paulette, last year we discovered that there are a lot of plants with multiple uses, namely edible greens. Pumpkins, squash, anything in the cowpea family, sweet potatoes, and so much more. Some of them have special cooking requirements, as in making sure to drain the cooking liquid before eating, but we decided to start trying some as taste tests. It's been fun...and it's so surprising the nutritional content of them, too!<br /><br />Peggy,...thank you, I give all the credit to my camera :) Thank you about cobbler...I'm using up drips and drabs of things in the freezer and combined some different types of berries for this one. I have yet to master a pie crust, and when I do, my cobblers will graduate to a lattice top, woo! :)<br /><br />Michelle, whew, you're wonderwoman :) oh man, your house must smell sooooooo good! I made granola over the weekend, too, and just love it...I don't know why I havent made it through the years, it's so easy :)<br /><br />Sue, thank you! Yeah, I get so hungry when I get a chance to peek at some of the blogs out there, it's dangerous to my waistline, ha :)<br /><br />Carolyn, you're a sunflower lover! Are you planting any this year?...they are easy to grow!<br /><br />AccidentalHW...I had no idea, either till last year! The calabaza is the Cuban version of a pumpkin, but in researching it I saw all pumpkin leaves are edible. I don't know if the taste varies according to variety, so we're trying a lot of things to see how it suits our tastes. With the nutrition factor being SO high, they're really worth the taste-testing. So far our calabaza leaves are my favorite of all the different greens we've tried (of the plants you wouldnt normally think of as having edible greens). We pick the young leaves...I don't pick any bigger than my hand, and trim the stem and ridge off. They are somewhat fuzzy/prickly, but at that size are tender when cooked. I love them sauteed, but they're also good mixed in with other greens or boiled like collards and turnip greens...if you try them, I'd love to know what you think! :) Isn't it awesome you can get at least three, maybe more, products off of one pumpkin plant? fruits, leaves, and toasted seeds!Robbynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-31641516640007999902009-05-18T14:13:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:13:00.000-07:00I had no idea you could cook pumpkin greens! Wher...I had no idea you could cook pumpkin greens! Where have I been? :) I'll be trying that very soon!Lisa Carroll-Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273095136947961386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-35955852581785884712009-05-18T05:19:00.000-07:002009-05-18T05:19:00.000-07:00I love those sunflower pics!I love those sunflower pics!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450417105199027727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-58355313125900647162009-05-17T23:05:00.000-07:002009-05-17T23:05:00.000-07:00What gorgeous gorgeous photos.
I could just EAT UP...What gorgeous gorgeous photos.<br />I could just EAT UP my computer screen. Berry cobbler....mmmmmmm!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-28746786674593711252009-05-17T22:58:00.000-07:002009-05-17T22:58:00.000-07:00We got the rest of our garden planted today, mowed...We got the rest of our garden planted today, mowed lawn, pulled some weeds, and I made bread and granola. :-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-50371890926425735402009-05-17T18:25:00.000-07:002009-05-17T18:25:00.000-07:00Your photos are beautiful. That cobbler looks rea...Your photos are beautiful. That cobbler looks really good. My Mom used to make wonderful cobblers.Peggyhttp://pticester.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627749570719712047.post-56259240777978599202009-05-17T16:50:00.000-07:002009-05-17T16:50:00.000-07:00I would never have thought of doing greens like th...I would never have thought of doing greens like that, what a great idea! <br /><br />I've been making cobblers lately to use the fruit I froze last year...peaches, blueberries, blackberries, YUM!Pauettehttp://smithfunnyfarm.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com