So mad I needed to cook trout and dandelion pesto

[+ azdr0710]

If your mother was anything like mine, she overcooked the Brussel sprouts.

 

as a kid, my grandparents lived across the street from a Brussels sprouts field in Salinas, CA (now covered by houses, unfortunately).....they were free to go over there and pick some for dinner....wow, what a diff between fresh and store-bought

[Steven_Draker]

... If your mother was anything like mine, she overcooked the Brussel sprouts. It doesn't take to much to make them taste like rusted iron. I actually used to feed mine to the dog under the dining room table.

 

http://happyorhungry.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/evilsprouts.jpg

[whipped guy]

Collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, rapini, etc... all food for the soul indeed!

 

... and wayout... you are indeed correct... once you make your own pesto with fresh basil you will never, ever go back to the jcommercial jar variety... or even worse the frozen variety (I did try freezing some one year, but basil being 'molto delicato' just does not survive the process.

 

At any rate, when you have made pesto with fresh picked basil you will feel as though you have gone straight to heaven. I consider it to be the herb of the gods!

 

In fact, just the aroma of fresh basil alone is half of the attraction... Incidentally my favorite kind is the large leaf variety, which I find to be sweeter in taste. If I don't have a minimum of 50 plants during the summer months I feel as though I don't have enough!

http://www.reimerseeds.com/Images/products/herbs/HerbsB/Italian_Large_Leaf_Basil_Seeds.jpg

 

However, there are many varieties ranging from Genovese to the very small leaves of Thai basil... and incidentally I find certain aspects of Thai cuisine to have much in common with Italian cuisine.

[Toulouse]

I find that listening to music relaxes me anytime, especially when I'm tense or angry.

[Bosguy]

Collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, rapini, etc... all food for the soul indeed!

 

... and wayout... you are indeed correct... once you make your own pesto with fresh basil you will never, ever go back to the jcommercial jar variety... or even worse the frozen variety (I did try freezing some one year, but basil being 'molto delicato' just does not survive the process.

 

At any rate, when you have made pesto with fresh picked basil you will feel as though you have gone straight to heaven. I consider it to be the herb of the gods!

 

In fact, just the aroma of fresh basil alone is half of the attraction... Incidentally my favorite kind is the large leaf variety, which I find to be sweeter in taste. If I don't have a minimum of 50 plants during the summer months I feel as though I don't have enough!

http://www.reimerseeds.com/Images/products/herbs/HerbsB/Italian_Large_Leaf_Basil_Seeds.jpg

 

However, there are many varieties ranging from Genovese to the very small leaves of Thai basil... and incidentally I find certain aspects of Thai cuisine to have much in common with Italian cuisine.

 

Since I moved into a condo last summer, I don't have the ability to grow basil, etc. fresh. Can they be grown in pots on the deck? Also, any suggestion to where to find fresh herbs. Most stores around me don't seem to cater to fresh herbs.

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

Boston Bill

[Bosguy]

Collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, rapini, etc... all food for the soul indeed!

 

... and wayout... you are indeed correct... once you make your own pesto with fresh basil you will never, ever go back to the jcommercial jar variety... or even worse the frozen variety (I did try freezing some one year, but basil being 'molto delicato' just does not survive the process.

 

At any rate, when you have made pesto with fresh picked basil you will feel as though you have gone straight to heaven. I consider it to be the herb of the gods!

 

In fact, just the aroma of fresh basil alone is half of the attraction... Incidentally my favorite kind is the large leaf variety, which I find to be sweeter in taste. If I don't have a minimum of 50 plants during the summer months I feel as though I don't have enough!

http://www.reimerseeds.com/Images/products/herbs/HerbsB/Italian_Large_Leaf_Basil_Seeds.jpg

 

However, there are many varieties ranging from Genovese to the very small leaves of Thai basil... and incidentally I find certain aspects of Thai cuisine to have much in common with Italian cuisine.

 

Since I moved into a condo last summer, I don't have the ability to grow basil, etc. fresh. Can they be grown in pots on the deck? Also, any suggestion to where to find fresh herbs. Most stores around me don't seem to cater to fresh herbs.

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

Boston Bill

[gallahadesquire]

Don't be mad, Raul. Eradicate your problem at the base ...

 

 

I absolutely love pesto ... the real one http://www.elvispresley-community.de/images/smilies/yummy.gif[/color]

 

To me, theReal One is basil; olive oil; and toasted pine nuts. I especially like it on tortellini.

[Guy Fawkes]

We did a Chicken & CantaloupeChicken stir fry... However, we did "Bam" about two times too many...

 

It was wonderful; and everybody had a glass of milk with dinner.

 

A sudden vote for Cherry Mouse was raised, carried, implemented shortly there after.

 

 

 

What do you do when you are super angry or pissed off?

 

Sometimes I go rock climbing, or swimming, running, a long bike ride.

Or log onto a hookup site or call a fuck buddy and have some good sex.

Other times I go into the kitchen and make a fabulous meal upon which to healthfully binge.

 

Tonight I made pesto using dandelion greens, cilantro and the most delicious pecans I have ever had in my life.

 

These Pecans are an heirloom variety sent to me by a dear southern friend, no hint of bitterness. I've been eating handfuls of them plain but they are also pretty tasty in this pesto.

 

Poach some trout with limequats and serve over a bed of freekeh with a variety of mushroms and voila a meal that makes me happy!

 

Man I love eating, and I believe that tasty, healthy, interesting food is good foreplay.

[gallahadesquire]

No offense taken, Jackhammer.

 

I hate Brussels Sprouts myself. Recently someone taught me how to cook them with Maple Syrup. That surely takes away the bitterness. I might try that at home.[/color]

 

They should not be harvested until after the first frost. And some walnuts / pecans go far to making them much more interesting. Add that to the Maple Syrup .... mmmmmmmmm!

[gallahadesquire]

We did a Chicken & CantaloupeChicken stir fry... However, we did "Bam" about two times too many...

 

It was wonderful; and everybody had a glass of milk with dinner.

 

A sudden vote for Cherry Mouse was raised, carried, implemented shortly there after.

 

How dare I question Daddy, but ... Cherry Mouse? Interesting. Are you sure it wasn't Moose? Or Mousse?

[+ deej]

Since I moved into a condo last summer, I don't have the ability to grow basil, etc. fresh. Can they be grown in pots on the deck?

 

Basil (and other herbs) work perfectly well in container gardens. In fact, many people grow them in the kitchen.

 

You need to find better grocers. Although that's one of the major reasons many people DO grow their own herbs.

[Guy Fawkes]

Where does one find sugar-free miniature marshmellows?

 

If you can have a Chocolate Moose;

 

http://davlinswoods.com/images/P/Chocolate-Moose---Sleep--18144P.jpg

 

I can have a "Cherry Mouse!"

 

http://turnandturnagain.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/cherrymouse.jpg?w=420

 

How dare I question Daddy, but ... Cherry Mouse? Interesting. Are you sure it wasn't Moose? Or Mousse?

[+ Lucky]

Since I never get seriously angry, I miss out on all of these good foods!

[raulgmanzo]

... Can they be grown in pots on the deck? Also, any suggestion to where to find fresh herbs. Most stores around me don't seem to cater to fresh herbs.

 

Pretty much anything can be grown in a pot. Somethings need a really big pot/container or are difficult for some other reason but herbs and basil in particular do pretty well in pots etc. I grow several varieties of basil and a couple dozen other herbs in containers. Basil and many other herbs like a lot of sun and sometimes grow poorly indoors. Even a deck or balcony can be problematic if the building casts too much shadow and you have no southern exposure.

 

Containers can help or hinder the plants defense of pests, either isolating the plants from the pests or on the other hand the sheltering the pests from their natural predators or isolating the pests from an alternate food source. So I find plants in a container often thrive pest free and then suddenly the plant may succumb quickly and entirely to a pest that finally found it's way to your plant. Luckily one can easily discard or disinfect a container or two without uprooting the entire garden.

 

Of course drainage and soil composition are always an issue wherever one gardens. But containers tend to not have earthworms and that is bad, but unfortunately even one earthworm might overwork a small container. Keep the soil just right can also be difficult with the combination of containers and tap water. Tap water has minerals either natural or added and rain water doesn't. Over time containers can develop a crust.

 

Assuming the container is outside the seasonal and even day/night temperature extremes can be exacerbated. Sometimes in a container a plant will need to be a couple zones hardier than if it were in the ground. For some plants the roots can get too hot.

 

But really for summer basil growing don't worry about any of that just throw some seed or seelings into some dirt, then water and wait.

 

Containers make harvesting easy and for the freshest of uses one can bring (or grow in the first place) the whole plant right in the kitchen.

 

I'll gladly help you setup a container herb garden.

[+ Tygerscent]

I think about what part I contributed to the anger that emerged and how I contributed to it... I think about what I might be able to do to bring understanding top the situation as opposed to opposition without either one of us compromising our values beliefs~ I think about how I can improve myself in the ways I am failing~

I seek to improve the situation and myself~

Sometimes it means doing a renewal... sometimes it means time... sometimes long times between communication and mutual understudying but always with the note that I don't; hate or dislike the person... perhaps state my needs... and acknowledge theirs~

I make the first stop at contemplating the value of being pissed off~ What;s the worth and end product of being pissed off~? Is that what either one of us wants? I tend to think it;s not~

Realizing that... I always hope that there will be a mutual desire to bring to life what we both really want... communion, understanding at least... discovering something about each other or ones self~

When things remain completely dire... I fall upon the graces of Loving my kids, the wolf Nanook and the wee panther cat Raison... forget anger and give Love as you can~ there is enough anger and acted out anger that hurts... why give into that and make more?

What is Anger???

Anger is the product of fear and lack of understanding of self and defending ones self assertively, aggressively, passive aggressively, passively... all kinds of ways... in the end, true resolution is courage to deal with things one on one constructively and objectively~

There is weakness in anger and violence/avoidance... there is strength in kindness, forgiveness and the sincere goal to achieve mutual understanding that compliments both of you and augments both your qualities~

As the traditional Lakotah believed and as I do also... when adversaries choose to be your enemies, they will be. It does not have to be so~ Find the strength that each of you can become together in the positive light and achieve that together~ Striving for loss of the "other" creates loss to not only the both of you but those how could otherwise benefit from your combined strength~

I am Lakotah~

I believe in combined strength for not just myself but the greater good~ Wisdom over knowledge and personal gain~

Remember there are always those coming up behind us that have to deal with our shit~

Interesting thing about these historical figures: Jesus of Nazareth, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mohammad, Buddha, Crazy Horse, lao Tsu, Mencius, Plato, Socrates, author of the stone money and the Bhagavad Gita were not looking to be gods or prophets but simply sought wisdom thru the knowledge of their experience~ Not self serving but wanting for a better in the experience of our human experience as we share it~

Where are our modern day leaders in that light? Who is serving to do the good for the people by the people?

We should vote for them who strive for that, if they are out there, not the crafted officials that suppose themselves for their ow self importance?

Where are our true leaders?

Wisdom over knowledge... What else sustains life over the reality of it?

My last resort is taking out my great Great Grandfathers beaded pipe and putting in the blend of my Grandfathers's, Mother's and my own blend of cured tobacco in it, (not pot or anything like that~ traditional always), and seek inspiration in connection thru the spirit of familial smoke~ tobacco in that fashion can bring me inspiration thru memory and foundation shared familiarly and traditionally~

 

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What do you do when you are super angry or pissed off?

 

Sometimes I go rock climbing, or swimming, running, a long bike ride.

Or log onto a hookup site or call a fuck buddy and have some good sex.

Other times I go into the kitchen and make a fabulous meal upon which to healthfully binge.

 

Tonight I made pesto using dandelion greens, cilantro and the most delicious pecans I have ever had in my life.

 

These Pecans are an heirloom variety sent to me by a dear southern friend, no hint of bitterness. I've been eating handfuls of them plain but they are also pretty tasty in this pesto.

 

Poach some trout with limequats and serve over a bed of freekeh with a variety of mushroms and voila a meal that makes me happy!

 

Man I love eating, and I believe that tasty, healthy, interesting food is good foreplay.

[justaguy]

Raul is right. Basil will do well potted on your deck, as long as they get good sun as most herbs are sun lovers. Pests can sometimes be a nuisance. Remember that this is stuff you're planning to eat so even if a few leaves get eaten on by bugs don't use pesticides. The basil I'm growing indoors is doing beautifully. Sometimes I go by and brush the leaves just to get a whiff of the aroma. The rosemary is acting like it needs more sun. Come spring it will find a permanent spot in my garden.

[+ Tygerscent]

Okay... tomatoes, raspberries, blueberries, orange juice and fresh figs off my trees bring me bodily happiness~ Hot man on man too~

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Raul is right. Basil will do well potted on your deck, as long as they get good sun as most herbs are sun lovers. Pests can sometimes be a nuisance. Remember that this is stuff you're planning to eat so even if a few leaves get eaten on by bugs don't use pesticides. The basil I'm growing indoors is doing beautifully. Sometimes I go by and brush the leaves just to get a whiff of the aroma. The rosemary is acting like it needs more sun. Come spring it will find a permanent spot in my garden.

[whipped guy]

But really for summer basil growing don't worry about any of that just throw some seed or seelings into some dirt, then water and wait.

Raul is right.

He usually always is!

The basil I'm growing indoors is doing beautifully. Sometimes I go by and brush the leaves just to get a whiff of the aroma.

One jealous dude here! As I mentioned above, mine didn't survive... but looking forward to planting some in the spring. Also after years of doing it in the ground I have been doing so in long window boxes and pots... as I said I do a minimum of 50 plants... and when attended to and watered properly it grows as well as in the soil. In fact the heat from being above ground seems to stimulate growth. Also, as Raul does I start mine from seed... but do so in a more organized manner... though throwing it in the dirt works as well!