It was 16F/-9C this morning. The garden is officially done.
Poor lettuce
I managed one last harvest last weekend. The sink was full for the first rinse.
I'm insanely busy at work, lots of long hours, and I failed to post our Thanksgiving feast last week. I try not to let this space morph into a food blog (only because I don’t have the culinary talent to do it justice) but I allow myself some food pics as long as some of the ingredients are home grown or very local. And so, The Plate:
Roasted asparagus with garlic and lemon (a non-local indulgence); homemade whole wheat dressing and succulent Tofurkey, both with homegrown sage; smashed potatoes with homegrown garlic chives and vegan gravy; salad of lettuce, radishes, sprouts, and green onions from the garden with house dressing of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and herbs.
I accidentally cooked the homegrown carrots and tiny turnips, roasted with homegrown thyme and rosemary, to perfection. O and I don’t have much of a sweet tooth so we were happy to go back for seconds and skip dessert.
But back to this morning.
The river is trying to ice over.
It's doing a good job in some places. Temps will moderate in the coming days, then dip again.Three more weeks to reach my goal of a photo a week through the kitchen window.
Note the Nuthatch on the squirrel feeder on the Basswood tree, far left.
Note the Nuthatch on the squirrel feeder on the Basswood tree, far left.
8 comments:
I was tickled to death by you saying you "accidentally" cooked the vegetables to perfection. Too funny! That terrible accident aside, your Thanksgiving meal looks and sounds delectable. Grabbing seconds was a wise choice.
Glad you got a final harvest from the garden before the freeze. Looking at the river, seems you were right on time.
And I love the nuthatch hidden there on the edge of the photo!
Our low here along the river was 19. There was some ice on the edges, but not more than an inch or two. Your veggie meal looks delicious; I roast a lot of vegetables, though I usually have meat of some sort every few days. But I could see this as a nice winter meal and not feel slighted at all.
Thank you for visiting My Muskoka ! And, yes, I think it appropriate to say Happy Winter! WIth 2' of snow it looks like a duck, walks like a duck! :-)
Love your food shots. Our garden sleepeth well.
Jason, overcooked roots are a tragedy, I think, and timing was hard to gauge with these young 'uns so it really was an accident. The nuthatch caught me by surprise when I loaded the photos from my camera!
Griz, I just checked and the low actually hit 15. Brrr! I love it but it takes getting used to every year. We herbivores eat mighty fine when we put our minds to it. ;o)
Jenn, I'm looking forward to a snow as fine as yours!
Your feast looks delicious, there's nothing like homegrown veggies. It is cold here this morn too, the trees are white with icy frost and look very beautiful- as though they've been dusted in icing sugar.
Your meal looks delicious Jain, my husband is a vegetarian, except for fish, so we eat lots of vegetables. Did you get any snow yesterday,Wed.? Again we only got a dusting, but it's reeeeally cold!
I love tofu but have never tried tofurkey (that word makes me laugh). So you must get this all the time, but I might as well as it...Does it taste like turkey? Sorry to read about your lettuce. If it were possible, I would happily share with you some of mine. :)
Thomas, I haven't had turkey for [ahem!] 35 years so I have no real recollection of the taste. I find this stuff a tad rubbery but my mate loves it so I eat a slice a year, he eats the rest of the roast, and everybody's happy.
Your virtual offer to share your lettuce is kind and thoughtful! I'm surprisingly okay with the end of the season - the soil and I will rest a few short months and then get back to work!
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