This week...

Cast Iron Dinner Bell

Picked strawberries this morning.  Some of them are so small, it hardly seems worth it. But... it's enough for a smoothie.  :)

At least they aren't so "slug-eaten" this year. I think the sprinkling of diatomaceous earth earlier on did the trick.


What to do with so many radishes??

Make pickles!

This is a fermentation from "Nourishing Traditions," putting sliced radishes in a quart jar along with 1 tablespoon sea salt, 1/4 cup whey, and filled with water.  There is a glass on top to keep the vegetables submerged.  Left it on the counter for three days, then refrigerated.  They taste so good!

Next we did turnips with a beet added for color and green onion, garlic-scape, and red pepper flakes added for flavor. All were fresh from the garden except the pepper which was from a couple of years ago.  

The Man really likes these pickles although they are a tad "oniony" for my taste.  

Today I started a jar of fermented kohlrabi, since they're growing like gangbusters. 

Here we see broccoli on the left, kohlrabi in the center, and onions on the right. In the top right-hand corner you can see garlic and in the top left-hand corner are potatoes.  

Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi undergoing fermentation

This is a quilt I made for Aidan when he was little and airplanes were his favorite thing. The printed planes were cut from a piece of fabric and then wonky log cabin blocks made; the solid colored ones were reverse appliqued from a pattern I drew. The whole thing was hand quilted by my Mom and Aunt Mary.  

I decided the dining area would look more cheerful with this hanging on the wall so I dug it out and hung it this morning.