Photos from Labor Day

[Pappers_]

Spent some time harvesting in our vegetable and herb gardens today. Picked some oregano

and rosemary

Also got a pretty good vegetable harvest for September, with mixed greens, swiss chard, carrots, japanese eggplant, green beans, tomatoes, and broccoli.

For dinner, I cooked the swiss chard as if it were Chinese cabbage - cooked it in a wok with onion, sesame oil, toasted sesame oil, black bean sauce, soy sauce and a little hot pepper, thickened with corn starch and served over rice. Made a salad with the mixed greens and tomatoes. Chopped up the rosemary and oregano, made it into a paste with olive oil and salt, and served that over the ribeye steaks we grilled.

Happy Labor Day everyone!

 

[shelly_belly]

Yum, please invite me over for dinner sometime! I'm especially fond of eggplant. I can bring some beer!

 

[_JP_]

Wow - looks good. Enjoy your climate; it's a little too warm for Broccoli and leafy veg's here. We were in the mid 90's all last week.

 

[bad67z]

Those steaks look great Pappers!

 

[passedpawn]

Mmm fresh veggies. I'm gettin hungry!

 

[Pappers_]

We got a big mess of carrots, the first I've pulled this year, and am not sure what to do with them . . . . might do something really simple, just use them in a big main-dish salad with mixed greens, beets and tomatoes, serve it with some curry chicken salad or something like that. If anyone has any good carrot recipes, though, I'd be interested.

 

[Airborneguy]

Unfortunately my Labor Day involved the Brooklyn West Indian Parade and like 10 shootings, so my pictures aren't as nice as yours. But that steak looks awesome!

 

[Pappers_]

Unfortunately my Labor Day involved the Brooklyn West Indian Parade and like 10 shootings . . .

Yikes. Memorable, if not enjoyable.

 

[Airborneguy]

I'd prefer the steaks!

 

[Yooper]

We got frost last night, but we knew it was coming so we were prepared. I made a huge batch of spaghetti sauce out of fresh tomatoes and froze it. Bob picked all of the summer squash and all of the basil.

We still have brussel sprouts, carrots, beets, potatoes, broccoli, kale and Jerusalem artichokes left.

 

[passedpawn]

We got frost last night

what is this thing you speak of?

 

[Yooper]

what is this thing you speak of?

You know- the light white coating that was on our broccoli, brussel sprouts, and other cold weather crops. Oh, wait? You don't grow those? :cross:

 

[passedpawn]

You know- the light white coating that was on our broccoli, brussel sprouts, and other cold weather crops. Oh, wait? You don't grow those? :cross:

Naw, but I did build a huge raised garden in my side lot a few years ago. I couldn't keep the weeds out of it. They thrived even under the weed guard stuff. I think chickens are in my future though :rockin:

 

[Pappers_]

I think chickens are in my future though :rockin:

A bit of 'the world's upside-down': City of Chicago ordinances allow residents to raise chickens, but the Village of Oak Lawn (my own little bit of Mayberry) forbids it.

 

[passedpawn]

A bit of 'the world's upside-down': City of Chicago ordinances allow residents to raise chickens, but the Village of Oak Lawn (my own little bit of Mayberry) forbids it.

What's the rationale?

BTW, rosemary is my fave herb. It's just fantastic.

 

[Pappers_]

What's the rationale?

The good people of Oak Lawn don't want to live next door to hillbillies? Or the immigrants in 'the city' who want to raise chickens like they did in the old country?

It makes no sense, honestly. I would love to raise chickens.