Wednesday 18 July 2007

Hello and my apologies on not posting last week. Between trying to suck up as much overtime as was available and scouting real estate and again discussing staying put versus remodeling I was stretched kinda thin. I got some Cooking Light magazines from my Father-in-law. I normally try to avoid anything with the word light in it but I figured I'd take a look. I've seen a number or recipes I'd like to try. There are a number of physical fitness tips ECT… for the very health conscious, lifestyle tips as well as recipes. There are short articles on various issues like how a chef gets their picky 14 year old teen to eat. Here is an example of a Cajun Blackening Dry Rub that is supposed to work with seafood, chicken breasts, turkey or beef. I think a few teaspoons in some hamburger would work well. Cajun Blackening Dry Rub: from May 07 Cooking Light,2 1/2 Tbs paprika ( I'll try smoked Paprika just to see how it works)1 Tbs kosher salt1 1/2 tsp ground cumin1 1/2 tsp dried thyme1 tsp freshly ground black pepper1/2 tsp garlic powder1/2 tsp ground red pepperCombine all ingredients. Store in an air tight container for up to 2 weeks. Yield about 1/3 cup (serving size: 1 tsp).Well my beefsteak tomato got a case of the thrips. My buddy Mike came by and we were discussing them but I thought I had leaf curl but the brown leaf blotch showed up over the weekend. The plant was pulled up and discarded. I was sad as it looked like it was going to produce some fine beefsteaks for BLT's. The romas still look good and with any luck I'll get a couple gallons of sauce out of them. The June bugs are chewing up the roses so every day I go out and pull them off and step on them. I know there’re traps but this is more fun. I've tried unsuccessfully to start some St. Augustine grass from some clipping I got from my Mom's yard. Both times they have died... I will try again when it cools down a little or when it rains on a regular basis. And talking about rain we had a series of thunderstorms roll through the area bringing a lot of needed rain. It would have been better to get the rain slowly all day but I’ll take what we can get. Hope everybody's garden is producing the county fair winners we all want and we'll talk at you latter.