I had only two sunflowers this summer. The rabbits ate my fancy ones from the seed company as soon as they were a few inches tall. The Wal-Mart brand sprouted just fine but then withered away, except for these two surivors. Now after all the rain, they are nodding off, like they're ready for a long nap. I'm sorry to see them go.
We are still able to have fried okra for supper, but our okra plants won't be producing much longer either. My zucchini got squelched by the marauding cucumbers that are now climbing over the divider-fence, as if wanting to do battle with the numerous butternut squashes intent on conquering the entire garden. I don't know how we are going to eat all that squash, but unlike zucchini, it keeps a good while if stored properly. (Any butternut recipes out there?)
And what am I going to do with all those apples? I'll start with a pie tonight.
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Oh how I envy you. I LOVE butternut squash. Tried them for the first time about 3 years ago and have been hooked ever since. I love to just cut them up in chunks or thick slices, spread them in a baking pan, salt just a bit and bake in the oven until nice and tender...mushy even sometimes.
That's it; I'm planting butternuts next year.
Butternut squash soup? I made some last winter that the neighbors still talk about. It's a cream soup with pumpkin pie spices...top it with chives, croutons, sour cream, grated romano, etc., etc. Oh yeah...that's ALMOST enough to make me wish for a cold day to best enjoy it.
Then, a few years ago I tried a recipe for butternut squash chili. Sounds odd, tastes great. The butternut takes on the spiciness of the seasonings, has a good texture, and makes for a surprisingly good chili.
Here's a recipe for the chili:
http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Golden%20butternut%20squash%20chili
Oh my, the soup and the chili sound great. Thank you so much!
I have returned this evening to my home in Tazewell, VA from a visit to Sylva, NC to see my son, daughter-in-law and 3 month old grandaughter. Needless to say, she is beautiful!
I picked up a copy of the Washington and Lee University Review, Shenandoah which you had donated to the local used bookstore in Sylva.
As an aspiring poet, I want to thank you for sharing from your "extra" stuff so that others (like myself) can be exposed to great outside resources.
Mountain Graces to You!
Steve A. Spangler
sspangler@bluefield.edu
I never had any sunflowers this year and really missed them as they are a favorite of mine ... perhaps next year will be better.
My summer garden is fading fast with only hot and green peppers left, and, hopefully, a few lingering tomatoes. My fall garden is thriving and I hope to enjoy some of it's goodness before our first frost hits.
Kay, apple pie is probably my favorite dessert ever. If I weren't flying to New York tomorrow, I might have actually driven up to share some with you. (Yes, I am just inviting myself.) I'd bring milk and other things to drink afterwards, though!
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