dcarch

Happy Mother's Day to all!! Saw some recipes on Google some time ago, Lamb, clams and ramps. Sounded very interesting. So I made my version for HMD. Sous vide lamb chops, mussels instead of clams. I happened to have ramps in my garden and I added asparagus also from my garden. Got some fiddlehead fern from farmers market. So the lamb chops were perfectly done, that I am not proud of. Because timing and temperature were electronically automatic perfect with sous vide. But I am proud that I was able to get the amaryllis to bloom exactly on HMD. It was not easy to get the timing and temperature right for several month. dcarch

I did some Googling. No. Not to look for recipes. This apparently is not a bad duke. Both the larva and the adult only munch on wood, and only decayed wood. dcarch

I was chopping some wood for my fire pit to make some ash fertilizer for the garden and found many this. Look, don't give me that nonsense. Many parts of the world treat this as delicacy, sushi style. OK Moderator, I should post this on the Dinner Forum? dcarch

Perhaps it would be more interesting for Blue Hill/Stone Barn to do this. They have their own farm next to the restaurant. dcarch

I did get an email from Masa NY sometime ago, informing me that tipping is not accepted. Of course that makes it a lot more affordable. Dinner for two with wine will only be under $2,000. You can save even more $$$$. Have lunch at Per Se, then dinner at Masa. They are in the same building. No need to pay for subway. dcarch

I will keep an open mind. There is no telling what can be done to produce interesting tasting food without meat. For instance, "---Smokey bacon flavor pringles are suitable for vegetarian, and don't contain any pork.-----" dcarch

"-----Milk & honey for coffee and tea" Butter for bread? or margarine ? dcarch

Or may be more. A restaurant like 11 Mad, it all about rent costs, and labor costs, ----They may have to use a lot more truffles for the new menu. dcarch

It's too hot to cook. 80F+! A very low temperature meal. dcarch

Wonderful news to me! Hopefully there will be a major reduction in people buying beef. There will be prime ribs at $0.99 a lb. Also, people should not drink cow milk, or buy cheese, or use butter....... dcarch

Thanks. Looks like hostas will be ready for picking in another few days. dcarch

Nothing special about this dish, other than the fact that every thing on the plate, everything except the seafood, is from my garden. Spring is here! Also, you will notice that the scallops are not seared, just sous vided and seasoned. For my personal taste, seared scallops look pretty, but messes up the tender texture and adds no taste. dcarch

I don't see how you can really get this thing clean, deep down hidden in those tall and crowed vertical Flex rods. I suppose if you can't see the dirt, there is no dirt. I also think it will take many days for it to completely dry after you wash it. Definitely not an aesthetic solution, with a variety of knives inserted randomly. dcarch

If you go to a construction site, you will notice that most power hand tools used now are all cordless rechargeable. Lithium batteries and advanced DC motors are making these tools possible. You are beginning to see cordless immersion blenders on the market. They are still expensive, but I think they will replace the ones you need to deal with a long plug-in cord. Yeah, you can even blend when you are cooking outdoors. dcarch

Perlite does not get rid of water. Drilling weep holes at the bottom of retaining walls (in your case, the way the cement block raised bed walls are constructed is the same as retaining walls) is a standard practice. Drilling holes in the mortar is not a lot of work. You do get a lot of rain in Florida. Also time to think of a finish, if you don't like the look of irregular moss growing on the blocks. dcarch

3/4" x 3/4", 1" x 1", hardware cloth (galvanized or stainless steel or black vinyl coated steel ) is available. Nothing can get through except insects. dcarch

Why are you moving those plants to your new place? Very soon, you are allowed to grow six(?) plants for private recreational or medicinal use. dcarch

Are you in Florida? ( iguana ? Not in Brooklyn.) First, beautiful work!!! Second, my suggestion: Those are very tall raised beds. How much rain do you get in your area? It depends on the percolation quality of the earth the raised beds are on. If the percolation is not much, the raised beds can become bathtubs and your plants can get root rot. I would drill small weep holes in between the blocks on the bottom run of the blocks and put a bucket of gravel around the holes before you pile soil on top. You put small drain hole even for small flower puts to avoid root rot. Lets see some green stuff in those beds. :-) dcarch

I resolved the "chicken or egg" paradox. Had a few old eggs which needed to be used, and 1/2 of a supermarket roasted chicken which stared at me every time I opened the refrigerator. So I made egg and chicken fried rice. It was a very good combination. dcarch

That's why I have duck tape on my tattoos for my youtube videos. dcarch

You fight hard so you get to eat it all by yourself. dcarch

The first spear, 2021. It says, "The hell with the lock down. I am coming out!" Found this baby in the garden. Spring is here!!! dcarch

You may want to check with your doctor about coconut water/milk use, if you have kidney issues (CKD). dcarch

My latest breakfast. Double espresso latte with double root beer peeps swimming in it. dcarch

Here is an interesting one for you liuzhou, Chinese Vegetable Tree - Toona sinensis. I have never had it and never seen it here or when I was in China, just came across it on a gardening forum. I Googled it, sounds extremely interesting: "---- The young leaves of T. sinensis (xiāngchūn) are extensively used as avegetable in China; they have a floral, yet onion-like flavor, attributed to volatileorganosulfur compounds.[10] Plants with red young leaves are considered of better flavour than those where the young leaves are green.[4][11][12] In China and Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, the young leaves of Toona sinensis or commonly known as Chinese Mahogany is used to make Toona paste, which is used as a condiment to serve with plain rice porridge as breakfast and simple meals, or to enhance the flavour of a dish or soup. Common dishes made with Toona paste are Chinese Mahogany fried rice, Chinese Mahogany beancurd, and Chinese Mahogany mushroom soup.---" So I bought two seedlings. I hope they will do well in my garden. dcarch