Very simple and delicious salad that went with my dinner on Sunday night!
2 fresh Tomotoes cubed.
1 Cup Chickpeas (I rehydrate dried chickpeas and cook them until tender, but canned is fine)
1 Avocado cubed
2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tbsp brown sugar
10 mint leaves (I used Peppermint this time) chopped up ( does not have to be a fine chop)
2 Leaves from the Horseradish plant chopped up (does not have to be a fine chop)
It was a very fresh tasting salad that popped with the mint and had a great hint of bitter with the Horseradish and Balsamic!
Try it and enjoy, let me know if you need some Mint, Horseradish, and soon some Tomatoes from the garden for this recipe!!!
Did some weeding today and really enjoyed pinning up my tomatoes and pickle plants! Can't wait for the results which are about 2 weeks away from the first pickings!
Loving the Garden! Michael.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Herb list for 2011
Call me Herb, no call me Michael, but love my Herbs!
I have expanded my selection and anyone who wants some clipping for a recipe or to put in water for their home feel free to ask!
My gardening season would not be a happy one for me without my Basil garden...I have already told you about the Pesto Perpetuo plants that are absolutely flourishing outside!
In the Basil garden this year , 8 varieties: Pesto Perpetuo, Greek Bush Basil , Thai Siam Basil, Magic Mountain Basil, Persian Basil, Purple Basil, Purple Bush Basil, Sweet Basil.
In my new Herb Pot - 10 herbs: Vietnamese Coriander, French Tarragon, Rosemary, Greek Bush Basil, Lavender, Chives, Dill, Thai Siam Basil, Chamomile, Lemon Thyme!
Others around the Garden: Coriander, Bay Laurel, Curry, Green Fennel, Bronze Fennel, Lemon Verbana, Chevril, Stevia, English Lavender, Lemon Baum (Melissa), Lemon Thyme, Parsley, Horseradish is back!
Next blog, look forward to my list of 5 tomato varieties and 8 types of hot peppers!
I will also try to list any recipies in which I use these delicious plants!
Until then, I am a happy gardener!
Michael
I have expanded my selection and anyone who wants some clipping for a recipe or to put in water for their home feel free to ask!
My gardening season would not be a happy one for me without my Basil garden...I have already told you about the Pesto Perpetuo plants that are absolutely flourishing outside!
In the Basil garden this year , 8 varieties: Pesto Perpetuo, Greek Bush Basil , Thai Siam Basil, Magic Mountain Basil, Persian Basil, Purple Basil, Purple Bush Basil, Sweet Basil.
In my new Herb Pot - 10 herbs: Vietnamese Coriander, French Tarragon, Rosemary, Greek Bush Basil, Lavender, Chives, Dill, Thai Siam Basil, Chamomile, Lemon Thyme!
Others around the Garden: Coriander, Bay Laurel, Curry, Green Fennel, Bronze Fennel, Lemon Verbana, Chevril, Stevia, English Lavender, Lemon Baum (Melissa), Lemon Thyme, Parsley, Horseradish is back!
Next blog, look forward to my list of 5 tomato varieties and 8 types of hot peppers!
I will also try to list any recipies in which I use these delicious plants!
Until then, I am a happy gardener!
Michael
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Pre Planting Disappointment and Surprises
Welcome back to a new summer of sun and fun in the garden!
I have to say that the late start this year was looking a little disappointing until this Friday.
I will give you some background leading up to this weekend.
I did not have the chance to order the plants I wanted from the catalog that I received this winter...nor did I get to the garden stores early enough that the variety that was left when I got there was limited to say the least.
Last week I picked up some trays of Bush Basil, Cayenne Peppers, Cherry Bomb Peppers, and some Chili Peppers. I did not see the variety that I really enjoyed in the past years at the market.
I was really busy and kept delaying the trip to Pepinerie Jasmin, which in my opinion had quite a wide variety of Herbs in past years.
Last Sunday, I stopped by Pepinerie Pierrefonds on Gouin, the owners are super, and really helpful, I was quite late, but picked up 12 different herbs, including an herb pot that I will spotlight in a future blog post. I also usually pick up my variety of hot peppers here, but this year there was none left.
Finally Wednesday morning I got to Jasmin and got many herbs I was missing (list to come), and did not find any vegetable plants that caught my eye. I did grab the last trays of cucumber pickle plants so I should have 12 vines growing soon. I found a great parking spot at work in front of a picnic table under which I left the plants for the day!
Thursday I stopped at the market again ( March de L'Ouest ) and scrambled to find the last nice hot peppers, tomatoes, and herbs that I could. Again parked at the picnic table!
Friday! What a find....I took a chance to look at the I.G.A. plant market which they put up for the summer season! I found the Habanero plants which I had not found all week, I picked up 2 trays, so 24 plants! When I got to the cash, I saw a potted herb garden with a basil plant that I had wanted from my catalog. I say to the cashier, " That is Pesto Perpetuo. Where did you get it, do you have any individual plants?"
Pesto Perpetuo is a vertical basil plant that doesn't flower. I will also post on the basil garden and this variety in particular.
The cashier did not have any individual plants, but ....but...just then ....the supplier pulled up in his van and guess what...he told me he had a tray of it! I said, "SOLD" , I bought 6 plants, I think I will go back Monday morning to see if any are left...
This made my whole day, I was really excited! Once again got the picnic table spot where my plants were very happy. Sunday will be a super day of planting with a rush to get everything into the ground.
Next post will be about the Sunday 10 hour planting / gardening Blitz that left me sore and scratched up but happy and satisfied with the results.
I have to say that the late start this year was looking a little disappointing until this Friday.
I will give you some background leading up to this weekend.
I did not have the chance to order the plants I wanted from the catalog that I received this winter...nor did I get to the garden stores early enough that the variety that was left when I got there was limited to say the least.
Last week I picked up some trays of Bush Basil, Cayenne Peppers, Cherry Bomb Peppers, and some Chili Peppers. I did not see the variety that I really enjoyed in the past years at the market.
I was really busy and kept delaying the trip to Pepinerie Jasmin, which in my opinion had quite a wide variety of Herbs in past years.
Last Sunday, I stopped by Pepinerie Pierrefonds on Gouin, the owners are super, and really helpful, I was quite late, but picked up 12 different herbs, including an herb pot that I will spotlight in a future blog post. I also usually pick up my variety of hot peppers here, but this year there was none left.
Finally Wednesday morning I got to Jasmin and got many herbs I was missing (list to come), and did not find any vegetable plants that caught my eye. I did grab the last trays of cucumber pickle plants so I should have 12 vines growing soon. I found a great parking spot at work in front of a picnic table under which I left the plants for the day!
Thursday I stopped at the market again ( March de L'Ouest ) and scrambled to find the last nice hot peppers, tomatoes, and herbs that I could. Again parked at the picnic table!
Friday! What a find....I took a chance to look at the I.G.A. plant market which they put up for the summer season! I found the Habanero plants which I had not found all week, I picked up 2 trays, so 24 plants! When I got to the cash, I saw a potted herb garden with a basil plant that I had wanted from my catalog. I say to the cashier, " That is Pesto Perpetuo. Where did you get it, do you have any individual plants?"
Pesto Perpetuo is a vertical basil plant that doesn't flower. I will also post on the basil garden and this variety in particular.
The cashier did not have any individual plants, but ....but...just then ....the supplier pulled up in his van and guess what...he told me he had a tray of it! I said, "SOLD" , I bought 6 plants, I think I will go back Monday morning to see if any are left...
This made my whole day, I was really excited! Once again got the picnic table spot where my plants were very happy. Sunday will be a super day of planting with a rush to get everything into the ground.
Next post will be about the Sunday 10 hour planting / gardening Blitz that left me sore and scratched up but happy and satisfied with the results.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Herb and Plant Catalogue!!!
Great news....
If you can be excited for me, I just recieved the Richter's Herb Catalogue in the mail.
I know it may not seem like a momentous occasion....however it gets me excited each time I get the new edition.
Herb of the year last year was Horseradish....of course I had about 8 plants that did s0-so last summer.
I am planning an expansion of my basil garden...I will also try to start some from seed this year...
If you have any ideas for growing from seeds, send them my way. My biggest issue is space, I think I will try to clean off a workbench in my garage....
Good luck,....and enjoy the winter!
Michael
If you can be excited for me, I just recieved the Richter's Herb Catalogue in the mail.
I know it may not seem like a momentous occasion....however it gets me excited each time I get the new edition.
Herb of the year last year was Horseradish....of course I had about 8 plants that did s0-so last summer.
I am planning an expansion of my basil garden...I will also try to start some from seed this year...
If you have any ideas for growing from seeds, send them my way. My biggest issue is space, I think I will try to clean off a workbench in my garage....
Good luck,....and enjoy the winter!
Michael
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