Hiya mates!
Wow – we had summer-like temps final week. Did you might have hotter temps in your space too? It was near 90 levels Fahrenheit for a few days and within the higher 70’s to low 80’s for many of the remainder of the week. Our common this time of 12 months is higher 50’s. The heat melted the final of our snow, which the chickens had been pecking at till the final little bit was gone.
Inexperienced is popping up everywhere in the property. Ferns, daffodils, peonies, and hostas have proven themselves. The timber and shrubs are beginning to leaf out, and kale and parsley has returned within the backyard. I used to be stunned concerning the kale. Often, I pull the entire vegetation within the fall/winter as soon as the exhausting frost arrives however this 12 months, I used to be in a position to harvest for therefore lengthy that I did not hassle pulling them. And what have you learnt? All of them got here again! Lettuce, peas, and broccoli must be coming quickly with asparagus displaying themselves within the subsequent few weeks. It is such an thrilling time of 12 months!
I’ve additionally been attempting to make use of up the final of our frozen, dehydrated, and canned fruit and veggies from final 12 months’s backyard. We’re getting shut. I believe proper across the time we start receiving an abundance within the backyard we must be out of final 12 months’s produce, which might be nice timing!
For these of you questioning about Felix and our different feral cat mates, we’re seeing Felix recurrently. I’ve not seen imposter Felix in fairly some time, however we do see the little black cat with the white paws from time-to-time. Felix is trusting me extra once more so hopefully we can’t take one other step again. Final 12 months he loved hanging out (from a distance) whereas I labored within the yard or backyard so I am pondering we might bond in that means once more. At the least I hope so.
Oh, and I’ve forgotten to say this in earlier posts, however we’re totally having fun with our Ninja Creami (affiliate hyperlink). I point out this in case any of you might have been contemplating buying one. Not that anybody wants one other small equipment, we definitely did not both, however I need to say that we’re LOVING it. I had been eager about it as a result of I wished mushy/clean fat-free or low-fat vegan ice cream that is not packed stuffed with sugar like those discovered within the grocery shops, and determined to get it once I was capable of finding it at nearly half the worth.
My husband grumbled a bit initially as a result of we do not want one other machine. And I agreed. However then I made no sugar added fruit sorbet. He was impressed. Subsequent, I made vegan ice cream sweetened with a little bit of date syrup. He thought it was completely scrumptious – creamier than I might ever get it making it in a blender. Then I made him full dairy ice cream. He fell in love with it. And now it has a spot of honor in our kitchen. We make sorbet and ice cream recurrently and might’t wait to make use of it when it is sizzling this summer time. I actually like that I can pack the pints with an ice cream mix and retailer them within the freezer till we would like it. Then, I mix it and serve. Leftovers return within the freezer and eaten later.
On the menu plan this week:
Jay’s dinners:
candy & spicy hen thighs with skillet potatoes and inexperienced beans
grilled pork chop with rice and honeynut squash
instantaneous pot chuck roast with mashed potatoes, gravy and carrots
grilled jamaican jerk hen with rice and corn
Me:
bean burger with home made air fryer french fries & uncooked veggies
vegan lasagna & salad
Hoping you had an exquisite week as effectively!
