The Front Porch Swing

[LindaB220]

Another thread that I go to is my LA Peeps thread. Baton Rough girls are crazy. Love, love them. They have decided to go to a feed store and do the Pharrell Williams Happy Dance. Here's a good one. Look familiar?

 

[heartsizedfarm]

Another thread that I go to is my LA Peeps thread.    Baton Rough girls are crazy.    Love, love them.     They have decided to go to a feed store and do the  Pharrell Williams Happy Dance.    Here's a good one.    Look familiar?

That kills me! What a great spring video. I'm going to go outside and work on my cartwheels, or rhubarb fan dance, or trowel percussion. Thanks for the uplift!

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

Top-shelf Turkey Broth. I feel rich and that's not even all of it.

 

[wyoDreamer]

You are rich, that looks fabulous!

I just put 3.5 pounds of miscellaneous steaks in the crockpot to make some shredded beef. I am on a mission to use up as much freezer foods that I can before the house sells, so we can move an empty freezer.

 

[Tomtommom]

I'm a member of 'seeds of the month' and they mail me 4 kinds of seed every month.. well, I've been growing fennel thanks to them.. and I have not the foggiest what to do with the stuff

I used the fronds today to make tea. It was good but a bit too strong for me. I am used to drink herbal teas with fennel, but never straight fennel tea. The fennel never really formed a bulb, so I am just using the bottoms of the stalks where the bulb would be.... going to sautee it with some mixed carrots (rainbow mix) and some snow peas. We'll see if it's edible

My garden is full of stuff I can't preserve.. or well, don't know how to. What the heck do you do with 20 endive plants?

Y'alls stock and meat adventures reminded me of my abundance. I'd give it away, but I grow without any sort of pesticides (even the organic ones) so it's not 'pretty' produce. And the endive is a tad bitter due to the heat. I don't mind, but others might.

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

I use fennel in soups -- you can use most of the plant for that. I've also used it raw in salads & slaws ... slice it really thin for that. I also use fennel seed a lot.

 

[perchie.girl]

I'm a member of 'seeds of the month' and they mail me 4 kinds of seed every month.. well, I've been growing fennel thanks to them.. and I have not the foggiest what to do with the stuff

I used the fronds today to make tea. It was good but a bit too strong for me. I am used to drink herbal teas with fennel, but never straight fennel tea. The fennel never really formed a bulb, so I am just using the bottoms of the stalks where the bulb would be.... going to sautee it with some mixed carrots (rainbow mix) and some snow peas. We'll see if it's edible

My garden is full of stuff I can't preserve.. or well, don't know how to. What the heck do you do with 20 endive plants?

Y'alls stock and meat adventures reminded me of my abundance. I'd give it away, but I grow without any sort of pesticides (even the organic ones) so it's not 'pretty' produce. And the endive is a tad bitter due to the heat. I don't mind, but others might.

Take the fennel bulb and slice it up across the bulb like you would to cut onion slices. Use it raw in salads. Saute it and use it as a side dish.

Again first link that I liked....

http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/fennel-how-to-use-it/

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

I'm a member of 'seeds of the month' and they mail me 4 kinds of seed every month.. well, I've been growing fennel thanks to them.. and I have not the foggiest what to do with the stuff

I used the fronds today to make tea. It was good but a bit too strong for me. I am used to drink herbal teas with fennel, but never straight fennel tea. The fennel never really formed a bulb, so I am just using the bottoms of the stalks where the bulb would be.... going to sautee it with some mixed carrots (rainbow mix) and some snow peas. We'll see if it's edible

My garden is full of stuff I can't preserve.. or well, don't know how to. What the heck do you do with 20 endive plants?

Y'alls stock and meat adventures reminded me of my abundance. I'd give it away, but I grow without any sort of pesticides (even the organic ones) so it's not 'pretty' produce. And the endive is a tad bitter due to the heat. I don't mind, but others might.

endive.....

http://www.chow.com/recipes/13613-braised-belgian-endive

More on its medicinal qualites

http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/herbs/endives.html

 

[heartsizedfarm]

I'm a member of 'seeds of the month' and they mail me 4 kinds of seed every month.. well, I've been growing fennel thanks to them.. and I have not the foggiest what to do with the stuff


I used the fronds today to make tea. It was good but a bit too strong for me. I am used to drink herbal teas with fennel, but never straight fennel tea. The fennel never really formed a bulb, so I am just using the bottoms of the stalks where the bulb would be.... going to sautee it with some mixed carrots (rainbow mix) and some snow peas. We'll see if it's edible


My garden is full of stuff I can't preserve.. or well, don't know how to. What the heck do you do with 20 endive plants?


Y'alls stock and meat adventures reminded me of my abundance. I'd give it away, but I grow without any sort of pesticides (even the organic ones) so it's not 'pretty' produce. And the endive is a tad bitter due to the heat. I don't mind, but others might.

I grow fennel too but hate the anise taste of it. I grow it in the flower garden because its the main food for the swallowtail butterfly caterpillar. Really massive green yellow and black striped non hairy caterpillar. I just grow it for them.

 

[heartsizedfarm]

Take the fennel bulb and slice it up across the bulb like you would to cut onion slices.  Use it raw in salads.  Saute it and use it as a side dish.

Again first link that I liked....

http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/fennel-how-to-use-it/

deb

Oh yeah I've seen Jamie Oliver use a mandolin to make fennel salad. Maybe I'll try that, with lots of onion, celery carrot and cucumber to balance the taste.