There’s nothing like a potato fresh from the garden, or garbage bin! Yes, that’s right, we grow our spuds inside a plastic garbage can. if you want to learn how to do this yourself, you can read a post I wrote a few years ago, here. This year’s crop was not one of our finest, […]
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Tooting our tubers: Potatoes in a garbage can 2012
Four years running, Big Papa and I have grown potatoes in a plastic garbage can. This year, our crop of rose fingerlings produced 62 fine looking potatoes. I get so jazzed when we are about to dump the can, because you never know how many potatoes you’ll get. The whole tuber process seems magical: seed […]
Bangers and mash with Walla Walla gravy
When I first met Big Papa, I was having a crown put on one of my teeth. As I bemoaned my inability to eat much of anything toothier than mush, he assured me, “Chewing is overrated.” That’s when I found out mashed potatoes rate as one of Big Papa’s favorite dishes. Sausages easily make it […]
Eat your “P’s”: Plums, Pork, Potatoes, and Pinot on the Porch
Last week I wrote about the amazing Plum Chutney I made with the plums I picked from our Greengage plum trees. It was a delicious accompaniment to the pork we got from La Boucherie at our local farmers market. We quaffed a delicious Foxen Winery Pinot Noir that paired perfectly with our pork and plum […]