Welcome to my Monday post, Remembering our heroic Servicemen and their families on Veteran's Day, with gratitude that can never be enough. Linking with-
Blue Monday hosted by Smiling Sally
Macro Monday 2 hosted by Gemma Wiseman
I Heart Macro hosted by Laura
From the Farm hosted this week by timbercreekfarmer
Mandarin Orange Monday hosted by Lorik
Monday Mellow Yellows hosted by Gemma Wiseman
Gluten Free Tuesday hosted by Easy Green Mama
These are winter radishes from Kitazawa, Daikon radishes either Luo Buo or Big Time, though the package illustrations look more elongated than round.
Blue Monday hosted by Smiling Sally
Macro Monday 2 hosted by Gemma Wiseman
I Heart Macro hosted by Laura
From the Farm hosted this week by timbercreekfarmer
Mandarin Orange Monday hosted by Lorik
Monday Mellow Yellows hosted by Gemma Wiseman
Gluten Free Tuesday hosted by Easy Green Mama
These are winter radishes from Kitazawa, Daikon radishes either Luo Buo or Big Time, though the package illustrations look more elongated than round.
This is a turnip, 1.75 lb, I started getting inexplicably large turnips-
I made a soup with it, or could be a stir-fry, adding celery and below, onion, oyster mushrooms, ginger diced, and garlic-
I seasoned it with Braggs's Liquid Aminos (or use soy sauce or tamari), ground seed mix (dill, caraway, anise, fennel, coriander, etc), turmeric powder, and lemon pepper. Serve over rice or buckwheat.
A close-up of some of my blue kitchen tiles, with iridescent glass tiles, we did the tiling ourselves-
A wonderful evergreen shrub that gets quite large and has fragrant wafting flowers in the fall, Elaeagnus x ebbingei Gilt Edge, it also makes an excellent filler in flower bouquets-
I find the cool season vegetables very rewarding and carefree.
-Hannah
or cameras are macro
What a yummy transformation! Love the tiles, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Betty. I enjoyed my lunch. I enjoy the tiles all the time too, it took me a long time to make up my mind. I love the blue crackle tiles and the white tiles too.
DeleteHi Hannah,
ReplyDeleteI love those blue tiles in your kitchen.
I look forward to reading your comment on my blog.
Happy Blue Monday!
Thanks, Sally. Thanks for hosting. It takes so long to do all the blog stuff I had to go work in the yard some before dark.
ReplyDeleteI love those blue tiles but your photos of your garden productivity is wonderful too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Annie, it's great to pick vegetables still after there has been a killing frost. Cool season vegetables really extend the growing season.
DeleteStunning turnip, Precious flower, wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Leovi, I always enjoy your bright colors.
DeleteYour photo are exquisite. And the tiles are so pretty! They must look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I really love them. The iridescence is not like that without a light source hitting the tiles at an angle though.
DeleteThe soup looks very healthy !
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gattina. I like the different flavors and how they complement each other. The turnips and radishes have a nice flavor that goes well with ginger. Not everyone likes ginger in chunks, but I do. Fresh turmeric root has a very aromatic taste but is hard to find, and expensive, I usually have to just use turmeric powder. It contains Curcumin, which is a very medicinal herb.
DeleteYumm! What a warming soup! Love daikons! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteThis is a link for an antibiotic to make with rosemary garlic and nasturtiums!
http://theherbalgranny.wordpress.com/tag/nasturtium/
The antibiotic sounds good, the rosemary and garlic would be around in the winter, but not the nasturtiums.
DeleteI like veggies at this time of year as well
ReplyDeleteYes, there is something very satisfying about a good vegetable soup.
DeleteYour soup looks delicous. I'm not a big fan of turnips or radishes but it looks warming. It's been quite frigid in Minneapolis the last couple of days. (Right now the official forcast is 25 feels like 14.) Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donna. My mother was a Southern cook so I ate lots of greens when small, and love them. Winter radishes are not peppery like the little summer ones, and are quite tender when cooked. They do have a subtle mustardy flavor that goes well with the ginger and spices. Your weather sounds very winter! Brrr.
DeleteYummy looking soup. Just what is needed for cold weather.
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful day!
Lea
Thanks, I just love a big pot of soup for quick meals for a few days. The sun is actually out today, so more yard work, cutting out overgrown plants.
DeleteTo answer your comment about blueberries in Fl
ReplyDeleteWe have rabbiteye and Southern highbush-they are deciduous and do well in our area. Sometimes if we get a late freeze in the spring it can affect the berries though
Thanks for the reply, it's great that you can find blueberries to grow in Florida. Regular blueberries like it here with our acid soil, and evergreen, I think I have tried some highbush maybe.
ReplyDeleteNice rowing, tiling and cooking!
ReplyDeleteGreat post...very inspiring. And I love you MoM pic...such a dramatically orange flower! Thank you for sharing on Mandarin Orange Monday and my apologies for being so late responding.
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