I'm interrupting this delta variant/Afghanistan nightmare/vaccine passport/Australian lockdown/throw-the-unvaccinated-under-the-bus mess to bring you some late summer joy.
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A butterfly enjoys the asters in my back yard. |
A monarch butterfly caterpillar munches on milkweed by the driveway.
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A praying mantis sits on the garage, mugging the camera. |
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Summer harvest from my garden: ox heart slicing tomatoes, roma cooking tomatoes, Anaheim chiles, jalapeños, and a Right Stuff bell pepper. Biggs caught and killed the rat that was eating the tomatoes--good dog! |
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Pickled peppers. Don't you love it when the lids go "tonk"? Only three grams of carb per quarter cup--should you want to eat that much! |
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Three-herb marinara, made with tomatoes and herbs from the garden. No pesticides or funky ingredients, and just 13 grams of carb per half-cup serving. |
The canning recipes are from the Better Homes and Gardens Complete Canning Guide, 2015. The three-herb marinara is a favorite of mine, but I haven't tried the pickled peppers yet. The New England aster and common milkweed seeds came from Prairie Moon nursery, and the insects just showed up.
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All the best Jan
PS Well done Biggs!