So... Whats for lunch?

[Sportsdude]

hi lise by lise...


So how many trucks do you have Russ?
Meh confused?
 

[Russ]

You too miss lise.. have a good night.

[purelife]

Good morning everyone.  

  It was pretty slippery this morning.  I almost slipped a few times.  

  How is everyone's morning?  

[Lise]

Top of the mornin' to yer, Ms. purelife. I hear ya about slippery pavements. I took my dog out the other day and almost slipped. Crazy frost on the ground.

  Having a wonderful day. Good sunshine, just planted some tulips...... ahhhh.....loving it.

[purelife]

Morning Lise.  Planting tulips sounds awesome.  Do you also grow your own herbs?

[Lise]

I grew some oregeno and these guys are spreading wild. Not sure what to do with them as they seemed indestructable. I've put them in salads but I can't really taste them so I just let them grow. Has a nice scent though.

  One easy plant to grow is green onions or shallots. You just buy those small bulbs in the grocery store, put them in the soil and you get those stalks whenever.

  Those are the only two herbs I grow. What about you? Grow any herbs yourself?

[purelife]

Nope, not yet.  I will when I move into a proper place with a backyard.  I know that I'll love growing my own stuff.  

  My mom grows mints.  I notice that they're easy to plant and let it grow.  They smell great as well and go well in almost everything.  (like tea, congee, pho, etc).  In the summer, we get veggies from our friend's and family's garden.  So yummy.

  Oregano, you can put them in tomato sauces and marinades.  ie, with chicken.

[purelife]

Oh, how did your chicken casserole in crock pot turn out, Lise?

[Lise]

I love the scent of mints. My mother still grows them. Maybe I'll do something like that. I've got some patches in the garden that's in dire need of some planting.

  Fresh oreganos are ok in salad but I prefer the dried ones especially in Greek salad.

  I  made a batch of homemade brownies, compliments of Superstore's no name brownie mix. So easy. Excellent with ice cream.  

[Lise]

purelife wrote:
Oh, how did your chicken casserole in crock pot turn out, Lise?[/DIV]
     Nope. Decided to do something else last minute. Forgot an ingredient. Maybe next time.

[P.C.]

Hi Lise....purelife....Russ

  Mint takes over everything.  I plant it only in pots now so it doesn't strangle everything in sight.  Lise....there is a mint variety called Chocolate Mint.  It amazingly smells identical to After Eights.

  Oregano tends to become flavourless and tough after it is let to go wild year after year.  Cut it right back 3 or 4 inches from the ground, and it will grow fresh tender and flavourful .

[Lise]

There's such a herb as chocolate mint? Woot! I'm so looking forward to getting one. I've done lemony balmy mint... ok, don't know what it's called but it smells like lemony mint. That died down after a winter spell.

  Oh really? I do tend to cut down my oregano plant when it gets out of hand but never too much because I'm scared of killing the plant. But yeah, you're right, PC. Tasteless....... I never knew it can become like that if allowed to grow wild. Hm. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be pruning this puppy back more often now.

[Russ]

Monring miss PC, PL, and Lise..

  Third try here.

  I like crockpots.. lotta fun. I agree with Lise.

  Has anyone clicked that banner for a 500 gift card for timmy ho's?  

[Lise]

Y'know. I did. It's too good to be true...................... I stopped short of filling out their application form. Did you try it?

[Sportsdude]

 what banner the only thing I see is the mate 1 add that says find singles in Ballwin (my town).

I'd love to be a green thumb. Nothing better.  When I go down to the farm my great uncle has a HUGE garden.  Grandma used to have a garden then she got too old.  We used to do the garden thing but the deer and the rabbits ate all the tomatoes.  Plus now with Ozzie he'd eat everything as well.  Oh well I've planted sweet corn down on the farm with my cousin, him and I pick it every year.  Plus there is the giant pecan tree.  We use the thousands of pecans for pies and such.