August 9th, 2009
Getting close to first harvest
A couple of month ago I once again saw upside down tomatoes for sale at the nursery. When I got home I noticed all those little tomato plants growing wherever I had applied my homemade fertilizer from the worm bin…. So I spontaneously decided give this a try. With a 5 gallon bucket, some potting soil and a drill the plant was hanging there in no time (detailed instructions are all over the net, just google for upside down tomatoes).
Not only was I curious how the plants would grow, but also what kind of tomatoes I would get! Turns out we must have had some smaller vine tomatoes at some point and those are the ones that sprouted from our compost :)
I also setup a bucket with 2 holes and 2 plants per hole, but that get’s a little crowded and since the plants have to share resources amount of grows in the two buckets is about equal.
Plenty of fruit in the pipeline
Here is the plant on day 1:
Day one - May 25, 2009
This picture was taken today:
Full plant - August 9, 2009
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July 19th, 2009
Halibut Filet with Brussels Sprouts
We got some more fish caught by our neighbor (Thank You!) and I had to prepare it right away. These were nice, big, thick Halibut filets!
Halibut filet: Butter a baking dish and place the seasoned (salt&pepper) filets in it. Then squeeze the juice of half a lemon over it. Now saute some onions and put on the fish, add some sun dried tomatoes. Put the dish in the oven at 400F for about 20 minutes.
Brussels Sprouts: I wanted to do these quickly, so I put them in a bowl, added table spoon of water, covered the bowl and put it in the microwave for about 5 minutes.
Sauce for Sprouts: While the sprouts were steaming I browned some butter in a pan and added some bread crumbs. I stirred the mixture until the crumbs turned golden.
When done I placed the filets topped with some thyme on plates, added some Brussels sprouts and poured some of the sauce over them.
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May 17th, 2009
Chicken with Cheese (click picture to enlarge)
We had some left over Raclette cheese. So I grilled some chicken breasts and melted a nice thick slice of the cheese on top in the oven.
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March 29th, 2009
Shrimp with Brussels Sprouts (click to enlarge)
I can’t believe almost 2 month past since I posted anything. It’s not like we didn’t eat anything during this time.
Here is a simple quick one.
Vegetables: Brussels Sprouts where still in season so I steamed some and added some cut carrots.
Sauce: Melt some butter, add some flour and saute until lightly brown. Add some chicken stock and Sigo cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
Shrimp: Simply grilled with salt and pepper.
Shrimp with Brussels Sprouts (click to enlarge)
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