Our International Table Adventures continue with Belarus! The meal consisted of Borscht Soup from Belarus (Beet Soup with potatoes), Mushroom stuffed Draniki (Potato Pancakes/hash browns stuffed with mushrooms), Rye Bread and Strawberry Kisiel (Thick Strawberry Puree). We paired the meal with a couple vodka drinks made from authentic Russian vodka […]
June 2020. With the public pools closed due to Coronavirus, we decided to get a pool installed – along with everyone else in the country! No pools were available for installation until late fall and even all the temporary setup pools were sold out. I was finally able to find […]
Plant Bed SeedsStarted PlantedOutdoors First Harvest Last Harvest Fertilizer Harvest Asparagus 1 N/A Perenial 1 to 1.5 10-10-10, per 100 square feet in early spring before the spears emerge. After the last harvest in June using a nitrogen fertilizer, apply .10 pound of actual nitrogen per 100 square feet. Mint […]
Barbados looks beautiful and we hope to visit some day soon. A couple weeks ago I looked in to going there for our wedding anniversary in June, really just daydreaming. At that time according to VisitBarbados.org you had to get tested before your flight, once you landed and then had […]
A 2 week trip down to Georgia and back. March 16 – 28 Day 1 – Tuesday (Travel Day) Thought we had most things packed up on Monday, but there’s always last minute stuff to pack up and we rolled out about 11:30am. I was a little concerned about the […]
Last weeks Bangladesh meal was fish and leeks in Hot Mustard Sauce (Sorse Bata Diya Maach), Spinach Bhaji (Palong Shaak Bhaji), Panch Phoron Roasted Potatoes, Vermicelli in Sweet Custard (Shemai Custard). Rob liked the fish better than I did. We expected the Panch Phoron spice to be more flavorful. We […]
Our Bahraini meal consisted of Roasted Eggplant Dip (Uukkous Al-Badinjan), Bahraini Rangeena, Bahraini Chickens Machboos/ Machbous. Our Bahraini meal consisted of Roasted Eggplant Dip (Uukkous Al-Badinjan), Bahraini Rangeena, Bahraini Chickens Machboos/ Machbous. I loved the Machboos. The chicken was tender and the rice very flavorful. The recipe used black dried […]
The first “B” country on our international table adventure is also the first country we’ve actually visited – Bahamas! We spent a week there in 2011 and it was gorgeous every day! We also had a brief stop at a small Cay during the Star Trek cruise in 2019. We started […]
Azerbaijan is our last A country! The meal consisted of Spicy Meatballs in Pomegranate Sauce (Fesinjan Kyufta), Azeri Saffron Pilaf with Potato Kazmag, Beans with Azeri Tomato Sauce and Sweet Saffron Custard with Rose Water (Zerde). We liked the sweet spiciness of the Fesinjan Kyufta. I would like the sauce […]
