Category: Food

A ripening chestnut

Haiku: The Chestnut

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Soft sweet and creamy

Roasted on open fire

Seasonal delight

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 11/21/17

Inspirational photo by Pixabay

Try roasting chestnuts over an open fire. Rinse and score the shells, then put the nuts in a cast iron frying pan flat side down. If you have a fireplace or campfire going, move things around so there is a bed of glowing coals upon which the pan can rest. Place the pan on the coals for about 5 minutes. Enjoy!

 

Red apples on the trees ready for picking in the fall.

Haiku: Why fall?

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Skin tight and glowing

Colorful fruit hangs ready

The stem releases

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 9/26/17

Inspirational photo by Pixabay

Your guide to fall apples.

Scottish Thistle

Haiku: A Scottish Button

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A sturdy true weed
Spreads the seeds and grace in fields
History of its own

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 8/8/17

Inspirational photo shared through Ramblings with DerrickJKnight.

More about the Scottish Thistle and its history

Growing peppers in a container

Haiku: Peppers and no salt

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Abundant growing
Changes from green to orange
Soon to grace a plate

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/16/17

Inspirational photo by PamelaWLucas 7/16/17

Growing peppers in a container is easy.

Hot dogs on a stick being cooked over an open fire

Brodie looks up for the HDD Drone

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Acronyms are part of our world…so go retrieve this one that I created…HDD Drone..Hot Dog Delivery Drone…yeah Oscar Mayer Wiener is working on dropping you a dog…get on with yourself…watch this video and be sure to wait for the Wienerdrone…

Fireworks in blue and green tones

Remember safety first as you celebrate the coming 4th of July!

Macaroni and cheese being stirred by a wooden spoon in a copper pot

History Tidbits: Macaroni and Cheese 19th Century Style

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Here’s a history tidbit wrapped up in details…

Who knew that macaroni and cheese’s lineage is rich with such notables beginning with  Marco Polo and going on to… Thomas Jefferson.  Who knew that TJ’s cousin, Mary Randolph…his acting hostess in his Virginia home after the death of his wife… served macaroni and cheese made by James Hemings…see James was a slave owned by Thomas Jefferson…TJ had James schooled in the culinary arts in France and then James became his chef…James was among the first chefs in America to serve macaroni and cheese. TJ loved macaroni and cheese.  There is so much more to this story.

Honeybee nectaring on a wildflower

Uncomplicated Thoughts: Leader Bees

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Honeybees could run congress.
Busy and productive honeybees cross-pollinate.
Unfortunately, honeybees are becoming extinct & it’s a mystery as to why.  Read this so you know how to help.

 

cross-pol·li·nate

(krôs′pŏl′ə-nāt′, krŏs′-)

tr.v. cross-pol·li·nat·ed, cross-pol·li·nat·ing, cross-pol·li·nates

1. To pollinate (a flower) by means of cross-pollination.
2. To influence or inspire (another), especially in a reciprocal manner.

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