Sunday, July 31, 2011
Episode 5 Going Bananas
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Gluten Free Scones
I decided to add GF rolled oats for half the flour, mostly to raise the glycemic index; and I had much better scones.
I also had seen Susan Belsinger Wednesday and Thursday at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. That is why I decided to flavor the cream with a bay leaf.
Here is my recipe for GF Cherry Scones.
The night before, gently warm 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, being careful to not let it boil. Add a fresh or dried bay leaf and refrigerate overnight.
When ready to bake preheat oven to 400'F
line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or if using oven stone heat that in oven while preheating.
1 Cup GF Bisquick
1 Cup GF Rolled Oats
1/3 Cup Brown Sugar Packed
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 Cup Butter (one stick)
1 Cup Dried Cherries
1/2 Cup Cream (from night before squeeze out Bayleaf)
1 large egg
Mix first five ingredients then rub or cut in butter until it looks like meal.
Add cherries and incorporate.
Lightly beat egg and cream together, and then add to the dry ingredients until everything is moistened and clumps together. (You might need some extra cream)
Take half the dough and flatten out onto the parchment paper into a circle. Cut into 8 wedges and separate them out till them are at least 1-2 inches apart.
Refrigerate the remaining dough while the first batch is baking. The dough is easier to handle cold, so it might be better to chill for a half hour before making the wedges.
Bake for 20 minutes or until scones are golden brown.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Episode four: Spider Plants and IPM
- Threshold Decide what is an accepable amount of bugs or disease. In some cases it might be one, but in something like an aphid, it might be 20 per leaf, these are just numbers, you have to set your own.
- Monitor and identify the pests. You cannot properly control something if you don't know what it is, and you definitely do not want to destroy a good bug
- Prevention The best thing to do is to keep your plant as healhy as possible, that will help if it is attacked, and pests and diseases seem to go for the weakest individuals.
- Once monitoring, identification, and action thresholds indicate that pest control is required, and preventive methods are no longer effective or available, IPM programs then evaluate the proper control method both for effectiveness and risk. Effective, less risky pest controls are chosen first, including highly targeted chemicals, such as pheromones to disrupt pest mating, or mechanical control, such as trapping or weeding. If further monitoring, identifications and action thresholds indicate that less risky controls are not working, then additional pest control methods would be employed, such as targeted spraying of pesticides. Broadcast spraying of non-specific pesticides is a last resort.
- Spin every day the Tour rides, if possible. Saturday July 3rd through Sunday July 25th. Days of rest: Monday July 12th, Wednesday July 21st. (Just like the actual tour)
- Spin something challenging Thursday July 22nd. (The Tour’s toughest mountain stage from Pau up the legendary Col du Tourmalet)
- Take a button if you want one. Then we can use the button on our blogs in show of solidarity. Take it from here or grab a clean one from the flickr pool. Come join the flickr pool!
- Wear yellow on Sunday July 25th to announce victory. Why not wear yellow on any day you feel particularly successful? (Yellow is the color of the race leader in the Tour - but here we are all ‘race leaders’)
- Other colors if desired: Green (sprinter - think FAST), Polka-dot (climber - as in uphill), and white (rookie)
- Rookies (first years)
- Sprinters (fast and/or high mileage like lace)
- Climbers (conquer mountains, big personal challenges)
- Breakaway (Art yarns)
- Peloton (The main group. Everyone is in the peloton at some point)
- Lantern rouge (You will participate as much as possible but you may skip days here and there. Cheerleaders welcome.)
- Wildcards (This is for people who want to form their own team. This includes sponsored teams, like those affiliated with a specific fiber shop or people who live in the same town, etc.)
I have been spinning on my handspindle
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Episode 3 Composting and Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
- The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the Holy Lance.
- The tendrils represent the whips used in the flagellation of Christ.
- The ten petals and sepals represent the ten faithful apostles(less St. Peter the denier and Judas Iscariot the betrayer).
- The flower's radial filaments, which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the crown of thorns.
- The chalice-shaped ovary with its receptacle represents a hammer or the Holy Grail
- The 3 stigmata represent the 3 nails and the 5 anthers below them the 5 wounds (four by the nails and one by the lance).
- The blue and white colors of many species' flowers represent Heaven and Purity.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Episode 1 show notes
Yarns from the Garden Episode 1
Currently working on
Evenstar and Legolas by Susan Pandorf
Garter Rib Sock by Charlene Schurch
spinning fiber frm Gnat Barknknit
Garden
Corkscrew vine
Plant Nannies
Wine bottle edging
Tip of the week find you zone
The USDA Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into 11 separate zones; each zone is 10°F warmer (or colder) in an average winter than the adjacent zone. If you see a hardiness zone in a catalog or plant description, chances are it refers to the USDA map.
http://www.garden.org/zipzone/
Plant of the week: Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed
Description
Perennial 2-21/2 feet Orange yellow flowers green smooth pods Sap not milky and leaves not opposite
Native to Eastern US open woods and fields. Prefers well drained soils.
Culture
Butterfly weed is a trouble free perennial that will come up year after year in the same place without crowding its neighbors.
Light: Prefers full sun but can tolerate partial shade.
Moisture: Tolerates drought.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4 - 10
Propagation: By seed or you can divide tubers in spring.
Usage
Plant butterfly weed in mixed borders, meadows and natural areas. Butterfly weed is slow to emerge in spring, so you may want to mark where they are.
Features
The caterpillars of monarch butterflies (they're the ones that migrate to Mexico each winter) feed only on milkweed foliage. Adult butterflies of many species sip nectar from the beautiful blossoms of butterfly weed.
Aphids will attract a yellow orange aphid. Let it be. Aphid Wasp. Brachonid species are native and will mummify the aphids.