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Cindy Fuller
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Aug 22
Figgy Goodness!
We managed to score some fresh figs at a reasonable price last week. This is no mean feat. Fresh figs are quite perishable. This is why they’re usually $6 per pint box in Seattle, whereas you can rarely find them in the Northeast or Midwest. Other than devouring them at one sitting, what can you …
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Aug 16
More Words to Live by
Life is too short to eat bland food. I didn’t come to this conclusion early in life. My upbringing was strictly meat and potatoes. It was only when I moved to Dallas and got exposed to Mexican and spicy Asian cuisines that my palate was piqued by peppers. Luckily, Julian is also fond of spicy …
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Aug 09
Today’s Harvest
My padron pepper plant is working overtime. This is what I picked off it today. These are destined to be pan-roasted as a tapa tonight. Padron peppers are a Spanish variety. They are sweet, although random ones will pack a little heat. I bought the plant at the Spanish Table at Pike Place Market in …
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Aug 08
It’s a Miracle!
I’m not sure what I did right, but this is the formerly green tomato from last week: I’ve already harvested about 10 cherry tomatoes off the other plant. Moving the plants may have helped. It also cooled down a little from last weekend. (According to the Burpee website, tomatoes don’t like really hot temperatures.)
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Aug 06
The Votes Are In…
And there was a whole lot of crack-smoking by those ten candidates in Cleveland, based on their answers. My second hypothesis was correct: The average score for each candidate was closer to 4 on my scale. Nobody had a 1 in his column, and only two candidates uttered anything that merited a 2. Only one …
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Aug 05
The Debate Dance Card
Friends, the die is cast for tomorrow night. Thanks to being on the West Coast, I’ll be at work when the also-ran forum is broadcast. However, I’ll be home for the main event. Here’s my dance card:On the X axis I put the 10 candidates in order of their poll numbers. On the Y axis …
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Aug 02
Okra on the Menu
Okra gets a bad rap. It’s usually cooked beyond dead, and the result is a mucilaginous mess. When I lived in Texas and North Carolina, I developed a taste for okra in its many forms: Fried, pickled, in gumbos, and stir-fried. The latter is what I did for dinner tonight, as a Cajun dish called …
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Aug 01
Yakima Apricots
Not only does the Yakima area grow good peaches, its apricots are awesome. Alas, the season is coming to an end. I bought a bunch of them today at the fruit stand for our regular potluck with friends. I poached them in sweet white wine, and received rave reviews. This is what I did: Open …
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Aug 01
The Annual Question
It has been the hottest June and July on record in western Washington, and among the driest. Yet the same annual lament arises from gardeners from Longview to Lynden: “When are my *^#$ing tomatoes going to ripen?!?” When we lived in Seattle, only a patch of the front yard got much direct sunlight. Most of …
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Jul 30
Applying the Ideal Gas-Bag Law
Friends, the first Republican debate/rugby scrum is next week. This is a perfect opportunity to test the Ideal Gas-Bag Law in action. In case you’ve forgotten, here’s the equation: PV = NRT. P stands for pressure, to increase puny poll numbers or get attention. V stands for venue. N stands for number of cameras and …
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