Today is mild by our standards but the breeze is cool and along with the damp and drizzle makes a fire necessary for warmth and solace.
Brenda, dealing with an infection and the antibiotic drug for it, nevertheless wants to proceed with preserving Chile sauce made from our green tomatoes, so I volunteered to go to Gore Bay to find cinnamon sticks. Of course, while there I picked up 3 dozen farm fresh eggs from Charlie’s Shell station, and some more Ontario organic cranberries that I raved about at our Thanksgiving dinner. I make a Cranberry-Orange relish for the Turkey. Cooked with maple syrup it is a treat.
On my return from town I found Brenda outside gathering the last of our tomato crop, so I helped her pick and bring in about half a bushel of green tomatoes. Lunch was delicious as B. made squash soup and I made fresh salsa using some Jalape? pepper and savouring the Organic corn chips from B.C. created by QUE PASA, easily the best I have had. Look for them and enjoy with Salsa or Gaucomole.
I watched two cooking shows on TV while Brenda slept this pm. One about stir frying was very good and the other about cooking lamb. Apparently there has been big decline in consumption of lamb in Canada. A lot of young people have no knowledge of it and think it is very exotic and weird. We love Ontario lamb and are nearing the end of our last order grown and butchered locally. Time to order another I guess.
Getting dark already now and it is only 4.00 pm. I hear Brenda up so will go and put the kettle on. Winter is coming, but having all our tomatoes in is a relief and soon I must plant next year’s garlic, using this year’s for our seed.
Keep warm and hopeful
Joseph
