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Playing d&d (remotely* as we have since Covid started) and thinking about going outside to pick the last of the tomatoes and eggplants from the polytunnel since it dropped below freezing at some point last night.

Green tomato relish or mincemeat?
Probably the latter since I picked up apples on sale a couple of days ago.

I guess I should also take advantage of the day off to dehydrate the apples and basil that is still alive. Or maybe pesto for freezing.

Hmm.
Decisions.

Going to run and take pics and probably grab the tomatoes before my turn comes back around.

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Okay, I went to take photos and discovered very little had survived in the tunnel, except one small eggplant, that, now that I think about it, I should have grabbed to bring inside with the peppers.

So I picked what was worth grabbing.
(I really need a basket with a handle. I think it all the time, especially when putting stuff in sad bags for collecting.)

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* one of the benefits of playing remotely is I can simultaneously do a bunch of low-attention tasks like cleaning and editing simple videos, like the one I am going to drop later on Why People Need To Counter Caryma Sa'd's Many, Many Lies. I still hope we'll be able to get back to gaming in person at some point. I've been playing with this particular set of people almost as long remotely as we did in person.

#dnd #GardeningWithAnarchists #gardening #cookstadon #GigiGarden #canning #preserves

Playing d&d (remotely* as we have since Covid started) and thinking about going outside to pick the last of the tomatoes and eggplants from the polytunnel since it dropped below freezing at some point last night.

Green tomato relish or mincemeat?
Probably the latter since I picked up apples on sale a couple of days ago.

I guess I should also take advantage of the day off to dehydrate the apples and basil that is still alive. Or maybe pesto for freezing.

Hmm.
Decisions.

Going to run and take pics and probably grab the tomatoes before my turn comes back around.

_____

Okay, I went to take photos and discovered very little had survived in the tunnel, except one small eggplant, that, now that I think about it, I should have grabbed to bring inside with the peppers.

So I picked what was worth grabbing.
(I really need a basket with a handle. I think it all the time, especially when putting stuff in sad bags for collecting.)

_____

* one of the benefits of playing remotely is I can simultaneously do a bunch of low-attention tasks like cleaning and editing simple videos, like the one I am going to drop later on Why People Need To Counter Caryma Sa'd's Many, Many Lies. I still hope we'll be able to get back to gaming in person at some point. I've been playing with this particular set of people almost as long remotely as we did in person.

#dnd #GardeningWithAnarchists #gardening #cookstadon #GigiGarden #canning #preserves

Playing d&d (remotely* as we have since Covid started) and thinking about going outside to pick the last of the tomatoes and eggplants from the polytunnel since it dropped below freezing at some point last night.

Green tomato relish or mincemeat?
Probably the latter since I picked up apples on sale a couple of days ago.

I guess I should also take advantage of the day off to dehydrate the apples and basil that is still alive. Or maybe pesto for freezing.

Hmm.
Decisions.

Going to run and take pics and probably grab the tomatoes before my turn comes back around.

_____

Okay, I went to take photos and discovered very little had survived in the tunnel, except one small eggplant, that, now that I think about it, I should have grabbed to bring inside with the peppers.

So I picked what was worth grabbing.
(I really need a basket with a handle. I think it all the time, especially when putting stuff in sad bags for collecting.)

_____

* one of the benefits of playing remotely is I can simultaneously do a bunch of low-attention tasks like cleaning and editing simple videos, like the one I am going to drop later on Why People Need To Counter Caryma Sa'd's Many, Many Lies. I still hope we'll be able to get back to gaming in person at some point. I've been playing with this particular set of people almost as long remotely as we did in person.

#dnd #GardeningWithAnarchists #gardening #cookstadon #GigiGarden #canning #preserves

Playing d&d (remotely* as we have since Covid started) and thinking about going outside to pick the last of the tomatoes and eggplants from the polytunnel since it dropped below freezing at some point last night.

Green tomato relish or mincemeat?
Probably the latter since I picked up apples on sale a couple of days ago.

I guess I should also take advantage of the day off to dehydrate the apples and basil that is still alive. Or maybe pesto for freezing.

Hmm.
Decisions.

Going to run and take pics and probably grab the tomatoes before my turn comes back around.

_____

Okay, I went to take photos and discovered very little had survived in the tunnel, except one small eggplant, that, now that I think about it, I should have grabbed to bring inside with the peppers.

So I picked what was worth grabbing.
(I really need a basket with a handle. I think it all the time, especially when putting stuff in sad bags for collecting.)

_____

* one of the benefits of playing remotely is I can simultaneously do a bunch of low-attention tasks like cleaning and editing simple videos, like the one I am going to drop later on Why People Need To Counter Caryma Sa'd's Many, Many Lies. I still hope we'll be able to get back to gaming in person at some point. I've been playing with this particular set of people almost as long remotely as we did in person.

#dnd #GardeningWithAnarchists #gardening #cookstadon #GigiGarden #canning #preserves

Playing d&d (remotely* as we have since Covid started) and thinking about going outside to pick the last of the tomatoes and eggplants from the polytunnel since it dropped below freezing at some point last night.

Green tomato relish or mincemeat?
Probably the latter since I picked up apples on sale a couple of days ago.

I guess I should also take advantage of the day off to dehydrate the apples and basil that is still alive. Or maybe pesto for freezing.

Hmm.
Decisions.

Going to run and take pics and probably grab the tomatoes before my turn comes back around.

_____

Okay, I went to take photos and discovered very little had survived in the tunnel, except one small eggplant, that, now that I think about it, I should have grabbed to bring inside with the peppers.

So I picked what was worth grabbing.
(I really need a basket with a handle. I think it all the time, especially when putting stuff in sad bags for collecting.)

_____

* one of the benefits of playing remotely is I can simultaneously do a bunch of low-attention tasks like cleaning and editing simple videos, like the one I am going to drop later on Why People Need To Counter Caryma Sa'd's Many, Many Lies. I still hope we'll be able to get back to gaming in person at some point. I've been playing with this particular set of people almost as long remotely as we did in person.

#dnd #GardeningWithAnarchists #gardening #cookstadon #GigiGarden #canning #preserves

@ancient_catbus

Am torn.
My hatred of wet raisins is a texture thing, which is diminished by chopping them so they can't bloat.

If it's instant oatmeal that doesn't cook for too long: I'm okay with them because they generally stay dry.

Overnight oatmeal?
Fuck no. Bloated raisins are like wingless flies.

And NEVER in butter tarts.
Surprise raisins are going to get someone stabbed one day.

#raisins #ButterTarts #cookstadon #cookstodon

Some days, when I'm feeling ambitious, I will make both the stock/broth and the bread for the top. Not today.

I made 3L of veg BTB (Better Than Bouillon; for those who have yet to discover this most excellent cheat code, go get some, trust me), put in all but about 500ml of the onions and juice into it, et voila.

About 5L of the second best onion soup you'll ever make. (The best will be if you make the broth from scratch, but the difference is so slight, the effort isn't always worth it.)

#cookstadon #cookstodon #onionsoup #homemade

This is after 6 hours at 230°F
I stirred them around and stuck them back in for about another 2 hours.

You can't see, but they're producing a fair amount of liquid: about ⅓ of the pot.

I mentioned that they have the lid on, right? I'm trying to get it to the point where I know what temperature works to leave them overnight as I sleep for 8 hours, and 230°F may well be it (at least in this oven).

#cookstadon #cookstodon #onionsoup