Forecast is for frost tonight and tomorrow night. I spent the day in the garden salvaging what was left . I had three small patches of beans which I pulled and stripped. I was going to compost the plants but instead I laid them over some Roma tomato plants to protect them from the frost. They were planted late and thus, have a lot of green tomatoes that needed to stay and turn on red the vine. I hope that it does not get too cold to destroy my herbs. Took some goodies to the neighbors, on the way back I stopped at the rhubarb patch and gave a quick final pick of some stems to make pineapple rhubarb dessert.
Did I cook today? Yes.
I made Grandma B's Bean Soup from Allrecipes.com. I tweak it by adding garlic, bay leaf, a bit of beef base and a ham hock or ham bone. This is the best bean soup recipe I have found. Dessert was a cake called Almond Joy. No, it is nothing like the candy bar. It was a recipe from Rachael Ray's 2009 Sept. issue. It is a cake with layers of sliced pears and chocolate chunks. It has a final layer of ground almond and sugar mixed with an egg white then drizzled over the top and sprinkled with sliced almonds. I thought it was very good but I used dark chocolate chunks which the other indulgers did not like . Guess it is back to the milk chocolate.
Tomorrow is a baking and cooking day so I will have some yummies to share. Pork roast in a
Blanket, Two bean Provencal and some others as yet to be determined. Tell then, have dessert!
Having over 2000 cookbooks from the 1800's to present, I have decided to make some of the recipes and share the results. I am sure some will be fun and wonderful and others will be less than desirable.
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