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Shelling Peas

June 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

Here’s a great leisure activity. Don’t we all yearn for a lazy afternoon with nothing more important to do than shell peas? Even daughter got into the act, learning how to use the point of a paring knife to neatly split the pod in two. You can do the same thing with your fingernails–if you […]

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The Wages of Sin

June 10th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized

I suppose that for all the bad things I have done there is a special place in hell reserved for me where I will spend the rest of eternity weeding parsnips. I knew this day was coming. I planted the parsnips from seed March 7 directly in the soil in a section of a very […]

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Heat Wave Breakfast

June 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Leftover quinoa pilaf with peas, fava beans and edamame, plus leftover chicken casserole with carrots in peas. It’s peas squared! Preparation time: 5 minutes Shopping: None Just the thing to heat in the microwave after spending the very early part of the morning harvesting the rest of our peas, removing the pea plants and getting […]

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