Showing posts with label farm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farm. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

damn this country living

due to unforeseen circumstances, i had to take the scenic route home from ky's school yesterday.

in the distance, i could see something in the road.i stopped and waited for it to cross. i waited. more things crossed. i waited. i scooted the car up and lo and behold- it's an entire rafter of wild turkey hens. now, i've heard that turkeys are stupid, but let me tell you: turkeys are really stupid. they were bumping into my car (i was parked) and gobbling so loud that the kids could hear them over the heater/radio/etc. so we sat for about two minutes thinking that they would continue on their way, but no. they were going under the car. no seriously: they decided to sit under my running car!

after waiting for enough of them to moved past my door, so i attempted to get out to shoo the rest away. this feat took several minutes, and i had to push a couple of them because apparently, people and running cars are no match to a turkey.

as i was finally clear, and back in my car, a truck passed us and was sure to laugh at the mayhem. damn poultry.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

mama mia! that's a some-a pesto!

since my basil crop is practically doubling in size daily, i decided to make some homemade pesto.

3 cups packed basil leaves

1/4 cup pine nuts (kylinn's favorite!)

1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup evoo
3 cloves garlic

chop the basil and toss into a bowl. chop pine nuts and add to basil along with parmesan. mix well. mince garlic and add to evoo in a separate bowl. when thoroughly combined, add to basil mixture. blend and enjoy.




add to your favorite pasta, use as a dip with pita, or make a fabu pizza with the rest of your homegrown crop.