GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Good Morning!
Decisions, decisions, etc. I would normally shop at Kroger today, but no senior discount...meh!
The plan is to eat lunch at VeGreen, then walk half a dozen little shops and I'll be in Kroger. (IF they ever finish the massage place next to Kroger well that could impact my journey) but for now...and at the moment VeGreen is closed on Wednesdays...they need help..somebody PLEASE go work there! So, I'm thinking I may change my day to Friday. I think that will work for me!

Ed...loved the scary scary Halloween costume...Kiera poor little scary kitten!
Also just seeing the looks of those kids on the odd foods vid's was enough. The only thing I'd have even considered eating was the Caviar!!! And I surely used to eat it, every chance I got!
No more though...
You'll quickly adapt to your new toaster oven...probably right after you forget and touch the hot rack and burn your fingers! Pain is always a good teaching tool!!! LOL! It looks great, and I hope you enjoy it for many years! Lots of good food comes out of your kitchen so I hope the adjustment time is quick and easy!

Ahren, I'm so sorry you lost your sweet little dog, but I know she had a good life with you and was well cared for. As for Benny...he's a puppy, time will be on your side! Meanwhile he looks like he's just full of himself and loves to play. Loved the 'hot dog' look!!! The costume is either a very short bun, or Benny has a bit of Doxie in his genetic make-up!!! Cuteness!!!

Roger, If I'd handed out 50cent pieces I could have saved a bit over $2. LOL! However the two littles that did come were at an age that I think candy was really what they were looking for....(and bad on me for giving away sugar...but its just one night...and I only ruined 2 littles after all) Just a curious thought ran between my ears....do your morning walks go quicker now that the weather is a bit 'nippy' in your part of the country? I think I'd be moving along at a faster pace, but that may just be me???

Today is perking right along....first load of laundry is ready for the dryer, Tom E Cat is fed and outside for awhile, his potty boxes have been cleaned, kitchen sink cleaned of the 'soaking' pan, and I've run the Dyson sucking up pet hair....time for me to eat..I'm thinking cereal with blackberries to go with my banana, and then a quick shower, and heading for the gym. After gym a trip to Walmart for Tom E.'s cat food, and I need a new black hoodie..or gray even. I got out the old one, and somehow a summer in storage...it suddenly looked really ratty!!! No idea it looked that bad!

Then, some lunch, and I think a nap might happen.

Later...

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

Hi Guys!
Just a quick hello, and off to the shower...several things I need to do today...and its trash day, and O's gym night, etc.
Yesterday Ed wrote: Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! 46 out there now with an expected high of 71 and 10% chance of showers from a partly cloudy sky. Just for the record, it was 71 yesterday, and I can't speak for 'all of Gwinnett' I can say that as I left Walmart I experienced that 10% rain. Lucky me???? 90% chance of staying dry, but no...I got the 10% leaving the store and walking to my car!!! LOL! Definitely not a day to buy a lottery ticket!

I am amazed at the 10% discount at Kroger....I will have to try shopping on Wednesday next week and trying that out. I'm guessing they have 'noticed' something rotten with their bottom line.

Ok, gotta go..my day is escaping.

Later...

Oh, Roger, I didn't even think to look at Costco for a hoodie...will look today, as I need to drop by there to pick up a script that was ready yesterday, and I forgot.......

GardenKatGardens wrote: »

You're right Ed...I forgot that Kroger is NOT the store he goes to...and he has always gotten 10%...hmmmm, we'll have to hope he can tell us what store he's going to....:)

Now, about those just picked fresh corn dogs....LOL!LOL!LOL! They do look like corn dogs don't they? And they are edible...though at this mature state, they are pretty much just used to make flour. Younger green ones are tasty, as are the little bulblets that form on the root portion of the cattails! Yep, I've eaten those too! (thankfully never because I had to, but because I was curious about wild plants) My family ate fresh picked 'weeds' every spring, though they never knew it. I always planted spinach in the garden, and then couldn't wait for it to get big enough to make a side of spinach....so, I'd pick poke, spinach, pigweed, etc.. cook them all together and I only ever mentioned the spinach Remember these were the kids who wouldn't touch quiche, but devoured 'ham pie'. Also my ex's family used to talk terrible about my ex's grandmother who use to pick and eat spring greens, so I knew better than to mention the various other green stuff that happened to end up in the spinach!!!
I need to look thru my many many books and see if I still have Euell Gibbons books about eating wild forage food! Who knows I may be missing something really tasty!

Ok, time to go eat my fill at Sweet Tomatoes, and then drive to see O do her thing at the gym.

Later...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRF24LY5pvw

parityanimal wrote: »

RogerToo wrote: »

Your post reminded me of this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRF24LY5pvw
I had heard that regarding the Cattails
I did assume that was done tongue in cheek however.

I have eaten cat tail roots, but not the other edible parts.

I have also eaten poke sallet, but one really has to be careful with that stuff. You want to pick it when young and tender and boil, rinse, boil, rinse, boil, rinse...at least two times but most people I know always boiled and rinsed three or four times and then prepared it just as any other green. This process generally gets rid of the poisons. If not done correctly, though, the poke weed can make a person seriously ill and could, in severe cases, cause death.

I recall that the same company that canned Popeye brand spinach used to also make canned Poke Sallet but they stopped that years ago, probably because of health concerns with eating poke at all. I think it may even be a different company now that cans Popeye brand spinach.

I was lucky enough to, only once, snag a can of the poke sallet and must say that they did an excellent job with it but I expect it was never one of their best selling items, as even here in the south many people just won't eat poke sallet at all. I'm glad I've eaten it, but probably won't take the trouble to make it myself as it's a lot of work for what you get out of it.

Definitely something that poor people could gather and cook for free, so I can see the popularity there, as long as the right care is taken in preparation.

parityanimal wrote: »

Well, I've heard that Egg Fu Yung isn't really Chinese, but an American Chinese invented dish. But here's one way to make it.

parityanimal wrote: »

Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! 58 out there now with an expected high of 77 and 20% chance of rain.

Orchid auction at lunchtime today. Whee...I only have to bring drinks and plates/napkins/cutlery/glasses.