Garden Pics

Matthew used grass clippings to mulch in the garden.

More mulching

This black bean is really thriving.

As is the okra.

These watermelon vines are being trained on a trellis.

This watermelon is being grown in a pot hanging from our pear tree. You can see a bloom and the first melon starting.

Squash blossom.

First squash is growing!

-Krystal

Homemade Vanilla Wafers

We have some ripe bananas to use up and I don't want banana bread. We decided that we'd make banana pudding but didn't have any Nilla Wafers. So, we decided to make our own.

I used this recipe.

Instead of dropping the dough onto cookie sheets, I rolled the dough into one-inch balls. I got 4 1/3 dozen cookies out of the dough by doing it this way.

The cookies flattened out during the baking process and they look to be about the size of store-bought Nilla Wafers. I wanted mine to be a bit crunchier than the recipe poster had suggested so I cooked them for about 18 minutes until they were golden brown all over.



-Krystal

Garden and Chicken Pictures

Some recent pics of the chickens.

Our roosters, Beavis & Butthead.

The broody hen sitting on 11 green eggs and 3 brown eggs.

The chickens waiting for something to eat.

From all the rain we've had recently, the garden is growing really well.

Swiss Chard

Tomatoes

Carrots

Pak Choi

--Krystal