My husband and I had one last day to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, so we drove to the lake for an island lunch. We dressed up for the occasion. I will admit, it was a messy burger, but good. The fries were "truffle" fries. They are fried in mushroom oil. I have never heard of that. The garlic aioli was for dipping the fries. The whipped feta hot honey dip is our favorite. The menu was limited, as the larger part of the restaurant was closed at the time. I wasn't a fan of the drink, but overall it was a nice lunch. We have planned a few hikes for the future, as we could not do them due to the muddy conditions.
It's back to the "grind" as they say it. December is a busy month for us, in the way of celebrations, and we are back on track with projects and regular good ol' housework.
I did my best to keep my rosemary plants alive, but one is dead, and the other is hanging on by a hair. I cannot, for some reason, ever dig them up and keep them alive indoors for the winter. Honestly, I should have left them outside, as our weather has been in the 50-60's this month. Anyway, I tried. I even used different soil for them. On the other hand, the propagated rosemary is doing fine. It's just not very big.Although the weather has been much warmer for a winter here, it brought a lot of rain. Any outdoor projects, including the new coop, are all put on hold until the rain leaves us. I think everyone in the area is looking forward to the rain ending.
Are you doing anything just for you this busy holiday month? I was gifted some shower fizzers, and have enjoyed the lavender. I am now on the hunt for peppermint (septic safe) ones. I think peppermint would be a nice pick me up in the morning. Don't forget to do something nice for yourself every week.Speaking of waking up, the garlic fermented honey worked great for recovering from whatever bug I recently had. I can tell you if you grind fresh ginger, and steep your tea first, then add the honey and squeeze a fresh lemon, it goes down pretty well. There is something about the lemon, that keeps the garlic from being to intolerable. I was not able to drink it in other teas. The garlic was too strong. Anyway, this is my update on that.
Anniversary Lunch ~ Rosemary Update ~ Back to the Grind ~ Garlic Fermented Honey Update © Dec 2023 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart
4 comments:
That’s a shame about your rosemary plants. There must be different varieties that grow better in colder zones, maybe. Rosemary practically grows wild here - we even have Rosemary plants on the side of the highway.
Debby, our winters are typically too cold for the plant to survive winter, but this year I attempted bringing them in (and failed). I don't know if I can keep the other one alive or not yet. You are lucky to have plenty of rosemary plants.
I've not had good luck at overwintering my rosemary either... or any of my other herbs. I still try though!
Debi, I am still trying too. I have a very small parsley and small cilantro indoors, but small. I have kept them alive however. I killed my basil plant too. I'll keep trying until I get it right I guess.
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