And other prickly things. Nopales from the El Rancho market. Planted one, going to cook the other. Had to research how to prepare it. Got a spine in a webspace of my fingers, got it out as well. Not at all sure it's the correct variety for growing in this climate, but a cheap experiment. Since I haven't been able to find the right one, yet. Still looking.
Also chile rellenos! Gorgeous anaheim peppers. Very busy place, I felt so relaxed surrounded by people not paler than myself, speaking other languages. I grew up in such a neighborhood, went to school in such a school. Then Boston was a constant exposure to unfamiliar words and foods and aromas, which fills me with joy. Salt Lake is fine, but you have to go looking for the interesting corners.
Cat enjoying his garden. Grasses all green. Bergamot returning in force, as well as the green onions.
Cats have a solid living arrangement. Sometimes they ignore each other, sometimes they hang out, sometimes they wrestle and argue. Seems to provide both of them with something they wouldn't otherwise have.
Differences are good.
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i love the noisy smelly cool mixed up stuff. we rarely go out to eat here in the woodlands because most of the restaurants serve beige white people food. chains, mostly, catering to the steak and pasta crowd. sure, houston has a tonne of all that jazz, but i'm not willing to drive an hour for some flavour. miss having a whole host of tiny hole-in-the-wall places to get my vietnamese or ethiopian fix. still, could be worse - at least we have a handful of mexican grocerias on the town's outskirts. why anyone would prefer the blandness of homogeneity is beyond my understanding. and this from a woman born in a country that's something like 98% white catholic. booooring!
i picked up a big old cactus in a pretty pot in our online local listings. pretty excited about that purchase!
I am way impressed with your sculptural-engineering skills - your cairns are amazing!
Oh dear, I am laughing so much at polish chick's comment that I have nothing to say about the post!
'Beige white people' - oh yes!
pc,
So, so true. I grew up on Canadian cuisine as well. Lowry Season Salt was as spicy as it got.
Gentle,
That's appropriate.
Crow,
It's fun!
What message are you sending your representatives?
I don't think I could grow Nopales here.
As for being around people of diverse background, I am blessed to work at a company that has people from a great many places. Here is just a few of them: Bulgaria, Italy, Chile, Dominican Republic, Romania, Serbia, US, Greece, China, Taiwan, Japan.
Then, there's me, Canadian for quite a few generations.
I too love that "beige white people" comment.
I don't think I'd take my chances with a raw cactus. But I believe one can buy nopales in a jar, probably pickled.
We have several small Mexican markets in this town and one I go to is crowded but wonderful.
well, it was actually beige white people food, with the beige describing the white people food. but i'll take what accolades i can!
i also call them beigenecks - not angry and hateful like some rednecks, but bland and proper and oh so very dull. perhaps another name for WASPs?
(hope not to have offended anyone with the redneck comment - i realise it originally comes from farmers, but hopefully you know what i mean by it.)
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