The Mister, Dianthus and I are still on our househunting road trip. More about that after we secure a house. In the meantime, a brief update on local foods:
-radishes are quite tasty when roasted; my SiL learned this from a vendor at a farmers' market and I can confirm the results are unexpected and good.
-fresh asparagus and fresh strawberries from the in-laws garden are delicious. We hope to plant both at our new place.
-I'm moving into okra territory. The Mister and I quite like okra, and have grown it very successfully in West Virginia and Kansas, but it is unusual to do so in both places. We use it primarily in gumbos and fake gumbos and veggie combos with Indian spices and sometimes just grill it (young okra is surprisingly yummy grilled). None the less, we were somewhat taken aback to find fried okra as a side at every diner, family restaurant and barbecue place we ate at in our future state.
-I missed the peonies and it makes me sad. My Brother and MSiL gave us peonies as a housewarming present when we moved to West Virginia. I missed the bloom last year because I was in Italy. The first bud was opening the day we left this year (May 17) and they will be done by the time we return. We will hit Lawrence today and I'm glad it's past peak peony season in Kansas, otherwise the destruction of what was my gorgeous peony-based garden there would just make me too sad.
-Prairie Dog picked up a new state and we all saw the state capitol from a distance because it now has a dome.
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Oooooh, I will have to try roasting (or maybe kebab-grilling) radishes. They're so easy to grow, but I'm not a fan of peppery-tasting ones.
I recently had a turnip revelation: there's a variety called Hakurei that is tender, smallish, and really tasty to eat fresh.
Okra is on my list to attempt next year - or is it unlikely to grow well in the Philly area?
I roast okra in my toaster oven. Yum!
Irene- okra should grow quite well in Philadelphia. "Hakurei" might be the "little Japanese turnips" we would find at the Lawrence Farmer's market that were absolutely wonderful raw. Hmmm. Going to Farmer's Market in Lawrence Sat.--- maybe I'll find some.
Good luck with the house-hunting!
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