tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post960798381835585880..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: Plants, Herbs. ISWG.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-8024882734189587222015-05-08T08:18:25.789-04:002015-05-08T08:18:25.789-04:00Yes Kern, I agree, asparagus and risotto are a goo...Yes Kern, I agree, asparagus and risotto are a good combination. I am planning this for tonight.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-29197755648488619672015-05-08T00:19:48.021-04:002015-05-08T00:19:48.021-04:00Asparagus and risotto--two of my absolute favourit...Asparagus and risotto--two of my absolute favourites married in one dish. Could it get any yummier? I'll definitely be trying this recipe. Kern Windwraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16771591425163484238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-18275589737722451972015-05-07T22:59:46.269-04:002015-05-07T22:59:46.269-04:00Maybe you should Susan. Obviously I don't know...Maybe you should Susan. Obviously I don't know what restaurants you have been to. I mostly make my own although I have eaten risotto out occasionally.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-28456765991168898362015-05-07T22:58:56.891-04:002015-05-07T22:58:56.891-04:00You should do so Birgit, I love risotto. Do you fi...You should do so Birgit, I love risotto. Do you find them costly? Not so here. You could always dry the herbs before the winter.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-79584524964824971542015-05-07T22:30:45.660-04:002015-05-07T22:30:45.660-04:00I have never had a good risotto, no matter what re...I have never had a good risotto, no matter what restaurant we have tried. Maybe we have to go to the ones with 4 stars.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-18746552534720040602015-05-07T20:59:52.955-04:002015-05-07T20:59:52.955-04:00You know, I have never tried Risotto. I always won...You know, I have never tried Risotto. I always wondered how it tastes. I want to make my own herb pots since they are so costly when you buy them and you can never use them all up (well I can't)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-38563762625170996352015-05-07T19:29:09.602-04:002015-05-07T19:29:09.602-04:00Sounds good Jay. It is nice to be able to pick stu...Sounds good Jay. It is nice to be able to pick stuff as required. As I said, I am thinking about getting some baby tomatoes to grow on the balcony.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-5357407492940362762015-05-07T19:10:02.708-04:002015-05-07T19:10:02.708-04:00I think we're going to plant Roma tomatoes aga...I think we're going to plant Roma tomatoes again. We did last year, and we had so many, we had to give them away. When making a salad, it was fun just going to the backyard and plucking some tomatoes. Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-22023745390738886712015-05-07T16:11:20.930-04:002015-05-07T16:11:20.930-04:00We buy them in pots Liz, hang 'em up and water...We buy them in pots Liz, hang 'em up and water them now and again. Actually one year they were dying off so we went on vacation and when we came back they were still alive so we watered them and ended up with the best geraniums we had had all year. I will be posting asparagus recipes all the time it's in season.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-1245077131555396832015-05-07T12:48:54.623-04:002015-05-07T12:48:54.623-04:00Still going on about that asparagus. hehe
I have ...Still going on about that asparagus. hehe<br /><br />I have no luck with geraniums. Not sure what I'm doing wrong!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-33131388239583885802015-05-07T11:43:00.246-04:002015-05-07T11:43:00.246-04:00Glad somebody does. Beginning to feel almost in th...Glad somebody does. Beginning to feel almost in the minority here Lisa.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-17883164017986906692015-05-07T11:42:27.361-04:002015-05-07T11:42:27.361-04:00It's very easy Betty, especially if you buy ba...It's very easy Betty, especially if you buy baby plants rather than start from seeds.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-30822161274979947372015-05-07T10:54:02.001-04:002015-05-07T10:54:02.001-04:00Aren't you brave to enter the IWSG fray! This ...Aren't you brave to enter the IWSG fray! This recipe sounds delish, and I saved it for future use! Thank you. I love asparagus.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-4216400210775408232015-05-07T10:05:23.265-04:002015-05-07T10:05:23.265-04:00I think it would be fun to grow your own herbs; we...I think it would be fun to grow your own herbs; we might have to try that some day.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-4296839025064285132015-05-07T08:18:59.160-04:002015-05-07T08:18:59.160-04:00It was, wasn't it Alex?It was, wasn't it Alex?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-77737772928640141212015-05-07T08:18:38.188-04:002015-05-07T08:18:38.188-04:00I wonder why - do you over water or underwater? Mo...I wonder why - do you over water or underwater? Most grocery stores would have arborio rice. I have seen it made with regular long grain rice, but I think it takes longer and doesn't give such a smooth finish.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-73775008729067403502015-05-07T08:17:04.875-04:002015-05-07T08:17:04.875-04:00Me too Denise, lovely stuff. Think we will wait a ...Me too Denise, lovely stuff. Think we will wait a bit longer for our herbs although I think it's probably warm enough now. I didn't know deer didn't like Rosemary.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-33161571885117959862015-05-07T08:15:47.076-04:002015-05-07T08:15:47.076-04:00I love my geraniums, I also like to have pansies b...I love my geraniums, I also like to have pansies but haven't had those in a couple of years. You are right about fresh herbs too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-59592702067254810502015-05-07T07:55:14.382-04:002015-05-07T07:55:14.382-04:00I know - yesterday was like a Challenge day.I know - yesterday was like a Challenge day.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-62786786024744956672015-05-07T07:40:08.286-04:002015-05-07T07:40:08.286-04:00I love flowers but I kill anything that grows. Wh...I love flowers but I kill anything that grows. Whatever is in my yard was placed her by the owner. I tried to grow herbs once and they all died. I even killed a cactus. I've never made risotto before....where would one find arborio rice? Does it have to be that kind?JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-33433305283479993952015-05-07T06:36:20.436-04:002015-05-07T06:36:20.436-04:00Love risotto. I could eat an entire pot by myself...Love risotto. I could eat an entire pot by myself, so I don't make it very often. Planted up my herbs in pots for outside yesterday. I only keep rosemary growing in the winter indoors. I use lots of it outside to repel the deer who do not like the smell.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-53286528341332597712015-05-07T05:49:51.756-04:002015-05-07T05:49:51.756-04:00It's nice that you can have some geraniums on ...It's nice that you can have some geraniums on your balcony. Flowers touch the heart, I think, and there's nothing like fresh herbs for cooking.Helen V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07989670682260643429noreply@blogger.com