Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Dec. 16

Happy December everybody! Above, a nice arrangement given to the human mom of our Swiss guide dog, Gioia. Sending any flowers this Christmas?

Here's a close-up of the roses:

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

It's finally Fall here in AZ, with the apple tree turning colors and losing its leaves.

Nan in AZ

Apples are usually not the most spectacular of fall foliage trees, but the fruit makes up for that. The falling of the leaves is a sign of good things to come. The blossoms are pretty, too! To reduce size by pruning, prune while dormant.

I recently made a double batch of the Green Beans with Tomatoes from Pioneer Woman Cooks for a church party. A switch from green bean casserole with soggy canned onion rings. You can use garden produce, but this time I used store-bought ingredients. You don't need your most delicate, delicious green beans or tomatoes for this recipe. There are other recipes for those. I think of this recipe as more of a "Putting Things By" recipe. The ingredients are all things you can keep on hand.

This is a perfect dish for taking to a buffet, because you can take it in a slow cooker (6 qt. for double batch) or big electric skillet (no oven or stove top necessary).

So, I used 8 cans of green beans (14.5 oz.), 4 cans of stewed tomatoes (14.5 oz., not whole tomatoes), 2 medium onions, 12 oz. of bacon and 1/4 tsp. cayenne. For a double recipe, you also have the opportunity to use a food service sized can of green beans (6 lb. 5 oz., 101 0z.) plus one additional 14.5 oz. can of beans. I've done that before.

Don't skimp on the cooking time. Good left over, too.

Art

Puttering

Adventure

Kids visiting deer in Texas. Might not seem like an adventure to you, but it was to them.

Gardens of The Horde

What's going on in your yard or garden?

Have you done any decorating?

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Dec. 9

Any thoughts or questions?

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