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This morning sucks. Just one of those mornings where I'm too tired to function properly. Was going to have a lunch/work discussion with my boss today, but then she called out sick. So, that's probably for the good. Also, you can totally see my tattoo through this top, which I thought of on the bus going to the Pentagon, so sometimes there's nothing you can do.
In other news, I discovered ground cherries last night. They're delicious. I've been getting them in the CSA for years, but I always stuck them in the back of the fridge and forgot about them until it was too late and they were gross. They're kind of sweet and savory, like a fruiter cherry tomato. As a side note, my new plan for storing food from the CSA in open tupperware containers instead of in a plastic bag is going swimmingly. I use less waste and have an easier time remembering what exactly I have. Though the vegetable drawer is always a bit of a no man's land. I'd love to make a ground cherry jam, but I won't have nearly enough cherries. Wondering if it warrants buying some to make, but I have no idea where I could buy ground cherries!
In other news, the refrigerator pickled beets, carrots & kohlrabi all turned out well. I like the beets (pickled in cider vinegar) a lot better than the carrots/kohlrabi (pickled in white vinegar with dill and mustard). I think it's the dill & mustard in the brine that throws me off. I've got a huge bag of carrots and a Synergy bottle from some kombucha I tried at Java Green, which should do well for some long carrot sticks for work snacks. (As another side note, the kombucha was tastyish) I'll have to experiment a bit more and see what I like. Since pickled vegetables keep for months, this'll be a nice way to have veggies on hand without having to worry about mold. I may try to make actual pickles, too. I've been assured they taste nothing like store bought pickles (which I dislike). We'll see.
In other news, I discovered ground cherries last night. They're delicious. I've been getting them in the CSA for years, but I always stuck them in the back of the fridge and forgot about them until it was too late and they were gross. They're kind of sweet and savory, like a fruiter cherry tomato. As a side note, my new plan for storing food from the CSA in open tupperware containers instead of in a plastic bag is going swimmingly. I use less waste and have an easier time remembering what exactly I have. Though the vegetable drawer is always a bit of a no man's land. I'd love to make a ground cherry jam, but I won't have nearly enough cherries. Wondering if it warrants buying some to make, but I have no idea where I could buy ground cherries!
In other news, the refrigerator pickled beets, carrots & kohlrabi all turned out well. I like the beets (pickled in cider vinegar) a lot better than the carrots/kohlrabi (pickled in white vinegar with dill and mustard). I think it's the dill & mustard in the brine that throws me off. I've got a huge bag of carrots and a Synergy bottle from some kombucha I tried at Java Green, which should do well for some long carrot sticks for work snacks. (As another side note, the kombucha was tastyish) I'll have to experiment a bit more and see what I like. Since pickled vegetables keep for months, this'll be a nice way to have veggies on hand without having to worry about mold. I may try to make actual pickles, too. I've been assured they taste nothing like store bought pickles (which I dislike). We'll see.