Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Spaceopoly Kill This Thread IX: The 24-Hour Version (Fifth Time)

I made kind of an interesting tomato salad with dinner when The Boyfriend and I celebrated our first anniversary as a couple last week. The recipe called for onions, but I used shallots instead. It made a big difference.

Personally, I've always preferred getting my veggies from soups rather than salads.

And Happy First Anniversary to you and The Boyfriend, Rocky.

ditto and

ditto Rocky

Never mind all this huggy stuff. PB, I still need to hear about that whole green garlic thing you were talking about earlier.

[taps foot]

Green onions are one thing, but I've never heard of green garlic before!

green garlic is delicious .... when your old garlic starts to sprout ... plant it in the ground or a pot and it will grow a long stem. When they get tall enough, I think they start to fall over at about 1 foot. I chop them off and chop them up. They go great diced in pasta sauce.

I started doing it because I had a green garlic soup and it was delicious. (I think they just blended a bunch up with a broth and cream)


The green garlic part tastes like garlic still but is a softer flavor ... and also tastes a bit like butter. It is so yummy.

Once I get my plants back from my plant watching friend I am going to grow some more!


I heard the nub that connects the green garlic stem with the bulb of traditional garlic has bacteria so wash it or I always cook it, I haven't had it on a salad yet but that sounds good too!

It even made the huffington post!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/green-garlic-recipes-photos_n_3498690.html

Although my home grown green garlic is much thinner than what they show ... and I only have used the green part.

As a garlic lover ... this was a fantastic new find for me!!!!

Certainly looks like it's worth a try. I bet it'd make a great pizza topping, with some parmesan, shrimp, basil...

I don't think I'll be trying that. If it involves planting anything, It's pretty much a sure thing that I'll kill it.

Garlic is pretty easy Rocky. I had my friend take care of my plants while I was gone, and they are all doing better.

PB is right, Rocky. I think garlic, onions, chives, et al are all part of the Allium family and once established, they're hardy and tough as nails.

Seven or eight years ago was when I first started putting edible herbs in clay pots on my (dinky) back porch. For several years before '13 I just let them go. Almost everything died for good after persistent cycles of drought followed by torrential rains-- except the chives. They just kept going. I used them pretty much every week for something or other this spring and summer. Now they're on the wane and sort of look like brown grass. But I know from experience that they'll come back next year.

My main worry about trying PB's project indoors is that my cats love to munch plants-- and Alliums are highly toxic to cats. There's not really a secure sill for me to place them on where the cats can't reach. Damn.

I've killed cactus, aloe and ivy. I'm pretty sure I could kill chives.

The Huntress Pup likes to eat the berries in our yard ... and sit on the tomato plants. She thinks the garden is her personal salad.

Rocky, my friend bought me a cactus in college. haha.

I used to wear lots of black and be very shy. The cactus and I got along great. It was my buddy. We watched the funeral of Diana together.

But that's a contest for a future thread.

"The all post if you are a plant serial killer thread"?

Speaking of I just steamed some broccoli! Now I know what Dark Phoenix was thinking when she roasted that Asparagus planet!

"I've heard the screams of the veggies..."

(Hey, this song came from Canada, so you know it's good for you!)

I was steaming broccoli last night and accidentally poured a little scalding hot water on my foot (I was wearing socks, as is my wont). I got a little burn.

My daughter calls broccoli trees.

Actually to be exact she says "Chee, ahh beby" (baby trees!!)

Hyvvie loves broccoli. I often give him broccoli florets as a treat. He also likes cauliflower, carrots, peas, green beans, asparagus and Brussels sprouts.

There's a local place that makes pan sauteed broccoli with some kind of browned garlic salt. So terrific. The last time I ordered it for my appetizer, I almost forgot all about the rest of the food I had coming.

"WHAT IS THIS?? NO YOU FOOLS!!! MORE BROCCOLI!!!"

My baby huntress likes all sorts of veggies too ... and fruit, even citrus which isn't supposed to be good for them. Power Pooch is more finicky. His absolute favorite foods are almonds, chicken, and blue cheese.


Power Pooch got drunk one time, he ate some vodka infused strawberries and a cheesecake (off the table!) and was really hyper and jumped up and ripped my friends scarf. Later he peed in the house and passed out. ha!

Recently we caught him licking cheese off the coffee table, we often eat in front of the tv, and set the food on the coffee table (we thought the dogs were so good they never bothered it) ... we have no idea how long he has been licking or sneaking cheese when our backs were turned.

One time when Huntress pup was a puppy she grabbed me sandwich off the coffee table ... and it was bigger than she was ... and I caught her trying to drag it away .... haha!

(I'm so gonna' try that next time I go there... after a couple of cocktails.)

I'd guess it didn't quite look anything like this?