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My cherry stones, sterilized and prepared for the first pillow (planned to make next week):



I hope the amount will be enough for one small pillow. We'll see.

Other than that, I cooked today: asparagus with chopped ham, a chopped, boiled egg and bread crumbs roasted in butter. It was yummy.

I also nearly finished Enie's 50th anniversary journal. I only need to add the number 50 to the front cover and put the individual parts together. First, though, I need to take photos, which I couldn't do today as the sun refused to show itself. It's cold here right now, we're wearing winter clothes, but at least there are no storms. *fingers crossed*

Mum put one of the small rugs into the washing machine (Saturday being our laundry day) and then hung it up in the kitchen to dry. The kitchen now smells of wet dog. Lovely.

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:12 pm (UTC)
meathiel: (Celtic K)
From: [personal profile] meathiel
No asparagus here anymore, they already stopped harvesting ...

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ghost-light.livejournal.com
that's strange to me, everything herr has to be flown in

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:20 pm (UTC)
meathiel: (Celtic K)
From: [personal profile] meathiel
Here in Germany we mostly have white asparagus and it can only be harvested for a few months.
Official end date is St. John's day, June 24th. Unless they started harvesting early, which they did this year.

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ghost-light.livejournal.com
The white seems to be very rare up here

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
That's a shame as it is very yummy.

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Date: 2020-06-21 03:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ghost-light.livejournal.com
I have heard that

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ghost-light.livejournal.com
Oh, that asparagus dish sounds wonderful!

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
Not to mention easy to make. :))

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Date: 2020-06-21 05:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
Sure, why not? It's a recipe I made up by choosing the best parts of existing recipes. :)
The measurements and ingredients are how I make it - feel free to change whatever you want. Cheese and ham shouldn't be smoked or very spicy, though, as they would overshadow the aroma of the asparagus.

Ingredients:
500 gr white asparagus
a pinch of salt, some sugar and lemon juice for the boiling

1-2 tablespoons of sunflower oil or margarine
3-4 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
50 gr chopped ham
1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
20 gr Emmentaler cheese, grated

How to make it:
1. Peel asparagus, cut it in short pieces and boil it for ca 30 minutes in water, adding salt, sugar and lemon juice.
2. Roast the breadcrumbs in the oil/margarine.
3. Add chopped ham.
4. Drain the asparagus and add to the mix.
5. Add hard-boiled egg.
6. Add grated cheese.

And this is basically it! The actual work is to peel the asparagus, the rest is nothing. Have fun!

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Date: 2020-06-21 08:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
You are welcome. I'm very fond of quick and easy recipes. They are a blessing that ought to be spread widely. *g*

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:35 pm (UTC)
artemis10002000: (BB-8 - the babe)
From: [personal profile] artemis10002000
Food today sounds delicious! We had asparagus yesterday and have some more still, quite probably the last one of the year.

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Date: 2020-06-20 07:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
Yeah, it's running out here as well. This year's season was very short.

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Date: 2020-06-20 08:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adafrog.livejournal.com
Cool.
Yum!
Where did the dog come from? ;)

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Date: 2020-06-20 09:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
That's a good question!

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Date: 2020-06-21 06:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mirasaui.livejournal.com
I've heard of buckwheat pillows but not cherry stone ones. Different usage, I see. For injury requiring cold, I use a package of frozen peas. It would be much more pleasant to have a cherry stone pillow that could do both hot and cold and look pretty, to boot. Let me know how they turn out.

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Date: 2020-06-21 05:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
I've just made the first pillow: a little, 20cm by 15 cm one and quite lopsided, too. I'm still struggling with the sewing machine. Mum laid the pillow on her bed knee and encouragingly told me that it kept the knee nice and warm - until I told her that she should have warmed up the pillow first! But she's a loyal soul and I guess faith makes up for a lot of lacking efficiency. *g*

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Date: 2020-06-28 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mirasaui.livejournal.com
Haha - got to love Mums!

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Date: 2020-06-21 03:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] curiouswombat.livejournal.com
They do seem to represent a lot of cherries eaten :)

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Date: 2020-06-21 05:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
Actually, they represent the sour cherry jam my friend Enie's Mum cooked last week. ;))
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