Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

It definitely was not a low carb night at the McCoy's tonight. Some of the fresh zucchini and green tomatoes made it to the frying pan to go with supper.

 

[Baymule]

It's hard to beat fried squash!

 

[CntryBoy777]

I tell ya what...I've had that camera angle on that exact spot....watching the same exact thing....and Teresa looked just like a conductor directing a finely-tuned orchrestra.....and when they reach yo mouth...it ain't nothin but sweet "music" to the taste buds.........

 

[Mike CHS]

I got my grass cutting caught up this morning then we went into Pulaski to have lunch at a Chinese Buffet that we really like. After lunch we went over to Ethridge to visit our favorite Amish farm to buy our corn to put up for the season. The have the best bi-color corn every year and we started buying from them several years ago.

The tomatoes that I attempted to start from suckers off of our plants didn't take. One out of 10 starts started rooting and that one isn't doing well but the Amish farm usually has tomatoes and a few other things for the fall garden and happily they had plants about 8 weeks old and ready to plant. This is the first time I've had trouble rooting clones from established plants but this is also the first time I tried it using Determinate tomatoes so that be be a factor.

We got a dozen healthy Church heirloom tomatoes that is a beefsteak type tomato.

 

[Bruce]

We've kinda caught up to you garden wise, there is 1 nearly ripe sungold cherry tomato on the plant Several bell peppers on the 4 plants, one getting to size but not yet turning orange.

 

[Mike CHS]

We've kinda caught up to you garden wise, there is 1 nearly ripe sungold cherry tomato on the plant Several bell peppers on the 4 plants, one getting to size but not yet turning orange.

Having lived in Michigan I know what it's like to have short seasons, which is why our northern limit when we were looking for a place to retire was southern Tennessee or the South Carolina northern border. South Carolina was too flat plus a whole slew of other things we didn't like so that left Tennessee. We have enough of most things put up but we still need a fall crop of tomatoes. We should be finishing with our melons in a couple of weeks and the cucumbers are putting on enough to start canning.

 

[Beekissed]

Hey, Mike, ever had peanut butter and fried squash sandwiches? I know, sounds repulsive!!! But...someone made me try one years ago and they are strangely delicious! I couldn't believe it.

 

[Mike CHS]

Hey, Mike, ever had peanut butter and fried squash sandwiches? I know, sounds repulsive!!! But...someone made me try one years ago and they are strangely delicious! I couldn't believe it.

I have but it has been so many years ago that I had forgotten how it was. I'll have to put that back on the list to try again.

 

[Mike CHS]

I have a lot of grass to cut today so I just put a brisket on the smoker to cook while I'm out there. It should be done around 6:00.

 

[rachels.haven]

That's the best kind of slow cooker meal.