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Time for a new deck

So the deck at our house in Ann Arbor has change very little since I got here in 1984, so it’s time to replace it. Lots of memories of the old one from the swimming pool to Alexis’ wedding in 2003. Here’s the view from the driveway. The posts that are still there are from…

A day of making sauces

Yesterday afternoon in took the cilantro and mint, added lemon jouice and garlic and make my cilantro-mint sauce. Three “units’ went into the freezer, with a lot of cilantro left for using other ways. Then I took the jalapeños, seranos and cayennes and made a sauce that was also frozen. Cilantro-mint sauce on the right,…

Getting produce ready for the winter

Got the cilantro and some mint from the garden. My recipe for cilantro-mint chutney calls for a “bunch” of cilantro. I guess that they’re assuming that you bought it. I think that I collected three “bunches” worth. Then the recipe for three batches calls for three cups of mint – no problem there as in…

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