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  1. GA Home Cook

    What are your 2020 garden plans?

    Well...its been a frustrating spring in North Georgia. I, as always, plant my garden soon after Good Friday and then put my tomatoes out after April 20th, which is the considered Frost free date. Well that all changed this year. April 15th it was 30 F at my house, then we go 9 inches of rain...
  2. GA Home Cook

    What's fer Dinner Wed. 5/6...

    Recipe?
  3. GA Home Cook

    What are your 2020 garden plans?

    Well all of mine is in the ground now. Added 54 tomato plants before this last set of storms. I saw some corn peaking through yesterday. Now I just wait.
  4. GA Home Cook

    Truffle Oil

    Hi Guys, looking to purchase some Truffle oil and there is a million options. looking to use this for pizzas and pasta mostly. Looking for the following: 1. do you use White or Black and why? 2. What brand do you recommend? Thanks Hal
  5. GA Home Cook

    Sunday dinner, 4-19

    we too had lasagna. Our was ATK's eggplant (done in the oven). It is one of my favorite dishes. Just takes a while to make.
  6. GA Home Cook

    What are you eating Sunday April 12, 2020?

    We had a great Easter, I taught my Sunday School on Zoom, our Pastor did a Facebook live of the 11 am worship. Kind of a bummer for dinner as we normally have a huge meal with a family that has adopted us over the years. But to comply with SD we had a meal at home, just the 3 of us. I did...
  7. GA Home Cook

    For those interested in mason bees for pollinating, I'm building a house for them

    thanks Dave that was very interesting. I would like to see your nests, and mine, posted here during the year. My first attempt so I am sure there will be questions during the year. I have mine on a post at the garden. I will snap a picture today. Thanks again, Hal
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    For those interested in mason bees for pollinating, I'm building a house for them

    Pepperhead, Nice! i have just purchased a Mason Bee house from Costco. Should I hang it now? Also when do you bring it in? How many weeks before the first frost?
  9. GA Home Cook

    Hello from Atlanta, GA

    Welcome fellow Georgian.
  10. GA Home Cook

    What are your 2020 garden plans?

    Taxlady - there are several mail order houses, Burpee is one, that carry a very high quality seed and planting medium. There are several options that you can get from them from peet pots to seed starting mix. I normally do mine myself, but this year I was traveling every week and did not get...
  11. GA Home Cook

    What's Cookin', Good Lookin' ? 4/6 - Monday

    convection oven chicken wings. One hot and dry and other with an Asian Zing sauce. Of course the standard celery and carrots with Blue cheese dressing. Very good.
  12. GA Home Cook

    What are your 2020 garden plans?

    We are seeing a shortage of Tomato plants in North GA. Everyone is grabbing them up as soon as they come to the stores. you can buy the slightly larger pots of tomato plants that are almost $4 each. but there are almost none of the 6 pack.
  13. GA Home Cook

    What's For Dinner Sunday 5 April 2020?

    after seeing the great looking meals I am slightly ashamed to say that I had some left over Ribeye from Saturday and turned it into a steak quesadilla.
  14. GA Home Cook

    What are your 2020 garden plans?

    Borrowed a friend's tractor and will till the garden today. Corn will go in the ground this weekend and Tomatoes after April 15th along with everything except peas and okra, those will go in about the end of April.
  15. GA Home Cook

    What's for Dinner Wednesday April 1, 2020?

    Boring Spaghetti. Pasta for the misses and DD and Palmini for me. threw in some homemade meat balls from the freezer.
  16. GA Home Cook

    Monday 3/30 - What's Cookin'??

    BBQ pork chops, Squash (homegrown and frozen) casserole, Mac and cheese for the wife and daughter.
  17. GA Home Cook

    Sunday Supper ~ 3/29/2020 ~ Whatcha Makin?

    Homegrown purple hull peas from the freezer with cornbread muffins
  18. GA Home Cook

    What are you eating Saturday March 28, 2020?

    chicken thighs on a stick (teriyaki) with grilled and stuffed avocados. I've got two Acorn squash in the oven. May have one of them.
  19. GA Home Cook

    Looking for suggestions for shrimp/grits recipe on Food Network...

    take it from a Southerner, the BEST grits are Jim Dandy https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Dandy-Enriched-Quick-Grits/dp/B077GLWBTN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UIMPFJXBDCPM&keywords=jim+dandy+grits&qid=1584362131&sprefix=jim+dandy%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1. Here is how I do mine: First the shrimp. To a zip lock bag...
  20. GA Home Cook

    Hi there from Italy

    Welcome MyPinchofItaly - I worked in Casalepourtalengo for a few months. I spent a really cool night in Milan about 20 years ago. There was a full lunar eclipse. I had a hotel in Milan and never turned the covers down on the bed. It was an all night party and straight to the airport. Slept...
  21. GA Home Cook

    Ways with asparagus..

    Roasted in oven and covered with Parm cheese
  22. GA Home Cook

    What's your favorite disposable glove?

    Looking to see what's everyone's favorite food prep disposable glove.
  23. GA Home Cook

    Browning flour for roux?

    i use the Alton Brown method of the oil/flour in a dutch oven inside the oven. Takes a while but it is foolproof. https://food52.com/recipes/33767-alton-brown-s-shrimp-gumbo
  24. GA Home Cook

    Cornmeal Batter

    The leavener may not be able to do its thing after X number of hours.
  25. GA Home Cook

    What Spices Do You Hate?

    +1 on curry. despicable
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