Well ok, it wasn't 16 tons but it sure felt like it.
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| 2 tons aggregate rock |
We got up early this morning & shoveled it into the edge & most of those holes. We need bigger equipment than shovels to do a proper job but at least it evens it out a bit. No after shots, just not exciting enough.
We finally used our salt block last night. I had gone to a local farmer's market where there are a couple of guys selling flash frozen fish. I purchased a couple of red snapper filets & we decided to give the block a whirl.
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| First placed on a cold grill |
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| Grill heated to 575 degrees. |
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| Brush Canola Oil on once hot. It turned that dark color automatically. |
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| Filets added. |
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| Cooked snapper, sauteed dandelion greens & yellow rice. |
Looks good right? It was terrible! Greg thinks I got snaffooed on the fish as it was very tendony. Lots of veins running in it. Sure hope it wasn't that expensive piece of salt! Gonna try a couple of ribeyes this week. Will let you know if they turn out better.
After we got back from shoveling, we put a pork roast in the crock pot for dinner. I have just now put on fresh snap beans & red potatoes. I'm starving!
On the gardening front I planted 8 basil plants today. Even though I have given away around 40 at work I still have more. Stephen, Duke or JUGM let me know if you need some, I'll be glad to share!
Last, but not least I scored at an estate sale this week. Look what I got for $2. It's a small collander, but what is so special you ask? It has holes all OVER. Almost all my newer heavy duty ones have 'dead' space in them & don't drain well. I am very happy with this purchase but that isn't all ...
The biggest bargain I got was this lovely Haverty's loveseat!
Greg is getting ready to smash the taters. Did I mention, I'm starving!
10 comments:
DFW,
Talk about a lot of work 2 tons of aggregate rock to lay down on the road to your home. I'm surprised the city, county, or state won't come out and do the work needed to fill in the road.
I'm hoping the funny taste was the fish and not your salt stone. We had flash frozen fish and it was terrible tasting. Ours was cod. When you cook the steak, it will be delicious on the stone. Please let me know a day or so before you do the steak, and we will be done for dinner, :-)
Great find on the colander, I prefer metal colanders over the plastic ones in the store. And the chair, what a deal girl! I need to come your direction for estate sales.
Awesome finds, and hard work on your end!
Sandy,
Our road is private. Back in the 80's the only way we could get a permit to build our house was to designate it as a private road. Actually it wasn't even a road then ... we had to build that too!
Come on down for dinner, would love to have you! You need to get away from those storms anyway.
Thanks Izzy.
Great finds! The sofa is lovely and I know what you mean about those colanders, I always look for kitchen items at estate sales, the quality is better with the older things it seems to me.
Thanks Melanie. And yes, I agree the older stuff is so much better. My sister gave me a hand held nut cracker for Christmas. In January I found an old one just like it for $1. The weight & the way it's put together is so much better than the new one.
Too bad about the fish. I'm not a fish fan, but hope it works out better with your stakes. Gotta love a good find! Nice love seat! I'm hoping for nice weather this weekend to get our garden in! Basil looks amazing.
Thank you SweetLand. My tomatoes in the raised bed aren't doing well. But the ones I have in pots here & there are doing great. Go figure. good luck getting your garden in.
That snapper dinner really makes my mouth water. I love your garden progress and your bargain finds. You are so right about colanders. They seem to make them more for show than for function!
Love my bargains. I don't really look for them, just wait to stumble across them.
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