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    Not really wild, but there is a small army of daylilies creeping through the fence from my neighbor's yard, and I've found lots of recipes online. I've had the dried flowers in Chinese cuisine, but never the tubers or shoots, and I don't want to spend a lot of time on something that isn't that great to eat. There's "edible," and there's "delicious." Anyone thinned the daylily beds for dinner?
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    Having gardened in Florida for many years, I have one suggestion: shade cloth. If you are up for the labor of making canopies, shade cloth can keep your garden going through the worst of the heat and humidity. It is, however, somewhat labor intensive to get in place. Otherwise, I'm jealous of your two-season tomato opportunities.
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    After nearly a month, the tomatoes and peppers are just now coming up in their flats (too cold at night, even in the frame?), and seeds went into pots and various containers for arugula, máche, red amaranth (for greens), yu cai, and a bunch of herbs. Radishes that were broadcast into a bed with chard, beet, and carrot seeds are up this week. It looks like the shiso and basil reseeded, but I planted them anyway just in case. The catnip is up from one old plant and from several seeds, and in a spring miracle of resurrection, there is new growth at the base of the fig tree, and the lemon verbena is resprouting from the soil. I also have dahlias coming up in at least one spot. Bizarre. I would argue microclimate, but I know we got down into the single digits in the yard at least three times. Maybe all that mulch really worked.
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    I set up a survey over at Survey Monkey, so you can click the link and mark every date you are able to attend. I will keep track and let everyone know how it's going. Picnic Date Survey
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    Phew. I thought we were going to have to rescind your geek card.
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    Dude. Captain Kirk is Star Trek.
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    If you want to get an idea of how big an issue it is, even if you don't have access to academic journals, you can do a search in Google Scholar (unclick the patents box), and read a lot of abstracts. Search for terms like "antibiotics animal husbandry" and "steroid cattle feed."
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    Is a Doodle poll in order?
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    A peanut, dark chocolate biscotto, brought over to me by a neighbor who knows Mr. lperry is out of town, so she is supporting my underground gluten-ous lifestyle. Still warm from the oven. Yum. I'm saving the rest for breakfast.
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    I know. She ordered an omelet and specified gluten free, so they didn't give her the toast, but they forgot about the big dose of wheat in the eggs themselves. (This was not a cheap hotel.) Knowing about this is an enormous help to Mr. lperry, who travels all the time. He could lose three days of work to something like this. If you do a quick search, you'll find it's a "trick" for fluffy eggs. Bizarre. I think people are probably safe at diners, but for chains (IHOP does it, according to my search), and hotels, be sure to ask.
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    Does anyone have a glass teapot that has proven durable?
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    El Ceibo Bolivian Specialty Coffee, 60% Dark Milk Chocolate with Organic Cocoa Beans. Like an excellent mocha, solidified into a creamy bar. I'm not usually a fan of milk chocolate, but this combination is very well balanced. And has a bit of a wake-up kick.
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    Did the terrible winter weather scare us out of planning one?
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    It's my guess they are capitalizing on the trend. I read a study a year or so ago that indicated nearly a third of people wanted GF options in restaurants, and if you are going to do it, why not do it right so that you can also guarantee business from those with celiac? Even if we are a small portion of the market, we truly appreciate the effort. All that damage is cumulative, so a lifetime of a poisoning a week can lead to various cancers and/or blood diseases, so beyond just being a royal PITA, it's deadly serious. I had to convince Mr. lperry to tell restaurant staff he has celiac so they don't think he's a trendy-diet follower and it may not really matter. Thanks for the recommendation, but he's not a beer drinker. The first two things he checked for gluten-freeness after diagnosis were Mountain Dew and Scotch. Priorities.
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    Thanks for the heads-up. Mr. lperry is on day three of recovering from being poisoned at a restaurant that thought a coating of flour on the chicken before grilling was somehow gluten-free. I really want someone to come up with a cure for celiac. Don, funny cartoon. People are constantly shocked that I tell them I can't tell a difference in how I feel from eating GF for a few weeks at home then having a baguette or something similar. Mmmmmmm. Baguette.
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    Heads up for those with gluten issues: restaurants and hotels are using pancake batter in the scrambled eggs to make them fluffier. One of our friends with celiac got poisoned at a hotel this morning.
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    Chapchae noodles, dandelion greens, and carrots in a peanut / sesame sauce. I used Key lime juice from the freezer in light of the current shortage.
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    Just in time for daiquiri season.
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    I keep telling Mr. lperry that there should be some sort of electric shock generated if a person happens to be touching a steering wheel and mobile device simultaneously. I started out with phones that stopped working in a car while the motor is running, but it was pointed out to me that passengers should be able to call, so I went with shock therapy. I suppose there is no middle ground.
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    Ramps

    lperry replied to Sthitch's topic in Shopping and Cooking

    If they looked like pandas, people might care more. Wikipedia's take.
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    Breakfast for dinner as an attempt to counteract someone's bad day. Arepas with scrambled eggs, shaved manchego cheese, and a smear of either homemade tomato jam or chipotle salsa negra.
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    Salad of romaine, Pink Lady apple, and manchego in a tarragon vinaigrette.
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    Old Bay pickled green beans.
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    I agree with both the more water and less indulgence suggestions. As a third, this may sound like a weird idea, but have you tried a probiotic? Odds are good you are changing the flora in your gut as you make drastic changes in diet, and it may help to get some of the good guys in charge of everything. Costco has one that's a pill you take every day. I'd tell an anecdote right now, but it isn't me who got better, and I don't know if the person who got better would want me telling it. Worth a try for about 30 bucks.
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    Egg salad like my Grandmother made, with Duke's mayonnaise, homemade pickle relish, and mustard. I didn't have French's, so I went with dijon. It still tastes like being a kid. Now onto another egg to be eaten in one hand while holding the salt shaker in the other.
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