Sally's GF3 thread

[Sally PB]

Wednesday is spaghetti night at our house. Here's my recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce. You can make it in the time it takes to boil the pasta.

1 qt jar of canned tomatoes, well drained
1 large clove garlic, or 2 small
1 small onion
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil

Put all the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed for 25-30 seconds. Done.

If you like it at room temperature, that's it. That's how hubby likes it. I heat mine up so the onion isn't quite so raw tasting. I have mine on rice, he has his on pasta.

This time of year, my garlic is getting a little dried out and bland, so I use 2 large cloves. This is a picture of my garlic.

If you grow garlic, you save the big cloves for planting and eat the smaller ones. Those are the smaller ones. Here's one of the big ones:

 

[Shadrach]

I don't think I've ever seen one, but I will definitely be looking for it. I wonder if they're called something else on this side of the pond.

There is a bit of a learning curve to use one properly. The great advantage is one isn't bent over when digging. The great disadvantage is get the strike wrong and you might be a couple of toes less.

 

[Sally PB]

There is a bit of a learning curve to use one properly. The great advantage is one isn't bent over when digging. The great disadvantage is get the strike wrong and you might be a couple of toes less

How long is the handle? Hard to tell from the picture.

We NEED some rain, badly. That clay is drying into cement. No rain in the next week, but maybe next Thursday...

 

[Shadrach]

How long is the handle? Hard to tell from the picture.

5.5 feet.

 

[Shadrach]

He's not very good with it but it should give you the idea.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Have you got a fencing graft? Great for digging deep holes and breaking up clay soil.
https://www.briantsltd.co.uk/product/ultimate-fencers-graft-reinforced-weld/

Looks a lot like a trenching shovel. I've broken two so far.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

He's not very good with it but it should give you the idea.

Yeah, same process, mostly. I have a mattock. Throw it at the ground a few times.

Then the trenching shovel to move the top couple-six inches out of the way.

Then the post hole diggers.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Wednesday is spaghetti night at our house. Here's my recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce. You can make it in the time it takes to boil the pasta.

1 qt jar of canned tomatoes, well drained
1 large clove garlic, or 2 small
1 small onion
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil

Put all the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed for 25-30 seconds. Done.

If you like it at room temperature, that's it. That's how hubby likes it. I heat mine up so the onion isn't quite so raw tasting. I have mine on rice, he has his on pasta.

This time of year, my garlic is getting a little dried out and bland, so I use 2 large cloves. This is a picture of my garlic.
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If you grow garlic, you save the big cloves for planting and eat the smaller ones. Those are the smaller ones. Here's one of the big ones:
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I almost reported that for not using enough garlic.

Looks like a great fast recipe.

 

[Sally PB]

Looks a lot like a trenching shovel. I've broken two so far.

Well, that doesn't give me a lot of hope. I wonder who has the harder soil, you or me?

We do have a mattock out in the garage. I might try that.

We might actually get some rain next Thursday. That will help a lot.

 

[Sally PB]

And to make life interesting... our power just went out.