Update on life

[louiselux]

I just dug a bed to put my baby celeriac plants in. I have no idea what to do with celeriac when it's all grown up. Why am I growing it? I do not know, but it seemed like a good idea. I put some more peas in, because the slugs will not be allowed to win, damn them.

My tomatoes are ready to go in the grow bag, but my dill and corander seedlings have gone all leggy and wimpy after being left too long on the kitchen windowsill. Hmm. I'll just see what happens with them, but all my coriander growing has been doomed so far in my life. I also moved several square feet of golden rod to the back of the garden to free up room for the celeriac. I put it in the 'nature area', ie, the bit we let go rampant. Annoyingly, this area has beautiful soil - rich dark and crumbly. So I dug up a load of it and took it down to the celeriac. There are Jerusalem artichokes too, nd a horseradish. Some fucking mollusc or other ate all of my butternut squash plant!

Apart from digging, I have been going to the gym three times a week for the past two weeks, so my arms and legs were better able to cope with the digging and carrying, which was great. I actually am loving going to the gym because it seems to be giving me results. My clothes fit better and at least one spare tyre has gone already, and I feel more energetic and happy. I'm not bored yet, even though they play truly AWFUL music, ye gods.

Things still to do today:
Washing the dishes - they are looking at me right now. It's so beyond my turn it's not funny. Poor man.
Making bread - with the Mapledurham stoneground flour.
Going to tea.
Spending an hour talking to friend G about his novel.
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Comments

[bladderwrack.livejournal.com]

Ooh, celeriac! It is delicious. It is also absolute murder on my weedy wrists to prepare, but possibly you can get a burly helper to do it for you.

You cut the skin off, grate the flesh, and mix it with mayonnaise, salt, pepper and a bit more lemon juice. It is like coleslaw but milder.

Also you can roast chips of it like parsnips.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Ooh, a burly helper. That sounds ideal!

Both those ideas sound delish, btw. Thanks.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

On this side of the pond, slugs will wander into little cups of stale beer and drown. Have you tried that?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I have been using beer every night and feeling horribly guilty. But they do seems to love it and hurl themselves in! It's definitely working.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Does it help if you pretend you're Nii?

[avierra.livejournal.com]

What Bladderrwack said. Use it just like you would cabbage to make salads or slaws or whatever. It is delicious in a salad with apples and a nice nutty cheese, like Gruyere or a good Swiss.

Also, you can mash and puree, like a potato.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, the salad sounds great and is making me hungry. :D

[kispexi2.livejournal.com]

Also endorsing bladderwrack's suggestion. Or even just dress with some good olive oil, salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon. D'you have a mouli? It's quite easy to grate with one of those.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Mmm, that sounds lovely. I might look out for a mouli actually.

[emungere.livejournal.com]

You can cook the root and make mashed not-potatoes out of it too.

Have you seen Kitchen Confidential ever? Have I already asked you this?

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

No, I has not seen it, and I can't remember if you asked me before, but I saw you has a fic!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Or put it in Stoo as added bulk! It's a fab alternative to potatoes (which I always have to stop myself spelling potoooooooo...)

Congrats on sticking tot he gym! Harold arrived a fortnight after I'd started, so I never really got going.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Stoo. Hee! I'll remember that.

Thanks! The gym is quite fun really. What is happening with Harold, anyhow? And are you going to go back to the gym?

[hfnuala.livejournal.com]

celariac soup is lovely too.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Soup! Mmm, I will remember that, thank you.