9:21pm I want to try this > RT @filipinofood Filipino food recipe and pics:
Pom Glased Adobo recipe on Skip to Malou’s blog
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Orchid Box/Basket Inspirations…
I was looking around Flickr for Masdevallia Orchids in Orchid Boxes/Baskets and found a few photos that inspire me:
limahuli’s Masdevallia hybrid
sycamorecreek77’s Masdevallia pinocchio ‘Sycamore Creek’
and Phragmipedium Stairway to Heaven ‘Sycamore Creek’
Plant Lady2009’s Babies Dove in a bird nest
low.’s orchid basket
This is a alternative way of making a Orchid Basket:
red head10’s Orchid basket
Ideas for a octagonal Orchid Basket:
jhainaut’s Orchid Basket-05 and Orchid Basket-01
Paper Bags or Plastic Bags?…
I found this article interesting. I really need to remember to bring my reusable bags to the grocery…
☉ Paper Bags or Plastic Bags? Everything You Need to Know (on Greenhouse Neutral Foundation website)
Gardening Update + Edible Broccoli Leaves?…
5:16pm Lemon Verbena is breaking dormancy and starting to leaf out… #
5:18pm The grafted Peach ‘Flavorcrest’ is starting to bloom… #
7:26pm Potted up my new White Chinese Ground Orchid into a one-gallon pot… #
7:47pm Are Broccoli leaves edible?.. We got a bunch of Broccoli with leaves from my cousin and the leaves look almost as good as Collard Greens… #
8:30pm Winter-sown Zinnia ‘Whirligig’ is already sprouting… #
[update]
turtleinashell from LiveJournal send me this link:
Broccoli Greens! on Daily Grocery Co-op
Kale Chips…
I saw someone mention Kale Chips on Twitter and it fascinated me so much because I love Kale… I followed the links, read about it… and the recipe seems pretty easy. It’s basically baking or dehydrating pieces of Kale that is coated with olive oil, lemon juice and salt…
I’m at work right now and I can’t wait to try this. Maybe I can stop by Ranch 99 (an Asian grocery) and get some Kale… Hmm, or maybe Mustard Greens… Which I also love… I bet Mustard Greens will add some kick to it, similar to Wasabi Chips…
[Update]
So I tried making the Chips and they turned out really good!
I got some Curl Leaf Kale and baked it at about 200°F for 20 minutes. It was still not crunchy, so I baked it longer. I think it took a total of about 45 minutes.
I also tried Mustard Greens, but instead of baking, I dehyrated them.
Here are some links I found:
☉ Crispy Crunchy Kale Chips on Meghan Telpner’s blog.
☉ Kale Chips? Yes Please! on EasyEcoToGo.com
☉ Basic Kale Chips on simplyrawrecipes.com
Rice Field Art in Japan…
- 5:14pm This is pretty cool: Rice Field Art in Japan – j.mp/9Q8vez or j.mp/dhmmTH #
It was a Geeky Day…
- 11:07am I learned a new definition today for:
DIP – (n) a naive, foolish, or obnoxious person. # - 12:48pm Learned a new word:
Troglodyte: A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes; caveman. > Guess what I was watching? # - 4:06pm Looking for a TweetDeck-like website (not app) to view multiple Twitter feeds on one page…
Evaluating: Tweet3, Splitweet and TwitHive… # - 6:58pm Twitter Guide: How To Do Interesting Things With Twitter > j.mp/di3Toi #
- 7:01pm Didn’t know you can add a dot (.) anywhere in the username of a Gmail address (i.e. wxy.z@gmail.com = w.xyz@gmail.com) > j.mp/9vdBjx #
- 11:00pm Splitweet wins!… My new multi-Twitter account manager. j.mp/d9Lr4M > plus their mascot reminds me of iloveegg j.mp/a0FZHI #
Wish List: Takip Kuhol (Centella asiatica)
I just saw an interesting plant that I’ve never heard of on a Filipino TV show. Takip Kuhol (aka Gotu Kola, Spadeleaf) (Centella asiatica) literally translates to "cover snail" in Tagalog. It is an medicinal plant that can be used for wound and skin sores. Also high in Vitamin B and the leaves can eaten in a salad.
At first I thought it was this weed I found growing in our lawn. But upon further research it’s a different plant.
I’ll have to research if this plant is sold locally and if it will survive here.
☉ Dave’s Garden Plantfiles
☉ Philippine Medicinal Plants: Takip-kohol – Scientific name: Centella asiatica L.
☉ PCHRD Library: 10 Medicinal Plants