Eating at Home on the First
Jun. 6th, 2011 02:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
errantemberThis month I got to eat my first potatoes!
The potatoes plants themselves have been going gangbusters, and are one of the major successes of my gardening career. The vines themselves have been yellowing and dying off, as predicted in Gardening When it Counts. I'm a little skeptical about the actual potatoes themselves. They taste delicious, but I'm not convinced that I'm actually producing more potato than I planted! I put 8 lbs. into the ground, and I'm measuring the potatoes as they come out. Theoretically one can get a 4-5 times yield in weight from what one planted. I'm planning on doing sweet potatoes next time, anyway, because they are both grow better in this climate and also are more compatible with a paleo diet.
I also had a mixed salad with arugula and a few kinds of lettuce. Later meals included a very hot radish and some steamed radish greens.
I've been on the Four Hour Body Slow Carb diet now for about a month, so I didn't save quite enough eggs to not be somewhat hungry this month. I had the usual seven I save, but the additional fat and protein intake I've become used to would probably have needed at least 10 to be the only meat I ate that day. Next month I'll be more prepared.
The potatoes plants themselves have been going gangbusters, and are one of the major successes of my gardening career. The vines themselves have been yellowing and dying off, as predicted in Gardening When it Counts. I'm a little skeptical about the actual potatoes themselves. They taste delicious, but I'm not convinced that I'm actually producing more potato than I planted! I put 8 lbs. into the ground, and I'm measuring the potatoes as they come out. Theoretically one can get a 4-5 times yield in weight from what one planted. I'm planning on doing sweet potatoes next time, anyway, because they are both grow better in this climate and also are more compatible with a paleo diet.
I also had a mixed salad with arugula and a few kinds of lettuce. Later meals included a very hot radish and some steamed radish greens.
I've been on the Four Hour Body Slow Carb diet now for about a month, so I didn't save quite enough eggs to not be somewhat hungry this month. I had the usual seven I save, but the additional fat and protein intake I've become used to would probably have needed at least 10 to be the only meat I ate that day. Next month I'll be more prepared.
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Date: 2011-06-07 03:35 am (UTC)I tried to work it into the 30 Days of My Birthday but failed, however, I still want to come cook for you again, 'cause that was FUN.