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Rob Farkas replied to Bill Aley's discussion 'Smoking options'

smoking cheese at home sounds like a good idea. never thought of doing that. i love to smoke stuff like big hunks of meat and in thinking about a way to shorten the process, came up with a pretty good technique. (a brisket or beef ribs usually tak...

August 17

Rob Farkas replied to Norma's discussion 'Dying tomato plant, any thoughts'

i live in the north country and blight is everywhere. my csa lost the entire tomato crop..hundred of plants. the early potatoes are ok so far. july was wet and cold and no friend to the corn, so that crop is stunted. all the greenn vegs are doing ...

August 17

Rob Farkas replied to Norma's discussion 'Dying tomato plant, any thoughts'

i don't know. but i don't think its worth figuring out, especially if its some disease that's going to reach out in an unkind way to your other babies. could be a fungus it picked up from the soil. always water low, slow and deep so dirt doesn't s...

July 2

Rob Farkas replied to Stuccolow's discussion 'Help! Jim brought home ground chicken and I don't know what to do with it!'

use the ground chicken for chicken, spinach and goat cheese dumplings. dumplings are easy and fun to make. all you need is flour, water, egg, baking powder and a rolling pin.

July 2

Rob Farkas replied to Michelle's discussion 'Cast Iron cooking on the grill...I want to get going !'

i don't see the point of grilling with a cast iron pot. you don't get the char or the wood or charcoal flavor.i guess you could smoke stuff in it, but usually when you smoke a hunk of meat you want the fat to render, melt and drip away, not for th...

July 2

Rob Farkas replied to Norma's discussion 'Dying tomato plant, any thoughts'

tear it up. dig out the dirt one foot around it and to a depth of about 5 inches. toss that dirt. give the plant a quiet family service, put it in a bag and toss it. grieve and move on.

July 2

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