tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post4320118175521794264..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Vineyard sunrise, collards, and walksKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65553723873324837412008-08-03T07:46:00.000+02:002008-08-03T07:46:00.000+02:00I like to cook greens in chicken broth and, of cou...I like to cook greens in chicken broth and, of course, white wine. The chicken broth is optional!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8813911225458158732008-08-03T00:31:00.000+02:002008-08-03T00:31:00.000+02:00i love this post.the sky reminds me of this painti...i love this post.<BR/>the sky reminds me of this painting by o'keeffe.<BR/><BR/>http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/geok/geok_2.htm<BR/><BR/>the cornflowers are beautiful, and the idea of a dedicated collard garden with TWO kinds of collards in it makes me swoon.<BR/><BR/>how do you cook them? somebody just turned me on to the madhur jaffrey indian style, braised with a large handful of unsweetened coconut thrown in at the last minute, which adds the richness pork does, but in a different way. mmm! i also love the brazilian style, braised in the lightest touch of lard. oink.<BR/><BR/>do keep us posted on the progress of the cornflower seeds and the december collards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24649155075437760842008-08-01T14:47:00.000+02:002008-08-01T14:47:00.000+02:00Claudia, I've been thinking about a pedometer too....Claudia, I've been thinking about a pedometer too. Often I don't walk straight out to the end of the road and back, but I wander all around the edges of the vineyard. I can't keep an accurate count of my steps and play with Callie too! I'll have to ask Claude where she got her step-counter.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5564451314960594072008-08-01T13:23:00.000+02:002008-08-01T13:23:00.000+02:00We shall see, Susan. I'm not trying to be scientif...We shall see, Susan. I'm not trying to be scientific about it, and it's not costing me anything. If it grows, it grows. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying having big bouquets of blue chicory flowers around the house!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29776194762283544012008-08-01T10:17:00.000+02:002008-08-01T10:17:00.000+02:00You may find the chicory you have picked never set...You may find the chicory you have picked never sets seed, or if it does, it is poorly viable. Plants need to process a lot of nutrients and direct them to their seeds, and to do that they need to be healthy whole plants. I think you would be better off waiting for the ones in the fields to set their seeds and harvest them. Take the seed at several stages of development from quite green to very dried, as I don't know what the peak viability for chicory is.<BR/>Susan (la bebitte)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44236774378357214022008-08-01T07:02:00.000+02:002008-08-01T07:02:00.000+02:00You'll need a pedometer like Claude if you start c...You'll need a pedometer like Claude if you start counting your steps. I might get one in September. I'll be on my own then and it will help me to add a few more steps everyday.<BR/><BR/>You have such nice skies. I always keep it a while on the big screen. We don't see much in a city. It's wonderful to see yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60434055489174573992008-07-31T16:44:00.000+02:002008-07-31T16:44:00.000+02:00Bonjour Martine, je pensais attendre que les tiges...Bonjour Martine, je pensais attendre que les tiges de chicorée sauvage finissent de fleurir avant de les laisser sécher. Je ne sais pas. Je verrai quand les fleurs seront finies. K.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73483623389611851722008-07-31T16:32:00.000+02:002008-07-31T16:32:00.000+02:00Ken, about the wild chicory: I'm not an expert on ...Ken, about the wild chicory: I'm not an expert on reproducing flowers/plants ;), but don't you think it would be better to string them together and put them upside down to dry and collect the seeds afterwards? Maybe Susan knows what's the best way to be successful. MartineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com