Below are just some pictures I snapped while out in the yard. Also, there are a few pictures of my kitchen.
Close up of the one vegetable that always gets a bad rep; it's really a good vegetable when cooked properly. I usually boil mine until tender, and then saute then with garlic, bacon and shallots and deglaze with some white wine. They always turn out great. I have actually made a few haters into lovers!
These are the four plants that produced hundreds of sprouts the last few months.
Lucky decided he needed to roll around in the snow!
This is a view of whats left in the garden; nothing. But, it did produce some great things this year. I planted leeks, onions, tomatoes, broccoli and cabbage. About 10 seconds after to snapped this photo, a rabbit ran out of the garden. He was hiding well, because I had no clue it was in there.
This lovely "thing" me and my twin brother found at a thrift store and decided it was a must have for the yard. We always joke about it, but many of our friends and neighbors actually want it for their back yards/gardens.
A side view of the butcher block in the kitchen. This is the knife rack that was on the block when we got it. The only knife not used is the cleaver on the far left; also came with.
Two utensils that were used when this butchers block was in service.
And this is a full view of the butcher block. Now, I'm told that this butchers block is about 80-90 years old and was used at the butchery in downtown Charleston, IL. And even though this is a great item and conversation piece, it's a pain to move. It took 4 full grown men and all their strength to get it into the kitchen. I love having this because it gives me ample amount of space when doing my prep work or when I'm actually cooking.
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