Friday, August 20, 2021

Retirement Idea #2

Business Name:  Table for Four

Business Plan:  To provide healthy, fresh gourmet meals to small groups utilizing local products served in a home style setting, dining outside when possible. 

The Spiel:  Former Flat Creek Ranch Chef Kathy Clay employees a myriad of cooking skills and offers fresh local products for small intimate meals.  When weather permits, dinner will be served in an outside setting.  Appetizers featuring Kathy's sourdough whole wheat crackers start the full course meal using local meats, garden produce, and always a loaf of sourdough bread, fresh out of the oven.  The meal is finished with a dessert capturing the freshest of fruits; rhubarb pie, strawberry shortcake, or a lemon poppy blueberry cake topped with hibiscus frosting.   

The outside setting is next to the garden, on the thick grass lawn, under the warm glow of patio lights.  Inside placement is around the hickory table with the amazing view out the south facing windows.

Bring your favorite bottles of wine and enjoy this quiet crowd-free setting.  Reservations will be taken no later than one week ahead of dining evening.  Accommodations for six in a group may be possible. 

Last night's first course; caprese salad with Egen's tomatoes, Mozzarella di Bufala, fresh basil and garlic from the garden drenched in very good olive oil.  Millet bread slices by the side. 


Full dinner, including appetizer and dessert, will be $55 per person.  Venmo, cash, and credit cards accepted!!  Contact Chef Clay for the full menu selections.  

  


Sunday, August 15, 2021

Garden Images

 Oh, what a nice time of the year for the garden!  Captions below pictures.



Garlic.  Beautiful, succulent garlic.  Not all of it came out great, but there will be enough. 


Hops helping make the privacy fence more private. 


The garden in August. 


Basil.  Beautiful basil.  Stay away frost!!! 


Life needs more tiger lilies.  I want to plant them everywhere!!  



Thursday, August 12, 2021

Retirement Ideas

 Floral arrangements......




Tuesday, August 10, 2021

For the Love of Borage

This new plant has me captivated.  I am in love with borage.  Germinating from a seed pollinated by one of my bees last year, it has sprouted from the soil with zeal.  Elongated fuzzy light green leaves are the indicator of a successful borage germination.  I learned this year that borage does not take well to transplanting.  However, a few of my transplants pulled it together and survived.  (I am not careful or gentle when I transplant.  This is a real test of the plant when I dig it up and move it.  Be tough and survive or you don't get to go to as many new places!). 

The flowers emerge in a lovey pink which transitions to the prettiest sky blue seen on earth.   Stars of blue decorate the tall hairy leafy flower stalk, blue targets for incoming pollinators.  I stand and look at it all.  The large section of borage, black eyed Susans, and vetch.  There are hummingbirds, bees, and bumble bees visiting.  The patch is alive with movement.  It is an awesome sight.  I could stand there for hours!