An unkind iTunes review starts our show, and Eric asks that you go to the GF Radio page on iTunes and write an honest review. And attest to the fact that we do talk about gardening and food, and sometimes ourselves as well. Lots of gardening and how to and DIY on this show, btw.
Our newest GardenFork Video about Artisan Bread baking is bread recipe about Artisan Bread with Caramelized Onions. Rick asks how we make caramelized onions, and points out how Eric Wides said that there is a fine line between caramelized and burnt. Eric tends toward burnt onions, but is getting better, letting the onions steam for a bit, then cooking them down to brown.
Pressure cooker to the rescue, as Eric learns one of his guests is gluten free, and uses the pressure cooker to crank out some white beans and onions to serve with the short ribs. And we talk about the virtues of saving yogurt containers, which work great for interim gutter downspout pipe! So its ok to save yogurt containers! Tell your significant other how important it is to save them…
Eric likes the Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way tv shows that are now on YouTube. Jacques makes it all simple, and we like that.
Rick tells us about his grafting of tomato plants.
Viewer Mail:
From Jackie:
Eric, try this; add a hand full of whole grain oats to homemade cornbread mixture, bake it, taste it. I swear you’ll, afterward, suggest it to fans who hate oats but know they should add oats to their diet to lower their LDL cholesterol.
From Rod
How would I can my own homemade dog food? I have a friend that is into making his own dog food and I would like to do the same but also can the food so it will last a long time and I can make a larger batch for my dog.
Cheers,
Rod
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