Green Onions Grown in Water

I got this tip from watching Food Network's "Next Food Network Star" several months ago. The winner, Melissa D'Arabian, gave this tip in one of the episodes. She said that you can keep green onions alive in water and the green part will continue to grow. The tip caught my attention immediately, but I don't use green onions frequently, so I pushed it to the back of my mind.

This weekend it surfaced when I had to make a special trip to a grocery store that I rarely visit just for green onions. They were sold in bunches of 6 or 7 and I only needed a few, so I decided to give Melissa's tip a try.

I added them to a cute little bud vase on my counter on day one. They were perky and cute. All was well. On day 2, Mr. said, "Your onions are turning yellow and drooping." I had nothing to lose and decided to keep going.



Today is day 6. Look at the new growth emerging. It works!!! Maybe I'll use green onions more often if I don't have to make a special trip to the store to get them. And now that they're green, it feels kind of like Spring in my kitchen despite the frigid temperatures and piles of snow.

Brrrr...It's Cold Outside

While I'm unthawing after evening chores, I'll tell you a little bit about taking care of livestock in the frigid sub zero temperatures of the Midwest. The thermometer is currently at 9 degrees Farenheit, which is a huge warm up from -1 that it read this morning.

My parents asked this very question a couple of weeks ago during our last sub zero stretch. I think they asked out of curiosity, but mostly to be smart @$$3$ about the inevitable answer. In short...it sucks!

So how is it taking care of livestock when the mercury doesn't even reach zero? The most obvious first answer is that the worst part is frozen water. But that isn't the worst part. Frozen water is not nearly as bad as the buckets of water that you have to carry out to them.

Why?

It's below zero and you're dealing with water so you can't wear gloves. So you're hands FREEZE! And as much as you'd think that is the worst part - it's still not.

The worst part about taking care of livestock in sub zero temperatures is that you're dealing with fresh water while not wearing gloves, so your hands freeze from the air and then they get wet and what do all of the animals' enclosures have in common? Metal latches.

I have a very real and very probable fear that my hands are going to freeze to one of the metal latches while trying to get in or out.

It's amazing what you can do with your hand tucked inside the sleeve of your coat. I've learned to open and close latches, but it's inevitable...I'm going to forget. I just hope that Mr. pays attention to the clock and comes out to check on me.

I Know....I really suck at this!

I realize that there have been no posts in December. Wow...I suck! I have no excuses...I just got wrapped up in my own Homemade Christmas Challenge and haven't had a minute to spare. Sadly, I even had to cut out presents that I had planned for Bug and Doodle. Oh well, they'll be jump starts on birthday presents that will be needed before I know it.

Also, I have to say that there has been little to nothing going on at our "farm." It's cold and snowy and the animals are just (along with me) waiting out the winter and hoping that spring comes early.

The good news is that based on the size of the goats' bellies, we believe we will have baby goats toward the end of January to sometime in early February. That or they really need some warm weather to be able to get out of their stall and exercise. And if they truly are going to have babies, I'm sure you'll be in for some really funny stories as we learn by trial and error how to help birth kids...in the sub-freezing winter of the Midwest.

Come on Spring!!!!

Good Morning to You Too!

It's Monday! I'm certainly not anywhere near as excited about this as Daisy seems to be. She was up and ready to go this morning.

So we'll pass along the greeting to you as well and wish you all a great week!