Joe

Hopefully the vine borers leave your tasty veggies alone.

Are you trying any new veggies in the garden this year? For me it’s going to be honeynut squash. I’ve wanted to try it for awhile and finally ordered some seeds. 🌱

Rhubarb plant

The rhubarb is awake. Hopefully my strawberries do better this year so I can make some strawberry rhubarb pie! 🌱 #zone6garden #illinois

Humming bird migration dates.

The hummers are coming! Get your feeders cleaned and ready. 🌱

So I guess next week it’s summer?! I guess I better get my seeds started. 🌱 #zone6garden

I did sneak a couple spears last year. 🤫

3 years ago I planted 12 asparagus. So you know what that means, I get to have fresh homegrown asparagus this season!! I’m so excited! 🌱 #zone6garden

How many times do you pot up things started this early?

It’s February 1st. That means it’s probably time to start putting my seed list together. Only about 5 weeks until the indoor seed starting begins!! 🌱 #zone6garden

Yeah for dried corn leaves they’re kinda pricey.

Had some leftover shredded chicken so today it’s tamales! 🍽️ #cooking

The garlic is confused. Is it April already?! 🌱 #zone6

Never! I’d be arrested for making triangles in Chicago!

It turned out amazing!

I was very pleasantly surprised. So crispy! Making another batch of dough tonight ☺️

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Thin crust Chicago tavern style pizza.

Thin crust Chicago tavern style pizza, bottom view.

Well that was a success. I wasn’t really sure how this cured dough thing would turn out, but damn it was good. Exactly what I was trying to achieve. Super thin and very crispy! Gonna make another batch of dough and play around with the curing time, go a little shorter. 🍽️ #pizza #cooking

After 12 hours you flip dry side down, assemble the pizza and bake it.

Pizza dough ready to cure

In my never ending search for the perfect homemade pizza, I’m trying something a little bit different. Cured pizza dough. 🤔 The dough was fermented for 5 days in the fridge, then rolled out and left to dry or “cure” for 12+ hours. We’re going for ultra thin and cracker crispy. Results later 🍽️ #pizza

Stranger things finale, on my birthday? You shouldn’t have! I hope it’s good 🤞 #strangerthings #netflix

Well I thought we were having a “normal” winter for a change, but I guess I was wrong. It currently feels like May and it’s storming. Lightning and thunder, oh my! #zone6 #chicago #weather

Krolls west restaurant in Green Bay Wisconsin.

Always have to stop here at least once (sometimes twice) whenever I’m back home in Green Bay, Wi for the holidays. Mmm butter burger! 🍽️ #greenbay #food

No bake oatmeal cookies.

I don’t eat much sugar these days, and these have a ton of sugar in them. But it’s the holidays, right? 🍽️ #nobakes #christmas

So is winter over already? 😆 The spring bulbs are going to be so confused. 🌱 #zone6 #weather

It’ll be at war with my bindweed and hopefully it wins.

The feverfew plant is unfazed by these frigid temps and snow. 🌱 #zone6

They’re calling for another big snowstorm this weekend. Forecasting 12” but they also said that a couple weeks ago and we got 2”. Place your bets! #weather #chicago #snowstorm

Yikes I would have screams as well.

We’re halfway through Thanksgiving, who’s got the good stories? Drunk racist uncle? Frozen bird? Forgot to turn oven on? Let’s hear the stories! 🍽️ #thanksgiving

I’m in Chicago.