Pot Luck: Pictures of the White House Garden

I must admit... (4.00 / 4)

...that I admire the capitalist acumen of the folks who run the pub down the block from me.

I took the quick walk over there for a sandwich at about 4:15, but noticed that the Mets game was on.  They must have known that as "The Official Creston-Kenilworth / SE Portland Neighborhood Mets Fan", there was no way I was leaving there that easily without staying to watch a bit of the game.  So of course, I ended up staying for a couple beers to watch through the 7th inning.  And it was worth it in that I saw Gary Sheffield hit his 500th career homerun to start the 7th (and tie the game!).

If I wasn't broke, I might have stayed longer to watch the entire game, but alas - I am broke.  And I also need to save a bit for tomorrow night of course, when I will head back there for dinner and to watch Game 1 of the Blazers' first-round playoff series.  Yeeeeeaaaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhh!!!

:)

Coming soon to a Philadelphia near you!

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by: JayinPortland @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 02:29:09 AM UTC

Oh wow... (4.00 / 3)

I want this!

:)

Coming soon to a Philadelphia near you!

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by: JayinPortland @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 03:22:41 AM UTC

This one's for you, Jay (4.00 / 3)

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The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -- Calvin Trillin

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by: Youffraita @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 06:52:27 AM UTC

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Lol, thanks! (4.00 / 1)

:)

Coming soon to a Philadelphia near you!

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by: JayinPortland @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 14:51:31 PM UTC

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But Jill... (4.00 / 3)

where's the arugula? (^.^)

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -- Calvin Trillin

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by: Youffraita @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 06:55:45 AM UTC

hahahahahaha (4.00 / 3)

if it were my garden, THERE WOULD BE NO ARUGULA!!!!

Actually, I went somewhere that made arugula taste GOOD the other day. They made a pesto w/ it and spread that on flatbread pizza w goat cheese & chioggia beets. Mmmm. Couldn't even taste the arugula. I ate so much. Here's the place: http://www.thelinkery.com/

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 06:59:16 AM UTC

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heh...anything that includes (4.00 / 2)

terrific goat cheese & terrific bread works for me.  But when I can afford it, I'm a foodie -- just haven't been able to afford it for years.

At the risk of being laughed off of this blog...you mention chioggia beets.

Well, I don't know what they are.  But a specialty here where I live is a type of pickled egg called "red beet eggs."

Laugh if you want to: they're really pretty good.  As I commented to Ria elsewhere tonight, although afaik none of the Pennsylvania Dutch do this, I think red beet eggs would make awesome deviled eggs.

Beware, Jill Richardson:  I just might post a PA Dutch cooking diary on your site sometime.  (Don't worry: it will be short.  Most PA Dutch are horrible cooks.)

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -- Calvin Trillin

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by: Youffraita @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 08:29:01 AM UTC

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What a great looking place! (4.00 / 1)

And to top it off, I apparently post on the blog there?!  I mean, come on - how many other "Jay"s can there possibly be out on teh intert00bz?

I get around...

:)

The portobello sandwiches there sound great!

Coming soon to a Philadelphia near you!

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by: JayinPortland @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 14:58:39 PM UTC

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I made arugula pesto last summer (4.00 / 2)

and froze in ice cube trays and then bagged. Great for a quick pasta meal, etc. Iirc, I also used garlic scapes in the pesto . . .

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by: nycstray @ Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 16:37:56 PM UTC

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