Life on the Ranch

Sooo, what have we done with all of those sweet potatoes. Some have been cooked in the microwave then mixed with a little brown sugar and some marshmallows and eaten.      But, by far, one of the best recipes is Sweet Potato Fries. You simply cut the potatoes into fries. Heat a pot of oil until it is really hot. Add some crushed garlic cloves to the oil. Drop in a handful of fries and cook them about 4 minutes in the oil. Take them out and add a little salt. When cool enough, eat them.

I have a lot going on today so just a few quick pics of my sweet boy with the sweet potatoes that were picked from the patch down below. I'll try to do some longer and more exciting posts over the next days. Sooooo, just how big are those sweet potatoes? How about a body measurement to give you an idea:

     Yep, trying our hands at potatoes also. We have a few experiments going . . . well, actually our entire garden is an experiment, I guess. I was commenting the other day about an "experiment" I had going and one of my kidos said, "Mom, what isn't an experiment in your garden?"       Anyway, back to potatoes. I am trying the barrel method with 3 cardboard barrels that were on their way to the burn pit. The idea is to toss the starter into the bottom and cover it with dirt. Every time the plant peeks out, more dirt gets thrown on top of it. Once we reach the top of the barrel we let the plant flower out and then dump it over and dig out all of our goodies - potatoes. We'll see how it works. We also have about 6 plants growing in mounds. Updates will come, Lord willing, as the plants get bigger.