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A Closer Look at Winter Damage

But first, take a look at this gorgeous rainbow that we had on Friday! The five-day stretch of warm temperatures last week really jump-started the garden. Now that plants are putting out new growth, it is easier to see what kind of damage the winter left. Back in mid-January, we experienced five straight days of below-freezing temperatures. This caused much damage in Portland and areas where frigid winds were a factor. Here, we were fortunate to not get the wind and the cold temperatures were dampened by a blanket of snow. That said, it was a tough time for the garden and there are noticeable casualties but no outright deaths that I have seen. The bottlebrush ( Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red') did not like the cold at all. It was planted six years ago, in the north-facing garden no less, and I've not experienced die-back on it until now. A local expert said to cut it all the way back so that is what I did. If it doesn't make it, I won't be too distraught. It is

Michael's Southern Home Cooking


I'm surprised that I've never written a post about Michael's delicious Southern cooking. He is an excellent cook. His mamma taught him well! While I consider myself a good baker, I'm not that great at regular cooking and unlike him, I have to have an exact recipe to go by. We went to the Farmer's Market Saturday morning and bought fresh okra. We had okra, peas, fried green tomatoes, corn and of course, cornbread. We only eat like this about once a week, otherwise we would both be the size of the house.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Phillip, not only looks wonderful but sounds delicious. Love okra but have not grown it in our vegetable garden... brings back many fond memories of living back east. Tell Michael he can whip some up for us anytime. :)

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  2. He did learn to cook...just like my granny used to make! Yumm....good stuff!

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  3. What a beautiful plate of food and I know it tasted even better than it looks, somehow.

    I love all your fiesta dishes. So pretty. Are they new?

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  4. Now I know why you love Michael so much, it is his cooking. YUMMMMMM I can't bake much of anything but I can make a mean dinner. :)

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  5. Does that look fabulous!! I just had 'Southern' today, LOVE IT!!!!

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  6. That looks like the sort of stuff my Grandma in Arkansas used to make! My family roots are Southern on both sides, and I do love the cookin' down yonder.

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  7. This plate envies Paula Deen's and I know...I ate at her restaurant. Now all you need is a glass of sweet tea. I put a sprig of mint in mine..have you tried that? I also stole that idea from PD. Looks dee-licious!

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  8. Mmmmmmmmm mmmm! That looks delicious, but I'm not surprised. He always cooked delcious food when I was there.

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  9. Fresh mint tea and fresh lemonade mixed half and half. Mary

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  10. Looks like a heart attack on a plate, but what a wonderful way to go!

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  11. Oh wow..that looks So Delicious!!

    You are a Lucky Man!!

    You are both so talented!

    Hugs to you and hugs to Michael!

    gerri XXXX

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  12. It does not get much better than that. I love southern cooking.

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