This year has been a crazy year. 2015 has had many losses and gains for our family. Having lost a beloved sister, aunt and uncle, we wondered if the losses would stop. Looking back through the posts on this blog have helped me realize that there are many gains to be recognized.
Our several trips to beautiful Arizona is one of the wonderful blessings I want to point out. The desert is healing place. Though dry and desolate, it allows a soul to be quiet and to think and feel. The beauty of the flora and fauna relieves the eye and refreshes the mind.
There were fishing trips, new pets , trips to Idaho, photos from Kanab, UT, bathtubs, from Monroe, UT, lots of fence posts, Renedezvous in St. George, UT., and canned elk on the counter top.
However, the most popular post of 2015 was the Video Tour of Anna Pearl's Garden. We had 97 views, which tells us that we will be doing many more videos in 2016.
Here's the link, if you would like to see the video again. http://annapearlsattic.blogspot.com/2015/06/tour-of-anna-pearls-outside-garden.html
Of course right now, the garden is covered in about 4 feet of snow. Maybe we need a video of that. :)
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Friday, October 9, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
The First Tomato and the Last Strawberry
It is important to note the change of the seasons when you live on a homestead.
Today, we harvested the first red tomato from the greenhouse and the last strawberry from our strawberry plant.
We had a cold snap that got down to 30 degrees. That ended the season for the outdoor plants, except the onions, cabbage, radishes, lettuce, and spinach.
Now, the fall work begins at Anna Pearl's Gardens.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Nature Does Not Hurry
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| Photo Credit: Chad Horton - Taken at Fish Lake, Utah |
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
How to Fillet a Fish
We are so blessed to live in an area where trout fishing abounds! We recently caught a mess of Rainbow Trout at Viva Naughton Reservoir near Kemmerer, WY.
The fish below was about 14 inches long and had a nice size girth. We decided we wanted to fillet the meat for dinner. Fresh caught wild Rainbow Trout is packed full of healthy Omega 3 oils. It is so good for your body and it tastes divine!
A flexible fillet knife that is really sharp is the best tool to use for this particular task. If you don't have your fillet knife handy, you can still make the cut! Hunky Hubby used his Leatherman!
It really isn't necessary to clean the innards from the fish, as you will just be using the meat portion during this process. You can save the unused portion of the fish to make a nice fish based fertilizer tea for your garden.
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| Notice the Chihuahua lounging in the back ground. :) |
Right behind the head, the meat starts. Make a cut all the way from the top to the bottom of the head. Don't cut all the way through. Cut until you feel the knife hit bone.
Make a cut along the backbone,
lifting the meat as you go.
Once you complete the backbone cut, continue to lift the meat and cut through to the underside of the fish.
When you reach the bottom of the fillet, you will notice that the meat is thinning. Cut the fillet off.
Repeat this process on the opposite side.
You have just created two beautiful fish fillets that will cook up nicely on the grill, frying pan or in your oven. What the heck, throw them in the smoker!
Stay tuned for Anna Pearl's Favorite Rainbow Trout BBQ Rub!
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