The Drop in Centre

[chris191070]

4 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

This is the note we get every week about what we've received:

 

Produce for the week: August 26

Kabocha Squash (Simcoe, ON) // Surplus
White Peaches (Beamsville, ON) // Small blemishes
Pears (Beamsville, ON) // Too small or small blemishes
Nectarines* (Beamsville, ON) // Too small or small blemishes
Burbank Plums (Beamsville, ON) // Too small or small blemishes
Field Beefsteak Tomatoes (Simcoe, ON) // Surplus
Cauliflower** (Gormley, ON) // Surplus
Baby Bok choy (Mount Albert, ON) // For variety
Napa Cabbage** (Mount Albert, ON) // Surplus
Beets (Newmarket, ON) // Too small

Sun Tan Peppers (Simcoe, ON) // A slight tinge of red
Baby Cucumbers (Leamington, ON) // Too wonky

Notes:
• We got a call from a couple who own an acre of land in Simcoe saying
they had unexpectedly grown way too many kabocha squash, and that
the squash had gotten way too big due to the heavy rain. We couldn’t
let them go to waste, so we hope everyone can make good use of
them!
• Sun Tan peppers are rejected from the green pepper harvest since they
have a very slight (sometimes unnoticeable) tinge of red caused by
increased sun exposure.

• Everything except the tomatoes, pears, and squash should be
refrigerated immediately to preserve shelf life (the peaches can be left
out if they’ll be consumed within a day).
• *We had a limited supply of nectarines today (that’s the way it goes
sometimes in the produce rescue business), so some boxes had extra
peaches as a substitute.

Sounds and looks amazing.

[kbois]

Well bad news and good news...

Bad news... my son didn't get the job he interviewed for a few weeks ago. Dumb ass mistake on his part. 

Good news.... his current boss is going to recommend him to be promoted to assistant manager with a $3/hr raise. Not bad for a 19yr old's part time gig. 

@mollyhousemouse Good luck tomorrow with Phil's appointment. 

@Mikiesboy Good luck figuring out your squash and I think you guys hit the jackpot with your veggie delivery service.

This has been a long week. I've got another conference call with both upper managers and the maintenance guy who won't do what he's supposed to. *sigh*

Hope everyone enjoys their evening.

Edited August 26, 2021 by kbois

[rickproehl]

1 hour ago, Mikiesboy said:

that'll be nice     and i hope Phil Sir's appointment goes well ... fingers crossed🤞

i agree and hope this goes well.

[Reader1810]

1 hour ago, Mikiesboy said:

Kabocha Squash 

I see it now that I googled it. I even came across a recipe for cooking it. 

https://nomnompaleo.com/post/11136213353/roasted-kabocha-squash

PS: I love the fact they’re all Ontario grown. 

Edited August 26, 2021 by Reader1810

[Reader1810]

1 hour ago, mollyhousemouse said:

as of 25 minutes ago, my weekend can start. Phil sees His eye dr. tomorrow, i have a baby shower in the afternoon and that is my WHOLE day.

hope everyone is good this afternoon

Wishing Phil good luck for his appointment tomorrow. 🍀

[Mikiesboy]

16 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

I see it now that I googled it. I even came across a recipe for cooking it. 

https://nomnompaleo.com/post/11136213353/roasted-kabocha-squash

PS: I love the fact they’re all Ontario grown. 

me too .. we've had so much local food, it's really great.  Michael and i have enjoyed all the types of squash we've had. Cant see us not liking this.. i'll roast this one and all the little beets we got.  The squash we'll have for dinner and the beets i'll pickle .. we love beets.

[kbois]

37 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

I see it now that I googled it. I even came across a recipe for cooking it. 

https://nomnompaleo.com/post/11136213353/roasted-kabocha-squash

PS: I love the fact they’re all Ontario grown. 

I need to try and find this....

It says it has a similar texture and taste to roasted chestnuts, which I love!

 

[Mikiesboy]

2 hours ago, kbois said:

I need to try and find this....

It says it has a similar texture and taste to roasted chestnuts, which I love!

 

If you can find this one...  https://www.farmersalmanac.com/delicata-squash-33154

buy it, roast it and taste it. We added nothing, it was creamy and sweet and i swear we both stood in the kitchen and looked at each other and said OMG that is f'g amazing.

We bought as many as we could get.

Edited August 27, 2021 by Mikiesboy

[kbois]

8 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

If you can find this one...  https://www.farmersalmanac.com/delicata-squash-33154

buy it, roast it and taste it. We added nothing, it was creamy and sweet and i swear we both stood in the kitchen and looked at each other and said OMG that is f'g amazing.

We bought as many as we could get.

It's been added to my "stuff we need" list. 

Thanks tim!

 

[kbois]

I'm glad this week is coming to an end. It's been a long one. 

I really do like my job, it's putting in 50+ hours a week that's exhausting. Technically I'm only required to work 45, but my bank account likes the extra hours better. 

I've been sticking with my commitment to go to the gym 4 or 5 days a week, so that's taking up a good chunk of some of my evenings, but it's worth it. 

Hope everyone has a good day. 

Thought I'd share my sunrise at work today here.

 

[Fae Briona]

Glad this is Friday - it's been an unusually frantic and stressful start to the semester, not helped by the Dept. Head not really "getting it" [insert any important topic for 'it']

[Kitt]

39 minutes ago, Fae Briona said:

Glad this is Friday - it's been an unusually frantic and stressful start to the semester, not helped by the Dept. Head not really "getting it" [insert any important topic for 'it']

I emphasize.  I have a customer that does two or three travel shows per year. She pays well, but from her POV it's toss the tack and her suitcase into the rig and go. I have to coordinate stabling, hotels, do pre big trip maintenance ( oil change, etc) prep feed and hay for a 2 night stay, pack feed and water buckets, all things beyond basic grooming like water hoses, bathing stuff etc, my personal effects and those of my husband. By go time I am exhausted and we have not yet left the home barn.

So today is travel day. Told her load horse by 10 am. It's now 9, no sign of her or her gear. I call, she just got out of bed, she did not think 10 am was a good time, it's only 1.5 hr drive. Yes, it's 1.5 in her sporty little coup doing 5 to 10 mph over the limit. With a horse in a trailer it's more like 2.5 to 3 including water stops, unless you want to shake the horse off her feet.

[Reader1810]

12 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

If you can find this one...  https://www.farmersalmanac.com/delicata-squash-33154

buy it, roast it and taste it. We added nothing, it was creamy and sweet and i swear we both stood in the kitchen and looked at each other and said OMG that is f'g amazing.

We bought as many as we could get.

My mom loves butternut squash, but yes, peeling it is a pain, so I’m going to look for this one next time.  

[Mikiesboy]

4 hours ago, Reader1810 said:

My mom loves butternut squash, but yes, peeling it is a pain, so I’m going to look for this one next time.  

i roast squash for the most part.. much easier to scrap it out after roasting, or cut into thin slices and roast with the skin on, just don't eat it. We didn't eat the Delicata skins .. but the flesh inside is amazing.

[Reader1810]

32 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

i roast squash for the most part.. much easier to scrap it out after roasting, or cut into thin slices and roast with the skin on, just don't eat it. We didn't eat the Delicata skins .. but the flesh inside is amazing.

Got it! Thank you.  

[mollyhousemouse]

hello Sirs and friends

update from Texas...

 good news at the eye doctor. no new blood vessel formation & no swelling at the retina. so, no injections! re-scan in 3 months.

He is beyond relieved!

gotta run, be good, be safe 

[Reader1810]

16 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

hello Sirs and friends

update from Texas...

 good news at the eye doctor. no new blood vessel formation & no swelling at the retina. so, no injections! re-scan in 3 months.

He is beyond relieved!

gotta run, be good, be safe 

Wonderful news that is, molly.  

[Mikiesboy]

30 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

hello Sirs and friends

update from Texas...

 good news at the eye doctor. no new blood vessel formation & no swelling at the retina. so, no injections! re-scan in 3 months.

He is beyond relieved!

gotta run, be good, be safe 

Awww that's so good. Fingers crossed. 

Be good? Be good? Do i have to be good?  haha  i can try.. lol

[Mikiesboy]

11 hours ago, Kitt said:

So today is travel day. Told her load horse by 10 am. It's now 9, no sign of her or her gear. I call, she just got out of bed, she did not think 10 am was a good time, it's only 1.5 hr drive. Yes, it's 1.5 in her sporty little coup doing 5 to 10 mph over the limit. With a horse in a trailer it's more like 2.5 to 3 including water stops, unless you want to shake the horse off her feet.

She's a moron pure and simple. ~drops the microphone~ 

[kbois]

1 hour ago, mollyhousemouse said:

hello Sirs and friends

update from Texas...

 good news at the eye doctor. no new blood vessel formation & no swelling at the retina. so, no injections! re-scan in 3 months.

He is beyond relieved!

gotta run, be good, be safe 

Yay! That's great news!

31 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Awww that's so good. Fingers crossed. 

Be good? Be good? Do i have to be good?  haha  i can try.. lol

 

Being good is overrated.

Sometimes being bad is fun! 🤭

[Kitt]

33 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

She's a moron pure and simple. ~drops the microphone~ 

Yeah, but she's my moron.  Once she showed up things went smoothly

[Reader1810]

58 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Be good? Be good? Do i have to be good?  haha  i can try.. lol

Even when you’re “bad” you’re good. I just know this to be true. 

[Kitt]

37 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

Even when you’re “bad” you’re good. I just know this to be true. 

What did someone say?

When I am good I am very good. When I am bad I am better!

[Mikiesboy]

2 hours ago, Reader1810 said:

Even when you’re “bad” you’re good. I just know this to be true. 

not sure that's true.. but mostly i try to be good

[Mikiesboy]

Started chapter 10 of Kidnapped (working title).  Yesterday's output was wild.. i think that was a first for me 3,000 words in a day. That will not be happening today, but that's cool.  Sleeping past 4am, puts a damper on things. LOL.