When Cultures collide

So what happens when you put a Black man and Japanese women together; you get Fried Tofu with a side of Fried chicken. I think that is awesome!! Besides being funny as hell, I also love the fact how since our garden has had a great start, My wife has capitalized on making many dishes that fall into the realm of her ethnic background as well as mine. You can't go wrong with fresh ingredients. Before we started growing; my wife was not a big fan of the zuccs and string beans. But after tasting the flavors of what homegrown can produce she is a firm believer in eating fresh homegrown veggies. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. But whatever it is Im sure its going to taste amazing.

Fire Pit at the Urban Homestead

OK so I may have just drawn the line in the proverbial sand. I was riding around today and headed to my old neighborhood and I noticed that home where no one lived had a gazillion pavers displaced on the side of the fence. So I asked the person living next door if anyone was claiming the pavers and they said no. I always wanted to build a fire pit. It's something about tending a fire that I am drawn to. I can literally sit outside all night and keep the fire going. I recall one time during a field exercise it was very cold and we gathered wood to burn in the wood stove to keep us all warm. I stayed up all night until the sun came up to keep that fire going while everybody slept. What draws me to fire, I don't know? But whatever it is my wife was giving me this look like I just crawled from under a rock. Ok Ok maybe my uncle had eyebrows that stuck out like sun-visors, I don't know, but what is a homestead without a place to burn wood. I think a fire pit is an essential element for homesteading. And I just didn't do a fire pit, I added a stove to that bad boy so that I can cook and make a cup of coffee, even though my kitchen is approximately 25 yards away, but that's besides the point. It's a fire pit, it's primal. It's so me and maybe that's the problem.