Chuck Ramirez was born April 28, 1962, in San Antonio, Texas. He died November 6, 2010, in a cycling accident.
I met him a long time ago, maybe 2000? I can't remember when or why. I'm sure it was art related. Then when I joined the board of directors at Blue Star we started having projects together. He would always ask me if I wanted to work with him. But of course dear Chuck, of course. Here is a group of pictures I've found of him in my archive. http://www.flickr.com/photos/daynadehoyo/sets/72157625225506781/with/5629839925/
So these are my favorite cookies from Central Market. Now I don't have to spend 3.99 for 6 cookies. I can make them myself. Special thanks to "Not as good as pork cracklins" blog for the recipe.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pecans on a cookie sheet and toast them for about 8 minutes. Let cool completely.
Reduce oven heat to 325 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or Silpats.
Place sugar, cocoa, flour and salt in mixer bowl and stir together. Beat in egg whites, one at a time, scrapping bowl. Beat in vanilla and continue beating at high speed for 1 minute. Stir in cooled, toasted chopped pecans.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies for spreading. Bake 1 sheet at a time for 10-12 minutes, turning sheet halfway though baking time.
Headfirst!!
The beloved, drooling, best cat in the world Orange is an amazing hunter. He has a hand in keeping the rat population under control on Steiler Ranch. Check him out in action. He devours a rat in 10 minutes flat.
This is all that was left over, I believe the stomach, intestine, and tail. Let me know if that's not what these parts are.
On Apr 8, 2011 12:59 PM,
This is my garden at week 5, I have cucumber in the foreground, tomato in the middle, sunflower to the right, and beans in the far background.
The big black container toward the far middle is a compost bin.
I have also recently applied cedar mulch to the beds. Hopefully this will keep the weeds at bay, hold the moisture in, and keep mosquitoes away. I can't wait to start harvesting.
This is an organic garden, I don't use pesticides or chemicals of any kind.
These are the products I do use to keeps bugs away and feed those greens.
Organic fertilizers:
Gardenville "Sea Tea 2-3-2" A liquid fertilizer blend of fish emulsion, seaweed, molasses, humate and other ingredients for use on grasses, shrubs and flowering plants.
Gardenville "Liquid Seaweed 0-0-1" A standard in foliar feeding programs. Contains nutrient rich North Atlantic Sea Kelp. Liquid Seaweed---Arcadian Seaweed Extract and water. Considered the best and most complete mixture of trace elements for plant and animal life.
I also use Diatomaceous earth, a white powder made up of ground shells, this kills ants and a few other nasty pests by interupting their digestive tract. And I use Hot Pepper spray made up of chili extracts to ward off some worms. When the tomato worms start coming around I'll use BT wormkiller.
I've heard that you can make your own Habanero pepper spray in your kitchen instead of buying it. I may try that when I run out of the bottle I have. Here is a link about making the pepper spray, I will use this one except I will use natural dishwashing liquid instead of dawn or murphy's oil soap. http://www.ehow.com/how_5055382_make-pepper-spray-garden.html
Into the soil:
"Green sand" Rich in iron (17% iron), Greensand has been used for more than a century to amend iron-deficient, high alkaline soils.
"Lava Sand"---A volcanic, paramagnetic, mineral rich sand. Use it anywhere coarse sand is needed to increase drainage. The amount may vary depending on drainage needed. Helps to keep moisture in the soil during a drought.
