Hanak Family Reunion

25/09/2024

Is that a PINK towboat?
Yep-- TowBoatUS Reedville is pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you spot it, you can scan a giant QR code on the side of the boat to make a donation for breast cancer patients.
Owners Katie & Capt. Chris Parker have lost family members to breast cancer and wanted to do something attention-grabbing. They say they get some fun reactions when they pass through marinas.

28/03/2024

Did you know Maple seed pods (Samaras) are edible and packed with protein? Pop the seed out of these tiny green gems straight from the tree for a trailside snack or bring them home for a tasty treat! Think edamame meets snap peas when sautéed. Pro tip: Harvest smaller, green pods for the best flavor. If they're bitter, try slow roasting for a sweeter outcome (250-300F for about 15 min). All Maple Trees have edible seeds so taste different varieties to find the best tasting seeds to you. Happy foraging friends!!

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28/03/2024

Stop weeding and start eating. Have you ever eaten Hosta Shoots? They taste like asparagus without the later weird smelling p*e 😂 Okay what is the one thing you will never eat again? I will go first a Durian!!!!

Sauteed Hosta Shoots
* Make sure these have never been treated with anything!

Ingredients
- 8 ounces fresh hosta shoots as young and tightly coiled as possible, cleaned, rinsed and dried if needed
- cooking oil, 1 tablespoon
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 3 Tbsp butter
- ¼ cup chicken or vegetable stock
- Dash of fresh lemon juice for finishing

Instructions
- Heat the oil in a saute pan or cast iron skillet until lightly smoking.
- Add the shoots and cook quickly, allowing them to brown lightly, keeping the heat at medium-high. Brown them on both sides.
- When the shoots are browned, deglaze the pan with the chicken or vegetable stock, add the butter and melt.
- Remove the pan from the heat and swirl it, turning the hostas over in the sauce that forms.
- Taste the sauce and season with a pinch of salt and pepper if you think it needs it. Add the dash of lemon juice.

02/01/2024

25/11/2023

03/10/2023

10/3/2023- Leaving Quebec. St. Lawrence River to left and St.Charles River, our boat docket on.

26/09/2023

Someone asked about my using Fruit Fresh to keep potatoes from turning brown, after being p*eled. When all are p*eled and cut to size, I rinse well then I put clean water over them with more fruit fresh. Process as usual, using the fruit fresh water in the jars.
This is a jar I canned in Aug, 2021. I also still have a few from 2020 and they all look like this one. No brown or yellow.

25/09/2023

Does this mean the soil is too compacted to grow my carrots? 🥕These were a short carrot variety. I feel like these are aliens in disguise. LOL

25/09/2023

September means it’s peak pawpaw season in Maryland. Here’s where you can find — and celebrate — the greenish-yellow fruit with a custard-like flesh.

23/04/2023

A Maine C**n kitten

11/04/2022

All of Holy Week, the Encouraging thought for your day will be the last 7 sayings of Jesus.

-- Lindsey and Chris