Survival of the Mystery Greens

New Leaves are growing from the older plant! I am still not certain what kind of lettuce that I have growing in the wine barrel planter; but here is proof that lettuce can, indeed, survive all of Oregon's seasons, even with freezing temperatures. I already ate a few salads from this plant and then I forgot about it until recently. It appears something else was feeding on it also. I think I want to keep this lettuce plant going as long as possible as a test to see if it will eventually spread it's seed, somehow.

Homemade Marshmallows

All the holiday baking led me to making marshmallows without corn syrup. They are simply divine and easy to make. The only downfall is that they would never hold up to a campfire. They taste best coated in dark chocolate. I would still make smores with them.

I keep wondering why we pronounce them as "marshmellow", but spell them with an 'A".