Spy Pond Advisory

Because I know I have friends who like to swim there:

High levels of microcystis algae were detected at Spy Pond during water
sampling performed by volunteers from the Mystic River Watershed
Association. This particular type of algae can be toxic if ingested in
high doses and can cause skin irritation and a rash after wading or
swimming. The Arlington Board of Health strongly advises residents not to
swim or stand in the water and especially urges residents to keep pets
away from the water.

Read the full notice as well as learn more about microcystis algae online
at http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_documents/ArlingtonMA_Home/014BF4AF-000F8513.

Spy Pond Advisory

Because I know I have friends who like to swim there:

High levels of microcystis algae were detected at Spy Pond during water
sampling performed by volunteers from the Mystic River Watershed
Association. This particular type of algae can be toxic if ingested in
high doses and can cause skin irritation and a rash after wading or
swimming. The Arlington Board of Health strongly advises residents not to
swim or stand in the water and especially urges residents to keep pets
away from the water.

Read the full notice as well as learn more about microcystis algae online
at http://www.arlingtonma.gov/Public_documents/ArlingtonMA_Home/014BF4AF-000F8513.

100 Recipes - #79-80 Roasted Tomatoes and Baked Cucumbers

I recently read about baked cucumbers in Julie & Julia, and since I've been getting cucumbers in my farmshare, that seemed like a good thing to try. And I have this lamb sausage that I wanted to use. So I came up with this idea for a deconstructed baked gyro kind of thing.

I started with ( #79 Roasted Tomatoes )

Then I made ( #80 Baked Cucumbers )

While the cucumbers were baking, I put the lamb sausage on a baking sheet and let those bake--possibly too long. They turned out a little dry--those are some very solid, meaty sausages. But I had all this yogurt-cucumber sauce and that moistened them nicely. I served the tomatoes and sausage over the cucumbers, with pita chips that I toasted while I was cutting up the lamb. I'm not sure it was worth all the work, but it made a tasty meal and it's certainly something to do when you have too many cucumbers.

Thanks to muffyjo for being tonight's test subject!

100 Recipes - #79-80 Roasted Tomatoes and Baked Cucumbers

I recently read about baked cucumbers in Julie & Julia, and since I've been getting cucumbers in my farmshare, that seemed like a good thing to try. And I have this lamb sausage that I wanted to use. So I came up with this idea for a deconstructed baked gyro kind of thing.

I started with ( #79 Roasted Tomatoes )

Then I made ( #80 Baked Cucumbers )

While the cucumbers were baking, I put the lamb sausage on a baking sheet and let those bake--possibly too long. They turned out a little dry--those are some very solid, meaty sausages. But I had all this yogurt-cucumber sauce and that moistened them nicely. I served the tomatoes and sausage over the cucumbers, with pita chips that I toasted while I was cutting up the lamb. I'm not sure it was worth all the work, but it made a tasty meal and it's certainly something to do when you have too many cucumbers.

Thanks to muffyjo for being tonight's test subject!