Leek and Mashed Potato Soup

by | Feb 27, 2018 | CobraHead, Recipes

Several years ago I posted a recipe for Leek and Potato soup using our purple potatoes here.  Hey, a potato is a potato no matter what color they are….  There are lots of various recipes for this type of soup, not the least of which is in the cook book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”. This time I used mashed potatoes….from the freezer…and frozen leek slices.  Obviously you can use fresh leeks and leftover mashed potatoes from...

A Nasty February Draws To a Close

by | Feb 26, 2018 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Gardening

Last week it rained heavily on top of solidly frozen ground. The result was a lot of localized flooding and ice ponds everywhere. The water had nowhere to escape. Our closest large drainage is Koshkonong Creek which runs more like a ditch under Highway 18 about three blocks west of here, then through downtown Cambridge and on its way to the Rock River and the Mississippi. Here’s an ice pond on my property. There are ice ponds everywhere in the area, and...

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