Harvesting Cabbage, Cauliflower, and My Kitchen Mishap - by Sunscape

Four of the Chinese Cabbages were large enough to harvest yesterday and now they are soaking in sea salt for Kimchi making today.

It is perfect timing considering it rained most of the night and looks to be the same today. I'm glad I picked everything yesterday after watering the gardens.

I peaked at the Cauliflower and could see that it was beginning to flower due to the intense heat. The heads were not that large, but they don't like heat and had to be picked.

This is what one looked like. The head is starting to spread instead of the following photo where it is nice and tight.

This was a green variety of cauliflower and the first time I've grown it. The others are all the standard.

You can see that I let them go too long in the garden. They are small and would have done better if the temperature had stayed cooler. With 100°F during this past week it took its toll on them.

The Red Acre Cabbage are forming heads now and it won't be long before they can be harvested. The Filderkraut Cabbage is very tall in the middle of the raised bed. They are starting to make heads too and they will be used to make sauerkraut.

I froze some of the tight flowerets but decided to make Cauliflower Rice with the rest. Hubby had purchased some corn on the cob earlier in the day so that would be a nice addition to the chicken thighs I had baking.

I had everything ready for dinner, and then.....

I took the glass cover off the casserole dish in the oven and placed it on the stove grate. Big mistake! It exploded everywhere. Apparently, the grates were so cold from the AC being on all day, that the hot cover hitting the cold caused thermal shock. I took a picture after my husband was already taking out the largest pieces.

Needless to say, glass was all over the cauliflower rice I had waiting to cook, and I had to throw it all out.

He used the handheld vacuum to get all the small pieces off the stovetop.

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Now that I didn't have a side for dinner, I went out and picked some fresh lettuce and quickly made a salad with Feta cheese while the corn was cooking.

I still had some homemade dill sauce in the fridge that I made for the Haddock dinner a few nights before. That added a nice touch to the chicken and the corn too.

Now, I'm off to make Kimchi!

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Oh dear. I am sorry your cauliflower rice got ruined. And your lid. When I saw "kitchen mishap" in your title, I had to read it. I thought I was the queen of kitchen disasters, but I see I'm not alone!

Yea, it really startled me when that lid exploded, I'm just glad it didn't hit me.

I really wanted to have my own garden to. Because i wanted to experience harvesting my fruits and vegetables. That a great hobby also. Planting is fun and harvesting is more enjoyable.🤗

I hope you find something you can grow even if it is in a container garden.

I'm really sorry that your food was spoilt by the exploded lid - it certainly wasn't without danger, and it's good that everything is OK with you.

But the good news is that the next harvest won't be long in coming. And then hopefully there will be something really tasty again - this time intact - that you and your husband can use to conjure up a great meal.
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Thank you, I'm thankful I didn't get hit with the shattering glass. You are right, soon I will harvest some more veggies to eat. ♥

Wonderful, happy work and a good harvest for the coming days. Have a great weekend. 😊

This is interesting. I didn't realise that cabbage and cauliflower were that affected by the temperature.
Still, it looks appealing and better than what you find in the supermarkets, sometimes:)

Thanks, Milly the temps have been so hot that they started bolting. But I caught them in time. Have a great weekend. ♥

Bummer about the glass cover and cauliflower rice. But it's a good thing to know, should I ever get AC in that part of the house.

It surely surprised me. Glad it didn't hit me!

Do you know what cabbage is one of my favorite veggies so I'm glad you introduce it here. Cabbage also is good for making juice aside from salad and also help our digestion circulate properly. There's a lot of veggies too and they all fresh and healthy too. Your bounty of food and thank you for making your choice on how to prep the food by your own style and wants. Someday I wanna try this too so more veggies series posted please.

I hope you have a successful garden when you try new plants. Cabbage is very easy, but it likes cooler weather.

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