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Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes ) in The Winter Dome

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In this post I share a few things about the water lettuce (or pistia stratiotes). Check out how I am trying to winter over this plant that is on the invasive list in most states. Water Lettuce in the Winter Dome The first few years I had this plant in the dome past Autumn it basically started to die and decompose. After the year I left it in the large water container with some gold fish I realized the fish were eating it. If I can keep the plant happen and away from hungry fish I think this will work. Below is my video using a plastic container, wrap and near the heater in the dome garden. This just may work so take a look at the video and see for yourself! This video is part of my Bren Haas Channel. Please be sure to connect with me on my website for more information. More About Water Lettuce From local Garden Center Water lettuce resembles a floating open head of lettuce. Water lettuce has very thick leaves with lots of roots. The plant is rated for zones 8-10 so I am not sure my ‘cool’ water is going to help the plant survive. I may have to consider creating warmer water in the years to come. Below are a few websites featuring documentation about this plant. I highly recommend checking them out for your own research. The University of Florida: https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/pistia-stratiotes/ Missouri Botanical Garden: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=276427 Water Lettuce on My Site I share more about this plant on my website even before I know it was officially called the Pistia Plant. Check out links below to find more of my experience with this plant. You will want to follow me website to see if this wintering over project works. The post about the plant in the summer are my favorites. I just love how the plant will cover the pond even though it isn’t recommended. Thank you for checking out my blog post today! Let’s Connect Fingers crossed that I am able to get out and find this plant locally if I can’t get it to winter over. I am not giving up so be sure to comment on this post and tell me what you think. Happy Gardening,

Pressure Cooker Italian Meatballs

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There are many types of meatballs using different types of meats and spices but this recipe is my favorite! In this post I share a super quick and tasty way to make pressure cooker Italian Meatballs. Be sure to scan down and check out the details including the printable recipe. Images and videos on this post to show how easy this recipe really is in the electric pressure cooker. Pressure Cooker Italian Meatballs Recipe This is a traditional recipe with a modern-day spin preparing in the Electric Pressure Cooker. Check out the simple directions below and scroll down on the post for the printable version of the recipe. Using fresh ingredients or frozen meats works for this recipe. I prefer using fresh herbs from my garden instead of the dried spices. For the pasta sauce, you can mix up your own or use store-bought. For today’s post, I cheated and used one of my favorites (and cheap) sauces from Aldi. Ingredients you will need: hamburger ground Italian sausage egg olive oil breadcrumbs parsley Italian seasoning garlic parmesan pasta sauce Details on the ingredients and additional cooking instructions below. Pressure Cooker Italian Meatballs Recipe By Bren Haas Serving: 6 Difficulty: Medium Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Ingredients 1 lb. ground hamburger 1 lb. ground Italian sausage 1 egg 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 tablespoon dried parsley 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon salt 2 cloves garlic 1 cup parmesan 1 jar your favorite pasta sauce Instructions In a large mixing bowl, mix together all ingredients but the spaghetti sauce. (I like to mix with my hands!) With a 1-inch cookie scoop or a spoon, form round meatballs, about 1 inch in diameter. Form a layer of meatballs in the bottom of your pressure cooker and then continue to layer up as long as you have remaining meatballs. Pour pasta sauce over top of the meatballs and lock the lid. Cook on high pressure for 8 minutes with a 10-minute natural release followed by a quick release to let out any remaining pressure. Serve meatballs on top of spaghetti, by themselves, or as meatball sandwiches on toasted hoagie buns with melted mozzarella cheese. Get a printable PDF file of my recipe below: Pressure Cooker Italian Meatball Recipe Card Let’s Connect I would love to hear what you think of this method of preparing Italian Meatballs. This has got to be the easiest by far away to prepare Italian meal easy and cheap. Please consider leaving a comment on my website. Happy Italian Cooking,

Day: January 20, 2022

Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes ) in The Winter Dome

Pressure Cooker Italian Meatballs

Bren Haas

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