#roadside garden

[asgoodeasgold]

Yes, this is a post solely focused on Matthew Goode's arms (with a bit of chest and neck thrown in).

But before someone accuses me of being shallow (the cheek), let me explain this is purely for scientific and educational purposes, so that we can improve our knowledge and understanding of human musculature. You are welcome.

Apogies forthe quality of the Roadside Picnic edit, the trailer is not HD.

📷 My edits from The Lookout (2007), Ordeal by Innocence (2018), The Hatton Garden Job (2017), Roadside Picnic (the trailer) (2016)

#matthew goode #matthewgoode #the hatton garden job #one last heist #the lookout #ordeal by innocence #roadside picnic #hot guy

[solarpunkani]

Consumed with the intense desire to get a bunch of friends together to make seed bombs with native wildflowers and milkweeds, and then go driving around town throwing them at unmowed roadsides.

But I have no gardening friends and I can’t yeet seeds into roadsides very well from the drivers seat.

#ani rambles #out of queue #gardening #guerrilla gardening #i think at best I could nag my bestie into driving me around but she wouldn’t wanna make the seed bombs #which I’d still have to buy materials for. like seeds and native milkweed seeds like swamp #idk what kind of clay you’re supposed to USE #but I keep seeing roadside ditches that are almost never mowed now that I’m looking more and I start drooling thinking about wildflowers #i wanna seed bomb the ditch by the mcdonalds with friends but I dont have gardening friends

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 1 September 2022

The tough growing Rosa rugosa (Japanese rose) will tolerate a range of locations including poor soils and salt laden winds in coastal conditions. This shrub rose produces fragrant pink flowers which are followed by large scarlet hips. The plant can be invasive spreading by underground stems.

Jill Raggett

#rosa #rose #Japaneserose #pinkflowers #shrubrose #fruit #floweringshrub #plants #writtledesign #gardens #horticulture #orkney #garden #roadside

[veiligplekje]

#vegetable garden #roadside stands #vegetables #farmcore #farm aesthetic #gardening #country living

[leaflittered]

#went to the cutest little roadside stand to get pumpkins #pumpkin patch #pumpkins #pumpkin #roadside #nature #naturecore #cottagecore #cottage #meadowcore #meadow #forestcore #forest #cottage garden #flowercore #autumn #autumnal #autumn wind #autumn leaves

[rabbitcruiser]

National French Fries Day

French fries are a staple of fast food restaurants and diners, often being paired with hamburgers and cheeseburgers. A simple food consisting of potatoes—and maybe some salt—they are one of the most popular side dishes in the world. They are celebrated today by being made at home or eaten at restaurants.

French fries were most likely invented in Belgium, not France, but potatoes are native to South America. In 1537, Spanish explorer Jiménez de Quesada found them in a village in Colombia. They were soon brought to Spain, and became known as “truffles.” They were small and bitter at the time, but better versions were soon cultivated. There was some resistance to potatoes in Europe, but they eventually caught on.

By most accounts, French fries were created in Belgium in the late seventeenth century, in the valley of the Meuse River, between Dinant and Liège. It was here that small fried fish were often eaten. When the weather was especially harsh, the river froze to a thickness that made it difficult to catch fish. It was then that potatoes began being cut in long strips similar to fish and were fried in their place. This story is aided in that Spain controlled some of Belgium at the time, and it was Spain who had introduced potatoes to the continent. Some believe that French fries weren’t created in Belgium until the eighteenth century.

Another theory posits that French fries were indeed created in France, but most believe this was after the Belgians had already invented them. Antoine-Augustin Parmentier was taken captive during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) and had been given potatoes while in prison in Prussia. Although potatoes had long been used as hog feed in France and had been thought to cause disease, even being banned in 1748 because of a belief that they caused leprosy, Parmentier found them to be an enjoyable and healthy food.

After getting out of prison, Parmentier advocated for their culinary use. They were legalized in France in 1772, but Parmentier still faced resistance when he promoted them. He began hosting dinner parties with dignitaries such as Benjamin Franklin, King Louis XVI, and Queen Marie Antoinette and served them potatoes. Finally, after a famine in 1785, potatoes became more popular throughout France. Fries, or “frites,” soon were being made. They were particularly popular in Paris, where they were sold by pushcart vendors. This was about a century after fries are thought to have been invented in Belgium, and it is unknown if France came up with the idea on its own, or got the idea from Belgium.

It is believed that it was from France that French fries made their way to the United States and the United Kingdom. In 1802, Thomas Jefferson had the White House chef, Frenchman Honoré Julien, make “potatoes served in the French manner.” He described them as “potatoes deep-fried while raw, in small cuttings.“ This is an early instance of them being referred to as “French.” According to the Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, “French” does not refer to the country, but instead to a method of cutting called “frenching,” where potatoes are cut into narrow strips. In America, fries were usually called “French fried potatoes” until the 1930s, when they started being called “French fries.” It was through American fast food restaurants that French fries were introduced to the non-European world. In France they are known as “pommes frites,” in Spain they are “patatas fritas,” and in the United Kingdom they are known as “chips.”

There are many variations of French fries, such as curly, waffle, crinkle-cut, and steak fries. They can be made Cajun-style, be covered with chili and cheese, or be used to make poutine. Fries are usually fried in lard or vegetable oil, but they can be baked in the oven as well. Commercial fries usually come frozen, precut, and partially cooked. French fries are often eaten with condiments. Ketchup is preferred in America, while mayonnaise is popular in parts of Europe, and malt vinegar is commonly used in Britain.

How to Observe

Celebrate the day by eating French fries! You could make some at home, or grab some at a restaurant. You could have them at a fast food restaurant such as McDonald’s, or eat them at one of the best places to have french fries in the country.

Source

French fries are a staple of fast food restaurants and diners, often being paired with hamburgers and cheeseburgers. A simple food consisting of potatoes—and maybe some salt—they are one of the most popular side dishes in the world. They are celebrated today by being made at home or eaten at restaurants.

French fries were most likely invented in Belgium, not France, but potatoes are native to South America. In 1537, Spanish explorer Jiménez de Quesada found them in a village in Colombia. They were soon brought to Spain, and became known as “truffles.” They were small and bitter at the time, but better versions were soon cultivated. There was some resistance to potatoes in Europe, but they eventually caught on.

By most accounts, French fries were created in Belgium in the late seventeenth century, in the valley of the Meuse River, between Dinant and Liège. It was here that small fried fish were often eaten. When the weather was especially harsh, the river froze to a thickness that made it difficult to catch fish. It was then that potatoes began being cut in long strips similar to fish and were fried in their place. This story is aided in that Spain controlled some of Belgium at the time, and it was Spain who had introduced potatoes to the continent. Some believe that French fries weren’t created in Belgium until the eighteenth century.

Another theory posits that French fries were indeed created in France, but most believe this was after the Belgians had already invented them. Antoine-Augustin Parmentier was taken captive during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) and had been given potatoes while in prison in Prussia. Although potatoes had long been used as hog feed in France and had been thought to cause disease, even being banned in 1748 because of a belief that they caused leprosy, Parmentier found them to be an enjoyable and healthy food.

After getting out of prison, Parmentier advocated for their culinary use. They were legalized in France in 1772, but Parmentier still faced resistance when he promoted them. He began hosting dinner parties with dignitaries such as Benjamin Franklin, King Louis XVI, and Queen Marie Antoinette and served them potatoes. Finally, after a famine in 1785, potatoes became more popular throughout France. Fries, or “frites,” soon were being made. They were particularly popular in Paris, where they were sold by pushcart vendors. This was about a century after fries are thought to have been invented in Belgium, and it is unknown if France came up with the idea on its own, or got the idea from Belgium.

It is believed that it was from France that French fries made their way to the United States and the United Kingdom. In 1802, Thomas Jefferson had the White House chef, Frenchman Honoré Julien, make “potatoes served in the French manner.” He described them as “potatoes deep-fried while raw, in small cuttings.“ This is an early instance of them being referred to as “French.” According to the Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, “French” does not refer to the country, but instead to a method of cutting called “frenching,” where potatoes are cut into narrow strips. In America, fries were usually called “French fried potatoes” until the 1930s, when they started being called “French fries.” It was through American fast food restaurants that French fries were introduced to the non-European world. In France they are known as “pommes frites,” in Spain they are “patatas fritas,” and in the United Kingdom they are known as “chips.”

There are many variations of French fries, such as curly, waffle, crinkle-cut, and steak fries. They can be made Cajun-style, be covered with chili and cheese, or be used to make poutine. Fries are usually fried in lard or vegetable oil, but they can be baked in the oven as well. Commercial fries usually come frozen, precut, and partially cooked. French fries are often eaten with condiments. Ketchup is preferred in America, while mayonnaise is popular in parts of Europe, and malt vinegar is commonly used in Britain.

How to Observe

Celebrate the day by eating French fries! You could make some at home, or grab some at a restaurant. You could have them at a fast food restaurant such as McDonald’s, or eat them at one of the best places to have french fries in the country.

Source

#Garlic Fries #Truffle Fries #food #travel #USA #original photogrpahy #Gott's Roadside #Brix Restaurant & Gardens #I'll be back this summer #Pulled Pork Sandwich #Cajun Fries #Kimchi Fries #Chili Cheese Fries #Poutine #Lomo Saltado #Canada #National French Fries Day #13 July #NationalFrenchFriesDay #NationalFrenchFryDay

[kojiarakiartworks]

June 2011 KTM　Kathmandu  Nepal Road to Lumbini

© KOJI ARAKI Art Works

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

#2011 #June 2011 #ktm #kathmandu #nepal #Road to Lumbini #Lumbini #Sacred Garden #Maya Devi Temple #ancient buddhist ruins #ancient buddhist landmark #roadside tree #tree #photographers on tumblr #b&w photography #black and white photography #original photography #photography #koji araki art works #PENTAX K10 #SIGMA 15mm 2.8 EX Fisheye #Fisheye #SIGMA #PENTAX

[ereborne]

Distracted and sleep-deprived is no way to make it through multihour meetings, but have I ever let that stop me before?  

Notable side-effects of this system include: forgetting my camera is on and dropping my face into Jo's fluff; forgetting my mic is on and playing with my hot wheels stormtrooper ATV (thankfully off-camera, and thankfully they did all assume the weird noise was Jo again, and not tiny wheels rumbling back and forth over my num-pad); forgetting that there is an IT rep in this meeting specifically to answer idiot questions and answering them myself; in fact answering any question whose answer I know, no matter how rhetorical or off-topic.  

One of the finance analysts asked, I assume as a joke in response to some other joke I didn't bother to hear, what they should plant to grow a black-and-white chessboard lawn.  (black mondo grass and lambs' ear, but you'd have to be really careful watering)

#yapping tag #the finance head asked why I knew that offhand and I said 'we call it monkey grass back home' #which is. kind of an answer? #in that I know about black mondo grass from googling monkey grass trying to describe it to the man at the roadside nursery #but it doesn't address why I know about lambs' ear at all and oh yeah it doesn't make any damned sense outside my head #(I know about lambs' ear because it's soft. soft soft soft I love it) #I'm so tired okay! don't ask questions if you don't want my weirdass answers! #I'm only so so so very barely a person please have some mercy #it's been a week since I finished reading a book okay you /cannot/ expect me to pay real attention to this 8am-noon meeting #I want some bread and a nap and twenty minutes' break to walk down to my garden and see what the hail did to my poor baby okra plants #and instead I'm going to spend another half-hour helping the IT guy convince everyone we do not need another sharepoint site #please stop expecting me to be both normal and functional rn I haven't the bandwidth for it

[planet4546b]

list of fucked up places that are the same to me and are also my best friends:

the zone roadside picnic

area x annihilation

the black hole interstellar

the beach at the end of contact (book, ive never seen the movie)

piranesi’s imaginary prisons

the pale disco elysium

most of the cities in invisible cities italo calvino

the zero kentucky route zero

constant's new babylon

the forest at the end of outer wilds

the titular mar internum in mar internum

the cave in caver ted

#pers #might add more when i think of them. #idk if you want me to write up a description itd be like. places that are incomprehensible + indescribable and draw into question #incredibly human aspects of the characters that experience them. you know what i mean?? #theyre not haunted places (notably almost all of these are natural spaces) but theyre places that haunt you. or something #some of thse are more closely linked than others. the zone and area x are besties even if vandermeer wasnt writing #in response to roadside picnic which hes explicitly said those two are in conversation with each other #as are interstellars black hole and the beach in contact (willing to bet that contact explictly inspired interstellar though. Look at it.) #the prisons cities and new babylon are the only built spaces and all of them are explictily impossible spaces #and make you think about them as representational spaces as a result if that makes sense #also imo almost all of these could be classified as caves. metaphoricall #also yes the garden counts (why do you think i love her so much) but shes not. well. uh. well written. #and also yes theres one of my own in s/n. hence why im thinking of it bc ive been rolling around some ideas about the synapse so

[hyssopandbee]

Library ikebana

#or at least our attempt #when you race out to see a tree in 39 degree weather and snow is on the way #and you grab a branch from the roadside #you work with what you have #and to be clear! #you never break branches from trees that are not yours! #this fell on its own #cherry blossoms #sakura #pink #pink flowers #gardeners on tumblr #spring

[inthecityofgoodabode]

February 2023: Honeybee & A Walk

First honeybee of 2023: 

Seen while walking: 

A stray dog just chilling. If I trek this way again, I’ll probably pack a sandwich bag with some dog food just in case we see each other: 

I’ve never understood why someone would put up a gate but not fencing to go with it. The gargoyles are a nice touch: 

I’d been meaning to check out this new construction site. It wasn’t very interesting but I discovered new lands to explore. It was like accessing a new area in a video game: 

I had already walked a long way so this is was as far as I went but I’ve marked it for future exploration: 

#garden #front flower bed #flower #daffodil #honeybee #seen while walking #seed pods #hawk #blue sky #trees #sun #sunlight #lens flare #train car #train graffiti #roadside memorial #vacant lot #dog #feral dog #gate #gargolyes #clouds #field #landscape #life in memphis #stray dog #walking #exploring

[notyournepobaby]

roadside cherries taste better

#cherries #cherry #cherri cola #fresh fruit #fresh from the garden #roadside #roadtrip

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 26 June 2022

A wildflower popular with bumblebees for nectar is Trifolium pratense (red clover, bee-bread, honeystalks), it is flowering in grasslands and verges. The plant needs a sunny site and a slightly acidic soil with low levels of nitrogen. The 'cloverleaf' foliage is large, downy and marked with a white 'V'.

Jill Raggett

#trifolium #redclover #bee-bread #honeystalks #pinkflowers #wildflower #plants #roadside #writtledesign #horticulture #gardens #garden #orkney

[theromanceofaffliction]

#why am i the only one in this haunted roadside carnival tent popping my fucking pussy. #the garden #music

[indigo-a-creeping]

The little toyland museum was so cute, and PACKED with toys! More on that later...

#roadside attraction #apple valley hillbilly garden #toyland museum

[rabbitcruiser]

National Cheddar Fries Day 

Crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside - cheddar fries are a savory sensation! Whether dipped in ketchup or smothered in cheese sauce, these fries are a satisfying snack.

There’s something so incredibly delicious and deeply American about a big huge pile of french fries that is smothered in cheddar cheese sauce and piled high! Whether eaten as an appetizer or as a whole meal, cheddar fries have the power to bring quite a bit of delight to any table of friends or family members.

Now, Cheddar Fries Day is here to pay honor and respect to this simple and appetizing bit of American cuisine.

History of National Cheddar Fries Day

National Cheddar Fries Day got its official start in 2016 by a restaurant called Snuffer’s in the state of Texas. Though no one is quite sure when this dish got its start, it was certainly created somewhere in the United States. Putting cheese on french fried potatoes to make cheddar fries, or cheese fries, may have originated around the time that the American company, Kraft, released a product called Cheez Whiz in 1953. This was a processed cheese food that made it possible to have a saucier kind of melted cheese in a jar or can.

Chili cheese fries, which are basically cheddar fries that incorporate chili as well, have a story of having been invented at a Dairy Queen restaurant in Missouri by a man named Austin Ruse. But it is known that chili cheese fries could be sourced in the frozen food section of grocery stores as early as 1975.

In today’s world, cheddar fries are served at all sorts of different locally owned restaurants as well as national chains, from fast food to diner-style to casual family dining restaurants. They might come with just cheese or chili and cheese. Or they might be “loaded” up with bacon bits, green onions and sour cream. Some of the well-known places that serve a version of cheddar fries might include Steak ‘n Shake, Wendy’s, Arby’s, Shake Shack and many others.

National Cheddar Fries Day Timeline

1600s French Fries get their start

Deceivingly, the first fries were made in the country of Belgium, where the French language is spoken. 

1934 Steak ‘n Shake is first opened

Founded in Normal, Illinois, Steak ‘n Shake will eventually become an American icon for fries, specializing in cheddar cheese fries.

1953 Cheez Whiz is introduced

This canned, whipped cheese by Kraft makes it easier to put cheese on just about anything! 

1978 Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar serves Cheddar Fries

This Dallas diner adds cheddar fries to its menu and will eventually found National Cheddar Fries Day decades later. 

2016 First National Cheddar Fries Day is celebrated

Getting its start at Snuffer’s restaurant in Texas, the first National Cheddar Fries Day takes place.

How to Celebrate National Cheddar Fries Day

Get on board with all sorts of fun ways to celebrate and enjoy National Cheddar Fries Day when you participate in some these delicious and delightful activities:

Head Out for Some Cheddar Fries

Take the opportunity to celebrate National Cheddar Fries Day by ordering some up at a restaurant. Those who are near the Dallas, Texas, area might want to try out Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar, the original restaurant where National Cheddar Fries Day was founded. In fact, Snuffer’s also claims to be one of the creators of the original “cheddar fries” and their recipe includes cheddar cheese, with the option of adding bacon, chives and jalapenos for an even more scrumptious experience.

Get Creative with Cheddar Fries

Making a version of cheddar fries or cheese fries at home is an amazing way to get creative with those culinary skills in the kitchen. Start out with some basic french fried potatoes, whether starting from frozen or fresh. Then fry them in oil or bake them in the oven.

The most important factor for cheddar fries is, obviously, the cheese, but beyond that it’s easy to make things interesting and unique in honor of Cheddar Fries Day. Try out some of these creative ideas for making cheddar fries at home:

Mexican Cheese Fries. In addition to cheese sauce, pile french fries with beef taco meat, black beans, zesty jalapenos, and a delicious lime yogurt sauce.

Texas Cheese Fries. This copycat recipe comes from Chili’s restaurant and starts with a big batch of chili in the crockpot. Pile it on top of fries with cheese sauce, bacon, pickled jalapenos and topped off with ranch dressing.

Kimchi and Chorizo Fries. Tasty with a healthy kick, these loaded fries have cheese sauce, spicy chorizo, fermented kimchi and green onions.

Sloppy Joe Sweet Potato Cheddar Fries. Make things a bit more interesting when you use sweet potato fries instead of regular fries, and then add Sloppy Joe meat, cheddar cheese and chives. A super tasty twist on an American classic.

Learn Some Fun Facts About Cheddar and Fries

In honor of National Cheddar Fries Day, it might be fun to raise awareness and pique the interest of family members and friends by learning and sharing some unique and interesting fun facts about the elements of this dish. Have a go with some of these bits of trivia:

Cheddar cheese comes in a few different interesting varieties. The most common are mild, medium, sharp and extra sharp. But there is also white cheddar, New York style, Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar, and even “red cheddar”, which is really more of a Red Leicester cheese.

French fries don’t seem to have actually originated in France but in Belgium. It is believed they were called French fries because American soldiers first discovered them among the French speaking Belgians.

Cheddar cheese originated in a village in Somerset, England, by the name of Cheddar.

When the restaurant started the price of a portion of McDonald’s French Fries was only ten cents.

Host a Cheddar Cheese Fries Day Party

It’s fun to get people together to celebrate this tasty and delicious treat on National Cheddar Fries Day. Perhaps host a cheddar cheese fries buffet at home as a fun way to enjoy the day. Or, celebrate the day in the breakroom at work by having coworkers bring in different fixings or other items to put on top of the cheddar fries. It’s a cool way to have lunch at work and build camaraderie as well.

Hold a National Cheddar Fries Competition

For those who want to get a bit more competitive, perhaps it would be fun to turn Cheddar Fries Day into a competition. Allow different competitors to bring their favorite recipes for cheddar fries, chili cheddar fries or loaded cheddar fries, and then host a cookoff. Let other participants be judges and declare the winner as the person whose cheddar fries get the most votes. They could win a simple prize, a certificate or just general bragging rights. Of course, since everyone gets to eat cheddar fries on National Cheddar Fries Day, it turns out that everyone wins!

National Cheddar Fries Day FAQs

Are cheddar fries gluten free?

Yes, as long as the cheese sauce doesn’t contain gluten, cheddar fries should be gluten free.

Will cheddar cheese melt?

Cheddar cheese melts especially well when it is shredded.

Are cheese fries healthy?

Cheese fries can have a lot of carbs and fat, but they can be made in ways that are healthier.

Are cheese fries good?

Sure! Cheese fries are popular and liked by many, with variations including bacon, jalapeno slices, green onions and more. 

How to make cheddar cheese fries?

Making cheddar cheese fries is easy by piling cheese sauce on top of cooked french fries.

Source

#Chili Cheese Fries #Truffle Fries with parmesan reggiano #Kimchi Fries #travel #Bacon Double Cheese Poutine #Poutine The Works #Cheese Bacon Fries #New York Hot Dog #original photography #street food #Canada #USA #vacation #National Cheddar Fries Day #Kimchi Burger #Gott's Roadside #Brix Restaurant & Gardens #20 April #NationalCheddarFriesDay