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March 20, 2010

STEAK

Filed under: BLOGGING,COOKING — grandi13 @ 4:50 pm

I have wanted a steak grilled by DH for a long time.  Either our schedules or the weather did not allow for him to do this.  Tonight, that is what I am having for supper, in fact, the grill is ready and he just went outside with his.  He likes his well done and I like mine medium well.  Yes, he can cook a steak well-done and it will NOT be dry.

That may be the solution to my weight problem–only eat what I really want, not just graze all the time because the food is there or to try to satisfy a craving. Like I have said before, the best diet aids are not sold, but are self discipline by the individual wanting to loose the weight.

I do need to be more careful of what I eat but I will not start tonight—steak with baked potato and lots of butter!!  YUM! YUMMY!!!

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February 8, 2010

EGGS

Filed under: COOKING,CROCHET,FAMILY,FUN/MEME — grandi13 @ 1:14 pm

DaBaby will be 4 Saturday and does she ever love eggs. I know her age and what she likes to eat are not related subjects.

Friday she asked for a fried egg.  By asking her questions, I determined that she wanted it over easy or maybe over-medium.  She ate one for breakfast, one for lunch and one for snack.

Today starts out a little different.  She came at 8:45 and by 10:45 she had eaten 3 eggs.  She asked that she have 2 for breakfast, which she readily ate.  mind you, this is nothing but the egg-no bread or grits or hash browns or rice.  Just a bare runny yolk egg.  Shortly after she ate, not more than 10 minutes, she ate 2 candy hearts and a very small bag of roasted peanuts and asked for more junk foods.  I said “no more junk, would you like another egg” and she said “YES” and ate it.

I need to do some research on the egg and see if it still poses the health hazard it did some years ago.  At least she is getting in some good protein.

BatMan likes eggs cooked this way, also.  SpideyMan does not like eggs.  I know of several people that eat ketchup with their eggs, I think I will ask him if he would like to try it.

Going to check FB home page and my farm in the FarmVille game, then I am going to work some on that crochet pattern I am trying to design.

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January 13, 2010

SOUP

Filed under: COOKING — grandi13 @ 2:00 pm

Last night for supper I made homemade soup and have so much left over that I am going to can it instead of putting it in the freezer.  I think it will keep better this way.

I had been wanting soup for a while and with the temps so low, I thought it would hit the spot and it did.  My cornbread muffins were not as good as I would have liked but were edible.  I used Jiffy mix and added a little flour.  Next time I will make my own mix from scratch.

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January 6, 2010

PHONE CALL

Filed under: COOKING,FAMILY,FUN/MEME — grandi13 @ 2:24 pm

My brother just called to chit-chat about our family Christmas gathering.  He did not fuss at me for preparing the peas or the pasta salad.   In fact, he said he thought they both were very good.  This family has some good cooks!

We think all that were there really enjoyed themselves and he too went home with the gift he had purchased.   Someone made the statement that maybe next year we will not play “Chinese Christmas” just show everyone what we bought for ourselves.

I do not think we will get together again until August at his beach house.  What fun we have there!

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January 1, 2010

TRADITIONAL

Filed under: BLOGGING,COOKING,FAMILY — grandi13 @ 7:32 pm

We had what some folks consider traditional New Year’s Day food for supper.  I prepared black eyed peas, and collards.  I had to make a run to the grocery store for foods I plan for tomorrow’s family gathering and saw some fine looking spare ribs.  I bought those and prepared them.  After they cooked until tender, I then added rice.  DH opened a can of cranberry sauce.  Mighty fine eating in my opinion.

Told my brother I was preparing watergate salad and creamed corn for our lunch tomorrow but have decided to prepare 2 more dishes.  I will not have time to play any xbox 360 games.   I plan to also prepare the frozen field peas and snaps that the local grocery carries (they are really black-eyed peas before they are dried)and pasta salad.  My brother really likes the peas and I like the pasta salad.  He will probably fuss at me because I prepared too many dishes, but I bet he eats some of those peas.

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August 15, 2009

OKRA

Filed under: COOKING,VEGETABLES — grandi13 @ 7:14 pm

The okra is cooked, has cooled, put in bags and is in the freezer.

I fried bacon slowly to get more grease from it and cooked the okra in the bacon grease.  I know it will be good.  We now have 3 pints of fried okra in the freezer.



FRIED/STEAMED OKRA 8-15-09

1 bag of 15 whole pods to place on top of beans or peas.



WHOLE POD OKRA

I have never frozen whole pods before. My mom use to freeze several packages a year in whole pods.

I do really enjoy preparing produce for the freezer.  Yes, it is time consuming and sometimes physically hard, not in strength, just tiring, but I am in my “element” when doing this.

The peaches are now soaking up sugar.  I should have them cooking but DH will be home in a few minutes so I am preparing his supper.  After we finish supper, I will start them.

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DOMESTICATED-PART 5 CANNING & JAMMING

Filed under: CANNING,COOKING,VEGETABLES — grandi13 @ 12:36 pm

I think I am thru canning tomatoes for this season.  Usually tomatoes produce until frost but ours are looking rather bad and the tomatoes are getting smaller and smaller.  If someone should give me some pretty ones, I would probably can more, but am not not planning to can anymore from our bushes.

I canned these yesterday.



8-14-09

This batch makes a total of 26 pints.  All but maybe a pound came from plants that DH put in the flower beds.

I made more peach jam Thursday using the recipe in the Sure-Jel Less Sugar Pectin package.  I doubled the recipe and it did fine.



PEACH JAM 8-13-09

The other recipe that I was using has better color.  I am going to experiment with those I prepare this afternoon, I am going to add maybe a tablespoon of pectin to the batch instead of the entire package.  Hope it works!!!  I’ll let you know.

DH came in from work yesterday saying, “I have more work for you to do” and handed me a grocery bag a little over half full of okra.  I also need to do it today.  Since the day is considered to be half gone, I need to get busy.

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August 3, 2009

DOMESTICATED-PART 4 JAMMING

Filed under: CANNING,COOKING — grandi13 @ 8:22 pm

More peach jam.  It needs to be just a little thicker, but I am not going to re-cook it.

Why does one use a recipe?  To make sure the food is cooked to perfection or as near as possible.  DUH!!  I followed a recipe for the jam or at least I thought I did.  I had read on the net to make jam cook fruits for 25 minutes at a rolling boil.  So that is what I did.  Today, I am looking at the recipe again and Lo and Behold– cooking time is 1 hour on medium heat.

Well, the “jam” I prepared last night sure is pretty and taste really good with peanut butter in a sandwich, even if it does need to be a little thicker .



peach jam 8-2-09

The bottom jars in the back are more true to color, the others look to orange.

I hope what is cooking now will be jam consistency like jam should be.

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August 2, 2009

BUSTED

Filed under: CANNING,COOKING — grandi13 @ 6:01 pm

The spaghetti sauce I canned has a definite vinegar taste.  I do know why, that will help when I make more.  Because of the tomato content in the sauce, I added citric acid and got too much in it. I’ll know better next time.

We will eat it, regardless!

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July 24, 2009

FOUND PEAS

Filed under: COOKING,VEGETABLES — grandi13 @ 11:11 am

DH and I had an active day last Saturday.  About an hour after we get up we go across the river to the big city and do miscellaneous shopping.  After we get the items put away, I start one of my daily activities, the computer surfing.

About 1 hour later DH asks if I am ready to go.  “Go where?”   He replies that I had said I wanted to go to Myrtle Beach.  So away we go.  We pass 2 big Farmer’s Markets  on the way, if they are open we usually stop just to see what they have.  Holden’s didn’t have anything we were willing to pay their price.  Indigo had peas by the bushel, a little high but not so high that I turned away.  We left with a bushel of peas and a hugh watermelon.

I shell peas for an hour or so Saturday night and then finish shelling them on Sunday.  DH helped shell on Sunday.  I refrigerate them in water and finally on Wednesday I get them prepared and in the freezer.  I shared with my MIL but still put 9 pints in the freezer.



I wish I could get at least 4 more bushels like these, I would share with my MIL. They were sold as Dixie Lee, I do not think they are but do not know what they are.  They are a little large for Dixie Lee and are just as tasty if not better.

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