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August 18, 2008

COOKING ACTIONS MISUNDERSTOOD

Filed under: THIS 'n' THAT, COOKING — grandi13 @ 9:27 am

My DD and some of her children think that I do not like to cook. This is how they perceive me as they watch me cook, always in a hurry to meet a time dead line. I like to cook for my family and extended family occasions, that require ‘bring a dish’, but can never seem to get the time I should start frying the chicken(always my specialty) right so that I will not be rushed in the end. Because of this, they see me red faced and looking angry when in reality, I am just disappointed in myself that I am rushed and usually the last to arrive for the occasion. Maybe if I used certain promotional items while cooking they would see me as a person that does enjoy cooking, because I really do.

My mother did not teach me to cook. My grandpa taught me quite a bit when I was only a child of about 10, but after he passed away, my lessons ended and so did the little cooking that I did. My Aunt Mary told me about 30 years ago how to fry good fish. A beautician told me how to make biscuits that would be flaky, not hard and tough. A high school classmate told me how to cook rice so that the grains would separate. You might could say that I am a self taught cook by the trial and error method.

I do like to cook if I have the meal planned and have ample time to cook it, rather than rushing to get it done. I do not like to cook in a hustle and bustle environment. If other things are going on, I want to be a part of that - not in the kitchen.

Yes, I do like to cook but do not care for trying new recipes, the old standards are tasty and just fine.

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PLAN CHANGED

Filed under: COOKING, HOUSE WORK — grandi13 @ 8:22 am

My plan for today has been changed and I have no control.  I am off today and all other days I am working until at least 5 except Wednesday, I get off at 2.
I thought I would be going after butter beans this morning, getting back to my house about 10:30.  I called the produce owner and he says it will be about lunch time before his workers can have them picked.  He took my phone number after stating he may have the workers go to a different field and pick the speckled beans that I want.

The green beans that we did last week gave a yield of 33 pints, of which 24 are in my freezer,  8 in DD freezer and 1 DH and I ate.

I have to clean some on the house since I cannot go get beans now.  What a horrible chore!!!

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August 15, 2008

CRAFT CLUB 08-15-08

Filed under: COOKING, CRAFT CLUB — grandi13 @ 7:46 pm



Cooking is an art and art is a craft. I have been too busy in the kitchen to do much yarn crafting this week.



This is about 12 pints of beans and I probably have about 15 more pints to finish. The beans in this container have been bagged and are in the freezer. Now the container is in the fridge with the estimated 15 pints. Yes, I need to be bagging them now but they will wait until tomorrow when I have not worked 8.5 hours.

For those of you who may can or freeze veggies, I highly recommend the above container. It is made by Rubbermaid, 2 gallon size, has a lid and is in my area at Wal-mart for $10.84.

I hope that this is not too far from what you may consider crafting.

Share your crafts with us at cassknits.com

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August 8, 2008

SEARCHING SUCCESS

Filed under: THIS 'n' THAT, COOKING — grandi13 @ 4:46 pm

Finally I have searching success in my attempt to find butter beans. Yes, you did read that correctly. I have finally found butter beans– green ones. I should be able to get the colored or speckled ones next week or the week after.

I did get a bushel of peas in Wallace for my MIL and 1 for us. Those selling butter beans at the Wallace Flea Market wanted $40.00/bushel for beans. That is more than I am willing to pay. I did pay $25/bushel in Rose Hill at Teachey’s Farm Produce. I bought 1 bushel for my MIL and 3 bushels for us.

I shelled the peas yesterday afternoon and finished them last night and DD shelled a half bushel of beans. We then started working on another bushel of beans and shelled maybe half of those, which means I still have about 2 bushels of beans to shell by myself as she is going out of town this week-end.

I was up until about 12:45 last night and had to be to work at 7:45 this morning, I am tired and have alot of work to be done before I can go to bed tonight, so I really need some very strong energy pills to give me the stamina I need to finish shelling those beans.

I could have gotten them shelled for $30./bushel, but being the weird creature that I am I wanted to shell them myself.

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August 6, 2008

STILL SEARCHING

Filed under: COOKING — grandi13 @ 8:29 pm

I am still searching for butter beans.  DD and I have shelled 5 bushels of peas.  I have lost count of the number of pints that has been frozen.  I called the guy that has been selling me the peas to ask for 2 bushels and he tell me the peas are gone until fall peas are ready.  I will search tomorrow in Wallace and possibly Rose Hill for beans and if I do not find any, I may have to give up for this year.  How sad that will be.

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July 25, 2008

PEAS PEAS PEAS

Filed under: COOKING — grandi13 @ 5:19 pm

I have not posted about all the peas.  Just by driving around looking for a particular roadside stand, I found PEAS at another stand.  DD and I have shelled 4 bushels of peas.  We have eaten fresh peas and has her family.  I have frozen 41 pints and probably have about 10 or 12 pints ready to bag and freeze.  Those of you familiar with the different varieties, these are the Dixie Lee.  I am off Tuesday and am still searching for butter beans but will get more peas if I can’t find the beans.

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CORN and PEAS

Filed under: THIS 'n' THAT, COOKING — grandi13 @ 5:03 pm

I am not a good cook, but the food that I have cooked over the last month has been good. Not only do I think so but apparently DH does also, because we have very few left overs. I know that if one is trying to lose weight, they should only have small servings of the chosen foods. I have found this to be quite difficult of late—think here of fresh corn and fresh peas. If I continue eating too much, I may be forced to try weight loss pills.

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July 18, 2008

NUMBERS

Filed under: COOKING — grandi13 @ 9:24 am

I am a little crazy when it comes to numbers. I guess I got this from my mom. She always liked to have even numbers or numbers easy to remember.

The last corn that I froze yielded 35 pints. I have a total of 97 pints in the freezer done this year, 95 pints of white super sweet and 2 pints of peaches and cream.

Wednesday DD and I went to Myrtle Beach to meet a blogging friend and her son, on the way there, I stopped at the farmers market and got enough corn to freeze 3 more pints so that I would have an even 100 pints for this year.

yum, yum, yummy–good and healthy eating

Til Next Time

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July 15, 2008

GLUTTEN for PUNISHMENT

Filed under: HEALTH, COOKING, TRAVELS/TRAVELING, HOUSE WORK — grandi13 @ 9:08 am

My search for bean and peas within a reasonable distance has been unsuccessful. DH and I decide if I cannot get other veggies we want, more corn will do. We both have read that corn is very good for the body.

I went to Holden Bros. yesterday and got 2 more bushels of corn. I gave my MIL 30 ears and I am working on 92. I have 20 ears left to cut off the ends and then the shucking and silking begins. I will let you know the yield.

Holden Bros. had fresh unshelled beens for $1.99/pound. I did weaken and buy 2 pounds. He was not selling any by the bushel unless you had your name on the list and then they were $32. a bushel.

Last night I fried corn (my mom had frozen in ‘94) to go with the smoked pork chops, fresh peas (could only find 3 pounds in the shell) and rice. We also had blueberry cobbler made with Jiffy yellow cake mix.

No housework is being done on this vacation. As we eat the corn, we will think how good it is, not that the house did not get any de-cluttering done.

I really need to get up and get very, very busy.

Til Next ime

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July 12, 2008

TOTAL CORN

Filed under: COOKING — grandi13 @ 2:29 pm

This year DH and I have put in the freezer for future eating 62 pints of corn.  The cost per pint not including gas is $1.26.  Is it cheaper at the grocery store?  I do not know, but what I do know is what we froze will taste much better than what we could get at the grocery store.

I am on a HUNT now for butter beans and peas!!

Tile Next Time

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