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I have a bit of a goat thing. I love goats to the point where my husband and kids gravitate towards them for me. Not as big as my squirrel thing, but close.

That looks yummy. I need to make some stuffed peppers. I'm thinking maybe mini bell peppers with leftover carnita pork mix, mushroom and onion.

I would prefer raw cow or goat milk, but it is cost prohibitive in my area. That is a really sad thing. Processed milk is 10x cheaper than raw milk based on extensive research in my area.

Last night was crock pot carnitas (pork, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, seasonings) over either buttered rice or tortillas. Flavor liked all around. Tonight: Crescent rolls, olive oil, cilantro lime salt. flavored feta, leftover carnitas from above, salsa, a slight sprinkle of Monterey jack cheese. Family Favorite. We like ethnic and more so fusion. If you have a set spice pattern for food, try to branch out. Other things can be great! It is also good to be able to make whatever is available in an emergent situation. Using what is available from pantry/garden/hunting/slaughtering is a big thing for us. I like hearing from people who do the same. I have half a door that my aunt's In-laws used to slaughter hogs on. I use it as a huge cutting board. Some people view it as horrific. I view it as family using what they had and using everything they could. If you are going to eat it, use all parts of it. That is my philosophy. Respect what you use and do not waste it.

I'm not a big fan of wine salt, but I can tell you if was extremely sticky, the wine you used may have been too sweet. Go with a less sweet wine next time to reduce stickiness if you really want wine salt. Also, be sure to reduce a whole bottle to roughly 1T. That is a long time to reduce, but it is necessary. Your wine cabinet would probably lend well to making sauces and reductions for regular dishes.

This week, I've been cleaning, chasing toddler, and reading. Not much else done. I did clean out the fridge an old stuff and then I cleaned out the main pantry--the one that holds the daily stuff. (my use by dates are not what is on the package, so this was a serious clean out with occasional taste testing or smelling) I threw away 3 packages of pretzels. Each package was a different type and we ate them voraciously during the pandemic when everyone was home. No one has touched them in YEARS. It was a waste, but freeing up the space from the now stale pretzels was better than keeping them. It is a lesson. Don't stock up thinking 'this is it we will eat it graciously.' Tastes change, people change, and foods go bad. If you cannot eat it or trade it, don't stock it longer than you can eat it. Shedding the unnecessary and unusable is a blessing. That is truly hard thought for me, but I am trying to get it into rotation. I am a keep it till forever until it is useful person, but sometimes keeping it forever is more energy than it is worth. #life lessons My garage needs this attention, but I do not have the energy yet, Neiborhood garage sale is this weekend, but I will wait for the fall garage sale. I do not have the energy to deal with it now.

The crust will be less soggy if you freeze it topping less. I usually either store unrisen dough or else a slightly prebaked shell that is flash frozen. Add some toppings to freezer bags, put them all in a bigger bag, and it can be assembled and cooked from frozen with less than 5m prep work. If you have slightly prebaked them, there is no reason to thaw it and it can be cooked from frozen after assembly.

I've had several and have never noticed a difference in rise or taste. They are all great. I'm glad you like yours.

Sourdoughs is all the same regardless of age. Treat it like you want it. That looks awesome! I'm tempted to order some.

Its a day. 10 year anniversary for DH and me. DD15 will be 16 next week and her computer came yesterday. I got my husband's old monitors and she got my smaller monitor (it was smaller than my big one, but bigger than my husband's old two) to go with her new desktop. I'm up to 3 monitors now. DD3 sat on the couch in my bedroom from 7 till 10 munching on some breakfast and watching Brain Candy TV. I got up, went to the bathroom, was gone less than 5 minutes. Well she got into some things she should not have been able to reach and then proceeded to walk around the house with stuff traumatizing DD15.

Easter luncheon was Ham, scalloped potatoes, peas, deviled eggs, banana creme pie. This week is spring break. I'm going to cook a whole chicken tomorrow and the rest of the week will be various leftover meals made with cooked ham or chicken.

My Great uncle for the Korean War Hubert L. Lee - Wikipedia

If you guess what you will do and that guess is close.. your budget will be more accurate. The more you do this, the more accurate you will get. I've guessed for the next 100 years and I refine it yearly. Each year it becomes closer. No lies. Make a budget and adjust for inflation and raises and whatever you invest in. Adjust it.

My taxes have been done and received. I usually advise taking the most amount of contributions available to still get a bit back and then doing them on 2/1 after all paperwork is in house. I see no point in waiting every year, so I do them early. I do them myself because math and logic is not that bad. Sometimes it seems convoluted, but just follow the logic and math and everything turns out fine. If you cant, hire an accountant to do it early for you. If you pre-plan what the next year will be it is a non=issue. I say this for at least 20 years of doing my own. preplan and then it is super easy.