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Lazy German Rouladen (almost no measuring involved) 1 pack mystery meat ** Carrots ((like maybe 3?) Mushrooms (8oz pack button fresh) red onion yellow onion Dill pickles (eh... like 2? medium dills jucy wet is good.) Start wanting to do German, get everything out. Decide you are very lazy and dice everything into about the same size. Toss it in the Crockpot. Add: 2 T beef bullion 4 c water 1/3 bottle dijon mustard rinsed out with above water sprinkle carraway small sprinkle brown sugar. Cook 9 hours on low. Make a slurry with 1/3 c (eyeball it) cornstarch and add to crockpot. Decide to be ambitious and make spaetzle. Add to crockpot and serve. Very Lazy Spaetzle 2 eggs 2 c flour 1 t salt 1/2 c water Mix all and pinch off into boiling water. Boil as for flat dumplings, ready when float to top, do not crowd pan. Amazing hit, everyone loved it. Zero beef roll browning on all sides required. **(package --ziplock bag in my handwriting which was dated a year ago--said beef, but looked a lot like boneless porkchops to me before and after. no one could tell before or after but everyone agreed they were good regardless of what type of cow/pig they were. there were 4 of them maybe 1.5lbs)

Cherry Juice is also really good for female problems. It helps regulate your cycle. Some people also use it to help relieve gout symptoms.

I think fear is a great motivator for either side. I also love to watch the 'unsafe' practices. I know there are better ways, but I love knowing how people perserve food. Just because I see how they do it doesn't mean I will do it just the same. Understanding what they are doing and the type of recipes used often translates into understanding more about how and what we eat. For instance: Chimichurri sauce is the modern FAD. It is everywhere, it is delicious, and pretty much all green sauces are now 'chimichurri.' It is also a pesto type version of British Parsley sauce....from the 1500s. It is almost identical to French Persillade sauce, Italian Gremolata, and various 'green sauces' from Europe that are all older than the United States. The canning techniques are old and outdated, but they influenced modern recipes and techniques. To me they are worth watching just to see how one is influenced by the other.

I cheat all the time with my orange grapefruit jelly and use bought orange juice. It always turns out fine. I have not done this with any other juice, but my ex-mil did make some with applejuice.

Husband used to have this as the background on his license plate for his truck. He got his vet tags awhile back and swapped to those.

My rosemary bushes have taken over. I have enough rosemary for an army and am going to transplant it to the front yard to make a hedge. I'm looking for tried and true recipes or crafts using rosemary. Please post them if you have them!

It depends on what type of bread you want to make. Vinegar gives you a fluffier loaf and will make the crust more crispy, but it will take longer to rise. A LOT longer. Up to a whole day depending on temperature/altitude/humidity. If you have the time for it, it can give good results, but remember that it is liquid and does not offset the other liquids in equal measure to itself. Start with a standard recipe then experiment for the ratio that works for you. I do this occasionally, but I don't have as much time as I used to at the moment. Perhaps when the youngest gets bigger. It also works best in less dense loaves (not oatmeal for instance) and those where you use a smaller amount of honey/sugar as those things will make it more dense. A nice french bread recipe usually benefits the most.

I cooked last night and did not use any new items beyond a packet of yeast. Everything else was either leftovers or fresh produce. *I do not consider spices as part of this as I use spices in everything. There are just the 2 of us and the baby right now so I'm cooking for much fewer people than normal. Bread 1c water warm 1/2 c sour cream 1 T oil 1 T sugar 1 t salt 3.5 c flour (started with 3 but very humid day needed 1/2 c more at kneading) 1 packet yeast Make dough and rise. Roll out 1/2 inch thick. Spread with cream cheese. Sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning. Fold over cream cheese touching cream cheese. Roll chopped parsley into top at about 1 inch thick. Cut into long wide strips about 3 inches wide. Grease dish. Grease cup and put in middle of dish. Wrap strips around cup cut side up (up and down for middle strips). Rise 30m. Bake 350F 30-40m. Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms 2 portabella mushrooms leftover stuffing leftover turkey sauce from previously cooked turkey. Parsley Mix enough leftover stuffing with parsley, diced mushroom stem, parsley, and turkey juice. Place in greased dish (I reused the bread dish) and bake 350F 30m. Leftover Stuffing made the week before 1 Box stuffing mix turkey flavor 1/2 diced unknown pepper given to use by coworker (I think it was serrano) 1/2 diced red onion 4 sliced mushrooms 1/4 c sausage tvp mixed with 1/2 c water handful chopped pecans Make stuffing according to box directions. Sauté everything else but pecans in 1/2 stick butter. Mix Everything together and heat through. Orange Cranberry Turkey Breast made the week before 1 package of 2 turkey breast 1 can jelly cranberry sauce orange juice 1 packet onion soup mix Use a stick blender to mix cranberry sauce with enough orange juice to have a medium sauce. Add remainder and cook in crockpot on high 4 hours. Super tender! Save leftovers and sauce. We at 1 breast and had 1 leftover. Parsley Sauce Large handful fresh parsley Large handful fresh cilantro Heaping spoon minced garlic 1/2 c olive oil 1/4c lemon juice Blend all to sauce. Add more liquids as necessary to consistency. Serve cold Leftover Turkey Slice turkey breast into slices, reheat and spoon parsley sauce over. I spooned it over first to keep it from drying out as I just reheated it in the microwave. Fried Zucchini Sliced Zucchini Milk mixed with paprika Flour mixed with cajun seasoning Panko mixed with cajun seasoning Dip Zucchini into milk. flour. milk. panko. coating all sides. Deep fry 350F 5m. Serve with comeback sauce Fast 1m cheating comeback sauce Ranch hot sauce 1 packet arby's horsey sauce garlic powder Worcestershire sauce paprika Mix in desired amount, never measure, just taste as you go. Banana Pudding Chimichangas 2 tortillas leftover banana pudding powdered sugar mixed with cardamon Spoon 4 T banana pudding (cookies, bananas, and pudding, should be very soft leftover) into small tortilla and fold over as fir burrito. Deep fry 350F 4m. Sprinkle powdered sugar Fast weeknight Banana Pudding 1 packet banana pudding made according to package 1 box chessmen cookies 2 bananas Layer Tupperware or Pyrex with cookie, banana, pudding, cookie, banana, pudding. Chill. It ended up being way too much food & carbs for me, so I only ate half my mushroom and turkey and no bread. I saved the chimichanga dessert for today. DH ate all his and said everything was wonderful.

If a weed can grow in concrete, you can find a way.

You can make veggie nuggets with shredded zucchini and use those anywhere you would meatballs. Just shape them round instead of flat ovals. You can also use ground chicken or already cooked chicken to make chicken zucchini balls. I season them with a bit of nutmeg and basil. They do well in cream and red sauces but brown sauces usually overpower them.

I like the gear toys. River turns 2 next month so she is a bit young for them yet though. The flowers were big enough that she couldn't swallow them. DD14 loves her spirograph. We have an entire bookcase of board/card games. I have a few for small children and a lot for older kids/ adults. We also have a ton of paper and digital RPG manuals and campaigns. Think Dungeons and Dragons type stuff. We have a TwixT game that looks exactly like the one in the bottom pic of the wiki page. It has to be about 50 years old now. TwixT - Wikipedia Recently, we have been playing Catan and Catan Seafarers.

@jeeepers that is perfect thank you!

I've been having issues with my wrist and the ankle/knee I twisted at the car rental place so I haven't been doing very much beyond trying to keep up with the house basics. We took River to the VA Living Museum yesterday and she loved seeing all the animals and fish. They had an exhibit on pollinators that she enjoyed. They had flower blocks that really caught her attention. When we got home, I ordered some from Amazon; they should be here next week. The opossum was out and about waddling everywhere and she did not want to leave him. Today we went to BJs (like a Sams or Costco). 2 hours with a husband and a baby and now I am ready for death to take me. All the prices were much higher than last year. A 6 pack of canned chicken was 12.99 regular price last year and today the size was the same, but the price was 18.99. Needless to say we did not get any. There were a lot of things they did not have and we noticed that they were extremely limited on disposable silverware, cups, and plates. Usually they have a whole isle of it but it was only a quarter of an isle and it was mostly empty today. I spent way too much, but I only go there about once every 3-4 months so I stock up. I had diaper coupons, but the price of it almost gave me a heart attack so DH is going to pick up some from Target next week. I've been ordering a lot of stuff on Amazon this week. Mostly storage items so I can get things a bit more organized. Some divided lunch tupperware, and a toy rack for the baby, some refillable squeeze pouches for applesauce, a roller for the coffee pot to sit on so it comes farther out from under the cabinet so less water mess, and other kitchen organization mostly. DH is laughing at me because between us there has been 1-3 boxes delivered every single day for the last week. I had to pry the child away from the flower blocks at the museum. I know she is going to love them when they get here. Her birthday is in about a month, so I just have to stop myself from giving them to her before that. Amazon.com: Flower Garden Building Toys, 200 Pcs Flower Building Toy Set for 3 to 7 Year Old Boy Girl Gifts, Build a Flower Garden Educational Stem Toddler Toys for Birthday : Toys & Games

I saw this picture and now I'm obsessed with collecting fabric to make one.

I keep all types of journals. Most of mine are DIY. I'm currently using a disc bound base (Happy Planner). I use an half size weekly planner to breakdown what I cook and eat all week. My preserving and shopping are mixed in with that. If you are less of the DIY type and just want canning, I think something like the etsy download below is what you are looking for. It would also be fairly simple to just sketch out the columns on a notebook if you wanted to personalize it. I could probably mock something similar up if you tell me what exactly you want to track. Mother's Day Giftcanning and Preserving Journal for - Etsy Planners are my second biggest hobby after antique cookbooks.

Why not? Its better to have and not need than to need and not have.

I think it is hops. Hops = beer. Kvass is made of hops and widely drunk in the Ukraine/ Russia. It has a low alcohol content and is even given to children.

Oh and the silicone bundt pan is good for making ice rings. You fill with water, press flowers, or fruit or whatever where you want it and freeze. It pops out as frozen sculpture for your punch, seafood, or other cold needs.

The picture is hard to see. It looks like a hop or a green pinecone. Green pinecones are edible. it could be a type of Romanesco. If you have a link, I have a few Ukrainian friends. I could have one of them tell me what is being said.

I have some heart and pumpkin mini muffin pans that are silicone. They are horrid for baking in, but if I put them on a cookie sheet to freeze, they do make good ice.

The kids and I tried the mason jar lid thing. It does not work well. The cups just slowly open and you end up with a mess. We tried the lids to make crumpets also. Don't do this. It does not work. The silicone muffin pans stick like crazy. I have an old ceramic muffin tin. It takes twice as long to cook, but it rarely sticks and works well. All the silicone baking stuff is trash. I have the silicone Bundt pan ---terrible. The silicone liners that are washable --completely sticks. I use them to separate out grapes and such in packed lunches that need to be microwaved. DH can just lift out the silicone liner. If you make a rectangular cake and just frost it in the pan with no lid, you can just place a cookie sheet over the top to cover it. Then you can stack stuff on it without issue. This works for large casseroles also. Save your foil and plastic wrap. *I forgot to add that I do use a silicone baking mat for the cookie sheet. I LOVE that. I use it for everything. I also have a lekue bread pan that is silicone that I love. Other than that silicone mostly is a no as far as anything that goes into the oven. The pic below of kids lunchs was the only one I could find of the silicone liners in use: seriously, don't try to bake with them. I regret it every single time.

infinitely. negative numbers exist.

I have those deep plate bowls. They are great for many things. I have a few older patterns I collect, but my main set has a blue line around the rim, I think it is called classic cafe. The house I lived in Vicksburg with my ex had lower cabinets that opened and the shelves rolled out. It was amazing. These are my plate bowls with tomato soup: I also use them when I make stirfry or curry or such. They are great for keeping the rice and sauce from getting everywhere.

I love correll! We have an outlet in Williamsburg that we go to sometimes. I like it because it is lightweight and does well in the microwave and dishwasher.

I also freeze bags of yeast. Vacuum sealed for years and still good. I let it come to room temp and store it in mason jars when it thaws out. Sometimes I increase the amount used on old yeast, but it still works.