Dismal Day (part I )
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Posted:Dec 17, 2022 2:27 pm
Last Updated:Dec 19, 2022 11:05 am 1240 Views
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Ya know it is a dismal day in Iowa when it is cloudy 18 F ~~~ -7C with a freezing drizzle coating everything in a glaze of ice.
It is so Dismal JD asked for cabbage soup! That's like pretending the DDR (East Germany) was a Theme Park !
Cabbage soup was a working man's soup designed to fill him up at a low cost. Normally you'd boil a bunch of beef soup bones, but thanks to the 21st century you don't get any soup bones so you resort to Jamison Beef Soup base.
Put about 4-5 teaspoons of the soup base into about 5cups of water over medium high heat.
Sliver half a medium onion then add it to the beef soup base.
Finely chop about 1/4 of a head of green cabbage then add that to the soup base.
You want to season the soup with Basil, oregano, and fennel.
Also add Black pepper, Paprika, and garlic powder.
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Dismal Day (part II)
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Posted:Dec 17, 2022 2:14 pm
Last Updated:Dec 18, 2022 3:31 pm 1085 Views
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IF you see any color in your chopped veggies.... THE SOUP IS NOT COOKED ! Boil the veggies until they are cooked clear giving all their flavor to the broth. Hope you baked a loaf of homemade bread or bought some dry crusty Italian bread at the bakery.
Dish up your soup and place a 1" slab of that Italian bread. Watch how your rich broth is absorbed into the slice.
I top my bread with a blend of grated cheeses.
It's like dipping a cheese sandwich into your hot soup! Enjoy!
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Bretty's Kitchen Klatter
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Posted:Dec 16, 2022 6:58 pm
Last Updated:Dec 17, 2022 1:34 pm 1297 Views
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With the Holiday Season bearing down on us I did a little experiment I'd like to share. Cheesecake Pudding ! Delicious !
In a two* quart saucepan mix 3Tablespoons Corn Starch, 1/2 cup sugar and a dash of salt
Get all your preparatory work done.... because once things start hitting you don't have time to mess around. You need Two* egg yokes, Two* tablespoons butter, two* teaspoons Vanilla, 8oz Cream cheese and two* cups milk.
Add your milk and vanilla to the dry ingredients and turn the heat to medium high. Be ready to STIR like you're a Pro!
Bring to a gentle boil stirring constantly. After about a minute of boiling remove the pan from the heat; add your butter then slowly the beaten egg yokes. KEEP STIRRING! Add the cream cheese mixing it in gently.
This recipe will make a generous pie or 9" X 9" dessert if you want to make a crust. I would have had 5 dessert dishes but with JD and too many "taste tests" we ended up with *FOUR*
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Blue.............
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Posted:Dec 15, 2022 5:19 pm
Last Updated:Dec 19, 2022 11:08 am 1828 Views
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As suggested by a dear friend in chat...
BLUE
and a touch of gold.
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Thankful...
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Posted:Dec 15, 2022 10:04 am
Last Updated:Dec 16, 2022 1:18 pm 1688 Views
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Thankfulness is not limited to a feast on the 24th of November. TODAY I am downright thankful for indoor plumbing! I don't know what I have eaten it seems like I have skipped to the Loo without my darling way over the norm. Had Ruby Red Grapefruit juice for breakfast... 2 glasses.. however, I feel as though I am closing in on the five* gallon mark. It is snowing here... 32 F... 0 C
2PM .. 14:00
The snow is really coming down.
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Cinderfella
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Posted:Dec 14, 2022 8:13 pm
Last Updated:Dec 15, 2022 5:16 pm 2329 Views
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Every now & then this blond packratt finds another "treasure." Out at Grandpa & Grandma's farm behind a shed is a metal bucket used to take ashes from the wood burning cook-stove out to dispose of them safely.
I dumped the dirt & weeds out of the metal container leaving some roots embedded in the rusty tin. By cleaning the hot ashes from our fireplace into the ash-bin I burned them off
The good old wire brush knocked off a lot of the rust....
However, it is the diamond infused brush that gets IN to really clean the surface.
After cleaning the dust from the surface with a "strong solvent" I began painting with a deep penetrating metal based paint.
This paint is an old school product of grandpa's... ( Probably illegal in 29 of the 50 states) BUT it sinks into the cracks sealing them from any further corrosion.
I don't really know what the final color of this ash-bin will be... gold... silver, Harley Davidson metallic blue! This project is just unfolding here today.
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Still DRY !
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Posted:Dec 13, 2022 6:47 pm
Last Updated:Dec 19, 2022 11:17 am 1751 Views
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Two* Days and THR*EE Loads of dishes later with NO LEAKS from the dishwasher. I repaired the G** D*** Thing better than a "Professional"
Good Dinner today. Took a boneless skinless chicken thigh.
Using kitchen sheers I diced it into about 5-6 cups of water. I also added about 5 teaspoons of chicken soup base.
Ronnie made sure I didn't drop any on the floor.
I diced some celery and baby carrots to add to the chicken broth.
I broke up into pieces some Barilla Fettucine noodles to add to the broth.
Talk about Delicious !!! This Chicken Noodle Soup JD said it was the best I'd ever made ! All I can attribute it to is the Barilla Noodles! Everything else was the same but I'd bought the Barilla brand because they were out of my regular fettuccine noodles.
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Ho ho hoo
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Posted:Dec 13, 2022 8:53 am
Last Updated:Dec 14, 2022 11:35 am 1941 Views
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A little Santa humor...
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DRY
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Posted:Dec 12, 2022 10:33 am
Last Updated:Dec 13, 2022 8:42 am 2031 Views
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See that red arrow.... That's where the major leak occurred. I used pipe tread paste and tightened down hose clamps AFTER removing the tags!
Test run of dishwasher............ Working fine so far.... NO LEAKS.....
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Thinking.........
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Posted:Dec 11, 2022 1:11 pm
Last Updated:Dec 13, 2022 1:55 pm 2015 Views
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Yesterday I was downright DUMB ! ... Thinking I was 18 again moving a stack of cinder blocks. I'd hauled some of the blocks to stabilize the Christmas tree in the front lawn
A few Happy pills and a good nights rest and I am back in the daily brawl.
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NO LEAKS in the dishwasher...............
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