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Posted:Apr 1, 2023 6:23 pm
Last Updated:Apr 2, 2023 10:36 am
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Most of us are tired of the same old crap day in and day out. We had a special guest for lunch Friday. We greeted her with a dish of fresh strawberries and a bowl of cream cheese sweetened using honey and seasoned with a hint of mace.



The night before I chunked out some boneless, skinless chicken thighs. I marinated them in a mix of lemon juice, olive oil, a hint of sugar, and corn starch coating each piece in a flavorful goodness thanks to basil, oregano, and fennel. Friday morning I skewered the meat with baby bella mushrooms, onions, green pepper, and tomato wedges.



I mix a cream pitcher of my Mediterranean salad dressing to top this lite mixed greens salad.



I screwed up getting pressed for time forgetting to get picture of mixing the garlic Turkish flatbreads that get cooked on an electric griddle......... my bad.



The shishkabob came out from under the broiled perfectly cooked.



The kabob I served on a bed of fluffy rice. ... Once again I screwed up failing to get a picture of dessert...... a 1930's chocolate cake with cool whip.
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No Blog Tonight
Posted:Mar 30, 2023 6:43 pm
Last Updated:Apr 1, 2023 5:49 pm
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Too sick tonight probably no chat either
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Cara Cara
Posted:Mar 29, 2023 8:21 pm
Last Updated:Apr 5, 2023 8:57 pm
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Cara Cara Oranges look like regular oranges on the outside, but with pink or red flesh on the inside. They're unlike any other oranges, making them fun and different! They don't show up in our stores very often. When I seen them I knew exactly what I'd do. Soooo I purchased a bag.



Orange Marmalade ! I used HRH Elizabeth's royal recipe .



You start by pealing off the outside peal after washing thoroughly.



You cut the peal into thin slivers.



Next you cut the oranges in half and juice them. After the juicing you extract the inner fruit fibers leaving the pithy skins which have a bitter taste to them.



With the fruit and juices in the blender you puree the contents and pour over the peal slices. Bring this to a full rolling boil. Cover your pan and let it set overnight. Next day return you pan to heat bringing to a rolling boil again.



Figure 2-cups juice mix to 1-cup of sugar. You also need to add fruit pectin allowing 1-tablespoon of pectin for every quart of liquid.. Add your sugar / pectin combo slowly stirring constantly allowing the liquid to retain it's boiling point. Clear your afternoon schedule to keep an eye on the pan while you wash and sterilize your jars & lids. You will notice a change to the boiling pattern whereby necessitating the need to lower the temp gradually along with a thickening of your juices.



When your "jell test" proves the right consistency jar up your marmalade! After canning up the marmalade making certain the lids sealed YOU'VE DONE IT !!! I ended up with 1-full pint and this part jar of HRH's favorite marmalade for scones. Isn't it a pretty ruby red ?

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I did need to add some regular Minute Maid orange juice at the second cook down for the ratios to work out cooking off the mix. The whole house had a sweet citrusy scent.
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Attention Pinkie !... ^!^
Posted:Mar 28, 2023 8:04 pm
Last Updated:Apr 4, 2023 11:54 am
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I am finally getting around to posting the Mediterranean Salad dressing recipe for you.



You will need Lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and sugar. For spices I use basil, oregano, black pepper, and fennel seeds.



I like to soak the spices in the lemon juice as early as I can to infuse their flavors into the dressing adding the sugar and olive oil later



This salad dressing is excellent over many greens even dandelions! It also goes on pasta, cold cuts, cheeses, and fresh tomatoes. Dipping bread into this dressing adds so much to each bite.
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HAPPY B-DAY ^!^
Posted:Mar 27, 2023 8:55 pm
Last Updated:Mar 29, 2023 6:23 am
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY STR.

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>>> HOT & SPICY <<<... ^!^
Posted:Mar 27, 2023 4:38 pm
Last Updated:Mar 28, 2023 10:12 am
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No... not me !





I planted my HOT Red Pepper Plants today to use both in cooking and decoration around the yard.
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^!^ March Madness ^!^
Posted:Mar 26, 2023 12:24 pm
Last Updated:Mar 27, 2023 6:54 am
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Just South of us a band of *two counties were under a winter Storm Advisory. To me it looks like it shifted North. We have about 4" on the ground so far with a temperature of 32 F...0 C



and It's STILL COMING DOWN !
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>> Repair <<< ^!^
Posted:Mar 25, 2023 7:06 pm
Last Updated:Mar 26, 2023 3:06 am
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The mouse to the PC has been malfunctioning.



TIME TO FIX IT !

Ooopps !
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Old Cast
Posted:Mar 23, 2023 7:04 pm
Last Updated:Mar 25, 2023 7:18 pm
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While rummaging around in Grandpa's shed I seen this cast iron device.



It looks like it held an old kerosene lamp at on time or a potted plant.



A piece seems to have broken off that held it in place to a wall mounting bracket. I may try to brush off the rust, then see if it can drill and peg it. I will then fabricate a wall mounting bracket to hold it.
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a Couple of...
Posted:Mar 21, 2023 6:49 pm
Last Updated:Mar 28, 2023 2:42 pm
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I did my banking then drove by John Deere. Low and behold they had a matching wooden box tossed out back in the junk. They said I could have as many as I wanted, however, my little Mercedes trunk would only handle one comfortably. Happy with my find I brought it back to the shop. I'll clean them out and buy more potting soil for the Marigolds.
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