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Project Discussions:  What's Going on in Your Kitchen?  |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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 Posted - Dec 11 2017 : 09:06:19 AM
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| Sara - How do you ever eat all that you can, even in small batches. LOL! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Dec 11 2017 : 09:29:39 AM
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Well Linda here's an example on how I do it. I had beans left over from canning this morning so I am making bean soup with them. I opened a pint of hambone broth and 1/2 pint of celery to put in the soup along with one onion, carrot, and a couple of handfuls of dried collard greens.
I eat beans almost every day. One pint will feed me for two days so in a average week I will use 2-4 pints of beans.
I am now using only chicken, pork, beef, and spaghetti sauces I can. I buy few canned foods; tomato products and green beans. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Dec 11 2017 : 09:30:58 AM
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| You amaze me, Sara. You go, farmgirl! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Carole
Champlain
New York
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2017 : 09:41:20 AM
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| Wow, Sara! I'm with Linda ... you go farmgirl! You are quite organized! BTW, I'll be right over for a bowl of soup! Brrr!, it's cold here! |
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
Insanity: Doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results ~ Albert Einstein |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2017 : 09:48:44 AM
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Linda and Carole y'all make me 
Carole come on down - the soup will be ready. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3453 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2017 : 11:46:23 AM
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| Sara, that bean soup sounded so yummy!! Better make another seat at the table if Linda is coming as well. I'll bring some cornbread to go with it!! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Dec 11 2017 : 11:48:19 AM
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| Winnie don't forget the butter. lol |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Carole
Champlain
New York
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2017 : 3:09:15 PM
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Sara, we'll have a farmgirl supper!
I forgot to mention that on Saturday I went to my mum's and we did our annual Tortiere (meat pie) day! It is a Christmas tradition in my family! Mu mum's sister, Alice, came over and so did my sister. We had a family dinner of tortiere ... I should mention that it was also my mum's 81st birthday. |
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
Insanity: Doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results ~ Albert Einstein |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2017 : 06:51:11 AM
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Sara, That soup sounds yummy!
Carole, What a wonderful thing to have traditions to share and perfect that you could celebrate her birthday as well!
I am looking forward to having all my children here at Christmastime and all 6 grands too! |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
859 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2017 : 3:59:07 PM
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| Count me in too. Soup is wonderful when it's cold. |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9196 Posts |
Posted - Dec 13 2017 : 4:25:44 PM
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| Has anyone been doing any cooking baking for the holidays? I haven't started yet but need to get moving on them. I usually make snickerdoodles, kiss cookies,no bakes and sugar cookies. What does everyone else like to make? |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Carole
Champlain
New York
USA
2087 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2017 : 11:15:49 AM
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| Sadly, I have done NO baking for the holiday, well except the fruit cake. Which, by the way, the quality of the brandy does make a difference. I have so NOT been in the Christmas mood! So unlike me, but with everything going on, and lots of changes coming my way, I just wasn't in the mood. Bah humbug! |
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
Insanity: Doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results ~ Albert Einstein |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2017 : 11:22:20 AM
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| Carole join me in looking forward to the New Year and step by step we will find our way to new doors to open and walk through. Here's to you, all others, and me who believe in new beginnings and all things are possible with hope. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2017 : 12:52:35 PM
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| I didn't do much in the baking dept. I managed Christmas crack and that's about it. I made too much of it for sure. We will probably be eating it till Valentines. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Dec 30 2017 : 10:36:13 AM
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Yes!!Sara!! another New year!! I am going to learn to say No more and take better care of my health!
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2017 : 9:29:14 PM
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| Sara, my husband gave me the six quart electric pressure cooker for Christmas. So far I have cooked a lot roast, and some pork ribs. I need more ideas from you and others.Thanks. |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2017 : 9:30:26 PM
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| Connie I think perhaps we all need to follow your lead. |
Texasgran |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2017 : 05:42:29 AM
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Marilyn have fun with your pressure cooker. I haven't cooked in mine - only canned. Mine is the only one I found that cooks and cans. One of the things I can is dried beans that are soaked overnight - drained - cover with non-chlorine water - cook for 30 minutes before putting in jars to can. The beans finish cooking doing the 75 minutes of heat & pressure. Best beans I have ever made so I think you would like to try dry beans in your new toy.
Yours is a six qt - perfect size for cooking. Mine is 10 qts. Perfect for canning but too big for me to cook most things in unless I only fill it half way. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2017 : 07:38:44 AM
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| Cooking black eyed peas, collard greens, and cabbage with tomatoes. I like it for New Year's Eve supper and New Year's Day dinner. I don't have champagne to toast in the New Year but I do have a small batch North Carolina corn whiskey a friend sent me that should do the trick. I'll be doing my toasting early. Annie and I will be in bed a long time before that ball drops in NYC. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2018 : 6:15:38 PM
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| Carole, my in-laws always grew pinto beans in the garden. They picked and canned the green beans, but at seasons end they allowed the beans to dry on the vine. We would gather, shell and can them in pint jars. Wow! They were so good in winter time. I enjoyed them more than a pot of pintos I cooked. Of course I have learned to cook way better in the years since then, but I think those beans may be similar to what you are talking about! Thanks. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2018 : 05:00:11 AM
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It's 33 now but should be in the 50s today so my Yellow Rose Cottage is going to be busy.
Pressure Canning 4 pints of snow capped dried beans. It's a new variety for me.
Soup bones and a few beef short ribs in the slow cooker for beef broth to can tomorrow. Bones and short ribs were in the meat marked-down bin. May cook half the ribs with mushrooms for lunch today.
Pre-diced white onions I found in produce marked-down bin for 50cents in the dehydrator.
Yes my cottage will be humming today. I'm a happy FarmGirl to be back out there. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9196 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9196 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2018 : 05:12:32 AM
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| Sounds fun Sara. We will be going to pick up a Christmas gift from the family. A dishwasher. The other old is to pricey to fix so they got us another one. I don't really use it unless we have company. I like washing by hand so I can enjoy the view and birds at the feeder. We also have to replace a small part of the flooring as it got messed up when the dishwasher started leaking. So my kitchen will be busy. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2018 : 06:03:01 AM
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Nice gift Denise. I too do my dishes my hand. I often remind myself what a woman who grew up during the depression told my sister. "I like doing the dishes because it means I had something to eat".
It's cold out in the cottage so I am layered up. When I put on my favorite canning apron Linda made me Annie started barking and jumping around. She knows that apron means I'm goin to the cottage and she's going outside with me. She's outside all the time but she still gets excited if I am going out too. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2018 : 3:59:04 PM
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No holiday baking done by me. Just not in the mood this year, without my grandsons to help. I did make Chocolate Oatmeal NoBake cookies and added coconut.
Have made Connie's spare ribs in the crock pot twice now. They are DELICIOUS!
I wash some dishes by hand, but if they pile up and I have a lot, they go into the dishwasher. LOL!
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Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3453 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3453 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2018 : 4:51:47 PM
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| As usual, there is always something delicious cookin' in the Farmgirl kitchens!! I happen to love fruitcake and I found the candied fruit mix on sale this week and purchased one container. My idea was to make the buttermilk recipe from MaryJane's cast iron cookbook and add some candied fruit . I decided to bake it in a small loaf pan and it turned out delicious!!!! The fruit gave it some extra texture, a bit of sweetness and pretty confetti colors. I did a happy dance this morning at breakfast. Easy Peasy!! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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