Shelby

I love almond extract with cherries

They issued a freeze warning for Tuesday night and it happened. When I checked the temp just before 8 in the morning it was 26F. So, the garden is done. We went out and picked tons and tons of peppers and the last of the tomatoes. Oh and a few zucchinis of course lol. Gave away three huge bags of jalapeños and bells. Not gonna lie, I will very much miss being able to have so many veggies to cook with. However, I'm enjoying not having to go out and work every morning.

After you get yours 🤣😝 I can't justify it....I have the big Ninja air fryer.....

https://www.ninjakitchen.com/products/ninja-crispi-4-in-1-portable-glass-air-fryer-cooking-system-zidFN101GY?srsltid=AfmBOooMYHsNzkxXg4pzKJuutlckMQshDP3BlQ3uISe6UWP1Q0c7v8mG I haven't seen this mentioned around here yet. If it has been, my apologies. I like that it's more lightweight and portable. I think Walmart is selling it for $120 US.

I'm constantly on the lookout for ANYTHING to use up zucchini lol.

So many great looking foods going on around here. Still plugging along in my little world lol. Our hunter friend had to cancel his trip but has rescheduled for next week so no rest for the wicked (meaning me lol). I've been bad about taking pictures. Probably because my cooking is very uninspired lately. But here's a few. I get hungry for tuna pasta salad when the tomatoes are perfect so I made a bowl to go with salad night Wings with okra, cucumber salad and cheesy cauliflower My mom came to see me for several days including my birthday! Stuff to nibble on after her long drive Italian zucchini boats for dinner Next day we opened these delicious pickled green tomatoes she made from her garden. SO good. She also made a batch of Grammy's rice-a-roni salad--neither of our husbands like it so it's fun to make when we're together. I made bread So dinner was BLT's A few weeks ago I made a batch of enchilada sauce--I had some tomatoes to use up So chicken enchiladas with RG beans Apple galette drizzled with caramel sauce for dessert For my birthday I didn't want to cook so we went to the big city and got a bunch of Popeye's chicken! Got extra for my mom to take home for her and my step dad too. Reheated it in the air fryer. Worked like a charm. Deviled eggs to go with Boston Cream Pie one of my favorite desserts. Mom had it sent Had some chicken left over so chicken again along with broccoli casserole and this salad I made for the first time. It's pretty good!

OH that is SO not true!!! You're amazing! Your creations are so inspiring.

Me too. I'm weirdly shy about getting food from a buffet etc. (I know I know). I'd love having a cup like this so I can just grab it and eat an array of things.

I love this. You did excellent!!!

I'm also a scraper. More so during and since the pandemic.

So excited that Misfits had my most favorite grapes in the whole wide world a few weeks ago.

I've heard of it but I've never done it. I had never heard of using sparkling water. Googled and will be doing that next time I make quiche. Thank you! I love Saltines and butter! It's been like two months since I've posted on this thread. So much going on around here. I need a major stint of calmness...which I'm not going to get because our hunter friend is coming this week lol. Amidst all of the goings on I am learning my way around a new MacBook. My old brain is still back in the days of a desktop PC and Lotus sigh. I had to google how to get pictures uploaded here to EG.....yeah I need help lol. Been doing a ton of huge salads and different versions of stuffed squash. Mexican stuffed squash with our Nirvana corn Fig galette for dessert Italian stuffed squash with cheesy green beans. Salad and crustless quiche Smoked pork, okra and squash Wings Big salad with shrimp

Sorry! I've been a bit MIA lately. @FauxPas did great. The only thing I would add is that halving the bigger tomatoes makes it easier to get them in the jar. The heating process before you actually put the tomatoes in the jars breaks them down quite a bit so I just cut the bigger ones. How long to keep them in the water bath depends on what altitude you're canning at. I'm in KS and I do mine for 45 mins. Oh one more thing. The old fashioned tomatoes like Big Boys ...Early Girls etc. should have enough acid to not have to worry about adding. It's the yellows San Marzano etc. that have less acid that you need to worry about.

EG changed my life big time. For years I didn't join because I was intimidated--I mean, Bourdain posted here for heaven's sake! I wish now I had been braver and joined sooner. Sous vide would have never happened. The VacMaster would have never happened. The combo steam ovens would have never happened. Grinding grains to make breads would have never happened. I'm very sure there are more things that I'm not thinking of right now. @lemniscateI'm honored to have inspired you. You've made my month Thank you EG!

Thank you!! I'm always jealous of all of the delicious food. I'll go ahead an book a flight and take those extra days you don't want LOL