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Woooo hooo!!!!! Collards, catfish AND OKRA!!!!

Oh man, I know. My husband used to hunt up there a lot years ago..........

What a great write-up, Smithy! I enjoyed every word. So glad that the catfish was good. I was holding my breath until I got to the part where you liked it lol. I've been to the river walk in San Antonio a couple of times. It was quite some time ago ---and it was for a lumber convention. The evenings/late nights can be quite....ummmmm....quite rowdy when spent with lumber people so you'll have to take my recommendations with a grain of salt, but Durty Nellie's is quite fun. It's lovely to stroll down and look into the shops and many restaurants. Lots of places have live music. Anyway, now I'm hungry for fried shrimp again...and catfish....and po boys......

Pheasant and quail season opened Saturday. So, last night we had fried pheasant strips, gizzards, livers and hearts. Fries and brussels sprouts to go with. I'm so excited to have some quail! You can see two of them on the bottom left side of the picture. We will have those this week sometime.

Elk stew

I'd definitely get the hard copy.

Made more venison chile last night.

Welp, sigh. Ronnie (stupidly lol) left my car unlocked while visiting his mother. I told my brother in law thanks for the peppers .....he responded saying that he was just paying me for all of the zucchini that I so graciously have provided. I am off to google to find MORE new and exciting ways to can these suckers.

Yeah, for sure no figs here either, but I can do dried

I don't know how many pepper mills I went through until I cowboy'd up and spent the money on this Atlas pepper mill made in Greece. I know I've had it for at least 10 years, probably more.

I want beef tongue, chicken livers, salisbury steak, scallops........ Nice meals, everyone! Chicken and hatch chile enchiladas Sandwich night Fried fish, shrimp and zucchini

NICE!!!!! I'm saving your post. Would love to do this. Good job!!!

I also love the floor in the kitchen. We had carpet in our camper that stayed nice for like the first 30 seconds we owned it lol. I'm sure you've probably thought about this already, but could you put a lazy susan somewhere for additional storage? Also, may I make another suggestion? I love your cabinets and I love the baskets on top--I have similar cabinets now in my kitchen. Because they don't go to the top of the ceiling they are grease and dirt and hair magnets. If I knew then what I know now, I would have put some kind of protection on top that I could take down and wash or replace. Like a piece of plastic or cutting board or even foil...or a towel. The tops of mine will never be completely clean because they are unfinished and are like a plywood top and are very rough. Maybe yours are finished and smooth and easy to clean. Nah, you're not a food hoarder. You purchase great quality things and freeze them for later use when you're in a place that you can't get such great quality things . Your shrimp look wonderful.

Yeah, I'm still on only wine, too. I feel we deserve it tonight lol.

YAY!!!!!!! I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for an update Trust me, your cooking and your travels are never ever boring. I LOVE your new kitchen. Very classy. And, yeah, forget simple...you're on the road for half a year. Take the stuff you love to cook with. Bare necessities be damned.

Oh that's terribly unsanitary. Everyone knows a dogs mouth is way cleaner.

I love the color

Hello, my dinner twin again lol Chicken done in the steam boy , squash and taters

I LOVE pickled eggs! The preserving thread has a couple of pictures of jars I've done. Do you have a recipe to share with me?

I ordered some really nice deli meats--they freeze very well and I like to have them on hand during the holiday/hunting season. So, it was just in time for National Sandwich Day yesterday. Salami, spicy ham (not spicy at all so dunno why they call it that) and bologna with smoked cheese and jalapeño mustard and homemade mayo. And some deviled eggs topped with jalapeño olives.

Soooooo hot here, STILL. I'm sick of it. Zucchini are not slowing down. I even have brand new tomato plants that have grown on their own.....and there are blooms on them.

I got a whole mess of 'em out there in the garden. I'll sell 'em for half what Neiman's are going for.

Beef and broccoli

I don't have a ton because deer season is coming soon. But I'll make it all work somehow. Oh, African Violets. My Grammy had those. I think she gave some to me which I promptly killed. Love those things but can't keep houseplants alive for some reason. Ok, thanks for the freezing advice. I need to get some ice cube trays asap. Yeah, I think all of the government red tape is what my farmers ran in to. Thankfully this weekend begins the time when the buyer will take all of the eggs (I think). I have 60 of the eggs just sitting out here. So they aren't taking up fridge space Thanks so much for all of the wonderful ideas. Keep 'em coming if something pops into your mind. I'll be doing a lot with eggs