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I made baked beans again last night. Very successful. I pressure cooked the beans first and then added all the brown sugar and molasses etc. afterwards and let it simmer. Thanks to all that helped.

It was downright cold yesterday. I hadn't made chicken noodle soup for a long time so that's what we had. With toasted cheese sandwiches.

I spy a Kentucky Derby glass up there. Bet it didn't come with milk in it

Yes, put some belly on the list I was going to try the eggs in the IP but I didn't have time so I did the old stovetop method. Bring a pot of water to boil. Drop eggs in. Boil for exactly 6 minutes. Take them out and put in ice/water bowl. Perfect noodle bowl eggs

Noodle bowls last night. I SV'd some pork belly at 157F for about 17 hours. One half of the belly was simply seasoned with hoisin sauce in the vac bag, the other I did with green onion, ginger, soy and garlic. We liked the hoisin one the best...the soy needed something. Maybe some sugar or fish sauce or both. Anyway, the SV part turned out lovely. Crappy picture.

I'm doing that on a small scale. I did two tenderloins last night. One is in the freezer...right now I have pork belly going that's been going all night. Might have one for dinner tonight...or might just freeze them too.

It's hard to change my mindset regarding cooking times. Yes, I agree about the times. I tend to never be on time finishing side dishes so my SV meats tend to go longer than I planned lol.

Thank you Sorry. Pork tenderloin. 137F for a little over 4 hours...maybe more like 4 1/2. You can't tell but I seared it for a couple minutes on each side. It was very very good. Juicy and fork tender.

SV pork loin, taters, stuffing and sprouts.

That pho looks SO good. *jealous*

Some of the older/worse Aldi's stores would be prime for an episode of Undercover Boss.

Because sometimes you just need a big plate of asparagus And last night boudin, fried taters, fresh egg and hollandaise

Just for fun, I made banana bread in the IP yesterday. I don't have a bundt type pan that will fit in there so I had to use my cheesecake pan. I suspect that's why 30 mins on high with NR wasn't enough to get the middle done. I put it back in for another 15 mins and it came out done. It's not pretty but it tastes good.

One thing you two will NEVER be is boring. Trust me.

MEEEE TOOOO. Wow. I think you need to return to that place. Looks very fun.

Yes. I am the keeper of the bunnies lol. They left the plants alone last night...we will hope that the trend continues. Just came in. Got exactly 50 tomato plants in the ground. Have a few left over in the greenhouse that are still too little yet. They will be good for backup in case of eatage or dog steppage lol.

Quoting myself: Ronnie just came home with 4 pints at 1.69. He bought all that were in the case lol.

Regarding the mulching with newspaper, we used to do this and then cover it with straw. Now we just do the straw. Works just as well with less energy exerted lol. The wind was HUGE yesterday. I was going to plant my 'maters and some squash from the greenhouse but opted to wait. I was afraid the wind would break them off. So, I weeded and weeded and weeded. Not a weed left in there. It's always a good feeling when that is done. Oh and then I did plant some seeds. Okra and cucumber. And I threw 7 more brussels sprouts plants from the greenhouse in since the bunnies ate the others sigh. The peas and beans and lettuce and collard greens and spinach have all poked there heads through the dirt. I'm sure the bunnies will eat well. Today looks like a decent day to get back out there and plant. I need to restock my Advil stash. Gardening makes my back sore lol.

Venison taco salads

I've been making pickled eggs using pickled beet juice

Must be salad day SV steaks, taters and salad

jval I would have liked that a zillion times if I could have.

Thanks to you, my husband came home with one of these yesterday. I told him to stock up next time. He said that there were two in the case. Popular item.

SV chicken cordon blue with homemade pasta and more garden asparagus

@ElsieD I've only used whole milk. Here's my process: 1/2 Gallon of whole milk 1 1/2 T. of dry milk Whisk together in the IP. Boil. Cool to 115. Mix in 10 grams of culture--I use freeze dried--this is the kind I use Push yogurt--I checked after 3 hours and I liked it but let it go for 4. Stir, then strain, then stir again.