[What Are You Preserving, and How Are You Doing It? (2016–)]

@JoNorvelleWalkerWhat’s jack rose?  

[What Are You Preserving, and How Are You Doing It? (2016–)]

And here’s a small sample of the dehydrated Meyers.   They rehydrate rather quickly.  I use them every day in water and tea.  Also in chicken piccata.  Any other ideas for them would be appreciated.  

 

[What Are You Preserving, and How Are You Doing It? (2016–)]

I’ve just made some lemon ginger marmalade, last weeks orange marmalade is canned and given away. I’m overwhelmed with Meyer lemons.  I’ve dehydrated them , still have frozen cubes of juice from last year.  Have two batches of Ina Garden orange marmalade to can tomorrow.  Any ideas to preserve this bounty are welcome.  

[Challenge: Cook your way through your freezer (part 2)]

I’m in, but I need to buy a new stand alone freezer.  Mine and the boyfriends are filled with pesto from the garden and lemon juice cubes from last years bounty.  And now I have 5 grocery bags full of Meyer lemons and two of oranges.  Still more on the trees.  Any ideas for saving/preserving this bounty are appreciated. I’ve also dehydrated lots of lemons.

[Kitchen / Dining Area Renovation]

What @kayb said!  Gorgeous countertop/sides

[Crazy Good e-Book Bargains]

I am in absolute agreement with @kayb on both points.  And with @Smithyon when I’ll have time to read all of these

[Camping, Princess Style]

@ElsieDthe book has a warning in the beginning about not reproducing anything without the permission of the publisher but I’m going to live dangerously.  Plus I’ve changed the wording of the recipe so I hope I’m ok.  

1cup corn oil

3 eggs

2 cups sugar

1t vanilla

3 cups AP flour

1 t each of salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves

3 cups peeled, diced apples

1 cup chopped pecans

 

Mix oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla.

sift dry ingredients and blend with first mixture

add apples and pecans 

pour into a greased and floured loaf pan, place in a cold oven, turn to 350 and bake for an hour and ten minutes.

glaze is

4 T butter

.5 t vanilla 

1/2 cup brown sugar

 

after baking pierce loaf with toothpick and glaze while cake is still warm.  

 

 

[Camping, Princess Style]

@Smithy  dug out my copy of Seasoned with Sun.  My mom put a post it stating “this is very good” on the Maxon’s Green Chile Chowder.  Even though she was a great cook, I think she had the chowder at the restaurant.  So I have to try that, most likely next week.    After that, the Fresh Apple Nut Bread on page 82 looks good - mainly because I have a freezer full of chopped up Granny Smith apples.  The boyfriend’s apple trees produced a lot this year.

['Tis Hunting Time—A smallish blog]

Ok, I’ll ask.  What is it for?  

[Camping, Princess Style]

@Smithy  I have that cookbook!  My parents lived in El Paso and my mom gifted it to me so long ago I can’t remember the exact year.  Time to get it out for a look through.  All this talk about Chile Rellenos is making me want some.  I made them once 40 years ago, with a Hispanic friend.  I only remember that the batter started with whipped egg whites.

[Le Creuset -- is it worth it?]

I have a set of red/orange that my mother bought me about 40 years ago.  I added a big braiser 20 years ago when it was on sale.  Some chips on the enamel of the older stuff but it’s held up well.  Bought some bakers at Tuesday Morning about 20 years ago.  My son did drop a pot and damaged it.  Le C will replace it for 50 or 75% off, so I did.

[DARTO pans]

@JoNorvelleWalker probably not alphabetical, my last name is a G, @HungryChris is an S.  Mine was stuck in Miami customs for two days, then went to Ohio, then to California.

[DARTO pans]

I’ve decided the scratches are just scratches in the oil coating the pan, just need to clean it up and season it.

[DARTO pans]

@HungryChris mine arrived about 30 minutes ago.  I had the same packaging, also had tape stating DHL had repacked.  There are some scratches in the bottom of the pan.  I wonder if this is normal or if It will affect use.  

[DARTO pans]

@Fernwood no joy yet, has not arrived yet.  Per DHL tracking it has spent the day in Miami with no estimated date of delivery.

[DARTO pans]

Another DHL e-mail says my shipment will arrive on Tuesday.  Glad I’m working at home that day.  About sending out the orders alphabetically, my last name starts wth G.  So, maybe?

[DARTO pans]

Didn’t arrive today.  Checked the DHL website and it was sent out for shipping yesterday but returned to DARTO. Don’t understand what has happened but will keep checking.  

[DARTO pans]

My email was from DHL asking for my delivery preference, front door, back door, sign for it or just leave it at the place of my choice.

[DARTO pans]

Mine will be delivered Oct 11

[DARTO pans]

@JoNorvelleWalker  me too.  Wishing it was the paella pan

[DARTO pans]

I got the e-mail!!!

[Wedding Cakes and decorative cakes in general]

Wow those are beautiful!

['Tis Hunting Time—A smallish blog]

Chum is the best looking lab ever.  Well except for my yellow, long gone, lab Bailey.

[Instant Pot. Multi-function cooker (Part 5)]

@mgaretzI just made your char sui pork.  It’s delicious and so easy.  Was too lazy to drive 30 minutes to 99 Ranch for the char sui powder but Amazon came through.

[Costco v. Amazon]

I use Costco for laundry soap, toilet paper, cat litter, some meat, leafy greens for the chickens, toothpaste and other odds and ends.  I use Amazon for make up, tea, books.  Even though it’s just my son and I the large pack items at Costco are useful.