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I am so sorry about Edna's passing.. but you gave her a great time!
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Aw, Cap...I'm sorry to hear about Edna. Your stories of your adventures with her were always some of the most interesting posts.
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May Edna soar with the angels. She is finally free. What a wonderful woman and an inspiration for you and many others. She always lifted you up and never dampened your spirit. Rest in peace Edna. I hope you knew how many people were fond of you in cyberspace.
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@Cwillie sorry for not answering earlier, got a bit involved in life offline. No merguez is not part of my heritage -- I have German and Irish blood as well as English. but I grew up with a real United Nations of people and like to try all kinds of different foods, and I know Mom is not keen on merguez. So while I am by myself, I am eating things that I enjoy, along with freezer-diving and basement spelunking.

Today lunch was leftover chicken breast with peanut sauce, with some baguette instead of pasta as the recipe called for. I also added some frozen peas, it seemed to be all meat. supper was the last frozen fish fillet, with (homemade) potato salad and a handful of miscellaneous vegetables brought together as salad. Dessert was fresh blueberries (Chilean) with Cool Whip and a homemade green velvet cupcake. See, I'm trying to eat reasonably healthy.
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i put a hurt on the try n sav tonight . ive been stalking the markdown shelf till i got what i wanted . bags of " in shell " pecans for .75 . got 10 of em .
the bakers chocolate finally made it down to 1 . 15 , got 12 of em .
when youre as dam homely as i am you have to make some outstanding cookies to compensate .
i also got bacon for 1 . 99 a 12 ounce package so as soon as my pork thaws im going to whomp on a big batch of medieval brats . i have additions this time like mustard powder and fennel seed .
anyway i walked outta the try n sav with about 30 lbs of heavy staple foods for 40 bucks . the brats alone will make about 80 meals . i bought the pork two weeks ago when it was a buck a pound .
i tasted the cantaloupe booze today altho its not even completely fermented and i believe its going to be pretty lip smack - y ..
" steve " contributed to half the batch of wine and will probly buy half of this brat batch . i wouldnt try to make profit from him but hes a pretty square shooter . ill bet if i ever needed him hed come running .
sorry to ramble but of course im wound tonight . making brats gets my GOTH on ..
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i think ill listen to some " rage " live at wacken while i make brats . the medieval - goth era werent even as barbaric as these musicians . they temporarily take me off of this continent .
no offense to the usa . were the innovators and hopefully always will be .
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my , its already time to press sausages . you should fry a little paddy to check the seasonings before you press . i just did that and i dont have a problem with it . there aint no recipe and in fact i think a maniac is probably the best village sausage seasoner . seasonings are measured by the handsfull and its all about what you " got " .
mine contains deer , hog , bacon , wine , red pepper , oregano , mustard , canning salt , black pepper , jalapenos , onion , garlic powder , oatmeal , fennel seed , , lemon juice , brown sugar . $h*t , why even fry and sample it ? the ingredients speak volumes ..
this IS the cooking thread , b*t@ch3s . im barefoot , pregnant and in the kitchen tonight .
( more crushed red pepper tho , seriously ) , altho it doesnt show its @$s till the sausage is a few days old ..
gonna make about 10 inch lenghts this time because the bread is only something to hang onto the brat with . the brat is the hearty lunch ..
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just to appear diplomatic , i took a vote with the rest of the crew ( just me ) and we decided we had a black pepper deficit . at this point , its a wrap .
this crap is fun people . you run a 3 ft length of sausage , then twist it into links and twist the lengths into threesomes resembling a rack of bananas . then they can be hung in the smokehouse or low temp oven baked .
theyre staple food in romania , hungary , germany , uk ( bangers ) , and many other countries that i envy and respect . theyre good enough for my uncultured , central indiana ass ..
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Lol Captain....rage away in the kitchen....those brats sound great! BTW, a few years ago I spent a week in Budapest, Hungary on business. Every meal at our hotel had all kinds of wild (as in, literally, wild animal) meats on the buffet. I did try some and they were quite tasty but I'm not a huge meat eater, so passed on many...you would have been in heaven...lol...they were quite beautiful buffets...so many sausages!

Me...not so much of a cook....or baker....that would be the lil sis....excellent at both. Love watching cooking shows, esp. during long, cold, dreary winter months....but actually cooking? Not so much....

So...my hearty meal tonight was a homemade tuna salad w/lettuce and tomato on fresh bakery marble rye, with homemade pasta salad and just baked brownie....yummm....seasoned overnight w/nothing but the cool air of the fridge...oh, and I add crunchy BBQ chips (on the sandwich, plz)....all from my favorite local, family-owned bakery/deli....Mmmmm....delish....
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your dinner sounds pretty rippin too mina . ive just went without breakfast or lunch for many years and its not working for me anymore . i need something in the freezer that i can grab and run with in the mornings . so far brats have seemed pretty quick and reliable .
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Cap...I hear you...did the same...seriously, my Mom was right....get some good Oatmeal in you in the morning....best thing for ya!
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Hey I am new to this forum and the brought a smile to my heart. I am gettin help and feedback on painfull issues and milestones in a lifetime Of worriying about what was for dinner for a dysfunctional emothionally spiritually and sometimes abusive family. Its also what I ask friends who have near normal lives and is a theme that has remained constant in my life evertday. So I had leftovers from lunch last nite. Im at work and I had sauteed chinese eggplant, with rice a baked turkey wing and a piece of smoked neckbone left over from collard greens. Was good too
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man it dont git better than turkey necks ..
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I finally decided to actually cook something tonight instead of picking and snacking at everything. Tossed together one of my favorite LC casseroles - broccoli, cauliflower, ham chunks and a creamy cheese sauce with dijon mustard and seasonings in it. Awesome stuff.
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man i suck . i wish my brats would gain that additional 7 degrees . i could go to bed and give the world a little break for the rest of the evening .
look at my pic -- it aint up to no good ..
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just saw your entry susan . you cant go wrong with cauliflower . i love that stuff .
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I love it too, Cap - I keep the frozen stuff in the freezer all the time until I can get the fresh ones from our local farmer. He brings his produce to the local 7-11 store and sells it out of the back of his truck - I've picked up heads of cauliflower that weighed 8lbs from him for $3. Monsters.
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aunt edna used to beer batter cauliflower and briskly deep fry it . my son jake thought hed died and went to heaven the first time he tasted that .
ill never forget the time he asked me what the hell i was buying collared greens for . i told him to wait and see . a few bacon crumbles and some white vineagar later and he totally got it ..
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my gosh the brats are bitchin . the garlic made a big noise . real nice .
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they should lie in the fridge uncovered for a few days . it permits the prague powder to cure the meat a little bit . then i freeze em in 12 packs . its hog fat damnt . you can always peel a couple out of the freezer and nuke them .
very pleased with these .
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Oatbran, with blueberries and sliced banannas, with milk.
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Naw, it is late, too tired, too late, but I will just eat the blueberries, 1/2 bannana, adding fresh pineapple spear! Traderjoes, again!
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Trader Joe's is AWESOME!
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Yeah Llamalover! My favorite store helps me stay below budget!
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I *wish* we had a TJ's or Whole Foods here....all we have are big box stores. The nearest *good* natural foods store is 20 miles away - and that's a small privately owned one, not anything like Whole Foods or TJ's.

Not sure about dinner tonight. Been piece-mealing it all day as I was out getting groceries. I need to pull a late night tonight to get things in order for a shift happening in my business soon - need to get some things in line. I'll probably just continue snacking and munching for today - but all "legal" foods!!
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i made a pot of bean soup from my pork bones . pressure cooked them a little longer than normal and most of the bone cooked down into something that resembles ( firm ) marrow . i think they add a nice crunch to the bean soup .
so much for the old sayin that you can use every part of a pig but his squeal . eating his bones comes damm close ..
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Cap, I grew up living a frugal, waste not want not king of life, but that is just plain weird... "i think they add a nice crunch to the bean soup" ... eeew, shudder
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Well, I did a pot roast and a butter pecan pie. For a 9 inch pie:
1 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup pecan pieces
1/2 cup raisins.
3 whole eggs beaten in
sprinkle cinnamon & nutmeg on top
bake 350F for an hour.
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I spent the day making a bean and veggie soup with some chicken and beef in it for added protein and taste. I have tested it for taste a few times and it has a good taste to it. I have no desire to eat it...none. I fear it will be one of those meals that gets pitched. I don't want to waste time putting it in containers and freezing it only to take it out later and throwing it away. I will put it in the frig and if I don't eat it in a day or two it is bye, bye soup!
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Your soup sounds good Shilo, all your daily requirements in one bowl and tasty too. I'm sure once you dish it out and take a spoonful your appetite will come back and you will be going for seconds :)

I had too much chocolate bunny for an afternoon snack, so supper will be a salad. I'm not sure what mom will be having, but she's always satisfied with ensure...
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