https://www.marionskitchen.com/vietnamese-beef-stew/ Happy First Day of FALL! 🥘 I am excited for Fall. It’s cooling off. Time to finish Winter preparations and set back and enjoy the snow falling. 🌨❄ I am sharing Marion’s Vietnamese Beef Stew because it has all the familiar Fall scents. Oh my goodness. This recipe has it all. Ginger, cinnamon, star …
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Watch “Canning 101: Start Here” on YouTube
Here’s a great video from Jamie at Guild Brook Farm. It’s a safety video I often watch as a reminder. Jamie goes over canning safety in terms that’s easy to understand. Jamie goes over each canner. Along with jars and their uses. Jamie goes over lids.
Meal Planning Block
I am trying to get back into meal planning. I only have one issue: brain fog. Yeah! What now? How to get put of a brain fog? So I am going to use this as an opportunity to fight my way out. What are some meals we enjoy? Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice. It’s chicken …
Cold Weather Chili
I have been rattling my brain for a great post for today. Here it is super easy chili. You already have everything you need. Ingredients: 1 onion (whatever form you have) Garlic to your liking. 1 pound Ground meat in you have Chili powder you have Salt and pepper Brown your meat off and drain off …
Watch “Fall Crockpot Comfort Slow Cooker Recipes- Cozy Up!” on YouTube
This video is awesome as always. Kim is making two or three meals and apple cider. Pot roast with Chinese Five Spice looked delicious. I think personally we would have rice or noodles in the place of mashed potatoes. Fresh bread would be awesome. Slightly cooled with a beautiful butter spread on it. Yum! Okay …
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Ravoli Casserole
https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2017/06/09/baked-ravioli-casserole-2/ This is one of my favorite casseroles to make. Seriously there’s hardly no work to it. In the link above the Mary Ellen uses frozen raviolis and jarred sauce. I have no doubt that this is delicious. To make this same casserole quicker I use ravioli in a can. Yep! Chef Bori what to …
Watch “Botulism Survivor Urges Safe Canning” on YouTube
I have shared this video before. However, it should be shared at least once a year prior to harvesting season. The lady in this video survived botulism. Not many people can say that. In the video she tells how she ended up with botulism. From ther the lady shares her story about her stay in …
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Pre-Winter Inventory
It’s done! I have been working Summer on this inventory. And it’s finally done. The only things we need is Thai Long Grain Jasmine Rice, oatmeal, instant mashed potatoes and bread flour. Bread is gettjng crazy expensive. The cheapest loaf at Kroger is $1.09. It’s gone from $.98 to $1.09. No! Walmart’s cheapest bread is …
Harvest Season Begins
https://thefreerangelife.com/foods-water-bath-canner/ Alright y’all harvest season starts toward the middle to the end of this month. So for the next few Wednesdays exploring the possibilities. I hope y’all have a happy and great harvest. Let’s look at some traditional ways of preserving. Canning is a popular method. There are so many flavors and directions one can …
Winterize Your Grill
https://www.thekimsixfix.com/2016/10/how-to-clean-and-winterize-gas-grill.html?m=1 It’s time to winterize your grill. Yep! Summer has come and gone. I certainly hope y’all were able to put sone grilled meats up for the winter in your freezer. If do it’s going to be awsome to pull out a rack of ribs you grilled up over the summer so you could enjoy …
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