Getting Back To Normal

 Well, the snow and ice all melted and things are getting back to normal around here. 

Baker Caroline wanted to make Poppie a treat so we got one of Nannys recipes. She made these all by herself with little to no assistance. She also worked on her measurements and letters while they were baking. Needless to say we will double the recipe next time because Poppie has about ate them all. 🤣🤣💜💜

All this turned into this. Baked porkchops from a hog we had processed. Home grown roasted zucchini with catija  cheese, home grown fried corn with home canned roasted peppers, and duck poppers from duck hunting trip. 👌

Turned home canned pineapple 🍍 into pineapple 🍍 upside down cake. If you want to know how to can pineapple and see how many other uses I got out of a pineapple, check out my video on YouTube, So Many Uses From A $2 Pineapple. Buy them when they go on sale and stock up. The link to the video is in the comments. #canning #preserving #pineapple #baking #cooking

Last night's and tonight's dinner is smashed potatoes dipped in ranch, BBQ chicken, and home canned pork and beans turned into baked beans with some duck poppers from a duck hunting trip. 😋 

#cooking #dinner #homemaking #fromscratch

I can grow a garden with no problem and great success, but when it comes to house plants, let's just say I have a problem. But look Jordie, I didn't kill them. 🤣 They have done so well that I am having to transplant to bigger pots.

It was time to transplant some herbs today and I love my self watering Planters. You fill the pots with water, plant your seeds or plants, put the inner pot inside the outer pot full of water. The string draws the water to the roots. The longer planter, you just add water until the gage pops the red tube to max level. It goes down as the water level drops letting you know it's time to add more water. Easy.

Turned somemore home canned and freezer goods to chicken tortilla soup. #soup

I use to think I was born in the wrong generation. Nope, some of us just know how to keep it going. Follow along and I can teach you how too. #generation #homesteading #homemaking #canning #preserving

The Farmers Almanac has been known to be wrong on occasion, but so has the Ground Hog. But one person that is never wrong and that is God. He can go from 0 to 60 in no time. With that being said, we know ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. The past 10 yrs should be good examples of that. With that being said, lessons should have been learned and God gives us the good sense to prepare. So no matter WHAT is coming or comes, don't wait til the last minute. Prepare now. That is all. Carry on.

We got to surprise our girls one night and took them to the rodeo. We had the best seats in the house. 

When I was little our Sundays after church consisted of westerns and in the evening, it was Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and a Disney movie. Anyone else remember?

I guess 2024 is going to be about fixing me. I have had nothing but Dr appt after Dr appt since December. 🙄 I've been sick and my ear closed since January. This crap needs to go find someone else to aggravate. 

 I've got issues that I have been putting off for years because I've tried to fix everyone else and keep everybody else healthy. 💯 I am at the point to where I am at the Dr's feet begging to FIX ME OR ELSE. Next will come my back and figure out what to do about it. I'm going to check into making some changes for myself. We will see. Welcome to 2024.

Tried getting some vitamin d and fresh air so maybe this crud will leave me and go pick on someone else. 

One loves to help plant flowers with Gmaw and the other wanted to dig worms with Poppie. Then they love to help him prune trees.

If it's one thing I can that dear hubby loves, it's my caramelized onions in gravy. We use this on alot of things. 

One dish, microwave breakfast casserole. Good way to finish up leftover  breakfast items.  Spray a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray. Whisk eggs, milk, seasonings, and anything you want to throw in like spinach,  peppers, onions, cheese...etc. Crumble up left over biscuits, toast, stale bread, dinner rolls, bagels, english muffins etc. Make sure it is soaked in the egg mixture. 

Next, crumble left over meats like sausage, bacon, ham, bologna, spam, etc. Stir to make sure all is combined and soaked. Cover with shredded cheese. 

Cover and place in microwave and cook til eggs are set. Wholah. Breakfast is served.

Sorry for such a long post. I surely hope you got inspired to make some great meals with some things that you preserve. If you don't know how to grow and preserve, we have alot of videos on our channel that can show you how. I truly hope you give it a try. 

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