The Hills Are Alive.....

...with the sound of chainsaws.....

and tractors and trucks....

Even in the rain....
The harvest goes on.....!!

Enjoy

Bread...??!!

Ok.....i've stated many times on this blog....."I DON'T BAKE..!!"

However....i came across this recipe, over at www.THE7MSNRANCH.COM blog, that only had.....count'um ....4 ingredients....and NO kneading....!

Now, i have this little gluten problem and bread is not a staple at our dinner table...
but, had to try it....

You can bake it on that Pampered Chef stone, you bought 10 years ago and never used...!!

It made two loaves of "artisan" bread......small flat..very chewy, with a tangy flavor...

Hummmmmm.....it came out of the oven yesterday at approx. 10:30 AM...
And this is all that's left....

We discovered it's very good with.....butter & wild grape jelly......cream cheese.....plain.....seasoned olive oil.....swiss cheese....cheese dip....nacho dip.....

In a word......yummmmmmy....!!

But...now i've got this little gluten problem to get out of my system.....

Was it worth it.....??!!......time will tell.....

Enjoy

It's Here......

It came in the mail yesterday....!!

Several weeks ago i was ranting about the cost of prescription drugs and raving about a company i'd found in Canada where i could get the same drug in generic form....
A three month supply would cost me less than half of what i was paying for a month supply in the US....

Well....it's here and first let me say......"I'm pleased..!!"

When i opened the box.....i was a little unsure....
The method of dispensing the meds is different and i'm not real good with a change of my routine....
Then i read all the literature included.....it's got the same mix of asthma drugs and after a little thought...i realized this method of dispensing is a much more efficient....

Now...here was my biggest mind boggle......

I ordered it from Canada...
It was made in India....
It was shipped from Barbados...
And if i return it....it goes to the United Kingdom....

What happen to ...."Buy American?"

While i was mumbling about this last night.....Cityboy said...."Where did the expensive stuff come from?"

Hummmmm.....i don't know.....
So i got the box of the expensive stuff and this is what was written on the label....

"Made in Singapore"

and there's no return policy....!!

Thank you, Canada, India, Barbados and UK.....you saved me a bunch of $$$$

Enjoy

Cup'A.....

Well......a couple of bloggers ask for this.....
So here's the recipe for Granny's....

Cup-a Cobbler

Fruit - whatever you got on hand
1 stick of butter - melted
1 cup of flour - self raising
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of milk
dollop of vanilla
shake of cinnamon

and i use a 13x9 deep dish glass baking dish..

Use a little butter and grease the bottom of the dish...
layer your fruit on the bottom......
I've use apples, pears, blueberries, strawberries, peaches and a combo of peaches and pears....
Canned...frozen.....fresh....doesn't matter....
For this pear/peach combo...i sprinkled a hand full of brown sugar over the fruit...
this is optional....only did it this time, cause i thought the apples had very little flavor...

Mix all the "cup'a".... the vanilla and cinnamon....
Pour over fruit.....
Bake @ 375 for 45 - 60 minutes.....

This makes a cakey cobbler and it's great served warm with French Vanilla ice cream....

Quick.....simple....and nothing you have to rush out to the store and buy...!!!

Enjoy

Thankful Thursday......

Thank you to all who serve...

Happy Birthday Jonny...!!
Thanks for being our grandson....
Luv ya!

Enjoy

They're Back.....

....the bargain boxes.....that is...!!

For those of you new to my blog.....CityBoy works for a local food store .....everyday the produce section pick what they call unsellable product (fruits and veggies with a bruise or blemish) of the shelves.....packs it in a bargain box and sell them at a very reasonable price.....

One appeared at our house Monday night.....hummmmmm....

Inside was enough tomatoes for 4 quarts.....
3 very ripe pears
2 Golden apples
7 McIntosh apples
16 ears of corn
4 bell peppers
and a partridge in a pear tree......lol

Ahhhhhh....look at "Mama's Helpers".....holding down the mattress pad while i'm putting clean sheets on the bed....

3 over ripe pears and the goldens went into a Cup'a Cobbler....

Ymmmmm....Good!!

Corn is in the freezer...
McIntosh's are sliced, wraped in bacon and in the dehydrator to become doggie snacks....
And i'm still deciding what to do with the partridge......

Enjoy

The Harvest Starts........

(these pictures are from last year)

The cutting of the trees has begun......
The loading of the tree trailers...
The hauling them out of the fields...

Running them down the road to the loading docks....
The packing of the "big rigs"....
And off to markets....

Soon to be on a tree lot near you....!!

Dodging these "tree trailers" is lots of fun..(?)

What am i crazy....they own the road..
You don't get in they're way!!

Good day to stay in and quilt....

Enjoy