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Project Discussions: What's Going on in Your Kitchen? |
quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2020 : 08:54:10 AM
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I have pears to make something with, too. I have 2 dehydrators; maybe I should try some fruit leather. I will look up recipes on the computer. Julie - do you have a tried and true recipe for amount of honey or sugar?
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Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2020 : 09:00:13 AM
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Linda, I think you just have to puree the fruit and taste it. At least that is what I have found. If the fruit is really sweet then just dry it. But most fruit needs a bit of sweetness added. |
Texasgran |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4742 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2020 : 09:34:40 AM
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Thanks, that's what I've found on Pinterest, too. I'm going to try it. When they are cooking I think that will make the house smell wonderful! Many recipes add water. Is that a necessity? Or again depends on the thicvkness or smoothness of the fruit? |
Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Edited by - quiltee on Jul 22 2020 11:28:15 AM |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1273 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1273 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2020 : 11:15:53 AM
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I cooked four batches of beans in the Instant pot yesterday, two of garbanzos and two of kidney beans. I now have six packages of beans in the freezer. I love the way the pressure cooker cooks the garbanzos -- nice and creamy. Good for hummus and salads. I put a handful in last nights minestrone too. |
Judith
7932 Happiness is Homemade FGOTM 6/21, 6/24 |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
1221 Posts
Julie
medina
ND
USA
1221 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2020 : 12:28:18 PM
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Linda I always add just a little water or apple juice to the bottom of the pan when I am cooking the fruit so it doesn't stick. Sweetener is to taste. Pears are wonderful puréed with strawberries made into fruit leather. We love pear honesy as well, everytime I open a jar summer comes out of it.
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A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2020 : 1:09:06 PM
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Linda peach fruit roll ups or leather is sooooooo yummy. The problem with dried fruit is we can eat so much so fast.just like jerky. And if you ever have freeze dried app!es, on my goodness, even tho I tell myself one apples worth is enough for a day...it is so hard to leave the jar alone.Then |
Texasgran |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2020 : 7:57:31 PM
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I cooked my green tomatoes that I grew! Lily june ate 1! Her momma still dont believe it. She ate cabbage too. Fried green tomatoes reminded me of my Granny cooking them when I was a kid. We stood around the stove with a napkin,grabbing them as soon as they came out of the skillet! Connie |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2020 : 8:05:43 PM
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Nothing better than fried green tomatoes. Making my mouth water. |
Texasgran |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9524 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9524 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2020 : 03:31:23 AM
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I love fried green tomatoes. Have you ever had green tomato pie? Tastes like apple with a little zing to eat. JT tried it, liked it, but wouldn't eat anymore when he found out what it was. Lol. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1273 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1273 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2020 : 11:43:35 AM
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I made that fake apple pie for the kids once. They had no problem eating it. |
Judith
7932 Happiness is Homemade FGOTM 6/21, 6/24 |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3522 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3522 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 5:11:08 PM
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Connie, I love fried green tomatoes too!! Yours look so yummy!!
This past week, I tried two recipes from recent MJF magazines. In the Feb/March issue I tried the sweet potato mac n' cheese and it was delicious!! It helps add some good nutrition as well. The other recipe was in the April-May issue and that was the Apple, Mango, Carrot sauce. WOW, another winner too. It is great on baked chicken, sweet potatoes, and as a dipping sauce for apple slices. If you are looking for a few new things to try that are easy and simple, I recommend trying these two. |
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
859 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
859 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 7:20:06 PM
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Does anyone have an air fryer? I'd like to know if you think the food tastes as good. |
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 7:27:35 PM
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Julie has one because I asked about them earlier in the year. |
Texasgran |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
1221 Posts
Julie
medina
ND
USA
1221 Posts |
Posted - Jul 31 2020 : 07:39:56 AM
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I love my air fryer Bonnie. I think the food is much better, no fats. I do spray things that need a fat to crisp a little more with Pam or toss with just a bit of oil, usually Olive, safflower or avacado. I have found popcorn salt works excellent for fries, sticks so much better. Last night we had crispy chicken drumsticks made in it and zucchini fries. Both were sooo good.
Today is a canning day. Brought in a basket of cucumbers for pickles and a basket of Roma tomatoes.the big tomatoes are just starting to turn although we have been eating cherry tomatoes since the 4th. |
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9524 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2020 : 12:22:48 PM
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Sage is dry. I'll crush and put in a jar. Smells so good.I'll use on roasted chicken and in my Thanksgiving Cornbread Dressing! |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2020 : 3:01:05 PM
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Did you break that off and dry it? Ours is still green. |
Texasgran |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2020 : 7:23:22 PM
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Marilyn, sorry forgot that part. This heat has baked my brain! I cut it and hung it upside down to dry in my laundry room.Took about 6 weeks for it to get brittle. Connie
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Edited by - Killarney on Aug 08 2020 7:24:38 PM |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2020 : 7:57:35 PM
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Thanks Connie! Nothing is happening in my kitchen. Last night the three girls brought us fried catfish, coleslaw and pinto beans. At noon we had What A Burgers, yum! And about 6 this evening my husband said we had to go back to tractor supply...because he forgot to go get horse feed. So off we went to do that, then he drove thru the Taco Casa drive through. So do you think I've forgotten how to cook.??? It certainly was a nice break! |
Texasgran |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2020 : 12:09:32 PM
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Marilyn! Good for you! a nice break ! Too hot to cook! When lily june is here I cook 3 meals a day! I enjoy cooking for her because they do eat out a lot! I love to cook in the Fall, Winter and Spring! I still cook in Summer. just not as enjoyable! My tomatoes did so well this year I haven't bought any so far!
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2020 : 3:49:25 PM
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Your tomatoes are beautiful Connie. |
Texasgran |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3522 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3522 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2020 : 4:25:05 PM
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Beautiful tomatoes Connie and Marilyn, I love the smell of fresh dried Sage. It is always wonderful when your gardening efforts pay off and you get to enjoy and keep quality ingredients. Too hot and humid here to do much of anything in the garden. Our poor flowers are struggling to hand on till the days are shorted and nights cool down. Every August down here is about the same. We all just hold our breath and hand on!! Come Fall, Come!!! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9524 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9524 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2020 : 11:58:41 AM
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Thats what it feels like here Winnie. They eat and humidity really takes it out of you. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2020 : 5:56:35 PM
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Love these McCormick Meal starters! Tuscan was soo good! cant wait to try the Farmers market chicken. Soooo easy!! fold in Baby Spinach last!
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2020 : 7:31:16 PM
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That looks yummy Connie. What part of the store should I look in? |
Texasgran |
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