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| texdane |
Posted - Jan 09 2012 : 3:11:35 PM
Hi Farmgirls!
MMMmmmm, mmmm. I am making one of my favorite meals for my dd and dh tonight. Homemade Texas chili, served with fresh buttermilk cornbread baking in my cast iron skillet. Will top the chili off with cheese and sour cream, and wash it all down with fresh-brewed ice tea! It's a chilly night out, so it's a "chili" night in! Wishing I had a kitchen-full of farmgirls to share it with! 
Does anyone else have anything yummy you're cooking up tonight?
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Jul 02 2026 : 12:25:46 PM
Thanks, Krista! So far it seems to be going well. We are enjoying the adventure.
Nancy 8352
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jul 01 2026 : 5:51:08 PM
Nancy, that sounds amazing! Good luck to you and your hubby on your new adventure!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Jun 30 2026 : 2:58:06 PM
My Husband and I are trying to eat more scratch made meals. To do that without wasting money, we are using up what we have in the pantry and freezers. We are replacing the stuff that we eat with things that are healthier for us. Yesterday I used a can of whole cranberry sauce to make a quick bread for breakfast. We are planning to make cranberry sauce from scratch. Our Daughter-in-law made some at Thanksgiving and it was so good! The bread turned out great! So moist and flavorful. I can only imagine how great it will be with home-canned cranberry sauce! We are going to make homemade mixes for things like muffins and pancakes. We are also going to try our hand at homemade seasonings - salt free, onion powder, garlic powder, etc. Can't wait for the new adventures ahead!
Nancy 8352
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jun 29 2026 : 8:10:38 PM
Krista -- we lost a full freezer once too. Discovered it upon returning from a vacation. We never could get the smell out of it in spite of many scrubbings with cleanser, lysol, vinegar, etc.
Judith
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| nndairy |
Posted - Jun 29 2026 : 7:02:53 PM
That's pretty much the only way we eat them (you can put them in the oven too). I'm not a big fan of them either.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
2026 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jun 29 2026 : 4:15:13 PM
Judith, I am glad you found it too. Sadly a few years back we didn't catch ours in time and we lost a lot of meat. Now I check mine all the time to make sure it never happens again.
Heather, I will have to try that with my cube steaks. I have never been a fan of them and I have always been looking for a yummy new way to cook them.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Jun 28 2026 : 10:59:53 AM
Judith, so happy that you discovered your freezer had died before you lost everything in it. Also happy the it went to the recycling center instead of the dump. Enjoy the new one, and keep eating from that freezer!
Nancy 8352
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| nndairy |
Posted - Jun 28 2026 : 08:54:53 AM
So glad you discovered the dead freezer before everything was ruined!
I like to put cube steaks and cheddar cheese or cream of potato soup in the crock pot like you did with the pork chops. The soup makes a wonderful gravy for mashed or baked potatoes.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
2026 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jun 26 2026 : 2:37:05 PM
Tonight's dinner: two thick pork chops, mushrooms, and a can of mushroom soup in the crockpot for 6 hours over brown rice. And beet greens.
Judith
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jun 26 2026 : 2:32:27 PM
I have also been trying to eat out the freezer. It's full as DH goes hunting and buys meat on sale. Tuesday I went out to get something for dinner and found things on the top partially defrosted. Oops -- dead freezer. Fortunately we have several large ice chests and a trip to the grocery store for dry ice solved the problem temporarily. Wednesday DH bought a new freezer and Thursday the old one went to the recycling center. At least I didn't have to decide what to take out for dinner; the choices were made for me: pork, pork, and chicken. And beet greens.
Judith
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Jun 26 2026 : 2:02:10 PM
My Husband and I have been working through the food in our freezers as sort of an experiment. We are trying to cook meals using only what is here and have been doing a pretty good job of it! We are getting to things that we will be able to make casseroles using what is here! So I will be working on the new casserole badge. Yippee! We are having fun making use of our freezer and pantry. We have not been to the grocery store to buy things with the exception of toilet paper and the distilled water for my Husband's apnea machine. It looks like we may be able to do this for at least a couple more weeks. Kind of scary that we have so much stuff in the freezers, but we are very happy to be able to experiment like this.
Nancy 8352
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| Audra Rose |
Posted - Nov 07 2025 : 4:03:18 PM
Liver and onions, boiled potatoes and zucchini tots.
Vanessa
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Oct 26 2025 : 06:34:01 AM
Kate, how great to have homemade sausages. Kale & sausage soup is one of my favorite soups. I like little red potatoes in mine.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| katydid83 |
Posted - Oct 26 2025 : 06:24:42 AM
Sara, we did a decent amount of sausage this past week! Tortellini, sausage and kale soup. DH attempted some sausages which did not come out as great as his past batches, so we used the filling for chicken sausage patties and froze them!
Jess, that was my move this past week too, it’s nice to take half the sandwich home and not have to make my lunch the next day. The fries end up being a loss for me unless I put them in the air fryer which works great to crisp them up!
Kate
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| jessabelluh |
Posted - Oct 24 2025 : 3:29:40 PM
Tonight I had a leftover burger and fries from last night and a piece of no bake pumpkin pie
~jess
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Oct 23 2025 : 10:27:48 AM
Lunch today was chicken soup from the wings I cooked for broth, leftover broth from canning, and Ramen noodles. Tasty and fast.
Early supper will be Italian sausage, red onion, and red cabbage.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Sep 28 2025 : 8:06:57 PM
We went to an Ethiopian restaurant for dinner today. I had a delicious lamp stew and got to eat it with my fingers.
Judith
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| Tumbleweed |
Posted - Sep 28 2025 : 11:19:24 AM
Oh wow,
After reading all these post I am SO hungry. All y'alls dinners sounds wonderful.
TW
When life gives you more than you can stand.....kneel !
Grateful, Thankful and Blessed!
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 27 2025 : 4:35:54 PM
I didn't have it for dinner, but I did have it at 2 a.m. this morning. One of the downsides of aging are restless nights. While I was up I made Italian sausage meatballs cooked in a 28oz can of crushed tomatoes. I made the meatballs while the crushed tomatoes came to a simmer, and the oven came to 350. The way I make meatballs is to not brown them but put the raw meatballs into the hot tomatoes for a few minutes then into the oven for an hour. I had small hamburger buns in the freezer, so I had the Italian sausage meatballs with a little tomato sauce for a very tasty sandwich. I hope you try making meatballs without browning but I don't recommend doing it in the middle of the night.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Sep 27 2025 : 3:49:52 PM
Judith, I'm comin' to your house! That sounds great! We are having leftover Birthday cake, too! One of our grands just turned 15! Time certainly flies!
Nancy 8352
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Sep 27 2025 : 10:21:46 AM
Stuffed peppers, delicata squash, and leftover birthday cake.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple |
| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Sep 27 2025 : 08:56:31 AM
steak smothered with onions, fresh from garden green beans, roasted peppers and gluten free chocolate torte
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
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| nubidane |
Posted - Sep 26 2025 : 4:43:02 PM
Chili sounds so good, and Michele! I am going to try that roast with apples. We have both here.
We got a Blackstone grill a few months ago and have yet to season and try it, but I have a flank steak from our last beef that is marinating. Will get that on the grill tomorrow, with some side taters and a zuke salad recipe from Shereen that sounds so good. Uses partially dried zukes, shallots balsamic etc. More to come! |
| katydid83 |
Posted - Sep 26 2025 : 06:40:26 AM
Here in MA we’re in that time of year where we’re craving the comfort foods, but the temps are still not consistently cold enough! Although it’s nice to fill in with those on the cooler or rainier days. Yesterday my wonderful husband made us a big batch of chili and cornbread! And I’m thinking of trying another soup on Wednesday or Thursday…maybe loaded baked potato soup which I have never tried!
Kate
Farmgirl Sister #8534 |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Sep 26 2025 : 05:42:09 AM
Crockpots sure are handy on a busy day. Michelle your pork roast and apples sounds delicious.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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