Way back in the fall, Vince ordered a dozen bare root elderberry trees, along with some crabapples and a couple of other trees. I planted them all in whatever I could find to plant them in. The elderberries, which I think are pretty hard to kill, have all budded out and are growing. They are all the same variety, though I don't remember the name but it was different from the ones we had in Texas. ...
The Links
Thank you all for letting me know what you're seeing. Enough of you have told me you're able to see and click on the links that for those who can't, it's something random and I have no idea what to tell you. I've checked in using the Chromebook, Windows laptop, Android tablet, Android phone, and iPad. Hopefully it's one of those things that will just start working correctly on its own soon. ...
Chicken in the Smoker
Sunday I took a chicken out of the freezer and stuck it in the fridge. I had planned to smoke it on Tuesday. Monday morning I took it out to season and it was still frozen fairly solid and then Wednesday I knew we were eating a big breakfast out late because we had to get Vince's car and he wanted to go to Cracker Barrel so last night I took it out and seasoned it to smoke it. This morning ...
Recipe Links
When I write about a recipe I've made, especially if it's a recipe that I made pretty much exactly according to the directions, or . . as exactly as I can do, I try to always put the link but someone, or more than one reader sometimes, will ask for the recipe. I'm wondering if on some devices, my links are not showing up. If anyone has the time and desire, would you please look at the previous ...
One Done/Two Left
The old truck did pass inspection yesterday. Yay! No repairs needed. Vince had the mechanic check the air conditioner and he said it's blowing cold air . . seems to be working fine. Vince hooked up his ice bucket air conditioner for the trip from Texas to Missouri for nothing. We surely haven't needed the air conditioner this week. The heat has been back on in the house. When we went by to make ...
Rhubarb Bars
The lazy cook who is in charge of my kitchen made a few changes to this recipe for Rhubarb Cream Bars yesterday. Obviously, I didn't make bars! It was supposed to be made in a 9 x 13" pan. My plan was to take half of the bars to the folks who gave me the rhubarb. I knew they would be hard to get out of the pan if I tried to get them out while warm and since I didn't want to wait til they ...