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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi, back again.
Watched the Vegan Hoppin John...since I bought a can of Hoppin John, and a can of collards...(I eat collards, but seldom go out of my way to find it!).. I did watch Chef A.J. the other day and she put a sauce of Maple Syrup and mustard on her collards and swore that it was great. May try a bit of it on mine.
Tom's been in and out...I think he's out right now. I need to check on the forecast to decide if he needs to come in before I take my nap! Tired today...did a bit of walking etc yesterday, and think I may have over done it a bit.
The Vegan snack plate....ok, any of us could have put that together. Guess its a nice thing to watch if you need a little help. The bleeding beefless burger....I've not seen that brand, but listening to the ingredient list, sounded a lot like the Bleeding Beef Pattys from Whole Food. A young lady was putting quite a few of those in her cart, and when I asked, assured me they were really great. Really? I think I'd set my parameters to high on that one.
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Hoppin John comes in a can? Wow! Is it vegan?
Having commented that, I'm sure it can be jazzed up to be quite tasty.
I have, in the past, due to lack of planning and shopping ahead, had to resort to both canned black eyed peas and canned collards and was easily able to make both of them meet my standards of tastiness.
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Going to say Good Morning in 2 parts today..First up is Roger/Ed...
I don't particularly like the taste of Black Eyed Peas...and Collards are hardly my go to green. So, yep, 2 cans to open, a taste, and then on with my life! LOL!
I have tried the meatless bleeding patties. Not my idea of food. Didn't care for the taste or the texture. But you have to remember I was never that fond of real beef either. hmmmm! I've pretty much given up all of the 'fake' foods...except for the occasional bit of 'Follow My Heart' brand cheese. I do like their Smoked Gouda. But a quick look at the nutritional label...its all fat. no protein, sodium, yes it does have sodium! Oh, yes it does. I'm perfectly happy with my whole vegetables, (you know the ones that don't come with nutritional labels..the real deals) I have my little sometimes cheats...occasional some chocolate, and then there was that fruit cake...........arg!
So, tonite at midnight we start a new year....Or as I prefer to call it World Wide Do-Over Day.
Now on to look at Ed's post and video's.
By the way....it is not cold, but dreary and misty, and just plain crap outside!!!0 -
Wife insists husband put up cat cartoons he drew. VIDEO of the cartoons!
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Its meeee. Back again!
Dreary is changing to fog...neither one is appealing!
Oh, Ed, I hear you on the laundry. Who wrote about 'Laundry is always there for you' ? Here? or did I read that on fb? Funny what ever... Today I have 3 piles of laundry waiting to be washed. I will begin with the dark clothes, probably do the light/white load and I'm betting that the 'red load' will happen tomorrow. Yes, I have an entire red load....um, table cloth, bath, hand and wash cloths, a sweater, a sweat shirt, etc... It would be best if I wait til tomorrow, so I can include all the red towels...right. Yep, thought so.....
Sometime today, I'm going to stop by the gym...wish the kids Happy New Year. I should check the schedule to see when they close today. I know they will be open tomorrow, but I want an avocado from the Mex. market next door, also I want to see their banana's. Krogers bananas are wretched right now. First they look like they've been to war. pretty beat up, second they are weirdly shaped, and the skin is not only thick, but tough! I'm hoping to find better at the market! And I have a script to pick up, they said after 3:30 as they had to order it. The only reason I'm getting it today, is because my insurance will pay most of the cost....where as if I wait until Wednesday it will be very nearly full price. (coming from Costco, so they won't be open on Do-Over Day.
I think I have a cat outside..best I go looking...... Back again. Tom E. was sleeping on the back porch, and more than happy to come into the house. Looking down the street from my window this day is getting uglier and uglier! 2018 should be ashamed to leave us like this!! LOL!!
I'm going to spend the day planning not only 'Do Over Day', but also the entire new year....Saw an article about New Years Resolutions, that finally made sense. If I'd ever wondered about who keeps them, after time at the gym I can say at least in the realm of exercise...not many. Many start. Few follow thru. SO, the article suggested Monthly resolutions...sorta like having Lent X 12. Makes sense, as short time goals are fairly easily kept...so they had a list of ideas...some didn't apply, but several did...so with my new calendar, every month will get its own resolution.
Going now to close the blinds and not look outside, as its worse still, seemingly worse than just a bit ago...Sloppy, ugly, gray dat!
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I'm back home from walking and no money was found. The Temperature out the door was 52 degrees and the walking was OK. The overnight rain had ended when I left the house, Everything was Wet with Puddles all over.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/26/richard-grensteds-kids-hit-100000-social-security-/
Social Security hits kids with $100,000 bill after 'dead' father turns up alive 47 years later
Wife, daughters received benefits after father faked death to run off with mistress
Less Intimidating ?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/26/tsa-making-conscious-effort-to-use-less-intimidati/
TSA making 'conscious effort' to use less intimidating 'floppy ear dogs'
This is something I find disturbing
https://www.axios.com/retailers-ban-paper-cash-sweetgreen-dig-inn-starbucks-a94172f1-db08-466c-9647-c4b63f9b9b29.html
More retailers are banning cash
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cyberattack-by-foreign-entity-halts-deliveries-los-angeles-times-newspapers-1171996
Cyberattack by Foreign Entity Halts Deliveries of Los Angeles Times, Other Newspapers
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/dec/29/paiutes-sell-most-expensive-pot-product-to-date-at/
A marijuana specialty product sold for a record price of $11,000 Friday night at a mega-dispensary on tribal land near downtown Las Vegas.
Paiutes sell most expensive pot product to date at Las Vegas dispensary
Have a Great New Years Day
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday and it's New Year's Eve! 12C/54F with an expected high of 21C/71F (WOW!) and 40%C/40%F ... oh, wait, that doesn't change...chance of precipitation.
Didn't do any laundry yesterday, so maybe I will today. Maybe. Or tomorrow, or sometime...
Need to feed the felines and clean up yesterday's cat bowls. I've set out the ham bone and the jowl bacon for tomorrow, and they should be all thawed up and ready in the fridge for tomorrow's cooking.
Laundry, I need to do some also, Maybe Wednesday or Thursday, Not on the Holiday however.
Our Ham-bone went into Pot as a starter for the Pea Soup and some of the chunks of Ham were diced into the soup also. The Left Over Ham,Turkey and Stuffing are now in the Refrigerator after residing in the freezer overnight from Monday afternoon to be much of today's Main meal.
That looks interesting for viewing later.parityanimal wrote: »5 festive foods nobody needs.
Hmm...parityanimal wrote: »Americans try Russian holiday food.
Meeting the standards of taste OK, However what about the texture ?parityanimal wrote: »GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi, back again.
Watched the Vegan Hoppin John...since I bought a can of Hoppin John, and a can of collards...(I eat collards, but seldom go out of my way to find it!).. I did watch Chef A.J. the other day and she put a sauce of Maple Syrup and mustard on her collards and swore that it was great. May try a bit of it on mine.
Tom's been in and out...I think he's out right now. I need to check on the forecast to decide if he needs to come in before I take my nap! Tired today...did a bit of walking etc yesterday, and think I may have over done it a bit.
The Vegan snack plate....ok, any of us could have put that together. Guess its a nice thing to watch if you need a little help. The bleeding beefless burger....I've not seen that brand, but listening to the ingredient list, sounded a lot like the Bleeding Beef Pattys from Whole Food. A young lady was putting quite a few of those in her cart, and when I asked, assured me they were really great. Really? I think I'd set my parameters to high on that one.
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Hoppin John comes in a can? Wow! Is it vegan?
Having commented that, I'm sure it can be jazzed up to be quite tasty.
I have, in the past, due to lack of planning and shopping ahead, had to resort to both canned black eyed peas and canned collards and was easily able to make both of them meet my standards of tastiness.
Interesting, Later viewing too.parityanimal wrote: »Wife insists husband put up cat cartoons he drew. VIDEO of the cartoons!
Have a Good Holiday
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Going to say Good Morning in 2 parts today..First up is Roger/Ed...
I don't particularly like the taste of Black Eyed Peas...and Collards are hardly my go to green. So, yep, 2 cans to open, a taste, and then on with my life! LOL!
I have tried the meatless bleeding patties. Not my idea of food. Didn't care for the taste or the texture. But you have to remember I was never that fond of real beef either. hmmmm! I've pretty much given up all of the 'fake' foods...except for the occasional bit of 'Follow My Heart' brand cheese. I do like their Smoked Gouda. But a quick look at the nutritional label...its all fat. no protein, sodium, yes it does have sodium! Oh, yes it does. I'm perfectly happy with my whole vegetables, (you know the ones that don't come with nutritional labels..the real deals) I have my little sometimes cheats...occasional some chocolate, and then there was that fruit cake...........arg!
So, tonite at midnight we start a new year....Or as I prefer to call it World Wide Do-Over Day.
Now on to look at Ed's post and video's.
By the way....it is not cold, but dreary and misty, and just plain crap outside!!!
I do not like the texture of Hamburgers that are red and juicy in the middle, They need to be well done so I can see what You mean about not liking the taste or texture
A little bit of Sodium once in a blue moon should not be a problem ?
The New Year may have arrived however I will likely be overeating today and my big plan is to get back to proper eating tomorrow
Neither one is appealing as a weather condition to me either.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Its meeee. Back again!
Dreary is changing to fog...neither one is appealing!
Oh, Ed, I hear you on the laundry. Who wrote about 'Laundry is always there for you' ? Here? or did I read that on fb? Funny what ever... Today I have 3 piles of laundry waiting to be washed. I will begin with the dark clothes, probably do the light/white load and I'm betting that the 'red load' will happen tomorrow. Yes, I have an entire red load....um, table cloth, bath, hand and wash cloths, a sweater, a sweat shirt, etc... It would be best if I wait til tomorrow, so I can include all the red towels...right. Yep, thought so.....
If I said I do not have any whites to wash, Everything I wear from head to toe are colors, Even my Bedding is colored. So one type of load, My brother OTOH has Whites and Colors that get washed.
The Bananas here have been Green or overripe with no happy medium and I took a small one that looked ripe and turned out to be black and hard inside.Sometime today, I'm going to stop by the gym...wish the kids Happy New Year. I should check the schedule to see when they close today. I know they will be open tomorrow, but I want an avocado from the Mex. market next door, also I want to see their banana's. Krogers bananas are wretched right now. First they look like they've been to war. pretty beat up, second they are weirdly shaped, and the skin is not only thick, but tough! I'm hoping to find better at the market! And I have a script to pick up, they said after 3:30 as they had to order it. The only reason I'm getting it today, is because my insurance will pay most of the cost....where as if I wait until Wednesday it will be very nearly full price. (coming from Costco, so they won't be open on Do-Over Day.
I think I have a cat outside..best I go looking...... Back again. Tom E. was sleeping on the back porch, and more than happy to come into the house. Looking down the street from my window this day is getting uglier and uglier! 2018 should be ashamed to leave us like this!! LOL!!
That sounds interesting that a couple of days would make such a difference in price, is it some sort of deductible or coverage change thing ?
Do over day reminds me that I have Groundhog Day recorded in the DVR to watch
Better Rain than Snow
As I was starting out the door one of the three cats that sometimes appear was heading down the sidewalk looking somewhat bedraggled from the rain.
The lack of follow through is IMO one reason Gyms want a monthly fee and in some cases a yearly plan, so many make You jump through hoops to cancel in what I consider a cynical money grab. I also have no doubt that many diets get started and quickly discarded. That would include NS and Jenny.I'm going to spend the day planning not only 'Do Over Day', but also the entire new year....Saw an article about New Years Resolutions, that finally made sense. If I'd ever wondered about who keeps them, after time at the gym I can say at least in the realm of exercise...not many. Many start. Few follow thru. SO, the article suggested Monthly resolutions...sorta like having Lent X 12. Makes sense, as short time goals are fairly easily kept...so they had a list of ideas...some didn't apply, but several did...so with my new calendar, every month will get its own resolution.
Going now to close the blinds and not look outside, as its worse still, seemingly worse than just a bit ago...Sloppy, ugly, gray day!
Later...
From one of my Christmas gifts a trivia Desktop 2019 365 day calendar.
The first Nobel peace prize was awarded in 1901, Who received it ?Two recipients shared it. Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross and Frederic Passey a free trade economist who founded the first French Peace SocietyI included this one as a example and it will likely be the only one FWIW.
I am hopeful that today turns nice looking to go with the warm temperatures in the forecast, Since I am in NJ I doubt it we are not that lucky.
Have a Nice Holiday Day
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! 14C/58F with an expected high of 16C/62F and 20% chance of precipitation.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I finished off the New Year's snacky type food for a breakfast of sausage balls.
I did make it to midnight and toasted the internet, as you'll see below.
I really am going to get some laundry started in a minute. I need to do at least whites and towels, which I do together. I've trimmed and diced the jowl bacon for the dinner preparations, discarding the majority of the package, which was fat. The meaty bits will go into the greens as there will be plenty of meat in the black eyed peas from the ham bone.
Meeting the standards of taste OK, However what about the texture ?
As with most canned beans, I find the texture of canned black eyed peas to be fine. Any canned bean can easily be ruined by overcooking them, as they only need to be heated up, not actually re-cooked. Most southern people feel that collard greens cannot be overcooked, but you do need to keep an eye on the amount of fluid and make sure they don't dry out. So canned collards are OK texture wise too, but like the beans you don't need to re-cook them, but just heat them up, and adjust the seasoning to taste. And, of course, add any additional stuff you like in them, like diced up ham or jowl bacon, the latter being almost a southern requirement for New Years. I like to add garlic, maybe some jalapeño, bell pepper, onion, black pepper, and red pepper flakes to my greens, along with a splash of apple cider vinegar, and a little brown sugar, ending with a few drops of liquid smoke. The jowl bacon and the broth or bouillon should have enough salt in it, but one can always adjust that at the table if needed.
At any rate, now my lap has become occupied. Don't know how long Orion will stay, but when he's finished with me, I'll be starting laundry, and feeding the felines. I see that Dinah has occupied J's chair and is patiently waiting for breakfast.
About 9:30 at the latest, I'll be getting the two crock pots started with the bulk of dinner. Corn bread can, of course, be made at the last minute.
A new year's toast for you!
And another!
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Soft tofu stew...not sure how I feel about that idea.
Actual recipe is at this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVC8YAaoIB8
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The soft Tofu Stew would probably be enjoyed by Ted. He gets a dish at VeGreen that has cubed and fried soft tofu...and he loves the tofu...I on the other hand like firm or Ex. firm tofu.... I also enjoyed the lazy Vegan, I'm into quick and easy. I have't watched the Kenyan video...I have the sneaking idea it will probably include some to the 'tricks' I have been known to do at Sweet Tomatoes....like if they have an asian brothy soup, go back thru the salad line and grab beans, sliced mushrooms, onion, grated carrot, etc. Instant what? minestrone? Its good I know that!
I am on first month of the 30 day 'resolutions' It's give up candy and other sugary foods. It may be a LONG 31 days! Now, I did notice the gal who wrote up this idea, cut herself a bit of slack when it came to what's a food and what's a 'sugar'...
Ok, I am headed to the gym, just to say hello....and the primary reason is to get an avocado and a big bunch of bananas. Have not been happy with the ones at Kroger ....I think I mentioned that the other day... I've been craving a slice of avocado toast since before Thanksgiving...so, Today I will cave to crave! One tonite at dinner, and a second piece for breakfast tomorrow. Any leftovers will wind up in a bowl of some sort tomorrow also.
Also when I get home, I need to deconstruct the Christmas Decor... I've already pulled all the red bathroom towels, and they are in the dryer. The pre lit wreaths's will be super easy to take down, and a few other things, but should be a fairly short time wise chore.
Happy New Year to you both....wishing all of us a healthful year! Good food, (food that is good for us ), good friends, and maybe an extra few bucks in our pockets!
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Last load of laundry for today is in the dryer. The BIG load is all done, folded, and put away.
The collard greens are smelling ... well, like collard greens, which is a very distinctive and, shall we say, pushy smell. Some people love the smell, others find it obnoxious. I'm kind of in between. Sometimes it smells good to me and sometimes horrible, even with the SAME crock pot of greens. I've had moments today when I smelled it and felt sorry for the cats and other times when I smelled it and thought, "YUM" because it smelled good to me. Maybe I have a schizophrenic nose.
Left a message for a friend inviting him to come and eat, so who knows, I may have company for dinner/supper. Right now I think a nap might be in order. I had a short one this morning, since the cats insisted it was time to get up at quarter past five, even though we didn't go to bed until about quarter past midnight. Did I say cats? Maybe I meant brats!
At any rate, I don't yet feel like I've had enough sleep so if S does come over for dinner I hope he doesn't linger too long after, or want to watch a movie or anything. I think I'd like to turn in early tonight. I probably shouldn't have invited anyone over but I always make a huge pot of black eyed peas and ham and I do like to share my culinary efforts with friends, and I've already issued the invitation, so if he accepts, I'll be the proper host. No worse than inviting someone well in advance and then not really feeling like it when the time comes but not having any real reason to back out on it, I guess. I've had times when I ended up glad I went on with it, so maybe tonight will be that way too, if he comes.
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My New Year dinner (solo, because S said he had a sore throat) ended up as ham and black eyed pea soup over southern style cornbread with collard greens seasoned with jowl bacon (plenty of pot likker) on the side.
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Hi, me again.
Went by the gym...they were busy, not swamped. Got 2 coins for the massage chair...15 minutes later Picked up my avocado and bananas and came home. Tried to nap, and Tom was having no part of that. Sat outside my door and yelled at me. I did not do anything to encourage this behavior because he'd do it all the time. It's like this, you have food, snacks, and water available, your potty boxes are clean, and you can just go meow someplace else! LOL!
My dinner. So, Ed asked was it Vegan. Well, not quite. I didn't realize that at the store. I looked at the fat content, the sodium and cholesterol...so low fat, no chol. and decent salt, into my basket. However, today on closer inspection...well, not quite so squeaky clean a I'd thought. I had about a quarter cup of the hoppin john, as much collards, and equally a quarter cup the cooked cabbage. That shared a plate with ¾ cup rice. Had my avocado toast, and a couple corn chips and hummus. ¼ cantaloupe, and I may go back for an orange??? We'll see.
The canned stuff will go down the disposal. I ate the obligatory bites!
2 loads of laundry washed, dried and put away...one in the dryer to come out shortly, and then move the 4th load to the dryer and those will be dry tomorrow, fluffed, and then folded and put away. Job done!!
Still coughing uselessly, 4 more days of the tablets, and a lot of sprays in the inhaler. This is way too long for a cold...I do believe it was the flu. Whatever, I will be glad when its over!
Apple watch has a 'breathe' app! Meant to relax stressed out folks I think. Only a minute long. It taps your wrist while you inhale, and when the tapping stops, its time to exhale. I have been doing it 4 or 5 times a day...not that I"m stressed...just think that deep breathing is good for you, and not something that I remember to do.
In just a few it will let me know I need to stand up and move around a bit, and that will be the last time I get that message today..I'll be 12 of 12. Kinda fun...I'll be glad when I can breathe well enough to take it to the gym, and see what it will do there. I am hoping it will pair with the machines, as well as the treadmills. Factory Default is set for 30 minutes of cardio. I can change that, but I may not.
For whatever reason I do not know...but there's a lot of fireworks being shot tonite...Wasn't that supposed to be done last night? Not that there was any shortage of firecrackers last night. (just ask Tom E.)...
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Oh oh oh! Ed, did you watch that video of the gal eating Soft Tofu Stew??? 35 minutes of her slurping noodles, enoki mushrooms, soft tofu, rice, and kimchi, all the time also telling about her experience traveling in Africa...you know, she didn't look blonde, but she is!!! If you haven't watched it you surely should.
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I'm back home from walking and once again no money was found. The Temperature out the door was 33 degrees and the walking was OK. There is a chance of snow showers or rain showers overnight into Thursday.
Coordinated all over the world, I found it interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXUWepSak4&list=RDILNDWCLVnpw&index=27
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/31/injection-halt-progress-alzheimers-available-within-decade/
Injection to halt the progress of Alzheimer’s 'available within decade'
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/nasa-spaceship-ultima-thule-new-year-flyby-2019-brian-may-11075422
NASA spaceship zooms toward distant Ultima Thule
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-arkansas-election/craps-dice-roll-sinks-arkansas-candidate-who-twice-missed-voting-for-himself-idUSKBN1OC1PV
Dice roll sinks Arkansas candidate who twice missed voting for himself
So Wrong as I see it.
https://www.sciencealert.com/washington-may-become-the-first-state-to-legalize-human-composting
A State Is on The Verge of Legalizing Human Composting
Now a bill being sponsored in the state's legislature could see Washington become the first state to legalize human composting.
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/armed-man-headed-to-fulfill-prophecy-at-church-is-from-houston-area/273-625427998
Armed man headed to 'fulfill prophecy' at church is from Houston area
Have a Really Good Wednesday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! 14C/58F with an expected high of 16C/62F and 20% chance of precipitation.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I finished off the New Year's snacky type food for a breakfast of sausage balls.
I did make it to midnight and toasted the internet, as you'll see below.
I really am going to get some laundry started in a minute. I need to do at least whites and towels, which I do together. I've trimmed and diced the jowl bacon for the dinner preparations, discarding the majority of the package, which was fat. The meaty bits will go into the greens as there will be plenty of meat in the black eyed peas from the ham bone.
I did not even try and make it to Midnight, I did get to hear the Shotguns being fired at midnight when they woke me up. Hopefully they used blanks. Firing Regular shells into the air could be bad. Think the shot falling from the sky onto windows in cars for example.
I think that since I can go to the bank with my pension check that I will put off the laundry until Thursday
The Body does need a little fat in the diet, Too much is bad OTOH.
My Brother uses no salt when cooking, The Homemade Pea Soup was fine due to the salt from the Ham Bone and the Diced Ham added to it.
Meeting the standards of taste OK, However what about the texture ?
As with most canned beans, I find the texture of canned black eyed peas to be fine. Any canned bean can easily be ruined by overcooking them, as they only need to be heated up, not actually re-cooked. Most southern people feel that collard greens cannot be overcooked, but you do need to keep an eye on the amount of fluid and make sure they don't dry out. So canned collards are OK texture wise too, but like the beans you don't need to re-cook them, but just heat them up, and adjust the seasoning to taste. And, of course, add any additional stuff you like in them, like diced up ham or jowl bacon, the latter being almost a southern requirement for New Years. I like to add garlic, maybe some jalapeño, bell pepper, onion, black pepper, and red pepper flakes to my greens, along with a splash of apple cider vinegar, and a little brown sugar, ending with a few drops of liquid smoke. The jowl bacon and the broth or bouillon should have enough salt in it, but one can always adjust that at the table if needed.
I like that New Years ToastAt any rate, now my lap has become occupied. Don't know how long Orion will stay, but when he's finished with me, I'll be starting laundry, and feeding the felines. I see that Dinah has occupied J's chair and is patiently waiting for breakfast.
About 9:30 at the latest, I'll be getting the two crock pots started with the bulk of dinner. Corn bread can, of course, be made at the last minute.
A new year's toast for you! Very creative.
BTW, Sourdough or Italian Bread, From the appearance it looks as if it could be either.
I wonder if a Crock Pot or Rice Cooker gets hot enough to bake Cornbread ? I'd guess the Rice Cooker as I have seen the water boiling in it as it cooks the rice.
Not having watched this one yet it reminds me of the dish mom used to make. Cooked Onions and Hamburger with Pork and Beans added at the end to heat them up, I used it to make a Sandwich in the past and the color and appearance are what the image from the video remind me ofparityanimal wrote: »Once very popular foods that aren't so very popular now.
Pass, it does not sound like anything I would eat.parityanimal wrote: »Snickers Salad???
I'm not sure either, I like a little texture in my food.parityanimal wrote: »Soft tofu stew...not sure how I feel about that idea.
Actual recipe is at this link.
That image looks like a Vegan Vegetable Pizza. Looking at it, it could be OK if it had some Pizza sauce and cheese or cheese substitute. Such as used in the Non refrigerated NS Pizzas marked vegetarian ?parityanimal wrote: »A Vegan Food Guide for Lazy People
Interesting, We heated up Canned Collards and Mustard Greens and I do not recall either having an odor, Maybe I have a defective nose ?parityanimal wrote: »Last load of laundry for today is in the dryer. The BIG load is all done, folded, and put away.
The collard greens are smelling ... well, like collard greens, which is a very distinctive and, shall we say, pushy smell. Some people love the smell, others find it obnoxious. I'm kind of in between. Sometimes it smells good to me and sometimes horrible, even with the SAME crock pot of greens. I've had moments today when I smelled it and felt sorry for the cats and other times when I smelled it and thought, "YUM" because it smelled good to me. Maybe I have a schizophrenic nose.
Left a message for a friend inviting him to come and eat, so who knows, I may have company for dinner/supper. Right now I think a nap might be in order. I had a short one this morning, since the cats insisted it was time to get up at quarter past five, even though we didn't go to bed until about quarter past midnight. Did I say cats? Maybe I meant brats!
At any rate, I don't yet feel like I've had enough sleep so if S does come over for dinner I hope he doesn't linger too long after, or want to watch a movie or anything. I think I'd like to turn in early tonight. I probably shouldn't have invited anyone over but I always make a huge pot of black eyed peas and ham and I do like to share my culinary efforts with friends, and I've already issued the invitation, so if he accepts, I'll be the proper host. No worse than inviting someone well in advance and then not really feeling like it when the time comes but not having any real reason to back out on it, I guess. I've had times when I ended up glad I went on with it, so maybe tonight will be that way too, if he comes.
I was going to comment on Your prospective company until I read the message, Oh well, Plenty of leftovers for future use.parityanimal wrote: »My New Year dinner (solo, because S said he had a sore throat) ended up as ham and black eyed pea soup over southern style cornbread with collard greens seasoned with jowl bacon (plenty of pot likker) on the side.
Black Eyed Peas, a Pea or a Bean, there seems to be some ambiguity over which they are from what I have seen, Bean family or Pea family ?
What makes it Southern Style Cornbread vs what we get or make up north where I am ?
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Video's...
The soft Tofu Stew would probably be enjoyed by Ted. He gets a dish at VeGreen that has cubed and fried soft tofu...and he loves the tofu...I on the other hand like firm or Ex. firm tofu.... I also enjoyed the lazy Vegan, I'm into quick and easy. I have't watched the Kenyan video...I have the sneaking idea it will probably include some to the 'tricks' I have been known to do at Sweet Tomatoes....like if they have an asian brothy soup, go back thru the salad line and grab beans, sliced mushrooms, onion, grated carrot, etc. Instant what? minestrone? Its good I know that!
I am on first month of the 30 day 'resolutions' It's give up candy and other sugary foods. It may be a LONG 31 days! Now, I did notice the gal who wrote up this idea, cut herself a bit of slack when it came to what's a food and what's a 'sugar'...
As I think I mentioned to Ed, I prefer some texture, Example I heat the Frozen Vegetables to be warm with a nice texture.
Instant Minestrone
Giving up Candy will be a lot easier if or when my Brother eats the Chocolate things in the Bowl on the table by the door leading out of the Living Room
I am trying to decide whether or not it is time to take down the Christmas Tree, front door wreath and window decorations here also. I noticed this morning that the top of the tree has no lights, I wonder if it is something simple or that so many of the bulbs are out, That will be the first chore before taking it down.Ok, I am headed to the gym, just to say hello....and the primary reason is to get an avocado and a big bunch of bananas. Have not been happy with the ones at Kroger ....I think I mentioned that the other day... I've been craving a slice of avocado toast since before Thanksgiving...so, Today I will cave to crave! One tonite at dinner, and a second piece for breakfast tomorrow. Any leftovers will wind up in a bowl of some sort tomorrow also.
Also when I get home, I need to deconstruct the Christmas Decor... I've already pulled all the red bathroom towels, and they are in the dryer. The pre lit wreaths's will be super easy to take down, and a few other things, but should be a fairly short time wise chore.
Happy New Year to you both....wishing all of us a healthful year! Good food, (food that is good for us ), good friends, and maybe an extra few bucks in our pockets!
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I'll go with the few extra bucks I did see from the Social Security Notice that for a change I shall be getting a few extra dollars from that source this year.
In what way was Your dinner not Vegan. If I ate Vegan and made that mistake I would eat it so as to not waste the food, I suspect that is my downfall, Not watching the labels close enough.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi, me again.
Went by the gym...they were busy, not swamped. Got 2 coins for the massage chair...15 minutes later Picked up my avocado and bananas and came home. Tried to nap, and Tom was having no part of that. Sat outside my door and yelled at me. I did not do anything to encourage this behavior because he'd do it all the time. It's like this, you have food, snacks, and water available, your potty boxes are clean, and you can just go meow someplace else! LOL!
My dinner. So, Ed asked was it Vegan. Well, not quite. I didn't realize that at the store. I looked at the fat content, the sodium and cholesterol...so low fat, no chol. and decent salt, into my basket. However, today on closer inspection...well, not quite so squeaky clean a I'd thought. I had about a quarter cup of the hoppin john, as much collards, and equally a quarter cup the cooked cabbage. That shared a plate with ¾ cup rice. Had my avocado toast, and a couple corn chips and hummus. ¼ cantaloupe, and I may go back for an orange??? We'll see.
The canned stuff will go down the disposal. I ate the obligatory bites!
Bummer, It does sound as if it could be the Flu, Not the easiest thing to get over. I wonder if a humidifier would help ?2 loads of laundry washed, dried and put away...one in the dryer to come out shortly, and then move the 4th load to the dryer and those will be dry tomorrow, fluffed, and then folded and put away. Job done!!
Still coughing uselessly, 4 more days of the tablets, and a lot of sprays in the inhaler. This is way too long for a cold...I do believe it was the flu. Whatever, I will be glad when its over!
A breathe App ? That just sound weird to me.Apple watch has a 'breathe' app! Meant to relax stressed out folks I think. Only a minute long. It taps your wrist while you inhale, and when the tapping stops, its time to exhale. I have been doing it 4 or 5 times a day...not that I"m stressed...just think that deep breathing is good for you, and not something that I remember to do.
In just a few it will let me know I need to stand up and move around a bit, and that will be the last time I get that message today..I'll be 12 of 12. Kinda fun...I'll be glad when I can breathe well enough to take it to the gym, and see what it will do there. I am hoping it will pair with the machines, as well as the treadmills. Factory Default is set for 30 minutes of cardio. I can change that, but I may not.
For whatever reason I do not know...but there's a lot of fireworks being shot tonite...Wasn't that supposed to be done last night? Not that there was any shortage of firecrackers last night. (just ask Tom E.)...
A lot of celebrations were delayed from New Years Eve to New Years Day due to the rain here in the NY/NJ Metro area.
For example this is one that was moved
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogmanay
Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year (Gregorian calendar) in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day (1 January) or, in some cases, 2 January
Thank You for the heads up, I think I will pass on that video having been forewarned. Slurping is one of the things that annoy me. I think many of the things slurped be could be eaten Slurp FreeLater...
Oh oh oh! Ed, did you watch that video of the gal eating Soft Tofu Stew??? 35 minutes of her slurping noodles, enoki mushrooms, soft tofu, rice, and kimchi, all the time also telling about her experience traveling in Africa...you know, she didn't look blonde, but she is!!! If you haven't watched it you surely should.
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Howdy all y'all! It's wonderful Wednesday! 9C/48F with an expected high of 15C/60F and 40% chance of precipitation. I see my pension posted. Thankfully my government pension isn't bound to the budget, so the shutdown doesn't keep my from being paid. It would be difficult, to say the least, to try to get by on only my other annuity. I really feel for those affected by the shutdown and survived enough of them in my time working for the government, though luckily they were all much shorter term shutdowns and we all got paid for the time we were furloughed.
Need to feed the felines and clean up yesterday's cat bowls. All the laundry is folded and put away. I may find some other things to launder, like sheets, but they usually get folded and put away fairly quickly.
Breakfast was leftovers from last night's New Year feast.
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I did not even try and make it to Midnight, I did get to hear the Shotguns being fired at midnight when they woke me up. Hopefully they used blanks. Firing Regular shells into the air could be bad. Think the shot falling from the sky onto windows in cars for example.
Every year I see several articles about people and/or property being damaged by bullets that were fired into the air when they come back down. While I certainly wouldn't wish harm on anyone, it does make me almost wish that more of them would come back down and at least scare the *KITTEN* out of the idiot that fired them into the air, if not actually harming the person.
My Brother uses no salt when cooking, The Homemade Pea Soup was fine due to the salt from the Ham Bone and the Diced Ham added to it.
The black eyed peas and the greens were both just right with no added salt. The broth and jowl bacon were salty enough for the greens and the ham bone and associated ham were salty enough for the black eyed peas, as expected. And neither one tasted overly salty either. I have learned that one generally doesn't need to add salt if using a ham bone and ham in a bean dish.
BTW, Sourdough or Italian Bread, From the appearance it looks as if it could be either.
Sourdough. I like Italian bread, but it's a long time since I actually bought any.
I wonder if a Crock Pot or Rice Cooker gets hot enough to bake Cornbread ? I'd guess the Rice Cooker as I have seen the water boiling in it as it cooks the rice.
They do get hot enough to bake cornbread, or even yeast bread. And I've seen recipes for cake or brownies made in a crock pot. I baked some yeast bread in one, just for fun, once, but will generally use my bread maker for that since the whole purpose of having a bread maker is to make bread. Still, I may do it again sometime in a slow cooker.
Interesting, We heated up Canned Collards and Mustard Greens and I do not recall either having an odor, Maybe I have a defective nose ?
Probably not defective. There's a big difference between heating up canned greens and cooking fresh or frozen greens for 8 hours or more in a slow cooker. There's plenty of time for the aroma to get out in the air and build up.
Black Eyed Peas, a Pea or a Bean, there seems to be some ambiguity over which they are from what I have seen, Bean family or Pea family ?
Bean. There are a number of "peas" that are actually beans. I can think of black eyed peas, crowder peas, field peas, yellow eyed peas, just to name a few.
What makes it Southern Style Cornbread vs what we get or make up north where I am ?
Well, to me (and quite a few other Southern people) Southern cornbread should have no sugar, or at least very little sugar. I prefer no sugar. And some people prefer, as I do, no flour in the cornbread, but only corn meal, though a mixture is usually the norm in packaged cornbread mixes.
I've seen many a cornbread recipe that sounds like (and often tastes like) corn cake rather than, to me, cornbread. The cornbread my mother always made when I was growing up was actually called Kentucky Corn Cake, in the Betty Crocker cookbook that she was probably given as a wedding present.
Don't get me wrong. I liked that Kentucky Corn Cake well enough, but even as a kid I realized that it was a lot sweeter than most of the other cornbread that was served to me at other places.
Some people also make a distinction between cornbread and corn muffins, the idea being that a muffin is expected to be a little sweet, though I would just as soon have my corn muffins made the same way, with no sugar. Most corn muffin mixes are on the sweet side. As with my mother's cornbread, I like a corn muffin well enough, now and then, but it's something of an exception for me.
I have made corn muffins with blueberries on occasion, and for that I usually use a sweet corn muffin mix and just add blueberries. I think it's a nice departure from the normal blueberry muffins, especially when I use my home grown blueberries. You might try that sometime with your home grown raspberries!
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Good Morning! Actually its already after 12 noon...
Time is flying by this morning!
I've been busy doing chores. Not my fav. way to waste a morning.......
Ed will get the final say if I'm wrong...but I think the difference is sugar or unsweetened cornbread... In the south the recipe's tend to have a sweetener....but in the Northern parts no sugar or other sweetener...
Black eyed peas are part of the cowpea family, which is all under one big umbrella...of beans. Not sure why it matters. Mine went down the disposal. (mostly because there were some meaty seasonings...like pork fat. Hmmrup! I did not see that in the grocery...I think I did not actually look. Checked to see if there was any cholesterol. Turns out the Collards were not bad!! So, I have leftover cooked and canned cabbage and Collards! OK!!! Time to put my brain to work...right after my breakfast of banana and avocado toast!
That last load of whites is still sitting in the dryer. Will fluff and fold later today. Still, I got 3 loads washed, dried and put away!
Still hacking cough. I hope this isn't one of the coughs that linger on for months...I see Dr. Pat next Tues, and its a good thing...I'm pretty sure I've put something out of place coughing.
Ted's been keeping me informed about Ultima Thule. Really neat stuff. Rattles my 'instant' brain' to think it will take years for some of the reports to come back to our planet!
Not sure what the fuss is about human composting. I personally think its not like a 'new' thing. Not anymore than I think cremation is a bad thing. 100 years ago or more, bodies were laid out in the family home, and then buried in a pine box....that in my opinion is also composting. but then that's just my opinion. (shrug)
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Ed, did a great job of defining northern or southern corn bread...and sugar. See I had it backwards. Cornbread my Mom made, cornbread I ate in NewHampshire, Penn, etc were not sweetened. I remember hearing my friend from Penn. fussing cuz her Southern raised hubs was a 'southerner' and had to have sweetened cornbread...It may actually depend on what your Mom baked and thus what you grew up on! ?? I dunno!
The black eyed peas were the only can that went down the drain...collards and cabbage were vegan. Had some leftover collards with my lunch, and drizzled mustard/honey sauce on them...it really was good! I was a bit surprised.
Ed, glad you got your check from the gov't. My social check doesn't come til the middle of the month, and I'd surely hope nobody up there in DC is thinking of withholding it. Snot their money, so they need to keep their money grubbing little hands off of it!!
Ok, really gotta go now..
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Interesting article on cornbread here, claiming it may be along racial lines, but I know there are some southern white people who love sweet cornbread and I'm sure there are some southern non-white people who prefer it with no sugar.
And I've seen some recipes that have just a touch of sugar, probably not enough to taste, but claim that it somehow improves the cornbread, which I believe might be possible, depending on your definition of improvement.
And I honestly thought that northern people preferred sweet cornbread but I've seen articles claiming just the opposite.
To ME, southern cornbread is not sweet. Cake is sweet. Corn muffins can be sweet. They are, after all, muffins, a cake relative.
Here's the article I found.
https://www.hungryonion.org/t/southern-cornbread/4283
Oh, and there does appear to be at least one vegan Hoppin John in a can!
https://www.allens.com/hoppin-john0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98YSW9a1D8k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlNFuv6WZZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLcCzsFenzQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoYeR0dvkU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mrcbulQhic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S4ilzNLQ7U