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AlittleSalt · August 15, 2015

I remember a bumper-sticker that said, DDT = Dead Ducks Tomorrow. I was a child when I saw it.

Zana · August 16, 2015

Ok...I managed to get a somewhat decent pic...hope it shows up ok.

I spent 18 hours (working on my own, and the fact I can't stand for as long as I used to do, accounts for the length of time - plus processing the jars) starting on Thursday and ending on Friday morning about 10am prepping and then filling 3 dozen 1L jars of Tourshi. Here are a few. (Tuesday is the next half of the marathon...lol)

Worth1 · August 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by Zana

Ok...I managed to get a somewhat decent pic...hope it shows up ok.

I spent 18 hours (working on my own, and the fact I can't stand for as long as I used to do, accounts for the length of time - plus processing the jars) starting on Thursday and ending on Friday morning about 10am prepping and then filling 3 dozen 1L jars of Tourshi. Here are a few. (Tuesday is the next half of the marathon...lol)

Looks great Zana.

This is how I live on a budget.
I bought 2 bags of chicken thighs and washed them completely.
I then drained them and put them on parchment paper in the freezer.
When they are about half frozen I separate them and let them freeze completely overnight.
They then go in freezer bags.
This way I can pull as many as I want without thawing out more than I need.
Works great.
Here it is fourteen dollars worth of chicken.
Worth
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bluee19 · August 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by Zana

Ok...I managed to get a somewhat decent pic...hope it shows up ok.

I spent 18 hours (working on my own, and the fact I can't stand for as long as I used to do, accounts for the length of time - plus processing the jars) starting on Thursday and ending on Friday morning about 10am prepping and then filling 3 dozen 1L jars of Tourshi. Here are a few. (Tuesday is the next half of the marathon...lol)

Great job Zana!!! I see lots of love in preparing all that. Keep the pictures coming!!

bluee19 · August 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Looks great Zana.

This is how I live on a budget.
I bought 2 bags of chicken thighs and washed them completely.
I then drained them and put them on parchment paper in the freezer.
When they are about half frozen I separate them and let them freeze completely overnight.
They then go in freezer bags.
This way I can pull as many as I want without thawing out more than I need.
Works great.
Here it is fourteen dollars worth of chicken.
Worth
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Great idea!! Cost savings too.

Worth1 · August 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by bluee19

Great idea!! Cost savings too.

Bluee19 Thank you.
I buy all of my meat like this.
If a pork butt is on sale and it is less than the cost of pork steaks I bring it home wash it and cut it up into steaks or grind it into what I want.
My freezer stays at -4F it is full of soups chili tamales sausage roasts BBQ and all sorts of stuff I make ready to thaw and eat or cook.
When I get a bigger pressure canner I will start canning chili, stews and soups I make in a huge 22 quart kettle.

Worth

Zana · August 16, 2015

Thanks Worth and Bluee19.

Definitely it is cheaper than buying that size jar in the store.

And I look for meat on sale too and buy in bulk, and then freeze it. My freezer is full of soups, chili, and loaves of homemade bread, homemade phyllo dough, brown bananas, and frozen fruit, along with the meats.

bower · August 16, 2015

Just wanted to say, I'm very impressed with everyone who manages to cook decent meals in the heat! We're having a mini heat wave (very mini by your standards but a bit of a shock by ours), and it really wrecks my appetite like nothing else. The house gets too hot, and who wants to cook .... and I seem to lose my taste for anything.

Anyway here's a supper I had for a hot night. Tuna salad on toast with lettuce and tomatoes. The tuna salad is mayo, dill pickles, cilantro, hakurei turnip, bits of purple sprouting broccoli, and our first snap peas (no kidding this late!). Lettuce between layers. The tomato was the best part - maybe because toms are at their best in the warm? I hardly tasted the rest.

Anyway keep it up guys, This thread is where I come to realize I'm starving!!!! Famished!!! Too hungry to post!!!

Worth1 · August 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by bower

Just wanted to say, I'm very impressed with everyone who manages to cook decent meals in the heat! We're having a mini heat wave (very mini by your standards but a bit of a shock by ours), and it really wrecks my appetite like nothing else. The house gets too hot, and who wants to cook .... and I seem to lose my taste for anything.

Anyway here's a supper I had for a hot night. Tuna salad on toast with lettuce and tomatoes. The tuna salad is mayo, dill pickles, cilantro, hakurei turnip, bits of purple sprouting broccoli, and our first snap peas (no kidding this late!). Lettuce between layers. The tomato was the best part - maybe because toms are at their best in the warm? I hardly tasted the rest.

Anyway keep it up guys, This thread is where I come to realize I'm starving!!!! Famished!!! Too hungry to post!!!

Wow that looks great, healthier than what I'm having.
I had to heat the oven to 450 F for what I'm eating.

Worth

Worth1 · August 16, 2015

Sometimes I get a craving for something I dont normally eat.
Well today was one of those days, I wanted pizza.
I did everything wrong form start to finish wrong flour no recipe and the wrong technique measured by hand.
You know what it was one of the best pizzas I have ever had and I have had some good ones.
The crust is out of this world.
Chicken olive garlic pizza.
Worth
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clkeiper · August 16, 2015

Yeah, those green olives... just really wrong. The rest looks alright though.

Zana · August 16, 2015

OMG...that looks like a killer pizza!

Zana · August 16, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by bower

Just wanted to say, I'm very impressed with everyone who manages to cook decent meals in the heat! We're having a mini heat wave (very mini by your standards but a bit of a shock by ours), and it really wrecks my appetite like nothing else. The house gets too hot, and who wants to cook .... and I seem to lose my taste for anything.

Anyway here's a supper I had for a hot night. Tuna salad on toast with lettuce and tomatoes. The tuna salad is mayo, dill pickles, cilantro, hakurei turnip, bits of purple sprouting broccoli, and our first snap peas (no kidding this late!). Lettuce between layers. The tomato was the best part - maybe because toms are at their best in the warm? I hardly tasted the rest.

Anyway keep it up guys, This thread is where I come to realize I'm starving!!!! Famished!!! Too hungry to post!!!

Great looking salad on toast! Yummmmmmmm

Worth1 · August 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by clkeiper

Yeah, those green olives... just really wrong. The rest looks alright though.

It is all I had in the house.

Worth

bower · August 17, 2015

Looks delish...

I can't believe I've never made chicken pizza. Since I started growing too many tomatoes, I got in the habit of making pizza every time I make bread - I just make enough dough to set a piece aside for that. But I need to change up the toppings... getting bored!

Worth I was going to ask what all you are doing with the chicken thighs, because I also buy them in bulk when they're on special and have three packages of em in the freezer now. I usually cook the whole package at once and then freeze the leftovers for easy meals. My usual approach is to make a big pot of chicken and potato curry... I need to do something different.

Too many chicken thighs!

August 16, 2015	#937
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Thanks Worth and Bluee19. Definitely it is cheaper than buying that size jar in the store. And I look for meat on sale too and buy in bulk, and then freeze it. My freezer is full of soups, chili, and loaves of homemade bread, homemade phyllo dough, brown bananas, and frozen fruit, along with the meats. __________________ Zana ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There is a fine line between genius and crazy. I like to use that line as a jump rope. ~Anonymous (but I totally agree with this! LOL) Forgive and Forget? I'm neither Jesus or nor do I have Alzheimers. ~ Anonymous Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. -- Dr. Albert Schweitzer

August 16, 2015	#941
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Yeah, those green olives... just really wrong. The rest looks alright though. __________________ carolyn k

August 16, 2015	#942
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	OMG...that looks like a killer pizza! __________________ Zana ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There is a fine line between genius and crazy. I like to use that line as a jump rope. ~Anonymous (but I totally agree with this! LOL) Forgive and Forget? I'm neither Jesus or nor do I have Alzheimers. ~ Anonymous Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. -- Dr. Albert Schweitzer

August 15, 2015	#931
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I remember a bumper-sticker that said, DDT = Dead Ducks Tomorrow. I was a child when I saw it.

August 16, 2015	#940
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Sometimes I get a craving for something I dont normally eat. Well today was one of those days, I wanted pizza. I did everything wrong form start to finish wrong flour no recipe and the wrong technique measured by hand. You know what it was one of the best pizzas I have ever had and I have had some good ones. The crust is out of this world. Chicken olive garlic pizza. Worth IMG_20150816_136.jpg IMG_20150816_27749.jpg IMG_20150816_3896.jpg

August 17, 2015	#945
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	Looks delish... I can't believe I've never made chicken pizza. Since I started growing too many tomatoes, I got in the habit of making pizza every time I make bread - I just make enough dough to set a piece aside for that. But I need to change up the toppings... getting bored! Worth I was going to ask what all you are doing with the chicken thighs, because I also buy them in bulk when they're on special and have three packages of em in the freezer now. I usually cook the whole package at once and then freeze the leftovers for easy meals. My usual approach is to make a big pot of chicken and potato curry... I need to do something different. Too many chicken thighs!