Today was just "Sit on my butt day! "

Nothing cooking today ...except Cornbeef that I put on last night in a Crock Pot fashion for Sunday's meal...and baked later today...I just had one sandwich of it and some potatoes boiled in it's juice..they were good and we kind of cleaned out the fridge today of leftovers...no need to say there is always something in it to make a meal...

What a surprise I had today when I opened up my blog! I saw a new face on my "Follows list"..the way my computer has been acting up ..I at first thought my picture had moved...then I realized it was my youngest daughter who was a new "follower"...Welcome Vanessa, your smile looks like mine :o)

My First Persimmon Cupcakes..from my own Tree!

Thank God I was able to reap something that was sowed!!
Today was a good day to try a recipe for Persimmon cupcakes..I should have looked twice at baking soda against baking powder! anyway they werent too bad..the darker and higher ones are withbaking soda
If you can get a close up...the brown on the yellow frosting are walnuts :o) Talk about something tasting good :o) yummy! yummy!

"A Pleasant Surprise :o)"

Taking a short walk to the garden just for the sake of a short walk...what did I see ..a nice patch of green ..and I had a moment of rejoicing...
Cecil had taken up the potatoes and just "sowed" a little bit of the seeds just to see if something would become of them..well,like they say nothing beats a failure but a try...and it's very encouraging to see we could grow Broccoli Robe here in NC...Hopefully we can have more space next year to have plenty...the little that I bought didn't do well freezing...so I will have to pick and eat them as they grow...guess I can manage that :o)...

"Cooking shows give good reminders"

Watching a cooking show ...I put my chops in a salt brine for 30 minutes
then putting three slices of Honey wheat bread in my unit, and chopping them a little coarse (for a nice crunch)...I toasted them and after they cooled I added some parsley, black pepper and some garlic..then breaded the chops and put into a 400* oven for about 45 minutes (they said 15,but that's not enough for me).

After cooking in the oven for 45 minutes they became nice and toasty brown :o) and they tasted as good as they looked....I'd forgotten how good thick chops could taste cooked this way...

I baked a couple of potatoes at the same time...and we had enough for two days of delicious eating :o) I'm so good...:o)

Getting my Posts A%*& Backwards

This post was to follow the one below..I don't know what's happening , but I'm having a lot of trouble posting here of late...takes a long time and then it gets lost before I can finish..anyway here is an old fashioned way of frying cabbage with pieces of okra, after you have fried some country ham slices, or smoked jowl..or slices of prosciutto <(Italian country ham :o) (think it's spelled right) ...and when you cook it in an old fashioned iron skillet it tastes even better..All my iron pots are all seasoned well, from years of use. I think the men in the family will want them...
I'm a little tired tonight...going to bed early so I can be fit to exercise tomorrow...I was able to get my medicine and my Blood Sugar level was much better this morning...So I was able to ate good :o)
Today I felt like cooking so tomorrow I'll show you more cooking I did today :o).. The computer has worn me out...

"The Student does well"

There is a dish in most families that is passed down ,generation to generation...this is one of those dishes :o)...

While my Grandson came to visit ..he requested "Chicken Pie" (really "Chicken and Dumplings") It's a simple dish to prepare and you can feed many with it....it was a staple dish for many families that had 8 to 10 (or more) children....I got the recipe from my Mother in law...since it was one of Cecil's favorite dishes (comfort food). I learned to make it well and the kids always asked for it...and then the Grand kids started requesting it...Once in a while it seems my Grandsons want to learn how to make something I make...and they end up making it better than me :o)....One makes pancakes, and adds new twists to it, now everyone wants him to make it...Lets just say I taught them well...wish I could have tasted this ones "Chicken Pie" :o) it has to taste as good as it looks ...He is smart like me too!! :o)

Princess Avery

Here's the new Daddy holding Princess Avery, he knows how to burp her already .. There is a lot of space I noticed this evening ..on this post...I tried to remove it , but the blog was really bad today and I got lost with it several times.

Here is a close up of Princess Avery , now you knew I was going to bombard you with pictures after her visit...I know and you know how quickly they change...next week she may be talking :o), Yes, she is already walking..and I'll give you that bridge "cheap" :o)

Princess Avery in her Chariot that turns into a carriage with wheels and will assist her until she walks ...my how things have changed since her Daddy was a baby and her Grand Mother :o)