Adventures with anrkst.

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    When I came here 10 years ago, there was 1 unkempt web worm infested peach tree growing in the back property line. With some care and time I now have 7 producing trees. I'm getting 6-8 quarts of canning per day...gonna be a lot of sweet sweet eating this year!!
     
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    This is what happens when I fail to have a plan...but decide to act anyway.

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    Quick now, I want this, this, this and this!

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    If only we could make humans this loyal...oh what a world this would be.

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    DeBuyer 28 ready on the line?!

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    I've heard this called Swamp Soup, Quick n Dirty Gumbo, Simple Soup..whatever you call it its delicious. :)
     
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    agreed 100% !


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    There should be a “super like” button.
     
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    ....there should be !!!
     
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    Look at this beautiful creature I find ever so slowly creeping across the kitchen tile while having my coffee early this morning. :)

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    You know sometimes you make something but you're just not completely satisfied with the results? This is one of those. Shrimp Scampi version 2.0
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    Well here I go again. :)

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    Yeah. My disaster is taking over the entire table.

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    She said "not creamy like alfredo "..needs color then for sure.
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    I knew he was gonna be down there. :)
     
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    This is supposed to be a reduction of chicken stock, white wine, and cold (in this case frozen) butter. Which the lady on the internet swore would thicken. She LIED!! :D
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    Time to put that gargantuan DeBuyer 32cm I got a while back to use.
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    You'd think I was cooking for an army, but no..its just 1 fairy sized woman who barely tips a 100 with boots on! (Lord can she can eat though !) :D
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    Hey my assistant has abandoned the quest!! ❤
     
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    Well you cant have Scampi without some shrimp!
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    Doin my best to keep the vidalia growers in business.
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    We tried a garden years back. Black clay that will defy even a backhoe bucket does no make zucchini. :(
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    It ain't pretty. Gluten free stuff just breaks apart . Good flavor, not too heavy...I think I'll try to improve it. 60/40 good.
     
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    I get questioned a lot on my claims of food storage. Well here's to putting $$ where mouth is.

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    I'm going to use these 4 year peaches I pryed loose from the corner of the freezer

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    Originally cooked down with brown sugar and cinnamon..smells good!

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    I added a handful of mixed berries for color.

    20210720_180221.jpg thick and dense. Just under an hour at 350f in the Lodge CS 12".

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    It is delicious. Moist and pieces of fruit in each bite. Her only complaint? How many hours we have to spend in the gym because of it!!
     
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    So I was standing at the window very early, having coffee...

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    and a friend swooped down for a visit.
    It was a pleasant conversation,
    She stayed for quite a while..

    Then later while I was wasting time in the kitchen (yeah, I'm insane. Dont ask. :D )

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    I noticed the pups were just frozen in place staring out the front window.
    Well looked here. THATS who she was hoping to see this morning! Whatta ya know...

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    That was my day. Fried Rice anyone?
     
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    I might argue the title of "Worlds most perfect food" when it comes to Tx peaches.
     
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    The fact that I lost all my backyard tree cover in the last hurricane is.. disheartening. . Adapting outdoor recipes to indoor changes.
    Tibetan "Doi" Chicken experiment.
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    This crazy looking pile of stuff is what gives it the spiced flavor..

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    The original recipe was just a couple of root vegetables, I like big piles of goodness

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    Well let's just throw a 15" CS on a 9" burner plate!

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    I need to invent a splatter guard for him.

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    The problem is, I don't know how to cook in small batches!! Yall stop by alright, my cup runneth over with leftovers!
     
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    I'm gonna have to show this to Mama, you might just give her a run for her money in the kitchen. From looking at the pictures anyway. Or I could just be starving from running a full tank through the weed whacker today?

    And assistant chef good boy on the ready. Makes me miss my old boy Guinness. He would have been right there waiting for an absent shrimp to drop to the floor.
     
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    people think cooking is hard. It’s not. I find it relaxing. :) My orange assistant quite literally follows me from room to room…a hyperactive stick eating water squid. I’m endlessly amused and amazed by him.
     
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    Man it's hot in TX! I have "hooya respects" for our Mama's n Grandma's that cooked back in the day under a tin roof without AC. Dangamighty!
    So you want fast n easy right?...

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    Well if you got these..

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    and if you ain't got one of these ima disown you.
     
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    I use corn tortillas. Gives you a better taste and texture imho.

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    You can make a little bit of meat go a long way if you want it to. (Another lesson from old women who knew what "hardscrabble life" really was.)

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    Lil bit of veg saute, couple of eggs (salt, pepper, Mrs dash), top with a light sprinkle of cheese and chili powder.

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    Migas man! Breakfast for supper. :D Always good.

    I keep telling the creeper it's got onions..he keeps saying it's OK. ;)
     
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    My boy never listens when I explain onions are bad for him.....pretty much says "willing to risk it Dad".... !!!
     
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    The kids left a full order of onion rings on the edge of the table once. Guess who decided they were tasty? (Not 1-2, a couple…nooo, the WHOLE container!!)
     
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    There was an incident with a bowl of chilli at our place about a month ago.....when it happened it was like a slow motion horror movie...........
     
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