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Showing posts with label grilling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grilling. Show all posts

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Grill Up Bonanza


Market goodies
So...

This is the some of the produce I bought
yesterday at the market.
We did a grill up today with a sirloin steak, ribs, a small pork loin,
dogs, (no, not the pet kind) those beauties, Ý cantaloupe and bananas.

Here's the run down/method.

Hubby marinated the steak and pork loin in olive oil.

He also pre-cooked the ribs in the slow cooker with French's
Worcestershire sauce, (try to spell that without the bottle in front of you)
soy sauce, Louisiana hot sauce and some water.
When they were ready to grill he took them out of the cooking liquid
and put hickory smoked b-b-q sauce on them.
(I saved the cooking liquid in freezer containers for later use
in soups and stews this winter).

 
Dogs and cantaloupe
He cut and peeled the cantaloupe, cut into crescents and marinated 
one half (about 6 slices) in some juice from our canned jalapeños.
The other half of the melon, (also about 6 slices) 
were sprinkled with lemon pepper and chili powder.

I decided to cut the bananas length wise and douse them with maple syrup.

Maple syrup bananas
A couple packages of the dogs were coated in hickory smoked b-b-q sauce,
the others were left plain.

The tomato and colored bell peppers were sliced and grilled plain.

The critique...

Meat....
The steak, ribs and loin were good,
although,
 if I would have been grilling them,
I would have taken them off sooner.
I'm more of a medium rare to medium person.
Dogs were perfect!

Cantaloupe...
EXCELLENT!!!
I liked the jalapeño ones best!
You'll just have give them a go, they won't disappoint.
Easy to grill in the fish griller with no sticking.

Veggies...
Veggies were perfect, slightly crisp and sweet tasting.
No sticking in the fish griller.

Bananas...
OMG, so good you just can't imagine.
When I do bananas again I'll buy them a little more greener/firmer.
It was tricky getting them out of the fish griller whole.
Maybe oil the fish griller also?

The hubby did most of the work and I was so appreciative.
He's a pretty good cook.
The "pet" dogs were also appreciative for the rib bones :-)

I was otherwise occupied with making jelly.
I'll let you know how that turned out.

Till next time, grill,
it'll keep your house cooler/ save electricity.
Bonjour

P.S.
Twice, during this post when I clicked enter
to go to the next line, blogger posted instead of
moving to the next line.
I've been having nothing but problems
since they updated.
How about you?

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Good Day At The Market


Mucho Soap!
So....

We were finally able to get back to the Waxahachie Farmer's Market
after two weekends of rain outs.
Not complaining... Just saying!

We're reaching a whole new demographic at this venue,
not just the handmade craft seekers. Actual customers that want
the more natural alternative to the store bought soaps and bath products.
Bon...

We've only been at this location a few months but we are
experiencing a repeat customer base here as well,
and as a bonus we're also getting more,
my sister, mother, friend told me about your products, referrals.
How cool is that?
You know you have a good product when you get referrals!
So I'm totally happy/thrilled/grateful about this aspect of our venture!
Eight years of serious dedication is starting to pay off.

On another note...

Since I am currently not employed/ punching anyone else's clock,
I've had more time to create in other ways.
I do love to sew, bead, repurpose, imagine...

Mini bag
Today I sold two aprons and a mini bag.
They are on their way to Japan!
Thank you lovely Japanese ladies,
who oo-ed and awed over my sewn creations.
I am so grateful!

Apron
The other apron didn't get photo-ed, that I can find, but thank you Sue
for the fabric/valance on this one!

Grilling tomorrow, still too hot for inside cooking.
50 cents each for large, colored bell peppers and 50 cents for a 12 ounce tomato,
$3.oo for the sweetest cantaloupe.
Still working through that half, grass fed cow!

Till next time, be grateful,
Bonjour

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Tamales, Sewing & Updating

SOOOOO...

I started making tamales yesterday, corn husks are soaking, chopping the patty pan squash, peppers ETC adding the tomatoes from canning day, dicing chicken, the only flaw was....  Nate needed my attention.
A couple of games of Backgamon some Dominoes, several hey Grandma, look at this, hey Grandma, when are you going to get off the computer (yes, I can cook & compute at the same time) hey Grandma, I'm hungry, hey Grandma, will you make me a smoothie?

OK, I GIVE UP!!!
 The corn husks will be fine soaking over night & at least I got the filling made & into the fridge.
Took Nate over to his other Grandma's later, then RESTED!!

TAMALES
So, today we will assemble said tamales.

STUFF WAITING TO BE TAMALES
MASA

















 Masa made, meat/veggie mixture done yesterday, husks waiting paitently!! And we're off!!!


               
NUMBER 1 TAMALE

WELL, 1 hour later I have 50 tamales in the tamale pot, 2 hours later I have 67 in the other pot!!.
I'm geting faster. SUCCESS!!!!! 117 tamales made.
We ended up with 9 dozen in the freezer. Bagged up by the dozen.
What happened to the other 9? (Can anyone say taste test?)
9 dozen will feed the 2 of us for 9 lunches!!! BON.

BLURRY PICTURE OF HUSKS WAITING FOR THE NEXT TAMALE DAY!!!
Drying those extra husks for the next tamale day. Note the canned chicken soup on the left.
The dogs just love chicken soup!!!

OK, SEWING!

Over the last week or so I have created things other than food.

LIKE THIS

OOPS
I have dial up, out in the sticks you know, internet not responding, maybe tomorrow!!!
bonjour