November 11, St. Catherine Ladies and Centennial Lutheran Ladies will again have the community supper at the community center from 4:30 to 7. They will be featuring wild rice this time. Come and join and visit with your neighbors. All proceeds go to Fresh water for Life.
November 15, Centennial Lutheran Ladies will be having a Chili Feed/breadsticks, crafts, baked goods, white elephants items, fresh wreaths both balsam and princess pine starting a 11am and going til 1pm.
Hope to see you all at these events.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Hi everyone,
I hope that everyone is doing ok since the last time I posted.
My sympathy goes to Nancy Shaw and family. I was notified yesterday that EK Shaw had passed away on Friday night. I haven't heard any funeral arrangements but when I do I will let you know. Nancy's address is Nancy Shaw, 6 Larchwood Court, Newton IA 50208.
Tomorrow I go to Park Rapids and have the varicose veins done on my right leg. My left leg is doing so good that I decided to have the other one done.
Deer hunting hasn't been too good at our place. Finally last night they got 3 for 7 hunters. Rochelle (granddaughter) who's 11 got her second deer last night. She was really proud. Randy (son - in-law) and Adam (grandson) each got a doe. Someone called me last week and wondered if I was mad at the son-in-law because I always wrote the son-in-law so from now on he's going by Randy. He's a good son-in-law.
I know I've been really busy but tonight when I'm sitting here trying to write something it's like I haven't done anything.
I did make a new recipe tonight. It was porkchops with apples. It turned out pretty good. I'm not much on mixing fruit with my meat.
Pork Chops with Apples
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 13 min. Serves:4
4 - 1/2" thick bone-in pork chops
Salt
1/4 cup all purpose flour
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 large Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored, and diced
1/2 cup apricot jam
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1. Sprinkle pork chops with salt. Place flour in a shallow bowl and dredge chops on both sides.
2. Warm 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chops until browned, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil to keep warm.
3. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, shallots, and apples to skillet. Cook, stirring, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add jam, vinegar and broth, cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits on bottom of skillet, until sauce has thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pour over chops and serve.
Ok, so I can't make a recipe just the way it's wrote so here are my changes. I used garlic salt and added a little pepper to the chops. My chops were thicker so they took longer to cook. Then I didn't have any apricot jam so I used plum jelly and I don't have shallots so I used finely diced onion. I used Braeburn apples instead of Granny Smith. It took longer than the 1 or 2 minutes for my sauce to become thick.
All in all I would give it a 7 on a 1 to 10 scale. The chops were really good and moist, it's just that I usually don't eat too much fruit and usually only by itself. It did look nice on the plate. I served them with baked sweet potatoe and brussel sprouts. The only one that complained was me, the others thought they were good.
We started making wreaths this weekend. The orders aren't as large as last year but I'm glad as I've got alot to get done and I have a couple of craft sales coming up. Too bad I have to work because it sure interfers in what I'd like to be doing.
Hard to believe that it is only 47 days til Christmas. I'm going to have hernia surgery on the 10th of December so that will slow me down for a while. Hopefully by the first of the year I will be back to doing everything I want to do.
Hope all is well with all of you.
Julie
I hope that everyone is doing ok since the last time I posted.
My sympathy goes to Nancy Shaw and family. I was notified yesterday that EK Shaw had passed away on Friday night. I haven't heard any funeral arrangements but when I do I will let you know. Nancy's address is Nancy Shaw, 6 Larchwood Court, Newton IA 50208.
Tomorrow I go to Park Rapids and have the varicose veins done on my right leg. My left leg is doing so good that I decided to have the other one done.
Deer hunting hasn't been too good at our place. Finally last night they got 3 for 7 hunters. Rochelle (granddaughter) who's 11 got her second deer last night. She was really proud. Randy (son - in-law) and Adam (grandson) each got a doe. Someone called me last week and wondered if I was mad at the son-in-law because I always wrote the son-in-law so from now on he's going by Randy. He's a good son-in-law.
I know I've been really busy but tonight when I'm sitting here trying to write something it's like I haven't done anything.
I did make a new recipe tonight. It was porkchops with apples. It turned out pretty good. I'm not much on mixing fruit with my meat.
Pork Chops with Apples
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 13 min. Serves:4
4 - 1/2" thick bone-in pork chops
Salt
1/4 cup all purpose flour
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 large Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored, and diced
1/2 cup apricot jam
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1. Sprinkle pork chops with salt. Place flour in a shallow bowl and dredge chops on both sides.
2. Warm 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chops until browned, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil to keep warm.
3. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, shallots, and apples to skillet. Cook, stirring, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add jam, vinegar and broth, cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits on bottom of skillet, until sauce has thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pour over chops and serve.
Ok, so I can't make a recipe just the way it's wrote so here are my changes. I used garlic salt and added a little pepper to the chops. My chops were thicker so they took longer to cook. Then I didn't have any apricot jam so I used plum jelly and I don't have shallots so I used finely diced onion. I used Braeburn apples instead of Granny Smith. It took longer than the 1 or 2 minutes for my sauce to become thick.
All in all I would give it a 7 on a 1 to 10 scale. The chops were really good and moist, it's just that I usually don't eat too much fruit and usually only by itself. It did look nice on the plate. I served them with baked sweet potatoe and brussel sprouts. The only one that complained was me, the others thought they were good.
We started making wreaths this weekend. The orders aren't as large as last year but I'm glad as I've got alot to get done and I have a couple of craft sales coming up. Too bad I have to work because it sure interfers in what I'd like to be doing.
Hard to believe that it is only 47 days til Christmas. I'm going to have hernia surgery on the 10th of December so that will slow me down for a while. Hopefully by the first of the year I will be back to doing everything I want to do.
Hope all is well with all of you.
Julie
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Squawk
Hi all,
I know it's been quite a while. Been busy.
Tonight when I came across the Shogren's Bridge there must of been 40 or more swans in the river. It was a beautiful site. Tomorrow I'm hoping to remember my camera so maybe I can take a picture.
I've been seeing quite a few deer out the last couple of days. Makes a person wonder if there is going to be some bad weather coming in, the forecast is for warm weather for the weekend. I hope that happens.
We will be starting making wreaths this weekend. Getting everything ready for that will be a challange this year since we have moved things all over and not too much stuff has gotten put back since the wedding.
I've almost finished the wood. Tomorrow is the day. I have one more load to split and bring in and stack. Then cover with a tarp and I'm ready with that. A few more hoses to pick up and then also cover the cow waterer which I still haven't got done.
Hope this finds all of you in good health and spirits.
Take care,
Julie
I know it's been quite a while. Been busy.
Tonight when I came across the Shogren's Bridge there must of been 40 or more swans in the river. It was a beautiful site. Tomorrow I'm hoping to remember my camera so maybe I can take a picture.
I've been seeing quite a few deer out the last couple of days. Makes a person wonder if there is going to be some bad weather coming in, the forecast is for warm weather for the weekend. I hope that happens.
We will be starting making wreaths this weekend. Getting everything ready for that will be a challange this year since we have moved things all over and not too much stuff has gotten put back since the wedding.
I've almost finished the wood. Tomorrow is the day. I have one more load to split and bring in and stack. Then cover with a tarp and I'm ready with that. A few more hoses to pick up and then also cover the cow waterer which I still haven't got done.
Hope this finds all of you in good health and spirits.
Take care,
Julie
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday was a nice day. I didn't get to spend too much time out in the sunshine but it was sure nice to see the sun anyway. I spent the day at a craft sale at Morse Town Hall. I had a pretty good day even tho the crowd seemed a lot less than last year. But with Saturday being a sunny day and we hadn't seen one for a week no wonder people didn't come out. I'm sure they were home doing the stuff that I had wished I was home doing. Maybe this week I'll get some of it done.
It's a hard time of the year to burn wood in the stove. Either I don't have it going good enough and I'm chilly or I've got it going so good you'd think it was a sauna in here.
If anybody has anything they'd liked announced on here just drop me a line.
Hope everyone has a great week.
Julie
It's a hard time of the year to burn wood in the stove. Either I don't have it going good enough and I'm chilly or I've got it going so good you'd think it was a sauna in here.
If anybody has anything they'd liked announced on here just drop me a line.
Hope everyone has a great week.
Julie
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday Squawk
Well the game report is better this week. I've seen a nice buck and quite a few does. Not as many deer as I was seeing last year but better than I've seen this year. I saw 9 swans in the river by Vance's bridge on Cty 126. Tonight I talked to Jackie Howard on the river on Cty 145 and she said there were 12 swans there this morning.
I went to Park Rapids today to have some more shots put in my varicose veins on my legs and it was a miserable rainy day to be driving. The rain seemed to be coming down a lot harder down there. Now we were back to the misty stuff tonight up here. I haven't looked out lately so maybe it is raining hard. The left leg is much better but I'm going to have to have the same surgery on the right one. Since I met my deductable I just as well get everything fixed.
I was working on the computer tonight and my internet quit working so I did all the things I know how to do and nothing was working. I noticed that I still had time to call Paul Bunyan Net so I did and the guy checked on a few things and then said I should try a new phone cord as there seemed to be no connection. So I grumbled to myself that it was just working why would I need a new phone cord and I reached down to unhook the phone cord and saw that it was in two pieces. Tippy the new puppy had chewed it in half. New cord and internet works. So I guess I have to watch him a little closer.
I got all my pigs butchered and sent to the locker plant to be cut up. That's always nice to get things like that done in the fall. I still have to pick up hoses and drop cords and get some wood into the garage for wreath making. The list is getting shorter thanks to the help I get around here.
The funeral services for Jerry Funingsland will be Saturday Oct. 24 at 2pm at the Community Center in Squaw Lake. A potluck lunch will follow.
The Squaw Lake Snowmobile Club will meet Saturday at 5p at the community center or as soon as the funeral luncheon is done.
Avenue of Pines Lions Club will be hosting their annual craft show at Morse Town Hall on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9am to 3pm. They will have about 30 vendors. I will be there with my products and some canned goods.
Does anyone out there have a good recipe for a tame goose? I was given a goose today and I don't really care for them so thought I would try something new. I'm going to cook it and then take it to my brother in law Donald who loves goose. It should be a treat for him.
Hope you all are having a good week. I will try and write more later.
Hugs,
Julie
I went to Park Rapids today to have some more shots put in my varicose veins on my legs and it was a miserable rainy day to be driving. The rain seemed to be coming down a lot harder down there. Now we were back to the misty stuff tonight up here. I haven't looked out lately so maybe it is raining hard. The left leg is much better but I'm going to have to have the same surgery on the right one. Since I met my deductable I just as well get everything fixed.
I was working on the computer tonight and my internet quit working so I did all the things I know how to do and nothing was working. I noticed that I still had time to call Paul Bunyan Net so I did and the guy checked on a few things and then said I should try a new phone cord as there seemed to be no connection. So I grumbled to myself that it was just working why would I need a new phone cord and I reached down to unhook the phone cord and saw that it was in two pieces. Tippy the new puppy had chewed it in half. New cord and internet works. So I guess I have to watch him a little closer.
I got all my pigs butchered and sent to the locker plant to be cut up. That's always nice to get things like that done in the fall. I still have to pick up hoses and drop cords and get some wood into the garage for wreath making. The list is getting shorter thanks to the help I get around here.
The funeral services for Jerry Funingsland will be Saturday Oct. 24 at 2pm at the Community Center in Squaw Lake. A potluck lunch will follow.
The Squaw Lake Snowmobile Club will meet Saturday at 5p at the community center or as soon as the funeral luncheon is done.
Avenue of Pines Lions Club will be hosting their annual craft show at Morse Town Hall on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9am to 3pm. They will have about 30 vendors. I will be there with my products and some canned goods.
Does anyone out there have a good recipe for a tame goose? I was given a goose today and I don't really care for them so thought I would try something new. I'm going to cook it and then take it to my brother in law Donald who loves goose. It should be a treat for him.
Hope you all are having a good week. I will try and write more later.
Hugs,
Julie
Centennial Lutheran Ladies Fall Bazaar
Sunday, November 15th join the Centennial Lutheran Ladies for Chili/Breadsticks. They also will have their baked goods (everyone knows how good they bake), crafts, Christmas Wreaths both balsam and Princess Pine, and white elephant items. If you're in Squaw Lake this is a great place to go for lunch. Hours are 11am to 1pm.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Broccoli Cheese Noodle Soup
Since it is getting colder out I'm thinking more of comfort foods and soups, stews etc. Here's one of my favorite soups this recipe was given to me by Judy Shears many years ago. It is a family favorite also. One way to get some veggies down a kid.
Broccoli Cheese Noodle Soup
2 tbsp. butter ¾ cup small diced onion
6 cups water 6 chicken bouillon cubes
8 oz. fine egg noodles 1 tsp. salt
1 – 16 to 20 oz bag chopped broccoli 1/8 tsp garlic powder
6 cups whole milk 1 lb Velveeta (cubed)
Pepper to taste
Heat butter in large soup kettle, add onion and sauté 3 minutes, add water and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and add noodles and salt. Cook 3 minutes uncovered and stir in broccoli, garlic and milk. Cook until noodles are done. Stir in cheese and pepper until cheese melts.
Sometimes if I have leftover chicken breast I add that to this or I will even grill some chicken breast to add to it.
Hope you enjoy it. Bake a loaf of frozen bread to go with it.
Julie
Broccoli Cheese Noodle Soup
2 tbsp. butter ¾ cup small diced onion
6 cups water 6 chicken bouillon cubes
8 oz. fine egg noodles 1 tsp. salt
1 – 16 to 20 oz bag chopped broccoli 1/8 tsp garlic powder
6 cups whole milk 1 lb Velveeta (cubed)
Pepper to taste
Heat butter in large soup kettle, add onion and sauté 3 minutes, add water and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and add noodles and salt. Cook 3 minutes uncovered and stir in broccoli, garlic and milk. Cook until noodles are done. Stir in cheese and pepper until cheese melts.
Sometimes if I have leftover chicken breast I add that to this or I will even grill some chicken breast to add to it.
Hope you enjoy it. Bake a loaf of frozen bread to go with it.
Julie
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