Hodges Farm Texas Cooking

08/22/2025

Cafeteria style eggplant casserole.
1 large eggplant peeled and diced
1/2 cup butter, divided
1 small onion chopped
1 small green bell pepper chopped
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons flour
1 15 oz.can of chopped tomatoes
1 cup corn bread crumbs
Grated yellow cheese
350* for 15 min. covered and then remove foil and cover with cheese and put back in oven uncovered for 15 min.
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08/21/2025

Chewy bars.
Recipe:
2 sticks butter
2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
2 cups self rising White Lily self rising flour
Greased and floured cake pan at 350* for 30 minutes

08/19/2025

Finally got my recliners back!

08/19/2025

Okra Croutons (dehydrated okra) 😊
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08/16/2025

Congealed Sunshine (Jello salad) from my old Joy of Cooking cookbook

1 small package of orange Jello
1 20 oz. can of crushed pineapple
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup grated mild or sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup whipped cream
* don't put in a mold *
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08/15/2025

Caden eating a double meat bacon cheeseburger at the Dairy Barn with his Granny. He is headed off to start his Junior year of college next Friday. Going to miss these days. Edited to add - school is only 1 1/2 hours away. He will be home a few Saturdays and will come to Granny's house.

08/15/2025

Family Recipe Showdown is now on at 6pm/5c, Thursdays. Our episode is still on the 28th. Food Network. ** If you are watching on an app, it's not on Food Network the next day, it's on HBOMAX.

08/14/2025

08/14/2025

Old timers around here call these naked ladies because they have no leaves.

08/13/2025

Tuesday night dinner. Yay for okra!
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08/10/2025

We had a crazy unexpected storm pop up yesterday out of the blue. Amy (whose house is at the back of my property) lost power and trees, but I was lucky and only had a few limbs.

08/09/2025

Lots of work going on today, even in this heat. Caden is spreading out the last of the crushed granite and hunter is tilling the garden. I thank God for these guys everyday.