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You learn to make a meal of what you have. Corn from the freezer Butter beans cannedFried potatoes with onionCantaloupe ...
06/16/2025

You learn to make a meal of what you have.
Corn from the freezer
Butter beans canned
Fried potatoes with onion
Cantaloupe
Deviled eggs
Okra canned
Not bad for a throw together meal.

Whiskers are a little wonky cause tip was too big, but granddaughter will love it. This shaky old lady did okay.
06/16/2025

Whiskers are a little wonky cause tip was too big, but granddaughter will love it. This shaky old lady did okay.

Been using this old iron for years to keep things flat while fryin. That's a sausage pattie under there.
06/16/2025

Been using this old iron for years to keep things flat while fryin. That's a sausage pattie under there.

Sardines, pickled eggs, onions, beets, olives and horseradish.
06/16/2025

Sardines, pickled eggs, onions, beets, olives and horseradish.

Due to health problems, I cannot get to my recipe boxes or files right now. Hopefully, in about a month I can. I’m an Ol...
06/16/2025

Due to health problems, I cannot get to my recipe boxes or files right now. Hopefully, in about a month I can.
I’m an Old One. My grandparents were Pennsylvania Dutch who moved to Maryland and opened a dairy farm back before WWII. G’ma fed many ranch hands, who lived in a bunkhouse on the farm. I inherited her skillets, etc. (and some of her recipes that she actually wrote out. Mostly, she cooked from memory and feel)
THIS is a photo of a peach cobbler I made for a grandson’s birthday a few years ago (when I could still stand to cook!). He declared it “The BEST peach cobbler I’ve ever had!” We’ve always had both top and bottom crust on our cobblers.
**EDIT TO ADD RECIPE**
Thank you all for good thoughts, comments, and prayers. It’s been a long while trying to heal. It’ll be a while longer until I’m able to stand in the kitchen long enough to do anything! (It took me two days to build a simple potato salad in May!!!) Everything has to be done in fits and starts. I get helpers at LEAST weekly…. And a loved-one is in the process of trying to move in so I won’t be alone.
LIFE IS GOOD! PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD!!
Peach Cobbler
Filling:
8 cups sliced peaches (pared, fresh)
6 Tbls minute tapioca (or 1/3 cup flour)
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup melted butter
(I ALWAYS use the tapioca for peaches or blackberries)
Pastry:
3 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup Crisco
8 Tbls water
Dredge peaches in tapioca (or flour). Add the rest of filling ingredients and set aside to rest while mixing the pastry.
Combine pastry’s dry ingredients. Cut in Crisco. Sprinkle with water. Form into ball.
Line a 9 x 13 pan with foil, leaving enough overhang to use as a lifter for the finished cobbler (which will be heavy!
Roll 3/4 of the pastry to 1/8” thick and fit into the pan. Fill with the fruit. Make a patchwork lattice from rest of dough. Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake 1 hour at 350.
Blackberries: same recipe
Apples: too sweet. Cut down sugar and add some nutmeg and more cinnamon. (Use flour instead of tapioca for apples)

Haven't had or seen this in years!! Mom always bought it after I begged every Christmas! Circa late 1970s it was a luxur...
06/16/2025

Haven't had or seen this in years!! Mom always bought it after I begged every Christmas! Circa late 1970s it was a luxury! Probably doesn't taste the same. Memories!

My oven went out a week before Christmas on my hubby’s bday 😢. I had to use my toaster oven the last month (cooked my Ch...
06/15/2025

My oven went out a week before Christmas on my hubby’s bday 😢. I had to use my toaster oven the last month (cooked my Christmas ham in the crockpot!). Just got the new range and decided to make a peach pie with some peaches I froze last summer. Its a GF crust which is hard to work with so it ain’t pretty but tastes great!

Meatloaf, mashed taters, corn and pilsbury croissants for dinner tonight. It was a hit with the toddler and husband!
06/15/2025

Meatloaf, mashed taters, corn and pilsbury croissants for dinner tonight. It was a hit with the toddler and husband!

I know it's not everyone's thing, but squirrel gravy and biscuits are one of my favorites. I'm not a recipe guy, but her...
06/15/2025

I know it's not everyone's thing, but squirrel gravy and biscuits are one of my favorites. I'm not a recipe guy, but here's what I do. Dredge in seasoned flour, fried then braised with veggies - I am using some quail stock I made before - any chicken , beef or veggie stock will work. Braise until tender, pull the meat off the bones and thicken. Ladle over biscuits.

Good Evening My Friends Let's Eat 😋 BQ Chicken Tenders, Lima Beans, Fried Potatoes,Fried Cornbread Hoe Cakes, Tomatoes C...
06/15/2025

Good Evening My Friends Let's Eat 😋 BQ Chicken Tenders, Lima Beans, Fried Potatoes,Fried Cornbread Hoe Cakes, Tomatoes Cucumbers And Milk 😁🌹

Hi y'allThis is how I cook my pork loinI pat it completely dry with paper towelsSalt, black pepper, red pepper and a lig...
06/15/2025

Hi y'all
This is how I cook my pork loin
I pat it completely dry with paper towels
Salt, black pepper, red pepper and a light dusting of sage all over and then I sear the entire loin in a hot cast iron skillet in a Tbsp or so of bacon fat until nice and browned
Add three cloves finely minced garlic to drippings in skillet and bake in oven, uncovered at 400° 15 minutes, reduce temp to 350° and bake about 1 hour (20 min per pound)
That's it, makes a good pan gravy for potatoes

Needed some AP flour for the pantry, and lookie what I found. Been wanting to try it out.
06/15/2025

Needed some AP flour for the pantry, and lookie what I found. Been wanting to try it out.

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