Whatcha Up To???

[Mr_Yan]

MR_YAN --- MRS L uses the IP for boiled eggs - pasta - meatloaf - beans / peas - soup - cake - fresh corn - we really enjoy it saves time

boiled eggs - sometimes
pasta - never thought of that
meatloaf - we roast ours in the oven with a tomato based glaze on it
beans / peas - yup
soup - stove top here, the IP is too small
cake - How?
fresh corn - yup, but fresh corn is a few months out still

 

[MR. G. L.]

go to google and search for Instant Pot dump cake OR your choice of other recipes you can also use a box cake mix or do brownies in the egg bites container also there is Pinterest (search) for recipes.. the meat loaf we use Cracker Barrel recipe

cake - How?

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the garden, asparagus & half the trees. Also watered all the porch pots.

Did the weekly shopping.

Made another batch of shortcakes. Mrs Ranch decided on using blueberries this time. Dieter likes blueberries!!!

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[Mr_Yan]

Turned in my time at work.

14 days until we close on this house and get out of the People's Republic of Illinois.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the garden, asparagus & the the rest of the trees.

Started spraying RoundUp (liquid edger) around the home site. It's hot today!!!

 

[Mr_Yan]

• Kid to a vision re-check at the eye doc's
• Cleaned out part of my old neighbor's gutters
• Load of old paint and automotive fluids (the previous owners of this house were nice enough to leave these) taken to the hazardous waste drop off
• Some stuff taken out of the basement
• Move stuff put in boxes
• Wife is currently out grocery getting
• High-speed chase through the neighborhood resulting in a crash 5 houses down from here

Heavy rain, but short duration, passed through this morning - about 0.3" by my gauge. Now mostly sunny and 78 F.

13 days left

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made bread.

Fed the cattle.

Replaced a float valve & the hose on one of the water troughs.

Prep brisket for tomorrow by trimming off all but 1/4" of fat, slathering it with mustard & then applying a generous amount of our ranch rub/cracked pepper. Back in the refrigerator until 0800 hrs tomorrow.

Harvested eggplants, cucumbers & some more tomatoes.

 

[MR. G. L.]

injected a pork butt (apple juice) applied dry rub (Vincek's smokehouse version) let it set overnight cook tomorrow
picked squash, bell peppers, serrano peppers, jalapeno peppers , watered garden , gonna watch the 500 and enjoy the day also REMEMBER THE REASON I CAN DO SO ,,

 

[RLwhaler]

Took a few days off. Went out to Willis and played in the dirt with my son. He's clearing some dirt on his property. Cleaned and dismantle the puppy play pen. Disinfect everything. All of our pups have found some great homes. Eight pups out 11 went to our veterans. One pup is in Alaska ! Talk about an " empty nest" feeling. Can't help but to get attach to these little boogers .

 

[MR. G. L.]

set the pork butt out to reach room temperature .. get the U D S out and get it ready MRS L. is fixing stuffed eggs
and a fresh fruit salad .. REFLECT ON WHAT TODAY REALLY MEAN'S
I have been corrected it's deviled egg's

 

[w_r_ranch]

REFLECT ON WHAT TODAY REALLY MEAN'S

Yes sir. It irritates me to no end when people don't remember the true purpose of this day & when they say "Happy Memorial Day"... There is nothing "happy" about it, never has been. It is a solemn day.

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[w_r_ranch]

Watered the garden & asparagus.

Put the brisket on at 0730 hrs & then headed to the cemetery to lower the flag. I'll go back at 1800 hrs to raise it back up...

Spent the day with Mrs. Ranch & Dieter on the back porch enjoying the quiet.

 

[wolffman]

Somebody give me some ideas for something quick to do on the grill today. Appetizer type thing. Bacon wrapped something. Wife wants me to make something as her family is coming over.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Bacon Wrapped tator tots.

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Bacon wrapped jalapenos.

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Bacon wrapped chicken tenders.

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Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with an almond (for crunch).

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If you really like her parents, bacon wrapped shrimp & scallops (pare cook the bacon first) & for God's sake, don't over cook them.

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[w_r_ranch]

I'll just leave this here...

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[MR. G. L.]

my pork butt was a hit (pulled it at 170 degrees) let it rest MRS. L. did her part 6 of us wiped a 8 lb. p b out

 

[wolffman]

I sure would have liked some scallops, but ran out of time to go into town.

I did cream cheese stuffed jalapeños and stuffed chicken breast. Turned out pretty good over mesquite coals.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Went to pay the quarterly taxes & pick up the license sticker for the truck.

Sliced up the remaining brisket & vacuum packed it for freezing. Yes, we held back some for tonight & tomorrow,

Mrs. Ranch made another big bowl of potato salad.

Harvested tomatoes & cucumbers.

Watered all the porch pots.

 

[MR. G. L.]

watered the garden an fed tomatoes, all peppers , egg plants , cantaloupe's ,butter nut squash , pinched strawberry,s to encourage root growth ,

 

[w_r_ranch]

I was going to cut the grass, but it's drizzling rain right now.

Made bread.

Start roasting the tomatoes for Picante Sauce.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the garden because it wasn't suppose to rain. After doing the front section, it started to rain... Ended up with 1.26".

HVAC guy came out to do the yearly maintenance.

The sun came out this afternoon & there was no wind, so I spayed the last color coat on the back porch tables.

 

[ksk]

First measurable rain since May 11th.

 

[MR. G. L.]

no rain here saw black cloud's south an west of me heard thunder after dark lightening north perhaps tomorrow

 

[w_r_ranch]

Did the weekly shopping.

I'm going to be offline for a while as I am upgrading our network's WiFi router. OK, I'm back... the TVs, tablet & weather station have been moved to the new wireless & the old one moved to the guesthouse.

 

[ksk]

Ended up with 1.2 yesterday.