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  1. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Good morning! Long day yesterday and late night last night. Slow moving this morning. Happy to see the sun!!!
  2. ValerieJ

    Cup o' Joe and Tea Too

    Good morning! Got busy and forgot to make coffee!!! So, here's a late pot for you. Still interested? I sure am. Time for a break. :caf
  3. ValerieJ

    Whatcha Making for Supper?

    Steak tonight. Think I'll make mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy to go with, and fresh from the vine green beans. Salad, of course.
  4. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Oh gosh...sorry about the broken foot!!!! That puts a damper in your activities!!! Glad you're driving again. You'll be good as new very soon I hope!!! :hugs
  5. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Sad news. We lost Girlie Girl today, my oldest Buff Orpington. 😢 She was born April of 2018, so about 7 1/2 years old. Old age is the cause I suppose. Still sad. I have 3 Australorps, Wordie, Birdie and Gertie, who are a year older than her. I keep watching them and wasn't even thinking...
  6. ValerieJ

    Whatcha Making for Supper?

    The funny thing about the tomatoes for the BLTs is I was so involved in making sauce for canning today that I forgot to hold out a good tomato for our sandwiches. lol So I had to dig through the not quite ripe box to find a couple we could use. :rolleyes:
  7. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Success with the electric canner today! Yay! We're not sure what happens when it goes wrong, but that was the second time. First batch will be finished cooling in about 5 min and then we'll get the second batch in. We'll get it done this evening. Had a late start after services today, so...
  8. ValerieJ

    Whatcha Making for Supper?

    I'm calling it swiss steak with a lot of extra broth/gravy.
  9. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I love days like that! Can't wait until I have one. Been busy busy for about 3 weeks now. :wee I did just cut up some cantaloupe and brought the rinds and seeds out to the chickens. I leave plenty of fruit on the rinds for them. :)
  10. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Oh yes. Everything is the same process, but it is all automatic. I don't have to monitor pressure to make sure it's right. Once the jars are filled and put in, the only thing I have to do is put the regulator on after it has expressed the excess steam, and it beeps at me to tell me to do it...
  11. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    IDK, I really love the convenience of the electric canner. No babysitting. But, if it doesn't work then it's even more trouble. Haven't decided yet. We'll see when I get finished making the sauce.
  12. ValerieJ

    Whatcha Making for Supper?

    BLT for dinner tonight. Slicing a tomato is about all I want to do after a day of canning them. 😁
  13. ValerieJ

    Whatcha Making for Supper?

    Leaving it a mystery until it's show ready?
  14. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Good morning Washington! Another tomato day for me. I'm considering pulling out the All American. That one doesn't ever malfunction.
  15. ValerieJ

    Cup o' Joe and Tea Too

    Good morning! Thanks for the coffee, George.
  16. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    On a brighter note, we tried some of the marinara I canned tonight for dinner and it turned out fabulous!
  17. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Well, my canner malfunctioned. Took the tomatoes out and we're taking it apart to see why it didn't hold the pressure. Maybe didn't clean the seal last time?? I don't know. I'm not the one who cleans up these messes I make. :idunno DH is looking at it now. Needless to say, we have...
  18. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Those look great! I did grow bell peppers, but they are still on the plant and too small, so I bought some for my marinara. I won't be growing them next year. I did order my seeds this morning for next year from Eden Brothers. I have had to take too many tough cores out of the roma tomatoes...
  19. ValerieJ

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Yeah, I think I'll go through the tomatoes I have still to can and see which ones I need to get processed today. At least get 6 pints in the canner. Then finish them on Tuesday. I left ripe tomatoes in the refrigerator while we went to San Diego last week and they were still good for my sauce...
  20. ValerieJ

    Whatcha Making for Supper?

    Going to make some pasta and hot Italian sausage for dinner, using the marinara I made and canned yesterday. I have about 20-30 more lbs of tomatoes so I'll just can those.
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