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[MoonShadows]

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They don't think; they don't care; a sad commentary on the way many people are today.

 

[MoonShadows]

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Just give me a call when you get to the bottom of the mountain. Everything should be heated by the time you got here.

Where are you in Virginia? My family was from Culpeper.

South of Roanoke near the Carolina border

Culpeper is in the northern part of the state, closer to DC.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

How about meals on wheels?. I'll make the meals and you can use your wheels to drive up my mountain to get them.    

Or you can make them yourself.

1 tablespoon butter
2 leek (white and light green parts only), halved and thinly sliced, then well washed
1 pound asparagus, thinly sliced on the diagonal
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups half-and-half
Ground nutmeg (heavy pinch)
4 ounces Gruyere cheese , shredded
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
1 - 9" deep dish or 2 regular 9" crusts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, move rack to lowest position. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium. Add leek and asparagus; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until asparagus is crisp-tender, 6 to 8 minutes; let cool.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg. Place pie crust(s) on a rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with cheese; top with asparagus mixture. Pour egg mixture on top.
3. Bake until center of quiche is just set, 50 to 60 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Other cheeses can be used such as Jarlsburg swiss, smoked Provolone, regular Swiss or Cheddar. Great hot or cold.

added to the "any time of day" section of the cook book. This site has earned it's own cook book in my house. All of you great people with yummy ideas also have your screen name on the recipe you gave.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

What's a restaurant? LOL I haven't eaten in a restaurant in a few years.

it's one of those places where people with bad sanitary skills and poor knowledge of good food try to over price crap food on dirty plates.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

On the subject of throwing garbage/trash by the roadside.....When I moved here in 1995, the roads were as clean as a whistle. Now, I can't believe the garbage people throw out their car windows. There is one country road that has signs saying: "No dumping allowed". DUH...isn't that common sense? But, it is constantly littered with fast food containers, bottles, cans...and today I saw a sofa, mattress and box spring dumped along the road. There are a lot of animals out there, and many of them are human!

the worst behaved animals are for sure the humans. We are the ones guilty of ruining nature.

 

[rancher hicks]

I think you and I would do better in an actual conversation than we do in cyberspace. We are both opinionated and willing to listen and learn, however my grammar skills and communication skills often take a conversation sideways. No offense was taken by your first post, I was simply stating how I got where I am today. As you stated , it's not where you were last week it where you are today that matters. My apologies for taking the topic sideways.

I am having so much trouble with this site. I tried to respond and won't belabor this but just know I'm your friend and would not purposely say anything mean or hurtful.

I hope God blesses all of us. In times like these we sure could use it.

This is the only site where my typing is hesitated. BYC needs to do something

 

[rancher hicks]

I think I'm going to stop coming here because they obviously have to much crap running in the background. I clear the history and cookies and addons but it doesn't help. BYC has so much junk running it's ruined this site.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

I am having so much trouble with this site. I tried to respond and won't belabor this but just know I'm your friend and would not purposely say anything mean or hurtful.  

I hope God blesses all of us. In times like these we sure could use it. 

This is the only site where my typing is hesitated. BYC needs to do something 

you haven't upset me nor offended me. It takes a lot more than differing opinion to hurt a feeling of mine.

We are friends and I hope to keep it that way. No more apologies, no more dwelling on post past. Move forward and start a new conversation.

 

[Woodsdweller]

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Just give me a call when you get to the bottom of the mountain. Everything should be heated by the time you got here.

Where are you in Virginia? My family was from Culpeper.

South of Roanoke near the Carolina border

Culpeper is in the northern part of the state, closer to DC.
Yep. Had to do some work there a while back.

 

[Beekissed]

Have you ever had Rocky Mountain oysters?

Nope. I've had opportunity but lacked the desire. Who knows? They could be something I would really like, but I've never had the nerve yet to try them.

I grew up with my grandparents and they ate beef liver 2 times a week. The smell made me so sick I spent those days with friends. As for chicken liver, I guess I could feed it to the dogs. Do I just boil it and feed it to them or do I feed it to them raw?

My dogs love it raw...it's a soft meat they don't have to bury to let it get gamey enough to chew easily. They wolf it down in seconds.

We haven't processed any yet but I figure when we do the mess will go to the dogs. What's the best way to get rid of all the feathers?

Composting is good. I don't pluck any longer unless I want to save some feathers, which I just pull off dry....usually I just skin nowadays. Those skins with feathers get left for the local scavengers~ coyotes, foxes, skunks and possum. I don't have to worry about feeding them, as I have my own predators handy to keep them off my flock.

you are very sweet for offering, however I am unable to join you as my , um, dog has a bad case of , um , fleas. Yeah that's it, I can join you because I have to give my dog a flea bath..

On the subject of throwing garbage/trash by the roadside.....When I moved here in 1995, the roads were as clean as a whistle. Now, I can't believe the garbage people throw out their car windows. There is one country road that has signs saying: "No dumping allowed". DUH...isn't that common sense? But, it is constantly littered with fast food containers, bottles, cans...and today I saw a sofa, mattress and box spring dumped along the road. There are a lot of animals out there, and many of them are human!

I was just noticing this the other day....how incredibly trash filled the ditches in my area are nowadays. As lawlessness abounds in this time in the world, the evidence is all along the roads. I visit my previous address a couple of times a month and the roadways are pristine there, the homes are all well kept, farms neat and clean, etc.....then I come home and the closer I get to my home county, the dirtier the landscape and homes get. Makes it hard to come home sometimes.

It's an unspeakable sadness to see such beauty marred by corrupt people.