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[Hinotori]

I cheat on making mine.
I steam the cubed taters, in a steamer pot and add to a big soup pot:
Cut up pre-cooked bacon (Costco) and diced onion & granulated garlic.
Cook the O's til clear...
Add some chicken stock, add the steamed taters, add some half & half (fat free half & half OR lactose free milk, if you like) and to thicken I use the instant mashed tater flakes.
This takes about 20 minutes til done...I cheat !

I do the same recipe and add:
1 tsp or less liquid smoke and a can of pink salmon for "Smoked Salmon Chowder"
OR
1-2 cans corn for "Corn Chowder"
OR
several can clam liquor and a bucket of live steamers for "Clam Chowder"
So far, the smoked salmon chowder is a big hit around here.

That highlighted part right there. OMG. We can't keep the stuff in the house. We will use it on everything. It is the best thing to have on hand for baked potatoes. Nice quick easy dinner there since I nuke the spuds.

And you and justbugged using the instant spuds for thickening, that works good. Mom uses it to thicken stew since she's allergic to wheat. It makes a wonderful thickener.

Well the razor clam dig was this weekend. We didn't go obviously. I'm not even up to going and collecting steamer clams and those I can sit on the beach and just pick them up and check size. hmm. Dang I want chowder now. I think I have some razor clam meat in the freezer still.

 

[FirewifeJess]

WOW CL, I bet it's beautiful there!! Too bad we're 3.5 hours away or I'd come visit for a day trip

 

[Greg Richardson]

Thought for the day.......................................





You Might Be A Redneck Church If....


People ask, when Jesus fed the 5000, whether the two fish were bass or catfish, and what bait was used to catch 'em.

The pastor says, "I'd like to ask Bubba to help take up the offering," and then five guys and two women stand up.

Opening day of deer season is recognized as an official church holiday.

A member of the church requests to be buried in his 4-wheel-drive truck because "It ain't never been in a hole it couldn't get out of."

The choir is known as the "OK Chorale."

Boone's Farm "Tickle Pink" is the favorite wine for communion.

In a congregation of 500 members, there are only seven last names in the church directory.

Baptism is referred to as "branding".

There is a special fund raiser for a new church septic tank.

Finding and returning lost sheep isn't just a parable.

High notes on the organ set the dogs on the floor to howling.

People think "rapture" is what you get when you lift something too heavy.

The final words of the benediction are, "Y'all come back now, ya hear?" (banjo accompaniment optional)

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[Stumpfarmer]

I had a little time to dig things up tonight, but it was cold and rainy, and a lot of ground was buried in 6-12 inches of big leaf maple leaves, so I don't have a lot and I don't even know if people will want it! All of these are volunteers in the yard, and I don't consider them the welcome kind. I'll bring them in my van, and if someone wants them just let me know and I'll bring them in. Sorry for the awful pics, it was getting foggy and my flash kept reflecting.

I think these are cedars? Why the heck and I getting a little forest of cedars by my garage??? I think I dug up 7, 3-6" tall. The yellow stuff is fallen leaves from another plant.


I have one of these trees behind the garage, and it spawns a small army each year. Much smaller than the neighbor's maple, though. This one is maybe 4' tall? I couldn't get a pic of the whole tree thanks to the flash reflecting. I think it's a red alder? I put it in a gallon pot.


I I also dug up 3 of these. I don't know what they are. They have a strong scent when the leaves are torn or bruised. Any ideas?


I also have a holly that I potted up instead of throwing in the yard waste, if anybody likes giant prickly annoying shrubs. It's still very small. Oh, and one big leaf maple that's a few feet tall.

Jennifer

The first looks like a Cedar ! Yes I want a bunch !!!
The second looks like a alder, and I have TONs.
The last pic you posted is no Holly, maybe a Nettle ??????
Anyone want Holly with the red Berries...I HAVE ALOT and I will be cutting the invasive trees

Justbugged thought it might be nettle, too, but it doesn't sting. No hairs on the stem or leaves. It has an herbal smell to the leaves. I'd like to know what it is, since a whole bunch are coming up in the front flower bed! If you are still interested in cedars, I can dig a bunch up and pot them. If I don't have the chance to do a road trip some time, maybe someone else who is heading over there from Seattle could take them? How many would you like?

Jennifer

Jennifer, I think I managed not to post an answer to you- it looks like catnip to me, although it might also be a native plant called Horsemint, which has sort of an Old Spice kind of scent.

 

[Greg Richardson]

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[FirewifeJess]

Thought for the day.......................................





You Might Be A Redneck Church If....


People ask, when Jesus fed the 5000, whether the two fish were bass or catfish, and what bait was used to catch 'em.

The pastor says, "I'd like to ask Bubba to help take up the offering," and then five guys and two women stand up.

Opening day of deer season is recognized as an official church holiday.

A member of the church requests to be buried in his 4-wheel-drive truck because "It ain't never been in a hole it couldn't get out of."

The choir is known as the "OK Chorale."

Boone's Farm "Tickle Pink" is the favorite wine for communion.

In a congregation of 500 members, there are only seven last names in the church directory.

Baptism is referred to as "branding".

There is a special fund raiser for a new church septic tank.

Finding and returning lost sheep isn't just a parable.

High notes on the organ set the dogs on the floor to howling.

People think "rapture" is what you get when you lift something too heavy.

The final words of the benediction are, "Y'all come back now, ya hear?" (banjo accompaniment optional)

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That's cute!

 

[Stumpfarmer]

DARN! I forgot the calla lilies Christine brought to the show for me!

I just now remembered I was supposed to pick up Crocosima; the humming birds will be angry with me.

At some point, I am going to come to visit with you, so I will bring you some Crocosima bulbs then. I have a large clump of the bulbs, and my plan is to divide them this year.

We can also start planning a plant swap for the next show in March of 2013.

I'm so glad I got to talk to you, at least: I was having a very bad day yesterday, pain-wise, and was fretting about DH, so was pretty stupid and distracted.

Have I sent you my phone number? I meant to give it to you yesterday but, again, I get deeply stupid when I'm in pain, and, am, indeed, in that shape much of the time these days!

 

[Chickielady]

I will!! Thank you!! I talked with kim(pink chick) about purchasing one of her blue roos but the logistics of getting him from longview to spokane appear to be un-doable ... if anyone is making a trip from that direction to my direction let me know!!

To make matters worse, Kim is moving to Colorado !!!
You may try asking RareFeathersFarm if she is interested in your Blue Sumatra, she is in E.WA and has Black Sumatras....

If I have any extra Blue Copper Boys I will see about meeting up...maybe at the Spring Monroe Show ?
If you cannot make it, there may be someone going over the hill to bring a bird to you.
We'll have to waite & see what we have first.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Your pictures made me giggle.  Those hairband hens are so funny.  

So, here are the new birds!

Black silkie from Marjorie Best. I had to prove to my husband that she had a beak and eyes, lol. When I got home she was passed out cold in a heap of fluffy feathers and he couldn't find a face in all of it.

White crested Polish hen. I love her! I really really hope she is as healthy as she looks:

Jennifer

Oh my gosh, did you see the Polish rooster by the sale pens? The one with the 80s hair band mane? His crest was super long and hung down over his "shoulders", and looked just like long blond hair. I giggled every time we passed him.

Jennifer

hallerlake took me to see him particularly: he was amazing, although so very not my thing.

 

[Chickielady]

That highlighted part right there. OMG. We can't keep the stuff in the house. We will use it on everything. It is the best thing to have on hand for baked potatoes. Nice quick easy dinner there since I nuke the spuds.

And you and justbugged using the instant spuds for thickening, that works good. Mom uses it to thicken stew since she's allergic to wheat. It makes a wonderful thickener.

Well the razor clam dig was this weekend. We didn't go obviously. I'm not even up to going and collecting steamer clams and those I can sit on the beach and just pick them up and check size. hmm. Dang I want chowder now. I think I have some razor clam meat in the freezer still.

Seriously try the smoked slamon chowder !
It is super hardy and filling, great with crusty rustic bread (I use GF recipe)
Hard to keep a decently large pot of the smoked salmon chowder in the house for very long !!!
It is a recipe I stole from a restaurant