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But still perfectly edible, right?

I went to a thrift store that I don’t go to very often because they have odd hours and seem to always be closed when I drive by. (They run a food pantry and I guess they aren’t open during the scheduled food pickup times. Anyway, I got 22 jars for 50 cents each! Regular and wide mouth pints and...

Chicken enchiladas last night. Tonight is still TBD.

I’m doing another marathon of broth. Beef this time. On Easter I was in Meijer and found a prime rib roast marked down to $7/#! (And also a marked down brisket, but in retrospect it wasn’t that great a mark down.) Between both pieces there was a lot of fat, so I tried my hand at rendering some...

Our goodwills around here raised their price to 1.99 per quart jar!! Just not worth it! I can’t imagine WHO is paying that! And they stopped doing the color of the week, so no more half off stuff. 😒 I have got to start going to estate sales. Whenever I see one I’m usually just too busy to stop...

My TSC’s chick bins are always empty too, but it’s because they get chicks every week and they sell out immediately. Last time I went in there were actually 4 chicks left. (They always have ducklings. Those don’t sell out.)

Hyacinths are blooming and tulips starting to bud.

Spring buds: Daffodil and Hyacinth

Oh, I got all distracted and didn’t post the photo I took of all 35 jars. You can see how the broth got lighter (right to left) the more I diluted the pot. I’m sure the lighter ones are still good broth, but not at all comparable to the earlier ones! The 10 on the far right are from the...

I’m like you. I love to make broth so I save all the bones I get. But I don’t use it all that much. I have decided that I will not save any more turkey bones until these are almost gone, and at that time I will limit myself to only one or two carcasses. (Although I still plan to make some...

5 made yesterday, 15 made today. (Today I started at 7am and kept the canner going pretty constantly.) I did retire one of the batches of bones because I thought they smelled a little odd. Not before I canned 7 quarts from it though, so when it’s time to open jars, I will have to do a sniff...

Well when I pried the frozen package open, I found that it was one large (wide) piece and one smaller (narrower) piece. I probably should have made a point to take the smaller one out sooner. But it ended up not too overcooked. The larger one was a nice medium. However verdict from husband is...

Oh yum! I love canned pork shoulder! Thank you for that idea! 😊

My steak is a 0.92 pound top sirloin strip steak . I probably should have asked what size and kind yours were. Fingers crossed!

Between the two multicookers on the right, I managed to fit in all the bones. Then I added as much water as I dared. They slow cooked for almost 24 hours, and now the first 5 quarts are in the pressure canner. I added more water to the bones and kept them cooking. Phew! If I keep to this...

Thank you! I will try this!

That steak looks really good. You just put it in the air fryer frozen? I air fried steaks one time and was less than impressed. Maybe I should try it from frozen. Did you do anything special to it?

Apparently I have been hoarding turkey bones for way too long! I need the freezer space, so I decided today I start the broth. I don’t know when I will can it. Ducks4you on The Easy Garden slow cooks her bones for days to make broth. I guess I can slow cook these until I get a good time to can.

Don’t worry, the other guy is keeping him safe by holding it with one hand. 🤦‍♀️

I’ve seen people holding their yarn and hooks in different ways and thought I might like to try that. Because my right hand gets awful numb when I crochet. But I’m so used to the way I’ve always done it that trying a new way feels too awkward so I don’t keep it up very long. I’m sure I should...