Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

Home from work couple hrs ago. Wanted a sandwich, no bread. Go to store?. Or? Well, I popped a few ingredients into the bread machine and have a lovely loaf cooling.. Everything here to do, saved time and $. Just had to think about it . I stock all year, need to use it! Only an hour. I did good. Now I can fix lunch for rest of week. Need to boil some eggs ... They are stacking up! Know I'm not only one who needs a kick to remember what we've been doing to be self reliant. YES a bread machine!! I have 2. Work great and doesn't heat up house in summer. Winter, love the oven. But even then, this is a fast, easy way to go. Just reminding everyone....use it! We save, work, grow, can....use it!

 

[Simpleterrier]

After dinner coffee watching my Ribeyes grow

 

[farmerjan]

@Mini Horses , I recently bought a bread machine at the Goodwill, when they were moving out of the building to a different one so got it for $1.00.. Don't know if it works, but I hope so. Plan to try it out once I get a little better settled in.... I try to buy bread at the Sharp Shopper where they have the Pepperidge "homestyle loaves" ; that cost like 3.29 or something in the regular grocery... cost 1.39 there... surplus that they pick up for the close expiration dates... and bring to SS..... I will get 2-5 loaves at a time & stick in the freezer....
I used to love to make bread... and although it goes stale quicker... makes great bread pudding.
I am waiting with "bated breath" to get the stove hooked up so I can make some bread pudding and clean some heels and pieces, out of the freezer.

 

[Alaskan]

so I can make some bread pudding

I like it boozy with a bunch or pecans!

 

[Mini Horses]

Love bread pudding! Like fruit and nuts in it. I used to get truckloads of close dated breads really cheap from the bread store. It closed almost 2 yrs ago. My chickens and goats miss it! I pd like 5 cent a loaf, in bulk. Much wasn't out of date and included bagels, rolls, etc. Froze what I needed. But the bread machine makes a good loaf. Smaller. Plus just dough if you want rolls in oven. . Less mess option.

Rains coming later and overnight. Cooling into low 80s for a few days. I can deal with that. Working next few days but, off for weekend! Things starting to slow with work projects. I can deal with that!!

Need to get some eggs outta here. Hard boiled couple doz yesterday. Egg salad and some back to chickens. Normally I'd be freezing some for winter but, have 11 young pullets from this year's broodies and they'll start laying around Thanksgiving...so eggs all winter. Guess my neighbors will be gifted some of these fresh eggs this week! Nice to have more food than you need.

 

[Baymule]

I’m drinking my first cup of coffee. Going to pick up a whole hog and a half hog this morning and deliver. Then go back and pick up a whole hog (smallest) that is split between a buyer and us, and another half hog. We’ll bring it home and stuff it in the empty freezer. Half of the smallest hog can’t be delivered until the weekend or next week. Haven’t heard back from buyer on the other half hog, they are our neighbors, they have an HVAC business and work long hours every day. That and 4 boys-all in sports and activities that keeps them on the run. We’ll catch up to them in the next couple of days.

@Mini Horses i have pullets just starting to lay, gave a neighbor 4 dozen small pullet eggs yesterday. He’s a semi retired single guy, does hay, refurbishes old tractors and works at the local feed store. Keeps to himself a lot. He loves the wild plum jam I make, we always give him some. He serviced our tractor a few months ago for far less than we could have had it done anywhere. Share the wealth with neighbors.

 

[Baymule]

Ugh. High of 97F today. Guess I’ll hibernate in the house this afternoon. Maybe fold and put away the clothes in the dryer. Yesterday I made Orange Chicken, it was delicious. Takes awhile to make, so I made a lot. We can eat on it a few days. 97 degrees.

 

[farmerjan]

RAIN,,, which we needed. Remnants from hurricane Ida. The bulk went west of us, up through West Va... but we are getting much needed moisture. Radio said that we got over 1.2 inches.... I haven't been out to the rain gauge yet. Will do that when I go out to go to work later.
It is so nice @Baymule to fill up a freezer.... I had to scramble to get all the beef in mine with all the chickens in there from last winter. Mine are packed to bulging full. Some is DS pork from last year... a whole shelf full that needs to get out but I can't seem to get him to get it.
Once I get the flex hose for the propane today, I will have my "new to me" stove hooked up and can start cooking again. Can't wait... the little convection oven just isn't like a "real oven" although I have used it a fair amount. I have gotten to where I hate getting something while out, and come home to eat PBJ sandwiches... or TOMATO sandwiches. Got to go get some tomatoes from the neighbor... he mentioned yesterday that I hadn't gotten any more since a week or so ago........we were busy with the cattle and all. He is going to make salsa today... had lots of tomatoes, peppers, onions... all ready to do today he said. I will trade some beef or something for some if they don't make it too hot.
Time to eat some breakfast, get things together as I have to leave early to run errands and go to the farm to do alot of extra paperwork since this farm has not tested in 5 months and so it is catch up with the cow info.

 

[Baymule]

Delivered 1 whole hog and a half hog. Will pick up the rest at 1:00 and deliver a half hog. Bring a whole hog home, half is sold, can deliver this weekend.

 

[Bruce]

I used to love to make bread... and although it goes stale quicker.

Freezer