A very cold Saturday...

Good Evening everyone!

My word but it is cold here in New Brunswick on this Saturday and the wind is fierce! 

Come on in!!  

We were so happy to spend today with a couple of our grandsons who didn't mind the weather at all.. smile.. 

They put their order in for lunch... 

Their favourite.. 

Broccoli and Spaghetti with mushrooms and lemons.. 

Garlic bread and such..... 

They hooked Netflix up for their grandpa and then they all went to the woodlot for some target practice... 

None of them seemed to mind the cold and came back with big appetites for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Dills and all.. 

So love having them.. 

The March break is almost over for another year... 

How the years have come and gone!  

I wanted to show you a pic of the doll bottle I shared with you last post..  

I have them squeezed in there but still want to organize the lace bits some and I found a couple of old roses to put on the bottle also.. 

You are getting the drift, though, eh?  

Terry loves parsnips... 

He brought a bag up from the basement fridge and asked me to do them up... 

I guess he had a craving for them.. smile.. 

I think he was expecting a stew or such but I had noticed this recipe on the web one day ages ago and thought it was a good time to try it out.. 

Parsnip Cakes.. 

4 or 5 parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks

2 floury potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 

1 T. flour 

1/2 diced onion

1 clove minced garlic (opt.) 

chopped fresh parsley

salt and pepper

3 T. oil for frying.. 

Cook parsnips and potatoes until tender and then mash well.. 

Mix in remaining ingredients and form into patties.. 

Fry until golden brown on each side.. 

Serve with a bit of sour cream and a salad on the side.. 

A lovely lunch.. 

We have been pottering around here the past week... 

I cleaned up some old silver spoons that I had ..

I think that is King George on them.. 

My Mom had one when we were growing up and I always loved that spoon.. 

She said when she was little she would cry to use it and when she married Gram gave it to her.. When I saw these ones at Value Village hanging up in a plastic bag for a couple of dollars I was so happy..  

We had her and my step-father over for supper last night and I showed them to her.. 

She was amazed at how pretty they were.. 

When I bought them they needed a cleaning rather badly and every once in awhile I will give them a rub and shine..  

Love cleaning silver.. 

Like finding buried treasure! smile.. 

Mom loves Won Ton soup... 

She worked in a Chinese restaurant for years!

I made some for supper.. 

Along with some Bubble and Squeak.

Everyone always wants to know what that is.. 

This is how I make it but it is not the real English stuff..   

Fried bacon, sliced potatoes and onions and lots of sliced cabbage.. 

Salt, pepper and lots of fresh parsley and lemons squeezed on.. 

I know that the soup doesn't go with Bubble and Squeak but it was what they like... 

Otherwise, everything is normal around here.. 

Buying and sorting seed stuff and thinking about our garden plans.

I certainly was a bit lackadaisical this week.. 

I hardly accomplished anything and feel like I am in a huge

rut... 

Guess it is the Winter blaas...

I need to get my act together and get a few more Winter chores done.. 

Things like getting the woodwork painted and my linen closet a good do over.. Also, my lace cupboard need to be gone through..

And so on and so on... 

Anyway, dear hearts tomorrow is the Lord's Day.. 

The weather is to be fine so that is a good thing.. 

Take care of yourselves and your sweet families... 

God is good... 

xo 

Heart Art, Sauerkraut Making and Such...

Hi everyone.. 

Posting tonight on food again.. 

I know ... I know.. 

This is a little project though that is very good for you..

Actually, I have spent most of this day and yesterday doing craft stuff.. 

We had to cancel our last Keepers of the Home meeting due to so much sickness. 

Now we are having it this Saturday and where it is the month of February we are doing some HEART ART.. 

I can't show you all though until after the meeting as I like to surprise everyone that attends.. 

Now back to the story... 

Food... 

Well, I have been concerned about digestive health and did some study on it and found that fermented food is very good for that.. 

Read about it HERE..

So... 

I bought a cabbage and some Greek yogurt.. 

I have made sauerkraut before but for some reason I did not get to it last Fall.. 

I noticed on several blogs that they just make one cabbage at a time and decided to do just that.. 

Also.. 

I found that some recommended fermenting it with whey.. 

Hence... 

The Greek Yogurt.. 

All I did was to put a piece of cheesecloth into a strainer over a bowl and place the container of yogurt in it over night.. 

In the morning I had a lovely cream cheese that you can mix with jam or honey and use on your toast or bagel.. 

It would be good with herbs, too.. 

The next day I shredded the medium cabbage up and added 2 tsp. of sea salt and 4 T. of the whey.. 

Put it in a bowl and pound down with a meat hammer or such for about ten minutes to get the juices going.. 

Then place in a jar and keep in the fridge.. 

I found the recipe for it HERE..

There was still some whey left and I plan to use it in some biscuits.. 

You can freeze this until you need it.. 

Don't waste it as it is as good as buttermilk.. 

Then last night I made kind of a Bubble and Squeak Recipe.. 

Anyway..  

Here is the recipe for Sauerkraut Bubble and Squeak.. 

In a large frying pan add as much chopped bacon as you think you would like.. 

I used about a quarter of a pound for the two of us.. 

Let it fry up a bit and then add a couple of peeled and sliced potatoes and one sliced onion..(or however much you need)

Let it fry up and turn a couple of times only.. 

You want it to brown a bit.. 

I added pepper but no salt as there is enough in the kraut..  

When almost tender and browned add your jar of sauerkraut.. 

If you find it too salty then rinse it in cold water and drain.

Heat through and enjoy.. 

I make this recipe usually with fresh cabbage but it does not have the nutrition in it that the kraut has and I always add fresh parsley and lemon juice .. 

I didn't add parsley to the sauerkraut one.. 

We both liked it as well as the original so from now on I will take the few minutes it took to make the jar of kraut.. 

And I love having the whey.. 

Now when I buy a cabbage I will also buy an extra one for doing this.. 

Do you eat fermented veggies? 

Thank you so much for dropping by again.. 

If you live in the Salisbury area and would like to attend our Keepers meeting please let me know.. 

We would love to have you.. 

What are you doing for projects these Winter days? 

Take care, dear hearts..