Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Rain Dance - Farmers Market - Salsa - Watermelon - Give-Away


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L The rain is all around us…….not over us!!!   Kymber, you need to start dancing girlfriend!!!!! Bahahahaha!!!!!      
In town, the Farmers’ Market is usually up and running on Wednesdays and Saturdays in this small town.  I decided to hop in the truck and drive on over to see what’s new and available from the local farmers. 
I picked up some beautiful peaches and plan on making a homemade peach cobbler later this week. I will post the recipe and pictures when I make it.  Bulldog Man loves cobbler…..peach, blackberry, cherry….it doesn’t matter.  Shoot, just hurry up and make the cobbler.  One of the farmers had baby yellow neck squash that looked great, so I picked up a couple of pounds.  I found some tomatoes, jalapenos and a couple of onions.  I picked up enough to make a few pints of salsa. I even used several of the green peppers from my garden.



Since I don’t have a good recipe on hand for salsa, I borrowed Robin’s recipe from The Garden of Eden blog.  Please checkout this recipe http://cordarogarden.blogspot.com/2010/07/canning-salsa-recipe.html, it’s delicious and makes exactly 3 pints. I did modified the recipe by adding 1/2 cup of cilantro.


On the way back from the Farmers’ Market, I stopped by this building along side of the roadway that had a water wheel and decided to take a picture and share it with you.  The place is amazing, it’s so relaxing; it makes you want to get out of your vehicle and walk around the water and wooded area on the property.  There was one thing that stopped me from doing just that. It was a sign that stated “No Trespassing”.



There is one thing I love on these hot days and nights, it’s ice cold, naturally sweet watermelon. This year, I did not plant watermelon in my garden and that’s because the watermelon we planted last year just didn’t do good.  So we went on a mission to find a good watermelon that doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg to purchase.  Over the weekend, Bulldog Man and I went to Wal-Mart and came across watermelons from Texas.  We took a chance and bought one.  The price was reasonable, compared to previous years.  I washed the watermelon down and placed it in the refrigerator for two days and then sliced that baby.  OMG…….talk about sweet and ice cold. I would share with ya’ll but you’re just too darn far away.  So to be nice, I’ve taken a few pictures for you to enjoy.  I can’t seem to find away to make the pictures smell delicious like the actual melon, (Evil Grin!).  You know like scratch and sniff…….LOL.





Remember to register for the Hand Crack Apple Peeler Give-Away.  There’s only two days left to register.

What are you doing to keep yourself cool from this heat?
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

RAIN!!!!!!! & GIVE-AWAY 3 DAYS LEFT TO ENTER






Clouds Are Building, Do I See A Storm Coming????
 
Rain….Rain, please….please don’t, go away!!!!  Yes, last night after 8PM it started sprinkling (for about 2 minutes).  Then the sun came up this morning and temperatures reached 100+.  At approximately 2:10PM today the clouds started building, then they turned dark, thunder started sounding, lightning and then the big piece de resistance……….rain!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!! 








Our temperatures have dropped to 86 degrees and its nice and cool out (cooler than it was).  I don’t think we will have enough rain to water the garden; we’ll be out later tonight to water. 








GIVE – AWAY (REMINDER)




Three days left to enter the Hand Crank Apple Peeler Give-Away!!!!!

Hand Crank Apple Peeler by Back at the Ranch
Table-top design, adjusts easily to a 1-1/2” kitchen counter top or workspace.  Adjustable flat blade makes paring easy.  Just slide apple onto 3-prong fork and rotate the handle.  The core slicer can be removed or added to make slicing easier.  Great for baking pies and cobblers, canning, apple sauce and dehydrating.  Also works with potatoes and cucumbers!
Rules
Entries must be received by Friday, July 13, 2012.  The drawing will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2012. All names will be placed in a bowl, and a name will be pulled from the bowl by Bulldog Man on Saturday, July 14th.   If your name is picked as a winner, I will post your first name on my blog site and send you a direct e-mail.  You will have 4 business days to respond to my e-mail notification.  If there is no response, your entry will be null (void), and I will be required to pick another winner.
How To Enter
All entries must be e-mailed to:   SandyLivesay@Gmail.com.  Please include your full name and email address.  If your entry is missing the required information you won’t be entered in the drawing.  Good Luck Everyone!!!!




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Monday, July 9, 2012

GIVE - AWAY


Hand Crank Apple Peeler by Back at the Ranch
Table-top design, adjusts easily to a 1-1/2” kitchen counter top or workspace.  Adjustable flat blade makes paring easy.  Just slide apple onto 3-prong fork and rotate the handle.  The core slicer can be removed or added to make slicing easier.  Great for baking pies and cobblers, canning, apple sauce and dehydrating.  Also works with potatoes and cucumbers!
Rules
Entries must be received by Friday, July 13, 2012.  The drawing will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2012. All names will be placed in a bowl, and a name will be pulled from the bowl by Bulldog Man on Saturday, July 14th.   If your name is picked as a winner, I will post your first name on my blog site and send you a direct e-mail.  You will have 4 business days to respond to my e-mail notification.  If there is no response, your entry will be null (void), and I will be required to pick another winner.
How To Enter
All entries must be e-mailed to:   SandyLivesay@Gmail.com.  Please include your full name and email address.  If your entry is missing the required information you won’t be entered in the drawing.  Good Luck Everyone!!!!

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