Is this a July Fly???

"Acorn Squash"

It seems that the longer you live there is always something else new to learn...once I get to heaven then I'll know what manna taste like :o)
In the meantime..I'll have to settle for learning what "Acorn Squash" taste like while I'm here on Earth...I'm sure there are many foods I haven't tasted...but this one was a surprise..It too taste almost like a sweet potato but it's much sweeter than the Butternut Squash,unless the butter and brown sugar had something to do with it! (but that's what the recipe called for)...I like them both..I'm thinking I like them all...Yesterday Cecil made some crook neck with onions and we were licking the spoon :o) it was so delicious..I think we are on a squash kick this summer...

Just take a look at the crust for some improvement :o0

Just had to show the latest cobbler..If you notice the edge looks better than any other that I've made..I think with practice I'm getting better with it ..and the crust..I've got a new recipe from one of the books my Mother's day or birthday gift of a food processor.I for get which the kids have been the best with all that good stuff..(that includes the grands too). I think it's the best yet crust to make...

Here is some Pork tenderloin all seasoned up and looking so pretty I just had to snap a picture and put it on the blog  before it was cooked and eaten up ...    

Here is a picture with it cooked 

all sliced up and ready to be eaten...I don't think I'll have a problem with it.......

Oh Happy Day! "Cranberry Beans"

Sing to the tune of "Oh Happy Day"
Oh Happy Day! Oh Happy Day, When Jesus sent some Cranberry beans my way! :o)
Here is a bushel of Cranberry beans ...aren't they beautiful !

Cecil and I found a new farmers market (new to us) it was small, but they carried this big bushel :o)...We never thought we would find Cranberry beans so early in the season...here in NC they call them October beans...never mind what they are called...it's what they taste like...they are a little heavy , but not as heavy as Pinto beans..and here in NC..they love Pinto beans..like I love Cranberry beans...after a couple hours of shelling and another hour or so..I ended up with a nice group of beans in the jar.

If you do a close up you will see the difference in bean color..the bean sometimes has a streak of red on the shell and the bean..when I freeze them the color remains white (to a degree) but when they are canned the color is changed to a brown hew..no matter the color they are simply delicious..cooked with a nice smoked ham hock "sock it to me"..I usually pressure cook the ham hocks first then add the beans (and more stock)...add a pot of rice..that's good country eatin :o)

Its Canning time again~

Today it was 96 degrees in NC..but I didn't feel strained at all ...thank God for the A/C... I was calm sleeveless and cool while putting away some squash and zucchini..the faint aroma of it made me happy :o) if it taste half as good as it smelled,we are in for some treats..Cecil loves squash, it's one of his comfort foods..I've got to find a good space for my canned goods, I've about exhausted my spaces here. (who knew I'd miss the basement "Food Room" that I had become accustomed too!..I'll find some space here or my name ain't Ginny!

Things are looking up!

Here's a shot of the garden where I've planted the Butternut squash...at first I thought they wouldn't make it ..but I gave them some tender loving care and if you can see a close up...you will see all the blooms it has grown..they may look "squashed" but it's the net I have covering them to keep the deer from eating them up..
This shot is one of the potatoes they have such a pretty bloom 
and I think it's time to dig them up, Cecil wants to wait a little longer to make sure...that's okay too! This "Almost an Acre Farm" is really earning it's keep!