As I said last night, homemade beef jerky and crusty Italian bread were on the menu to be made today.
Unfortunately, the best laid plans of mice and men always run awry.
I had a migraine for the majority of today, and the meat that I pulled out for the jerky was pretty thick, and was thawing slowly. Therefore, the most I could do jerky-wise was getting the meat cut and into the marinade.
Then, it was onto the crusty bread. Simple to make, and absolutely delicious. I happened to overwork the dough a little bit, so the loaf came out more dense than I would've preferred-- which you can see in the last photo-- but it is still tasty.
This means-- aside from the obvious of not spending money-- that it is time to get creative with what we have in the freezers and pantries.
There is very minimal spending allowed, and it is really only if necessary for fresh produce. This is fine.
I made a batch of potato and onion soup that I have been eating through, as well as having eaten a small piece of the family's pot roast last night. Tonight, they had sausage and potatoes.
While looking through what we have, I decided to make butter with the heavy cream we had leftover from another project... which lead to the next plan of making a crusty Italian bread tomorrow that can be eaten with the soup, dipped in oil, or slathered in butter.
Not one to be known to take on an appropriate amount of projects simultaneously... homemade beef jerky is also on the menu for tomorrow. I figure the jerky is a good protein packed snack that will last for a bit, and even longer if I vacuum-pack it.
So I decided that I was going to make predictions about 2024 instead of resolutions. Some of these (a lot) suck, so I tried to even them out with less suck-y things. Lemme know what you think.
** Jimmy Carter Dies
** Trump Gets Re-elected
** Putin Gets Assassinated
** Attempted Assassination on Netanyahu
** Gay Marriage is Repealed
** Marijuana Federally Legalized
** King Charles Gets Sick
** Midwestern (US) Wildfires
** Polar Vortex in the Midwest
** School Shooting at a Prestigious College (Ivy League type)
** Federal Minimum Wage Increased
** Devastating Hurricane in the Pacific Ocean
** Something Bad Thaws from the Arctic Ice
** High of 105F in Wisconsin
** Epstein Client List Released
** Shooting at the Voting Booth
** Capitol Pipe Bomber Identified and Publicly Named
30 different types of tomatoes to choose from to grow this coming gardening season.
WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY GODDAMN TOMATO SEEDS?
Anyway, of these... which ones are your favorite, or which would you like to try?
My favorites are the Sungold's and the Super Sweet 100s.
My goal is to make and sell things at farmers markets, and my little farm stand (that I didn't put up at all in 2023, whoops!).
Tomatoes are not all I grow... but I will never not be surprised at how many different types of tomatoes I have when I take my seed stock at years end.
@cheeseblintzes Sounds like you're a pro, but beginners might like to know that their local university #MasterGardeners or #CooperativeExtension office can pare this list way down to the varieties known to do best in your location 🍅 .
What I need from the general populace is a vast understanding of the fact that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is nowhere near as cut and dry as we are pretending it is.
It goes back millennia and requires so unbelievably much historical and theological understanding that jumping in feet first on the latest active conflict and demanding this, that, or the other thing end in your favor will be the fastest way to be laughed out the door regardless of which side of the aisle you land on.
The largest folly I come across is people forgetting that by and large— both Judaism and Islam are ethno-religions.
You see it so often in public forum rules… “remember the person.”
Why are so many forgetting the people now??
No matter what, Palestine/israel/ or fuck let’s call a spade a spade… CANAAN… is a society built around religion— in that sense, whether you agree with either religion or not… you need to take care in what comes out your mouth— internet or otherwise.
Real people who are actually affected by these things can see you.