Ulog #49: A Happy (Busy) Friday on the Ol' Homestead

in ulog •  6 years ago  (edited)

Idle Hands are the Devil's Playthings

Or so the saying goes. For me it would be more like idle mind the devil's plaything which is why I spend so much time reading on the Steem blockchain (boom! See what I did there, I totally justified my Steem addiction). I digress.

The point of my intro is to let you know, I have tonnes of energy today, and I'm getting shit done! First off I wanted to make sure y'all saw my new sign...

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My Auntie mailed it to me, she's got a really great sense of humour, obviously. I had it in the front window and @eddiebowes being the teenager of the house was horrified to see it there when he pulled up after school. It's been banished to my kitchen. Gee, thanks Ed.

Today's Kitchen Action

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When this is what it looks like in the morning, snow flying...

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Make Chilli!

I wanted to make chilli today as well, to heat up the kitchen for my next endeavour, which is baking soft rolls that our beloved Mama Castor (@cecicastor) in Nicaragua gave me the recipe for yesterday. (The recipe requires 3 punch downs.) I will show you how that all turned out tomorrow.

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When you make chilli be sure to rinse the beans really well, apparently un-rinsed beans are the reason for most of the flatulence that chilli is blamed for.

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I start by bringing 2 cans of diced tomatoes, my rinsed beans, an indecent amount of chilli powder, and salt & pepper to a boil.

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While my base is boiling I fry up a trifecta of garlic, onion and celery.

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One of my favourite veggies to put in chilli is butternut squash, I love how it thickens the sauce. Check out the sappy resin that beads out of the flesh when it's cut.

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I cube it, and then fry it until just tender in a lot of butter, salt and pepper.

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Once the butternut squash is almost tender, I add sugar, and fry until it thickens into a syrup.

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Everything is in the pot now, I have it on low and look forward to when Eddie comes home. He is the best haha, makes a Mother feel good. He comes in the door and right away tries to guess what I'm making for dinner by the smell he smelled outside and walking into the house. He gets so delighted by my food, there's no better feeling in the world.

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Gotta Fly!

So much laundry to do, I decided to tackle the kids' "fort blankets" and Eddie's "fishhouse blankets" Good grief don't even ask. It's a pile I've been avoiding like the plague, I have begun though and that is what matters.

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The first school bus gets here in 30 minutes lol, I gotta get in the shower before I end up forgetting to take care of one person I really do need to be taking care of right now, me :) After that I start my Mama Castor (cinnamon raisin) soft rolls and look very forward to tempting you with the photos and the recipe tomorrow. Take care #SteemFam! Sending out Hugs!!

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Damn....
Has Bernie got you on autoflag?
Has the war started again?
Sighs
FYI Nice looking chilli babe

Good to see you after a long time @tremendospercy <3<3<3 Does this mean you are back now? Maybe? A toe in the water? hehee <3 Miss you like crazy!

ps: I don't worry bout the asshats, they...happen.

I pop in every couple of days to see what’s happening but I’m still not writing.
I’ve looked into Discord too but it seems really quiet, a bit like here.
I’m in a similar situation to @perceptualflaws as I’m doing a renovation although unlike him I’m managing the work rather than doing it 😃
It’s funny how you fill in the time when you step away from writing.
Sitting back and watching all the flagging, vitriol and bullying over the past few months has been sad to watch and detrimental to the platform.
I’m glad to see that nothing/no one has deterred you from your blog ❤️

There's way more positive than negative, from my point of view anyways. I see all of these people helping others, forming groups, changing lives. And it is only the beginning.

I'm so glad you keep popping in, that means you're still interested anyways! The chat has been rather lacking for sure, more just a link dump lulz, they should change the title of the room :)

Enjoy your supervising! I'm imagining huge spliffs, big cups of coffee and lots of hand gesturing. :) Am I close?

Enjoy your supervising! I'm imagining huge spliffs, big cups of coffee and lots of hand gesturing. :) Am I close?

Holy shit Lyndsay! You know me so well 😂😂😂

Yummy cooking. the butternut pumpkin looks like mango for its yummy colour.

That sign is amazeballs. 🙌

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"an indecent amount of chili powder" XD
I would not have thought to put squash in chili! I never know what to do with squash. Maybe I should try that. I'm actually NOT allergic to them! I just don't know how to cook them. LOL

Ooooh doooooood...

My next fave thing to do with butternut, is cube it, fry it in an indecent amount of butter, then when it starts to soften (it takes a while lmao) add some cinnamon and sugarrrr!!! Let it make a syrup, soften it as you like, it can even make some little sugary cinnamon butternut crispies on the edges!!!!

Wonderful to catch you again it's been a while. Well enjoy 2019 it's going to be a good one.

The chilli looks amazing yummy 💯🐒

Hihi Vibe, long time no see, I'm going to creep your blog now <3 <3 <3 Happy New Year Bro!

Indeed I've been regrouping I think its called and also a spot of reflecting. Yep 2019's going to be a good year for us all, blooming enjoy it 💯🐒

lol, butt nuggets... yum.

Yessir, at first I was horrified when I learned the truth, now it's just a laughing matter :)

The Chilli looks delicious,i think i will try it tomorrow

Awesome, I'm happy to help inspire. Will you try it with the butternut squash?

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Hmm... mouth watering recipe... And you did justice to it. I know I have told you severally how good a cook you are.
How is @cecicastor? How's she holding on? I would love to reach out to her if you know how.

Are you on discord Edith?

Yes I am! How can I connect?

I just sent you a message there :)

Thank you so much. You are so beautiful