Easy Egg Pan Clean Up

I heard about this method of cooking eggs so they don’t stick to the pan.

1. Heat your pan

2. Heat your fat (olive oil and butter)

3. Pour in beaten eggs (one minute video I filmed) click to watch

Frame from video

This is after the eggs are on the plate.
A pretty clean pan

Throwback Recipes 1965

In 2011 I started a blog of Throwback Recipes. I didn’t check the dates to see how long I kept it up but it was short lived.

Here’s an example of a post. My mother’s Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

Last week at the Community Center I saw an old cookbook on the “Free Table” so I brought it home and found a handwritten recipe and a newspaper clipping and had fun going through the pages. It was from Lake Charles. Louisiana first printing in 1965

Found inside
The handwritten recipe
Notes:
Raggedy Ann Salt Ornament
a Pea Salad
and Cornflake Macaroons
A Party !
Sounds good to me
Do you like Okra?

Farm Fresh Eggs

Saturday I helped out with Sheep Shearing day at Flower Hill Fleeces Farm.

Skirting the fleece with Rachel
of Tableten Podcast fame.
It was chilly in the barn.

At the end of the day, I was given a dozen farm fresh eggs from their chickens. Thanks Jodi. You can let the eggs sit on the counter until you wash them. Then they need refrigeration. I washed two and put butter and olive oil in my omelet pan to fry them up.

Here’s the short video of them cooking. Look at those vibrant yolks.

Buttered toast waiting for the eggs
Freshly ground pepper
Just right to dip the toast in

They were delicious.

Squeezing a Lemon

My friend Beverly found this jadeit reamer to replace my broken clear glass one and gave it to me

Water added to freshly squeezed lemon juice video 12 seconds long

https://youtube.com/shorts/zZW6NCBXynk?si=_IWKFdCryRCZj9_U

A Recurring Theme

Popcorn. I like it. My sister does not.

My parents used to buy bags of Strawberry Popcorn Kernels and give them to us.

In Durand, Illinois. It was not strawberry flavored but red kernels like these pictured below.

I don’t care for microwave popcorn. I bought these two types at Soergel Orchards

Gourmet Red or Ladyfinger Petite
Popcorn, apples and a cup of milk used to be Sunday Night suppers after a large midday meal after church.

Hot Cross Bun Season

Recipe here

https://youtube.com/shorts/um9YAMgJ2A8?si=A2C1u_lULigy2fOc Short video on YouTube

I did not split, toast and butter as recommended. Maybe tomorrow morning

It’s a short season. They remind me of childhood. These were purchased at FreshMarket this morning.

Wordless Wednesday

Bloomfield Groceria 7th Anniversary

It all started when I went to photograph a little glass jar of anchovies at Bloomfield Groceria. It happened to be Wednesday. The special is Famous Meat Ball on Italian Roll.

After the tinned fish tasting post I was seeking jarred fish examples
Meet Rick. He’s been the owner of the business for 7 years and is celebrating.
His wife baked all of these delicious cookies.
I bought the Famous Meat Ball Hoagies today
My friend Tookie set her luncheon table beautifully, highlighting Rick’s Famous Meat Ball Hoagie. The cookies were from Groceria.
There’s a wide array of frozen ravioli and other Italian specialities, too
I chose a Lemon Ginger cookie! so good ❤️

A Tinned Fish Tasting

Guest blog.

My granddaughter Anna was invited to a Tinned Fish Tasting.

Do you have a favorite tinned fish?

“We had tuna, sardines and smoked salmon”

Tried sardines today! Pretty good.”

And earlier on Sunday my friend Jen brought me a tin of fish by the same brand

Here’s a tin of anchovies I found on my pantry shelf

Gray Skies? No Problem

Short video

https://youtube.com/shorts/jj9O59GD-F0?si=PFJLmXvonr1Qfmv8

Spring bouquets.

And an almond Danish Kringle in the cart