annie1992 ?

12 years ago

Hi Annie,

You posted a while back that you had many farm/ranch chores ahead, but I haven't seen you post in some time. I hope all is okay and that you are just swamped with Fall.

Warm wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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ann_t
12 years ago
Kathleen, Annie has been around, although not as much as she might normally be.

I saw a few posts from her this week including one on the Make ahead Appetizers and today on the Cranberry thread.

Ann
annie1992
12 years ago
Yeah, I'm still here. I can't get Photobucket to work with my Vista updates, so I haven't managed pictures.

I'm cooking for my stepmother and still moving the last of her stuff to her apartment, as well as changing addresses for all of her creditors/banks/doctors/etc.

Ashley is pregnant and not due until next month but her blood pressure is too high and she's off work and on bed rest because they don't want her to have the baby yet, so I've been trying to help out there while her husband is at work on the night shift.

I have the normal fall farm chores and I bought the remainder of the farm and rented a big dumpster, which we filled with the garbage my sister left everywhere. She's my sister, but she's a hopeless slob. Ugh.

Elery should be here in about 2 hours so we can go to the Food and Wine show in Grand Rapids tomorrow, that should be fun. Ellie Krieger is the guest chef, and I'll take pictures, but I've got to get Photobucket whipped into submission before I can post them. Hopefully before Madison Elizabeth is born....

So, I've been crazy busy, but I'm fine and I'm still around. Things will slow down eventually. Maybe. (grin) Thanks for thinking about me!

Annie
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Barb, the only problem with mixing vegetables is that some cook longer than others. Softer vegetables, like zucchini and eggplant cook faster, but they'll be far overdone before radishes, turnips, carrots, etc, I like cabbage roasted but don't cut it too thin, a wedge roasts nicely and shreds turn charred quickly. Do expect everything on the sheet to taste vaguely like cabbage if you stir them all together, though. So, if you are going to add the turnips and radishes to softer vegetables, cook them a bit first. If you are going to do a mix of harder veggies, like turnips, radishes, rutabaga, carrots, potatoes, etc., then don't cook them first, just oil and season them and roast away! Annie
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Love the Cuisinart history John! That's another plus of CF, the great stories behind the food! Sorry I went all dyslexic on your last name. Spelling is not my forte . . . or typing. Am I the only one who's brain has gone to pot this year? It's not the pandemic, it's anxiety watching so many leaders act like that jerk in high school with the smart aleck comments that everyone thought was cool and you were happy to leave behind for adulthood when you graduated. Not someone I'd trust my future to then or now . . . The Cuisinart now lives under my stove on the groovy pull out shelf hubs made for me, keeping company with baking trays, a splatter guard, a pizza stone and my pizza pans, a metal salad spinner, a large pot and some random lids. I use it for cutting in butter for pie crusts and scones, for hummus, cheese spread, vegetarian bean-and-nut-based sauces, and pesto, to name some of the most popular uses. Annie I'm saving the seeds from the Tasmanian chocolate ones. They are salad tomatoes with great flavor. I was skeptical but I really like them. Kind of like a Costoluto Genovese but more productive and healthier. I haven't had success with Costoluto Genovese in the past although a colleague of mine from work got a bountiful and beautiful harvest. It may have been because I grew mine in a pot, which it was not suited for. The Tasmanian Chocolates did very well in pots. Not as tall or leggy as the CG.
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mustangs81
12 years ago
Slacker! Seriously, I hope you have some down time soon so you can have quality time with Madison. Good thoughts heading your way for Ashley.

Cathy
dedtired
12 years ago
How are The Monkey Princess and Bruvver? And how do you do it all??
dirtundermyfingers
12 years ago
Good thoughts going out to you Annie, you sure have a lot on your plate right now. I feel for Ashley, I was on bed rest for high blood pressure with Hayden and Hudson and now still when I am sick or stressed my blood pressure will peak. Congrats on the new grand baby. I bet Bruvver and monkey princess are excited about their new cousin.

Stacie

PS thought about you this morning as I pulled out a jar of Annie's Salsa yammers.
lpinkmountain
12 years ago
She doesn't sleep as much as the rest of us, that's how she does it! :)
kathleenca
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12 years ago
Thanks, ann-t; I hadn't looked at those two posts.

Annie, it sounds as though everything is crazy right now. Take care - we are all thinking of you.
compumom
12 years ago
Good thoughts going out to all, I have no idea how you're doing so much! I hear you on the parent chores and on meeting the grandparent requirements too. I'm exhausted and just had to slow down. Today we are taking a much needed break at home as it pours down rain. I'm looking forward to the report and photos of the food show!
lsr2002
12 years ago
Nice to have your update - as usual I get worn out just reading about all you do.

Happy Thanksgiving! And take care of yourself too please.

Lee

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