tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post7843183010300752830..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Weird DayMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-214100410410958872009-05-30T10:50:53.941-05:002009-05-30T10:50:53.941-05:00MaineCelt - I have no doubt your broilers/stewers...MaineCelt - I have no doubt your broilers/stewers are/will be wonderfully good chickie meat. Heck, I stew our 3-4 year old roosters and get them tender. Nuthin' wrong with the flavor either.<br /><br />I love brussels sprouts but would have thought they might have added too strong a flavor to your stew. Now that I know they will work, I shall try some.<br /><br />P.S. I'm coming for lunch . . . the chicken salad sounds WONDERFUL!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-13903182927331419462009-05-30T10:45:42.593-05:002009-05-30T10:45:42.593-05:00Ruthie - Thanks for the kind words but I'm just fi...Ruthie - Thanks for the kind words but I'm just fine. Haven't felt this good in Y-E-A-R-S! Just needed somebody to grump to so you dear blog readers were the beneficiaries.<br /><br />You, m'dear, do need to take better care of yourself. Stress is so difficult to handle but for our own good, we HAVE to learn how to do it. Sending hugs.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-5275970249557603362009-05-30T09:37:57.939-05:002009-05-30T09:37:57.939-05:00Rhubarb IS one of those Spring Tonic plants... I s...Rhubarb IS one of those Spring Tonic plants... I suggest a day of lazing about with good books, nettle soup, and rhubarb desserts! <br /><br />Yesterday I made stew from one of our overgrown broilers-turned-stewbirds. I was worried he'd be a bit tough, but the stew came out really nice and the meat was tender after only a few hours of simmmering. I added brussels sprouts (which turned surprisingly creamy and sweet), carrots, parsnips, onions, and some red potatoes I roasted a bit beforehand. <br />I saved out 1/2 the breast meat and made a bit of curried chicken salad with dried cranberries and almonds for today's lunch. I'm having a very happy chicken day!<br /><br />Later, I'll send you MY fav. rhubarb recipe--a coffee cake that I love so much, I often asked for it on my birthday when I was growing up.MaineCelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318937035647123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-39933435053154889352009-05-29T21:26:37.910-05:002009-05-29T21:26:37.910-05:00I swiped some rhubarb from my neighbor who doesn't...I swiped some rhubarb from my neighbor who doesn't do anything with his and made a couple of pies. There's something about that first rhubarb dessert of the year that's oh-so-yummy!<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear about you working so hard and not getting the rest you need. I found out earlier this week when I tried to donate blood and my hemoglobin was too low that fatigue and stress are also contributing factors to that condition (which would partly explain why I've been so tired lately). So I guess my body's trying to convince me to take better care of myself and I bet yours is too Mama Pea!RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.com