Lookin' forward to happier times. . .

[Arkansas Granny]

[flibbitygiblets]

1. LOVE this performance

Her voice is one for the ages. How funny, I was listening to this song by her just yesterday.

[Laelth]

2. Beautiful!

I love me some Linda, now.

How did the hog turn out?

-Laelth

[Arkansas Granny]

3. The pig was quite tasty. Not as tender as I would have hoped, but flavor was good.

I shared with a few of the bachelors at work and they enjoyed it as well.

[Laelth]

4. Mmmmmmm ...

I am jealous. Did you end up lobbing the apples and sweet potatoes in there?

-Laelth

[Arkansas Granny]

5. No, I made sort of a scalloped potato dish with caramelized onions and mushrooms with the chops

on top. I think the sweet potatoes and apples in the dutch oven will be my next try. A friend suggested using a pressure cooker, but I don't have one. Might have to look into that.

[Laelth]

6. That sounds fantastic. n/t

-Laelth

[csziggy]

7. Get one of the things that doubles as a crockpot and pressure cooker

Fewer gadgets in the kitchen!

I don't have one, but if I wanted to do pressure cooking, I'd get one of those and give away my crockpot. Lots of people in the Cooking & Baking sections swear by them.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. I know people who have them and love them. I've considered it, but

most of the time I cook for myself. I only make big meals at work and share what I make. I like cooking for others.

Maybe I should put a tip jar on the table and take donations towards a cooker.

[csziggy]

9. I like the tip jar idea!

I like the crockpot I have - it has three sizes of pot, 2, 4, and 6 quarts, so I can cook just enough for the two of us or a big batch that I can split up and freeze in small portions. Next week I'm going to cooked a Boston Butt roast to make pulled pork - that needs the big pot.

Plus I have a prettier one that I can carry to family gatherings to keep stuff hot.