December - Ho, Ho, Ho, cawfee, tea, and cookies for Santa.

[Texas Lawdog]

We have a damp, overcast, drizzly day, with temps in the 40s.

[Major 2]

Same here , tho not as cool , back porch thurma jig say's 69°

Had hot dog w/ mustard & raw onion , not much else on the agenda, no clue for tonight 

[Silver Creek Slim]

Ya got to love google, you can find anything and just in time for Christmas too.


Reindeer Stew with Thyme Dumplings

Ingredients (serves 4)

600g reindeer meat (preferably shoulder), cut into cubes
150g bacon, sliced
1 carrot, chopped
2 sticks of celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
400ml game stock (or use beef stock)
½ bottle decent red wine
200g button mushrooms, sliced
3 juniper berries, lightly crushed
1 bay leaf
2tbsp plain flour

For the dumplings:
200g self-raising flour
105g butter
2tbsp thyme, chopped
a little water

Method

Fry the bacon in a little olive oil in a suitable casserole pan
Add the carrots, onion, celery, and garlic and continue to cook gently until softened
Remove the vegetables from the pan and set aside
Dust the reindeer meat with seasoned flour, add a bit more oil to the pan and turn up the heat
Brown the reindeer meat; you may need to do this in two batches
Add the cooked vegetables back into the pan, along with the wine, stock, mushrooms, bay leaf and juniper berries and bring to the simmer

Meanwhile, to make the thyme dumplings, place the ingredients into a food processor and blitz until you get a fine breadcrumb-like consistency. Now add a touch of water gradually, until you get a firm, but not too wet dough.
Form the dough into golf ball-sized balls and float them on the top of the stew

Cover and cook on a very low heat for 1½ – 2 hours

Serve with lots of buttered green beans

I can't use that recipe. It's in metric. 

Slim

[litl rooster]

I can't use that recipe. It's in metric. 

Slim

I didn't get a Reindeer tag this year. Maybe i can get one from my truck some night

[litl rooster]

Slim i see the Outback Bowl is U of Wisc. Badgers vs Auburn Tigers....

[Arcey]

Spaghetti.

Got what was left of the rotisserie chicken picked clean for soup tomorrow. Last of the boneless breasts she bought goin' in there too. Ice box lookin' a bit bare. Chicken 'n rice'll happen and there should be replacement left overs..

The collards er still in the pot coolin' down. Might leave 'em in there for the night.

It's gettin' close ta that time. Gonna get a hunk of cheddar for desert 'n watch the first quarter or so if I can get that far.

[Major 2]

Tiz 20 minutes into Monday , and the beauty of that is I have VAC/PTO day    got some 78 hours to take before 2015 .
Should be just ducky !
Bunn is set for the early risers , but I just may sleep in 

[litl rooster]

Doing the overnight and the swing later today. Then done for week with overtime.

The coffee might come in handy. I'd be watching for meteror showers but it is overcast tonight.



Arcey you and your cousin Tom haven't taken up any new hobbies in Da Beach? Including riding a bicycle?  Now that you both are gentleman of leisure.

[Arcey]

Mornin'.

Talkin' upper forties with a breeze under twenty. Kinda better'n yestitty.

Got stuff ta do early. Maybe get out for a l'il huntin' later. Bettin' on shift change 'bout 0650. Get on it after that.

[Arcey]

0651. Rats......

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Slim i see the Outback Bowl is U of Wisc. Badgers vs Auburn Tigers....

After the game they played this week, they don't deserve to be in any bowl game. 

Got freezing rain/sn*w overnight. 1" on ground. 'Tis 28 and overcast. High of 35.

Slim

[Russ T Chambers]

Well, I won't be heading to Wisconsin for Christmas.  I checked on our reservations with United and found that the return trip had been changed to a three stop flight and an additional two hours.  There was no notification from United that there had been changes.  I had told the wife that if anything smelled fishy with the Christmas flight I was staying home!  Don't want to put up with a repeat of Thanksgiving.  So the cats and I are bacheloring it for two and a half weeks.  Did get United to kick back the cost of my ticket, so at least we're saving some money.

Weather's pushing 60 here, so I guess I'll be putting up the outside Christmas lights today and tomorrow.

[Texas Lawdog]

Thanks for the Cawffee this morning, I am having a slice of banana nut bread with it. Another overcast, drizzly day ahead. We had a roast, with onions, carrots, and potatoes for supper last night. We have enough for supper tonight.

[Major 2]

another day of gray drizzle here too ,    looking at mid 40's  and high around 60° by tomorrow in fact won't get above 65 ° all week.

Was gonna go send some lead down range... not so sure now 

[Texas Lawdog]

M2, it looks like that we are having the same kind of weather. I had some oatmeal and a English muffin for a late breakfast, no plans for lunch. Leftover roast for supper.

[Major 2]

Yep gloomy , made a big salad for supper later .... watch'n' NCIS   early ones pre- Ziva   

Doing some leather work , and just chill'n',  I could get used to time off 

[litl rooster]

Gray here too- around 50 degrees. Seen trustee's out picking up highway trash today. Can't be too bad outside.

[Texas Lawdog]

I love to see convicts at labor.

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Arcey you and your cousin Tom haven't taken up any new hobbies in Da Beach? Including riding a bicycle?  Now that you both are gentleman of leisure.

We gots a new hobby Roo, huntin eagles with piture takin machines.

I got to get a new camera the one I have isn't fast enough or crisp enough to get the action shots like cuzzin Arcey does.

[Arcey]

Leisure's pink patootey!

Done got the rest of the collards cookin'. Got the chicken 'n rice soup soup part goin'. Done laundry. Hit the off site by the GC, heh, heh, heh. Got some huntin' in 'n scored. Still got the dishwasher ta unload. Ain't that I don't look great in Spandex with my posterior in the air but I ain't got time for a bike.

Like this'n, cuz?



Gotta lot ta learn 'bout the camera.

Forty sumthin'. Wind out the north 15 ta 20 with a fine mist blowin'. That's the way the bird was headed 'n I had ta face. Felt like there was ice in the mist. Weren't werried 'bout me, don't want that stuff on the camera. Still damned uncomfortable. Blew my hat off. T'was at the soccer field. The series is posted on the evil FB pages.