Hog Jowls..

Thought I would clarify...we don't actually eat the smoked hog jowls, we use it to season the peas and in my case also the rutabagas. I don't know where exactly the hog jowls come from, but it seems they would look similar to bacon if you sliced it. Paula, the rutabagas, (to me) are pretty mild tasting, similar to a turnip root. I saw some recipes where you could mix them with mashed potatoes or cook them with onions then mash them, even cooked with carrots with brown sugar added, maybe cinnamon too, I can't remember. Hubby chopped them and I just boiled them with a little salt and jowl. I didn't mash them. May try a different way sometime. I think the best part was the cornbread...I've had a few servings of left over cornbread and buttermilk. I think there is one serving left...ha.

Have a great day,
Sheila

Day Two of the New Year!!

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all are doing well in this New Year...We had our New Years dinner...black-eyed peas and hog jowl, turnips with mustard greens added, cornbread and pork chops. Hubby got a couple of rutabagas to fix. We've never cooked rutabagas because in his former life,(before me) he nearly cut off three fingers trying to peel one. But he peeled these with no injuries, I threw a little hog jowl in them too and cooked them up. I also got a bag of butternut squash with cinnamon and brown sugar in them that you microwave. I'm the only one that eats that. We ate until we were full and then some...ha. Later I made some brownies in the new brownie pan I got for Christmas. It works pretty good.

Hubby didn't make it until midnight on New Years Eve, he tried. He made it until 10pm. I told him I would wake him at midnight for a smooch... :) I watched the countdown on TV, but for the actual drop I turned it too the pelican drop in Pensacola. Then I stepped out the front door and watched some of the neighborhood fireworks. It was a pretty nice show and I didn't have to do anything but step outside. Yes, I did wake hubby up... :0)

Take care,

Sheila

Happy New Year!!!

Wishing all my family and friends a

Happy New Year!!

I hope 2010 is your best year yet!!

Sheila

Hope you had a great Christmas!!

Our Christmas tree

in the family room

Our Fireplace
in the living room
and my new santa

The sofa table
in the living room,
didn't put out the houses this year.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!! We had a great week. Santa was good to everyone. One of the things I received was a new digital camera and hubby got a new golf club. I thought I'd show a few of the pics I took at home before coming to my parents. We also have a small tree in the living room. I'll be heading home tomorrow, 'C' has an orthodontist appointment on Tuesday.

Take care,

Sheila

Santa's almost here...

Hope everyone is enjoying the season. I am enjoying time with the family. I went walking on the trails at the lake with my little brother and his fiancee' yesterday. We had a good time. They went down to Destin this morning with his daughter (age 11), she wanted to go see the big Christmas tree they have. His son (age 10) didn't want to go. 'J' and her friend from Canada were going down too, so she could show her the beach.

Hubby is headed up this way, I am meeting him in Andalusia to go to Penney's and Walmart, and probably Wards, another clothing store there.

Just wanted stop in and leave a note,
take care,
Sheila

Happy 60th Anniversary...

Happy 60th Anniversary to my Mom and Dad!

All the siblings and quite a few of the grandchildren were here today. Sorry I haven't posted lately, been busy with getting ready for Christmas and getting ready to come to Mom and Dad's.

I will post some pictures when I get them. I've been trying to keep up with the blogs through google reader.

I hope my pillow picture above helps bring some snow over the holidays...ha. I took it last year, when I first bought it.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas season, and I hope you were all good enough for Santa to come see ya...ha. Jack, maybe Sherry will put in a good word for you...!

Shirl, I heard NC got some snow...did you get any? If so, I'm jealous...ha.

Take care,

Sheila

My First Anniversary...yesterday.

As of yesterday December 9th, I have been blogging for a year. I thought it was the 8th but after checking I was wrong...ha. Then I messed around and didn't get a blog entry done yesterday.

Thanks to all that come by and read my blog...and to the friends I have made through reading journals and now blogs.

We are in the low 40's here this morning and the wind makes it feel colder. I dropped 'C' off at school this morning then drove by 'Starbucks' to get a breve' caramel mocha (with real caramel not flavoring)coffee and an oatmeal cookie. Breve' means they use half and half instead of milk. They can't make the mocha as well as my old coffee shop in Washington state but I just have to make do with what I can get...ha. But I guess it's a good thing because I got a coffee everyday in Washington, but here, I only get one every once in a while. They are probably why my cholesterol was so high...ha.

Well I'll go for now,
Take care,
Sheila