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If not for the stove, in my new 7mnth old(to this family) house, bein on the fritz, some of the chicken was finna be buffalloed. Left with only two burners no option but to juss lace it wit da hot sauce.

Dinner by da way is fried chicken an sauted Red Cabbage. @DaGrill is in da kitchen. Would have posted like so 8 min ago, but had to tend to the chicken.

I set the scene up this way... First baby of the bunch, an two older siblings.

No Tables? No Chairs? No Problem. No, Really.

No Tables? No Chairs? No Problem. No, Really.

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It's hard to explain to someone who has no clue. It's a daily struggle being in pain or feeling sick on the inside while you look fine on the outside. Please put this as your status for at least 1 hour if you or someone you know has an invisible illness (PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Diabetes, LUPUS, Fibromyalgia, MS, ME, Arthritis, Cancer, Heart Disease, Epilepsy, Autism,M.D., chronic pain, etc.) " Never judge what you don't understand. I know which of my real friends will copy. (via Stephanie Smith)

Tonight I'll bring you burgers from the grill.

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A Pastor with GUTS!
Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in Kansas at the opening session of their Senate. It seems prayer still upsets some people.. When Minister Don Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is

What they heard:
Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask Your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those Who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done.
We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values.
We have exploited the poor and called it The lottery.
We have rewarded laziness and called it Welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it Choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it Justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem..
We have abused power and called it politics.
We have coveted our neighbor's possessions & called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free.
Amen!

The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving International requests for copies of this prayer from India , Africa and Korea.
Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,'and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired.
With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called 'one nation under God.'
If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. 'If you don't stand for something, You will fall for everything.' Think about this: If you forward this
Prayer to everyone, it could be heard by the world. How many people will not receive this prayer.....do you have the guts to pass it on? (via Kelly Lambert McKenzie)

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Friday, I added 2000 Red Wigglers into the system... early this morning they got a feeding of 2 banana peels, half a banana, an some celery.

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Sorry no pics, hands were dirty, relocated some worms, time for worms to have meal. Dishes washin' kitchen clean, ready for supper... Road trip in the rental.

Just took that 1st bite of gardenfresh jalepeno... my tastebuds are goin mad.

Been simmering now 1 1/2hrs, Tonights dinner Taco Salad. OH JOY!! It's almost time to eat.

I've got black gold.

I've got the Magic in me.

Juss before the Magic happens.

Gardenfresh

Next meal in my radar Chicken Tikka Masala.

Flours on my shirt Chickens in the fryer.

Tonight I was in the kitchen.

I did move weeks behind on the growing season. More of an impulse was the move, so no seedlings were prepped. And, I ain marinate the chicken, cause SHE, the Queen of the domain, said she finna to fry it.

So, my canteloupe didn't grow. I knew it was wrong to plant so late in the growin' season.

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An ingredient that caught my eye today, Orecchietta... Empire I am planning is expanding.

Chopped some foods; fed some worms; bout to marinate some chicken; don't worry I washed my hands.

http://ping.fm/krwce Comin along great, smell is quite intoxicating... didn have the biscuits I thought I did so I subbed dinner rolls

Comin to a boil now in some flavor enhanced water is the chicken. I'll let it cool for a bit before pulling it apart.

The tomatoes placed in the mound of dirt lined with vermipost and filled with worms, has bared fruit.

I grilled an smoked some ribs Sunday night, after they had marinated a few hours, that were to die for. Corn pudding and green beans w/potatoes, accompanied the meal. My wife captured a pic of a Peach crumble, that was for dessert that night. I failed to take any pics, I juss wanted to eat. For some strange reason, her phone won't send it to mine. Only a handful of people connected here, have tasted my creations, they can vouch for my flavors... trust that when I tell you both courses of the meal were nothing short of amazing.

Tonights' Dinner an old Country Classic.

Soup beans, corn bread and stewed tomatoes.

With a Little More Study I Found

The one crop we have planted, I don't think is going to grow, is the iceburg lettuce. We dropped the seed a few weeks too late, for a couple of different reasons I've already explained. It's more of a cool weather, early seedling crop, and most of this heat has been unbearable on it's early life, so we've probably baked the seed. I would be utterly shocked if they do come to maturity. But alas, I'm not really concerned, for I wasn't really growing it for my taste. I've posted before on the nutrional value or lack there of, of iceburg, and really haven't eaten it in some 5yrs. I grow it(well tried), because I know there are people who will eat it, and when the time is right, I'm down to make a buck or two.

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New Added Growth to the Gardens Bed

Got home this moring after my double shift, and went to check the bed because of the heavy downpour that ran through the city. Standing on the back porch, I noticed what I thought was a color change of just a few leaves, from green to a very vibrant yellow. Of course I thought that was strange, so I moved in closer for a better view, and to my delightful surprise, I noticed what others have for the past few years been calling a delicacy, and so been wanting to try, and now soon, I shall have my fill of Squash Blossoms.

Something else that got my attention, two bees hovering around the inside of one of the flowers, moving the pollen, a vital part of that growing process, and one I plan to incorporate more fully into this diabolicle plan of mine, as I am soon to purchase a few bamboo beehives I ran across a little over a year ago, to be able to produce my own honey.
Salivating over the possibilities, I can't wait for this to come to fruition.

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Not Too Much More Larger Than This

I'm using this growing season as a learning experience, not for any failed planting, the vegetation looks amazing. The bed itself is not where I want it to be in size, yet, only because the yard itself is heavily covered with very thick roots, a problem I hadn't planned on before digging, mainly because the trees in my yard are so widely spaced. The time I've saved not digging, I've turned into study time. Reading everything I can on gardening how tos(open pollenation of tomatoes), to the ins and outs of starting early to extending the season... my thumb and my mind are getting greener by the minute.

Tax time is fast approaching, and before the next planting season, everything should be in order. I am in desparate need of some heavy equipment, stump and root grinders, for which I've researched a few of my local tool rental companies, a tiller which I will purchase, more than likely the Mantis, and I'll prolly go in heavy with some top soil additives, though from the looks of things, I may not have to, as I said, the vegetation is doing quite well, I believe in large part due to the addition of most of the vermipost I had on hand. I'll see where this crop takes me and with newly acquired knowledge, by this time next year(don't forget, I also moved here after the beginning of the growing season), I should have more than triple this years plants. And with plans to purchase a couple more worm bins, the stalks and leaves and the vegetation that doesn't quite make it, will make compost.

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Some action bout to go down in my kitchen, the time is upon us, I've craved these for far to long, and all the ingredients have finally came together.

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I Can Cook With This Fire

Time of need durring Southern Ohios Power outage. Problem is, can't see to get in kitchen... Nows the best time in need of a Generator

VS 2, Its a really good read... DAMMIT!, I NEED A BEAT

What Brings you here REALLY, I know youve gotten wind of me, D'YOU forget my flow was KillaBee, an when da dust has settled you will clearly see. That there really neva was none as ILL as me. Etch that to ya memory Im goin nowhere soon, forewarned Im tellin you ya bout to meet ya doom. My cousins really stupedefied at how I spit these accapella, whoda thunk it comin from such a fine clever fella. Tap da bottle an Twizast the cizap, stuff da blunt an spizark da splizaff. Now I'm inside my head no noise from da riftraft, plus thats how get down when I hizone da crizaft.  Youve entered into battle beatin down youll be fractured, I told you comin back herr you'da aughtoawannabeen mastered.

A Lil' Sumtn I'm Workin on... This One Will Surprise You!! OOOH SHIT!!!

I be spittin rhyme silly flows Ocean like Billys, I dont kicks em freestyle I put my thoughts into em Really. I hit da beat hard like I punted an kicked you in da balls, it may take me a few to pen em but really wit no flaws. I spit slang wit country draws spit flame at all the frauds, your style is really feeble You really want War My Dawgs. Yeah, these are rhymes I write so as I bring 'em to you right, I'll have you walkin wit ya head down, surrendered from da fight. I be ballin' wit da winnin's flash cash for all da womens, do it at da motel cant stain mi casas' linens. I come with a different kind of fire it will leave you singed, You should know that I'll be ready should you seek out revenge. This was juss a warnin shot the next is cocked an ready, no prints left at the scene I came in did it steady.

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AN UNORGANIZED, MASS OF WELL PERFECTED CRAFTSMANSHIP!!!

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While I'm At It,

You see this corn, I can not wait til it's all in the gardenbed itself, flourishing.

I'm Most Interested in my Sweet Pepper Production.

So that is the pic I bring you today. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed the growth since bringing you the last pic... I think you will be to.

I Found More Sprouts, Don't Believe Me,

Here take a look. You can see the green sprout from the earlier post, and two very prominent yellowish leaves, I trust is either yellow or orange bell peppers, or squash. If you look to the top of the bottom yellow leaf, you'll notice stem breaking ground, and also just to the left of the top leaf. While I'm at it, I might as well show you the other thriving vegetables. The green beans are goin' off. There gettin' it for all it's worth. God is backing this idea, with the aide of Mother Nature.

Everthing's Coming Up Glorious!!

You can see the corn has risen nicely, and I've anxiously been waiting to bring you the first pic of my Sweet Pepper blooms.

I'm Not Juss Talkin' Bout it, I'm Bein' About It.

Extra Space, Means Extra Produce. Extra produce means, Extra Meals I can prepare gardenfresh, for you daily. I'm buyin' 'em as I see 'em, cause I'm not afraid to use 'em. All aspects of a meal, I've told you, I will have hands in, though Alex's Super Sandwich thingy, may appear on the menu, and you should already know my plans, for Stephanies' potatoe salad to place as my top billin' side, to my "Almost Award Winning... Oh, It's Never been Entered Before Sauce!! Everything I plan to bring you has already garnered a small local following, consisting mostly of coworkers and a few neighbors from the old apartment complex, and it's surrounding areas. I'm friends with the Huntington Ribfest, Huntington, WV. via Facebook. I've asked them a few times now, how someone of my stature can get in on the festivities, they've yet to divulge any pertinent information, for fear, I believe of me comin in and knockin off all the big boys of the game. I've touted from the first time I asked, that I'm a garaunteed money winner, and the way all of my so called guinea pigs rant and rave over meals I've shared with them, I'm gunnin for the top spot.

What makes me so confident in my claims? We have 52 states and only 5 Texas, Tennessee, Missouri and the Carolinas are considered the BBQ capitals. Well, I'm from Tennessee, I love the Carolinas, and I know all there secrets, and for that fact I believe they fear lil ol' me. I reside in the state of Ohio, and I will make it a known capital of BBQ.

Feeding the Idea

Keepin' in tradition of what all this has been about, today I fed the worms a mixture of 4 apples and a banana, all with the skins, and about 5 small celery stix and some baby carrots from a veggie tray purchased by a coworker or two. I think the apples may have been from a gift basket.

With Plans for Growth.

I am starting out with 285 sq. ft. Pretty good start. More than likely, before anything goes into the ground, here in the next week and a half, or so, I may use some of my time in extending about another 41/2'(10:05 pm 6/07/11 more thought process, maybe 6 feet all the way around), each way in the bed. That would give me, serving my community, fresh vegetation, out of 458.25 sq. ft.,(837 sq ft), by harvest time, I'm hoping to have in my possesion, a canner and some jars.
Also don't be mislead as to what you see in this pic, I know you're probably looking, you see no fence, and thinking critters. But, if I'm telling you, what it is that you're asking, then know, that I myself have had this idea from around month 8 of this whole thought process. I'm beginning first by combating the burrowing rodents, rabits, gophers, weasles... if weasles burrow, they won't be coming at the roots of my system. The overall goal is taking shape and coming to fruition. Upon the completion of bed exstention, I will have purchased a couple of different items, for smoothing out the bed, spacing out my rows, and oh Yeah!!, protecting my crops at the initial investment. The seasons weather, and the work of the underground, have done a double team on the seeds = Vermipost: BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER!!!

It's not the 3200 Sq.ft. I was Hoping for.

But, it is a start. After a couple of days now watching the rise and hourly progression of the sun, I've realized a couple of different things. Starting small is my first option. My Yard is very shaded, due to 5, very overgrown trees. Along with the one in the front yard coming down, I had already spoke of scaling back some branches, of the other 4. Well, I'll hafta go higher than expected, in each tree to bring in ample sunlight. Overtime, this will be achieved, every bit of extra money I make and can pour back into the land/business, I will. Well, I'm not exactly where I want to be, but as I said in the beginning, It's going to be a long slow process... that point I believe I have made evident. But, truly for the first time, I can now grow as fast as my crops allow me.

Late Night Workin' in the Garden. Plus I released the underground.

You know now from yesterday's post, the ground work is now underway. Today, I had my eldest son, Kyler, begin the moving of the dirt to the tarp. In my philosophy of work smart, not hard, I also joined in... my volonteers, readily chippin' in. In the upper right hand corner of the tarp, facing the house, what you see on top of the dirt is finely minced carrot. Reason being, I've incorporated the work of the underground and most of the vermipost that they've produced, over the course of the last four years. I've left some of the casting in the original habitat, for consumption from the second batch, still to be purchased. The goal of the tarp is for the worms that I have inhabited here, to multiply. I've undoubtably done that with the space that I've provided them. I'm serious in my endevours, in the here and now is where my life changes. All the labor intensive hours, I've put in to bring you flavor, via breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

The Ground work Has started, in LARGE Part Due to Alex.

My Brother in Law puttin in his keep, with shovel in hand, and his will and desire to Destroy shit, to pretty much pass his time.

Maybe, I can Procure some Fresh Seasonal Game Kills.

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Though it Doesn't Quite do it Justice

In the pan all by itself... here is the glaze.

The Chicken Been in the Marinade

The flour and the egg wash are seasoned and ready for the ultimate showcase of love. What you see in the Dutch oven is the 2nd batch. And then the whole lot was done... mind you this is not the final pic, that will be tomorrow night at work juss before, sshhhh,(whispering), iy goes in the oven for the buffalo glazing.

For the Midnight Crew(stold this from my Guys over there at Burnin' Love).

Bout to start prep on dinner for the crew at work tomorrow for our holiday potluck... they gave me the privilege of the main dish. Bout to go strip out the chicken breast.

Usually I'm Easy Going(Mr. Hyde), in me Meet the Asshole...

WTF MAN... WHO ATE MY BACON???!!!!(usually, will bring out the Dr. Jekyel)... I buy bacon for my own consumption, if I share any with you, consider yourself lucky. Baked potatoes for an instantce, who in there right mind doesn't like a fully loaded baked potatoe... the Chef in me realizes that, and I'm happy to oblige. The hungry, home cook in me, the man who buys certain Items to accompany certain meals, I eat to satisfy my tatstebuds, not yours, you eat because I allow you the pleasure.
2 cases in point: A few months ago, back at the Old Place, having already had supper earlier that night, Mr. Hyde, had already prepared the evening meal for the overstayed, now unwelcomed guest, who had pushed to the limit, erything she could possibly do wrong. Well it was time for the midnight snack I normally prepare just for just myself and the wife, sometimes the baby is awake and will join in the festivities. I happened to be craving BLTs at this particular time, so, that's what the hell we ate. My mother in law in the other room, up watching TV, and she was getting no bacon(the baby didn't either). I don't recall what he did eat, but it wasn't bacon. I proceded to make our sandwiches, and then zipped off up the stairs, to devour down the groceries. A few minutes had passed, when all of a sudden, I smelled, well bacon. My first thought was "Oh, it's just the lingering aroma, from what I myself, had just made. Then it got stronger... I finished off my sandwich, blood boiling, and waited for the Mrs. to finish hers off, so that I could go investigate, I mean take our plates to the kitchen. In comes Dr. Jekyel, after he wittnesses another pan had been used to fry up some MORE DAMNED BACON, I then proceded to tell My mother in law, if you have to eat bacon everytime you smell it(most people do), that she was gonna have to buy her own supply, cause she was cuttin me short on my bacon consumption. My oldest son @16, doesn't know how, or should I say hasn't been taught the fine art of cooking bacon, for this very reason. If I were to teach him, let's just say that one of the people in this story, wouldn't be around to tell it LOL.
So, what sent me in this rage to write this? The bacon, I just wasn't sure how to tell it, and then, well she again, in her overstayed state of being, messes with my food. Oh, believe me, this time it wasn't bacon, she learned that lesson. Last Sunday, 5/15/11, if you remember, the family had hotdogs. Well, in order to achieve this wonderfully simple meal, I needed to go to the store and aqcuire a few things. To get there, I had to walk, which is a favorite pass-time, so from me no complaint, except that it was a tad bit chilly, which the brisk walk would soon take care of, but on the way back, it had started to drizzle, there in lies the complaint. My children, specifically, the one not pictured, with the family during meal time, had requested the hotdogs, with which, I knew I had to jump to action in making the sauce. The family, and all who are lucky enough to try it enjoy the sauce. Matter of fact, my cousin(he makes his own) is still as of lastnight(05/23/11) at work, trying to learn the secret... prolly the thirtieth time I've been asked the question. I've overtime, parted with some knowledge, but what master, parts with all he knows? Just as in the potatoe, I like my hotdogs stuffed. So in my visit to the store, I purchased all that wasn't at home to load my hotdogs. Meat to make the sauce, onions, coleslaw, some spices, french fries to accompany the meal. That was a slightly overwhelming load, for the trek back home.
So what's all the fuss? As I stated earlier, I cook to satisfy my cravings, and plan all the meal accompniments accordingly, which means, you don't get to eat the last of anydamnthing I buy, you eat the leftovers of the actuall meal itself. You didn't ask for the works, that I myself walked to the store to buy using my money. I awoke Sunday afternoon, hungry as usuall, ready to eat one of two things. At the time I wasn't sure which oneit was I was about to eat. Saturday, the night before I made the hotdog sauce, I made pulled pork... if you go back through the words of this very post, you'll notice the only ingredient to match up with both meals is the coleslaw. Now by this time I had deduced who it was that had eatin it, but she was in her room eating, I heard the fork scraping the plate she was eating from. I sort of stumbled around the kitchen, still dumbfounded that someone could do something so haneous, even though she feels as though the world should cater to her every becon call, I knew at the instant I found it missing, that we had made the recent purchase of a small personal fridge for the bedroom, to combat this very issue. After about eight minutes hovering around the kitchen, she entered with plate in hand, with proof who ate it, I told her point blank, I wish she wouldn't have eaten the last of my coleslaw. She got mad, said she'd buy me more, which I know by the time she gets paid, she will have hoped I forgot. Still steamed about this more than a week later, we all know that ain't gonna happen.
While I'm on the subject if things that burn my ass in the culinary world, and fitting into this story... If someone don't create a hotdog bun big enough to house all the gourmet toppings normal people like to add, well oh shit, I guess I'll just do this myself. It's something I've been planning on for almost two years now anyway... and who do I put the order in to for the extinction of capers?

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In Order to Achieve the 3222 Sq Ft

This Massive tree, prominent to my front yard, may have to come down. Already on most of the trees, I have to crop branches, in order to have ample walking space to till, and ample height, most importantly, for the produce to, well, Produce, so cutting one down should be no big task, with the exception there are electric wires running through it, all the more enhancing my reasoning for it coming down.