07/26/11 05:23 - ID#54789

Garden pre garden walk

The garden is looking good. The last of our blooms are still holding in there, hopefully they'll make it till saturday. Also, there was another hummingbird here today, they're so cute.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/26/11 11:02

07/22/11 06:35 - ID#54767

Paul's new haircut

Self cut as usual

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/22/11 06:35

07/21/11 08:02 - ID#54750

The square

Trial pic

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/21/11 08:02

Category: phone

07/21/11 07:28 - ID#54749

New phone yay!!

New phone yay.finally not an apple fanboy anymore. (very for that other device I'm glued to most the fine time)

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 07/21/11 07:28

Category: mobl

04/30/11 08:09 - ID#54191

Spring hike at zoar

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Words: 10
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 04/30/11 08:09

Category: mobl

04/25/11 07:10 - ID#54153

Happy dyngus day

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Words: 3
Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 04/25/11 07:10

Category: mobl

04/22/11 08:09 - ID#54132

Birdie in a bottle

We let the canary fly around all the time. I heard a weird noise so went to look for him and this is where I found him. He's so cute!

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: food

04/18/11 04:16 - ID#54085

Turkey Stew Recipe

So the turkey stew from my last entry ended up being very tasty, so I thought I'd post my recipe as it were. I'm not sure how big my crock pot is, the bigger size tho lol, 4 qts?

2 lbs turkey tenderloins (or other turkey parts)
2 medium onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, diced
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup mushrooms, chopped
3-4 good-sized carrots, chopped
4-5 white potatoes, chopped
3-4 stalks celery, chopped
1 bunch kale, chopped
1 can navy beans, rinsed
1 can great northern beans, rinsed
(the exact amount of veggies/beans is quite up to you, as are which veggies you use, I think just about any would be good)
spices (I used dried dill, paprika, curry powder and fresh marjoram)
salt/pepper to taste
~1 cup flour (I used rice, but others should work fine)
3-4 tblsps oil (I used olive, use whichever you prefer)

Put the flour in a bowl and add dry spices. Cut your turkey into more or less bite-sized pieces. Heat frying pan and coat with oil. Pat both sides of each turkey piece with the flour/spice mixture. Braise for a minute or two on each side. You may need to add a bit of oil between batches. Throw the meat in the slow-cooker. To the same pan add the onions and garlic; saute until translucent but not crispy. Add the wine to the onions and stir until all accumulated brown bits are scraped off. Pour onion/wine mixture into crock pot.

Everything else is cake! Throw everything else in and give it a stir or two. I usually leave my crock on high for about 2 hours and then turn it to low for another 4 hours or so. Add another dose of dried spices and the fresh marjoram when you think you've got about another half hour of cooking left. Adjust any spices to taste. I like to add a bit of liquid amino acids at this point too and just a tad of soy sauce, completely optional.

Serve right out of the pot or for the next week or so, tastes even better on day two onwards in my opinion.