Where are we today ?
Another great warm night, perfect for sleeping with the windows open and the nice bright sunny morning. Nice walkabouts then gonna get making a big pot of soup again.
I have used this bean soup mix before with a lot of success and really enjoyed it. Problem is makes a huge pot, enough for a large group 16-18 servings. Boiled up the ham hock yesterday for a tasty broth. Then after skimming the fat off this morning I added the beans and some veggies allowing it to simmer for a couple hours.
While this was happening, Ron and Sharon dropped by for a visit as I was prepping the soup. We met them in Willis Texas, a super couple, fulltime RV;ers, spend the summer in Ontario (winters in Texas) and are bloggers too, she is behind in their postings, but understandable. You can check them out here.
When the soup was done I gave them enough for a couple bowls, sent some to Rob, Pat, John and Barb (Rocky Racoon) and we all had a very tasty bowl of soup for lunch.
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| soo tasty ! |
We chatted with them and other neighbors behind us, washing their coach and just enjoying this great weather.
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| scrubbing the roof, it is metal, not rubber |
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| All done, clean and shinny |
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| crackers, cheese, and chips |
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| Pat added some bacon wrapped water chestnuts |
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| Hit the spot tonight |
Check out the map below to see where we have been this winter
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One of the few parks that allow you to wash your rig.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it so nice to have so many friends where ever you go. We are only here overnight and had a couple hour discussion with two other couples. So easy to make RV friends.
I usually take advantage of washing pur rig when it is allowed and free.
DeleteI love water chestnuts and I love bacon. How do you do those, do you bake them. Please tell me how. Thanks a lot. Take care.
ReplyDeletePat made them so I don't have the recipe, But there is many variations, you do a search for Bacon Wrapped waterchestnuts and find lotsa variations.
DeleteFor these she used the precooked bacon, wrapped around sliced water chestnuts, (toothpick to hold bacon) marinated in Ketchup, brown sugar, mayo, maple syrup and baked in the oven at 350 about 30 minutes until heated thru and bacon crispy. Very tasty.
I don't understand how both of you can eat all that food and not weigh 400 pounds each. Do you strip the calories out?
ReplyDeleteI portion the servings like I did in the restaurant, 4-5 oz serving of meat good for cost and calorie control. very seldom eat desert.
DeleteNever heard of bacon wrapped water chestnuts. Were they good?
ReplyDeleteThey are awesome! I think a generation back or so we had lots of great appetizers that were popular wrapped in bacon, shrimp , scallops, pineapple, waterchestnuts, chicken livers (Rumaki) all homemade.
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