I'm a retired educator (teacher/principal) who moved from Northern California to Payson, Arizona in September, 2010.
This blog will chronicle my adventures as I explore a different ecosystem and build my new home.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Canning, Concealed Weapons and Cooking


Randy is canning our small tomatoes so we can use them in sauces and soups this winter.


Randy has made two batches of vegetable stock with our abundant crop of squash.


He strained out the veggies, canned some and put some in vacuum bags in the freezer. It will be great to have this winter for soups!


This is Turbo. He is a 138 pound Great Dane. We took a concealed weapons class on Sunday at the instructor's house and Turbo kept us company the whole time. What a sweetie! We were there from 8:00-4:00 with just a short lunch break. Part of the class included qualifying at the shooting range. I can't believe I did it. Don't much care for guns but.....the coyotes are outnumbering the dogs in our neighborhood and several dog walkers have been chased by Javelina. The Javelinas have babies now and they are fierce if you get between them and their young. We are now licensed to carry a concealed weapon in 36 states.


I had another cooking class today. Jude did brunch dishes. We started with a Bloody Mary Soup with Avocado Mousse. Jude is working on refried black beans and a trout hash with chive sour cream in this photo.


South of the Border Chocolate cookies......addictive and easy to make.


Layered Avocado, Sour Cream and Red Bell Pepper. You can eat this on crackers.


Fiesta Brunch Casserole.......tortillas cover the bottom and sides of a springform pan and get folded over the top once you put in a sausage mixture, cheese mixture and egg mixture. Very yummy!

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