Thank you.

Very Fine looking meals right there.

How do you cook artichoke?

You wash well and trim bottom (top too if you prefer, I usually don't) flat, so after it is cooked it will sit straight. Put in large pot of water and boil. I add lemons sliced or quartered to the water for taste. Boil until tender, usually about 20 minutes or so.... they turn a darker green. Remove from boiling water and drain. Served with hollandaise sauce for dipping and they are awesome!!

...supper. Farm raised quail baked on a bed of rice mixed with spices and cream of mushroom soup and also spices on the quail, English peas from the garden last year [the last] & garlic bread.

I gained 5 lbs reading this! Looks amazing!

How bout a recipe for that bacon wrapped shoulder? Looks mighty fine!

Gladly. Lemme think on it a spell and I'll try to remember everything!

Well, danged if I can find any recipe I might have used so here is what I remember....

One deer shoulder topped with Stubb's beef marinade, unseasoned tenderizer [I use Adolph's - no MSG], salt, pepper and garlic salt. In addition, I slice up some garlic cloves and jalapeno pepper, make slits in the meaty parts of the shoulder and slip a slice of each in the slits. You don't want to over power the meat just add some flavor. So, how much you use would depend on the shoulder size.

After that, I wove a bacon blanket on top of the shoulder so it was entirely covered in bacon. Added to that I rough chopped celery & bella mushrooms. I then added jalapeno slices [those were pickled] but I use fresh too. Added to that I julienned some carrots, added sliced red onion [lots] and some grape tomatoes. You could really use any veggies you like with this...

All of this was cooked tightly wrapped in foil that I sprayed with cooking spray before hand and popped in the oven at 350 degrees for about an hour....I check after an hour and if the veggies need a bit more time, I cook a bit longer. When those veggies are done, your meat should be perfect. You don't want to over cook it.

Went fishin the other day at my honey hole...





cooked it up today...my goodness it twas good!!

Just put a big ole pot of cabbage on the stove.

I love cabbage and sausage!!! Looks good!

Made some cornbread with it. It was mighty fine, if I do say so myself.

Cooking now....boneless chicken thighs smothered in new potatoes, baby bella mushrooms and finely chopped onion all tossed in EVOO with salt, pepper and garlic powder for seasoning; served along with green beans from the freezer & grown in the garden last year and cheese toast....smellin' mighty good up in here!!!

Lookin' great Maggie. Nice home style vittles right there.

Grilled chicken breast tacos and grilled corn for dinner tonight.

Oh my! SBS that all looks delicious but grilled corn is a favorite of mine!!! YUMMY!!

Had a hankerin' for some pasta so I made a tomato based sauce using: tomatoes I canned last year, ground venison, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaves and some fresh basil and parsley from my window sill herbs.

Sweated the onion, celery, and garlic while browning the venison & once everything married and got happy, I added one jar of Basilico [tomato basil sauce] and spices and let that simmer. Cooked some penne mezzani rigate pasta al dente, drained and added to the sauce mixture and let that simmer for a bit.

Served with toast points, a light shave of Parmigiano-Reggiano, topped with some rough chopped fresh parsley and it hit the spot!