Wanna hear a secret that's not so secret? 3 PC/Moniters Plus AC wont mix in 30 AMP batteries.
That AC will pull 15 atleast and our systems will pull a steady 3-4 with jumps of 6. Same deal with space heaters.
So be comfy or use systems, hmm...
Yah, no go. So I decided "Let's have FAMILY TIME during the periods we need to off the machines."
Can figure we'll need atleast 3 hours a day of systems down (besides mornings for coffee).
During that time we can:
Watch a movie/Show (Hey one system or TV wont flip it! I hope..)
Play Board/Card Games
Read
Go Cordless (Phones, kindles, tablets, ect)
Go out (But that kills the need for the AC or heat!)
Nap.
So, to prepare we had a Game Night...
Two hours of Uno, Parchesi (or however you spell it!!), Clue (Personal favorite!), Candy Land, and Dominos.
Parcheesi too the longest with only 3 players, but it was all fun. We were evil, confused, biting our nails, and screwed over!
Talk about a fun game.
The time FLEW by...And the hubby to be bitched... A LOT! But he came to enjoy it. We laughed and joked and forgot our issues while scarring the mutts... (Except Wigs. He was all for the giggle fest. Lily might of been too if it wasn't looking like storms were coming.)
But I can wait to do this in the camper if that's how it'll be. Each day playing a game or two, joking around and enjoying ourselves.. Awesome, right?
Linda
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Taking a Break for some Holidays!
For those who didn't know its Mother's Day (And a Happy Mother's Day to you each!) but it'll also be my Mom's Birthday on Monday!
That being said, I need to work on a couple nice meals and grab some cards and I encourage each of you to do the same for those special Mothers in your life!
Have a Blessed Day!
Linda
That being said, I need to work on a couple nice meals and grab some cards and I encourage each of you to do the same for those special Mothers in your life!
Have a Blessed Day!
Linda
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Im loving Cast Iron!
I got this awesome skillet/pan Cast Iron set that turns into a Dutch Oven that ACTUALLY FITS in my tiny oven on the camper!
So... Being me, I been using them. Trying to get a good seasoning going.
Its taken a few months but I think I'm about there with the deep one. I use it for browning ground meat (I usually do three pds at a time). Needless to say, I don't drain, I simmer the fat away so it has gotten one hell of a layer cooked in. I then wipe the excess out and around and bake or burn it off on the stove top depending on time and oven use.
My thinner one hasn't been as heavily used but I did make biscuits the other day. They popped right out even though I forgot to butter the bottom. As long as I heat the bottom good before I throw food in then my pans then there isn't a issue.
I tried cookies too. I'm happy to say they didn't taste like tacos (which I made the night before).
My eggs BARELY stick- but they are eggs, and once the pan cools any remaining falls out without a issue (Yay!)
Needless to say, these two pans are better then most of what I've had... But there was a learning curve... In the form of hamburger helper... You can easily forget milk heats REAL fast.. And noodles and cheese burn REAL fast too. That was a MESS!
I spent three hour clawing it out and rinsing with hot water. (Yes, I avoided soap..) Then, added water and boiled it on the stove for 10 minutes... Dumped, let it dry on the stove with heat on, added oil, carefully burned self as I spread it, let it cook off, cooled.
Then I did a new seasoning of beef fat ALL over it, baked it and went right back to it.
In five hours, I had the pot back to new from a mess that would of trashed most of my pans...
I haven't tried Helper again, but I've done grilled cheese, all the meats I could (including deer thank you daddy), eggs, stir fry, veggies, pizza (It was soggy, too much sauce and the bottom wasn't hot enough, lesson learned! The next attempt was MUCH better), bread, a pie, apple filling, tacos, chimichangas, Potatoes, fried rice, pancakes, and so on and so forth.
I'm not brave enough to do tomatoes yet (since I've heard that can peel your seasoning and leach iron from the pan turning the food grey...No thank chu). But i'll get there.
My next goal is to start trying dutch oven recipes! Probably starting with a simple stew and work up.
Wish me luck!
Linda
So... Being me, I been using them. Trying to get a good seasoning going.
Its taken a few months but I think I'm about there with the deep one. I use it for browning ground meat (I usually do three pds at a time). Needless to say, I don't drain, I simmer the fat away so it has gotten one hell of a layer cooked in. I then wipe the excess out and around and bake or burn it off on the stove top depending on time and oven use.
My thinner one hasn't been as heavily used but I did make biscuits the other day. They popped right out even though I forgot to butter the bottom. As long as I heat the bottom good before I throw food in then my pans then there isn't a issue.
I tried cookies too. I'm happy to say they didn't taste like tacos (which I made the night before).
My eggs BARELY stick- but they are eggs, and once the pan cools any remaining falls out without a issue (Yay!)
Needless to say, these two pans are better then most of what I've had... But there was a learning curve... In the form of hamburger helper... You can easily forget milk heats REAL fast.. And noodles and cheese burn REAL fast too. That was a MESS!
I spent three hour clawing it out and rinsing with hot water. (Yes, I avoided soap..) Then, added water and boiled it on the stove for 10 minutes... Dumped, let it dry on the stove with heat on, added oil, carefully burned self as I spread it, let it cook off, cooled.
Then I did a new seasoning of beef fat ALL over it, baked it and went right back to it.
In five hours, I had the pot back to new from a mess that would of trashed most of my pans...
I haven't tried Helper again, but I've done grilled cheese, all the meats I could (including deer thank you daddy), eggs, stir fry, veggies, pizza (It was soggy, too much sauce and the bottom wasn't hot enough, lesson learned! The next attempt was MUCH better), bread, a pie, apple filling, tacos, chimichangas, Potatoes, fried rice, pancakes, and so on and so forth.
I'm not brave enough to do tomatoes yet (since I've heard that can peel your seasoning and leach iron from the pan turning the food grey...No thank chu). But i'll get there.
My next goal is to start trying dutch oven recipes! Probably starting with a simple stew and work up.
Wish me luck!
Linda
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