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To the 1st Annual Valentine's Day Boost-My-Blog Party,

hosted by Nancy over at A Rural Journal and Lisa at Two Bears Farm.

Come on in, have a cup of coffee and sit awhile.

Winter is still with us here in Southwest Wisconsin.

The maple syrup season is almost here and I can't wait to taste the first batch of syrup of the year.  With the drought we had this past summer makes me wonder how much sap we'll be getting.  We are planning to tap some of our neighbors trees, so that should help some.  This photo is from last year, our first sap run came in February, notice there was no snow on the ground then.

We eat a lot of beans here in the winter months.  We buy our beans in bulk and I add my own seasonings to the beans.  I have to say this is one dish I have a hard time making, so this has fallen on my husband to make.  We usually have beans for lunch with homemade wheat bread.  He'll add leftover meat if we have any, carrots, celery, and some of our dried potatoes and onions.  We have a couple jars left of those and I can't wait for gardening season to begin again so that we can stock up for next winter.

Eating beans must sound boring to you, but we like it, and it's very healthy for you, and it looks like we'll be needing to get more for next winter.

Since getting beef from our neighbor I never buy meat from the grocery store, well at least almost never, and now I won't have to ever.  I decided to grind my own ground beef from the cuts of meat that I have a hard time making things with.  Ground beef or hamburger is something I run out of first.  I cut almost all the fat off and when I browned it up I couldn't believe that there was barely any grease.

On the menu for the week which was supposed to be Monday, I made Trisha Yearwood's, Gwen's Old Fashioned Potato Beef Casserole.  See I told you I never follow my schedule.  I can't find the recipe on the Food Network website, so if you want it just let me know and I'll e-mail it to you.  Again it's DELICIOUS!

I'd like to wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day!

If this is your first time visiting here at daily yarns 'n more, I'm so glad you came.

I hope you enjoyed your visit here at my blog, and that you'll come back again to visit.

 

Comments

[Pam :)]

I heart your delights at Gentle Hearth farm Judy.

Happy day to you :0

[Candy Conrad]

I found you through the Boost My Blog Party and I'm looking forward to following along with you! By the way, I love, love, love your red casserole dish! :)

[Nancy]

I'm trying to eat more beans this year too and think I might try growing some in the garden.

Such a nice introduction post, Judy. Thanks for joining us at the BMB party!

[Buttons]

Oh Judy I enjoyed the bread the coffee and especially getting to know you better. B

[Beth]

hey, i know you!! hey, i hopped over from Boost-My-Blog Party! have a great <3 Day!! big hugs. ( :

[TexWisGirl]

happy almost-maple-syrup-season to you! ;)

[Lois Evensen]

We like beans, too. We jut had a marvelous home made bean soup this week. Happy Valentine's Day to you, too. :)

[Lisa @ Two Bears Farm]

thanks for participating in the blog hop!

We love beans here. They aren't so boring when you vary the recipes a lot :-)

[Tammy/Our Neck of the Woods]

I don't eat meat, so I eat a TON of beans! I try to use different types so I don't get bored. Good luck with the maple syrup! We tapped our trees for the first time this year and got a little syrup. That 40:1 ratio killed us! haha.

[Sandra at Thistle Co]

visiting via BMB party and I eat a lot of beans here as well. your bread looks wonderful and makes me want to get up off my lazy rear and go start some yeast.

[Cindy]

Great photos, great post and that bread looks great too. Mind if I ask what kind it is? Happy Valentines Day!!

~Cindy

[Judy]

It's a banana bread. I added maple syrup in place of the sugar and there is 2 tbsp of sour cream as I didn't have plain yogurt.

[Nina]

I love the jar that is filled with beans ... I like beans and lentils too! The pictures if the colorful bus on your formed post are so fine and cute! Wishing you a lovely Valentines Day, Judy! I'm visiting you from BMB blog hop, your new follower Nina

[Tanya]

oh that coffee looks welcoming! happy valentine's day judy!

[Allison]

Always a warm corner to come to, Judy. A happy valentine to you!

[A Romantic Porch]

Judy your food looks delicious. And I enjoyed seeing the maple syrup buckets. I would love to find fresh maple syrup here.
I need to see if I can figure out how to hook up to the linky party, but of course, it may be closed already.
Stay warm and
Happy Valentine's Day.
xo rachel

[Bev]

We love beans....but sometimes they don't love us:))... Happy Valentines Day!

[Rose]

I like beans, too, Judy....love green beans, navy beans, pintos, and great northern every now and then. So it does not sound boring to me at all.

Hope you have had a wonderful day. I did--I spent the whole afternoon and even into the night sewing!)

[dispack]

We loved! the maple syrup you sent! Mmmmm I love your down home way of life!

[dispack]

Judy: You might take a look at OurBestBites minestrone soup recipe. I made it this week and LOVE it. I feel so healthy eating it. It doesn't have meat, just vegetables, pasta and beans.

[Judy]

I definitely will Diane, that sounds like a good one.

[Eileen]

What a great post and I loved all the photos. The casserole looks delicious. Happy Valentine's Day to you! Have a happy weekend!

[Coloring Outside the Lines]

I would hope one day soon I can be more self-sufficient. I absolutely despise going to the grocery store. Have a great weekend!

[bon bon]

i'm excited for maple syrup season too! its gotten to be a yearly tradition of being in the woods with dad.

[GoneCountry]

Hi! I popped over from the BMB party! Love your site and what all you've got going on.

Mmmm, pure maple syrup and fresh meat. There's nothing better than farm fresh!

Hope you had a great Valentine's Day!

I'm signing up to follow you.

[Mommy]

Ok those beans look awesome! What kind are they?

[debra @ homespun]

I love ham and bean soup! But I am not a bean nut...so i just use a small amount of beans, some ham, and then lots of vegetables...more like a vegetable soup with ham and beans! : )

[Karen]

Hi Judy, the coffe and bread look very inviting. I very much enjoyed your post and snooping around a bit. I'm visiting from BMB, and am looking forward to reading more!