Posts by eva luna

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My Mother Passed

by Roberta804 in

thank you for all of your support durning the two difficult weeks my mother was on her death bed.

last night at 10:30pm she breath her last with my sister and i by her side.

this is a real end of an era for me as i have known little these past 8 years other than taking care of my parents.

eva luna

I'm very sorry Roberta

I admire your strength and the loving care you showed your parents these last years.

My thoughts will be with you the next days, as you make this jouney.

Inner peace to you

eva

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Making tomato sauce....

by JWOP in

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not sure where i should post this?.

last year i got into home canning.

this year i sooooo want to make homemade tomato sauce, but i'll need a food mill to do it because it's too time consuming to de-seed 52 jars worth of tomatoes.. i've been online looking at customer reviews for various brands and models, but now i'm just a muddled mess.reviews speak about multiple uses and the pros and cons, but i only want it for tomato sauce/spaghetti sauce.. do any of you use a food mill for homemade tomato sauce?

eva luna

Hi JWOP

Good for you on taking up canning and gardening. Good canned tomatoes are so expensive. Oragano grows well, almost like a weed. The canning, I greatly admire , I just havent found the patience for it ,,,yet.

You have some great suggestions here.

For a simple Mother sause...I like to start with about 20 cloves of chopped garlic and saute until golden in oilive oil, alot of olive oil. be careful not to burn it or it gets bitter . For some sweetness you can finally grate some carrot. I use REAL Salt, a good sea salt that is full of trace minerals. Some black pepper. I use 2, 32 ounce canned crushed tomatoes.

Are your tomatoes peeled? If not, you can peel and quater them. mashing them with an old fashioned potatoe masher. Add them to the garlic and oil. Simmer this for an hour or more. If you are worried about the carbs you can use broiled zucchini, sliced lenght wise and other vegetables instead of pasta and make a lasagna with ricotta with a little wisked egg and spices, or fresh Mozzerlla and pecorino.

I like your name...Smile.. but I always read it J-WOP.

Ciao,

e-wop

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The moon tonight.

by Defianttruth in

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i was in my yard tonight with telescope watching jupiter.

jupiter is as close to the moon as it will be in the next 13 years.

to my surprise, the moon had a corona which is pretty rare for where i am standing.

eva luna

What a beautiful and unusual photo Difianttruth.

Watching the moon last night, I didnt realize that it was Jupiter, I thought it was a star.

Leo and Kutbethel , very nice clear shots.

Thanks for shareing .

I enjoyed all the infromation too.

Wolf Moon on Sunday.

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NFC & AFC Championship Games - Who Wins & goes to Super Bowl ?

by flipper in

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great time of year for us football fans !

so let's have your picks !

now that we know it will be baltimore ravens vs. new england patriots in the afc championship and atlanta falcons vs. san fransisco 49ers in the nfc championship - what do you think ?

eva luna

Happy dancing here

73

If you drink coffee . . .

by compound complex in

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friends

do you prefer regular brew or the fancy offerings?

can you drink it -- the leaded stuff -- any time, night or day?.

no survey here, just curious.

eva luna

S,

I must have a coffee with you one day....

e

73

If you drink coffee . . .

by compound complex in

jw
friends

do you prefer regular brew or the fancy offerings?

can you drink it -- the leaded stuff -- any time, night or day?.

no survey here, just curious.

eva luna

Greetings Dazed

So is the cure the casue, or versa visa?

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NFC & AFC Championship Games - Who Wins & goes to Super Bowl ?

by flipper in

jw
friends

great time of year for us football fans !

so let's have your picks !

now that we know it will be baltimore ravens vs. new england patriots in the afc championship and atlanta falcons vs. san fransisco 49ers in the nfc championship - what do you think ?