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| At the bottom of the post I will tell you my favorite way to cook bacon. |
This is our little stream that cuts through the property and borders the back lawn. I'm surprised it hasn't froze completely over. Hard to figure Mother Nature. Past winters when temperatures have been warmer it does. The enjoyment taking the picture this morning was listening to it gurgle along. I wish the camera would have picked up the sound. In warmer weather we take our coffee down to enjoy the " song of the water". In the heat of the summer we put the lawn chairs in the water, ahhhhhh cool fresh water! Many relaxing memories down there. Except one and that was the day a snake ruined my relaxation time for weeks! Why me and why do I spot them first? Dick says I spend too much time looking for them. Why yes I do! Who wants to step on one? Never have and never want to. Speaking of snakes and why I got on the subject, again! A friend originally from Shinglehouse and lives in Texas posted on my FB timeline this morning. It was about pure white snakes that have been found in Ohio and PA during the winter. I really don't believe it but it made me think going to the barn this morning! Wouldn't that be a nightmare to ruin my peaceful winters and not being on the look out for snakes a few months out of the year. Nah, I'm not going to look or think about them in the winter...I don't think so anyway. I also hope this is the last mention of snakes from me!
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| Clara Creek heading down to the Oswayo Creek and on to the Allegany River. |
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| The water is so clear you can see the tiny pebbles. Pure, clean water! |
Tonight is a no fuss kinda supper. Threw a couple potatoes in the oven, baked bacon to put on top with some sour cream, a couple fish fillets caught last June in Black Lake, NY. That's it!
I bake bacon on a baking rack which I set in an old Texas Sheet cake pan. If you have not tried bacon this way you don't know what you're missing, at least give it a try. I quit frying bacon a few years ago. I can't believe it took someone so long to "
Pass it On". Almost as good as air conditioning on a hot August day :) The bacon doesn't curl, stays nice and flat. With no bacon spatters on top of the stove to clean up. If you line the pan with foil, no pan to wash. Don't worry the bacon does not spatter in the stove at all. Nice
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| All ready for the oven @ 375 degrees. |
