WHAT'S HAPPENING ON SUNDAY

                        Things are pretty quiet here today..........Snow is falling, garden still sleeping.

                                          Trees threatening to swallow the Hobbit House..........perfect time to catch up on my knitting

It's Bittyful Friday

IT'S HOCKEY SEASON HERE IN NEW ENGLAND ...EVERY PLAYER WORTH HIS OR HER SALT SPENDS A LITTLE TIME IN THE PENALTY BOX...........I MUST BE GOOD,I GET TO WATCH THE WHOLE GAME IN THIS BOX.

It's Bittyful Friday

I KNOW..........I TOOK A BREAK..........THIS IS HOW I WEATHERED THE STORM. HOBBIT MAKES AN EXCELLENT BED.

We had snow!!!

 It's been a rough few days......We had been told on a daily basis that "a storm of epic proportions" was coming.Being a good little New Englander I knew what I had to do. FILL ALL TANKS WITH FUEL!!!!! I called my local oil service man and had him fill the tank and made an appointment to have the burner cleaned at their convenience. Fill the containers for the snow blower....check. Make sure the cars had fuel in their tank and then sat back and waited for the storm to start.

This is the window over my sink . You can't really see anything because snow and wind  were forced between the windows all night long. Our town only had 15 inches. Some had as much as 30+ but, here is the bad news. My Oh So ready Furnace had a malfunction with the ignitor!!!!!! Let me give you the translation NO HEAT FOR 22 HOURS IN O DEGREE WEATHER WITH 40 + MILE AN HOUR WINDS.

A call was made to have the furnace repaired but, it would have been dangerous for him to drive to our home .........a state of emergency was in place in N.H. and no vehicles were permitted on the road. Life has gotten complicated .........you now need permission to be on the road!!!! Ah , the good old days.

All is well now and we are in the middle of cleanup wind is still blowing, snow is now gently drifting by. Cars were blow clean by all the wind That's nice. Porches had about 5 feet drifts. Not so nice.All the men were out shoveling so...........

I spent my time making goodies in the kitchen.I had prepared all the steps to make these Apple turnovers. Company is coming on Sunday for a brunch and ........

looks like everything will be good to go......said the hobbit

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The last of the Butternut

It's a sad tale,but, I have finally reach the bottom of my garden treasures. Yes........this is the final butternut squash. I have to say when I cut into the squash it was.......beautiful. Only a garden momma could say such a thing,but, I had to smile at how firm the flesh was and how the little droplets of moisture formed on the fresh cut.So after I gave it what I thought was proper adoration I proceeded to get it ready for EATING !!!!

When I worked at the BARN I would make this recipe and it was so loved that customers would have me call them when I knew that I would be making it. I finally decided to try it out on my family and they made it a must keep for Thanksgiving recipe. Who knew?

1 MEDIUM BUTTERNUT

I cut this in 1/4 and of course seed it. put it in a pot with about 1 inch of water and let it steam till cooked.No need to peel. When cooked pop it in the colander and let it cool. When cool you should be able to just spoon the flesh away from the peel with little effort.Mash as you would potatoes

1/2CUP MAYO

1/2CUP CHOPPED ONIONS

1 EGG

TEASPOON SUGAR 

S&P TO TASTE

Whisk all of these together pour over and mix into the butternut.

GRATED PARMESAN OR ANY CHEESE THAT YOU LOVE

SLIVERS OF BUTTER

Sprinkle the cheese over the casserole and dot with butter.

Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 min.

Hope you love it as much as we do..........said the hobbit