Homemade Onion Rings

Here's an incredibly easy snack to make. FRIED ONION RINGS!

I slice fresh onions, using a tong to dip each ring into PANCAKE BATTER. The pancake mix I buy is the add water only brands that cost about a dollar a box.

Using my iron skillet, I add enough oil for the rings to float. Flip rings over to brown both sides. They fry fast and are so easy to make!
Drain on paper towels and salt. This batch took less than 10 min to slice, batter, and fry!

They are the crispiest and best onion rings ever!

Vegetable Beef Soup

My homemade soup consists of mixed vegetables, ground beef, and canned whole or diced tomatoes.
While the ground beef is cooking, I chop potatoes and onions.
Over the years, I've never had a pot of soup that tasted the same. This is because I toss in what I have available -- leftovers, okra, celery...
Today, I added some Asian stir fry to the mixed vegetables. This gave my soup a wide variety of vegetables -- potatoes, onions, chutes, greenbeans, carrots, red peppers, corn, broccoli, and peas. I seasoned with minced garlic, salt, and pepper.
Add drained ground beef and simmer until potatoes are tender. Serve with cornbread.

DIG IN!

Wildflowers

Bellium Minutum

We have been enjoying some cool weather. Our coolest day yet is a high of 71 degrees! Fall is certainly in the air -- a perfect day for homemade vegetable soup and corn muffins.

We've also been getting some much needed rain! Almost overnight, MILLIONS of wildflowers have bloomed. Pamela and I were taking our regular walk when I paused to "smell the roses"... We almost missed them! These miniature daisies are so tiny. They are shorter than the grass and less than 1/2" wide.


We picked some flowers to enjoy at home.