HOLLAND'S PORK & BEANS Recipe; Ocean Park-WA

Rain is forecast through the weekend - and gale force winds 😳 are expected too; so, today was the perfect Day for my husband to put on a pot of his tasty pork & beans 😊👌

 

Gale Warning.

I have actually been hungering for this tasty delight, so I'm glad I'll be enjoying it tonight, when the chill blows in, the the crazy winds kick up - we aren't riding the waves, but the ocean is literally only a 5 minutes drive from our front steps; so, we'll feel the rocking and rolling tonight, when Independence is pelted with raindrops & pushed against by mother nature's huffiness.

This recipe is so simple, it's deceptive in the way it flirts with your taste buds 😂🤣

Holland's Pork & Beans ~serves 8

Ingredients.

1-lb. bag Pinto Beans, rinsed * 1-lb. Pork Belly, sliced * 1 lrg. Yellow Onion, sliced * 1 head Garlic, separated & peeled * 8 c. Water * 1 TBSP Lowry's Garlic Salt * 1 TBSP Pink Himalayan Salt * 1 TBSP. Paprika powder * 1/2 TBSP Black Pepper, ground * 1 Insta-pot Pressure Cooker * 1 Ladle

1) Rinse beans - place in cooker pot; add onion, garlic, water, and spices.

Rinse beans & place in pressure cooker pot.

2) Place lid on pot, secure tightly & set timer. Pressure cook 2-1/2 hours.

Insta-Pot Pressure Cooker.

3) Carefully vent, remove lid, and serve.

This is SO YUMMY 😁👍

The delicious scent of supper cooking filled the house from end to end …

The rain came right in schedule, & will carry through the weekend.

LIFE IN COLOR; Quartzsite-AZ

Road work was going on, and stirring up dust, between 2 AM and 5 AM; Holland slipped under the bed coverings sometime around 3 AM … and I was up somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 AM, because I was choking on the dust creeping into Independence (the road work was mere feet from entrance into The Pit Stop, and the seepage was so strong, I could literally taste the dust). RV's, even one as nice as ours, are not air-tight: there are opportunities (like around the slide outs, even though they have a protective gap covering), that allow unwanted exterior dusts and pollens into the interior.

I drank a mug of coffee, munched on a few pieces of fried bacon (precooked, frozen, and reheated in the microwave), flicked the fireplace on (45-degrees this morning 😑), surfed the internet, enjoyed a lovely sunrise 😊 … and finished up another original kitchen towel set design, before my husband roused himself to show his handsome face 😉

Today's lovely sunrise; back end of Independence, where the sun rises~7.05 AM

Today's lovely sunrise; front end of Independence~Quartzsite-AZ 7.15 AM

MOD Ribbed Thong Half Socks was featured on a Canadian Blog Hop

MOD 'Summer Rhapsody' Knit Kitchen Towel Set; finished this morning.

I like to be surrounded by bright colors - the sunrise was very colorful; the pictures really do not do justice to the unfolding beauty.

I like to dress colorfully.

I think, dream, and design my original works, in color.

Life is wonderful when color is part of it 👍

Holland cooked Supper, tonight - I like his layered, steamed, tasty concoctions 😊

Tonight's Supper; ham (left over from the meal I cooked last night), brussels sprouts, green beans, carrots, spuds, onions, mushrooms, spices, & orange segments.

I placed eggs in also, to 'hard steam' ;-)

The orange flavoring was different, but really good, too.

After supper, Holland tinkered around with a little drone … and I fiddled with my new camera, familiarizing myself with more of the features.

We're going to have fun with both of our informative toys, tomorrow, in the open desert where the drone will have lots of wide-open spaces to spread it's wings and fly; and I can mess around with the zooming and recording features of my camera 👌

We're gonna try this little colorful thing out, tomorrow afternoon.

I like the metallic blue color.

Tonight's sunset was a pretty tangerine orange.

AZ sunrises and sunsets are very colorful - I like that.

Life is wonderful when color is part of it 😁

Tonight's sunset; Quartzsite-AZ

BACKROAD DRIVE~Bouse-AZ

This morning we drove over the BLM Land flanking both sides of Plomosa Road; and through Quinn Pass to Bouse-AZ. There is a veg & fruit vendor that sets up there every Thursday & Friday.

We need veggies and fruits - the prices of these things are wildly expensive in Quartzsite … and though diesel fuel is spendy, too, the drive to Bouse is a nice way to spend a few afternoon hours 😁

Today is also the beginning of Shabbat, so I pulled a fancy top on before stepping out of Independence; no makeup though because my eyes - and nose, were just too runny. With dust devils racing across the landscape and causing allergy havoc, it would have been wasted effort. I still like to look nice though when I get out of house.

My husband likes my chubby hourglass shape, but I'd like to be thinner.

I'd also like more fluid funds in our Bank account.

And since neither of those things look likely to happen any time soon (my husband refuses to cut ties with fatty foods & our retirement checks are 'fixed' monies) … I just settled for pulling a fancy top on before shutting off lights and stepping off the last of Independence's steps 😉

Today is also the kickoff Day of National Marriage Week 😍; and I am happy to report that we are fully enjoying it, this year 😘

We took a slo-mo drive - enjoying the time out-of-house, enjoying each other's company, and just generally enjoying Life 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

Plomosa Rd from The Pit Stop RV Park~Quartzsite-AZ; 18 min (14.9 mi) via AZ-95 N and Plomosa Rd

Bouse-AZ via Plomosa Rd.; 14 min (10.4 mi)

Gallery - 'Nice to Be with You' song: 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uvI2DSCgU0)

Kind of a vendor hawkers, flea market, Farmer's Market venue; Bouse-AZ

Vegetable & Fruit Stand - what we came for; Bouse-AZ

We came home with several shopping bags loaded … and Holland cooked Supper 👌

Before we left for Bouse this morning, he had mentioned he was going to get a cabbage to steam with bacon and potatoes. I had never experienced steamed bacon before, but I was curious.

It was good! 😁

Holland steamed bacon, cabbage, yam, carrot, & yellow summer squash. GOOD!

After Supper, I listened to some Shabbat Messianic Music, and worked some more on my new design …

MOD 2-tone knit Daisy Stitch

Joshua Aaron - 'Shema & Gadol Elohai' Lyrics: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlILURVJ5NE)

Today was a good day to reap Shalom blessings ❤️

RAINY DAY HAPPINESS; Woodland-WA

June 2nd: We simply cannot escape the rain … it seems to follow us wherever we go :-(

So, we each used this in-house day to cater to our individual language of love: Holland cooked a delicious meal … and I designed & crafted 2 more little Angel Baby Blankets :-)

Today was a good low-key Sunday; despite the continual gloomy gray clouds and constant state of wet, we were both feeling blessed in our forced cooped-up situation.

Rain - it just follows us from pillar to post …

An interesting 2-sided pattern; very simple, very easy to work.

Around noon, a new neighbor started to set up …

Holland made bread dough for Supper - no recipe, just a "feel" for it.

Shaped into little Freestyle Round Breads ;-)

Fresh baked bread topped with soppy joe mixture; YUM!

Holland enjoying a little siesta following Supper …

Ray Charles - 'Come Rain Or Come Shine' song lyrics:  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EK2Kp7wflg)

I finished this little boy ABB … and started one for a girl; same pattern ;-)