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Lots of new updates to the online Shoppe Store. Working on a new comic journal book project of my own to hopefully make happen in time for the holidays. I have new stickers on the way that will ship with online orders.

Working on a book with Iris Berry again that if you love our collaborations this will be a must have book.

New coffee mugs are here! They go on sale very soon. Diner style coffee mugs. I love these kind. Really thick ceramic to keep yer joe warm. No sugar needed as these are sweet enough already.

Stay tuned for all the good things on the way!

In Gratitude of your continued support,

Happy Trails- Scoocher

Painting finished today

 

Worked on a painting for about 10 days. I kept it close by and added to it until it finally got done today. This picture above is from the outline on the canvas board. I might use it later for a project idea I’m working on. It’s full color now and I was worried about the varnish distorting all the mixed media I used on this one but I put down a very thin layer base coat and let that dry before the next two coats. Turned out really nice. Stay tuned for more on this project soon.

I still have many things I want to get done yet. Finally got our new grill going this week and we had two big Texas rib eyes a big potato and salad side the other night and it turned out just prefect. The steak was very lean and we used a Jank season rub which made the flavor kind of like a sweet worchtershire type of bonus spice. The Jank is my favorite Texas barbecue sauce at the moment. If you have one to recommend please let me know and I will try and find it and review it for you.

Nice a cool out lately. Beautiful weather here. Texas beef is beyond belief it so good. We have had quite a few bucks, does and fawns on the lawn. My wife got her hair did today.

Got a few records to spin tonight on my Victrola.

Happy Trails to you all, until we meet again- Scoocher

Stack of Bangers

 

Had a real good date day with my girl. Went to an antique mall and found a sweet stack of vinyls or lp’s or recckidz ….whatever they call them now. That Partridge Family one there is a real Banger as the kids say now. Good as Pet Sounds….no fooling.

My mom now likes to say, “that’s how I roll…” it was good to get out for a bit. We got our favorite Chinese food afterwards and it was sensational again. 

My fortune said something about being good with quick responses… really? My wife laughed at that one.

Prices at the antique mall were fair and very reasonable and it made it all the better. I got the story of who had owned them before me which to me is what really made it sweet.

A few I picked up could be pretty hot now. I got one Loretta Lynn lp and we talked about her passing of course and heard some great real life stories and a small bit of a history lesson thrown in free.

I remember watching coal miner’s daughter on tv when I was a kid over and over and the buddy holly story was usually shown with it. Some really nice finds today fit just for my taste and what I was hoping for. 

My wife picked up a few cute things for home too.

Hope you all are finding some joy too.

Happy Trails,- Scoocher

Scoocher’s Flavorpacked Turkey Burger

 

So as you might know I have been making turkey burgers in my air fryer. The default temp is 360 or something like that and I set it for 18 minutes instead of 20 or 21 this go round.

Our fryer has a copper pan to cook them in and I line that with foil and make a boat to catch the grease. Makes for easy clean up most times but it spilled out this time and I’ll have to scrub out the pan. Dang!

Most burgers I put on a big handful of bread and butter pickles but I have done that on my last two so I wanted to taste the turkey more this time. 20 minutes gets it a sort of char which is good for bbq sauce ones but it does dry it out.

Take in mind this is frozen to pan so I don’t defrost before cooking. 18 minutes gets a good char like without even a midway flip. I was working on a project while it cooked so I let it sit in the pan about 11 minutes after it beeped, but that actually helped… the juices stayed in and added more flavor.

For condiments I went with our local fast food chain spicy ketchup which is total Texas. Some miracle whip on the opposite bun and melted Swiss on each bun.

Mmmmmm good!

Winner turkey dinner! 

Bon appetite until next burger, Happy Trails -Scoocher

Scoocher’s Marbled Supreme Sandwich

 I have been trying to give up sugar completely. I do get cravings so I switched to more healthy choices. We get these little single scoop ice cream cup deals here at our market which are super premium flavors so they are working great for us.

Sometimes the sugar in ice cream makes me sugar crash even a little bit of it. So I started to switch to organic local honey instead which is very good for you. 

I should use wheat bread toast for this recipe but I found my favorite is a super fresh baked marbled rye bread we get. Makes all the difference. 

So toast your bread and pour on a good spoon on each slice of toast. Make sure to spread it out to the edges so it gets in the nooks and crannies. The toasted bread combined with the honey makes a kind of honeycomb affect after the next step.

Over the honey spread a really good amount of creamy or crunchy peanut butter. I thought I had a peanut allergy but I was eating processed peanut butter before and the local peanut butter does not give me stomach pains like the major brand processed one did so, that is why I recommend the best peanut butter you can find. I had switched to sunflower butter for a long time which I still love too, but good peanut butter works best here.

You can put peanut butter on each upward facing side of toast (two slices) or peanut butter on one and cream cheese on the other. I have a recipe for a quick pre made “princess spread” (well that’s my name for it) you can mix this ahead of time to save time. I will save that for last…

So next, if you are like me and don’t always want to eat prunes for fiber or drink smooth move tea every day you will want to heap a huge amount of raisins on one peanut buttered honey side. 

Now jam those sides together and smoosh it good. Cut it down the middle and almost forgot… use a paper plate in case of drips so no clean up.

I find this helps sweet cravings and I did give up all soda and just drink water or sparkling water with a hint of orange or berry but this sandwich deserves a good hot cup of coffee on the side. Enjoy in good health!

Princess Spread: we get an 8oz container of whipped cream cheese usually. When it’s about half gone I pour in a good amount of room temperature organic honey and room temperature smooth peanut butter. About 4 good tablespoons of each of these. Mix them all up in the cream cheese container and let set in the fridge until you need it later on.

If you don’t have whipped let the regular get soft enough to mix in the honey and peanut butter.

You can add pretzels to your Marbled Supreme as well.

For the Ultimate Marbled Supreme sprinkle on chocolate Jimmie’s or chocolate chips.

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Good Morning and Happy Trails to you, -Scoocher

Fine Tuning Today

Playing this old cd today. Restringing my old guitar. Had to dig out the pliers and figure out what kind of strings were on the dag gone thing in the first place. Took notes for future reference. Checked where to get strings here in town and had a great talk with the local guitar shop owner. 

I have quite a bit more exploration to get to but the brakes are on at the moment. Got a really good start on new paint work.

Journaling notes. Thank the lord I am here and have a full cup of coffee and my family here. 

Hope y’all are doing well, Scoocher