I plan to spend the next month making a tank map and identifying all the stuff I have. It is afterall GWA*P*A.
I think I figured out why the poor little nanus didn't survive the trip. Won't make that mistake next time.
Jim
September Meeting Thread
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Jim Miller
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Today was pretty embarrassing for me as I failed to ID most of the plants I brought. Thanks to those who helped me before and during the auction!
I plan to spend the next month making a tank map and identifying all the stuff I have. It is afterall GWA*P*A.
I think I figured out why the poor little nanus didn't survive the trip. Won't make that mistake next time.
Jim
I plan to spend the next month making a tank map and identifying all the stuff I have. It is afterall GWA*P*A.
I think I figured out why the poor little nanus didn't survive the trip. Won't make that mistake next time.
Jim
Some folks asked me for the recipies. Here they are:
Julie’s Mom's Green Chili Burrito Meat recipe
In Pressure cooker combine:
• 1 beef roast cut into 1”-2” cubes
• 1 small can chopped green chilies and juice
• 1 clove minced fresh garlic
• Dash of granulated garlic
• 1 chopped onion
• A few shakes of pepper –white pepper preferred
• Pinch of cumin
• 1 – 2 inches of water in bottom of pressure cooker or provide moisture
Cook for 25 minutes in Pressure Cooker.
Remove meat and set aside in a separate bowl. Add corn starch (dissolved in water) to the juices left in the pressure cooker. Over heat, stir in corn starch to thicken juices until thick as gravy.
In a separate bowl, use two forks to “pull” meat into strings. Then add juice to meat mixture. The juices add flavor and make the meat moist. You might not need to add all the juice.
Serve with burrito fixings (tortillas, grated cheese, chopped green onions, fresh chopped tomatoes, sour cream, salsa). Safeway sells raw tortillas that you can cook (very easy to do). They are in the refrigerated section. They are much better than they pre-cooked kind.
Salsa recipe
Combine in blender:
• leaves of a Bunch of cilantro (no stems)
• 6 whole jalapeños with stem chopped off (I use a lot of jalapeños, so it may have to be divided and make some without jalapeños or fewer jalapeños -- especially if some people are wimps and want "non-spicy")
• 1 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 16 oz can whole peeled tomatoes. Alternative - add some fresh tomatoes in place of some of the canned tomatoes
Mix/Blend until desired consistency.
In a bowl:
• 6 or 7 green onions (sliced/diced) [don't blend the onions]
• 1 whole lime juice
• 2 garlic cloves – pressed/minced (again, preference - maybe just 1)
• 2 teaspoons salt
Pour the blended stuff into the bowl of onions and mix.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Julie’s Mom's Green Chili Burrito Meat recipe
In Pressure cooker combine:
• 1 beef roast cut into 1”-2” cubes
• 1 small can chopped green chilies and juice
• 1 clove minced fresh garlic
• Dash of granulated garlic
• 1 chopped onion
• A few shakes of pepper –white pepper preferred
• Pinch of cumin
• 1 – 2 inches of water in bottom of pressure cooker or provide moisture
Cook for 25 minutes in Pressure Cooker.
Remove meat and set aside in a separate bowl. Add corn starch (dissolved in water) to the juices left in the pressure cooker. Over heat, stir in corn starch to thicken juices until thick as gravy.
In a separate bowl, use two forks to “pull” meat into strings. Then add juice to meat mixture. The juices add flavor and make the meat moist. You might not need to add all the juice.
Serve with burrito fixings (tortillas, grated cheese, chopped green onions, fresh chopped tomatoes, sour cream, salsa). Safeway sells raw tortillas that you can cook (very easy to do). They are in the refrigerated section. They are much better than they pre-cooked kind.
Salsa recipe
Combine in blender:
• leaves of a Bunch of cilantro (no stems)
• 6 whole jalapeños with stem chopped off (I use a lot of jalapeños, so it may have to be divided and make some without jalapeños or fewer jalapeños -- especially if some people are wimps and want "non-spicy")
• 1 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 16 oz can whole peeled tomatoes. Alternative - add some fresh tomatoes in place of some of the canned tomatoes
Mix/Blend until desired consistency.
In a bowl:
• 6 or 7 green onions (sliced/diced) [don't blend the onions]
• 1 whole lime juice
• 2 garlic cloves – pressed/minced (again, preference - maybe just 1)
• 2 teaspoons salt
Pour the blended stuff into the bowl of onions and mix.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Julie
37g planted, 11g planted, and three 5.2g planted shrimp tanks.
37g planted, 11g planted, and three 5.2g planted shrimp tanks.
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Cristy Keister
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+1scientist0724 wrote:I had a great time and so did my son! I barely saw him for more than 10 minutes and he talked about how much fun he had on the way home. Now he thinks he can see Julie's youngest anytime he wants...great (sighs)!
My Stiphs are so happy and they are munching away on the algae the minute they hit the tank. They have such nice color!
I'm so in love with the CPO's too! I've been wanting them for over a couple of years now, but have been weary of buying them online. I'm so glad that Rachel got them in!
Great meeting, great food, great company and great talk!
Arlene
My son had a good time as well. It was a great first meeting with a bunch of friendly people.
Cavan my apologies for nearly driving you off the road while looking at my GPS to figure out where I was going
Fred
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Julie, thank you so much for hosting. You did a fantastic job with everything.
Thanks to everyone who came out! I did not get an official head count but suspect we were near 40 as well. Incredible turnout!
Also thanks to the A/V crew, Eugen and whomever it was who volunteered to drive all the way out to Target for a cable so we could have our presentation! Whoever you are, speak up so I can thank you properly!
Rachel was awesome, as always! Sorry I missed the first half of your talk inputting the items for the auction... which brings me to the next point...
Folks, the September GWAPA auction was the largest on record by bag count at 153 and second highest grossing income since we began keeping track!! That's amazing!! BIG thanks to the auctioneers who kept it all on track and got us through in record time.
Thanks also to anyone I've left out, sincere apologies, but your efforts are truly appreciated. It takes a lot of behind-the-scenes to make a club like ours work.
And truly all of our success is because of YOU, the members. Thank you all very much for everything!
Thanks to everyone who came out! I did not get an official head count but suspect we were near 40 as well. Incredible turnout!
Also thanks to the A/V crew, Eugen and whomever it was who volunteered to drive all the way out to Target for a cable so we could have our presentation! Whoever you are, speak up so I can thank you properly!
Rachel was awesome, as always! Sorry I missed the first half of your talk inputting the items for the auction... which brings me to the next point...
Folks, the September GWAPA auction was the largest on record by bag count at 153 and second highest grossing income since we began keeping track!! That's amazing!! BIG thanks to the auctioneers who kept it all on track and got us through in record time.
Thanks also to anyone I've left out, sincere apologies, but your efforts are truly appreciated. It takes a lot of behind-the-scenes to make a club like ours work.
And truly all of our success is because of YOU, the members. Thank you all very much for everything!
It is not murder if you're killing snails.
