Processing Chickens & Canning Broth at the Cabin

After dispatching and processing several young roosters and older hens, we stew down the carcasses with an assortment of vegetables from the garden to make our best chicken stock to date. Chicken broth is a vital canned food for us during the winter months and although it is not an easy task we are grateful to be able to utilize our thriving chicken flock to make our own flavorful broth.
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[@ciadaclark9110]

Who else gets a big smile on their face when they see their vlog come on.

[@annstewart1983]

Me

[@carmengibson]

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Me too😃😊 it’s my favorite KZbin channel! I always save the Best for last!!!

[@bsalii]

me!

[@raywhite5068]

This one, perhaps some of the roosters, not so much……

[@melb5022]

This might be a more difficult video to watch, and I contemplated letting the kids watch it, but I think it's important to know where food, especially meat, can come from. My kids love your videos, especially the fishing ones, and often ask me to put on "Mum shows" thanks for another great watch. Much love from Australia 🙂

[@texasjustice1861]

Glad you let the little ones watch. I am a firm believer that kiddo should learn about life... this helps them appreciate, valve things so much more. Hope you and your family have a great day!

[@naval0nly]

"This might be a more difficult video to watch" - It doesn't get more animal friendly then this. If your kids eat meat, at a minimum they should see this video. Be careful raising snowflakes.

[@melb5022]

@@naval0nly I'm not saying it isn't a more humane way, of more animal friendly, but it can be hard for a child to understand seeing an animal that has been cared for then dispatched for food. My kids are young, and in no way am I raising "snowflakes" my point was that I think it's important for them to understand it, even if it is difficult for them so see it.

[@ColoringGoatlover913]

I thought they did a great job showing what they did. They always do. Some are sensitive to this but they sure use discretion and did an excellent job. So much wisdom. They showed the reality of how we acquire our food and I am glad for it.

[@Sammysam44]

​@@melb5022 YOU know YOUR kids. That's all. 😉

[@anitamartin953]

My mother and I used to process at least 50 chickens per year; 25 on one day, 25 the next. They were sooo good! Took quite a lot of time, but made us appreciate fried chicken, or chicken and dumplings all the more :)

[@HomeandHearthHomestead]

Yeah, this is the thing for me. Knowing where your food comes from, knowing how to humanely process an animal. These are the things we need to learn again from our history. It's important and I'm so grateful that we are blessed with lovely people like this, who are willing to share with us.

[@jo-annjewett198]

Putting chicken feet in your broth is absolutely fabulous. Lots of flavor and gelatin (collagen). I don’t have my own chickens yet but I do buy feet for my broth.

[@PopsieLouisiana59]

We did a quick sear on them before simmering. Feet were done separately.

[@tbbart6463]

YES! The feet have the connective tissue and collagen that is great for joints, hair, nails!

[@phantomframe]

Bone broth using chicken feet is amazing. So much better than buying collagen peptides.

[@sarah082177]

Feet in the broth makes it SO rich, then the bones are soft enough to feed to the puppies for treats

[@txredkim867]

I just ordered your big calendar! I've been making homemade chicken stock for years and when you get that kind of color it's fabulous! I appreciate your discretion while dispatching the birds it's hard for some to watch. I hunt and perform all that's necessary to process the meat and it doesn't bother me but you respect the audience and that's great!

[@Userxyz-z2d]

YT wont allow humane homesteading dispatching of their stock to be shown but YT allows vids of people slowly crushing their pets to death or feeding their pets to sharks & the pain & suffering the pets go thru & its OK. YT is evil

[@AnAbortiveRomance]

They'd risk demonetization or youtube pulling the video if they showed it.

[@homeschoolontheCroft]

I totally appreciate your comment but have this one thought… I feel like some day in the not-so-distant future, we may really need to learn how to do it for ourselves so actually *seeing* the process (however 🫣!) may be useful sometime. Anyway, yes, for today, I liked the video just as was!

[@txredkim867]

@@homeschoolontheCroft I agree that seeing the process to learn is absolutely necessary. I grew up as a child hunting, fishing, cutting hogs, processin birds, gardening, living off the land and all that stuff that teaches you the skills to feed yourself and survive off grid. But you'll agree, I'm sure, that some, can't take it!

[@judyabernathy80]

I really appreciate the discretion in not showing certain stages of processing. As a child, my folks, and relatives, all processed their own meat. I always cried and hid. Especially when they processed a cow. That is burned into my memory. So, thank you, Eric and Ariel.

[@ramsgrl909]

My local chinese food place in Vermont had you guys on their TV! 💙

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Wow that is neat! 😁

[@huttonsvalleypermaculture]

I recently pressure canned broth for the first time. Don't know why I felt nervous about it - but you guys have shown how easy it is and gave me the confidence to do it. Thank you so much!!

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Yay! That's wonderful, we hope you are enjoying your home canned broth 🙂

[@PopsieLouisiana59]

I am scared of the pressure cooker.

[@loricassata5259]

@@PopsieLouisiana59 it is scary at first but once you done it a few times it gets better. Do you have any friends that can walk you through it?

[@PopsieLouisiana59]

@@loricassata5259, I wish. Where I live WAS semi-rural, now built out. We have great farmers markets for folks like us, but mostly these folks eat fast food. I have a food saver and we will be double bagging.

[@terrybunsey8015]

I know, their awesome about showing the process of canning and how to cone them. They rock!!! I even grew up in the city, lol 😝even though we would go to our grandmas and grandpa’s farm growing up 😉🇺🇸

[@tabo0026]

Oh my~ the noise they made when you picked them up. 😵‍💫 I have been loving your videos lately. I am so happy you are showing almost all of the steps in the process. Thanks for another great one this week! ♡ from Korea

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

I know it's sad, they make that sound because of their lack of human contact. We can handle our original hens and roosters that were incubator hatched and raised inside for a few weeks but all the chickens that have been hatched naturally fear us ☹

[@kobygrimes1234]

The rooster is screaming because he's scared. No big deal, he's not in pain or anything.

[@waterboy8999]

@@kobygrimes1234 it's because it just dawned on him why he had such a nice nice breakfast, old chicken folklore, if you're fed a nice breakfast you are getting it!.......

[@pirateslovesanta]

I don’t know what it is, but I absolutely love watching you guys do chores

[@keithandlindabaldrey7413]

After 70 years, I am fortunate to be happy just watching people work.

[@hermithag]

they are in sync, like dancers

[@pamelaeilf]

Your living my life 30 years ago

[@stephaniewoodson7655]

You are funny 😂. I thought the same thing!

[@robinsouth8555]

I agree interesting, no politics, or gloom and doom. I look forward to their videos.

[@rockinroxxi3710]

Im grateful for your video today. I was in the epicenter of Hurricane Ian where we clocked 190 mph wind gusts in my neighborhood. I managed to survive but my house did not make it. Im grateful my next door neighbor is letting me sleep on her futon so I didn’t have to pitch a tent in my backyard. Im grateful to be alive to view more videos from my two favorite Alaskans. Thank you and keep doing these videos 🙏

[@dorothyallen3614]

I’m so sorry your home didn’t make it, but you’re here with us and that’s the great news. My son is helping neighbors clean up and he sent me a picture of a large alligator in a home he went into,that alligator was not happy!

[@noreenoleary5190]

I am sorry 😔

[@oldstuffbethtx8052]

Prayers for you & all the storm survivors. Recovery from disaster is hard work.

[@rockinroxxi3710]

@@dorothyallen3614 I rode out the storm in my house so any alligators found in my house would have to pay rent 😜😝😛

[@gailrothermund9209]

I can just imagine the pride that your families feel for your homesteading skills..

[@JamesCouch777]

I grew up on a farm and we hunted, fished, butchered and grew almost all of our food. It's encouraging to see young people who are doing what you do.👍

[@Jane_Friday]

You are younger than me, but your videos remind me if my late grandma and her work in the garden and kitchen to cook and to preserve. Thank you.

[@PaullaWells]

Your stock looks amazing! Y'all are really going to enjoy that over the winter for sure. Enchiladas looked yummy too.

[@laeli77939]

I am an East-European, and we cook chicken very slowly, and then we eat the veggies and the meat too, and in the soup we take soup-noodle, so delicious!

[@kingrafa3938]

Love watching you guys processing your own food. It is so satisfying to watch you two canning and working together.

[@colleenlynch5370]

Respect your honesty and dedication living a clean honest life. It is a circle and we do live it.

[@sarah082177]

We just rode out Hurricane Ian, our power is back up, and I am overwhelmed by all of the amazing things you both do. I grew up in Wyoming with pigs, chickens, turkeys, and steers. We had to dispatch, skin, gut, pluck, and store in our deep chest freezers. We also had to break down the deer, elk, and antelope after hunting season. Im grateful for the experience, yall are exemplary at explaining how to do what is required. Food shortages are coming.

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Yep, they are!!

[@justkimdg2]

Glad you are safe!

[@colleenlynch5370]

I have amazing respect for all who survived Ian. Sending love and blessing your way

[@moonmountain_2841]

I remember when I was around 4 or 5 (I'm 64 now) my grandmama would buy chickens from the butcher shop and would make chicken soup and broth, it was delicious, but I remember her taking the chicken fat off the top and would do 2 things with it. First she'd put aside some and put it in the frig. When it cooled off she'd take rye bread and toast it in a skillet, then she'd smear some of the fat on the bread and then sprinkle it with coarse salt, I think it was kosher salt....YUM!!! I can almost taste in my mind...The 2nd thing she'd do was fry up the chicken fat in a skillet and if I remember correctly she'd fry it till they almost became something like pork cracklings....OMG sooooo good. You guys always make me so hungry, but I was smart today I ate dinner before I watched, thank you so much for bringing back some amazing memories =^..^= xo

[@GreeneGene33]

We would get along just great, you two are so much like us, just a little younger. I love the raw nature of the things you do at your homestead, keep it up! Great content and info. thanks for sharing!! One of my favorite down to earth, true no nonsense homesteading how to do it informational channels out there.......

[@beverlyjenkins4370]

I love watching you guys everyday It was always my dream to go to Alaska. I have been trying to recover from cancer surgery and yall make me forget about how bad I feel. Thanks for all your adventures

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Beverly Jenkins hang in there 💕

[@Ruth152]

@Beverly Jenkins wishing you all the best in your healing! I would have watched Simple Living Alaska 24/7 while recovering from cancer surgeries years ago, for sure, but that was back when Arielle and Eric were probably still basically kids and KZbin was in its infancy! It’s now 15 years out for me, and I am sending you best possible vibes!

[@chris3m98]

Beverly. prayers to you from Mich. Stay strong. 😷🙏⚾

[@alexbalogh2464]

Hehe, 12:50 was my favourite moment of the video because how simple and genuine that moment of happines was.

[@amye4131]

Ok....I had a hard time with this one...Guess I'm not one to face reality. Yes, I do eat chicken, I love broth so I'm not complaining just a little reality check for me and you guys are so great about it. Thanks for showing us your process.

[@brianmoore5752]

Going to pot. That’s what we called dispatching chickens in West Virginia. I very much enjoy your channel and your work ethics with each other. Thanks for sharing your life and the beauty of Alaska.

[@katiebwheeler]

This was perfect timing! I can watch you guys can while I am canning 😁 I did chicken a few days ago though, today it’s pears, apple sauce and apple butter 🙂

[@sandymarkham5131]

Our dream is to see Alaska. Enjoy your show you guys are great cooks

[@bettysumey1456]

I remember as a young person helping my grandmother process chickens. We would do about 50 a day. It was about 5 people working to do this.

[@davidbuben3262]

Amen. Always so much easier with assembly line help. Even after processing just two limits of razor clams by myself, my old back is killing me. Not to mention an entire elk.

[@alvyderek7778]

You just took me down memory lane, this means a lot to me. I’d like to be friends, I guess we could share a lot of experience if that is okay with you.

[@alloriel6732]

Waste not! It’s the simple reality of life. It is more respectful to utilize all of the bird than to waste it, or forget where your food comes from. It’s good to appreciate, even if it is sad. They lived a good life.

[@williamfreeh1198]

my German grandmother God bless her soul had many chickens my aunts and others would process about 200 chickens at a time. it was a regular production line. i was on the blanching and plucking station. you are so right about plucking being a tedious long job. i wanted to share that with you two. i very much enjoy your channel.

[@abbyrawson9144]

Memories of my grandparents and aunties doing this, coming home to that delicious smell after school and playing with the feathers. Appreciate all the work you do to share your knowledge and lifestyle with us all, watching is great escapism for us townies!

[@truthseeker9688]

Oh, that is pure gold in a jar! I am SO jealous. Homegrown, free range chicken stock.

[@rehendrix13]

I just tried canning for the first time! I made berry jam and roasted pepper sauce. I LOVED DOING IT! Thank you for showing me how easy it is! Really gave me the confidence to try it.

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Awesome great job!

[@doug8525]

I don’t know if it’s a mental or physical effect,or both, but when I’m sick, drinking chicken broth makes me feel so much better. Your video brought back some nice memories. Thank you!

[@glendascott2971]

This was great …. Food looks delicious as always…Thanks for sharing 😊

[@oliverproductions3746]

Teamwork makes the dream work❤ Thank you for today's lesson. I've never seen this done before!

[@faithrada]

Yup... 12 roosters is WAY too many.. so, culling is good for the flock. At least they had a great summer and don't have to suffer through a long Alaskan winter. In the BiG picture a true Win / Win. You have such a wonderfully healthy Natural diet. So happy for you guys... living the legend 🙌

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Honestly that is our thought as well. They got to live during the best period, winter is rough on everyone.

[@tmoomoo42]

Canned broth for years. Tried your way This year it came out way better flavor even my sister was impressed, will doing your way from now on. Thank You.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

Lookup the Whizbang DIY chicken plucker. It's nice to get a virtually clean chicken, like store bought.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I was thinking that there should be some kind of automation for a chore like this, LOL.

[@naomidoss1837]

I gagged when you put the chicken in the hot water as it brought back memories of the smell when Dad got us to pluck the feathers when we were young

[@sherryllynnjones7077]

YAY!!! 🙏❤️🙏🐕👵 FL n fine here. Please pray for lower West FL.🙏🙏

[@TXDHC]

I have made a lot of broth for 25 years but that is GORGEOUS!!!!!

[@dfg2936]

You read our minds. Last night we rewatched your latest video and just chatting we wondered if you ate your chickens. We quickly concluded you had to, and wondered how you made the broth, if you gave the leftovers to the dogs, etc. And then today’s video answered all our questions. Excellent video with everything related to disposing and processing. Super interesting! Gosh, I wish I could taste that golden broth!

[@simonepeterson773]

Chicken stock- perfect for those cold nights ahead! 👏

[@lenalyles2712]

Love fresh chicken stock, but always hated butcher day. It was a family affair, we would do between 50 to 100 in a weekend. Some would be cut up for frying, some left whole for roasting and the backs, necks, feet, and wing tips were roasted and broth was made and canned. Liver and gizzards we're cooked and eaten as snacks during the weekend while we worked.

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Nothing better than fried fresh chicken livers!!

[@davidbuben3262]

@@Userxyz-z2d Maybe Turkey livers. Fresh of course. With eggs for breakfast the next morning.

[@eloleddie]

That broth beats the “chicken broth” that you buy in a grocery stores, just no comparison! You have the realMcCoy!

[@darthdarksbane1096]

Too funny! This video drops on the day I happen to be making my own homemade chicken stock. Thanks for the vid.

[@curtisblair7618]

Another hard working couple of days. Nice job. That looks so good, I can almost smell it. Have a great week again.

[@petoetjuh]

So how do you not get emotionally attached to your chickens? I understand and respect the process and think it's amazing be be able to provide for yourself. I just think I'd be crying my eyes out 😅

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Its always very hard for us to do

[@hazelscobbie8290]

I grew up in a farm cottage and we had so many hens & ducks some goats and we couldn't eat any of them. They lived out their lives there with us untill they had all gone x

[@queenbee3647]

Your birds are/were very pretty and obviously healthy. 👍 I paid $10 for a package of three chicken breasts last week! Today a "family sized" package of hamburger was $15!!!!! You are doing the right thing. I was hoping you saved the livers. Fried crispy in a wine sauce and served over rice is yum. I love fried chicken hearts. No big mystery. Just flour em, salt em, fry em. Great to make giblet gravy at holiday time too. Thanks for the video. 😁

[@patrobinson1579]

The stock looks so good. Looks like it's so rich. Beautiful color pretty golden. I received my 2023 calendar. I love it. Thank you.

[@patriciaherman6499]

The way you dispatched your chickens with the hot water to pluck the feathers is why I hated to do chickens many many years ago. Yes Eric, I can almost smell that wonderful broth. Like the wind chimes in the background. Enchiladas yum. Can't wait to see what's next. Hopefully there's no damage from the storm. Blessings to you both. 😊🇺🇲

[@tehresaenriquez6207]

love how u live ur life..just shows how u guys work together❤🙏🙏

[@russellwatters5891]

Everything that comes from your lean to, kitchen, or backyard, always looks delicious! Alot of work pays off for you big time. Love ya'll ❤️

[@thegreatoutdoors2000]

Thanks guys, you are such an inspiring couple. Keep up the good work👍🏻🇮🇪

[@trudyschaffer8016]

So, the difference in color is so interesting. What a process, but SO worth it! Thank you for the lesson on using EVERYTHING on the homestead!👍🐣🐔🫑🧅🧄🥕

[@robertcourser24]

Thanks for being so transparent with the way life is off grid I appreciate your videos amd enjoy watching and learning so much from you guys keep up the good work

[@danielsymon4944]

Love the channel, we actually just bought a new house today after years in our current one. Nice watching you guys and picturing ourselves and 3 dogs doing a move in a couple of months. Hopefully goes as smoothly. ❤

[@rachelwhittington4130]

Absolutely love your videos. Thank you so much.

[@meganh5948]

My mom grew up on a farm and she had process chickens 🐓 turkey 🦃 etc. she said you appreciate your food more when you have to process it yourself.

[@paulineclarke5388]

Your chicken stock looked so good, I make mine using the cooked carcasses of roast chickens so it was interesting to see you using whole raw chicken, if we choose to eat meat we have to know how they are processed you know that your chickens had a great life ❤

[@davidgeorge4784]

You guys are truly self sufficient. 👍

[@nicko4384]

Will you let us know the flavor profile differences between the pressure cooked and boiled stock? It looks amazing. 👌

[@kosmickreation]

Its such a blessing to be abel to grow and harvest your own food and also be physically fit to do so, yall take good care of your critters too! 🧄

[@tonistephens4068]

Your chickens are always so pretty, and healthy looking. Love your channel.

[@cosmichef75]

Happy Fall

[@jacalnan]

Man there are a lot of comments but what I want to say is I bet that broth you made would cure any disease out there! Wish I could taste it! You two are awesome!

[@SC-tu4ug]

Thanks for sharing your life and recipes with us.

[@reneemarie3164]

The color of that stock is amazing….so rich.

[@stephaniecandelaria8141]

My mouth was watering!.. those chicken stocks looked amazing.. 👌.. and so did the enchiladas 😋..ty

[@IneeYang]

Exactly how we dispatched our chickens too!

[@bc30cal99]

Greetings from south central BC, thanks for another video. Kudos for the way you're processing the birds, it's a humane way to do it and using the whole bird shows respect as well. It's an efficient looking setup too, well done there. All the best to you both this fall.

[@amybyrne5132]

I'm from BC too.

[@maryguy9013]

I remember my great grandmother doing this when I was small.

[@JasonHuebel]

Practical and humane. Thank you for the videos. While I'll just stick with running down to the market to get chicken for now, it's good to understand the process given the current state the food supply chain.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

First they must destroy America, so it can be rebuilt as a communist country, without the hassle of following the Constitution.

[@galeharris6696]

One thing you probably already know, chickens kind of go into a coma-like state when you hold them upside down, so the way you're killing your roosters is very humane. We always used a killing cone set-up, raising meat birds or slaughtering any layers that needed to be removed. They seemed very calm once upside down, and my dad told me they don't get a lot of oxygen or something of that nature. But it's impressive that you do it yourselves, and you think about your birds. Makes it understandable, and hopefully doable for someone just starting out. Thanks!

[@staceyhazelett2397]

I know that this isn't too fun for you either, but I can't lie, I cried a little bit! You treat your chickens so nice all year long, and this is a part of real life! As always, I have been waiting for the next video. You guys rock, in my opinion!

[@sammom8599]

@@hazelscobbie8290 they don’t seem to shed a single tear. As a city girl I don’t understand that.

[@danatookatumble]

@@sammom8599 do you cry every time you buy a pack of chicken in a styrofoam container?

[@sammom8599]

@@danatookatumble yes. Yes I do. Thanks for asking.

[@adragon0306]

Those videos are addictive and make me think to move straight into Alaska.

[@KNYD]

In Finnish the idiom "bone to pick" with someone is "kana kynittävänä" which means "chicken to pluck" with someone, because plucking chickens is tedious work, that you don't want to do, but eventually you need to sit down and get it done.

[@jessicagibson9591]

thank you for this beautiful video. I remember doing this and the chicken is so much better. thank you again

[@melissareid640]

Beautiful stock and food for you, the chickens and your dogs. 💝🙏💝 it has to be hard to dispatch your chickens but necessary. 💝

[@Steffisland]

I appreciate that you are sad about dispatching them, appreciate their life and nothing goes to waste. It’s hard but you have to do what you have to do.

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

When using the kill cone I find it more humane and just plain easier just to quickly cut the head off instead of trying to cut the neck on both sides.

[@debvandell491]

There's Liquid GOLD in Alaska!! Yum.

[@HHeirloomIA]

Such beautiful stock!! I needed this as an incentive. I have 9 birds (mostly ducks) to deal with asap. 💙🍁😀

[@salonisalvi3484]

The bottle of broths look so appetising 👍🏼👍🏼

[@kathrynhelm4176]

Oh man, I think I DID get a whiff of that glorious stock!😂. It is a lot of work but your end product couldn’t be bought in any store. Eric, those enchiladas made me drool. Thank you for sharing with us. 👍❤️🇺🇸

[@larryg9137]

GOOD Job, Well Done! I learn so much from you and Eric!

[@maryschmidt6945]

I remember helping dad on the farm processing chickens. He would use a blow torch to burn off the pin feathers. The torch was a small one that attached to a small canister of propane. I’m in the Charlotte. nC area and remnants of Hurricane Ian is going through our area.

[@annstewart1983]

I’m in Spruce Pine, NC and we got some needed rain and wind. Thankful you made it through safely.

[@greeneyes2256]

Processing 30 jars of beef broth this week. Have lots of chicken broth stowed away. Tomorrow will be making and canning breakfast sausage Pattie’s. Those are fun, and the aroma drives our neighbors crazy. 😁

[@AmandaSparkle]

JUST PLACED MY ORDER FOR MY 2023 ALASKAN CALENDAR CREATED BY 2 OF MY FAVORITE HUMANS ON THE PLANET! This is the first year I was able to afford to order one, and I can't express to y'all how happy I am! Thank you for sharing your lives and love of Alaska! Much Much Love As Always! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

Thank you very much :)

[@AmandaSparkle]

@@SimpleLivingAlaska thank you both as well! I have always been drawn to Alaska, and because you both are so open with your lives, I get to live my Alaskan dream vicariously through and with you! The calendar is my way of holding on to all the places I still hope to see with my own eyes one day! I swear I love y'all like we are family! Sending lots of love to you both, and to those fantastic doggo's! Take great care and stay healthy! Much Much Love As Always! ❤️❤️❤️

[@sjmom5119]

just the broth with a piece of buttered bread yum

[@karlsteingall6832]

Wow! Another great meal at then end of your day. Truly if I lived with you guys I would be obese, you whip up some delicious meals!! Keep up the good work!

[@velmad5dilbert344]

Hello friends, all.ready for winter.much love.

[@theresagosselin2705]

I remember my mom plucking chickens on the farm and they also ate the feet yummy ❤

[@atdepaulis]

It’s amazing to me that you can pull these out of a hot pot and then it sits in the cold air and doesn’t break! Love it

[@bane8305]

Damn that broth looks fire and those enchiladas at the end look insane

[@alant.541]

Really admire you two. I could never dispatch a chicken, not even during a zombie apocalypse. You should open a restaurant or write a cookbook. I would gladly spend money on either one.

[@suzannesnow7485]

I was thinking … I so wish we had taste & smell vision! I love making chicken soup… And then you both said… I wish you could smell this… Eric & Arielle again you blew me away with the whole culling process. WOW! I always learn something new… ❤❤ AWESOME! And the Enchiladas put an amazing final touch… 😋 Yummy!

[@thereseavelis1372]

My calendar arrived!!! Exquisite photography ❤

[@amalmac9943]

Hello!! From Pearland Texas