Stovetop Smoker? Plowing Lessons...

I was having such a nice time messing in the kitchen yesterday. Recently, Hobby Farm Home May/June 2011 Issue had an article called "The Smoking Section". I was inspired to make the "Smoky Sweet Potato Salad Recipe". It is delicious, however, some of my sweet potatoes turned out a little al dente. That is because I chickened out and lowered the the temperature setting slightly. I won't chicken out the next time. Their ideas for a stovetop smoker "springboarded me" to get creative with a pot I bought at an estate sale. It is a speckled spaghetti pot....it worked marvelously!

Here is a picture of my salad and some chicken breast for my lunch today.

While the sweet potatoes were cooling, I took Tim up on his invitation to try my hand at plowing. It was great. got into a couple of jams, Tim was right on it explaining what I had to do.

So, after the second time I got in a jam, he started to get frustrated with saying the same instructions to me. So things didn't deteriorate into a squable, I explained to Tim that I do get the concept, it is just processing it and putting it all together. So, he walked with me a little bit more and held his council.

That was good, because I was really starting to get it. Brake this wheel, now the other, raise the plow, don't throw in the clutch, don't forget to put the plow back down, ok, now when you are pulling to the left, brake the right, no, no, the other right....LOL!

Anyway it was a good experience. Big happy smile on this girl's face! Now for some disc-ing lessons.....