Starting our new life

[Wakey]

Same here. This weekend we'll have 15 people at the house!

What you cooking cher?

 

[CajunRider]

What you cooking cher?

Day 1: Boiled crawfish, jumbo shrimp & crab, pan seared red fish with lemon crawfish cream sauce, alligator andouille sauce piquant, dirty rice
Day 2: BBQ wild pig, flounder stuffed with crab meat, spicy fried speckled trout, gar balls, crawfish pistolettes

My lady will make homemade cheese cake I think. We also got a Blue Belle ice cream topped with homemade blue berry glaze.
We probably will buy some smoked boudins and cracklins for snacks. I dunno what else my lady will do. She goes crazy with food sometimes.

That wild pig is going to be something. I will brine it with some mix of Asian spices similar to what you find in Vietnamese crispy pork belly.

 

[ericm979]

Is electric or propane for the water heaters best? I'm talking about cost per year. I do believe propane will heat faster.

Depends on costs in your area. Electric varies quite a bit. Some places like the Pacific Northwest electric is cheap. Here in CA it's way more expensive. Also if you go electric you'll need to have more capacity in your backup generator.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Day 1: Boiled crawfish, jumbo shrimp & crab, pan seared red fish with lemon crawfish cream sauce, alligator andouille sauce piquant, dirty rice
Day 2: BBQ wild pig, flounder stuffed with crab meat, spicy fried speckled trout, gar balls, crawfish pistolettes

My lady will make homemade cheese cake I think. We also got a Blue Belle ice cream topped with homemade blue berry glaze.
We probably will buy some smoked boudins and cracklins for snacks. I dunno what else my lady will do. She goes crazy with food sometimes.

That wild pig is going to be something. I will brine it with some mix of Asian spices similar to what you find in Vietnamese crispy pork belly.

For no particular reason, what's your address? :confused3:

 

[LouNY]

What are you planning on using for heat?
With the availability of water have you considered getting a second well drilled or even feeding a pond.
A water heat pump (geothermal) you could feed it from your well and return to a pond or second well
or put a loop in a second well.
This could be your primary heat and hot water with possible a propane backup.
Enjoy

 

[kevinwak]

For no particular reason, what's your address? :confused3:

I’m following this!

 

[cat fever]

The plan now is for a gas (propane) furnace and 2 40 gallon water heaters. Geo-thermal is nice but more expensive up front and here likely to take more time getting done. I would like to get in the house ASAP without cutting any corners. We got the first draft on the house plans and like them with only one minor change. I'll get a picture of them soon.


PS; I will have a water softener from the start.:thumbsup:

 

[cat fever]

Day 1: Boiled crawfish, jumbo shrimp & crab, pan seared red fish with lemon crawfish cream sauce, alligator andouille sauce piquant, dirty rice
Day 2: BBQ wild pig, flounder stuffed with crab meat, spicy fried speckled trout, gar balls, crawfish pistolettes

My lady will make homemade cheese cake I think. We also got a Blue Belle ice cream topped with homemade blue berry glaze.
We probably will buy some smoked boudins and cracklins for snacks. I dunno what else my lady will do. She goes crazy with food sometimes.

That wild pig is going to be something. I will brine it with some mix of Asian spices similar to what you find in Vietnamese crispy pork belly.

This all sounds excellent! Are you bringing this up as a house warming gift when it gets built? :laughing:

 

[goeduck]

Day 1: Boiled crawfish, jumbo shrimp & crab, pan seared red fish with lemon crawfish cream sauce, alligator andouille sauce piquant, dirty rice
Day 2: BBQ wild pig, flounder stuffed with crab meat, spicy fried speckled trout, gar balls, crawfish pistolettes

My lady will make homemade cheese cake I think. We also got a Blue Belle ice cream topped with homemade blue berry glaze.
We probably will buy some smoked boudins and cracklins for snacks. I dunno what else my lady will do. She goes crazy with food sometimes.

That wild pig is going to be something. I will brine it with some mix of Asian spices similar to what you find in Vietnamese crispy pork belly.

Dang, that sure sounds good! You know how to entertain. :drink:

 

[ronjhall]

PS; I will have a water softener from the start.:thumbsup:

Not sure how hard the water will be where you are. I invested in a double tank softener 30 years ago. One of best investment I made. Always has soft water even when softener is regenerating. Many different manufactures.