Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

[iwantcookies]

Is he alive? Why is he asleep in the middle of the day? Ate too much and taking a siesta after the fiesta? 
 

Jilldo check for signs of life! 

[crazy8s]

In the comments someone asked how david was. Jill"s response was this

" He is being admitted at Hamot. Please put him on your Prayer Group. He has had a rough night."

 

correction - i misread the comments and it is someone else's husband going into the hospital

Edited April 19, 2022 by crazy8s

[Westiepeach]

11 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

In the comments someone asked how david was. Jill"s response was this

" He is being admitted at Hamot. Please put him on your Prayer Group. He has had a rough night."

Mr. Google tells me Hamot is a hospital in Erie, PA. That seems awfully far from where they live. Anybody have any other info?

[ginger90]

5 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

Anybody have any other info?

The comment was actually Jill asking how someone else’s husband was doing.

[Westiepeach]

1 minute ago, ginger90 said:

The comment was actually Jill asking how someone else’s husband was doing.

Ah, never mind then. I completely misunderstood. Time for coffee!

[crazy8s]

2 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

The comment was actually Jill asking how someone else’s husband was doing.

oh you are right- sorry all I misread the comment ☹️

[merylinkid]

"these days with my family are so special."   Lady when are you ever NOT with your family?    Your kids don't leave the house to go to school.   Your husband works from a room in the back.   You all travel together.    There is never any time you are not surrounded by family.

[farmgal4]

That meal looks nasty, as usual.  I wasn’t even sure what the potatoes were.  How in the hell can you manage to screw up a boiled or baked potato to the point that it’s unidentifiable?  What was the white-looking stuff on the skin of those potatoes?  And don’t even get me started on those desserts. 🤦🏼‍♀️ SMDH 

[MunichNark]

The foods looks so unappetising and it's not enough for everyone. Those brussel sprouts make me want to heave and what is that butter for? Make a proper sauce! Dry arsed potatoes and whatever that weird coloured gunk is as desert......a feast. Not.

Her cooking always looks so gross.

And a jelly BEAN hunt? Bean? As in single bean? Why would you do that? Hunting down single jelly beans?

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Jill is a Monster

Just now, farmgal4 said:

That meal looks nasty, as usual.  I wasn’t even sure what the potatoes were.  How in the hell can you manage to screw up a boiled or baked potato to the point that it’s unidentifiable?  What was the white-looking stuff on the skin of those potatoes?  And don’t even get me started on those desserts. 🤦🏼‍♀️ SMDH 

Cough, I recommed you look up Kelly Havens Ohio on Reddit. Her cooking/baking is......something else;-)

[ginger90]

1 minute ago, MunichNark said:

and what is that butter for?

In the video, David instructed everyone it was for the potatoes, as he spooned it over the top of his.

[MunichNark]

3 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

In the video, David instructed everyone it was for the potatoes, as he spooned it over the top of his.

On unpeeled 'tatoes? What's the point in that?

I will never understand that Fundies refuse to cook properly

[crazycatlady58]

1 minute ago, MunichNark said:

On unpeeled 'tatoes? What's the point in that?

I will never understand that Fundies refuse to cook properly

Please know the fundies shown here are not representative of all fundies in regards to cooking skills.

[Minivanessa]

Just now, crazycatlady58 said:

Please know the fundies shown here are not representative of all fundies in regards to cooking skills.

Absolutely! 

And, I've been known to put butter on plain cooked (peeled) potatoes, along with salt and pepper. Not a religious thing, just makes them more appetizing to me. 

Also, David taking a Sunday afternoon nap is the most nearly normal thing I've seen them do. Although I assume he woke up in time to haul the herd back to church for the Sunday evening preaching. 

[ginger90]

The older “kids” were more animated in their  hunt for jellybeans than the younger kids were in their egg hunt, in what I saw as an embarrassing way.

[libgirl2]

The sprouts look sad. I would have tossed the in some olive oil and balsamic and roasted them. 

[smallfry]

3 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

I live in Ohio and it was cold on Easter! About 40 degrees cold and the littles are outside with no coats, short sleeves, and shoes or socks. Way to go Jill!

[Rootbeer]

3 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

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The HIGH temperature on Easter Sunday in Wooster was 39F!  And there are those poor kids, running around outside without shoes or coats.  What the he** is wrong with her?

I wonder if anyone will ask Jill if the rainbow topping on the pies was in honor of the LGBTQ community?

[libgirl2]

10 minutes ago, Rootbeer said:

The HIGH temperature on Easter Sunday in Wooster was 39F!  And there are those poor kids, running around outside without shoes or coats.  What the he** is wrong with her?

I wonder if anyone will ask Jill if the rainbow topping on the pies was in honor of the LGBTQ community?

i am sure that is the first thing they thought about! lol! 

[Mindthinkr]

I was looking at the plates in the picture with the boys. They looked small. Like luncheon plates…not dinner plates. Is that to encourage the boys to eat less and save more leftovers for Mom and Dad? 

[libgirl2]

8 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

I was looking at the plates in the picture with the boys. They looked small. Like luncheon plates…not dinner plates. Is that to encourage the boys to eat less and save more leftovers for Mom and Dad? 

Or make sure there is enough for everyone. Geez, guys that age usually put away a lot more food than what would fit on there. 

[louannems]

1 hour ago, farmgal4 said:

That meal looks nasty, as usual.  I wasn’t even sure what the potatoes were.  How in the hell can you manage to screw up a boiled or baked potato to the point that it’s unidentifiable?  What was the white-looking stuff on the skin of those potatoes?  And don’t even get me started on those desserts. 🤦🏼‍♀️ SMDH 

I could smell the stink of that boiled Brussels sprouts!  I love them if they are roasted, not boiled!

My Mil, from Germany, used to make potato balls, served with gravy.  They were made from grated raw potatoes and mashed cooked potatoes and boiled to death.  They were very dense. I could never like them but my husband loved them.

That little bowl of canned pineapple for all those people!

[libgirl2]

2 minutes ago, louannems said:

I could smell the stink of that boiled Brussels sprouts!  I love them if they are roasted, not boiled!

My Mil, from Germany, used to make potato balls, served with gravy.  They were made from grated raw potatoes and mashed cooked potatoes and boiled to death.  They were very dense. I could never like them but my husband loved them.

That little bowl of canned pineapple for all those people!

My dad loved them boiled or roasted. Growing up, my mom never made them but when she ended up in the nursing home, it was easy for him to just boil them for himself. He didn't cook much. 

[LavendarRose]

Very little effort went in to creating that Easter Feast.  Unpeeled naked potatoes that look very dried out, Brussels sprouts that looks both over cooked on the outside and hard as rocks on the inside, Jill’s featured burnt ham that seems to be her signature dish, and an explosion of tinned pineapple.  Pineapple featuring as both a ham topping and as a separate side dish.  I get the feeling that Jill’s idea of cooking is to just shove everything into a baking dish, casserole dish or slow cooker, pressure cooker and just set and forget.  No herbs, spices seasonings or sauces.  No turning, basting or tending to the food.  The tinned pineapple is the most appetising thing there.

[galaxygirl76]

The pineapple is the only thing I would eat from that meal and I'm allergic to pineapple. 

[libgirl2]

7 minutes ago, LavendarRose said:

Very little effort went in to creating that Easter Feast.  Unpeeled naked potatoes that look very dried out, Brussels sprouts that looks both over cooked on the outside and hard as rocks on the inside, Jill’s featured burnt ham that seems to be her signature dish, and an explosion of tinned pineapple.  Pineapple featuring as both a ham topping and as a separate side dish.  I get the feeling that Jill’s idea of cooking is to just shove everything into a baking dish, casserole dish or slow cooker, pressure cooker and just set and forget.  No herbs, spices seasonings or sauces.  No turning, basting or tending to the food.  The tinned pineapple is the most appetising thing there.

I made a Mississippi pot roast in the slow cooker so I can't fault on something easy but I would have done the sides differently. 

[GeeGolly]

Isn't Janessa 4? Why does she need a helper to search for eggs?

[Rootbeer]

Just now, GeeGolly said:

Isn't Janessa 4? Why does she need a helper to search for eggs?

Because she is Jill's favorite amongst the younger kids, being a miracle and all.  This also just about guarantees she will gather the most eggs and 'win' the chocolate bunny that the other kids will watch her eat.

[farmgal4]

6 minutes ago, Rootbeer said:

Because she is Jill's favorite amongst the younger kids, being a miracle and all.  This also just about guarantees she will gather the most eggs and 'win' the chocolate bunny that the other kids will watch her eat.

Since Janessa is the youngest child, and probably the last, she will be treated like a baby until she starts her period, at which time BME will start husband-shopping for her.

[BitterApple]

That meal looked disgusting. Burned ham, dry ass potatoes, brussel sprouts with no seasonings and whatever those monstrosities of a dessert are supposed to be.

I'm not surprised the malnourished big kids were excited for the jelly bean hunt. They probably hoard their find and pop them when their blood sugar gets low. 

[crazy8s]

the meal was horrible looking but "Timothy brought her flowers because he is such a good son"

I swear while jill was caressing the flowers and saying that, Jonathan turned and smirked at timothy

Edited April 19, 2022 by crazy8s

[ginger90]

1 minute ago, crazy8s said:

the meal was horrible looking but "Timothy brought her flowers because he is such a good son"

I swear while jill was caressing the flowers and saying that Jonathan turned and smirked at timothy

That’s what I saw, also.

[Cinnabon]

4 hours ago, merylinkid said:

"these days with my family are so special."   Lady when are you ever NOT with your family?    Your kids don't leave the house to go to school.   Your husband works from a room in the back.   You all travel together.    There is never any time you are not surrounded by family.

This was EXACTLY my reaction too, lol.

2 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

i am sure that is the first thing they thought about! lol! 

I’m here for anything that triggers them, lol.

[iwantcookies]

2 hours ago, galaxygirl76 said:

The pineapple is the only thing I would eat from that meal and I'm allergic to pineapple. 

I rather die than be a Rod kid. 

[iwantcookies]

I agree. The way Jilldo caressed the flowers with her chunky hands was SEVERELY creepy. 
 

Timbot is never leaving mamas bosom. Never.

[Teriacky]

After seeing Jill’s Easter feast I have only 2 things to say:

1. Jill. Ham is not meant to be served charred. If it’s not link, you have gone too far. I know this and I hate ham.

2. After seeing this food I know why Jill’s kids are so skinny - nobody want’s to eat that crap!

[Teriacky]

Pink!

[laurakaye]

4 hours ago, smallfry said:

I live in Ohio and it was cold on Easter! About 40 degrees cold and the littles are outside with no coats, short sleeves, and shoes or socks. Way to go Jill!

I (sadly) watched her IG story...I know for sure I heard one or two Rodlets coughing in the background, and I swear right before the story cut out, one of the little girls said, "I'm cold."

And ewwww on the flowers from Timcel to BME.  Maybe that was the only way he'd be allowed out of the RV to partake in Jill's lovely Easter feast.

Did anyone parse out what those desserts were yet??

[libgirl2]

14 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

I (sadly) watched her IG story...I know for sure I heard one or two Rodlets coughing in the background, and I swear right before the story cut out, one of the little girls said, "I'm cold."

And ewwww on the flowers from Timcel to BME.  Maybe that was the only way he'd be allowed out of the RV to partake in Jill's lovely Easter feast.

Did anyone parse out what those desserts were yet??

That child might have fever and should be in bed. 

Edited April 19, 2022 by libgirl2

[CalicoKitty]

The plate of round things look like cake pops with out the stick and missing hunks of frosting.  No idea on the pie-shaped things.  And I would never taste them.  Personally, I don't do pot-luck meals, so there is no way I would ever eat anything served here.  The ham looks especially bad.

(I just cooked a port tenderloin in the Instant Pot, and it was great.  Moist and very good.  It it only had to cook for 3 minutes!)

[crazy8s]

my guess on the desserts is doughnut holes with frosting, made too thick, from confectioners sugar and water. The pie type things I think maybe cheesecakes(?) with what appears to be a bowl of sour cream next to it.

Both types of dessert seem to have been decorated with leftover easter egg dye and random glitter from kaylee and renee's earring making business.

[BradandJanet]

Weren't the kids playing with colored sugar on the big table a while back? Some kind of kid art contest that Jill won? Maybe Jill swept up the sugar and used it on those pies. 

Thin-skinned potatoes don't need to be peeled, but I cut out any eyes and blemishes. If they're large, I cut them to be roughly the same size. The same with Brussels sprouts. Trim and cut. I doubt Jill lifts a finger in the kitchen, but with so much obedient help, you'd think she'd have higher standards. 

How much money did Jonathan spend for this dinner? I'm trying to gauge his willingness to support his in-laws' grift. I'm thinking he didn't shell out much for this meal. 

 

[iwantcookies]

I think it’s a big bowl of vanilla pudding.

[ginger90]

12 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

I think it’s a big bowl of vanilla pudding.

I’m sure it’s cream something or other. 😁

[BradandJanet]

4 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

I’m sure it’s cream something or other. 😁

Creamy ivory cream. Yum. Jill can't resist. 

[iwantcookies]

13 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

I’m sure it’s cream something or other. 😁

 

8 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Creamy ivory cream. Yum. Jill can't resist. 

Me Dies laughing!

[xwordfanatik]

10 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

Once again that’s not enough food for 10+ people! Did Jonathan buy the feast? (Of course he did). Why isn’t the HUNK cutting up/serving the meat? 
 

Who was coughing in the background? COVID is in the Rod tin house? 
 

HUNK don’t die Jill needs you! 
 

 

He might have to burn a calorie or two cutting the meat, and we can't have that.  Too labor-intensive for GWE.

[Dimi1]

6 hours ago, crazycatlady58 said:

Please know the fundies shown here are not representative of all fundies in regards to cooking skills.

Amen...my hubby and kids went to an inner city mennonite church for 15 years...( no one wore traditional garb or head coverings)..it was more about community...and let me tell ya...I learned how to cook...I mean REALLY cook --some good food... ...nowadays at home though , since its just hubs and I...we have good healthy food......it was a tragic experience for my daughter who just came for vacay for a week...lol...I did not cook at all...

[LilJen]

12 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

What are these hideous desserts? I wouldn’t even try it! 

 

8 hours ago, Rootbeer said:

The HIGH temperature on Easter Sunday in Wooster was 39F!  And there are those poor kids, running around outside without shoes or coats.  What the he** is wrong with her?

I wonder if anyone will ask Jill if the rainbow topping on the pies was in honor of the LGBTQ community?

I want to add a few colors and make those pies REALLY gay. My guess is they’re sugar cream pies, something lusted after just to the west of Ohio and I have never understood it in my dismal years here in Indiana.

[Albanyguy]

9 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

 What was the white-looking stuff on the skin of those potatoes?  

Those are called "Salt Potatoes" and they're an upstate New York specialty. They originated in Syracuse, New York and are popular throughout the Central New York region. Tiny bite-sized white potatoes (not big red potatoes covered with eyes like Jill used) are boiled just until tender in heavily salted water. As the potatoes cook, the salty water forms a white crust on the skin, and the higher boiling temperature allows the starch in the potato to cook more completely, giving a creamier texture. They're served with a small bowl of melted butter for dipping (and you dip the potato in the butter, you don't pour the butter over it the way David did). 

Properly made, salt potatoes are delicious. But leave it to Jill to turn hers into a nasty, shriveled-up, unappetizing mess. 

Edited April 19, 2022 by Albanyguy

[ginger90]

3 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

Creamy ivory cream. Yum. Jill can't resist. 

I knew there was another word involved, and my brain couldn’t recall. Ivory! Thanks!