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Veal Parmesan with homemade Garlic Toast from my homemade bread. This is what’s for dinner tonight.

      Adding as many photos as I can and then will fill in the recipe and lots of talking…lol           homemade garlic concoction for the garlic cheese toast      

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What’s for dinner ? Homemade Slim Jims and french fries

Who says you can’t make the restaurant foods at home?    

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Mmm Homemade burgers and fries for 5

Choice of american cheese or swiss choice of toppings Choice of regular fries or sweet potato slices Choice of reg or bbq chips or doritos Adult drinks or soda   I normally don’t get many photos because I’m so busy … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner? Sketti and homemade garlic bread

  I promise to have the recipe soon. (I’m back now but it will take time)  

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What’s for dinner? Spaghetti, salad and doctored crescent rolls that taste like “garlic toast”.

  Nothing like spaghetti sauce cooking all day filling the house with the aroma of “home”. That sounded so stupid but I really mean it. I love the smells and the feelings that come from making your food from scratch. … Continue reading

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Spicy BBQ Pork Sandwiches (made from left over Pork Roast)

   

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Dinner for Two…………. Steak and Baked Potato served along with Tomato & Avocado Salad

  I must say that throwing this dinner together turned out wonderfully. It was so quite here and just the two of us. My steak was cooked perfectly and the company was great.               … Continue reading

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Dinner for little hands (big hands too) Burgers on the grill for fast and simple Birthday get together. Nothing fancy

(Hey… real food from real photos. NOT the ones that are staged and the ones that professionals are doing the cooking and taking the photos. Real life and Real FUN)   Feed the kids first. The adults can eat later … Continue reading

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Whole Sirloin to cut into steaks for the freezer. Time to get ready for the winter and stock freezer…. UPDATED photos

  UPDATE…. all cut and packaged up. They are in the freezer and happy……..photos below   I have paper towel stuck to the top. I didn’t want to freeze my hands. It will take a couple days in the fridge … Continue reading

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What do you do when you have a crowd to feed within minutes? KFC works great

I HATE the new containers at Kentucky Fried Chicken. They do NOT hold as much and they will not stack without falling. AWFUL change KFC. I don’t know what everyone ate because I was busy cleaning up the mess caused … Continue reading

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Fried Pork Chops for dinner, nothing special

    choice of brussel sprouts or fried cabbage choice of “with” or without onions choice of salad dressing choice of beverage. Dessert is GOING TO BE PUDDING (no choice)   These are the last three to cook. I cooked … Continue reading

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Only two for early dinner. Grilled cheese sandwiches and don’t forget the ” peek-kO’s “

. Everyone has plans so only the two for an early dinner. Add some kind of crunch ( chips or pretzels) One “yellow” cheese     And one “white with little yellow” cheese.     Peek-kO’s and chips on the … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner? Crock-pot Beef and Broccoli over rice

This is an old standby since I make it a lot for when I am not home when they eat. Super easy and yummy.   Crock-pot Chinese Beef and Broccoli 1 pound boneless, beef chuck roast, sliced into thin strips 1 … Continue reading

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This is what three of them brought home for dinner after appointment. McDonalds

I had a tossed salad with club crackers.             She is working and eating at the same time. She is always happy when she’s multi tasking.(I always yell at her and tell her that it … Continue reading

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Stuffed Cabbage and Homemade bread

  I will show the Stuffed Cabbage up here at the top and the bread down below. Yes, full recipes to come. I need to get all the photos in here before I lose them.     STOP RIGHT HERE……… … Continue reading

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I love summer roadside fruit stands

        I cut the melons up and keep them in my Ziploc containers in fridge. They stack and protect the fruit by keeping air out. I wish I could find these again, I would purchase more of … Continue reading

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They were so good it’s left over night. Spicy BBQ sandwiches.

  There were only a few for dinner so it worked out perfectly. Plus I was so busy that I didn’t know if I was coming or going. I was being pulled in so many directions.         … Continue reading

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Spicy BarBQ pork sandwich topped with Cole Slaw served with chips on the side (oh and strawberry shortcake for dessert)

  I had a total disaster with a pork butt/shoulder because I tried a recipe from the internet. Oh My God….. it smelled awful. I had to open windows because it smelled so bad. I threw it away and started … Continue reading

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Camping Cooking….. Smoked sausage or Kielbasa with Potatoes, Peppers and Onions.

This was so easy to throw it all together in the foil, season, fold it up and put on the campfire (low fire). When or if you stir… DO NOT puncher the foil or you will have a mess and … Continue reading

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The house is pretty empty so an easy dinner for the three of us.

    I had just a small dish of cottage cheese, not feeling great. They had steak, baked tater, and a summer salad which I grew up with. I made the dressing yesterday so I threw it together in minutes. … Continue reading

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Breakfast for dinner. Cheese Omelettes or your choice of eggs

This is scrambled eggs with my mushroom mix ( mushrooms, zucchini, onions sauteed and placed in freezer for times like this) But I think that this mix is without the zuck. Served with strawberries, and an Asiago bagel.     … Continue reading

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Meatballs for the freezer (10 lb)

       

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Chicken Fajitas for a crowd.

            And for those that don’t like the sandwiches, there is always chicken on a plate LOL                        

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BBQ Pork Sandwiches for 11 (made sides too)

I made THREE Butts/shoulders   Potato salad in in fridge Making Cole slaw Chips, Doritos and other bags are on the table Sweet potato fries, Regular fries             I love when it falls off the … Continue reading

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Large Dinner Salads tonight. Everyone tops their own.

    Help yourself to the toppings Ham swiss cheese cheddar cheese colby feta turkey hard boiled egg cucumbers radishes grape tomatoes carrots and red cabbage avacado   Salad mix for tonight is….. Iceburg baby spinach Arugala   The choice … Continue reading

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Fajitas, chips and salsa. Fast simple dinner.

  Only a few for dinner so this makes sense. Served with chips and salsa….. I’m calling it dinner! It is so nice being able to just go to the freezer and see all the food that i froze using … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner? Simple Pork Chops, parsley potatoes and corn. Tossed salad and rolls on the side.

    Homemade chutney to eat with the chutney    

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They had a “Carpet Picnic” while I was busy. Arby’s

4 sprawled all over the floor watching TV. I didn’t get a chance to take too many photos because I was taking care of business and on the phone too long. But I heard that two of them had a … Continue reading

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“He” is still sick since the 16th. Now another has tummy issues. Great, here we go…..

Campbell’s makes everything better LOL.   This was not the dinner that I had planned so a fast dinner so they can lay down. I know that the acid in the soup would make MOST people sick but “he” wanted … Continue reading

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day ! Time for a party.

  Happy St. Patrick’s Day !   Corned beef, cabbage, boiled potatoes and carrots, colcannon, soda bread,German Chocolate Cake, cheesecake, pistachio pudding, or plain pound cake. and so much more.   I have a large 22 QT electric roaster AND … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner? Choice of Beef or Cheese Ravioli topped with Bolognese sauce, crescent rolls, tossed salad and jello

  Two family members need to do a carb overload so I figured this was the way to do it. I had a dinner salad, crescent roll and sugar free jello ( I had a big brunch again).   A … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner? ….Do your family and friends think you’re nuts chasing them and their plates around to get a photo? Mine think/know that I’m nuts. This was dinner…

The platter was empty so I ran around like a nut and took photos of their plates.     This one starting eating and I place the camera on her shoulder . This one is having Chips and Dip… and … Continue reading

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Riblettes, flavored rice, and sliced beets. Not gourmet but dinner anyway.

    It was dinner for one tonight. I wasn’t hungry so I only had to make one dinner. I feel like I cheated on a test…. it just didn’t feel right LOL.         .

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What’s for dinner tonight? Large Salads with your choice of toppings. Chicken, ham, turkey, cheese, green onions, bacon, tomato etc etc.

  I tried the    Egglettes   and used a few of the eggs to top the salads. Read my other “egglettes” posts and read the reviews online to make your own decision. I had many toppings and everyone can make their … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner tonight? Pork Chops, potatoes, apples and onions, and homemade creamed corn. Served with a tossed salad.

    When someone goes above and beyond to make dinner for you…….. it is so important to just say “thank you, it was great”. Sure, not every meal is good but when someone does something nice….. fake it with … Continue reading

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A new recipe for Beef and Broccoli. A lot fewer ingredients so I wasn’t sure how it would turn out. It was actually very good.

I love a meal that you can throw together in one pan and walk away from it. This was supposed to be a crock pot recipe but I DO NOT like putting meat into a crockpot without browning it first. … Continue reading

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Pink Salmon on brown rice served with steamed broccoli. Served with a cold tossed salad and we will call it “dinner”.

  I didn’t want to try this but at the last minute I did. I normally use another glaze but I’m so glad I tried this FAST and easy glaze.   I made extra glaze for those that want a … Continue reading

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Meatloaf, mashed taters, peas, salad, and rolls

    Meatloaf Smashed taters with or without a sprinkle of browned butter on top peas small tossed salad with choice of dressing Crescent rolls Jello milk water coffee or tea     Ok….. all mixed up and ready for … Continue reading

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What’s for Dinner? Sketti ( okay, Spaghetti), tossed salad with vinaigrette and Crescent rolls.

We already celebrated our Valentines Day so now it’s time to have a nice casual dinner with those you love. A house full of Love today !!! There’s nothing like spending Valentines Day with all of those that you love. … Continue reading

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T-bone steak, baked potato (with or without butter and sour cream, shrimp, salad, rolls. Mmmm

  A table for only 4 tonight. Everyone enjoyed themselves and cleaned their plates. I know that after my surgery I will not be able to do the cooking and eating like normal so I may as well fill up … Continue reading

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Tacos, homemade tortilla chips with guacamole and salsa. Top with cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, or jalapeno

    Here you go…… grab and go The condiment plate photos were some of my worst so I can’t post them. They looked like a bunch of very blurry colors like dark green, red yellow etc. It was kinda … Continue reading

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New camping stove and pork chops for dinner

We bought a new portable camping stove for camping outside the travel trailer. Sometimes you just want to stay out in the fresh air. This is the stove that we bought. It has a grill on the right and a … Continue reading

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One of his favorite dishes. A large Botana.

Not feeling great so I’m not eating. It is only him tonight so I will make one of his favorites since he is also working during dinner. He complains about the tomatoes being the first thing to drop on his … Continue reading

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Rump Roast with roasted veggies. Served with a tossed salad and crescent rolls.

The veggies are carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, white and red onions, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash.   Served with Au Jus on the side for dipping or the homemade steak/roast/beef sauce.               Homemade roast/steak … Continue reading

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Shrimp Pad Thai for dinner

    One person….. NO pasta One person ….NO nuts One person…. extra nuts One…………….. NO Cilantro One person….extra sauce and extra Lime   Do I take instructions like a restaurant? Heck No……That is why everything is in little bowls … Continue reading

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My Easter Dinner will be……

      . Whole ham baked beans green bean casserole Sweet potatoes potato salad ( to eat with sandwiches) pineapple stuffing Mashed potatoes with homemade gravy from ham. Granny Granny’s Marshmallow salad Carrot salad Crescent rolls   nibble plates … Continue reading

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We had a late lunch so it’s a light dinner. I’m still full so I’m not eating.

      Mmmm Mmmm Good…..Mmmm Mmm Good,  That’s what Campbells soup is….. Mmmm Mmmm Good!  (How many of you were singing with me?)           He wanted something light so grilled cheese and soup for two. … Continue reading

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Guys wanted something to eat in the garage. Smoked polish sausages with Chips or Doritos. (Gasp, am I going to get in trouble showing the brand?)

      Will this work out okay? Keep your fingers crossed.       I was asked to “burn” the first four. The others were just browned.                 .

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St. Patrick’s Day…. Corned Beef and Cabbage served along with Colcannon for those that requested.

    When I bought the corned beef, I bought two flat and one point.     I am going to cook it all in the roaster since I am cooking three along with the potatoes, carrots and cabbage. That … Continue reading

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Crispy Cod, with roasted broccoli, baked potato with sour cream, and tossed salad.

One person wanted naked fish (without breading), so I made that in a separate oven .   Two with tartar sauce, Two with lemon, and one with malt vinegar.         (potatoes were cooked out on the deck … Continue reading

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Baby Back Ribs, homemade rice pilaf, corn on the cob, three bean salad, and pound cake for dessert.

I need to apologize for the crappy photos. The meat fell off the bone which made a terrible looking plate. Who am I kidding, all my photos look awful. That just means that they aren’t staged and spending time with … Continue reading

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Pad Thai served with egg rolls

  I love fast dinners, and this is one of them   I normally make my own sauce but I needed something really fast for two batches of “eaters”.   Okay this batch is on the platter and ready to … Continue reading

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Mmm, Homemade Pizza for a quick dinner.

    I took this out to show them, and to ask if they wanted more pepperoni or added toppings. They started digging in LOL       .

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Glazed Pork Steak, Fried potatoes, and Fried Cabbage.

Things like this are requested. Only two ate dinner tonight, so I’m fine with it. I wanted to use a head of cabbage that I had in the fridge anyway. I didn’t eat dinner.             … Continue reading

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Dinner is Stew with Homemade Bread slathered with Butter. Diet? What diet? Nope, not today.

    I love my bread machine and try to use it at least ONCE a week.      

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Johnsonville Brats and sweet potato fries….

It is “dinner while watching a movie night” whi ch means that dinner will be something to be held in your hand or nibbles. I must say that these turned out great. We have made them a million times but … Continue reading

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Lazy fast dinner. Chicken dinner salad

Has anyone noticed that Tyson has stopped selling the “white meat chicken fillets” ?  We used to love those on our salads. Choice of toppings: cheese, bacon pieces, carrots, green onions, chopped white onion, grape tomatoes, avocado slices, chopped cucumber, … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner? KFC….. my night off ! Now let someone else cook tonight LOL. House full of people.

Two buckets 4 potatoes 4 gravy 3 Cole slaw 2 biscuits dessert Oh and I’m still not doing the dishes either. (smile)                      

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Burgers, Baked beans, Corn on cob, Chips, tossed salad, cold beet salad, and Jello

( I must say that these younger adults were very respectful and they cleaned up their own mess LOL )   Choice of cheese…. sharp cheddar, Swiss, American, or Colby These just came out of the garden and much more … Continue reading

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Lg Chicken Dinner Salad for the Hot Days of Summer

I already cut the chicken into strips so that is why it looks so funny. This one was served with Hidden Valley Buffalo Ranch. They have new flavors and we bought two of them ( along with “original” of course)’ He … Continue reading

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Pork Chops with an onion glaze, scalloped potatoes, three bean salad, dinner rolls…and I call it “tonight’s dinner”.

  The strangest thing happened when I put a pork chop on the plate. It Popped real loud and kinda blew up. I have never ever seen that before.         Scalloped potatoes ready for the oven. The … Continue reading

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Deep fried shrimp, deep fried cauliflower, baked sweet potatoes, baked idaho with sour cream and chives, roasted corn salad, tossed salads, green beans, etc etc

I was so busy that I didn’t get all of the photos. All I could do is reach over the couch and take these from the guys watching tv that were still eating. Sweet potato eaters already ate, and left … Continue reading

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I have been buying dozens of corn to freeze for the winter. Please hang on “FoodSaver”. Don’t die on me yet.

Don’t forget to keep some of the raw corn in the fridge for dinner when guests stop over. ( happens ALL THE TIME HERE) BBQ outside for a fast dinner.           I love my FoodSaver. Update…. … Continue reading

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Grilling day for someone special. Too bad the lobster was old. Insert a frown here.

(The Lobster was disgusting. 8 of them wasted, no one ate them. ) I should tell you where we got them because the so called butcher kept saying ” I have been a butcher for 10 years and I KNOW … Continue reading

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BBQ day….. Drop in guests…. Hot dogs, corn, beans, chips, ice cream cones.

Real time meals….. It is hard to feed people and take beautiful photos without a photographer standing by. There are 9 hungry people waiting to eat here so I DO have priorities. After all…. REAL food, ugly photos, both sides … Continue reading

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Future Spicy BBQ Pork Sandwiches….. YUM !

      Holy Moly these were umm”spicy”.   I will pack it up in individual bags and freeze for a quick meal.                 Cooling down so I can pack it up in … Continue reading

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Baked Crispy Cod, Baked sweet potato and green beans. Yum!

I don’t know why, but lately I have been craving fish. ( Oh please get that thought out of your head because I am so old, I would make the “news”)   Nice crispy topping, lemon slices on the side, … Continue reading

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Happy St. Patty’s Day………Corned Beef and Cabbage………My corned beef was too tender and fell apart towards the end of the night.

Way too busy to take a lot of photos sorry. We had such a good time but super busy.   Day before …………..And Day Of.   make Cole slaw…………………………….. (check) Get the large roaster from box and clean………………………..(check) I love … Continue reading

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Patty Melt Sandwiches… Mmmmmm

 

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Another FoodSaver day………… Large roll of Ground Beef

I cut these large enough or small enough for most meals. There are days I need to use two or three of them or just one.   Have I told you how much I LOVE my FoodSaver? Do you have … Continue reading

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Another FoodSaver day……. Whole pork loin

I will be prepping my fresh veggies for the fridge and cutting meat and poultry for the freezer. Busy day today.   Right out of the freezer   That is little pieces of ice laying next to it. My hand … Continue reading

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Another FoodSaver day…… Cutting a Whole Sirloin Tip for the freezer

Cutting and freezing a Whole sirloin tip. Three beautiful roasts or use one for Kibbee or ka-bobs. Mmmmmm   I couldn’t do it if is wasn’t for my trusty FoodSaver FoodSaver               I am … Continue reading

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Going to make this tomorrow… Slow Cooker Marmalade Pork Tenderloin, We love this !

I would have made it tonight but I am out of one of the ingredients.   UPDATE…. oops looked in the freezer and my pork loin is missing. LOL …..Ok so I will make this sometime this week ( smile … Continue reading

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What’s for Dinner?…… Sliced Flat Iron Steak, Seasoned Rice, Tossed Salad and Dinner Rolls (yep still losing weight)

    I like to slice it all up and pile it on a platter like this along with the Beef and Garlic flavored rice. The Steak has anywhere from Rare to Well done , dig in. Both steaks were cooked … Continue reading

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Left over night… Stew and store bought Crescent Rolls.

    Warning ………LEFT OVER NIGHT !!   IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE DOD FOOD ,  BUT IT WAS GOOOOOD !   Boy it was good. I love the stews and soups and sauces the next day ( or out of the … Continue reading

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Freezing SIX heads of Cauliflower for the freezer with my trusty FoodSaver.

  They had a great sale on Dole Cauliflower so we bought SIX heads. I will use the FoodSaver and put them in the freezer. If you have a FoodSaver, you can understand how exciting this is. If you don’t … Continue reading

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A flat iron steak with grilled green pepper for two. Oops FOUR

A flat iron steak with grilled green pepper for FOUR, baked sweet potato oozing with butter, tender crisp fresh green beans, cold and crispy tossed salad with cucumber and grape tomatoes. And served with homemade salad dressing. Because we had … Continue reading

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Fish and Chips served along side is a cold crispy salad. Well it “should have been a Great dinner” like all our other fish frys.

I WILL NEVER use this recipe again… What a waste of ingredients, along with NO TASTE…….. I LOVE MY RECIPE that I have used for about 40 years. WHY did I try this ??   A few family members like … Continue reading

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Friday Fish… Tastes like Lobster ( well almost)

  Baked Fish, served along with Broccoli and Cauliflower mix. Served with nice hot butter ( not strained)         A couple good sized salads and a couple small salads. Some with tom and cucumber and some without. Some … Continue reading

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Lower Carb Flat Iron Steaks, baked sweet potato and green beans with bacon. Split between THREE people.

Served along side is a crisp salad with onion, cucumber, grape tomatoes, and real bacon bits ( mine without please) . Salad dressing tonight…. Ranch     UPDATE…  and a loss next morning.        

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Marinated Orange -Thyme Pork Chops, served with zucchini, and sweet potato patties

                Place in a Ziploc bag and let it sit for about 1-3 hours .Over night would be better, but we know how there are days when time is a problem.     … Continue reading

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McDonalds Filet of Fish and Fries… Yum

My cheat night from my diet plan.     Three meals were really good….. One was pretty bad ( cold and only 1/2 fries). I gave mine up because I wasn’t hungry.          

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This filling was made from left over chicken and it will be made into Pot Pie Filling and Chicken Soup with Rice or Noodles.

  I will update this after I have made the pot pie or soup. Right now it will go in the freezer until ready to use.        

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What’s for dinner? Large Chicken Salads with your choice of dressing.

This is what I do when I am so busy and need a fast dinner.with your choice of toppings.     I have the toppings in bowls…..you top your own salad….. ( most of the salads have one chicken breasts, but others … Continue reading

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Lower Carb Burger with swiss cheese, served with cauliflower and Vettetti Pro sweet potato cakes.

Sweet Potato cakes were made with my new Veggetti Pro ( NOT sponsored)     I don’t have a lot of photos because I was making different patties for different people. one…………. rare one……….. med well one……… with green peppers … Continue reading

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Sweet potato Cakes with onions….Yummy. I Starting to play with my Veggetti Pro .

      (This is NOT a sponsored post I bought this).           These can be made ahead and I am going to show you how……. keep reading         When you get done … Continue reading

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Mmmmm Poor Man’s Lobster, baked sweet potato, and tossed salad. YUMMY !!!

It’s so nice to be able to open the freezer and have a wonderful fish dinner. I love my foodsaver  (FoodSaver) AND my freezers LOL.                     4 sweet potatoes and 3 … Continue reading

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FoodSaver and a 10 lb case of Fish…. Look out freezer, here it comes !

  In case you want info…. NO I AM NOT PAID for this post FoodSaver

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Thick Hot Stew on a cold yucky day. Served with bread of your choice.

     

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Homemade “Three Cheese Olga”, served with a small “Greek Salad”.

Cooking for the Midnight crew.   Olga’s Three Cheese on homemade Olga bread with NO tomatoes for this person. Served with a greek salad with homemade greek dressing.        

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Pork Chops, Brown Rice and Green Beans. Along with a crisp salad….. Mmmmm

      Season the pork with your favorite spices. These two had a mixture of bbq seasoning garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. The others were just salt and pepper.     Homemade rice pilaf…Mmmmm     Two different … Continue reading

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Roasted Whole Chicken , broccoli, cauliflower, or Brussel sprouts. Served with baked sweet potato.

      Oops…….. the skin broke but VERY JUICY!!!!!           I want everyone to eat veggies so I will make a variety.       Broccoli  and cauliflower     Brussel sprouts and cauliflower.  

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Homemade Bean soup made from the ham bone for Christmas. Served with store bought rolls for a fast dinner.

         

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Shrimp, Spinach and Whole Wheat Pasta. I always make things up as I go.

            Don’t forget to use the shrimp sells to make shrimp stock for the freezer              

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Nice HOT Chili…..Mmmm

     

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Low Carb Pizza. Yum

This one was “loaded”. I made a veggie only but forgot photos   Everyone had a tossed salad also.   I used my “bestest friend” for this job. I whipped up this pizza dough in SECONDS. Here are a few of the toppings … Continue reading

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My FoodSaver Day (but it is dying)

  My FoodSaver and cutting meat Day ( 2 Whole Sirloin Tip, 1 Chuck Roll, 1 whole Bottom round, 1whole brisket etc   It will take a couple days to cut, bag, label and freeze all these pieces.     … Continue reading

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Semi- Homemade Gyros with curly fries, and a crisp Greek Salad. All homemade except for the Low Carb tortillas……yum

    All homemade except for the Low Carb tortillas……yum     The ” SEMI” part of the title is because I bought the meat from the butcher and I had to cook it. They threw it together and I … Continue reading

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Homemade Sausage made into a stir fry…. (okay I was rushing for a fast easy dinner). Served with sweet potatoes instead of rice

  (okay I was rushing for a fast easy dinner). Served with sweet potatoes instead of rice   I didn’t serve with rice for everyone because a couple of us are watching our carbs. I served just mine with Brussels … Continue reading

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Lower Carb Fish and Chips… Mmmm

        Here it is right out of the freezer. Have I mentioned how much I love my dying foodsaver? I have had them ever since they first came out. FoodSaver (NO I did not get paid for … Continue reading

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Roasted chicken with baked sweet potato and green beans. Slurp ! oops sorry

                                 

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Low(er) Carb Hamburger Steak, Fiesta beans, small tossed salad. Oh and homemade lower carb ketchup.

This is the first can of “ready made” anything that I have opened in months. I just needed this for a fast dinner. And because we were in such a hurry, I only got photos while on their plates.   … Continue reading

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One pan and simple. Baked Pork Chops with Sauerkraut and broccoli.

Served with a mashed sweet potato with butter and heavy cream. ( and a loss next morning). Oh and Lower carb strawberry shortcake with whipped cream.   I was worried about gaining 1/2 pound so Dinner was going to be … Continue reading

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Cutting and Freezing Strip Steaks with FoodSaver. It’s almost dying .

I cross my fingers every time I need to us this. I really don’t know what I am going to do when she dies.                 some of the bags have two and some … Continue reading

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Dinner was soooo good ! Strip Steak, baked sweet potato, green beans, small salad and homemade steak sauce dip.

And it was all low(er) carb. Yummy ! They look like they are “over cooked” but actually I think two were “under cooked” and mine was perfect.   From FoodSaver Bag to table. They were so juicy. They were rare, … Continue reading

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Baked Cod / Poor Man’s Lobster Low(er) Carb Mac and Cheese and Cauliflower. Yum !

I will come back with carb count after I get more posts up.   I have said it a million times with MY recipes… “ Taste as you go because MY LIKES might not be YOUR LIKES.”   I have … Continue reading

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Braised Beef with Roasted Sweet potatoes, onions, celery and carrots. Nice meal for a yucky day.

This ends up to be so tender that I got laughed at for setting the tables with knives. Ha Ha so funny huh?           I used my Lodge Pot on the stove.   Brown the roast … Continue reading

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My FoodSaver is Ready. This is a Whole Pork Loin . Going to cut it into thick chops, pork roasts and use the end pieces for “ground Pork” or in case I make a stir fry.

. . .         I love my FoodSaver since the first one I bought many years ago when they came out with the first one. FoodSaver   Guess what’s for dinner ? Yep Pork Roast. Lets season … Continue reading

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Lg Dinner Salad ( chicken )

YUMMY !!        

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FoodSaver hasn’t died yet. I am using it like crazy, right now is TEN pounds of “Feeesh”. (Fish)

I can’t believe that it’s hanging on so long after giving me clues that it’s dying on me. My FoodSaver is one item that I will NEVER be without. I have two large freezers ( one “stand up” and one … Continue reading

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Baby Back Ribs, loaded sweet potato slices, and cauliflower . Dinner is ready !

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I guess there was a good sale on hams…….

He is so dangerous when he goes to the store.  ( he does find great deals but don’t tell him I said so)    

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Pork Roast , roasted potatoes and green beans. A little glaze on the side that I used from the top and we have dinner

When I cut a large whole pork loin I use the ends for either roasts, cubes, strip or even grinding. This was a nice roast.                            

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Another Whole Pork Loin for the freezer. My foodsaver is my best friend but its dying.

  Pork loin chops Pork Roasts Pork for stir fry’s pork for Pork steaks…..etc etc etc Bottom photo all bagged up with foodsaver ready for the freezer                          FoodSaver … Continue reading

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We call this Pork and Pasta.

. .I normally serve this with Homemade garlic bread but it was a last minute dinner idea.   .

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Salads for dinner. Pick your toppings from the platters and make your salad. Grab the dinner rolls and call it dinner.

Dressings were blue cheese buffalo sauce Ranch vinegar   Imitation crab, eggs, swiss cheese, green onions, tomatoes ( artichokes and olives on one of these but I can’t see them )     Chicken, cucumber, tomato, green onion cheddar ( bacon bits, … Continue reading

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Pizza Hut tonight and disappointed.

The pizza was made and before throwing it in the box, they threw a handful of spinach on top and handed it to us. Really? You can see how I just moved all this to one side, it was going … Continue reading

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Why is it that every time there is a promotion at McDonalds, they are out of the stickers the next day and never get more?

We have a weekly special occasion that takes place twice or three times a week here at our house and then at other homes. Everyone gets their orders and brings it back here or at the other homes.     … Continue reading

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Shish-Ka-Bobs, homemade rice pilaf, roasted corn, and grilled “fresh” pineapple

  burp….. scuz me   “He” requested these for dinner a couple days ago, so of course I made them. Enough to feed 9 people. It was a nice time with friends.      

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Taco Night with Guacamole and Salsa with Homemade Chips

  I love these packets when you only have a few minutes to throw dinner together.       Add a little tomato and its almost there.     Ok now cover it up tight and wait for dinner. Time to … Continue reading

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I Still Love my FoodSaver ( please last a little longer)……… Many Cuts of meat inside

More “food sucker-up-ing”. My FoodSaver is dying but it has lasted so long after giving me signs that it is “going”.   (NO I do NOT get paid)   I started with the other whole pork loin and moved onto … Continue reading

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I love my FoodSaver….

“He” loves the big meat sales, so he stocked up for the winter ( and the next two also). I started out easy with a whole pork loin and saved the roast for tonight’s dinner.   “He” came home with… … Continue reading

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FoodSaver Again, for 15 lbs of thick bacon.Please don’t quit on me now !

This was the most beautiful bacon I have seen in a very long time. Each piece was perfect. Time for the freezer……..     FoodSaver NO I do NOT get paid for this post

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This was dinner was ….. ready for it?……Salad ! ( groan, groan… I hear you)

  There is a choice of breaded chicken with grated cheese, cherry tomatoes from the garden , green onions, grated carrots etc…..or you can have……..       Fake crab, hard boiled egg, cherry tomatoes from the garden, grated carrots, garbanzo beans  … Continue reading

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Dinner was Breaded Pork Cutlet with Pasta. A side salad and a glass or two of wine.

.. It will take me some time but I will have all recipes up for every post.            

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Not much out of the garden today…

but enough for a yummy salad or pasta.

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“He” agreed to BBQ after it was being suggested strongly. (wink)

I did all the prep work so all he had to do is stand out there with the tongs in his hand LOL.   We had either small slabs of ribs or riblets, roasted corn on the cob, baked sweet … Continue reading

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Homemade Bean Soup with Ham. And Served with it…Homemade Bread ( slathered in butter)

Nice hot bread with butter that squirts out between your teeth. LOL  

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I sent “him” to the store for one gallon of milk, and one loaf of bread.

This is what he came home with……along with TWO Digiorno pizzas for dinner ( them not me). He opened the “puffy ones” right away for his lunch sandwich. I won’t eat any of this, ok maybe a hand full of … Continue reading

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Taco Bell’s Enchirito. Ok, it’s as close as I could get.

Here you go… grab a fork. This is on the monthly menu, if not there would be sad faces. No black olives, I’m the only one that will eat them. I will copy the recipe after I have add my … Continue reading

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Porterhouse Steak… YUM !!!

.               How many times can one person blow up potatoes ??? Let me answer that…. many. Please don’t tell me to poke holes in them. I DO know how to cook, I don’t … Continue reading

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Fish & Chips with Cole Slaw…. Yum !

I normally don’t make breaded fish for my husband or myself but the other family members requested it. I only make it when there are a lot of people here so the mess that I make it “worth it”. I normally … Continue reading

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He was charged $ 8.50 for this. Two Tiny Tenders ( the biscuit is bigger)

  There are times when “he” asks someone to get him a fast meal while he is in his office working. there are many days that he is in there 12 hours without stopping at all. This is his meal … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner?……White Chicken Chili. Who’s hungry?

I am the first one to admit that I am was not crazy about Chicken. That seemed to change about 20 years ago . I have started making it more and more but the thought of WHITE chili was something I knew … Continue reading

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Made Up Steak Sandwich Recipe with Guacamole on the side. Of Course with homemade Tortillas

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Mmmm BBQ Country Ribs, Funny Rice and Corn.

  Ooey- Gooey BBQ sauce, extra buttered corn, funny rice and a tossed salad with homemade dressing. Talk about Carb overload (smile). Actually, I  was so hungry that I didn’t care about calories or anything. I have been working outside … Continue reading

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Sweet and Sour Chicken

Mmmmm, Sweet and Sour Chicken     .   .   .Ok time to chop the green peppers, while and yellow onion, green onions, carrots and celery.   Chicken ready to be mixed with the veggies and sauce Rice is … Continue reading

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A Cold Day and a Pot Roast. Can you smell it ?

I made a pot roast because the weather was yucky and I was busy. There is something so wonderful about throwing something in a pot and letting it cook. I’m glad I cut the meat this thick, it was perfect … Continue reading

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Sweet and Sour Meatballs

They love these little balls of yummy-ness. That didn’t sound right did it? ( smile ) Some of these photo are ugly… sorry. These are so easy to throw together. You put The ground beef, the rest of the “meatball ingredients” in … Continue reading

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Sweet and Sour Meatballs

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Have you had one of these days?

Today was one of those days were everything that I did took forever. I mean even the simple stuff like watering the plants took about 4 hours. No, really!   I started filling the watering can, then I noticed that … Continue reading

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We call this either “Botona or Nachos To The Max”.

This is a dish that we enjoy sharing or making individual plates. Choose your own topping and watch a good movie. Be careful because it is so sloppy and not good for game night or for eating while working. Here is … Continue reading

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Beef Short Ribs for dinner… WOW

I mixed two recipes and these turned out great. This picture is blurry but scroll for more. Yes the plate is messy with sauce. SO WHAT !  I do not take photos to impress, I take photos for the “every day … Continue reading

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Sausage and Sauerkraut served with mashed taters. Hey, it’s a New Years Day meal for luck, and “his” families tradition.

  I have a couple crock-pots and I love them. This one is HUGE. It is a Kenmore and I have to say it is wonderful ! I am able to make a recipe on the stove top and transfer … Continue reading

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Christmas Ham Dinner

Don’t you love holiday meals? The loud tv, the loud talking, the smells of dinner cooking. The arguments togetherness of family and friends. ( smile ). I made potato salad (yesterday) , Cole slaw, baked beans , dinner rolls, mashed potatoes … Continue reading

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Homemade Vegetable Soup and homemade bread

        Here is the bread in the bread maker ….. can you smell it ?

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Freezing meat for the freezer.

I have decided that I needed to get organized for the winter. The freezers are a total mess. My husband came home with four “family pack”s of pork chops because he couldn’t walk away with out them. I take used … Continue reading

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Cutting the NY Strips for freezer

He came home with the super meat sale items and now its time for me to cut and freeze. I have so many posts about meat that I have probably bored you to death. Hey… I do throw in pretty … Continue reading

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Taco night !

(Grrrr………. had a huge post and its gone AGAIN !!! This is getting crazy.) Back to “Taco Night”…   They look forward to “Taco Night”. I try to make a few different dishes so everyone is happy. Tonight was “loaded … Continue reading

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Mmmm…..Sketti with Garlic Bread and Salad

Yes, I washed my hands since meeting the “puppy”.   Garlic Bread on the side along with a salad…. Yummy !   Ok… Pass the Cheese Please !!!   Let us start with about 2 pounds of ground beef that … Continue reading

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Rambling like Always, and Last Night’s Dinner of Steak Thingies”.

Where should I start? How about right here with some pretty photos of the sunrise?  I agree…. here they come.   I feel so privileged to be able to see the sunrises and sunsets. What a way to start the day. … Continue reading

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Why do I always change a recipe?

I made a cucumber salad that was terrific. The problem is…. I changed it without trying the original way. Why do I always do that? Do you do that?  There has to be someone out there just like me. Back … Continue reading

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Pork Chop dinner

I was in a big hurry so I threw dinner together in minutes. Pork chops baked pot veggie     2 eggs……..     fresh toasted bread crumbs………… ( or any bread crumbs you have)       parm cheese…garlic … Continue reading

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Home Cooking….. Meatloaf, Mashed Taters, Peas and a Salad.

Oh myyyy…..Comfort food. I heard some of you shriek and run from the room. And then I heard some of you say “Yum, memories”. When I was younger ( yes, they had electricity) we weren’t able to eat junk food or frozen meals. You … Continue reading

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Shish ka bob W/ Homemade Teriyaki Sauce and Brown Rice

What do you do when you look for Teriyaki sauce in the fridge and it’s gone? I’ll answer that…. you make some. Recipe is posted below. Tonight is Shishkabob so I will have photos for you later, it is marinading. I … Continue reading

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“His” third day cooking dinner

These are the only pictures I got. The battery went. I didn’t get the top  row but it was filled. Nothing fancy here. Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Mayo, Pickles etc. Served with the remaining Potato Salad, Taco salad and chips.

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Rhubarb Jam

Rhubarb Jam/Sundae Topping/Glaze for Entree I made the Jam. I asked “Him” to taste it (after it was solid etc). Are you ready for his reply? This is how the conversation went. Me……Honey, it’s finished, would you to taste it? Him….Sure, you … Continue reading

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His Second Day Making Dinner.

 Hot Dogs served with those salads. I didn’t get a picture because it was so fast. I was re heating some homemade baked beans from the freezer and he walked in the kitchen holding the platter of cooked hot dogs. … Continue reading

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Tuna Noodle Salad

 I will come back and post this recipe along with measurements later. You will find this salad, and two others in another post about “his brainy idea’.  You can find it here . Tuna Noodle Salad  Please try to let … Continue reading

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Potato Salad

This and two other salads came from this post about “his brainy idea”. You will find it here. Potato Salad . *laugh* These were HUGE potatoes. I only used four and they barely fit in the dutch oven pan. . … Continue reading

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Taco Salad

I promise to post Measurements later today. Mom taught me like this…… “put a handful into the pot, sprinkle some salt in..” etc etc.” This salad ( and two others) came from a post about “His brainy idea” You can find … Continue reading

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Well… It was His Idea and I’m Holding Him To It. With Potato Salad, Tuna Noodle salad, Taco Salad on the Side.

  The weather is going to be very warm for five days. He stated that he has a “great idea” (this can’t be good). This is how the conversation went. Him….. I have a great idea. Me……. (gasp) what is your … Continue reading

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Eggplant Parm..

This post and recipe are being edited and will be completed in a few minutes. Please come back.   . .         . . .     Yummy !!!   .   served with garlic bread and … Continue reading

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This is their Favorite Fish.

*smacks head….. save work, save work, save work. *  Here I go again and it took forever. Ok now forever but…. ( sniff, sniff) This meal isn’t as boring as it looks, actually it has very good flavor . Served with … Continue reading

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Asian Style Orange Chicken, Roasted Under a Brick

Yes,  you read that right, and I did it. You walk into a lawn and garden shop and buy a brick. If you do the same…. don’t try to explain, they still don’t understand. We all had some laughs though. … Continue reading

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I broke my camera, and feel “‘Fluffy”. Today can only get better right?

I think I broke my camera, and I have about 500 photos on it. Yes, it holds a lot (1600) and I went nuts taking photos the past couple days.  I will take time out today to read the manual and … Continue reading

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Happy Easter Everyone !

I hope today brings you smiles. Mine will bring extra calories and stress. This oven that I am using will only fit the ham. I have green bean casserole, scalloped potatoes, and pineapple stuffing to bake. Oh…. and dinner is … Continue reading

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Todays Dinner will be……

-Sloppy Joe’s ………..(or Pasta Primavera waiting for opinions from family) -Homemade Fries or “rounds” -Pickle chips for those that can handle the crunch. (below) Are you wondering why such a “gourmet” meal? (wink). It was a request for soft food.  Not … Continue reading

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I promise to have these boxes opened TODAY !

I have organized the pantry, changed the cabinets around in the kitchen and had my door wall replaced. LOL When do I get to play ???? Here they are waiting. ………Ok so they are on their side but I don’t … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Corn Crisp Corn Cobbler

Thanksgiving leftovers. Recipe lady that passed away gave me this years ago. We have made this with our left overs and they were wonderful. I make a quick pan of cornbread just for this. It takes NO TIME AT ALL. … Continue reading

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Big Huge Crockpot of Vegetable Beef Soup. I will make homemade bread later and slather the butter all over it. Slurp !

       

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Too Lazy to cook? Nope, I don’t feel very well today so I asked them to get junk for themselves.

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Time to package up thick pork chops, steaks and roasts for the freezer. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE my foodsaver?

  FoodSaver No I was NOT paid for this post.          

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Foodsaver is my bestest friend !

I have at least 2 hours of packaging etc. He went and picked up a load of meat that was advertised at a great price.   FoodSaver NO… I was not paid for this post  

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Another FoodSaver Day. Filling the freezer.

  I had to buy more bags since I knew I would be freezing meat today. I think I bought every size of bags that they make and I think I did the same with the rolls of bags. ( laugh). … Continue reading

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Brats, Corn on the Cob and Homemade Fries. Thank Goodness for Foodsaver.

  We buy a million dozen corn during peak season then use the food saver and freeze. I always have enough corn to last to the following corn season. Brats, corn, and fries             This … Continue reading

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Homemade Veggie Beef Soup

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Pizza night again with a house full of people.

  I’ll roll them out…. you top them……I’ll bake and serve. Oh and grab your own beverage too. (and use a napkin and get your feet off the couch…smile)                       … Continue reading

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Bread Right Out of the Oven

Hurry, go grab the butter and I’ll meet you right back here. * smile * more… more… more…. . If it ends up being a “funny shape”, will it still taste good?…. Let me answer that.. YEP! *slurp* it may … Continue reading

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Homemade pizza night

I make all the dough balls and everyone makes their own pizza. Choice of topping green pepper onions ( red and white ) zucchini mushrooms banana peppers tomatoes artichoke hearts spinach pineapple ground beef pepperoni sausage ham bacon mozzarella cheese … Continue reading

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Homemade Pizza Night……..Six pizzas for now and more to come for the party.

  I’ll roll them out……. you put on your toppings.…. then I will bake and serve.   Every topping you can think of ( OK almost)   Veggie pizza All meat pizza Supreme pizza Cheese only pizza ANY PIZZA green … Continue reading

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I like when I make up a recipe and turns out “edible”. Apple Stuffed Pork Roast with Apple topping. Served with Mashed potatoes and green beans. Yummy

      here are the photos Start with a boneless pork loin or a pork chop Now flatten it out with a hammer or a soup can or your husband sledge hammer. Let’s not use last one. Now pound … Continue reading

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Stuffed Pork Bundles …….Yes I made it up

    I said to myself… *I want to do something different for dinner* So I made this up as I cooked LOL       Wow, I can’t believe the compliments and requests to make again. Umm okayyy. I … Continue reading

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Mexican Pork Chops

    Mexican Pork chops 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 4 boneless pork chops 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 1/4 cups salsa 1 teaspoon baking cocoa 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 pepper 1/8 salt 2 tablespoons chopped … Continue reading

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Chicken of the Week Recipe….. Chicken with Currants

  I love my Chicken book because it was my Mom’s and I am going to try every single recipe in it. Hey… I said TRY (smile) YES, I changed it to “my liking”…. change it to yours or leave … Continue reading

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Recipe to try…..Seared Steaks with Caramelized Onions and Gorgonzola

Update…. making this for dinner for house guests in Aug or Sept 2017 will post photos.   Seared Steaks with Caramelized Onions and Gorgonzola Ingredients 1 tbsp canola oil, divided 2 large onions, sliced (about 4 cups) 1 tablespoon brown … Continue reading

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Broccoli Soup

I might be dinner tonight but I have so much planned. (update  2019…have made many )times Broccoli Soup 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 small potatoes, cubed 2 cups fresh chopped broccoli 1 1/2 cups chicken broth 1/4 … Continue reading

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ONE of my favorite quick salads Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

This is one of my favorite “any time” salad. It can be thrown together so fast and for any entree. You can also double or triple or even cut the recipe in half. Ice cold and crispy….. Yum !   … Continue reading

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Crockpot Parmesan Potatoes

Let me say this right now…. you can do so much with this recipe.   Crockpot Parmesan Potatoes   6 potatoes, sliced 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 1 small onion chopped 4 ounces Parmesan cheese, freshly grated 1  can … Continue reading

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Rotel Chicken

This was dinner tonight served along with a cold crispy salad.   ROTEL CHICKEN   1 whole fryer, boiled and de-boned, and cut in bite size pieces 1 cup chicken stock or broth 1 small/med onion, chopped 1 can cream of … Continue reading

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Recipe to try soon………Deep Dish Taco Squares

I might try this recipe this week. Seems to be pretty easy and have everything in the pantry. Deep-Dish Taco Squares 2 cups biscuit mix 1/2 cup cold water 1 pound ground beef 1 green bell pepper — chopped 2 … Continue reading

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Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

  I Broil the chicken ahead of time so that the skin is nice and browned before putting it in the crock-pot. You can make this in a dutch oven too. oh geeze or any larger pan on the stove. … Continue reading

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