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August 11, 2019 at 11:03 am #17552August 11, 2019 at 8:03 pm #17573
I made 3 pans of lasagna (each of them weighing 5 pounds!), baked two and froze the third. One of the ones I baked today is one my wife is taking to a friend up in Omaha tomorrow.
It was delicious but came out a bit soupy, which is not unusual for me. It usually firms up overnight. Some sources say fresh lasagna noodles don't have to be boiled, I may try that some time, it'd certainly save time.
It could also be the ricotta/spinach filling. My wife thinks I should try adding some egg to the ricotta cheese/spinach filling as a binder, I may have to try that as well.
August 11, 2019 at 11:03 pm #17580We just had scrambled eggs and toast. I also made a Chocolate peanut butter dirt cake today.It was very good,no baking just cool whip,cream cheese,chocolate pudding and had chocolate sandwich cookies like Oreos for the base and a few peanut butter cups chopped up in between layers.Was good like eating a candy bar almost.
August 12, 2019 at 4:17 pm #17595Tonight we had fried ham,black eyed peas and rice.
August 12, 2019 at 7:05 pm #17600I made a stir-fry tonight with the rest of the cooked pork. Vegetables were green onion, carrots, celery, mushrooms, broccoli, and snow peas from our garden. I used the deglazed drippings from when my husband cooked the pork chops, and mixed in soba noodles.
August 12, 2019 at 9:36 pm #17604I cooked some ground pork with a little Serrano peppers and chopped onion, some fresh ground fennel seed, added some chopped tomato and what was left in a jar of pasta sauce, some water and tomato powder. I wasn't sure if I was going to make a sandwich with it or boil up some pasta. I tasted it and decided to call it spaghetti sauce. It's really good.
August 13, 2019 at 4:54 pm #17618I fried a boneless chicken breast,mashed potatoes, garden peas and deviled eggs.I slam forgot to put the deviled eggs out so they'll be ready for tomorrow or a snack.
August 14, 2019 at 2:08 pm #17632Since I am only making 10 more meals I am using up my freezer selection. I have some filets (beef) and a pork tenderloin and some chicken sausages and some pork sausages and 2 pkgs. of chicken thighs. Tonight I am making tacos with my ground beef. I also have 2 meals of hamburgers. Please I don't want to add it all up because I'm afraid I can't finish it all. I can't wait to move and start buying food again. We currently live in Carroll Count,Md. and will be moving to Lititz,Pa near Lancaster. Shoefly Pie "here we come"!
August 14, 2019 at 4:15 pm #17636I'm sending good thoughts your way, Navlys. I was plugging along in "moving mode" a little more than two years ago, and we started moving items throughout the year before that. It will be a relief when you are settled again!
August 14, 2019 at 5:28 pm #17637Tonight we had Spanish rice with bread & butter.
August 14, 2019 at 6:50 pm #17639I’ve been avoiding cooking chicken breasts since I see so many packages where the breasts have those white streaks. Today in Aldi’s, we found a small package with two breast halves that looked good. Thus, for dinner, I made my roasted panko-encrusted chicken breasts. I smear the breast with low-fat mayonnaise, then dredge it in a combination of panko, a bit of grated Parmesan, garlic powder, Penzey’s roasted onion powder, and pepper. They roast for 30-35 minutes at 375F on a parchment-lined baking sheet. These were tender and good—the way I remember them before those rubbery ones made me swear off eating them. We had it with spinach noodles tossed with onion, frozen broccoli I wanted to get out of the freezer, sliced mushrooms, and the drippings from roasting a turkey breast that I had in the freezer. I tossed it with a little grated Parmesan. We have enough to have it again tomorrow.
August 14, 2019 at 7:15 pm #17640I won't buy chicken breasts if they look gargantuan. In fact, lately I've been more inclined to buy a smaller (3.5 to 4 pound) whole chicken and cut it up. I only buy the bigger ones if I'm making stock and want to make soup or chicken salad from the boiled chicken. I could eat chicken 4-5 times a week but my wife gets tired of it if I have it more than 2 or 3 times a month.
Tonight we had BLT's.
August 14, 2019 at 9:43 pm #17645What is the problem with the white streaks in the giant chicken breasts?
Tonight I had leftover spaghetti sauce with some pasta and a garlic bun (the last bun from last weeks) and a nice salad. I used the last of my store bought tomatoes, the next one will be one of mine 🙂
August 14, 2019 at 9:56 pm #17648The problem is that white striping is sometimes accompanied by internal areas that are mostly fiber or tendon, so they're inedible. They're apparently both a side-effect of the increased size of the birds. I think the fibers are present in the smaller birds but they're so slender that you don't notice them. These you will definitely notice, they're like chewing on a rubber band.
Restaurants don't like white striping because customers are more prone to send the food back.
I've seen them in turkey breasts, too. When I make turkey tenders, I often have to carve around them.
August 14, 2019 at 10:06 pm #17649After dinner on Tuesday evening, I made a Four Bean Salad (green beans, waxed beans, kidney beans, and garbanzo beans). I cut the sugar, oil, and cider a bit in the marinade, but I did not cut the celery seed. (I have my priorities straight.) I wanted to use up these four cans of beans. The salt content is higher than I would like, although I used no-salt added green beans and reduced salt garbanzo and kidney beans. I omitted the ½ tsp. salt in the dressing. In the future, if I make it, I will cook my own garbanzos. I will have the salad with lunch the rest of this week and into the next, as my husband does not care for garbanzos and kidney beans.
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