What are you Cooking the Week of June 6, 2021?

[Mike Nolan]

A little cooler today, but still too hot for much cooking here.

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[Joan Simpson]

We're having rest of the Sloppy Joe's on bread,no cooking here.

[BakerAunt]

On Monday, I made a batch of yogurt.

For Monday dinner, as we only had enough of the black-eyed peas w/ brown rice and ham for one, my husband ate that, and I pulled some frozen tomato sauce from last year’s garden. I sauteed onion, celery, and red bell pepper and mushrooms in olive oil, then added the sauce. I added 1 Tbs. tomato paste, 1 ½ tsp. Penzey’s Tuscan Italian seasoning, and a tablespoon each of Worcestershire sauce and red wine, along with some pepper. I mixed it with cooked Barilla Protein Plus pasta, which I bought on sale a while back and found in the pantry. It is a combination of semolina, grains and legumes. It holds together well when cooking. With freshly grated Parmesan, it made a nice dinner, and I have leftovers for lunches during the week.

[Joan Simpson]

I made beef-a-roni ,creamed corn and lettuce and tomato salad.

[BakerAunt]

Tuesday’s dinner was fish and chips, using the last of the swai. (When we were at Aldi’s today, I looked at labels carefully and found the salmon.) I made a sauce for my fish to cover its flavor, using up the rest of some Greek yogurt to which I added 1 ½ tsp. Penzey’s Sunny Paris and ¼ tsp. garlic. It was tolerable, but I do not like the combination enough to make it again. We also had microwaved fresh broccoli.

[Joan Simpson]

I went to farmers market today.We had pork neck bone cooked till tender then I picked all the lean meat off and cooked rice in that with the meat it cooks up like chicken and rice ,fresh white acre peas cooked with okra, sliced tomatoes and corn bread.And I got a fresh cantaloupe was so good.

[chocomouse]

We had grilled strip steaks, potatoes roasted on the grill with Penzey's Pasta Sprinkles, asparagus, and a green salad. It's good to be home and cooking again. And it is raining, a gentle drizzle for the past 2-3 hours, although severe storms are in the forecast.

[Janiebakes]

The parsley is growing fast here so DH made chimichurri sauce. Had that on black bean burgers and a bed of arugula. Too hot and sticky for fancy cooking.

[Joan Simpson]

We had breakfast for supper tonight.Bacon,eggs,grits and buttermilk biscuits.

[BakerAunt]

For dinner, on Wednesday, I made Salmon and Couscous with Penzey’s Greek Seasoning. We had microwaved frozen mixed vegetables on the side. We finished up the Strawberry-Blackberry Oat bars for dessert, but we also had fresh strawberries from yesterday’s farmers market. At $5 a quart, they are not inexpensive, but they are worth it. We no longer buy the tasteless supermarket fruit that passes for strawberries. We wait for the season and hope they show up at the farmers market.

[chocomouse]

I had leftover steak and salad. Husband went to a potluck, with a pasta salad made from everything left in the vegetable drawer.

[Joan Simpson]

All leftovers here tonight,neckbone and rice,peas and okra,sliced tomatoes and corn bread.

[chocomouse]

Today I made Puddingwiches, which I used to make frequently during the summer when my children were young. I used chocolate graham crackers and instant chocolate fudge pudding. Let the pudding set up for about an hour (or less) and then spread a thick glob on graham cracker halves and top with the other halves. Freeze for several hours. You'll need to take them out of the freezer 4-5 minutes before you want to eat them, so they soften enough that you don't break any teeth! It makes about a dozen. Use regular grahams and your favorite pudding flavor. You could even make the pudding from scratch, but who wants to do that on a 90* summer day!

[BakerAunt]

Now that the pandemic is winding down (c'mon unvaccinated people, get your shots!), we have our first summer guest! My older stepson has come for ten days. So, there will be a lot of cooking and baking here! For dinner tonight, I made my Turkey Zucchini Meatloaf with Peach-Dijon Glaze along with roasted cut-up sweet potatoes that were tossed in olive oil. We also had microwaved fresh broccoli.

[RiversideLen]

I had a strip steak that I cooked on my George Foreman grill, brown rice and cauliflower and carrots.

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