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CWCdesign--if I had a nickel for every time I've forgotten to set the timer....

On Wednesday, I baked eight mini-loaves of Chocolate Zucchini Bread, using the King Arthur pan with wells for each loaf. I used grated yellow zucchini that I had left over from an earlier cooking project. I'll freeze four of these loaves for later. Half of one is a serving.

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For dinner on Wednesday, I made the pecan coated pork slices and roasted a honey nut squash that I had cubed and tossed in olive oil. We also had microwaved fresh broccoli. I ate the stalks and left the flower part for Scott, since I can only do limited flossing around the tooth with the temporary crown. Between last night's chicken and tonight's pork, I have the main protein for the next four night's meals.

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We bought some marked down chicken thighs on our weekly shopping trip to our local grocery store that I needed to use for Tuesday's dinner. I did some internet browsing and found this recipe for Apple Butter-Glazed Chicken Thighs:

Apple Butter Glazed Chicken Thighs: A Sweet & Savory Lancaster County Favorite

I mostly followed the recipe except for the salt and the red pepper flakes. I also used avocado oil in place of the butter and in place of olive oil for browning the chicken, which I also skinned. Once I moved it from the stove top to the oven, it cooked fast, needing only 20 minutes before I added the rest of the glaze. We thought it was pretty good, but the apple butter glaze needs something more. I might add either celery seed or celery salt when I make it again. We had it with bulgur cooked in chicken broth and microwaved frozen mixed vegetables.

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I made yogurt on Monday. For dinner, I made salmon and couscous, which we have not had for a while, along with microwaved frozen peas.

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It was a rainy day in the mid-70s here, so it was perfect for baking. I got up on Sunday morning and baked the Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Rolls that rose overnight in the refrigerator. I used puree that I made from a Fairy Tale pumpkin last year, which produced a deep orange puree that made a beautiful medium orange dough that tasted fantastic and baked well. I hope that I can find another Fairy Tale this year.

In the late afternoon, after getting sidetracked by Ancestry, and actually finding some information, I baked two loaves of Whole Wheat/Rye/Semolina bread.

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We finished the turkey-zucchini loaf and the leftover pasta with goat cheese for Sunday dinner.

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On Saturday night, I made dough for Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Rolls. I shaped them and refrigerated the covered dish overnight. I will bake them for breakfast tomorrow morning.

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We had occasional rain on Saturday, but nothing as intense as what was forecast. We will see what happens this evening. I was able to go to the farmers market and to an afternoon presentation by our local historical society. For dinner, we had more of the turkey-zucchini loaf. I made goat cheese and pasta to go with it, and we also had microwaved frozen lima beans.

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I baked the Soft Barley Cookies on Friday afternoon. The recipe made eleven large ones. We each had one for teatime. Scott had his with a bit of blackberry jam. To each his own.

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That sandwich looks very good, Mike. I love a good Reuben.

Using my trusty Cuisinart food processor, I grated a large yellow zucchini from the farmers market on Friday. That gave me four cups of grated zucchini. I have set aside two cups for muffins and one cup for something else. I used the other cup to make Turkey-Zucchini Loaf with Peach-Dijon Mustard. We had some of it with our first roasted honey nut squash of the season (cut into chunks, tossed in olive oil, and roasted at 375 F for 45 minutes). And microwaved frozen peas.

We are having cooler days, but they are muggy. We have a forecast for torrential rain starting early tomorrow morning and lasting through Sunday. I am hoping that it is not that bad, as I enjoy my Saturday morning farmers market visit.

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I made dough for soft, barley sugar cookies on Thursday evening. I adapted this recipe from one in the King Arthur Wholegrain Baking Book, but I replace butter with avocado oil and sour cream with nonfat Greek yogurt. the dough rests overnight in the refrigerator, as per the original recipe, to allow the barley to absorb liquid. I will bake them tomorrow morning.

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I thought that your salmon balls looked great, Len. I usually make patties.

Kimbob--home renovation projects always seem to take forever.

That is sad about your tomatoes, Mike.

We had leftover shrimp with pasta and vegetables for dinner on Thursday. We did our big shopping trip this morning, so an easy meal is always great.

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Hey, Joan, we all need the occasional treat! My guilty pleasure this week has been having real bacon on my tomato sandwiches. It came from the farmers market. It is too fatty for me, but I cook it well and drain the grease. I should be able to get a couple of packages of turkey bacon when we do our big grocery run tomorrow. I actually prefer the taste of the turkey bacon, even if it is a more processed food. It was not so easy eating the sandwich today, since I had a dental appointment this morning to remove a crown on a tooth that had developed a cavity under it. I have a temporary crown until I go back for the new one in about two weeks.

For dinner tonight, I made Pasta Estate (Italian word for summer). with caramelized zucchini, red bell pepper (half of it from our garden), green onions, garlic, halved cherry tomatoes, black pepper, and a bag of fully cooked, shelled shrimp from the freezer. The pasta was fettuccini. Some of the cherry tomatoes are from our plants, but most were from the farmers market.

I've started using small vegetable serving bowls from my various sets of dishes for large salads and for pasta. It keeps the vegetables, and in the case of tonight's dinner, the pasta, under control.

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I had leftover soup for dinner on Tuesday, and Scott finished the barbecued pork with rice, to which he added some microwaved frozen vegetables.

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On Tuesday, I baked Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers from the dough I made last week.

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