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Welcome home, Mike. You certainly made the most of your trip!
Oh, that barbecue looks so good, Joan. It is alas, one of those foods I cannot feed to my husband, whose digestive system cannot handle strong spices.
We had more of the stir-fry for dinner on Friday. That gave me time and energy to focus on my baking project.
I made the dough for Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls tonight and shaped it. I will let them rise overnight and bake them in the morning. I used puree from the two Fairy Tale Pumpkins that my husband grew last year.
That sounds so yummy, Joan. Coleslaw is in my future as I found a nice head of cabbage at Kroger today.
We did our big recycling run and shopping trip over in the larger city near us on Thursday, so we had a late lunch after we got home. It amazes both of us that these trips can be so tiring. Fortunately, dinner was easy tonight. I made chicken broth in the afternoon, using the bones from last night's chicken breasts as well as some in the freezer. The leftover chicken from last night became part of a stir-fry with farro cooked in some of the broth, and carrots, celery, green onion, a medley of different colored small bell peppers, mushrooms, and kale. We have leftovers for perhaps two more meals
For lunch on Wednesday, I needed to use a half egg and a bit of brown and wild cooked rice. I sauteed green onion and chopped mini-red bell pepper in olive oil, added some kale, then added the rice. I mixed the half egg with another small one, then poured it into the pan and scrambled. I put a bit of grated mozzarella on it. I had it with some toasted whole wheat oat bran bread.
Wednesday's dinner was bone-in roasted chicken breasts that I rubbed with a bit of olive oil and sprinkled liberally with Penzey's Justice blend. I also made radiator pasta with Greek cheese and put freshly ground black pepper on my serving. We had microwaved frozen peas to round out the meal.
Ah, yes, I remember that banana bread, Joan!
We were out of cookies for teatime, so I baked the Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies on Tuesday. We, of course, sampled them for dessert that evening, along with more of the fresh strawberries from the farmers market. These berries are excellent, even though at $8 for a scant quart, they were on the expensive side. They are worth it.
I am so looking forward to tomato season, especially after seeing Joan's picture!
The past three nights, we dined on leftovers from three different meals, all made when the bonus son was here, but by Tuesday, we had cleared the refrigerator, so I made Crispy Oven Fish and Chips, which we had with the dill tartar sauce I made last week and microwaved frozen mixed vegetables.
We had most of the rest of the hamburger stroganoff over brown and mixed rice with microwaved fresh broccoli. That finishes our leftovers, so I will need to cook tomorrow!
We had leftover Maple-Glazed Pork Tenderloin and the rest of the mashed potatoes with microwaved frozen peas. It was muggy today, so I was happy not to cook.
We bid adieu to the elder son who began his drive back to California on Saturday morning. For dinner, we had the rest of the black-eyed peas and ham. Shortly after we finished dinner, the electricity went out. The power failure lasted until around 10:15, by which time we had given up and gone to bed. We did get up to unwrap the refrigerator, but then it was back to bed.
I made maple granola on Friday. We ended up not going to the Indiana Dunes after all, because the air quality was poor today due to the smoke coming from fires in Canada.
I made Oven Crisp Fish and Chips with Dill Tartar Sauce for dinner on Friday, which we had with microwaved frozen mixed vegetables.
I was not planning to bake on Thursday, but we made a last-minute decision after dinner to go hiking in the Indiana Dunes tomorrow. So, after dinner, I baked my riff on Ellen's Buns as twelve rolls, and I also baked a double recipe of Soft Oatmeal Cookies. That way we can enjoy a picnic lunch at the park. Any leftover cookies and rolls can go with my bonus son who will begin his drive back to California on Saturday. I'm glad that these two recipes come together quickly., but it still made for a late night in the kitchen.
I made a Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin for dinner on Thursday, which we had with muddled mashed potatoes and microwaved frozen peas. Once again, I steamed the potatoes instead of boiling them, so they are not mushy and are so much tastier.
We were down to our last slice of bread, so on Wednesday, I baked three loaves of Whole Wheat Buttermilk Oat Bran Bread. Two will go into the freezer.
Skeptic--If you have some tomato paste, you can mix it with some water and some seasonings for an improvised tomato sauce. I have also used Muir fire-roasted tomatoes (15 oz. can) and cooked them down in a pan in which I first heat some minced garlic in a bit of olive oil. In fact, that is the pizza sauce I make when I do not have any fresh tomatoes or frozen in the freezer.
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