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I guessed and got it wrong. I do not focus on carbs and usually I skip quizzes that do.

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Wednesday’s dinner featured leftover Turkey-Zucchini Loaf. I made another vegetable stir-fry, using the same vegetables as last night, but this time I used freekeh as the grain. We like that grain's flavor. Next time I order from Bob's Red Mill, I need to buy a case.

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For Tuesday’s dinner, I made my Turkey-Zucchini Loaf with Peach-Dijon Mustard glaze. We have been blest with abundant snow peas from our garden, so I used some in a stir-fry side dish of green onion, carrots, mushrooms, snow peas, and farro that was first cooked in water and a bit of chicken drippings. It was delicious.

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Well, that's embarrassing. I meant to "like" Skeptic's post (which I have now done), and I ended up hitting the like button for my own, and it won't let me "unlike" it. Sigh.

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After a major thunderstorm, with plenty of rain on Sunday evening, our weather has cooled down as well.

One of the jars of black raspberry jam I made last week did not seal, so I stuck it in the refrigerator, and on Tuesday, I used the Apricot Oatmeal Bars recipe at Nebraska Kitchen to bake Black Raspberry-Oatmeal Bars. I replace the AP flour with white whole wheat, reduce the light brown sugar to ½ cup, and add 2 Tbs. Bob’s Red Mill powdered milk. We really like this recipe.

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I guessed correctly.

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I know this one, and it is the practice I follow.

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I know which one we (well, my husband) feed our dog, so I got this one correct.

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We went to a party this afternoon and early evening, so no need to cook. Our area is under a heat advisory due to heat and humidity. We may get some relief on Monday.

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Organizing the kitchen cabinets, of which there do not appear to be enough (are there ever?), will be a work in progress. I've tried some items in some spots, then ended up moving them. I still have a lot to unpack as well.

It is nice to see all my cookbooks again. However, I'm moving most of the cake, pie, and cookie ones to a bookcase in the apt., since I am still limiting butter in my diet. For inside the house, I've prioritized the bread books and cookbooks that will help me expand my healthy entrée and side dish repertoire.

So far, I am pleased with my Wolf oven. Every item I've baked has done very well and baked evenly. It has three racks, and these are not the simple ones that just slide in and out. They have an assembly that allows the rack to be completely pulled forward from the oven without tilting or falling out. (That explains why Wolf is so insistent on installing the anti-tip mechanism.) I will probably keep the top rack out of the oven, since I usually bake on the center rack, but I'm not sure where to store it, given its bulkiness. I haven't tried the convection feature yet; if I do, I'll put that shelf back. These are not the kind of shelves you want to be moving once the oven is heated.

I like the burners on the top as well, which seem to me more easily controlled than those on my old Thermador, but that may be because burner technology has advanced from 2001.

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Italian Cook--I realized that I never answered your poking question. I did not do a lot of poking. I'd say a moderate amount is all that is needed.

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Among the cookbooks I’ve unpacked is Martha Stewart’s Healthy Quick Cook. I have green lentils, so I made the “Cold Lentil Salad” to go with my tuna fish sandwich for lunch. I had to omit the parsley, as I had none. The salad needs it, so when I’m at the grocery tomorrow, I’ll buy some and add it.

Note: I added the parsley, but now I think that it could use some vinegar.

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I missed it.

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On Friday afternoon, I made three 8 oz. and one 4-oz. jar of black raspberry jam and canned it. Ninety percent of these berries came from the terrace in front of our house; the rest my husband picked one day in his woods. We had planned to go out and pick more, but with the slower schedule on our house, we did not get the chance. We hope to go blackberry picking as soon as the berries ripen. We have some on the terrace, but since we like seeded blackberry jam, I need a lot in order to get at least 3 ½ cups jam.

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Friday morning I baked my standard "knead in the bread machine" bread. For the grains this time, I used 3/4 cup rolled 5-grain cereal and 1/4 cup malted wheat flakes and 2 Tbs. wheat bran--all of which I soaked in 1 cup buttermilk. I further reduced the salt to 3/4 tsp. and the honey to 1 Tbs. I used 2 Tbs. olive oil. I've had hydration issues with this recipe, so I used just 1/2 cup water, but I needed to add 2 Tbs. more. I've realized that this bread bakes better at 375F for 40-45 minutes. We will use it for sandwiches for supper tonight.

Chocomouse--We were able to move back into the house a week ago yesterday. I'm moving items from the apt., but I'm also unpacking items that I haven' seen for two years. It's rather like Christmas!

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