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I need to check out that recipe, Skeptic!

On Saturday afternoon, I used the Apricot-Oatmeal Bars recipe, which is posted here (with only ½ cup of sugar and 1/8th tsp. salt) but used my own three-berry jam and a bit of my leftover strawberry jam. I had mixed some quick oats with flax meal for the main dish I had planned for the family reunion, but as it was not needed, I now need to use the mixed ingredients. So, the cup of oats I used contained flax meal as well. The bars came out well, and we each had one for dessert.

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We were at my husband’s cousins’ reunion from Sunday evening until Friday morning. There are certain people who do particular meals and main dishes, and we do an early Thanksgiving, usually on the Tuesday. We had enough leftovers from all the earlier meals, and three people had to leave early, so that I ended up not making a main dish, which was fine, considering the issues with the oven. However, I did make my planned side dish, a version of quinoa salad (from a Bob’s Red Mill recipe), for Thursday’s dinner, and it was a hit. We are now back at home and will have the leftover quinoa salad with a rotisserie chicken we picked up on the way back.

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We spent the week at my husband's cousins' reunion. We find a place to rent--preferably with a large kitchen--and everyone cooks. On Wednesday night, I made up two batches of cinnamon rolls to rise in the refrigerator overnight. I brought my bread machine with me, with all the dry ingredients and the filling ingredients measured into containers. Dinner was late, so I didn’t get to start until after 8:30 p.m. As I expected, it took me three hours to get the dough kneaded, shaped, and refrigerated. I baked each pan separately the next morning.

This place is a former restaurant and is now a B&B. We requested being allowed to do our own breakfast and received a discount. It has a small commercial-style kitchen, but it does not appear to have been kept in very good working order. I suspect that their breakfast (it is normally a B&B, but we like to do our own cooking and baking) is rather simple. Although there is a large gas Wolf range—double oven, six unsealed burners—the oven did not regulate temperatures too well. I had to set it 25F above, and even then, it seemed to want to go back to 325F. I benefited from the cousins who had done some baking before me and their recommendations. The sweet rolls came out very well, and one pan was consumed with breakfast, and the second one started. By the time we left on Friday morning, there was not a cinnamon roll remaining.

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Chocomouse--Baker Irene posted about making your own chips on the now defunct KAF Baking Circle. I saved the thread and posted it here:

Baker Irene on Making Your Own Flavored Chips Thread

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Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Mike.

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I also chose the correct answer.

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I think that the correct answer is the most popular because a lot of people bury it under a mountain of cheese or in a cream soup....

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Missed it.

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I made a version a few years ago with spinach noodles, and I used low-fat evaporated milk. I chose gouda cheese (a favorite). Sigh. I don't think that I could eat it now, but there are times when its simplicity and comforting quality appeal to me.

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Wow, I never would have guessed--and I certainly did not get it correct.

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Clearly it is written for people new to the kitchen. If it sends more of them into the kitchen to do some cooking, that's great.

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I know the answer, but I misread the question. Note to self: don't answer quiz questions before morning coffee.

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On Sunday evening, I baked my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers from dough I made last week.

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We are having leftover stir-fry from last night.

That is good, because at 10:30 or so Saturday evening, there was a resounding crash in the bedroom closet as the rack gave way, and the clothes came tumbling down. I had not wanted to do a Rubbermaid wire shelf; my husband now sees my point. The metal brackets are just not meant to hold that kind of weight. At the moment, we are using some freestanding clothes holders that I saved when we moved, and we are using the downstairs closet, where I insisted we put back the metal rod. The wooden shelf over it, with an additional supporting bracket in the center is working fine.

I have dinner handled. Any advice on closet systems? 🙂

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Saturday night’s dinner was stir-fry, using the leftover pork chops from Wednesday. For vegetables, I used green onion, celery, carrots, a chopped eggplant, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and broccoli. I had the liquid left from deglazing the pork pan, so I added it as well. As usual, we had it with soba noodles.

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