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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 17, 2024? #42204
    BakerAunt
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      That is a great dinner, Len!

      I made yogurt on Wednesday.

      For dinner that night, I roasted a chicken breast. I roasted sweet potato chunks separately. We also had microwaved fresh broccoli.

      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 17, 2024? #42191
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        We had more of the beef stew and the focaccia.

        in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 17, 2024? #42179
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          I wanted something uncomplicated to go with the stew I made for dinner, so on Sunday night I stirred up the dough for Rosemary Focaccia and refrigerated it until Monday afternoon when I baked it. The recipe comes from the United Healthcare site. I followed the recipe except that I used regular rather than white whole wheat and for the AP flour, I used King Arthur's Italian-Style flour. It bakes in a 9 x 9-inch pan. It went well with the stew, but it seemed a bit dense to me. If I bake the recipe again, I will add a tablespoon or two of water.

          I think that the developer sees this recipe as an entry-level for people who are curious about baking their own bread to be healthier, so they may have favored a less wet dough.

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 17, 2024? #42178
          BakerAunt
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            It did not get above freezing on Monday. We have had flurries of lake effect snow, although none of it stuck. So, it was a perfect day to make beef stew, which came out perfectly, now that I have replenished my supply of Tsardust Memories blend from Penzey's, which in conjunction with rosemary and Smokey Paprika and bay leaves creates the perfect flavor.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 17, 2024? #42167
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              We finished the Turkey, Mushroom, and Spinach Lasagna for dinner tonight. We needed a fast preparation, since we had a hike, a birthday zoom with the kids, and then I had a zoom meeting. My husband is fond of the lasagna, so he did not mind leftovers. He was also focused on the chocolate cake we had for dessert.

              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 17, 2024? #42166
              BakerAunt
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                Thanks, Joan. My husband chuckled when I read your comment to him.

                I made a chocolate glaze which I used for the filling and the topping on Scott's birthday cake. With the filling, I should have used the trick from the original cake recipe and used wooden skewers to hold the layers in place until the glaze solidified. Next time, I will make half a glaze recipe and then stabilize the cake with the skewers before making the other half and coating the cake. The glaze flavor needs a little something, perhaps some espresso powder to intensify the chocolate, or possibly a bit of salt. It also seems to me that Domino powdered sugar has an off taste that I do not recall from using C&H, but I cannot get C&H powdered sugar in my area.

                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 17, 2024? #42163
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                  I made Cornmeal Pumpernickel Waffles for breakfast on Sunday in honor of my husband's birthday today. It is his favorite breakfast. (It is also the favorite of our dog.)

                  in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 10, 2024? #42162
                  BakerAunt
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                    It's great to hear how you are mastering the art of the stand mixer, Joan.

                    On Saturday, I baked my tweaked version of King Arthur's "Favorite Fudge Birthday Cake." My husband's birthday is tomorrow, and this cake is his favorite. I will not be using the recipe's lovely ganache but will substitute a chocolate glaze recipe that I used last year, and he liked.

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 10, 2024? #42154
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                      I made Turkey, Mushroom, and Spinach Lasagna for dinner on Friday. Although it takes about an hour to assemble, it makes enough for three meals, with an easy re-heat in the microwave for the next two.

                      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 10, 2024? #42152
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                        I made dough for my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers on Thursday. I will bake them next week.

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 10, 2024? #42151
                        BakerAunt
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                          I made yogurt on Thursday.

                          For dinner, I had a leftover pork on a bun, along with some small carrots. My husband finished the Butternut and Turkey stew.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 10, 2024? #42137
                          BakerAunt
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                            We also had warm weather in the low 70s on Wednesday. For dinner, we had more of the Turkey, Butternut Squash, Farro, and Kale stew.

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 10, 2024? #42128
                            BakerAunt
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                              That sounds good, Joan. I looked, and your recipe is indeed in the recipe section!

                              We had more of the leftover Turkey, Butternut Squash, Farro, and Kale stew for dinner.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 10, 2024? #42119
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                                We had leftover pan-cooked pork loin slices as sandwiches using the Len's buns I baked. We also had microwaved fresh broccoli.

                                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 10, 2024? #42118
                                BakerAunt
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                                  I baked Len's buns on Tuesday, so that we could use them for sandwiches at dinner. The rye/semolina/whole wheat works well with the leftover pan-cooked pork loin slices.

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