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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 17, 2023? #41331
    BakerAunt
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      I made yogurt on Sunday.

      For Sunday dinner, I made Turkey, Mushroom, and Spinach Lasagna. We have enough for two more dinners. We had applesauce on the side.

      I know that Christmas dinner will involve ham, applesauce, and pumpkin pie. I need to think about the sides.

      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41321
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        On Saturday, I made maple granola.

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41320
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          For Saturday's dinner, I made Salmon and Couscous with Greek Seasoning. We had it with microwaved fresh broccoli.

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41317
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            Congratulations on your new kitchen tool, Len!

            We had leftover hamburger stroganoff with rice, along with microwaved frozen peas and carrots. We also had applesauce.

            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41316
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              Ah, such yummy baking from Aaron and Mike!

              It has been a slow baking week for me, so I needed to do something about that today. On Friday, I baked Eggnog Barley cake in my Christmas wreath Nordic Ware Bundt pan. I replaced 1 ¼ cups of the AP flour with barley flour. I found a high quality "low-fat" (still 3.5 g saturated fat per half cup) eggnog (Organic Valley Reduced Fat Eggnog) when we were at Kroger earlier this week. The Kroger brand was lower in saturated fat, but it used high fructose corn syrup. The cake is excellent, as we each had a slice for dinner.

              My husband's mouth is still somewhat sore, so I baked a double batch of my new recipe for Drop Sugar Cookies that use avocado oil rather than butter. I did two-thirds of the cookies by rolling them in combined red and green sugar and rolling the remaining one-third in red, green, and white sprinkles. It is nice to have a sugar cookie for Christmas again, especially for afternoon teatime.

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41305
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                For dinner on Thursday, I made my lighter version of my mother's hamburger stroganoff, which we had over a mixture of brown and wild rice. We also had microwaved frozen peas.

                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41300
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                  On Wednesday, I made dough for Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers that I can bake early next week.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41298
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                    Thanks, Joan. It is better today, but he has to be careful how he eats.

                    I made applesauce on Wednesday as a treat for my husband, who is recovering from a dental procedure.

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41290
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                      My husband had a dental procedure on Tuesday, so his mouth was too sore to eat last night's leftovers. I pulled out some chicken broth from the freezer and warmed it up for him. I decided to eat an improvised dinner of scrambled egg with onion, mushrooms, and low-fat mozzarella, with raw carrots on the side.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41283
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                        Our dog had her return visit to the vet to remove her bandage and stitches on Monday. It is good to see her right ear again, but it will take a while for the fur to grow back.)

                        We never waste at trip, so we also did our big grocery shop, as the veterinary practice is in that larger town. Aldi's had good prices on turkeys and hams, so we bought one of each. We also went to Kroger and Walmart.

                        After we returned home, I made yogurt. For dinner, I roasted chicken thighs and sweet potato chunks on separate pans, and we had it with microwaved fresh broccoli. We have "planned overs" of the meal for tomorrow. For dessert, I pulled out my last frozen loaf of zucchini bread. That was in part to make room for the turkey in the freezer!

                        in reply to: Expiration dates #41270
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                          I have not had a problem with flours or special dry milk past the expiration dates. Baking powder would be another matter. I have not used the dough improver, so I have no idea about that one.

                          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 3, 2023? #41269
                          BakerAunt
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                            Both dessert pizzas sound delicious, Skeptic!

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 10, 2023? #41268
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                              I made black bean and pumpkin soup for a late lunch today. I mostly follow the Smitten Kitchen recipe, which was her rift on a Gourmet recipe. I froze two of the servings for future lunches. I will eat the rest during this week.

                              We had most of the leftover black-eyed peas, rice, and ham for dinner on Sunday.

                              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 3, 2023? #41259
                              BakerAunt
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                                Thank you, Joan. Let me know if you want me to post my working copy of the recipe, and I will do so.

                                We used up the bread on Saturday, so I baked two loaves of my version of Grape Nuts bread. I have been trying to make it more whole grain, but the whole wheat flour was covering up the malt flavor, so this time, I used white whole wheat flour and increased the malt by a tablespoon. I hope it will hit the taste and texture of past loaves. Otherwise, I may have to go back to more of the regular flour.

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 3, 2023? #41258
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                                  We had salmon and couscous for dinner on Saturday with microwaved fresh broccoli. It was an easy dinner to do while I tended my apple butter and bread projects.

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