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  • in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of May 19, 2024? #42784
    chocomouse
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      That looks so yummy, Joan. Carrot cake is my favorite.

      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 19, 2024? #42781
      chocomouse
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        I had a hamburg patty and a tomato.

        in reply to: The new cat #42780
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          My last cat (of 19 years) did not get up on the counters except to watch the asparagus (and only asparagus, not other veggies/foods) going round and round in the microwave. Jus waiting for it to be done so he could have his share. And he'd snag it off the plate if you didn't feed it to him fast enough. He did not eat human food, except for asparagus and tuna juice - only the juice, not tuna fish.

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 19, 2024? #42759
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            Dinner tonight was assorted salads: leftover potato salad; spinach with mushrooms, bacon, red onion; bowties with spinach, black olives, goat cheese; and deviled eggs.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 19, 2024? #42743
            chocomouse
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              We had chicken sausage with grilled peppers and onions on burger buns.

              in reply to: Eggs #42732
              chocomouse
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                Oh, yes, there is a huge difference between farm/home and commercial eggs. I love the eggs a friend often gifts me. I prefer to use them poached, or egg salad - some way I can appreciate the bright orange color. That orange does not show up well in a baked item! Of course, I do keep close tabs on the sizing -- home-grown range from mini to extra large within a one dozen container! Large eggs at the grocery were 2.55 last week! But I already had 3 dozen from my friend.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 19, 2024? #42728
                chocomouse
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                  Dinner tonight was leftover pork loin, asparagus, and potato salad.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 19, 2024? #42725
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                    My husband had leftover seafood salad, and I had a green salad with lots of veggies and slivers of cheddar.

                    in reply to: 2024 Gardening #42697
                    chocomouse
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                      I have planted peas and cucumbers in hanging baskets; an experiment, hoping the vines will produce well growing down instead of up. I have a large, waist-high planter with lettuce and spinach, up about 2 inches, almost ready to eat. And I planted 3 rows of bush beans (green) in the second planter. Yesterday I potted up a SuperSweet 100 cherry tomato in a large pot. I need my husband to rototill the in-ground garden and put up the electric fence before I plant there.

                      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of May 12, 2024? #42686
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                        I made burger buns this morning. To save time, I baked two pans (KAF bun pans) of them in the Breville countertop oven, one below the other. I never bake two levels of anything, in the Breville or the Jennair, because they just don't bake up right. This the result; bun on the left was baked on the top rack, bun on the right baked below it.

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                        in reply to: Birds sighted #42673
                        chocomouse
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                          Our Baltimore Orioles eat the oranges faster than I can get to the store to buy more! The rose breasted Grosbeaks also like them. Soon, I start giving them cheap grape jelly, and once they taste those, they won't eat the oranges. The bluebirds in the bird house closest to my studio window either have eggs or are feeding babies. We don't have rabbits, but today I planted a SuperSweet100 cherry tomato; our resident chipmunks love to pick and eat the tomatoes, but peel them first and leave the peels in various plant pots.

                          in reply to: Where I Have Been #42672
                          chocomouse
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                            I hope the antibiotic will help him to heal quickly.

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of May 12, 2024? #42671
                            chocomouse
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                              We grilled a pork tenderloin and had risotto and fresh asparagus from the garden.

                              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of May 12, 2024? #42651
                              chocomouse
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                                I use my Breville for all my baking, and use my Jennair oven only for roasting meats, e.g. turkey or cooking large amounts of squash for freezing, etc. It is 39 years old and does not maintain an accurate temperature. Interesting --I've never seen a recipe that calls for a specific kind of oven. As of this minute, I have a sparkling clean Breville that looks almost brand new! When I use the tea loaf pan again, I'll be sure to put a sheet pan underneath the baking pan! Today I baked 2 loaves of bread using KAF's Super 10 Blend and they baked up perfectly in the Breville, as usual.

                                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of May 12, 2024? #42649
                                chocomouse
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                                  Yesterday I made lemon blueberry bread, in KAF's long "tea" loaf pan. According to KAF, it holds the same amount of batter as a 9 x 5 quick bread recipe. Well - this time it did not! I have baked in that pan previously, but not for a couple of years. I suppose I might have added another 1/2 cup of berries over what the recipe called for. So today, I'll be cleaning my Breville counter top oven.

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