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  • in reply to: 2024 Gardening #43057
    chocomouse
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      Photo of my latest experiment: snow peas growing in a hanging basket off the deck. Only a few so far, but plenty for salads.

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      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 16, 2024? #43056
      chocomouse
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        Dinner last night was a stir fry, with some leftover bbq chicken, celery, carrots, sweet peppers, onions and a sort of Korean bulgogi sauce, on rice and with a green salad from the deck.

        in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of June 16, 2024? #43055
        chocomouse
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          Perfect cheesecake, Joan! Not a crack in the top. I'm sure it will taste as good as it looks.

          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of June 16, 2024? #43039
          chocomouse
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            I had to make something for my husband to take to a potluck tonight. Luckily, I had about 2 dozen "Cowboy Cookies" in the freezer -- scooped and frozen, ready to bake. It took me about 45 minutes in the countertop oven. It was 98* here at the time, and I have avoided cooking or baking anything. We have one more day of upper 90s (the 3rd day in a row) and temps should be lower after that.

            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of June 9, 2024? #43000
            chocomouse
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              It's OK to be tired of making carrot cake - but I'd never be tired of eating it! Today I made a sheet cake from a box mix -- sad looking thing compared to one made from scratch. However, I needed to take some short-cuts. Tomorrow I'll cut it into chunks and make a berry trifle with lemon pudding, Cool Whip, raspberry cordial, and strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42999
              chocomouse
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                Today I made a potato salad, a broccoli salad, and a cowboy salad. Tomorrow is Father's Day, and our daughter's 49th birthday, so we're having our usual family celebration with most of the extended family here for the afternoon.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42992
                chocomouse
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                  My husband had tacos and I had a taco salad for dinner tonight.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42982
                  chocomouse
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                    No real cooking. But tuna salad on the onion-wild rice buns I made the other day.

                    in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42981
                    chocomouse
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                      OK, Joan, you've talked me into it. This is the 2nd one you've made in a few weeks, and I have carrot cake on my list, but not made it yet. Next week I will, I promise! I also have that same Tupperware (I think) cake holder, from many, many years ago. I use it for a lot of things, even turned upside down with the base as a lid.

                      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42967
                      chocomouse
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                        I baked another tray of focaccia, with Penzey's Foxpoint and KAF's The Works sprinkled on top.

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42966
                        chocomouse
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                          We had roasted chicken thighs, mashed potatoes, and salad.

                          in reply to: 2024 Gardening #42957
                          chocomouse
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                            I took this photo last summer. I have not seen Chippy yet this summer, but I'm betting it will be back once the cherry tomatoes on the deck are ripe.

                            Not-Funny‑7.2023

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                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42956
                            chocomouse
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                              We had Better Chedder dogs with grilled sweet red peppers and onions, on focaccia.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42951
                              chocomouse
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                                That sounds good, BakerAunt. I pulled a container of leftovers out of the freezer for our dinner - ground beef, tomato sauce, and rice. It was really good, with a green salad and rolls that I made this morning. It's been chilly for a couple of days, after several days of temps in the upper 80s, and then we had a surprise rain shower about 4:30 so the meal was perfect for the weather.

                                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of June 9, 2024? #42948
                                chocomouse
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                                  I made Peter Reinhart's Wild Rice and Onion Bread, but shaped it into 12 small dinner rolls and 6 thin "burger buns" this time. I also reduced the salt and subbed in 2 cups of whole wheat for 2 cups of bread flour. I used wild rice leftover from dinner last week. We love this bread, but I don't make it very often.

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