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Today I made scones using a KAF Apricot Sour Cream Scone mix. I had a $10 coupon so stopped at the KAF store on my way home from my volunteer job yesterday. It was cold, dark, and raining, but I raced inside to treat myself. I bought two mixes: the apricot scones and English muffins. The scones are delicious, but won't last long in this house. I've not been pleased with the English muffins I've been making, from a KAF recipe, so am curious to compare them to the muffins I will make from the mix. Does anyone here have a good English muffin recipe to share?

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Home from traveling, so I made a sheet pan dinner of fridge leftovers. I started with 2" pieces of kielbasa, and added chunks of carrots, parsnips, Brussel sprouts, asparagus, onion, green pepper, and can't remember what else - Odds and ends of veggies, sprinkled with a tiny bit of sea salt.

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I have Duchess soup simmering on the stove for dinner tonight and a road trip this weekend. We rarely eat in restaurants -- it's expensive and often not very healthy. We'll have an assortment of raw veggies with the soup. I didn't have time this week to make cookies as I usually do for our trips.

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Dinner tonight was grilled pork chops, and I roasted veggies in the Breville countertop oven. They were delicious with only a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt: sweet potato, onion, carrots, beets, and parsnips. And now I have leftovers to heat up for another meal this week!

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I made two loaves of whole wheat bread, and added 2/3 cup of mixed grains to the dough. That will be enough sandwiches for a couple of weeks (one loaf is in the freezer).

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Time for a menu switch to autumn recipes! Dinner was baked haddock, roasted baby potatoes, and acorn squash.

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The apple cake is excellent. I do not taste even a hint of rum. I think cognac would be better, or even Irish whiskey. I sprinkled turbinado sugar on top, and think the crunchiness adds a lot.

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I have a French apple cake in the oven now, it's loaded with chopped apples and smells wonderful. Not sure why it is "French", maybe because it has 3 tablespoons of rum in it?

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I spent most of the day turning a 5-gallon pail of tomatoes into soup. Finally, the end of the tomatoes! Two quarts will go with me to the NY Sheep and Wool Festival next weekend - there's nothing better than a bowl of hot soup after a long day in a cold barn.

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I made 4 dozen of the Lemon Oatmeal Sugar Cookies today. I used a little more of the lemon juice powder this time and the lemon flavor is quite a bit stronger in the finished cookie. I look forward to taste-testing that flavor again tomorrow - maybe it will be even better.

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I don't know the size of my tomato garden, it's part of my whole garden. But I have 6 Amish Roma-type and 6 Early Girl plants, and all are producing nicely, given the drought we're having. This morning I put 6 more quarts of sauce into the freezer. And I have 4 quarts Sun Gold cherry tomatoes I'm giving to friends at the VT Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend. Frankly, I'm glad the season is over -- it takes a lot of time and effort to process everything - but the reward is tasty tomato soup in January!

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I've cooked up three 5-gallon pails of tomatoes from the garden into a sauce for soups and pasta, etc. and froze them in quart containers. I'll add the seasonings when I thaw them to use. I think I'll have another 2-3 pails of tomatoes ready to do the same again next week.

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Amazing, Joan!! I'll have to remember to Google appliances that stop working, maybe save calling a repairman/woman or buying a new appliance.

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Dinner tonight was grilled chicken breasts (three of them for planned leftovers, they are gigantic, and we will be eating leftovers for days!), zucchini and yellow squash casserole, and brown rice.

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BakerAunt - I'm laughing! Last night we had grilled chicken thighs, and bean salad with beans from the garden. But we also had Pepperidge Farm dressing, from a bag I had partially used last winter! It's gone now, and fresh bags won't be in the markets for a couple more months this fall.

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