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My husband says he doesn't mind running out onto the deck to grill - - even in the snow! And the burgers were great! We haven't had burgers for about 2 months.

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Dinner tonight will be burgers cooked on the grill -- and the snow is coming down in buckets out there!! I hadn't planned for that.

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I made caramel chip cookies this morning. Not good. No flavor. I used the chocolate chip recipe on the Toll House bag, the one I always use for chocolate chip cookies. I guess I need to eat a handful of just the caramel chips to find out what they taste like!

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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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