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Dinner tonight was quesadillas; I love this meal to use up leftovers, and it's quick and easy to make and to eat. We had a small pork chop left from a meal last weekend which I thin-sliced, along with sliced onions, peppers, salsa and shredded cheddar, on tortilla shells.

I've had what the physicians think must have been a spider bite, although they don't see a bite hole or any external marks/indications. It's probably from when I was pulling weeds in the flower beds last Wednesday. It led to an infection in my left hand, which is my dominant hand. My hand was swollen, very painful, and I couldn't use any of my fingers or my hand. I've not been able to do anything for 4 days! Now, an antibiotic is working, the swelling and pain are decreased, and I can actually hold a knife/fork again - gently. I am so grateful to the medical staff who diagnosed and treated this. If you get an unexplained, sudden swelling, get medical help immediately - it's likely a serious internal infection.

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Thanks to BakerAunt's recent post, I made two loaves of Whole Wheat Maple Buttermilk Bread!

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Grilled chicken thighs, corn on the cob, and cole slaw.

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That's interesting, Mike. I don't recall any yeast recipes that call for buttermilk, so it makes sense. However, I've read in several places that adding an acid to yeast bread recipes helps the rise, and indeed, several of my rye recipes call for an acid (specifically, dill pickle juice).

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For dinner, we had chicken patties, fresh green, yellow, and purple beans (which turned green when cooked) and zucchini patties. That was a new recipe, and I will be making it again; they were excellent. Shredded zucchini, shredded cheddar, eggs, chopped onion and garlic, and basil. Scooped with a 1/4 cup disher into a buttered skillet.

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BLT and LT on rye for dinner - two Amish paste tomatoes, the first from our garden this summer!

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I made hoagie buns. Still working on my shaping; today I tried using a rolling pin. I want to make them thinner, flatter, but they always seem to rise up so high and thick. I'd like to minimize the amount of "bread".

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We had brats on fresh buns and corn on the cob.

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BakerAunt, I love beans also, and it has been my most successful crop this disastrous gardening season. I grow them in a waist-high planter on my deck, and I'll get my 3ed picking this weekend. Today I planted more seeds, both green and yellow beans, hoping to beat the frost we usually get around October 15. If it is predicted to be a light frost, I'll toss a blanket or sheet over them to extend the growing season.

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We had grilled chicken, corn on the cob, orzo salad, and cucumber sticks.

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Happy Anniversary, BakerAunt! Today is our 55th anniversary. We'll celebrate with a salad supper: seafood salad, cole slaw, and orzo salad. And lemon cookies. Our daughter celebrated 25 years yesterday, and our son will celebrate 22 next week!

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I had a chopped turkey burger with sweet red pepper, onion, and cheese; and leftover over summer squash and zucchini.

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I made another batch of the lemon cookies -- for my husband to take to a meeting tonight. From now on, I'm going to double the recipe!

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We had grilled boneless pork chops, potatoes roasted on the grill, and fresh green, yellow, and purple beans from the deck planter.

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I do use a bread machine for mixing and kneading bread dough. But I've never done half at a time. Actually, I've found I can increase the amount of flour (including whole grains, seeds, nuts, etc) to around 6 cups and still get excellent results. My current machine is a (inexpensive) Hamilton Beach, and I'm sure it won't last as long as using it to mix only 4 cups of flour. But I can get 2 loaves of bread out of it.

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