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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 18, 2024? #43669
    chocomouse
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      We had pizza.

      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of August 18, 2024? #43656
      chocomouse
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        Unfortunately, I made the peach cobbler in a 9 x 9 pan - and there is only one piece left this morning! It was excellent when fresh out of the oven, but by evening, not so great. The cakey park had absorbed most of the sauce, and was a gloppy mess. It still tasted good, but the texture was not good. Sorry I could not share with you Joan - but I do love German chocolate cake, and I can almost taste your frosting.

        in reply to: The Hummingbirds are here #43655
        chocomouse
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          Our hummingbirds have mostly left for their southern wintering spots, although we still keep our feeders filled for the laggards to drink. They start migrating here in early August. We'll leave the feeders up til mid-September, and put them back up around May 1.

          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of August 18, 2024? #43649
          chocomouse
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            I baked a peach cobbler this morning, and did a taste test as soon as it came out of the oven! It is delicious. I used KAF's Spoon Bread recipe as a guide, but I really wanted something with a thick "sauce", not just runny juice from the peaches. So I simply added a tablespoon of flour to the sugar the peaches marinated in for a half hour, and it came out just as I hoped.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 18, 2024? #43648
            chocomouse
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              Today I made a big batch of tomato sauce, using tomatoes from the garden. I also put in chopped green onions, green peppers, celery, and zucchini. I added hot Italian sausage (ground and cooked) to some of it which we will have, along with a salad, on penne for dinner.

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 11, 2024? #43597
              chocomouse
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                I made an orzo-spinach-feta salad for my husband to take to a pot-luck dinner. Don't know what I'll have, but leftover potato salad for sure. I'm leaving for a week in Maine in the morning, and don't want to leave a lot of leftovers for my husband to finish off because they will still be in the fridge when I get back!!

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 11, 2024? #43594
                chocomouse
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                  Dinner tonight was grilled chicken thighs and corn on the cob, with roasted slices of zucchini and yellow squash

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 11, 2024? #43589
                  chocomouse
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                    I had a tomato sandwich. And a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie.

                    in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of August 11, 2024? #43580
                    chocomouse
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                      That sounds really good, BakerAunt; I might try that recipe. My husband is picking about 2 quarts of blackberries most every day now, and I'd like to bake some, fresh. We usually freeze them all, and he eats them on his Frosted Flakes every morning all year 'til they're gone. When I get back from Maine next Monday, I'm planning to make a simple blackberry cobbler.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 11, 2024? #43578
                      chocomouse
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                        We had burgers and corn on the cob, all cooked on the grill, for dinner tonight.

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 4, 2024? #43561
                        chocomouse
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                          I made a veggie lasagna tonight, with zucchini, yellow squash, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and spinach, with alfredo sauce and cheeses.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 4, 2024? #43559
                          chocomouse
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                            BLTs here.

                            in reply to: 2024 Gardening #43532
                            chocomouse
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                              Today we picked our first tomato from our in-ground garden. Actually, it was the first produce of any sort from the garden. This season is almost as bad as last year, with the extremes of heat and rain/drought. We have been harvesting lots of lettuce, spinach, other greens, snap peas, beets, beans, cukes, cherry tomatoes from planters/pots on the deck.

                              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of August 4, 2024? #43531
                              chocomouse
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                                I made a braided loaf, filled with a layer of lemon flavored cream cheese-sugar blend and then a layer of a thick blueberry sauce, and the finished braid sprinkled with crystalized sugar. I used to make treats like this to share with co-workers when I was working, and I miss the enjoyment I get from making something "fancy" to surprise friends. I have a small group of friends gathering here tomorrow, and look forward to sharing with them.

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 4, 2024? #43530
                                chocomouse
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                                  For dinner tonight, we had ribs and corn on the cob cooked on the grill, and potato salad I made this morning.

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