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Today I made raspberry oatmeal bars. I started by thawing berries that we grew last summer and then making jam. I scattered chocolate chips on top of the oatmeal and berry layers, and then topped it with a sprinkling of an oatmeal streusel. They are delicious.

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Dinner tonight was stuffed peppers and green salad.

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I don't start any of my vegetable seeds indoors, I either plant the seeds in place, or buy starts. I have started lettuces in planters, to be moved out onto the deck when the weather is right. I'll start herbs inside this weekend. And this year I've started a lot of flowers, with more seeds to plant. I did a very little bit of winter sowing, in clear plastic containers this year, and I'm eager to see when Mother Nature does her thing and the seeds sprout. I don't plant anything outside until Memorial Day. Although, maybe things will be different this year. It was 86 here today, a record for this date. Next week will be a lot cooler here, also, although it appears temperatures will stay above freezing from now on. I'll be traveling a lot for the next 6 weeks, so hopefully all my starts will survive some neglect.

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I made burger buns today.

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Joan, I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm praying both of you to be strong.

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Dinner tonight was grilled ham steak with broccoli salad and potato salad.

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Today I made a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

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The dinner rolls I made yesterday are delicious! I'll be making these again.

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My husband finished off the leftover clam chowder. I had a large salad, with lettuces from the sunroom, orange sweet peppers, onions, tomato, cheddar cheese and Ranch dressing.

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I made dinner rolls, using a basic bread recipe to which I added a generous helping of Herbes de Provence. I shaped 12 rolls with 80 grams of dough in each, and rolled the tops in KAF's Artisan Bread Topping seeds. 80 grams makes a fairly large roll, good to have with a bowl of soup; but it is more bread than I want to eat with a "dinner" meal.

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We had roasted chicken thighs, wild rice, and butternut squash.

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Cheesesteaks for dinner tonight, with fresh hoagie buns.

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Mike, that is the worst part about cooking and baking! I absolutely hate figuring out what to make for tonight!! I try to make a menu for the week, knowing I can shuffle things from one day to another if needed. And new thoughts, recipes, cravings, etc can wait and go on the menu for next week!

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BakerAunt, sorry about the delay responding to your question about canning maple syrup. Yes, I would use a good quality pan to heat it, stainless or enamel would be good. Bring it to 185* and turn off the heat. Put it in mason jars immediately, leaving a little space for it to expand if you are going to freeze it. It will keep "forever" in the freezer. It will keep for a long time, generally they say about a year, stored in a cool, dark place.

Thanks for the recipe for the buttermilk bread, I don't recall having made that, but it is very similar to my go-to bread. I'll make this one, with all your changes, next time I make bread. I'm having some vision issues, so reading recipes and computer screens is challenging at this time. Hopefully a new med will help.

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Speaking of KAF, I bought a 50 pound bag of Sir Galahad (AP) flour there on Thursday. It was $49.95. I was surprised since when I bought it last, in November I think, it was about $55. I fully expected it to have gone up, since all their other products have increased. Unfortunately, since that is the whole sale price, sales or Rewards don't count.

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