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Our dinner tonight was grilled pork chops, the last of the risotto with broccoli, and Brussels sprouts. I halved the sprouts, drizzled them with a tablespoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of maple syrup, and topped them with 3 slices of chopped up raw bacon. Roasted at 400* for 21 minutes. My husband loves them - and doesn't eat Brussels sprouts!! Who wouldn't love these -- maple and bacon!!

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I made coconut-cranberry refrigerator cookies, slice and bake. This is my start to Christmas cookie baking.

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We had pasta and sauce with sausage, peppers, onions. And rye-semolina rolls.

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I made turkey soup from the Thanksgiving turkey carcass. I added a frozen veggie mix and egg noodles. It has snowed off and on all day, with winds gusting into the 30 mph range, so this was a perfect meal for us.

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I made rhubarb muffins with chopped rhubarb from the garden that I froze early last summer.

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We had roasted chicken thighs with Greek seasoning, risotto with broccoli, and butternut squash.

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Dinner was omelets with ham, cheese, veggies, and English muffins.

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I made burger buns this morning.

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I made a fish casserole for dinner tonight - crab meat, "chowder fish" on sale at the local market, and a can of cream of shrimp soup, topped with crumbled saltines. Simple but tasty, and quick to prepare.

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I made two loaves of buttermilk oatmeal wheat bread this morning.

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Dinner was a repeat of Thanksgiving dinner, warmed up leftovers. Just as tasty as the first time around.

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Yesterday I made two 7" cheesecakes. One regular cheesecake recipe (32 oz cream cheese, 4 eggs, etc) fits perfectly into them. I made one with a filling that was flavored with raspberry liqueur, a chocolate graham cracker crust, a layer of filling, a layer of individually frozen raspberries, a drizzle of chocolate ganache, another layer of filling, and topped with ganache. The other one I flavored with lemon and lime juice. One of these will go into the freezer for a future treat.

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I had a green salad, and my husband had baked beans and hot dogs for dinner. I told him he had to finish up the apple pie I made the other day because I need the pie plate for the pecan pie I'm going to make tomorrow. He didn't buy that, he knows I have plenty of pie plates.

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Joan, that's so good of you to cook him something that will entice him to eat. It sounds like he'll want to eat some Thanksgiving dinner too.

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That sounds so good, BakerAunt.

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