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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of October 3, 2021? #31641
    chocomouse
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      I made 6 more pints of hot pepper relish this morning. I've now used up my 2 5-gallon pails of peppers - relish or into the freezer.

      I will be making cheesesteak for dinner tonight, on sub buns I made this morning.

      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31640
      chocomouse
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        ItalianCook, there doesn't seem to be a shortage of pasta on the grocery shelves here at this time, although they were empty last spring. Along with the various sauces! I had decided that folks who didn't know how to cook, and usually got fast food, resorted to pasta and jarred sauce for meals. But since you mentioned it, I've inventoried my pastas and will buy a few boxes! Thanks!

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31610
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          Our dinner tonight was cavitappi topped with sliced sausage, onions, and peppers in a fresh tomato sauce, with garlic knots.

          in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31593
          chocomouse
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            I have a thread from the obc by Baker Irene called "A Flavor I Wish We Had in a Chip". The recipe I use is from that post, and I believe that post is saved to recipes here. I think the homemade chips work OK, although they seem to kind of disappear into the batter (of scones or muffins) as they bake, they do not remain hard and chewy like a regular chip does. However, my husband prefers the store-bought chips, so he paid an exorbitant price online somewhere and got me 6-8 bags or so of "real" chips! Also, Baker Irene's post got my imagination working - lots of interesting flavors are possibilities!!

            in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31588
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              ItalianCook, I use what is called "Crystallized Sugar" on top of muffins and scones. I usually can find it at TJMaxx, HomeGoods, etc. It doesn't add a whole lot of sweetness, but it does add a nice crunch on the top of baked goods. I made cinnamon scones the other day, with homemade cinnamon chips and ground cinnamon, topped with crystallized sugar - the perfect topping. I keep the sugar in an empty spice jar with medium to large size holes for easy sprinkling.

              in reply to: What are You Baking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31574
              chocomouse
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                At my house, a gorgeous bread like that would be gone by tomorrow!

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31573
                chocomouse
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                  Tomato soup and garlic knots from the freezer for dinner. I processed 6 half pints of hot pepper relish. I have plenty more red peppers, but need to buy some jalepenos to make more relish. I also sliced or chopped or halved a couple dozen green peppers for the freezer.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31561
                  chocomouse
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                    Leftovers to clean out the fridge tonight!

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31552
                    chocomouse
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                      We had salmon, macaroni salad with onions, red peppers and peas, and the last of the green, yellow and purple beans for this season.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31502
                      chocomouse
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                        Dinner tonight was sausages and blueberry pancakes, with maple syrup, of course!

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31500
                        chocomouse
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                          This morning I froze 6.5 quarts of tomatoes, mostly Romas and a few Celebrities. I think I'll get another batch of around 6 quarts, plus a few BLTs and maybe another tomato tart. But that will be it for this season. I have not kept track, But I think the total is around 25-30 quarts, which is plenty of soups and pastas for the two of us.

                          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31476
                          chocomouse
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                            Today I baked two loaves of bread, a recipe I just made up as I went along, but pretty basic - 2 cups of whole wheat, 3 1/2 cups of AP, the usual remaining ingredients, plus a lot of garlic and herbs, some fresh and some dried. The first rise was great, and a little quick. Same for the second rise (in the Proof function of the Breville) so I aborted the rise and started baking it. The oven spring was tremendous - and the top of the loaves burned on the heating element. I already have the rack on the lowest level, so guess I'll need to cut back on the amount of flour. It smells delicious, but we haven't cut into it yet.

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31475
                            chocomouse
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                              I'm back from my last vacation in Maine for this summer -- and eager to get into the kitchen! Tonight we had grilled chicken breasts, potato roasted on the grill, and steamed summer squash and zucchini. My husband picked 3 huge baskets of tomatoes, mostly Romas, so I'll be making sauce for most of the day tomorrow.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 12, 2021? #31397
                              chocomouse
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                                Congratulations, Joan!!

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 12, 2021? #31386
                                chocomouse
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                                  Our dinner was a white vegetable lasagna and grilled kielbase. I used zucchini, yellow summer squash, mushrooms, carrots, sweet red peppers, and red onion.

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