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Home-made baked beans and hot dogs with spicy brown mustard! I should have baked brown bread, too.
We had 94* yesterday and 96* today; our average for this time of year is low 70s. I am so glad I have not put any seedlings outside yet - they would be cooked. We are in a moderate drought, so no burn permits issued, and no rain in sight. I'm afraid to think about what the summer season might be like. However, I did go to the Plant Pantry and bought more plants this afternoon -- no masks!! Oh my! Amazing to see smiles again!
We had ribs, potato salad, and asparagus.
Today I baked two loaves of oatmeal whole wheat bread.
Dinner tonight was shrimp alfredo with broccoli and a green salad.
Breakfast sausages, and blueberry pancakes with maple syrup.
Did you have these all made up, with the filling inside, ready to bake (just needing to rise)? I'm curious to know how well they freeze and then bake up.
We had pork shish-ke-bobs with sweet red pepper and onions, roasted potatoes, asparagus and green salad.
My husband rototilled the garden for the 2nd time today, and next will be setting up the electric fence so I can start to plant. Our night time temps have been in the low 30-40s, down to 35 the night before last, with days only 50-60s. The next week predicts daytime highs in the upper 70s so the soil should begin warm up. We're having the floor of our deck replaced next week, and I cannot start my planters and pots there til that is done. I'm worried about our zoo residents also. I hope the woodchuck doesn't breach the electric fence. I want the possum to continue to feed on the ticks and other small pests. The turkeys can bathe in the dirt that is not planted. The racoons and skunks are fine as long as they wander only in the night-time. I am terrified of meeting up with the bear and the bobcat that patrol the property. May 15, tomorrow, is my last average frost date here, but I don't plant the more tender plants until Memorial Day. I'll have dirt under my fingernails soon!
Our dinner was grilled chicken thighs with a home-made maple-bourbon basting sauce. Potato slices also cooked on the grill. A green salad with tomatoes, onions, sweet orange peppers with pomegranite balsamic. And asparagus picked just 20 minutes earlier in the garden! I tossed it with olive oil and sea salt, and roasted it in the Breville for 8 minutes at 375. I had been worried that the countertop oven wouldn't cook it as well as steaming it in the microwave - no more worries, it was perfect. I am now going to try to figure out how to cook it a little healthier, with no oil or salt.
Italiancook, I use the lemon juice powder frequently, and especially love it in blueberry baked goods, such as muffins and coffeecake. I find I need to use 2 generous tablespoons in a 3-cup of flour recipe that makes about 22 muffins. Have you tried the KABC recipe for lemon streusel? It is excellent! It makes a lot, so I use about half and freeze the rest for later.
I just took chocolate chip oatmeal cookies out of the oven. Ooey gooey, warm and chewy!
We had chicken stir fry, with carrots, broccoli, sweet red pepper, and onions, on rice. An unexpected addition to the menu this week because the asparagus isn't quite tall enough for picking yet.
I use my food processor to grate butter into the flour for scones. Just don't mix it in the processor, do it by hand; I think that would overwork the dough and make it tough. However, I have also tried KABC's method of squeezing small chunks of butter between your fingers to make different sized flat pieces, and I've like the layering of dough with larger pieces of butter left between them. I've only done it a couple of times, but I do think it make lighter scones. I will say the food processor is faster and easier!
Today I made Raspberry Cream Cheese Rolls. They are like cinnamon buns but with a cream cheese and raspberry filling. They smell wonderful!
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