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I got a Cuisinart toaster oven last year and I have found it to be really useful with just me in the house. I also have a plan with GA Power that lowers my rate if I don't use major appliances such as oven, washing machine, etc between the hours of 2-7 Monday through Friday (June-October) which is peak time for power usage in the summer. I also need to keep my AC at 78 or above during those hours as well, but I set it that high when I leave for work every day. So the oven is great for dinners.
I made a big batch of chicken stock today with the rotisserie chicken carcasses I'd saved. And, I made a batch of steel cut oatmeal for breakfasts this week.
I made my chicken salad with celery, scallion, craisins (soaked in hot water first), tarragon, s&p and mayo/Greek yogurt (full fat). It's my latest favorite
That pie looks lovely Joan!
I stopped at Costco on my way home from the retail show in Atlanta today. I got a rotisserie chicken so I could have dinner tonight. My leftover spinach and tomatoes were still good so I had a salad with the chicken. I think their chicken is a little dry compared to HarrisTeeter, so I'll make chicken salad tomorrow.
I had planned to bring home a piece of blackened salmon from work for my salad tonight, but I forgot. Fortunately, I had a can of salmon in the cabinet. I made a salad of spinach, tomatoes (just camparis from the market), canned salmon, feta (left over from my tabbouleh last week) with a nice honey mustard dressing I made. It was a perfect dinner. I'm trying to use up what I have and not buy more as I head to Atlanta for the retail market on Sunday and won't be home til Thursday,
BakerAunt - that sounds like a good idea. I'll have to try that the next time I make potato salad.
Tonight I had a "hot dog" a Gilbert's chicken sausage split down the middle and stuffed with cheddar. I heated it in the toaster oven with leftover Buffalo cauliflower I made yesterday.
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I too hope your surgery goes well, Mike.
Today I made "my" Harvest Grains Bread and baked it in the Emile Henry long baker. It came out well and I will slice it tomorrow. Will try to remember to post a photo tomorrow too. The file is too big to post from my iPad.
That's exciting Mike! I hope you enjoyed it.
I made tabbouleh today in stages. I cooked the bulgar before I headed in to work. And then prepped the rest when I got home. I had cilantro and mint in the fridge, but by the time I got to use them, they were gone. I salvaged a tablespoons worth of the cilantro and then added Penzey's dried parsley and mint. It will be better tomorrow when the herbs have hydrated. Because of the dried herbs I added and extra tablespoon of lemon juice and olive oil. Then I had ice cream for dessert 😁
The salad was better last night, still think it needs regular pasta.
I just canceled my Post subscription - changing the crossword was the last straw (I didn't need much after they lost so many good writers) I feel lighter now.
I'm getting ready to let go of my Post subscription as well. Last night I made a recipe that was highlighted in "Eating Voraciously" for peanut noodles with cucumber and diced chicken. It was a no cook dinner using boiling water to soften the noodles. I'm glad I read the comments before I made it as they said the sauce was too think and bland. So I used a peanut sauce I've used before. I did not enjoy the rice vermicelli (it was better tonight). Next time I will use regular vermicelli. Otherwise, I enjoyed it and I have 2 more dinners from it.
More chicken salad with spinach, tomato and avocado
I did have a wonderful time Joan, thank you very much. It was the first time I got to spend a whole week at home since we sold our house 14 years ago (sometimes it seems longer). I got to spend quality time with my brother and SIL, saw lots of friends, sat on the porch and read and walked a lot. I joked when I got home that I had to go North to get a tan 😁
I made Mrs. Cindy's Irish Oatmeal bread today. I've been tweaking it over time as she liked softer bread than I do. I've been cutting back on the honey and the yeast. This time I used bread flour instead of AP. It's really close to what I want, but next time I'm going to cut out another tablespoon of honey.t
I got back from Massachusetts last Tuesday and ate out of the freezer for a couple of days. On Thursday I got a rotisserie chicken which I used on green salads and the today I made a chicken salad with dried cranberries, celery and pecans with half mayo/half 5% Greek yogurt. I seasoned with tarragon, salt and pepper. A very nice dinner for a day when it was too hot to go outside after an early morning walk.
At my brother and SIL's tonight we had fresh swordfish, broccoli and salad. Yum!
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