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December, 2023 ~ The holidays are upon us! (( How did the year go by so fast??? ))

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UNCLE JIMMY
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I'm blaming it on 'morning fog' ~ but I'm sure I'll come up with an idea before tonight of what to cook.....

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It's an absolutely beautiful day here. Sunny, warm (75°) and just a bit of breeze to move the air around.

I decided to do a 'self-clean' on my oven. One too many times of making chicken wings and whole chickens ~ spatters fat all over! So, I pulled the racks out and put them in my sink ~ have I mentioned my beautiful, super large kitchen sink is large enough to place my oven racks in? I also pulled out the little rack from the toaster oven that also needed a good scrubbing. Into the sink with about 6" of hot water and a cup or so of 'lemon' ammonia ~ says 'lemon' but it STILL smelled like ammonia. The racks soaked until the water was comfortable for gloved hands....they got a good scrub and now are nice and clean ~ well, as clean as they need to be.....LOL

The oven is feeling like it's going to burst into flames at any moment ~ so HOT! But that's why I have HIM pull it out from between the cabinets. The cabinets are old and I don't want them getting overheated and either melting the crummy finish or bursting into flames. It says it should be done in 3 hours but if I remember right it takes a good 5 hours before it cools down enough to let the oven door unlock.

Then HE will have to pull the door off the oven so I can wipe the inside with vinegar water. I'm so happy we looked up the 'secret' of unlocking the door so it can be removed. Otherwise I cannot reach to the back of the oven to wipe it out. I just love 'You Tube' videos!

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I knew I didn't want to cook anything that would dirty up my stove.....I just want to glance at it every once in a while and know it's at least sanitary for a bit....LOL

Anyway, I looked in the freezer and saw the bag of burger patties ~ it's such a lovely day that firing up the charcoal grill sounded like a good idea. Paired it with the leftover salad (ANOTHER one out of the refrigerator!) and HE had some chips with HIS.


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Yesterday was codfish with butter wine sauce. Spanish yellow rice, and powdered cake doughnuts for dessert.

I added the pic of the cod supper.

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Lyn had tickets for a play this afternoon ~ the person she was going to go with got ill so she asked me if I'd go with her. Turns out the other 4 people who planned to go also had pressing matters (illness, hospitalization, accident.....geesh!) so she was really happy to not have to go and sit there by herself. It was like a neighborhood acting group ~ almost a 2-man play (with another 2 as very minor players). And it was about raising babies and having to choose whether to go back to work or be a stay-at-home parent......been there, done that.

But it was a different way to spend an afternoon.

We went out for a late lunch (very late or could be considered early supper) so I did no cooking. So that's another plus!

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I found some delicata squash yesterday ~ first time this year ~ at our local Sprout's Market.  I was thrilled to pick up a couple.

So, tonight I've got some 'boneless pork ribs' (aka: pork shoulder) that I'll brown up and then braise in a soy based sauce thinned with some chicken stock.  I should have a vegetable, too.....maybe some of the corn that's in the drawer.  

Yeah, fresh corn it is!

Phew!  Supper is planned.  The hardest part is over.

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Well, I was pleased with my Asian Braised Pork supper! I had some 'leftover' soy marinade I made another time ~ I know it had soy sauce, Mirin, Rice Wine, Sesame Oil, Sugar & (probably) Sweet Black Soy Sauce. It doesn't take much to season a dish so I usually thin it with some chicken stock ~ tonight I had homemade stock (lucky ME). I took it out of the oven when the squash went in (the pork braised at 325°) and I reduced the sauce a bit so it was more of a glaze that I simply slipped the pork back into.

The delicata squash were simply sliced, seeds removed, drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with s&p, roasted on a foil lined quarter sheet pan for about 20 minutes in a 425° oven.

The corn was par-cooked in the microwave & cooled so it's easier to cut off the cobs. Then it was seasoned with butter, s&p, Dixie Dust (cayenne based seasoning from a local restaurant) and a little half & half.


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I was telling my daughter I was thinking about making Lasagna Roll-ups (thanks, Lore!) and she reminded me to check the freezer.

Sure enough ~ there's two loaf pans of lasagna I made long ago.

I knew they'd be dry when they reheated ~ I should have frozen them before baking ~ but I had a small container of marinara in the refrigerator freezer to thaw and use to sauce it up.

It wasn't my best effort but it's now out of the freezer!


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[size=18]It was Mike's casserole for supper. Frozen veggies, with tomato sauce, browned ground round then a layer of Pillsbury's biscuits and topped with mozzarella cheese grated. We bake 350F till the biscuits are browned, and the cheese is melted. Apple pie for dessert.

We had a friend that hated it when his wife made it. It was like the tv ad that the kids wanted Milky to try the cereal; and said he'll like it. ..... As for our friend ( NOT! ). No way he was gonna eat that casserole. ... So that is how the casserole got its name in this house.

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UNCLE JIMMY

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Tina made a Gargantuan pot of split pea soup with potatoes, ham diced, and carrots diced; with a large ham hock swimming in the pot. I asked her if we were running a soup kitchen?...
That calls for extra gas ex pills for that soup.

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It's still 'What's-this-in-the-freezer?' time at my house. Fortunately only one of the labels fell off so I knew from the looks that both containers were the same thing.

Leftover pot roast & gravy ~ Morphed into hot roast beef sandwiches weeks later.


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bethk wrote:It's still 'What's-this-in-the-freezer?' time at my house.  Fortunately only one of the labels fell off so I knew from the looks that both containers were the same thing.

Leftover pot roast & gravy ~ Morphed into hot roast beef sandwiches weeks later.


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Looks good Beth. Today will be finish up the pea soup, and fillet mignon .... Apple and coconut custard pie's to finish up from the last weekend.

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Haluski ~ smoked sausage, noodles, cabbage (plus carrots & onions) all fried up together. A comfort 1-pot meal.


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I thawed some chicken thighs for supper but (Lucky ME!) Jim just called and asked if we'd pick him up to go to supper at 5:00.

So, chicken thighs TOMORROW night.

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Leftover chili tonight.... Simple Supper...

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I'm glad tonight's supper was planned yesterday.

Lyn gave me her matching electric recliners since she just bought a couple new chairs. So, today was 'moving day'.....and I'm too old for this stuff.

I got one of our recliners cleaned and will clean the other one before I call a local charity store to donate them. Both are in good condition ~ but not matching and one is 'over-sized' and I've never liked it because my feet didn't reach the floor when I sat in it. So, off to a new owner!

Supper was chicken thighs, boiled potatoes & asparagus.....easy and NO LEFTOVERS!!!


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Scrambled eggs with cheese mixed in them, toast and ketchup on Tina's.
It was a scrambled up day for sure. Today was a throw out day. We had a 30 cubic yd. dumpster delivered to get rid of a lot of stuff. Including around 3 thousand cook books. Yep! Tina's collection. Anything she needs is on the computer on line if we need it. It's a shame that we can't give them away. Nobody wants them; not even the library's.

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This weekend is an ethnic food festival. Yesterday I started fermenting sauerkraut. Today I made latkes and for the next few days I’m working on tamale stuff. I cooked the pork yesterday, I’ll made the red sauce for the pork and probably get the masa made today too. Then I need to get my 3 fillings ready so I can make tamales hopefully tomorrow.

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Today was our neighborhood brunch ~ we both ate enough to say, "No" to any supper tonight.

It always amazes me how just one meal a day can be enough......Used to be '3 square meals a day' ~ but not anymore!

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It was tomato and bell pepper soup, with croutons. .... Tina had a grilled cheese with it.

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I was at a loss of what I wanted to fix for supper. I knew I wanted a BLT Salad but figured I needed more protein.....so I came up with the idea of a rotisserie chicken to go with the salad.

But I wanted to pull off the breast meat while it was still warm (I always stash it in the refrigerator unless I'm using it right away). I want to make some chicken salad for my lunch for a couple days and I want to use the rest for Chicken Enchiladas for another night....as soon as one of the avocados gets ripe.

So many moving parts to keep track of! LOL

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It is a pot roast, and a rotisserie chicken.....mashed potatoes and gravy. Carrots. and canned corn. The kids are here eat it all up.

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Cookin Lore



I haven't been around here for a couple of days. busy with stuff in my building.. We had a great christmas open house yesterday I'm still recouperating. But, I have some ribs in the oven, and potatoes, will steam some sprouts, one of my favourite vegetable. Picture later, I hope!

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It was a Mish-Mash Supper. I knew the BLT Salad (yes, there are little tomatoes hiding under the lettuce....) was what I wanted. But the rotisserie chicken was just to add some protein that I figured HE would want. I think we're both full......


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UNCLE JIMMY wrote:Scrambled eggs with cheese mixed in them, toast and ketchup on Tina's.
It was a scrambled up day for sure. Today was a throw out day. We had a 30 cubic yd. dumpster delivered to get rid of a lot of stuff. Including around 3 thousand cook books. Yep! Tina's collection. Anything she needs is on the computer on line if we need it. It's a shame that we can't give them away. Nobody wants them; not even the library's.

Too bad about the books. We sell a lot of second hand books at the thrift store. especially cookbooks. Many people here seem to want a physical book. I don't like looking recipes up on line. I like my books that I can scribble in when I make a change to a recipe.

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