September, 2014..What's Cooking For Dinner??

Way to go, Imelda! Funny how all three of us were on the same wave length!

*****************

Lore - it sounds like you will continue to have great crowds of visitors even when the farm is being cared for by that nice young couple who purchased it from you. It's not the location, it's the occupants (and their guests) who 'make the place' ! Enjoy your condo and all the benefits (especially when the snows start to fall).

*********************

Jimmy, I'm with you and Barb. The low/no fat varieties of most everything I've had turn me off completely. Oh, I suppose if I really had a need to change my diet I could get by, well, maybe not ~ maybe I'd just cut way, WAY back on my portions of the 'real' thing.

Sometimes, especially here in The Villages, I've noticed the no/low fat and no/reduced sugar products are the only ones on the shelves. I know I've often had to forgo purchasing Dane's French Vanilla Coffee Creamer for that reason. He only drinks one cup of coffee per day and he wants the full fat, full sugar variety. It's all a personal choice. I also have trouble with finding 'regular' jams and jellies - the low sugar varieties abound here. I don't use it often, but when I do, I want the old fashioned kind I've eaten my entire life.

Thanks, Beth. Don't even get me started on all the low fat either. Most of the low fat salad dressings end up being full of sugar and additives, and other stuff I can't pronounce. We all have to learn to eat less in volume, but eat the good stuff.

I love to eat a few peanuts, and that's what I'll eat when I want "natural". They haven't removed the fat from them yet, have they?

I would prefer to have a small dose of vitamin G than all the low fat foods I can eat. I wonder if 1T of "real" peanut butter has less or more fat than 4T of low fat peanut butter? It would be interesting to compare low fat vs. regular when you cut back on the quantity of the regular fat item.

Brisket here.   Funny to, I never buy this cut of meat.It was on super sale so I figured oh heck why not.I can alway grind it up some & give it to my 'girls'..

Love, love, love brisket. I use to do a Frugal Gourmet (Jeff Smith) recipe. Took forever but was the absolute best brisket sandwich I ever tasted. It got roasted at 450° with a bunch of vegetables for an hour (I think), then it got simmered in water/broth with the vegetables until falling apart tender. Cooled down in the liquid and then sliced thin - put on toasted sub buns with melted mozzarella.

Fabulous flavor.

I've got a steak salad planned for tonight.....I asked Dane if that was OK with him and he actually said it sounded wonderful. Phew! Now he won't pout....

LOL

Jimmy, don't save any of the extras for me. Salmon is not a favorite of mine....I don't even like the smell of it cooking when I make it for Dane. But you enjoy.

I bet you could make a good Philly cheesesteak with some of that leftover brisket.

bethk wrote:Jimmy, don't save any of the extras for me.  Salmon is not a favorite of mine....I don't even like the smell of it cooking when I make it for Dane.  But you enjoy.

Not  a fan of canned but I really like wild fresh caught..

don't know why, but I' craving canned sardines, cooked in spicy tomato sauce and eat it with warm rice. I cooked it before and I know Dirk was not really excited about it, but he did not object either, so today, I'm making him fresh baked Ciabata bread, he will have salami and cheese sandwich and he does not know yet, I bet he will smile from ear to ear when he sees it

Salmon patties....

Beef roast.

yes crock pot. browned the meat. stuck it with garlic gloves, 1 can beef broth & package lipton soup mix,, pepper. then I made gravy from the beef juice.

Here's my steak ready to put on my salad....



Steak Salad for supper....



Barb - you can let the peas touch the potatoes all you want. I LOVE to eat peas or corn that's been spooned on top of my mashed potatoes....actually, just about any vegetable with a mashed potato base. Good stuff, Maynard!

aw.. all dinner meals look so good and delish

Jimmy... that was a well fried salmon patties, not greasy, Barbara and Beth.. beautiful color on your meals

here is my Sardines cooked in spicy tomato sauce, it was so good.. I had to have the second plate



I baked fresh Ciabata bread for D's sandwiches.. he loves them.. he ate 2 sandwiches, meaning 4 slices of bread, 12 medium sizes hard salami, 4 slices of Habareno cheese and bunch of spinach and tomato

Imelda, you are the only person I know who can make canned sardines look good! I'm glad you were able to have that meal that took you back to your childhood.

And I can truly understand why Mr. Dirk was smilin' and chewin' and smilin' some more! Great looking bread and sandwich. Great job!

Everything looks wonderful.    I have to buy my bread now ..My breadmaker went belly up.

Y'all can have all the fish in cans you want,,Pass..lol

I agree about the fish in cans except for tuna. I think I have opened one too many cat food cans and it has turned me off to fish in cans.