HomeWe had the cheeseburgers with the Greek style chili sauce, and called it lunch and supper. We were not hungry.
And....tomorrow, is another day.; God be willing.
And....tomorrow, is another day.; God be willing.
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July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......)
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101 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Wed Jul 20, 2022 9:25 pm
UNCLE JIMMY
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102 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Wed Jul 20, 2022 10:40 pm
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From Lore:
"Dinner Tonight. Pan seared duck breast done to a perfect med rare, small roasted potatoes and an onion, tomato and cucumber salad."
"Dinner Tonight. Pan seared duck breast done to a perfect med rare, small roasted potatoes and an onion, tomato and cucumber salad."
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103 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:06 pm
UNCLE JIMMY
Just had lunch. Shells pasta with red beans and onions.
SUPPER ?????? no clue,
SUPPER ?????? no clue,
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104 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:24 pm
bethk
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'I Spy'............FISH!
Salmon for HIM, grouper for me.
I seasoned & slathered my grouper with a bit of mayo so the panko would stick & let it sit for an hour in the refrigerator so the panko would stay stuck when it cooked on the grill mat. The salmon was simply seasoned with a bit of s&p and cooked mostly skin-side-down on the grill mat ~ to about 135° until done.
I par-cooked the corn on the cobs (in the husks) in the microwave for 4 minutes (because there were 2 ears of corn....2 minutes / ear) and let it sit in the sink until it was cooled down enough to handle.....cut it off the cobs and then reheated in some butter.
The potatoes were also par-cooked in the microwave and then finished on the rack of the hot grill to get the crispy skin we both enjoy.
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There won't be any cooking here for a couple days.
Tomorrow Lyn & I are having a 'Get-Outta-Dodge' day to celebrate my birthday.
Saturday we're going to go to the Chop House for a belated birthday dinner (I didn't want two big meals in one day so I'm stretching the day out!).
Salmon for HIM, grouper for me.
I seasoned & slathered my grouper with a bit of mayo so the panko would stick & let it sit for an hour in the refrigerator so the panko would stay stuck when it cooked on the grill mat. The salmon was simply seasoned with a bit of s&p and cooked mostly skin-side-down on the grill mat ~ to about 135° until done.
I par-cooked the corn on the cobs (in the husks) in the microwave for 4 minutes (because there were 2 ears of corn....2 minutes / ear) and let it sit in the sink until it was cooled down enough to handle.....cut it off the cobs and then reheated in some butter.
The potatoes were also par-cooked in the microwave and then finished on the rack of the hot grill to get the crispy skin we both enjoy.
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There won't be any cooking here for a couple days.
Tomorrow Lyn & I are having a 'Get-Outta-Dodge' day to celebrate my birthday.
Saturday we're going to go to the Chop House for a belated birthday dinner (I didn't want two big meals in one day so I'm stretching the day out!).
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105 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:37 pm
Cookin Lore
Mayo on the fish to make the panko (or breadcrumbs) stick? Must try that, it would be simpler than eggs.
I put some sausages to cook yesterday when I had my potatoes in the oven, so when I came home from my shift, I gobbled down a sausage really quickly about 2:30. Then, of course not hungry for dinner. But, I had a nice, big yellow heirloom tomato, cut that up, added some parsley, onion and pea shoots, feta, salt and pepper that fit the bill.
Dinner Tonight. Simple salad of an heirloom yellow tomato, pea shoots, onion, feta and parsley. Yumm!
I put some sausages to cook yesterday when I had my potatoes in the oven, so when I came home from my shift, I gobbled down a sausage really quickly about 2:30. Then, of course not hungry for dinner. But, I had a nice, big yellow heirloom tomato, cut that up, added some parsley, onion and pea shoots, feta, salt and pepper that fit the bill.
Dinner Tonight. Simple salad of an heirloom yellow tomato, pea shoots, onion, feta and parsley. Yumm!
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106 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:38 am
UNCLE JIMMY
Happy Birthday Beth.....
Have a great celebration....
Have a great celebration....
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107 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:43 am
Cookin Lore
Happy Birthday, Beth! And many more!
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108 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:39 pm
JanaAZ
Happy birthday Queen….
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109 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:12 pm
UNCLE JIMMY
We had BLT's and apricot cookies.
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110 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Fri Jul 22, 2022 7:16 pm
JanaAZ
Just make a blueberry peach pie. Can’t wait to serve it to orrow
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111 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:06 pm
bethk
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JanaAZ wrote:Just make a blueberry peach pie. Can’t wait to serve it tomorrow
Love the combo of the two fruits!
My mom used to make and apple/sour cherry pie that everyone loved. Odd, but I was never able to locate her recipe.....I guess she took it with her.....
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112 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:08 pm
bethk
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Thanks for all the well wishes ~ it was a very nice birthday.
Lyn & I went to lunch & shopping in Ocala. Tomorrow evening Dane & I are going to The Chop House for a birthday dinner celebration........with a fabulous espresso martini for me!
Lyn & I went to lunch & shopping in Ocala. Tomorrow evening Dane & I are going to The Chop House for a birthday dinner celebration........with a fabulous espresso martini for me!
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113 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:09 pm
Cookin Lore
Glad you had a good b-day.
And speaking of unusual combinations for things, someone brought an amazing zuccini/pineapple loaf for coffee break at my volunteering job. It was really good!
And speaking of unusual combinations for things, someone brought an amazing zuccini/pineapple loaf for coffee break at my volunteering job. It was really good!
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114 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:04 pm
bethk
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We had an absolutely lovely time last night at our celebration supper at The Chop House. I thought about getting something different from my 'usual' order of filet.....but, hey, it was the night's special paired with four jumbo shrimp.
The meal was excellent and the service is always top notch. Who could ask for more?
Our waitress mentioned she was going to bring me a piece of cake as a birthday treat and I said I was just too full. So, she suggested bringing it to the table in a 'to-go' box.
I had it with my coffee for breakfast!
Now I'm on a sugar high and ready for a nap soon......
But before I doze off I've got to go play 'I-Spy' in the freezer. After 2 nights of not cooking I've got to get my groove back and make a meal.....
The meal was excellent and the service is always top notch. Who could ask for more?
Our waitress mentioned she was going to bring me a piece of cake as a birthday treat and I said I was just too full. So, she suggested bringing it to the table in a 'to-go' box.
I had it with my coffee for breakfast!
Now I'm on a sugar high and ready for a nap soon......
But before I doze off I've got to go play 'I-Spy' in the freezer. After 2 nights of not cooking I've got to get my groove back and make a meal.....
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115 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:38 pm
UNCLE JIMMY
Last night we had the diced egg plant mixed in the meatball mixture with beef for the basic meatballs.
Fried them in shallow oil and ate them after a dusting of grated cheese. I get dagger eyes if I use too much cheese on mine. ( sodium ) I have to watch my intake of sodium.
Now.... we are at a loss and have brain fade thinking of what to eat.
Fried them in shallow oil and ate them after a dusting of grated cheese. I get dagger eyes if I use too much cheese on mine. ( sodium ) I have to watch my intake of sodium.
Now.... we are at a loss and have brain fade thinking of what to eat.
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116 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:49 pm
UNCLE JIMMY
Tina Figured out what to make for supper.
MORE Eggplant, only fried . She fried the eggplant and at the end, she fried the Yellow BLOB
( The eggs and crumbs from the breading )
MORE Eggplant, only fried . She fried the eggplant and at the end, she fried the Yellow BLOB
( The eggs and crumbs from the breading )
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117 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:52 pm
Cookin Lore
That's soooooo funny! But, I've done the same with that blob, and it was actually quite tasty. LOL
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118 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:28 pm
bethk
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'I - Spy' came up with pork steak......
I ended up braising it (ala Ms. Tina method), added boiled potatoes to spoon the gravy over, braised cabbage (tri-color with green, red cabbage, carrots & onions) and added some cucumber/onion salad to finish out the meal.
It was too much for me to eat.....but getting tossed is fine.
I wish I could just estimate how much we really WILL eat.
But, it was tasty and neither of us will wilt away before morning......
I ended up braising it (ala Ms. Tina method), added boiled potatoes to spoon the gravy over, braised cabbage (tri-color with green, red cabbage, carrots & onions) and added some cucumber/onion salad to finish out the meal.
It was too much for me to eat.....but getting tossed is fine.
I wish I could just estimate how much we really WILL eat.
But, it was tasty and neither of us will wilt away before morning......
119 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Sun Jul 24, 2022 7:50 pm
bethk
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From Lore:
"Dinner Tonight. Zucchini, red pepper, noons and potato medallions air fried and pan fried rainbow trout fillet. Went a little overboard on black pepper, but Yumm anyway!"
"Dinner Tonight. Zucchini, red pepper, noons and potato medallions air fried and pan fried rainbow trout fillet. Went a little overboard on black pepper, but Yumm anyway!"
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120 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:14 pm
Cookin Lore
[quote="bethk"]From Lore:
"Dinner Tonight. Zucchini, red pepper, noons and potato medallions air fried and pan fried rainbow trout fillet. Went a little overboard on black pepper, but Yumm anyway!"stick, tried that on the fish today, it worked great
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Interesting the words that sometimes show up on our posts. There's "noons" in my post, obviously it should have been onions! LOL Not that it's important anyway!
PS, someone posted here about putting Mayo on fish to have the PANCO stick. I tried that today, and will never do the flour/egg/breadcrumb thing again.
"Dinner Tonight. Zucchini, red pepper, noons and potato medallions air fried and pan fried rainbow trout fillet. Went a little overboard on black pepper, but Yumm anyway!"stick, tried that on the fish today, it worked great
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Interesting the words that sometimes show up on our posts. There's "noons" in my post, obviously it should have been onions! LOL Not that it's important anyway!
PS, someone posted here about putting Mayo on fish to have the PANCO stick. I tried that today, and will never do the flour/egg/breadcrumb thing again.
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121 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:49 pm
bethk
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Cookin Lore wrote:
And speaking of unusual combinations for things, someone brought an amazing zuccini/pineapple loaf for coffee break at my volunteering job. It was really good!
Lore ~ if you like the zucchini pineapple loaf, here's the recipe I've used for years that everyone loves.
I especially like to make them in 'mini muffin' size ~ my grandkids love to just 'pop' 'em in their mouth.....and since they're so small there's practically NO calories at all......
Here's my recipe (posted long, long ago in the recipe section)
I ended up with 4 dozen mini muffins and 9 regular size...just had to watch and adjust the baking time from 18 minutes for the mini's to about 27-28 minutes for the regular size. I have a couple '2 dozen' non-stick mini muffin tins that I just spritz with PAM and they usually drop right out after baked. No papers needed.
Zucchini Muffins
2 c. Zucchini, grated & squeezed dry
1 sm. can Crushed Pineapple, pulverized
3 Eggs
2 c. Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 c. Oil
Add zucchini & pineapple purée and mix well.
3 c. Flour
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon
Whisk dry ingredients together and the stir into wet mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees.
Optional ~ add chopped nuts. I like pecans or walnuts.
Mini muffins - 18-20 minutes
Muffins - 27-30 minutes
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122 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:10 pm
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Lyn & I had a lovely day in Orlando. We had to wait a bit longer than usual for the car service but it wasn't bad.
We tried to talk ourselves into going to someplace 'different' for lunch but we both really wanted to go to our favorite, Seasons 52. So, wimps that we are, we both gave in and had a lovely lunch. Their menu is varied with the season and we've never been disappointed.
I had a soup/flat bread combination ~ a spiced bacon, roasted corn flatbread (they were nice enough to substitute the usual cheddar cheese for mozzarella) and a bowl of spring corn soup, a creamy (pulverized) corn soup with a sprinkle of bacon & chives. It was DELICIOUS! Lyn got a grilled chicken sandwich on chiabatta bun with pesto & buffalo mozzarella that came with a small salad.....and a cup of the corn soup.
We were both filled when we finished!
Many of their offerings are 'healthy' without tasting like you're being deprived of good food. They don't offer things like french fries ~ actually, I don't think they have anything deep fried on the menu, now that I think about it.
We tried to talk ourselves into going to someplace 'different' for lunch but we both really wanted to go to our favorite, Seasons 52. So, wimps that we are, we both gave in and had a lovely lunch. Their menu is varied with the season and we've never been disappointed.
I had a soup/flat bread combination ~ a spiced bacon, roasted corn flatbread (they were nice enough to substitute the usual cheddar cheese for mozzarella) and a bowl of spring corn soup, a creamy (pulverized) corn soup with a sprinkle of bacon & chives. It was DELICIOUS! Lyn got a grilled chicken sandwich on chiabatta bun with pesto & buffalo mozzarella that came with a small salad.....and a cup of the corn soup.
We were both filled when we finished!
Many of their offerings are 'healthy' without tasting like you're being deprived of good food. They don't offer things like french fries ~ actually, I don't think they have anything deep fried on the menu, now that I think about it.
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123 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:49 pm
UNCLE JIMMY
[size=18]DD made shrimp scampi....Then I had 2 anisette toast and a coffee.
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124 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Tue Jul 26, 2022 9:41 am
Cookin Lore
I took what I thought were two small, plain pork schnitzels out of my freezer, they turned out to be what you 'Mericans call "Canadian Bacon".............. and I had already made the sauerkraut to go along, and spiced the roasted potatoes. So, it was salty, salty and spicy. Ykes! Not picture worthy, but belly was filled!
PS. Thanks for the recipe, Beth, but the chances of me actually making it are very very slim.. I am not a baker, nor do I generally eat baked goods.
PS. Thanks for the recipe, Beth, but the chances of me actually making it are very very slim.. I am not a baker, nor do I generally eat baked goods.
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125 Re: July, 2022 ~ ~ It's getting hot (but August will be hotter.......) Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:53 am
UNCLE JIMMY
No clue what to make. I vote for low carb pasta with diced zucchini and mushrooms.
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