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This coming week is going to be a strange one, from the cooking standpoint. My DBIL is coming in for a medical appointment and some class reunion events, and we've added on a family funeral. He'll be staying with me Weds. thru Sat. AM, but I don't have a clue whether he'll be here for lunch or...

@halimer, after they're grilled, open it up and put a squirt of mayo inside.

Goal: 12 books for the year. Finish 1 book per month, at the very minimum. 1. The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel. Highly recommended, if you like historical fiction. 2. The Wedding Thief by Mary Simes. A fun and easy read. 3. The Berlin Girl by Mandy Robothom (did not finish it) 4. The...

We had a really really cold spell in mid-January, after a nice warm stretch. Temps fell and we had freezing rain, then temps hovered from right around 0 for a high and -20 for a low plus winds adding to the chill. The cold spell lasted for nearly a week. The first farm report I received said...

Just heard from the second of my favorite Michigan farmstands, letting their customers know that their peach crop was devastated by the January sub-zero deep freeze and there will be no peach crop this year. The trees leafed out, as usual, but had no buds or flowers where the fruit originates. I...

Try it with mayo sometime. Yum. They're typically a fall/winter meal with tomato soup for me, but whenever I'm in a time crunch, grilled cheese is a quick go-to.

What I pulled from the freezer, thinking it was marinated pork steak, turned out to be an herb-marinated chicken breast. I opted for rice and a salad, in lieu of sweet potato and slaw. Still good, and used up something from the freezer. Only wish I'd labeled the package. Oops!

That's when I shift the menu to the next day, or until what's in the refrig gets eaten. I've been planning to cook that half pork roast for weeks. It's still in the freezer. And luckily sweet potatoes don't go bad for weeks on end.

The best laid plans ... I plan and purchase, and then things happen, plans are interrupted, meals get shifted. But at least there is (was) a plan in place and I could have made a nutritious meal. April 14 - 21, 2024 Sunday: grilled pork chops (from freezer), baked sweet potato, coleslaw, baked...

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I absolutely love this kind of chili. I do cut back a little on the cumin and use half mile and half spicy sausage. If you make it, let me know your thoughts.

I usually menu-plan on Sunday morning over coffee. But, since I'm having breakfast with DD tomorrow AM, thought I'd get my menu plan in order this morning, so I can grab any necessary items on my way home. Trying to use up meat from the freezer, since some of it has been in there a little too...

I've got a growing pile of things to get rid of. Just need to get them in a bag or box and over to the donation place. Some Christmas decor I've not used in several years, a lone St. Pat's coffee mug (broke it's mate this year, and it's starting to fade from the dishwasher, time to go), ...

If you have any Hispanic grocery stores in your area, check there. I've found their vanilla to be of good quality and far cheaper than that found in my own grocery stores. My parents used to winter in Mission, TX and would frequently cross into Mexico and bring it back; I made that trek with...

@AnnieClaus, perhaps a pan of lasagna or mostaccoli? Maybe ready-made spaghetti with meatballs, heat and eat? And, I agree, soups or a batch of chili with some crusty bread, maybe make a batch and portion out half of it for them? I'd go with ones that freeze well. Our Aldi bacon is regularly...

For me, though not a holiday, May 11 will be an important and emotional day as it will be 10 years since my DH passed away suddenly from a massive heart attack. That will be followed the very next day by Mother's Day on May 12. I'll travel to Michigan on the morning of May 11 to visit DH's...

I should not shop on the day after Easter. I do not make Easter baskets anymore, but the temptation is always there to get jellybeans or other Easter treats. This year I resisted -- in part because St. Patrick's day was only 2 weeks prior and my candy dishes were still pretty full. BUT, I ran...

April 1 - 6, 2024 Monday: pineapple chili, coleslaw, corn bread muffins Tuesday: stuffed acorn squash, salad Wednesday: tomato celery soup, grilled cheese Thursday: tortellini in sauce, salad, garlic toast Friday: hot dogs on the grill, maccaroni salad, baked beans Saturday: steak on grill...

April already? Well, it is tomorrow ... Let's get this thread started.