Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Nobody ever loses $20 bills in my car . 🤔🤔🥲
We’re having salmon and vegetables for dinner this evening. Salmon is one of my favorite meals! I also made a big pot of vegetable soup to enjoy for lunch during the week. I make soup quite often.
Nothing like fresh but, frozen thawed works in a pinch :-)
I get what you’re saying. I absolutely hate beets. I have never liked them. My bosses wife invited me over for dinner at their home. She was an excellent cook and I enjoyed eating dinner with them.
Well, one day she offered me beets. I politely declined. She insisted that I would like ‘her’ beets. So, I tried them. I discovered that I still hate beets no matter how they were prepared! LOL 😆
Sometimes, it does make a difference who is cooking though, so yeah it’s good to at least try something again.
Oh yes, there is definitely a “pumpkin” overload everywhere!
I am going to let your grits comment roll off my back! LOL 😝
Yum! I wouldn’t care about the crust either. Can’t go wrong with chocolate!
Years and years of this and they finally told me to skip the pie crust . They don’t care about having crust . So now they only get the pudding and cream on top. I bought ceramic pie plates that are to make small personal pies and fill them .
I love the Dutch apple because I adore the crumb topping! It’s a mix between a delicious apple crisp and a pie. So good!
I like baking berry or apple crisp because it’s so easy!
My husband has a sweet tooth!
Now you’re speaking my language. Grits are a staple in my neck of the woods!
I love cobblers. I make them.
I love berry cobblers and apple too, but my favorite has always been a peach cobbler.
I do a phenomenal bread pudding too. Everyone here makes bread pudding.
What pie do you prefer at thanksgiving? Pumpkin? Pecan? Apple?
And chicken and waffles is now up here too.
I made a batch of home made Mac and cheese today .
They don’t want to freeze or they live in a small apartment without a big enough freezer to keep additional food stored.
They don’t want to buy a larger quantity of food and risk it going bad before they can eat it. They may not want leftovers for a few days. They prefer variety in their meals.
Personally, I love to cook once and eat twice! 😝
Love blackberry anything.
TN - that's a lovely story!!!
R says he's coming back here with some stuff today. Thinking I'll make him French toast.
People always said to us, “Your child is so blessed to have been adopted by you.” My response to them was always, ‘We are so very blessed to be her parents.’
We adopted our oldest daughter when she was a month old. Seven years later I had a biological child. I consider both of our daughters to be miracles.
I didn’t have a lot of extra money when I was younger to eat out often. Very often I would be really tired after work, so taking something out of the freezer was a great solution.
Lasagna, Italian meatballs , Swedish meatballs , Teriyaki chicken , pot roast , macaroni and cheese , chicken noodle or vegetable beef soup , pulled bbq pork or chicken , mashed potatoes , Garden chicken.
DH is a pill about liking his food fresh. He’s not a leftover lover . However I am pushing to do more cooking ahead and freezing because DH’s appetite is unpredictable from day to day and meal to meal on Trulicity , even though it’s been almost 6 months . It’s caused too much waste of good food .
Best thing we did in pandemic times was get a small freezer. It's on the back porch and I love that thing. Gone are the days I have to stand in T-Joe's wondering if I have room for one of two frozen tilapias.
So I cook big batches. Spaghetti and spicy meatballs, chili, lasagna and tuna casserole, my mom's favorite cheese casserole. And since cooking seldom registers high on my to-do list, when the spirit hits I can make huge things of baked beans and bratwurst.
Some things don't freeze, like my Thai Basil Chicken or my Buffalo hot chicken wing pasta sauce. But most do.
Who else does big batches, and of what?