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.
I do like sweet potato fries. I haven’t tried them in a soup or chili. I will have to try it.
Sweet potatoes have wonderful flavor but I cook them the same way over and over, either in the oven or instant pot. They’re good but I think I would enjoy trying different recipes.
That sounds amazing! Your recipes always sound delicious. I eat salad year round!
Purple sweet potatoes? Haven’t had those. Sounds pretty! I adore sweet potato pie. I prefer it to pumpkin pie.
The soup recipe that I looked at called for everything to be puréed. Some people said in reviews that they left it as is and ate it like a stew. I think the first time I tried it I would follow the original recipe.
We enjoy lots of different grilled and chilled veggies on fresh greens. Mixes salads up nicely.
Even though salads are a summer thing, the lettuce is better here during the winter. So we eat way more salads during this time.
I am making a purple sweet potato pie tomorrow. I really hope it turns out.
I just saw a recipe for sweet potatoes, carrots, apples and red lentils that are combined to make soup. Sounds interesting.
Has anyone tried this?
Sounds delicious! Enjoy your celebration with your family.
I may try pizza dough one day. We like veggie pizza.
Need - bread making is not so difficult. I made a few mistakes when I started but I soon got the hang of it. Pizza dough is not hard to make.
Chicken crack slaw and low carb flax seed buns made and a serving eaten for lunch, Hot Italian sausages are in the oven. I'll have some sausages and spinach salad for supper. It's cold outside so it is a good day to use the oven.
I don’t blame you! There are wonderful choices of bread that we are able to purchase.
I always wanted to learn how to make a really good pizza dough. I have never tried it.
I love the episode of I Love Lucy where she makes pizza! So funny!
I just looked up a recipe for black bread. Looks good.
Bread making is a labor of love. I buy my bread. I love when my neighbor gives me a loaf of her homemade bread.
One year my brother gave my mom a bread machine for Christmas. She returned it. She was a fabulous cook but was never interested in making bread. She made biscuits. But no bread. My grandmother didn’t make it either.
I do love making soup though. I find it relaxing.
That turkey soup that you plan to make sounds delicious. Apples and prunes sound like a great addition.
A turkey carcass IS gold. In the Norwegian style we had apples and prunes with our turkey so had them in the soup too. It was good. Haven't had that for ages.
I have never had black bread. Do you only eat it when you make your soup?
eva - that IS immodest! I like my dark chocolate the way my Norwegian grandmother taught me -take a bite and drink your coffee through it so the chocolates melts with the hot coffee. Heavenly! Then a little goes a long way. One square does it!
I found some red beet and red cabbage sauerkraut and had some of it with the remains of a pork tenderloin for supper. Must get a red cabbage and make braised red cabbage with bacon and apple and caraway seeds,. It goes very well with pork and freezes well.
Very immodest, big chocolate bar was a little snack!
YUMMY!
Congrats on your wedding anniversary, Barb. Glad you got home before the storm.
Evamar - A toxicologist says modest consumption of dark chocolate is nothing to be concerned about. Were you an immodest consumer?
So I am experiencing withdraw, yesterday I had to have a little, ate it like little squirrel, just tiny bit at the time to make it last longer.
Went out to dinner at our local Italian place in celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary. Got home just as the wind and the rain set in.
Tonight I am making Jambalaya and in case the younger grandkids don't want it I am making some Mac-n-cheese.
In the start of a winter storm...super cold, I came in from shoveling a bit ago so the Jambalaya will be good!
then it is baking and getting things ready for Sunday
Making my baking/cooking time line list. And I can get a dessert out of the way so the oven is freed up for other stuff.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanza
Dd texted me yesterday that sil will make their turkey and bring some over to me. I said thank you and can I have the carcass for soup too. They usually throw it out. Sacrilege! Love turkey soup!!! 🦃
My chicken soup was mainly broth and it gelled nicely so there was lots of protein in it. 😋 Some will go into the freezer and I will have a bowl of it for breakfast.