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Sunday's is always my day off from cooking so we had ordered from one of our local Mexican Food Restaurants. Cheese Crisp, bean tostadas and shredded beef tacos along with a bag of chips and their bean dip and salsa.

@ "Llamalover47," - I've never heard of grilled watermelon. If you try it, you'll have to let us know how it was.

I've heard that animals don't always want to be around their owners when they aren't feeling well or dying. Kind of like how some people are when it's their time. God spared you from having to witness it.

Lucky you, I've always wanted to see New England. Guess that will never happen but saw plenty of snow on my two trips to Alaska back in 1995 and 1996. Gorgeous!
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I just thought of an interesting way to "roast" watermelon that I saw on social media. A person had put one on the grill. Yep, grilled watermelon!
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NobodyGetsIt: I am so glad that you got to see the domestic Ocicat! Yes, sometimes they are referred to as akin to the wild Ocelot. Actually we knew Ozzie wouldn't live forever (he was 20 years, 5 months and 5 days old) so we were dreading his demise. On the day he suffered the stroke, God intervened in a way ~ Ozzie had gone to our lower level where we never sit. He died 7 hours later. Thank you for your kind words.
We don't get much snow here, but I hail from New England. That's funny about people going to see the rare event of it in your area or close by/higher elevation.
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Ok Shell I think that you and I call two different cooking methods the same thing.

When I say roast I mean in the husk on the BBQ. Is that what you are talking about? If yes, how do you get butter and water on it?
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Fried up a burger. Bought rib eye patties. Can't even remember the last time I cooked a burger. It has been, no kidding, YEARS. it was quite tasty with cottage cheese.
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Isthisrealyreal.

LOL! I am roasting the corn in butter, salt, and a little water. I'll freeze it with some juice, plus I'm not going to cook it all the way done.

Thank you for your help! 😋
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Earlybird, mmmmmmmm!
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Shell, freeze it. Sorry, I guess I just assumed that was the plan. Derrrherr🤪🤪

Roasting it might cook it too much. Then it dries out, just be mindful of the time. I love roasted corn, just about the only way we eat it.
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Cwilly & Isthisrealyreal,

The whole freezing the cod sounds great but I don't have the space.

I thought about roasting it then take it off the cod, but then what do I do with it...freeze it or canned it?😵


I was wondering how your roast turned out Isthisrealyreal. I'm glad that it worked out for you.
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Roast beef, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and carrots pureed with a hint of cinnamon.
Strawberry Shortcake with light whip cream.
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Shell, we blanche the corn and then cut it off the cob. It doesn't get as chewy when you do it that way. Leaving it on the cob takes up a lot of freezer space.

My dry aged roast was delish. Rich and moist, we cooked it on a mesquite wood fire. Thanks for your input.
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I know some people just freeze the whole cob husk and all, you can't get any easier than that. And I do tomatoes the same way, just toss them whole in a big bag - the skins slip right off as they start to thaw and they can be chopped, pureed in the food processor or tossed as is into any recipe.
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Just spent a week freezing tomatoes...I don't want to see a tomato for awhile! LOL!

Does anyone know how to can or freeze corn easily? Looking for ideas!😜
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We just had our Italian sausage and black olive pizza and for dessert I made low carb chocolate chip cookies - I know it's funny, I'll just say they cancel each other out and call it a night!

@"Llamalover47," - oh my gosh, I just saw images of the Oci breed of cat - wow, they look like mini leopards to me. That must have been strange to have Ozzie die of a stroke after having lost your mother and grandmother to strokes. I've never thought of an animal having a stroke. Very sad for all of them!

We don't get snow except in the high country or occasionally in the outlying areas. We did get some a couple of years ago in the outlying areas and everyone came out in droves to park along the roads to take pictures (my husband and I included). Even people from out of state that get snow all the time - it was just because it's rare here.
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golden: Interesting allergy.
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NobodyGetsIt: Ocis are a breed of cat. Who knows - my granddad just liked the watermelon that way. Thank you for your words about Ozzie's stroke. As my mother and her mother both passed away of strokes, I recognized it right away to be a medical emergency. I would pass out from 118° for sure. Bring on snow! ♡
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For an unusual combination try strawberries with pepper. The pepper brings out the strawberry flavour.

polar - I can't eat watermelon. Actually I am allergic to it and have only met one other person the same. It gives me major digestive issues. Even the thought of eating it makes me shudder. Other melons -no prob.

Last night's supper - nothing. I wasn't hungry - really strange for me.
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tomatoes with salt, and balsamic vinegar and basil and a bit of crushed garlic and pepper too :) on fresh french bread. and toast it a bit too if you want.
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HARRY STYLES? WATERMELON SUGAR... IS A GREAT SONG... HE sings THAT PHRASE ABOUT 25 TIMES in the song.... WATERMELON SUGAR...

WATERMELON SUGAR HIGH.
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whem my kid was in elementary school another kid would take her apple and take one bite and throw it away... when I got wind of this...
I would cut 2 apples. I asked her to try both... I loved my apples with lemon and salt...the green apples, lemon and salt, ... yum. so I made one zip lock with plain apple, and one with special lemon and salt... I thought that would do the trick.. not too many kids like that specialty.
Apparently the kid liked it.. She finally told her dad she wanted apples salted with lemon... ??? HUH? He was taken by surprise... And the lil bully had her own little bag of apples... and SHE LIKED THEM :) Lunch was good after that.
went to Hawaii and stayed with friend's friends... True Hawaiian.. the ate their pineapples with salt... I wasn't too thrilled with that...
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@ "Llamalover47," - I wonder if your grandfather used the salt so the watermelon wouldn't be so sweet.

I have never heard of ocicats but, I can see OCI/Ozzie would be easy and I still think Cleocatra is cute - I did think of Cleopatra right away. Boy, that was sad - Ozzie passing away from a stroke but, wow living over 20 years - that's amazing!

It was 118 two weeks ago when I did another "window visit" - I barely made it back to the car as I became nauseated and feared a heat stroke. We broke our record for the hottest summer - YAY! :(
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polar: Interesting use of the watermelon.😁
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NobodyGetsIt: 'Twas my grandfather who liked the watermelon that way.
We had two ocicats - the male we named Ozzie, which was easy. Our daughter came up with our girl's name since Cleocatra had an "Egyptian" look to her and not spots. Cleo lived only to age 12, but Ozzie passed away on June 5, 2019 from a stroke. He lived to be over 20 years old.They were half siblings.

Btw, 116° heat=HOT.
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Everyone in my family likes watermelon, everyone except me. But I do use the white part of the watermelon to make kimchi,. It turns out very good, very similar to cucumber kimchi. The white part has even more of some nutrients than the red part. I also puree and add to soup, or thinly slice and stir fry with other veggies.
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Salt is definitely the way to go with watermelons.
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Great chicken nobodygetsit.
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My husband is giving me the night off from cooking - since I had a longer than planned "window visit" with my mom standing in 116 degree weather. It's gonna be a "Raising Canes" night!
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@"earlybird," - lucky you! We have a "Cheesecake Factory" less than ten minutes from us. We used to really enjoy going there prior to COVID - we've tried many a cheesecake flavor there! It was usually just a place we would go to occasionally for those special "indulgences"!

@"cwillie," - that's too bad your first time out was disappointing. How strange it must have been to see only two tables seated. Just like you, my husband and I haven't been to a restaurant since March either.
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Yesterday I had lunch at our local Thai restaurant with a couple of friends - it was the first time I've eaten in at a restaurant since March and was an interesting experience, because of the tiny size of the place there were just 2 tables seated and though the menu was the same the food was....not. Tonight I attempted to improve my overly sweet, gluey leftover pad thai by adding some broth, seasoning and some veggies. Not really pad thai any more, but not bad.
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When out for the day with family and stopped at the Cheesecake Factory, ordered take out, chocolate and strawberry cheesecake with a dollop of whip cream. It has been a long time since we had such an indulgence.
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