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Pumpkin bulks it up, same idea as bread crumbs. Adds fiber with a neutral flavor.

That is the concept anyway.
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cwille,

I guess it adds moisture too. Don’t some people use applesauce in baking to reduce fat? Plus it’s supposed to add moisture.
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I'm all for adding extra veggies to regular dishes but I can't see how pumpkin is a replacement for bread crumbs 🤔
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Golden,

That sounds interesting. Pumpkin, the purée stuff? Would add nutritional value.
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Watching a cooking show which I don't do often as my allergies limit me from trying most recipes; however, I just saw a tip I like - adding canned pumpkin instead if breadcrumbs to meatballs made with ground chicken. You could add the usual stuff - garlic, onion, etc. I'm going to try it. I have made spicy skillet ground beef and pumpkin which was very good.
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I think your plan is working. If you can knock out the chore faster, then why not? Sounds good to me.
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No Subway at the laundromat, but part of my plan to get out more often is to take the big stuff (comforter, towels, sheets) and promise to feed hubs on the way. It is more of a desperate attempt to regain control of a schedule that has gotten way out of hand, and we get so far behind.

For example: Subway 30 minutes, laundromat 2 hrs. vs.
Doing laundry all day, at home 12 hrs. and never finished...

It is working overall, because what can he say, after all, when he has not yet been fed, and he's been gone so much there is no food in the house??

Don't answer that, it is a rhetorical question.
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You have subway at the laundromat? Years ago, all we had at the laundromat was a drink machine. Now there are laundromats with a bar, pool tables, burgers and a live band!

I have had a washer and dryer for 40 plus years now but when I was single and went to the laundromat they were so different, very simple.
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At the laundromat.
Avatar is Subway.
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Kat,

I love feta cheese too. It is salty though. It is fun to make a recipe our own. Your daughter would appreciate your creativity. She sounds like a great cook! I like goat cheese on pizza. I actually don't like mozzarella cheese a lot. The texture can be a bit rubbery. I love provolone or fontina cheese on pizza. Fontina melts beautifully.
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My daughter, graduate of Culinary Institute of America (now radiology tech), made it for us last week, with feta. It’s quite salty, so I tried goat. Loved it!!
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Kat,

Sounds yummy! I love goat cheese.
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Sliced zucchini, grilled with tomato chunks and topped with goat cheese.
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I have our Mardi Gras spirit at the moment so I made a traditional Louisiana dish for dinner, Jambalaya!
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Thanks for telling me and no wonder I thought it sounded good cwillie....I Love Bread Pudding!
But I don't know what strata is.Iv'e never heard of that either.
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French toast casserole is basically just a bread pudding Luckylu. I like the savoury versions too with meat and cheese, there are so many variations. When I lived with sister's family we always seemed to have too many buns going stale so I made strata often, it was a great way to fill up hungry boys.
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Iv'e never heard of a French toast casserole cwillie,but it sure sounds good and so does the bacon~Yum!
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Today it was breakfast for dinner - french toast casserole, bacon, cottage cheese and a bowl of cantaloupe and grapes. Yum, I could have eaten all the bacon and the whole casserole, but I managed to restrain myself.

Nothing smoking tonight 😆
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So brown it's cooking, black it's done! doesn't work with crackers?😁
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I've got some soup out of the freezer but my crackers were a little stale so I popped them into a 400° oven to crisp them up. Then I sat down to check AgingCare. Oops.
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Turkey necks and sauerkraut.with caraway seeds. Blackberries, coffee and chocolate for dessert. Actually I had dessert at lunch -a small wedge of a 6" gluten and dairy free tiramisu cheese cake. It was good. They make a chocolate chocolate one and also a pumpkin one and a blueberry swirl. Haven't found the blueberry one yet but the chocolate chocolate is top of the list without question. The tiramisu is good. the pumpkin not so much to my taste and I like pumpkin. . I expect the blueberry is likely OK.
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That sounds yummy JColl, but uh, I'd skip the brussel sprouts... maybe some slaw instead?
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Chipotle black bean Veggie burgers, Brussel Sprouts (sautéed) and home fries made with sliced Yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes. Red wine too.
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I made a roast with carrots and potatoes, salad and strawberries for dessert.
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Kluski, pieroghies
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Lobster bisque
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ExhaustedPiper, that sounds delish!!!

Thank you for sharing and I will let you know.

What kind of bread bowl do you use?
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A couple people wanted my recipe for Reuben Chowder. If you like Reuben's you will love this, it is pure comfort food and delicious! I first tried it at a local Irish restaurant and loved it, so I found a base recipe and tweaked similar to what I get at the restaurant.

Here is the base recipe and then I will add my tweaks, but anyone can vary this to taste. At this link you can print the recipe (I preview my print and take out the image so it fits on one page, and then you can write any tweaks on the page and take it to the kitchen)

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/234984/quick-creamy-reuben-soup/

My tweaks:

I use bread bowls instead of adding rye bread, but I have pumpernickel croutons available to throw in there as well if eating the bread bowl itself isn't enough or if you are using oven proof bowls.

For the corned beef I buy good deli meat and ask that they slice it thick. Then I cut it more into chunks than shredding.

I use more Swiss cheeses than called for because I love cheese, and a tad more sauerkraut.

I use beef broth instead of water and bouillon.

I also add small chunks of parboiled potatoes. About two cups.


If anyone makes it, let me know how you liked it!
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Planned to make stir fry with chicken, almonds, bean shoots, capsicum & broccoli but too hot to cook inside. So Mr BBQ anything threw the lot on the barbie!

Tasted good! Washed down with a red wine spritzer.
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Caramelized cauliflower (unintentionally) I was dealing with the kitties and the pot boiled dry but just enough to caramelize. I added butter, salt and pepper and it was delicious! Had it with some rotisserie chicken (shopped today) and then my usual coffee and chocolate but this time it was mint chocolate - also delicious. May have some fresh blueberries later.

I bought a cabbage with lots of outer leaves so I am shredding them and will saute them, maybe add some caraway seeds. celery seeds and garlic. I'll taste my way through it and steam them a little If needed for tenderness. Love cabbage in any form.
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