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.
Today,I'm going to make a little easy cheesecake,a kit I found on the baking isle yesterday.
I hope it's edible.
Looks like tomorrow will be chicken salad sandwiches 👍
Frozen veggies are not the best thing to roast in the oven for a long period of time. Frrozen veggies are blanch in hot water then freeze. However, I have a side dish that I make with frozen veggies in the oven, but I defrost or heat the vegetables up in the microwave until most of the ice is gone or until they are warm this will cut the extra moisture out therefore making the veggies roast in the oven better. They will firm up nicely in the oven. I hope this helps for your next cooking frozen veggie adventure if you should ever try it again:)
PS: Don't cook frozen vegetables if they have been in the freezer for 5 months or longer.
PS, I probably would have used those sad frozen veggies in a soup.
I have roasted frozen veggies before and it works out if you don’t have fresh but don’t cook those.
Just cook the chicken.
I know you can roast veggies, or make them in the oven different ways, but I've never thrown bags of frozen into a casserole dish before and baked them.
I figured someone here would know about this. I can't get a straight answer from online research. I don't see the harm in throwing in the veggies but I don't want to ruin my dish from too much water (coming out of veggies), or burnt veggies, or whatever else. Thoughts? :-)
So when my daughter's mother-in-law brought over dinner for us i was sooo grateful! Once I get home I'm too tired to cook.
So I had smoked chicken breast, slaw, and baked beans. All made at their church kitchen for a fundraiser.
I generally cook from scratch because I like real ingredients and it’s how my mom, aunt and grandma cooked.
I love doing veggie soup if I am stressed. Chopping veggies can be therapeutic!
I love eggplant lasagna! I am such a wannabe Italian! I married one, though 😊.
Not to brag but I am a great southern cook! New Orleans! Does it get any better? Haha. I do all the traditional southern cooking but I also do vegetarian stuff as well, such as eggplant lasagna, spinach lasagne, mushroom omelette, etc.
Tonight, meatballs and spaghetti though. Tomorrow will be roasted chicken and veggies. All about balance. Seafood on Friday during lent.
Im tired of sandwiches and “cooking” things in the microwave. We could eat out more but not good on the calories or the budget.
If my stove doesn’t come tomorrow, I will cancel the order and buy it somewhere else.
They say it’s in the same city that we live in but the delivery guys can only deliver on certain days. Sigh 😕
For now, just dreaming of a home cooked meal. 🥘🍷🧁
Eta: See, Send...? This is helpful. I get feedback about my methods and I learn something... in a way that reading a recipe card wouldn't accomplish. ;-) Thanks! I thought it was "braised," but you usually only hear that term when it comes to meat preparations, or at least that's the way I'm used to seeing it.
to finish cooking.
I think "braised" is the right word for when I throw a big bunch of kale into the oiled skillet, then cover and steam until it's soft. It works as a cooking method for fresh kale. I'm liking it, seasoned with my all-time favorites of Worcestershire and minced garlic, and I hated the stuff as a kid. It was the worst. If my mother had made it like this, I think I would have eaten it.
Taste buds do mature, sure, but my mom didn't season or soften it nearly enough imo.
as does lentil squash soup. I love soups.
I am thinking of trying a roasted cauliflower and butternut squash soup. Haven't gotten around to it yet.
Making cod in marinara sauce for supper again. it is becoming one of my standbys.
My Grandma was originally from Canada but she had married a man from Scotland when she married again she married an Englishman. So way back in the 50's and 60's I was eating things that my friends never heard of. Yorkshire pudding, curries, custards, Pilaf's I know I am forgetting some.
Well tonight, I have 2 grand kids over and one is sick so home made Chicken noodle soup.
Just took a pan of Grand Prize Coconut Caramel Bars out of the oven. They are for a Support Group on Monday and I will also be making the Irish Soda Bread for that. I will bring both. The Grand Prize Coconut Caramel bars are just like the Samoa cookies. (Recipe at King Arthur Flour)
soba noodles and rice
romaine salad
chocolate cupcake - cause you know, it's Friday night
I use online myfitnesspal as a means of recording my weight, food intake and exercise. It does more than that, but that is all I am using. I find it very helpful. Research shows that writing down what you eat helps you to eat less. It didn't work for my oldest son. He was shocked at how little he needed to eat to lose weight so he stopped using it - too discouraging. He has lost 20 lbs anyway. Good for him. It was stopping smoking that put the weight on for him. He used to be an over 6 ft tall toothpick. Now there is a large olive on the toothpick. 😉