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Lu, there was a period when I first moved out as a young person and I only had a microwave and a hot plate. I learned to cook so many things in the microwave, even cake. It was an experience. But there is nothing quite like an oven.
We even before my parents came to live with us and were living a simpler life. would cook in our fireplace. Now that was a fun experience. If it was summer we always cooked outdoors, in a fire pit. Good times!!!
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cwillie...Iv'e got a crockpot,a microwave and I can cook on top the stove,but I don't have a little toaster oven like you,just a toaster and I really miss my oven because I like to cook things like meatloaves and cookies and even just baked potatoes, but there's been no way since the heating element went out.Thankfully though, a man is coming to fix my oven and dishwasher this Thursday,so I'll be back in business.
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OK I gotta ask, if you're going to go to the trouble to make something 90% vegan why spoil it with the Campbell's soup?
(sounds yummy though)
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I'm making my vegetarian broccoli-cheese casserole. I gently steam fresh broccoli and drain, take a can of Campbell's cream of cheese soup and make it with soy milk and shredded Daiya cheddar "cheese," prepare some MorningStar Farms Chick'n strips and cut them into little chunks. Mix together, dump into a casserole, toss a few Ritz cracker crumbs on top, bake for 15 minutes. Serve with a salad or a yellow/ orange vegetable. Yum!
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I babysat my granddaughter today. So I surprised my daughter and son in law with...honey baked ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, gravy and bisquits!
Now this meeme is ready to go home!!
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I haven't turned my big oven on more than a dozen times since I bought it 5 years ago luckylu, there is almost nothing that I can't make in my cuisinart counter top oven, slow cooker or on the stove top.
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My oven's still down,so it's just the same for us again,soup and sandwiches.blah~
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Hot turkey sandwiches are on the menu for tonight.

We’re trying to use up all the meat in the freezer before we move but it’s looking like MIL will get a basketful.
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Yum!You all are having some good dinner's out there~

Save me some!
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Navy beans, cornbread, leftover salad from Olive Garden
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"Get rid of everything in the freezer" stew.
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With such delicious items posted here I am embarrassed to say I am having cereal and toast tonight. Husband is out of town for a few days so I can be lazy and pretend to be a kid for a night.
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I was looking for a way to use a can of creamed corn that has been lurking in my pantry far too long and found a recipe on allrecipes.com. for "mexican style cornbread" that called for one 8 ounce can of creamed corn. As I was adding ingredients I realized it would be far too wet if I added the recommended 1 cup of buttermilk - it's a good thing I'm not one of those people who blindly follows a recipe even when it looks off because when I checked later I saw that my 398 ml can of corn was way bigger than 8 US ounces.
(and don't ask me why there are 398 mls instead of 400, I always assumed it's because the cans are made in the USA but google tells me that this size equals 13.45 US ounces so that wouldn't make sense either😕❔)

And yes, the cornbread (sans buttermilk) is pretty good😄
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DH and Mom had BBQ pulled pork sandwich, BBQ baked beans, (Bet you are surprised I did not say venison :) )
I ate a BBQ Baked bean sandwich, it was super good.
All homemade, no store bought here.
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Salad and homemade quiche. Ummm good!
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Wait up! I just read you might have had won a free donut 5 hours ago?

Way too many carbs, but that is okay, this is Saturday, and I am not the donut police, lol.

However, now that everyone brought up donuts, I will need one.
Is there a craving schedule in the universe or something?
I have wanted a donut, my own craving, for about 4 days now, and have resisted.
Maybe there is a rash of advertisements coming on in our sleep?

Maybe just a few donut holes will do.
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That sounds good, but I'm out of potatoes. And canned chili.

I guess I'll start with a bowl of cereal... honey bunches of oats.

And an orange. I've got some clementines that have been in the fridge since christmas.
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Pour a can of chili over a baked potato.
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Rice, add soy sauce.
20 min. rice
Instant Rice
Or microwaved 90 second rice.

I microwave some frozen vegetables and put them on top.
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cwillie - do you like baked potato with butter or sour cream? I usually pop a couple of potatoes in the microwave and 'bake' them for 3 minutes, then turn over and 'bake' for another 2-3 minutes. If you have a hot dog or sausage, cut one up in pieces and cook it in the microwave for a few minutes. Mixed the hot dog/sausage in with the potatoes. Enjoy with sour cream or plain yogurt if you want a healthier option No dirty pots or pans.
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I just want something filling and delicious that is not totally bad for me. Oh yeah, I don't want to have to spend more than a few minutes making it.
Any ideas? (LOL)
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DH had Venison Sweetish meatballs and rice, I had my usual black beans and salad, Mom is still trying to eat up her meatloaf from Fat Bellys.
I had made some pecan brittle, which is the treat of the day for them. I have done well, staying away from it. Yay! Because it is so addicting once you start.
I have been thinking of trying some walnut brittle, I wonder how that would be. My DH loves the walnut pie, so I might give it a go.
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Today I felt like making something that my dad would have made me.

I sautee some pork cutlet strips with onions, mushrooms in a E.V.O.O, butter, white wine, garlic, fresh parsley, season salt, and made Angel hair pasta and tossed it with the pork and sause. Then I threw in fresh cherry tomatoes cut in half. I guess, I just needed to remember my dad today!
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Good spanakopita at Trader Joes. They sell several kinds, the small trianglds and a pie sized circle.
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Can I come over? That sounds delicious! What's for dessert?
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Hot fudge? Heck use a ladle!🌰
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Thank you, sounds very good.

Putting in a small chuck roast, carrots and potatoes.
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I think it was just texas toast.
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Smeshque,
What kind of bread did the cook use for the grilled cheese?
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We had dinner out, since we were on the road. We came across this place called Fat Bellys Diner. Mom got tickled at the name and wanted to eat there. It was really good. DH got the Fatbelly burger, it was huge. I was quite impressed that he could eat it all. Mom had the meatloaf special and I had a grilled cheese and salad. It was the best grilled cheese I think I have ever had. They put American, Swiss, and Pepperjack cheese on it. The portions were very generous, hence the name Fat Bellys I suppose. But it was good. Mom got a tshirt :)
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