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What do you do when your chicken vegetable soup is so overcooked the pasta and veggies have gone to mush? Get out your immersion blender, add in a can of cream of chicken and voila, now it's cream of chicken vegetable soup! (it's still kind of sad but at least now it's edible)
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i am from Pa, and our tradition is pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. Supposedly brings good luck in the new year, and boy could we use some! LOL I sampled it when it came out of the oven, and I'll be eating a plate later!
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nacy -glad he is better and still trying to quit. Cooking with no taste would be difficult.

Fasdog - good for you! Your mom did well. I am sure your visitors enjoyed the meal and your wife enjoyed their company. Sounds like you take good care of her.
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Well it is just the wife and I so I cook 3 squares a day, at Christmas I cooked a standing roast, butternut squash, green bean casserole, and potatoes aur gratin, invited my two sister in laws and one brother in law to come over for dinner. I new my wife would love to have them over. Thank god my mother taught me how to cook, comes in handy know. I think my favorite thing to do is look for a receipt on line print it out and try it. To the lady that made American chop suey, that is one of my wife's favorites.
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cw - glad it worked out OK.

Nacy - too bad about hub's cooking.

Pork tenderloin roast, gravy, apple sauce, boiled potatoes, carrots, broccoli in cheese sauce, green salad. No dessert today.
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I topped it with olives and feta and it tasted okay, could have used more olives though. I'm pleased that it actually did rise a little, I was afraid it would be dense as cardboard.
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Yesterday I pulled my neglected sourdough starter out of the back of the fridge and decided to make a focaccia, since my house if fairly cool instead of doing the overnight rise in the fridge I left it to rise on the counter and promptly forgot about it again. I just pulled it out of the oven but who knows what I'll end up with, I don't think I'm cut out to be a regular baker LOL
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Nacy, it’s funny, when I was just starting treatment for breast cancer (20 years ago) I asked my Oncologist whether it was unwise for me to have an occasional glass of wine with dinner as I had heard it was a carcinogen as well. He said, “P -, um, you already have cancer.” It cracked me up at the time, but it was probably the last time anything cracked me up for over a year. The most ironic part was that I completely lost my taste for alcohol (and also chocolate!!!) for nearly 2 years.
Hubby is a teetotaler but not I. The alcoholism gene, if there is one, does not seem to exist in my family but I have seen entire families fall down that rabbit hole. Don’t know if it’s genes or environment or a combination that ruins people, but you’re sweet to help your friend socialize without a drink in her hand; some people have forgotten how.
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psue -. I am so sorry you had a tough day. I guess they are coming more often. I do hope you are making progress with finding a facility (and nuts to his family!) I think you are one of those people who who care about everyone else before caring about themself. Please look after yourself! Make you a priority!

I am concerned for you. Popcorn and G &T are not adequate support for you and, something that many people don't seem to realize, alcohol is a carcinogen and no level of consumption is safe.

https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health#:~:text=Alcohol%20is%20a%20toxic%2C%20psychoactive,the%20European%20Union%20(EU).

"The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen, the highest risk group. This group also includes asbestos, radiation, and tobacco."

Praying for you to place your dh soon. I know it is a very hard step to take, but there is a time when there is no other sensible, safe option.

nacy - there is a Norwegian waffle-cookie which is similar, made with a special decorative waffle iron. It is curled into a cone when still warm and sometimes filled with flavoured whipped cream. Awesome. It is called Krumkaker. I prefer almond or vanilla also. You look after you too. All the basics - relaxation. sleep, proper food, etc.
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Nacy, I want a pizzellei. Not sure what it is but I want one.
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Popcorn and G & T again. It’s been a rough day.

D gets grilled cheese (pepper jack on dark rye), homemade split pea soup, carrots and celery with peanut butter and butter pecan ice cream. He’s happy - I’m tired.
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Nacy, I don't know. maybe look it up on Google. Have fun making cookies.

psue - I know it makes the coffee more alkaline which is easier on the stomach though I am OK with coffee anyway. I would do it again for the taste. Like I said -smoother/more mellow.
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Golden, that’s interesting. I can see the chemical theory behind the egg shells, especially for those with sensitive digestive systems. I don’t, but might try it anyway. SIL makes coconut oil coffee which is very good but unnecessary fat and calories in my opinion.

Nacy, I think it’s ok to make cookies for gifts but you can check the CDC website I suppose. Might be better if you gift them to people who don’t know there’s been Covid in the house, if only for psychological reasons - - remember how we used to wash our groceries? Hah!
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Psue - I put eggshells in my coffee grounds this morning and they do make a difference. The coffee is "smoother". I like it and will continue with it.

One day I will try Swedish Egg Coffee where you combine the grounds with a whole egg including the shell if you wish. At camp coffee was always made in the campfire manner on a wood stove. Enamel coffee pot, water, grounds dumped in and the whole thing left to simmer till the grounds dropped to the bottom. That's when you knew it was ready. The smell of it was wonderful in fresh morning air.

Ham, cauliflower mac cheese, and cabbage fritters for supper.
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Sometimes chicken flavored ramen is the PERFECT meal.
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These posts are Not like MACinCT at all
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Are you okay MACinCT?
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Old post. I sent a PM to the person who resurrected this
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I froze the leftover turkey sausage and cornbread stuffing I used for the Butternut squash on Thanksgiving. I’m going to heat it up in a frying pan, poke a couple holes in it, crack an egg in each hole and heat until the eggs are set. I’ll serve with air fried broccoli.
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Tonight I've cooked up some perogies with ham, onions, red peppers and green beans. I don't care for fried perogies I like them soft, so they just steamed on top of the ham and veggies.
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Chili using Mccormick low sodium packet, beef, pinto beans and cornbread. Easy easy, warms tummy on a cold day.
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Elder daughter is home from school for a few days. One of her favourites: Chicken with pineapple and peppers on a bed of rice.
Edit: Last exam, written earlier - MATH. 😱
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Nacy, I looked up dyscalculia - VERY interesting and I didn’t know it existed, but that’s not what’s going on with me. I definitely have a really bad case of math anxiety. I’m glad they don’t teach math like that anymore.

Dinner? Tomato basil soup, ham on rolls and leftover air fried Brussels sprouts.
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Cw, let me know if you want me to send you my salad recipe via private message.
Keep in mind that if the fondue is good you will not be hungry when you leave. (I’ve got an outstanding recipe for that too!)
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I was just in Phoenix and in a "healthy" quick-food restaurant my son ordered a chia seed "pudding" parfait. I would never in 1000 yrs have ordered such a thing (also because one of the ingredients was coconut which I'm not fond of) but as he was eating it curiosity got to me so I had a spoonful. I wanted to finish it. I looked up the pudding part recipe: It is chia seeds soaked overnight in both coconut water and coconut milk, with some cinnamon, a little salt, agave syrup and they garnished it with fresh blueberries, cut stawberries and crunchy honey-oat granola. I went back the next day and got the banana chocolate syrup granola version. I can't wait to make it at home, I hope it tastes the same. Looking to improve my very unhealthy evening snack-while-watching-kdramas habit.
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Oooo, I like the broccoli salad with a lemony dressing idea, something to balance the inevitable fat, carb and meat dominance. And adding something like faro would almost make it a meal in itself, which is good because I'm a little concerned that this might have us hitting a drive through when we get home.
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Cw, If we’re talking cheese fondue, crusty French bread or pretzel bread, or any vegetable crudités that hold together when dunked.
Something fun and sparkly to drink or a light, fruity dessert? Maybe a light, cold side dish like broccoli faro salad with lemony dressing.
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Okay everyone I'd like a little advice -
We are invited to nephew#1's place the Saturday before Christmas and the menu apparently will be fondue. Bearing in mind some of us will be travelling hours to get there and home again, what can we bring to supplement this meal?
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I’m math-phobic. Have been since 4th grade and those times tables records Mrs. Larson would put on the portable record player and then adjust the speed depending on how sadistic she felt that day.

She was a great teacher - changed my life in some very positive ways. But now, numbers make me cry. I’ve always thought that’s why I never know how old I am and can never figure it out without help. But maybe it’s more common than I thought.

Boy am I going to be in trouble when I start having cognitive tests! If I’m asked to count backward from 100 by 7s I may disintegrate.
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