So...whats for dinner?
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Last night was soup, chicken cheddar chowder and/or tortilla. Tonight will be Christmas dinner with our family, since DS2 and family will be going to his in-laws tomorrow evening. Looks like tomorrow will be leftovers or I'll need to get another refrigerator😁
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I enjoyed last night's dinner. The fresh okra cooked with half of the quart of Uncle Bruce's home-made stewed tomatoes (purchased at produce market) and a good amount of fresh garlic and pepper flakes was delicious. I also liked the flattened chicken breast fillets cooked as described in my previous post.
DH baked his oatmeal chocolate chip cookies yesterday. We have been watching Martha bake on the pbs channel. I was amused when dh said he would use the stand mixer this year instead of mixing the dough by hand in an enormous bowl.
Today I will cook the mustard greens I put on "hold" at the produce stand yesterday when the delivery hadn't arrived. I will also turn two lovely eggplants into my usual (and much-liked, by me) layered eggplant dish.
Christmas will soon be over-r-r-r. Fa La La.
Merry Christmas, Moon. Good to see you!
Sandy, do you make the latkes? DH loves potato pancakes and I keep intending to make them. My hangup is the onions. If I grated them, they would cook well enough not to interfere with the potato taste. Any recipes out there worth sharing?
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah my friends.
Big prep day here. I'm obsessed with do ahead stuff in the hope that I have less to do later. It usually works lol. But I'm off to a slow start today. First up - bake the cake. The mascarpone frosting is the time killer. It's fussy and prone to disaster.
Dinner will be something from the freezer. It's looking like green chili chicken burritos courtesy of Trader Joe. Rice or beans on the side.
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I cheated and used Manischwitz mix for the potato latkes--no spuds (other than Teenage Mutant Ninja Sweet Potato) on hand. For the keto latkes, I used Birch Benders keto pancake mix as the base, unsweetened almond milk instead of water, an egg, and 1/2 c. of Galbani ricottta (the brand I had on hand). I fried the potato latkes in a stainless steel skillet with 1/4" hot oil (mostly canola with a little peanut & olive). Tried that method with my first keto latke, but it fell apart. So instead, I put a bit of the oil in a nonstick skillet, swirled it around, and fried the keto latkes the same way I would any normal pancake.
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Tomorrow is prep day. Got a German Chocolate cake to make and frost, a hash brown casserole to prep. So figuring on making something simple and quick for dinner.
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Tomorrow is my lazy day. I think I'll have grilled cheese sandwiches w/the mushrooms that have been hanging in the fridge. Made on the delicious Boudin's San Francisco Sourdough bread my son sent. With a side of cucumber spears.
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Sandy:
The CBS Sunday Morning program did a feature on latkes & their origin. They spoke to Niki Russ Federman, 4th generation owner of Russ & Daughters in New York City re: how to make latkes & also explained Judith's role. My brother & sister-in-law recently completed their conversion to Judaism, but due to kids, are having a "blended" holiday. Love hearing about the Jewish traditions & foods. (and, I love latkes!)
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I had sushi and beer for dinner. I'm looking forward to a new pair of family pajamas this year with the SIL, daughter and baby. A new one is on the way, we think. Hallelujah and peace to everyone.
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You've outdone yourself, lol.
I'm happy to see that you are doing well
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I think that now I will put mushrooms on all of my grilled cheese sandwiches, lol
Merry Christmas!
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Hi, Bedo! The grandson is adorable. I was thinking about you recently and hoping you are doing well.
Today I plan to cook a pork roast for tomorrow's Christmas dinner at my sister's house. I will stud the Boston butt roast with stuffing: chopped green onions, garlic and cayenne pepper.
I'm thinking I will also prepare the creamed spinach casserole. In addition to spinach, ingredients include chopped artichoke hearts and water chestnuts.
Last night's dinner was yummy. Mustard greens, eggplant casserole and cornbread.
Tonight we go next door to a neighbor's annual open house. Big pots of chicken gumbo will be serve yourself dinner food.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
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So now I will have to put mushrooms on all my grilled cheese sandwiches, lol
I am glad that you are doing well
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You have outdone yourself, lol. I am glad that you are doing well
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Hey Bedo - great picture! That baby got big! So good to hear from you.
Carole, your pork roasts always sound so good.
Cornish hens are roasting, waiting on the kids and grand dog to show up. Looking forward to not having anything to do for a while. Time to baste!
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Bedo - REALLY great to hear from you and see the picture of your "baby". Love to hear what you're up to if you have time.
Carole - I'm doing a pork roast too, but likely not until tomorrow since I didn't take it out of the freezer in time. I'll rub mine with sage. I like the additions of artichokes & water chestnuts to the spinach casserole
Nance - Ooooo - cornish game hens. Did the mascarpone frosting work? I'm going to post an interesting frosting recipe.
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Since DD has to work tomorrow, she's here today and I made the annual zimtkuchen this morning.
Hi Bedo! Good to see a picture of you and one of the "grands".
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OK - here's the recipe I found from "she knows". It was specified for gingerbread cookies, but I bet it would be delicious on anything. Chocolate cake?
Baileys Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients:
- 2 sticks salted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- Baileys Irish Cream
Directions:
- Beat the butter until it is fluffy and pale yellow in color. A lot of recipes will call for unsalted butter, but I love the flavor play using salted butter in my buttercream.
- Slowly add in the confectioner's sugar until thoroughly combined.
- Slowly add in the Baileys until you have your desired, velvety frosting texture. I always eyeball this step, so I couldn't tell you how much I actually use. But if I had to put a number on it, I probably dribble in 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup when all is said and done.
The best part? Since the frosting isn't cooked or baked in any way, the alcohol in the Baileys doesn't get cooked out of the recipe. Enjoy responsibly, as they say.
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Making spaghetti for dinner tonight.
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DH’s ornament:
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Carole, how pretty!
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The first two are my favorites Carole. Thanks again for posting.
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Carole, so your DH is a wood-turner? Those ornaments are gorgeous! (Does he also make pens)?
Bedo, your grandson is precious--and you're not too bad yourself!
So we went to Cellars tonight (it was jazz-guitarist-and-1/2-price-wine-bottles night). Shared a spinach/green bean/chevre/walnut salad. Bob had linguine Capesante (seared sea scallops, roasted grape tomatoes, artichoke hearts, spinach and vodka cream sauce). I had the same, only witth extra veg. instead of the linguine.
Merry Christmas (and happy "third candle").
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In honor of that third candle, latkes for breakfast! Plus, a mushroom & dill havarti omelet, fresh orange juice and polished off with coffee liberally laced with Baileys. Happy Holidays!
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Christmas dinner is ham, steamed mixed veggies, hash brown casserole, homemade rolls and cranberry sauce. Dessert is German chocolate cake!
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Merry Christmas, happy third candle, and a healthy new year to all!
Eating leftovers, down to seven at the house, going to son's in-laws for dinner today, due to add 2 people tonight and 3 tomorrow through the weekend.
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In keeping with this thread, my gifts this year were mostly food based. And all easy to mail since none of my family live within hailing distance.
My brother and his grown daughter got Pittman & Davis grapefruit & oranges from the Rio Grande valley. I love it that they are still shipping for free - since 1926.
My son and other grown nieces & nephews got beans & bread. The beans were a bag of Anasazi Beans, originally grown by the Navajos at places like Mesa Verde in "pre-history". I really do agree they are much 'sweeter' than pintos. They cook faster and are so pretty. The breads were Soberdough Artisan Beer Bread Mix - pour in a can of beer (or club soda for a non-alcoholic option) , stir & bake. Some got Rosemary, some got Hatch Chili and some got Orange-Cranberry.
Friends in town got my latest favorite chocolates - Sanders Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels. In fact I'd better go have a couple before I put the pork roast in the oven.
Happy holidays to all.
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Avocado toast, topped with an olive-oil-fried egg for brunch, plus cappuccino.
Not sure about tonight--depends on when Bob's getting home and if Fireside is still serving its Christmas menu. If not, I defrosted a ribeye and it's warm enough out for me to grill it on the deck! (Will accompany it with latkes for Bob and cauliflower mash for me, plus sauteed asparagus).
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