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Post by Scrappy Amazon on May 12, 2005 22:04:36 GMT -6
Yeah I knew I could grow them but where I live they would cost me like $50 a pond by the time I was done...
I have some really great....truely great memories of going Morell hunting with my grandma in Indiana when I was a kid.....and the wild strawberries! OMG...it was always a laugh to see how many actually made it home in the basket and not in my stomach....lol...too cool
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Post by buttcheeks on May 14, 2005 14:13:06 GMT -6
macaroni and ground turkey! bh
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Post by marysgurl1 on May 18, 2005 13:08:02 GMT -6
cereal....just about any kind...for a meal, for a snack....but the flavor at the top of the list right now....the french vanilla frosted mini wheats...OMG....too good!! I like hot cereals too....love grits with salt, pepper, butter and/or cheese...oatmeal with brown sugar & butter & raisins....cream of wheat with butter & sugar....
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Post by Phalon on May 18, 2005 23:18:20 GMT -6
I justa gotta say "Ewww". Cooked cereals: Ick, ick, ick.
The first, and only time I had grits was when I visited Hubs' parents for the first time, and his dad was going to show this "Yankee" that his son brought home what real cooking was.
A lot of those southern dishes I liked; grits not being one of them. Or sweet tea. OMG, another "Ewww". I can still taste it a couple decades later. I thought I was gonna die. There must be something like six cups of sugar per glass in that stuff.
Cream of Wheat I had growing up. Just as bad, no matter how much cinnamon and sugar I used to put in it, (which is nowhere near as much sugar as is in even a drop of sweet tea). My Dad liked to drown his, I think, putting enough milk in it so that is was the consistancy of sour curdled milk, all lumpy and bumpy. He'd still eat it with a spoon, and we used to tease him that'd it be easier just to pour it in a glass and drink it.
Oatmeal, I like. In cookie form.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 12, 2005 0:49:24 GMT -6
ok, ilb has come up with what i'm sure we could market & sell "veggie wraps" by the gods they are delicious!! these new spinach or tomatoe/basil tortillas crammed with a variety of very healthy ingredients...my fav has chive & onion cream cheese spread, fresh baby spinach leaves, mushrooms, tuna, tomatoes, aged swiss, & dill relish in my tuna!!! what a treat....#1 daughter doesn't do tuna, so she has pepperonis or ham/cheese loaf on hers...we all devour them & with all the love that goes into making them--the healthy part is just icing on the cake-----so to speak!
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Post by Phalon on Jul 13, 2005 23:40:20 GMT -6
Summer squash. Lots of it. Sigh. How many ways can you use it? Can't give it away; too many people grow it, know someone who grows it who has already given them a year's supply, or don't like it. I've used it in salads, in rice, grilled, in pasta...even in sandwiches. Tonight I put it on pizza. Maybe I'll look for some of those spinach basil tomato tortillas, MG, and try it that way.
Zuchinni plants are about ready to start producing. God, help me.
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Post by buttcheeks on Jul 14, 2005 16:04:34 GMT -6
C-H-I-C-K-E-N
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Post by Phalon on Jul 17, 2005 22:12:04 GMT -6
Blueberry season has started, which means.....
White Chocolate Blueberry Cream Pie.
And yes, it is as good as it sounds. Better, even.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 17, 2005 23:46:16 GMT -6
ah....think i just figured out some payback...lol...btgs, that sounds to die for...& blueberries are not even my favorites....
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 17, 2005 23:57:43 GMT -6
i'm on a YOPLAIT yogurt run these days....my favs....the thick & creamy custard style..."blackberry harvest", "key lime", "peach cobbler", & "strawberry cheesecake".....very good for me especially after all those nasty antibiotics--messin wit my "natural flora"....
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Post by buttcheeks on Jul 18, 2005 10:39:14 GMT -6
Mushrooms--from the lasagne I'm eating.
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Post by ~Naj on Jul 18, 2005 15:12:42 GMT -6
A piece of bread. I'm waiting for my chicken to finish baking! ~Naj
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 20, 2005 5:35:09 GMT -6
pizza anyone?? does anyone buy frozen pizza & "stuff" to doctor it up rather than order delivery? we swore the last time delivery cost us $40 for the 4 of us (pizza hut), it was the last time! it was cold, they left off part of the order--which meant that by the time they returned with it, the other three had almost finished--(actually we just shared but that's not the point)....the spaghetti was a pound of noodles with just about a tablespoon of sauce...oh well, i was getting to what everyone puts on their "homemade" pizzas.... fresh mushrooms, sliced tomatoes, fresh baby spinach, green olives, green onions, & lots of every flavor cheese in the 'fridge!! OR....just the cheese will do in a pinch....& we like to start with a RED BARON base....sometimes deep dish....
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Post by Phalon on Jul 20, 2005 9:20:45 GMT -6
Oooo, I love pizza. I've never had a slice I didn't like - even the sleezy greasy stuff.
Same thing here though: we rarely order out anymore because of the expense. What makes it worse is that the best Italian place in town - which has pizza that is to die for - nearly doubles their prices in the summer months because of the tourists.
Neither of the girls like pizza; LX because she happened to be eating it a few years ago at the exact moment the flu hit her, and now the mere sight of it turns her a greenish shade of nausea, and BP only because her big older sister doesn't like it.
Gives me a lot of leeway on what I put on it though - piling on the toppings the girls would cringe at....same things as you put on...baby spinach, onions, and tomatoes. Olives, I like, but Hubs doesn't, so rarely do those go on - unless it is ordered out and we do the half and half thing. I like to saute for just a few minutes the vegies in balsamic vinegar. Adds a nice zing to the whole thing. Cheese preference is cheddar jack, but really - as long as there is lots of it - any cheese is good. Chicken sometimes; pepperoni others. Zucchini when I have it. Sauce is usually spaghetti sauce. Rarely will I buy a frozen pizza and add to that, but instead usually buy those Boboli things and use that as a base.
Dang, Marysgurl. Instantly, I am starving.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 20, 2005 10:48:17 GMT -6
Oooo, I love pizza. I've never had a slice I didn't like - even the sleezy greasy stuff. oh yeah!! #1 daughter's favorite is TOTINOS, #2 likes the little "zap 'ems" from MICHELINA (cheese only as she is a vegetarian) hmmm....i will have to try the b vinegar thingy....never have & it sounds nummy.... you're right, p, it could be a pizza night!!
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Post by buttcheeks on Jul 20, 2005 19:49:17 GMT -6
cinnamon raisin bread with butter....
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 28, 2005 19:54:31 GMT -6
ilb is making me a veggie wrap...garlic herb cream cheese, spinach leaves, peppered turkey, tomatoe from the neighbor's garden, provolone, green onion, & black olives!!! gotta run!!
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Post by marysgurl1 on Jul 30, 2005 21:46:07 GMT -6
new barbeque place in town...DAVE'S FAMOUS BARBEQUE!!....it was nummy!!...appetizer sampler with ribs, wings, tenders, catfish strips, & these wicked fried onion rings....oh, & a side of very good cole slaw.....ilb had the rib platter with steak fries & baked apples...also a little corn on the cob & corm muffin....whew...needless to say we have been eating on the leftovers all day long....
however, there were no leftovers on the LONG ISLAND TEAS---they were probably the best LITs i've ever had!!
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Post by ~Naj on Aug 2, 2005 8:54:53 GMT -6
clean as a whistle today.
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Post by marysgurl1 on Aug 10, 2005 9:45:16 GMT -6
t-bones, baked sweet potatoes (just fixed like regular baked potatoes with butter, salt, pepper) fordhook limas, & garlic bread!! a real treat because i only want beef about 3 times a year & then i can barely eat it if i do the cooking....
i made a donation to PETA (people for the ethical treatment of animals) a while back & after reading the literature & looking at the pictures....i eat very little meat or chicken anymore....we actually stopped eating KFC a couple years ago when they got busted about their practices.....#2 is an absolute vegetarian now except for "dolphin-protected" tuna & surprisingly the "veggie" burgers, ribs, hot dogs are all pretty good.....i love the veggie burgers & can tell little difference when you doctor them up like a real burger....plus the veggie stuff is so much better for you healthwise, not balling up as polyps in your colon to fester the rest of your lives.....of course, you can always buy organically-raised meat/poultry but it is quite a bit more expensive.....
ok then....started rambling there for a sec......
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Post by ~Naj on Aug 11, 2005 8:16:57 GMT -6
bread.
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Post by Phalon on Oct 12, 2005 21:21:17 GMT -6
Rose petals: a lovely hybrid tea; Perfumed Perfection.
I was cooking dinner this evening; yeah it has been known to happen. I couldn't find the balsamic vinegar in the cabinet. I know it was on the grocery list, and asked Hubs if he forgot to get.
No, he says, I didn't get it, because we still have some in the refrigerator. Vinegar in the fridge? Strange, but I've been known to put things back where they don't belong before, so <shrugs> I open the refigerator and no, there is no balsmic vinegar.
Only the green bottle that it comes in. Label washed off and filled with a homemade rosewater concoction that LX and I used to make a rosewater/oatmeal hand mask thing the night I had to have the talk with her because she'd heard a bunch of misinformation over at a friend's house. Know how hard it is to draw diagrams with oatmeal caking on your hands?
So anyway, for whatever reason, I put the leftover rosewater we'd made in the vinegar bottle and into the fridge.
Hubs has been using it to cook with for the last couple of weeks.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Oct 13, 2005 0:28:35 GMT -6
LMAO.....*snort*....LMAO
No really.....
REALLY?
LMAO
Thanks P for the best laugh of the week. Remind me to tell about the phone in the fridge incident.
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Post by Phalon on Dec 1, 2005 0:31:57 GMT -6
Did you know that the Italian saying "Sette cose fa la zuppa" translates to "Soup does seven things. It relieves your hunger, quenches your thirst, fills your stomach, cleans your teeth, makes you sleep, helps you digest and colors your cheeks"?
It says so on the package of "Zuppa Toscana": Tuscan White Bean Soup, that I cooked for dinner tonight.
And as I threw in some carrots, peas and left-over turkey, I couldn't help but wonder if a Campbell's soup commercial were shown in Italy, would the saying "Soup is good food" translate the same way? How about "Mmm, mmm, good"?
I like soup; it is good food. A wintery food, and perfect for a cold, cold night.
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Post by Siren on Dec 1, 2005 1:18:35 GMT -6
OMG, Gams, that soup sounds great! I'm a soup lover, as well. There's a place here that's been around since the 70s because of its nice ambience, great steaks and salads, and, most of all I think, their to-die-for baked potato soup - bacon and cheese and onion and more in a creamy potato soup, served with homemade croutons. Oh lordy, that sounds so good right now!
With leftovers from 2 turkey dinners, I bet your culinary creativity is really being stretched these days. Here, let me help. How about turkey pancakes? Or perhaps turkey jello salad...turkey/cranberry shakes....giblet burritos. Guys, have any other "mouthwatering" ideas for Gams' turkey leftovers? *evil grin*
Do you make soup from the bones, when the poor thing's been thoroughly picked over? I did one year, and that's awesome soup!
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Dec 1, 2005 13:44:20 GMT -6
Hmm...turkey cookies, turkey cream pie, turkey ice cream....ooo...turkey popcorn? Nah she'd just burn it. LMAO
Ok..so not really soup but my end of the countries winter type food. Pintos and ham. My grandmother was Mexican. Made her own tortillas roasted her own peppers and made the best cooked over a real fire all day beans and ham. I still have the cast iron pot she did it in. Great stuff.
So we had some ham left from thanksgiving...mostly cause it really sucked...nothing to do with it's cooking and everything to do with the company...chewy and too salty. Mom decided to put the ham to good use. Made a huge pot of Pintos. Damn they are good...slightly spicy and nice chunks of now properly cooked and seasoned ham. True Southwest winter food.
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Post by Phalon on Dec 1, 2005 23:32:41 GMT -6
Oh, you two are awful. Turkey jello salad? Turkey/cranberry shakes, turkey cookies? Bluck. Even I could not come out of the kitchen with disgustingly creative culinary art such as those tempting-to-try, but stomach turning morsels.
The baked potato soup, though, sounds absolutely as you put it, Siren, to-die-for. If you're gonna die for soup, it oughta be something like that.
Scrappy, never much cared for pinto-beans. Actually I never had them until I met Hubs. He loves them, and will cook them occasionally - with more of a southern style though, than your grandmother's southwestern. Pinto beans with cornbread. He calls it a meal. I make myself a peanutbutter sandwich instead.
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Post by Scrappy Amazon on Dec 1, 2005 23:36:10 GMT -6
Dang...forgot the cornbread with green chillies. You don't know what you are missing.......yummy.
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Post by Siren on Dec 2, 2005 23:12:05 GMT -6
My mom makes her "Mexican cornbread" with minced jalapeno and onion, plus cheese and hamburger. With a bowl of pinto beans (we call them red beans), it's a meal. But with some good ole Okie fried potatoes and a glass of tea, it's even better. ~Siren
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Post by Phalon on Dec 6, 2005 23:04:32 GMT -6
Sweet tea, I'm assuming, Siren?
I'm doing a lot more cooking of late now that I'm home. Enjoying it; it is a self-perpetuated myth that I don't cook. I like to actually; it's just that Hubs is usually home before I am throughout my work season and has dinner started by the time I get home. It is a trade-off; he cooks spring, summer, and fall. I cook in winter.
Tonight: beef stroganoff-the-wall.
Wineing my way slowly down to the winter thread.
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