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| lovelady |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 09:44:52 AM
What has been going on in your kitchens? Anything exciting and new for supper? Or old and reliable? What have you been eating?
Monday we had Swiss steak, Garlic-Parmesan orzo, homemade bread, and squash cookies for dessert.
Last night was baked chicken strips with honey mustard, macaroni and cheese, and green beans. For some reason, I never make macaroni and cheese. I like it, but I just don't think about it when planning our meals.
Tonight I think we are going to have Cheeseburger soup, biscuits with apple butter, and maybe something for dessert. Or I might just let the apple butter count as dessert since I am feeling a bit lazy.
Last week I tried new recipes for Butternut Soup, French Bread, and Chocolate Cake, and they all turned out great. I think everyone was surprised at the Butternut Soup. My parents came down for a few days to visit, and when I told my mom what I was making for supper that night she sounded a bit skeptical. She is always up for trying new things, though, and I could tell she didn't expect it to be as good as it was. Even my husband liked it, and he is not a huge fan of squash. He is going to have to get used to it though, because my garden produced a bumper crop this year! |
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| Autumn Leaves |
Posted - Oct 19 2009 : 4:45:15 PM
I made my Aunt Minnie's soft molasses cookies, photo on my blog....
Warm Wishes
Jennifer
Never let yesterday use up too much of today - Will Rogers
http://jenscountrylife.blogspot.com |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Oct 19 2009 : 09:48:21 AM
CJ,
I'm so glad you liked it. I LOVE that recipe :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| MasterGardener |
Posted - Oct 18 2009 : 7:19:57 PM
Gumbo; with chicken, okra, andouille sausage...with rice and potato salad.
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She considereth a field, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Proverbs 31:16 |
| herblady55 |
Posted - Oct 18 2009 : 4:10:11 PM
Mary Beth, what a beautiful pineapple upside down cake.I just made my first apple pie of the season last w.e It was soooo yummy. I even cut apple leaves out of left-over dough. It was pretty. I like foods with eye-appeal.
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
I am not contained between my hat and my boots! -Walt Whitman- |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Oct 18 2009 : 3:32:38 PM
Sharon,
We made the Butternut Squash soup today . . . it IS YUMMY!!!!!
Thanks for your recipe!!!!
We'll be doing it again!
THANKS!
CJ
...from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665 |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Oct 18 2009 : 1:46:59 PM
Mary Beth, Your cake looks SO GOOD! I love Pineapple Upside Down Cake :)
I made a super easy custard pie recipe today.
Crazy Quilt Pie - From a GBP book
2 cups milk
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 stick butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350. Add ALL of the ingredients in a blender. Blend on a medium setting for the count of ten. Pour into a deep dish pie pan and bake for 45-55 minutes. The flour drops while baking and forms a crust. Everyone at church loved it :)
This week is experimental week :)
I will be trying:
~Curried Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie (I just had to look up the recipe after Jonni mentioned it :), plus my honey is roasting a turkey this week and I will be trying the recipe with chunks of turkey instead of ground)
~Baked Sausage Stuffed Apples
~Quesadillas de Camarones (By Pioneer Woman)
~Oh, I am also making up my own Brine recipe for the above mentioned turkey, I will keep everyone posted!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| herbquilter |
Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 3:27:08 PM
Kimberley,
I would like to have them canned too. We didn't get enough to do that. How much did you grow? We were just happy that they fully matured here.
Tonight - Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Swiss Chard, Garden Huckleberry Pie
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many & MRET ~ Energy Healing & Wellness Coaching Sessions
http://herbalmommasda.blogspot.com/
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| herbquilter |
Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 3:26:03 PM
Kimberley,
I would like to have them canned too. We didn't get enough to do that. How much did you grow? We were just happy that they fully matured here.
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many & MRET ~ Energy Healing & Wellness Coaching Sessions
http://herbalmommasda.blogspot.com/
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| asnedecor |
Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 09:17:55 AM
Made the first pumpkin pie of the season - DH ate that in a couple of days.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 11:12:11 PM
Everything so sounds yummy. I am not as ambitious as you all but I did make an Pineapple upside-down cake. And then I went to a food tasting party with my second daughter. YUM!!
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"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
| laurzgot |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 6:55:15 PM
Monday was pork chops,baked potato, peas
Tuesday Stuffed French bread (homemade a few days before) stuffed with pork sauage and beef yum and a tossed salad
Wednesday sloppy joes with homefries (baked) manderin oranges and beet salad fall shaped butter cookies
Thursday homemade pizza, lettuce, tomatoe with avacodo
Tonite homade mac and cheese, green beans
tomorrow I'll have to make some chex mix and plan on making a batch of English Muffins and Blueberry muffins over the weekend
Laurie
suburban countrygirl at heart |
| MommaJ9 |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 4:48:27 PM
Kristine, I had good luck with the Jacob's Cattle Beans too! In fact, we ended up canning them so they would be ready to use!
Wednesday was beef stew and cornbread
Thursday was lentil burritos
Tonight, homemade taco pizza!
Had a craving for homemade Chex mix, so I made up a pan...the kids couldn't believe that we had a Christmas goody early!
Farmgirl #783
http://jabezfarm.blogspot.com |
| countrymum |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 09:33:27 AM
Let's see:
Monday was stuffed pork chops,mashed potatoes,gravy,and broccoli
Tuesday, chicken parm.,garlic bread, salad
Wednesday was pot roast,carrots and potatoes
Thursday, sausage & peppers,green beans & pumpkin custard for dessert
Tonight will be beef barley soup, to use up the leftover roast.
"Life is brief & very fragile. Do that which makes you happy."- Flavia |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 08:33:58 AM
Oh Carrie,
I LOVE Challah bread!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| Cycling Farm Girl |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 08:31:03 AM
Morning!
It's my day off and I just finished making Challah egg bread (3 loaves) with sesame seeds sprinkled on them...and some cinnamon raisin rolls.
They are still rising, but soon the smell of baking will be permeating through the air. Delish!
For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Luke 6:38 |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 08:01:39 AM
Wow you girls are making me hungry! Your menus sound great!
I experimented this week with a Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup. I don't always like using the crockpot but cook or sear the meat first along with sautéing the onions, etc. and that makes a difference. The soup came out wonderful and I have some for the freezer :)
Today I am making:
~Honey-Pumpkin Pie for my honey
~Dinner isn't very exciting: Grilled Sirloin tip steak w/sweet potato fries and tossed salad
~I am trying a Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookie recipe that Not Quite June Cleaver shared
~Oatmeal Molasses Bread
and some Elderberry Syrup from dried elderberries for medicinal purposes (or pancakes ;))
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
http://merryheartjournal.blogspot.com/ |
| Shmemily |
Posted - Oct 16 2009 : 06:26:17 AM
We're having guests this weekend so after work here is the planned dinner for when they arrive: pumpkin lasagna, herbed garlic bread, tossed salad with lime vinegarette. And then for dessert almond cheesecake and banana nut bread for breakfast in the morning! I love having guests. :) |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 7:22:34 PM
Thanks Toni! My husband loved dinner and it was a ton of work but well worth it! I'm really relieved that tomorrow is my last day at work too. That was worth leaving!
Dawn in IL |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 6:21:26 PM
Soups for the freezer: chicken and everything, beef and everything, 14 bean with veggys, also stews: lamb and rice and veggy, chunky beef and everything.Then of course my specialty cook-off winner, hot/spicy chilli.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
| lovelady |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 4:59:23 PM
Everything you all are making sounds so good!
Maryjane~Pumpkin Bread has got to be one of my all-time favorites! I am going to be making some this weekend, I hope.
Kristine~I think I have seen those beans in some of my catalogs, they are beautiful! And the way you make them sounds delicious! Now, you need to give me some pointers on Mac and cheese, please!
Dawn~Your husband is a lucky man! I bet that dinner takes alot of work, but it sounds wonderful. And congratulations on your last day of work, I remember reading that you were unhappy there. |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 3:12:40 PM
Today is my husband's birthday, so I am making his favorite dinner and dessert. He is Persian, so we are having egg plant Khouresh (beef stew, tomatoes, onions, egg plants, lime juice and spices), saffron rice, stuffed grape leaves and noon (Persian bread). For dessert, cranberry/walnut scones. I also baked up a huge batch of pecan squares to take to work tomorrow for my last day there. I've been baking & cooking for 4+ hours this afternoon! Phew, I'm beat!
Dawn in IL |
| herbquilter |
Posted - Oct 15 2009 : 12:28:56 PM
Last night we had beans, but not just any beans...we grew them in the garden, Jacob's Cattle Beans (gasless). We have a son (14yrs) named Jacob. Never grew dry beans in western WA, but they grew well and we saved seed to grow more next year. They were cooked with ham bone, onion, garlic & a mild hot pepper. Oh so yummy!
Tonight is Homemade Mac & Cheese. I put some cooked pumpkin in it. This is one of our family's favorites and they want lots of leftovers:)
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many & MRET ~ Energy Healing & Wellness Coaching Sessions
http://herbalmommasda.blogspot.com/
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| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 7:53:21 PM
Yummy pumpkin bread!
Hugs!
Maryjane Lee
Farmgirl #44
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 12:08:21 PM
Curry Sweet potato Shepherds pie--that's always the 1st "autumn" request from my husband. He finished the last a few days back, but then got sick with some bug, so I've been making chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese for the last few nights.
Tonight, it's pork chops with mustard sauce, wild rice and broccoli.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
| MasterGardener |
Posted - Oct 14 2009 : 10:53:16 AM
Let's see, this week week was Indian Lentil-Vegetable Stew served over brown rice with a Greek salad stuffed in a pita pocket & last week was grilled chicken pizza with B-B-Q sauce instead of pizza sauce.
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((¸¸.•´ ..• -:¦:- -:¦:- Chandra
-:¦:- ((¸¸.•´Farmgirl Sister #64
She considereth a field, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Proverbs 31:16 |
