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Farm Kitchen:  What's for dinner tonight?  |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Oct 05 2023 : 09:06:53 AM
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Connie, stuffed peppers are always so good.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2023 : 2:08:19 PM
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Tonight I made a Persian beef/celery/herb stew for dinner (celery khoresh) and barberry saffron basmati rice. We are slightly cooler this evening and it seemed like the perfect meal for us. The herbs are sautéed for this dish with the celery before they are stirred into the beef stew. Hearing them crackling away as they cooked reminded me of my late MIL when she made this dish. We lost her a year ago in August. Making this meal made me think of her and how much we all miss her.
Dawn in IL
"The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens the apples, the other turns them to cider."
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4313 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4313 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2023 : 5:31:13 PM
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Sara, poormans steak is hamburger, with egg, corn flakes, and milk. Make into oblong patties and dredge in flour and fry. Then cover with cream mushroom soup and bake. happy cooking everyone!
Farming in WI
Michele
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criley
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Connie
Eldon
MO
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2023 : 09:28:32 AM
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@windypines
Michele,
The Poorman's Steak sounds delish. But with the cost of ground beef, it isn't really poor man's! LOL I am going to try it, though!
Coni
Farmgirl Sister #4938
Livin' the Life of Riley |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1627 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1627 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2023 : 8:04:27 PM
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We had a new to us recipe tonight…chicken pot pie soup. It was so delicious!! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4313 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4313 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2023 : 02:55:12 AM
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Chicken pot pie anything has to be good. lol
Farming in WI
Michele
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2023 : 09:21:06 AM
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Yesterday I had a butternut squash that needed to be cooked. One butternut squash is more than one person can eat in a week, so I made two dishes out of it. The part with seeds I halved, roasted with butter then froze it. The neck part I cubed and made stew with my canned crowder peas, onions, garlic, and fire roasted tomatoes. I added garam masala spice and garlic. Very good, I will make it again with whatever bean/pea I have on hand.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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katydid83
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Kate
Upton
MA
USA
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Posted - Oct 23 2023 : 10:25:13 AM
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Sara, I’m on a butternut squash kick this week too! I don’t grow my own so my method is to buy it peeled and cubed from the grocery store, it’s much safer for me that way!!! But I plan to make an Instant Pot butternut squash soup later in the week with mine.
Your recipe for the stew sounds great! And similar to a “Three Sisters Stew” recipe I kept a while back, which uses fire-roasted tomatoes. It’s a vegetarian recipe, but I prefer to swap in chicken broth. I was surprised how tasty it was actually!
Tonight I’m making a “pork and pears” recipe I photocopied from a Gooseberry Patch book years ago. My notation at the time was “easy, tasty, cheap!” My husband already had the chops cut up and frozen, and pears are just in season :) It is a stovetop recipe that uses balsamic vinegar in the glaze.
Kate
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2023 : 11:30:25 AM
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Pear with pork is a tasty combo. I may look for cubed butternut squash in the stores where I order online. Already cubed would be a lot easier than wrestling with a whole one.
A little off the subject but I have always wanted to grow a 3-sister plot in my garden. Corn with beans growing up the stalks and pumpkins on the ground. Maybe next year will the year I get it done.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2915 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Oct 23 2023 : 1:42:32 PM
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Great minds think alike!
I am making a small pork roast and a wilted kale, pear, butternut squash salad with a vinaigrette! |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4313 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4313 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2023 : 03:38:11 AM
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Sounds good. Yesterday was my husbands birthday. Went all out and did his favorites, lasagna, and german chocolate cake.
Of course got to looking, not enough lasagna noodles. So he even got homemade noodles. Yum yum.
Farming in WI
Michele
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2023 : 05:45:43 AM
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Lisa and Michelle your dinners sound yummy.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2023 : 10:54:28 AM
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Lunch is my biggest meal of the day. Today I had two lamb chops in my Tikka Marsala sauce that I put up in Oct. It was so good, so glad I did the sauce. Served with leftover creamed potatoes.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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katydid83
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Kate
Upton
MA
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2023 : 2:23:29 PM
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Sara, that does sound good! Vegetarian for us tonight - I found a recipe for Broccoli Cheddar Mini Pies, made with puff pastry. So I figured I’d try it with a salad! Fingers crossed!
Kate
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Dec 04 2023 : 4:16:03 PM
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Kate, enjoy your mini pies they sound yummy.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2381 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2381 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2024 : 3:38:39 PM
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Venison stew in the crockpot. DH had a good hunting season; 2 deer 1 hog.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Feb 22 2024 : 3:45:23 PM
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Judith, enjoy your venison stew. It's been years since I had venison chili. It was very good. Years ago, a farmer friend gave me bar-b-q wild hog ribs. They were lean but good. Here in Texas, it's open season on wild hogs.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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katydid83
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Kate
Upton
MA
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2024 : 11:48:47 AM
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Crock pot dinner over here too, ladies! Bean with bacon stew and a salad, quite possibly some cornbread. My husband likes a recipe with chopped chipotle peppers. Yum!
Kate
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2381 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2381 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2024 : 12:22:09 PM
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Sounds good Kate! My old Sunbeam crockpot that was a birthday gift in 1975 finally bit the dust. I got a new smaller one as I'm only cooking for two now. I tried using the slow cook button on the Instantpot but it wasn't hot enough.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Feb 23 2024 : 12:35:18 PM
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I usually have an early lite supper around 4 or 5 p.m. Today it's a small lamb chop with sugar snap peas. I semi fast between supper and when I have my 1oz of EVOO and hot tea or mini coke which is around 7a.m. My system seems to do good on this routine.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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katydid83
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Kate
Upton
MA
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2024 : 03:49:17 AM
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Sara, that is some good discipline you must have for the semi-fasting! My mom tried fasting a few years back and she lost a few pounds I think. But it wasn’t something she planned to do long-term.
Judith, I am sorry for your loss! When appliances get that old it’s almost like losing a family member…! My crock pot is actually my mother’s, from around the same time period! We like it because it’s the kind with the Corning insert. So you can finish your meal and pop the rest in the fridge with nothing to clean up after. I believe it can also go on the direct heat but I haven’t needed to do that with mine so far. I hope it lasts me a while longer!
Kate
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2024 : 05:36:02 AM
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Kate, I use slow cooker liners that I buy on Amazon.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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katydid83
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Kate
Upton
MA
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2024 : 4:10:24 PM
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It’s crazy that of all the accoutrements my mom cooks with, the liners were not one of them! Honestly I don’t think I even saw one “in action” until after I got married! But I bet (depending on the burn factor) they save a ton of scrubbing!
Kate
Farmgirl Sister #8534 |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2381 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2381 Posts |
Posted - Feb 24 2024 : 5:12:05 PM
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I have never used a liner. I didn't even know they existed until now. Maybe I should get out more.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7108 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7108 Posts |
Posted - Feb 25 2024 : 03:22:35 AM
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I use liners because I deal with MS fatigue and by the time whatever is in the slow cooker is done so am I and the last thing I want to do is scrub the ceramic insert. Seems like every slow cooker I have ever had always had hot spots that burnt the food.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Farm Kitchen: What's for dinner tonight? |
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