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What's Cooking at Your House Part 2

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Well, wr, that was swift. If you get this stickied up we can start the monthly threads.

We're starting hurricane preps now. There is lots of information in the Survival and Emergency Preparedness forum on HT. One thing I stressed to my families when I was working as a hospice nurse was to plan to avoid leftovers since power would be down for extended periods and they would lack the ability to refrigerate leftovers and that would draw varmints and ppests. Which leads me to (thinking about avoiding leftovers) cooking for 1 or 2.
Like many, I cooked for 4+ buddies, andd I had a real hard time learning to cook for 1 when Gfb and I were working in different places. I don't think most grocers are set up for singletons or couples, or if they are, they are set up for the "SUPERSIZE" crowd. It was a wonderful day when I first discovered shopping at Dollar Tree. They sell a 4.5 ounce clams can, a slightly larger oyster can, a a "seafood cocktail" 4.5 oz can containing mussels, scallops, and clams. Also plain chicken, chicken with chipotle and roast beef in small cans (5-6 oz) I did NOT pick upthe 5 oz can of chicken bologna but GFB said he would have tried it.
I've been
 
#8,041 ·
hamburger & baked potato for dh & i had a mixed salad. not very hungary today. still tired from the wknd. going to try to write up a main-dish menu tomorrow & hope it will be enough for 2 weeks. got lots of big ideas but not sure hw far i will get with those. sometimes your plans just don't work out but we just go with the flow each day as it comes along.
 
#8,042 ·
Made meatballs, with extra to freeze. It was supposed to be yesterday's dinner but the last minute BBQ pushed it back. Kind of an ambitious dinner for a Monday after work but it had to be used. So, spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and green salad.
 
#8,046 ·
It's taco Tuesday. So made shrimp tacos. A whole shrimp in a tortilla is hard to get a clean bite. I cut up the shrimp, and cooked it with onion, garlic, corn, black beans for the filling.
 
#8,050 ·
DH CAN PICK & CHOOSE BETWEEN ONION-BEEF BURGERS OR HAM OR WHATEVER ELSE IS HANGING OUT IN THE FRIDGE. NEARLY ALWAYS WORK A SALAD INTO OUR DAY AS WELL. I THINKK I HAVE SOME PASTA COOKED & CHILLED SO I'LL SEE WHAT KIND OF MAGIC I CAN DO WITH THAT..MAYBE NMORE THAN ONE THING, I HOPE. ALSO HAVE CKN & NOODLES IN THE FRIDGE SO WE WILL WORK ON THOSE THIS WEEK. WHATEVER IS LEFT WITLL GO TO THE FRZR.
 
#8,054 ·
I have a plan to empty the freezer and not shop for anything but produce and dairy. So many odds and ends to be used up.
I plan to make a menu plan with all that's in there for the next week at least.
We've been Grilling out for the past few days.
Breaded fish in the air fryer tonight due to rain.
Spaghetti and meat sauce tomorrow, a home baked French loaf, and salad or zucchini and onions in the frypan.
 
#8,058 ·
I have to do this too, plus reorganize the pantry. If I don't know what I have, I'll buy more and end up with 8 bottles of fish sauce. o_O

I'm trying a new recipe tonight, sausage (kielbasa) with baby potatoes, garlic, carrots, sweet onion sheet pan meal. It sounds good, and it's a grey, damp, yucky day.
 
#8,057 ·
Two white corn tortillas with black beans, avocado and Chochulli sauce.
Have walking onions to pick/use and sorrel but got to keep the sorrel away from DH because of oxalic acid content.

Also boiled some cken leg qtrs. for treats for the 4 footed family members and DH will enjoy some of the broth after the fat is skimmed off. I will try to buy some fresh parsley to add to it for a diuretic effect...

We have found that the Hunt's no sodium catsup tastes pretty good...
 
#8,060 ·
DH HAD BURGER & FRIES...I JUST HAD FRIES. BEEN CLEANING UP TREE DAMAGE FROM JAN. SNOW STORM THAT TOOK OUTT SEVERAL BIG LIMBS FROM A 60+ YR OLD PINE TREE.WHAT AMESS. I CANNOT BELIVE THAT I HAVE BEEN CUTTING UP LIMBS & HAVE MOST OF IT IN BIG PAPER YARD BAGS. I STILL HAVE A LOT TO CLEAN UP & WILL HAVE A LOT I WILL HAVE TO TAKE ELSEWHERE. CITY CREW WILL PICK UP EVERYTHING I CAN GET IN THE GIANT BROWN LEAF BAGS. MUST HAVE 15 OF THEM LINED UP FOR MONDAY. HOPE IT DOESN'T RAIN THAT DAY LIKE THEY SAY! WOW THIS OLD LADY IS EXHAUSTED & STILL NOT DONE. NEXT PROJECT IS PRUNING SHRUBS IN FRONT OF FRONT OF THE HOUSE. YIKES! I AM GETTING TOO OLD FOR THIS & HAVING TO COOK TOO.. HARDEES P ON THE CCORNER MAY BE MY NEW BEST FRIEND FOR THE COMING WEEK... PREE-COOKED ITEMS IN THE FRIDGE THO SO I THINK WE WILL MAKE IT THRU THE WEEK.
 
#8,063 ·
I'm making citrus brined pork loin chops in the sous vide, then a quick sear on the grill. I think I'll roast some brussel sprouts and steam a bag of broccoli for sides.
 
#8,065 ·
Planned on grilling tonight, but the wind came up and temp went down. So marinated chicken breast in the oven on a sheet pan with yukon gold and sweet potatoes. Salad on the side. Blue Bell peach ice cream for dessert along with some canned spiced peaches from the Mennonite store. Dad had to buy a jar of "Traffic Jam" just to try it out.
 
#8,067 ·
I'm trying a new recipe for garlic chicken (it has a white wine/Dijon mustard sauce), cauliflower rice, and a steam veg of some sort.
 
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