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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
 
#8,308 ·
Ended up grilling shrimp instead of steak. My dad can't finish a big thick ribeye at one sitting anyway. With potato salad, deviled eggs, asparagus and 3 bean salad straight out of a can for DH who won't eat asparagus.

Tonight, will fire up the grill again for boneless chicken thighs in pineapple juice marinade. With grilled pineapple, green beans and potato salad.
 
#8,316 ·
I MADE MEATLOAF BURGERS/PATTY'S YESTERDAY SO MORE OF THE SAME TONITE FOR DH. GOT LOTS OF ODDS & ENDS IN THE FRIDGE TO MAKE A FULL MEAL. THINK I NEED TO BOIL SOME MORE EGGS & MAKE SOME POTATO SALAD AGAIN. WE ENJOY IT IN THE SUMMER AS A NICE FILL-IN FOR EVENING MEALS. I NEED TO FIND SOME PORK ROAST IN THE BIG FRZR & COOK THT THIS WEEK WITH ITS & CARROTS & THAT SHOULD MAKE 3 OR 4 MEALS OF DIFFERENT TYPES FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS LATER ON. I'M CRAVING SPGTY WITH MY HOME CANNED SALT FREE SPGTY SAUCE. SOME GARLIC BREAD WOULD BE GOOD FOR A CHANGE & I THINK I MAY HAVE SOME IN THE FRZR. I WILL MAKE THAT GIANT PAN OF BROWNIES THIS WEEK WHEN I GET TIME. MOST WILL GO INTO THE FRZR BUT DH CAN HAVE THEM TO NIBBLE ON FOR THE NEXT FEW MTHS. A COUPLE AT A TIME. HE REQUIRES WALNUTS IN HIS SO GOT TO REMEMBER TO ADD THAOSE & SOME CHOC CHIPS TOO.
 
#8,322 ·
Friday night has become no cook night for me. So we went to the Mexican place in the next town, ended up with party of 8. Bought a pitcher of margaritas, then only me and DSIL had them so it was a challenge to finish but by golly we did it. No tequila went to waste on our watch!
 
#8,326 ·
Will light a chimney of charcoal pretty soon. For some nice thick cut strip steaks. Also a foil pan with potatoes, peppers and onions. With some nice sweet Campari tomatoes and cubed cantaloupe to round it off.
 
#8,327 ·
GOT A SMALL ROAST FROM THE BIG FRZR BUT NOT SURE IF IT IS BEEF OR PORK. DH WILL NOT CARE AS HE EATS ANYTHING I THROW OUT THERE. I USE SAME SEASONIGS FOR PORK & BEEF. I'LL USE UP THE LAST OF THE POTATOES I THINK & LAST OF THE CARROTS. WE'LL HAVE VEG BEEF/PORK SOUP BY THE END OF THE WEEK & WHAT HE DOESN'T FINISH WILL GO TO THE FRZR TO ENJOY SUP & SANDWICHES THIS COMING WINTER. LOOKS LIKE JELLO IS ON THE LIS OF FIX-ITS FOR THIS WEEK AS WELL. TRYING TO USE UP SOME LEFTOVERS & THEN MORE CHICKEN TO BE THISWED THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MY MOMS IDEA OF BBQ CKN WAS O SIMMER THE PIECES IN HOME MADE BBQ SAUCE FOR 4-5 HRS HRS... I STILL DO THAT AS WELL & IT IS ALWAYS FALL APART TENDER & DELISH.
 
#8,330 ·
Picked some oyster mushrooms, lambs qtrs., spring onion and Russian kale. Cooked them slowly and added black pepper, cooked brn. rice, vinegar, coconut aminos and one egg. Also some ground up hot pepper and poopake powder. Tasted great but just now I'd like to take a nap instead of starting on projects...:rolleyes:
Poopcake translates to a Japanese mushroom beginning with the letter S.. for Pete's sake...
 
#8,332 ·
Put a ham in the crock pot. Heated up potatoes, onions and peppers from last night. They didn't get done enough on the grill by the time the meat was done, so let them finish while we ate last night and reaheated them tonight. With some corn and watermelon.
 
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