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It's August - Whats Cooking???

Winifred — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:58:28 GMT

These months sure come around quickly. Cooler last night - thank goodness - but today is suppose to bring even more humidity and heat. Will be again about 10 degrees cooler than previous days, except yesterday, but with the humidity, you cannot tell it is cooler.

Had Subway sandwiches for dinner - yesterday was super busy and I had no time for cooking. Church, Funeral, getting girls back to San Bernardino and by then it was after 6 when I finished up - Subway here I come! As usual their sandwiches were good!!

OK people, stop by and let us hear from you.

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millieshops — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:08:21 GMT

To celebrate the last day of July - Chinese take-out. There's hot and sour soup leftover, so I think to celebrate the start of August, there will be a soup and salad dinner although I haven't imagined that salad yet.

It's lovely here this AM also and I happily cooked my 5-minute oatmeal for breakfast. Not ready to truly cook yet in the heat to come, but two meals are on my cooler-weather mind -- meatloaf or baked chicken breast. Both make good eating for me when I'm here alone, tasty without work.

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spix — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:44:54 GMT

Morning All, yes too hot to cook, going to put some Italian Sausage on the grill with some leftover pasta as a side. Last nite was pot stickers & yellow rice so not really cooking but easy & fast.

@millieshops your cooking puts me to shame, don't know where you get all that energy.

@Winifred Thanx for the start, Subway sounds like a good idea with your heat, time to slow down

Hope all are staying cool

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flbettyboop — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 14:27:24 GMT

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Laura14 — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 14:51:34 GMT

Made a homemade taco salad for lunch today. It was really good for Friday dinner so I thought I'd bring it out again for work.

@Winifred Love Subway! I don't eat out much but, when I do, their tuna with provolone is my absolute favorite. Shout out to the BMT too but that's a once in a blue moon treat.

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ID2 — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 15:20:11 GMT

Made some stuffed peppers. Used peppers, tomatoes, onions and garlic from my garden and ground beef from the 1/4 side of beef we got from last fall.

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libbyannE — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 15:40:51 GMT

Hi! Not cooking. We are eating a lot of caprese salad with fresh basil, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella and a lot of chicken salad with grapes, celery, and pecans. If I feel motivated, I cook pasta and make pasta chicken salad, minus the nuts. Sometimes my dinner is simply sweet corn from a farm stand--picked fresh that morning and simply microwaved for 3 minutes.. Thanks to QVC, we have Corky's ribs once in awhile, heated from frozen in the nuwave oven. Breakfast is usually a smoothie with yogurt, blueberries, and hemp seeds. We're easy!

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Soushi24 — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:06:17 GMT

Afternoon all,

Warm here, I had leftovers and ice cold watermelon for lunch.

Do want to buy some green beans and corn on the cob. Have a ham bone to toss in with the beans.

Emotional day as the auction house came for Nelson's car, mobility scooter, lawn mower, and wood working equipment. Hard to see it go but needed to be done.

Glad to see new faces here. I will try harder to post.

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spix — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:55:00 GMT

@Soushi24 glad you stopped by, & sorry you have to deal with all the "stuff" but it will end. When I sold DH's car, I cried when the buyer gave me the check, he was so nice, said "you can forget it" I said no of course not, just hard to see it go as it was new & he was so proud of it, somehow we get thru it., does it make us stronger, I really don't know, but I do know a lot of "little" things don't bother me anymore as I've already been thru the mill

Hang in there girl, it will get less painful

Hugs

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Preds — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 08:49:00 GMT

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Laura14 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 12:26:58 GMT

@Preds That about sums me up today. Been up since 2:30am and the work day has just started. I feel almost sorry for my coworkers. Hope it's quiet and I can sneak off a bit early.

I'm about through with my cutlets so it's time to make something else. I'm thinking pasta and broccoli. I have a bag of vegetables I need to use up. If I trust myself to play with fire later tonight, I think it's on tap for dinner.

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Winifred — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:50:46 GMT

Laura, what time is dinner? I will be there. Sounds good to me.

I too like your pix Preds - you ALWAYS come up with great greetings - much appreciated!

Nice morning and last night it was heavenly - two nights in a row - we got our Sou Cal nights back - hopefully for a while now. Through the many years of living here I learned to carry a jacket in the trunk of my car - it could be blazing hot during the day but once the sun started to set, you needed a coverup. Never use to run ACs at nighttime at all - that was a blessing as you sure need it during the daylight many days of the year and this summer, so far, has been the hottest I can remember on an on-going basis since I came here in 1960. We have always had hot spells but it has been HOT steady for some weeks now and in early May we had a heat attack, that is NOT normal.

Last night we had pizza rolls - just my speed but I had the two little ones ALL DAYS BY MYSELF yesterday with no break. They were angels until THEIR Grandma showed up last night to help and then Ricky went on the two year old behavior which he never does unless his Na Na shows up. Grrr! That's help?

Have a good day one and all and eat well and of course stay cool.

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Laura14 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:19:55 GMT

@Winifred Pizza! I have been craving that forever. I might defrost my tortillas now and make that instead.

Dinner is always right after work so I'll see you at 6pm.

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mousiegirl — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:26:21 GMT

I just now found this thread.

Sunday, I cut seven long white eggplant, Gretel, as a side for pork tenderloin and roasted new potatoes. This eggplant is more like a zucchini. It gets soft very quickly, though zucchini takes longer, the end result is the same, so I have to saute on higher heat, then cover, for a bit, otherwise the slices turn to mush.

I also learned to soak the slices in salted water as they quickly turn brown, very ugly. It has a good flavor. I drizzled red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, forgot the parsley, and salt and pepper over them when on the plate. I often use a vinaigrette on purple grilled eggplant slices, with herbs, garlic, and balsamic vinegar, which I eat on either french bread or lightly toasted french bread. DD makes paninis with it which she learned at a local deli, and adds mozzarella

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Laura14 — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:50:41 GMT

@mousiegirl wrote:
I just now found this thread.

Sunday, I cut seven long white eggplant, Gretel, as a side for pork tenderloin and roasted new potatoes. This eggplant is more like a zucchini. It gets soft very quickly, though zucchini takes longer, the end result is the same, so I have to saute on higher heat, then cover, for a bit, otherwise the slices turn to mush.

I also learned to soak the slices in salted water as they quickly turn brown, very ugly. It has a good flavor. I drizzled red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, forgot the parsley, and salt and pepper over them when on the plate. I often use a vinaigrette on purple grilled eggplant slices, with herbs, garlic, and balsamic vinegar, which I eat on either french bread or lightly toasted french bread. DD makes paninis with it which she learned at a local deli, and adds mozzarella

Wow I don't think I'm worthy to even read this post. You go @mousiegirl! I'm talking pasta and steamed veggies and you're drizzling oils and herbs and french breads. I think everyone has a new place for dinner tonight.

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Preds — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:54:50 GMT

@mousiegirl ... @Winifred was hiding it. LOL Glad you found it. I probably messed you up when I posted the Happy August on the July thread. I do that to say Good Morning.

Okay, all this talk about pizza (and it happened at work, too ) has changed our dinner plans. We are now having pizza!!!!!! Yay for me .... I could eat it every other day.

@Laura14 ... I was up before that time, too and yes, that was me this morning. I need to retire. LOL Maybe in a few more but it sure sounds good.

Happy eating everyone.

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Winifred — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 03:55:33 GMT

Never too old to learn something new. I am an eggplant fanatic - LOVE it. Being born and raised in the south, like many other veggies we FRY it. I now peel it as I developed a breathing problem due to the peel, slice it dip it in batter and fry it in my trusty frying pan. I cook enough to last several days as I also love it on a sandwich - with gobs of mayo of course. OK, what can I say. Now the new thing?? Have never seen or heard of white eggplant. Huh? Someone explain please. Will catch your answer tomorrow hopefully. Good night one and all.

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Preds — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:10:23 GMT

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flbettyboop — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:13:05 GMT

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mousiegirl — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 17:28:16 GMT

@Winifred wrote:
Never too old to learn something new. I am an eggplant fanatic - LOVE it. Being born and raised in the south, like many other veggies we FRY it. I now peel it as I developed a breathing problem due to the peel, slice it dip it in batter and fry it in my trusty frying pan. I cook enough to last several days as I also love it on a sandwich - with gobs of mayo of course. OK, what can I say. Now the new thing?? Have never seen or heard of white eggplant. Huh? Someone explain please. Will catch your answer tomorrow hopefully. Good night one and all.

@Winifred Here are the first of mine, along with a zucchini and long purple, tons more on the vines. You can google Gretel for info, though I described them pretty well.