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Hey everyone, special cooking for September 2017???

Winifred — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 02:24:50 GMT

Thought I would make sure this got started ON TIME. THANKS PREDS - you are sooooooooooooo right - August is about gone. Hope you get back here every day. I look forward to your greetings.

Can you believe we had rain like crazy for a short while but everything got soaked and it was accompanied by thunder and lightning. Will wonders ever cease?? Not as hot right now but also not our normal super cool evening. And the very disappointing thing - to me and most others here - is tomorrow is suppose to hit 107 - night temps still NOT dropping. Sigh.

So tomorrow I will be back to tell you if I am cooking anything tomorrow - har de har. Looking to hear from Pooky1 about Maria and also waiting for Preds greeting AND for a lot other people to drop by. Sometimes it gets way too lonesome and I love this part of the kitchen - very very nice people who stop by.

Hope one and all have a good evening. See you tomorrow.

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Pooky1 — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:20:52 GMT

good morning everyone.winifred i wish i could send you some of our much cooler temps. this morning here in ri its in the 40s and only going up to high 60s. maria got her iv taken out yestauday and to her surprise when she saw how long it was. it went from middle of her arm all the way to her heart.they took it out early so now shes wondering if it got taken out early because she didnt need meds any more or because meds are affecting her kidneys. her doctors appointment is next thursday. yestauday picked rest of corn. i noticed squrruls were starting to eat it. picked a whole shopping bag full of cherry tomatos and i made a sauce from them then i made a fratttada with potatoes onions and green squash. hope you all have a great weekend.

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Preds — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 12:19:54 GMT

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mousiegirl — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:46:08 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
good morning everyone.winifred i wish i could send you some of our much cooler temps. this morning here in ri its in the 40s and only going up to high 60s. maria got her iv taken out yestauday and to her surprise when she saw how long it was. it went from middle of her arm all the way to her heart.they took it out early so now shes wondering if it got taken out early because she didnt need meds any more or because meds are affecting her kidneys. her doctors appointment is next thursday. yestauday picked rest of corn. i noticed squrruls were starting to eat it. picked a whole shopping bag full of cherry tomatos and i made a sauce from them then i made a fratttada with potatoes onions and green squash. hope you all have a great weekend.

@Pooky1 I didnt know you grew a vege garden, sounds great. I hope Maria's appointment is positive and relieves her worries.

I am about to make a potato and mushroom fritatta, with onions, cheese, and herbs, just because I have a lot of each to use before they go bad.

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Winifred — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 03:43:06 GMT

Pooky1, like Mousiegirl I also was not aware you were a gardening guru. I think I may have picked up you certainly knew about veggies, etc but did not put it together I guess Good for you. I miss not planting my veggies, fruit trees, etc but just cannot handle it anymore. Not only that with our drought and extensive heat problems cannot really have a garden any more anyhow.

Miserable today. Kids on a rampage primarily due to their grandmother. She has become a royal pain in the butt!!!!! Do not know how else to put it - she has the most vulgar mouth on this planet and cares not the ages hearing it. She has problems but like many of us I guess, does not seem to realize it.

Tomorrow we are having Leah's second BD party at Sherry's home. Her actual BD was August 29 but that was not a good day to do anything. I just wish her Mommy, Father and Paternal grandparents were all able to attend - so very sad in so many ways but such is life at times.

Bird feeders were empty but could not get out to take care of them with the two little ones rolling - I am tired!!! Sleep well everyone.

By the way, we had a great pizza tonight!!

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Winifred — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:36:59 GMT

OK people, where on earth are you hiding? I haven't done much cooking the past couple of days but that does not mean I have not been eating. Today Davey and I went up to Oak Glen - first day of the apple season and it was bumper to bumper. Their apples are so very good and a great place to go all year just to have fun. We ate at a fairly new Steak house and on the weekends they have a buffet. Great food and the main thing is delicious prime rib, All kinds of food but good. A bit pricey but once in a while you can splurge. Davey had three tacos, prime rib, biscuits and gravy and a piece of cake. I had prime rib with my gravy over it - good old country gravy. Had a huge buttered biscuit then I was really in heaven on their greens, sliced cukes and blue cheese dressing - some of the best I have ever eaten. Went back for a repeat on the salad. Forgot Davey also had some fried potatoes. Like I said very good and VERY pricey. My first visit ever at that particular restaurant.

Yesterday we celebrated Leah's second BD up at Sherry's. They have a large place, enormous yard and gorgeous pool. She got a lot of nice things and she and Ricky are still up there. I was not feeling good yesterday by the time the day ended so Sherry asked to keep them for a day or so. Worked for me - it has been so very humid and that is difficult for me.

Tomorrow being Labor Day, in years past has always been a barbecue. Davey is at his friend Joey 's for the night so it is just me here - with Miss Blackie of course. Doubt if there will be a barbecue this year - just have reached the point in my life where those things are just a bit too much for me do do and not only that, not enough here to cook anything for. Will have something to eat however - maybe peanut butter sandwiches. LOL.

Have a great day tomorrow and I hope all will eat well.

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Preds — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:09:27 GMT

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Pooky1 — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:03:01 GMT

good morning everyone, winifred. love the way you started your greeting.hope everyone had a great weekend.food sounded really good. maria put pork in slow cooker for pulled pork sandwiches served with coldslaw and corn from garden. shes still not feeling back to her self. very tired and food taste off.shes been craving mashed potatoes so i made them twice this weekend. her mom sent up yestauday pasta steak grilled vegi. peppers mushrooms eggplant green squash and corn from garden. it was really good.hope all has a great week.

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1905salad — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 01:16:54 GMT

Well, today was the last official day of summer here at the shore. We spent the day at the beach. On our way home we stopped and got Boston Market. We got a family meal with a chicken, ribs and turkey.On the side cornbread, mashed potatoes, green beans and mac and cheese. I'm just glad I didn't have to cook, they can have that tomorrow as well. It was 25% off a family meal and you can buy a whole rotisserie chicken for $1.99 with that.

I'm gald everyone is eating well! Enjoy the day!

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Winifred — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 14:25:11 GMT

Good Morning one and all. Have my second load of clothes in the washer - Davey picked up his room last night. LOL. Hmn - some miracles never cease. Very chilly last night after about 2 a.m. or so - up until then I was sweating - geesh!!!!

Glad to see that Maria is up and about - hope she takes it slow until her energy matches her wishes - takes some time but hopefully it will happen. Food sounded good.

1905Salad, your meal also sounded very good. Our schools here for some years now start in early August - dumbest thing ever due to the excessive heat and the cost of AC for the schools must be terrible. When my daughter AND brother went to school here, it started on the day after Labor day and NONE of the schools had AC. Times have changed! Weather has gotten thru the years more and more humid - they could not survive without AC now. Wish they would go back to letting the kids stay out of school ALL summer - now they go back early and have a zillion days off and minimum days.

Have no clue what I will fix for dinner - suppose to be a lot less hot today - we shall see. Only get up to 92. Now that will be great if the humidity is gone.

Hope one and all have a very good day.

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mousiegirl — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 16:22:15 GMT

Last night, it was fried chicken and a potato salad I made the day before, the cool saldad was perfect for such hot weather. Sunday night hamburgers and leftover mac salad, and a side of tomatoes each night, have to eat them when they ripen. I didn't want to be over a hot stove during the heat. It will be leftovers most of this week, except for cooking sausages to go with the mac salad, the potato salad I eat by the spoonful through the day, so that won't last long, lol.

This morning, I gathered figs, some were very ripe which I ate for breakfast, the others not ripe enough yet, but decided they could ripen on the counter. Last year, I hardly got any figs due to the squirrels, so they can have the figs at the top of the tree, but I will harvest as many as I can reach, and thankfully, the branches are very flexible so I can grab a branch and pull it to me for picking.

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Pooky1 — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:00:19 GMT

we had squrrels climbing corn plants and eatting corn.we have solar stakes in garden to keep pests away. everything else stayed away but not squirrels.

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Pooky1 — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:01:53 GMT

.hello everyone . hope all is having a great day. down here cloudy and showers and thunder storms and muggy. yuck. 50s at night less humid and highs in 70s. we love it like that.yestauday maria made pesto pasta with peppers and hamberger. yum, and now she just finished white clam chowder .when were ready to eat i will make clam cakes. she goes to doctor tomorrow. shes still tired and food taste crappy. she said mashed potatoes dont taste to bad though. so i made her some a few times. hope everyone has a great week and good luck to anyone in the hurricane irmas path.

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Danky — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 22:16:48 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
.hello everyone . hope all is having a great day. down here cloudy and showers and thunder storms and muggy. yuck. 50s at night less humid and highs in 70s. we love it like that.yestauday maria made pesto pasta with peppers and hamberger. yum, and now she just finished white clam chowder .when were ready to eat i will make clam cakes. she goes to doctor tomorrow. shes still tired and food taste crappy. she said mashed potatoes dont taste to bad though. so i made her some a few times. hope everyone has a great week and good luck to anyone in the hurricane irmas path.

@Pooky1----Do you make traditional clam cakes like we have in Rhode Island ? Balls of dough with chopped clams added and then deep fried...

one of the most perfect foods in the world along with New England clam chowder and fried whole belly clams. I know what I'm having for dinner !

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Pooky1 — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 22:34:49 GMT

yes . we bought kenyons clamcake mix. and new england clam chowder home made. danky your from ri. we are in ri also. cranston ri.i havnt seen anyone on here from ri. someone that use to live in ri years ago.

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PA Mom-mom — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 22:49:00 GMT

I can't believe it, but I am still trying to be creative with zucchini!! All of our plants survived and just keep producing. I have made more zucchini bread - using different recipes - than I ever have before! A co-worker gave me Paula Dean's recipe with yogurt, brown sugar and chocolate chips, and it's DH's new favorite. Froze 12 Qts. of diced tomatoes on Saturday and made minestrone with the remaining tomatoes, beans and zucchini. On Labor Day we smoked sausages, trout, and cauliflower cheese casserole. It's good to be smoking again!

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Pooky1 — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 22:52:45 GMT

all sounds great pa mom mom. welcome. this the first time i saw you on here. we allways like seeing new people on here, and if you have been here before than im sorry i missed you .

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Danky — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:06:29 GMT

@Pooky1------Rhode Island is where I have been spending summers from the time I was born. I know the state like my own backyard. My grandparents built a summer cottage in Westerly 100+ years ago and I now own it. My primary residence is a small town in NJ within walking distance of the NY state border. I spend most of the summer here in RI and boat over to Block Island 3-4 times a week.

We had some friends who lived on Chestnut Ave in Cranston. We grew up on Buckwheat cakes for Sunday breakfast. Once a week we would go over to the Kenyon Grist Mill to get coffee syrup, grains, mixes, maple and fruit syrups, etc.

Do you remember Almacs and Finest Super markets ?

Wow---it's like I ran into an old friend.

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Danky — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:04:02 GMT

@PA Mom-mom------I love, love, love zucchini. I am not very creative when preparing it though. I either stuff it or sauté large chunks with onions, garlic and sweet peppers. Add some tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese and I could eat it every day.

The food you prepared sounds delicious and very ambitious.

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PA Mom-mom — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:21:40 GMT

@Danky wrote:
@PA Mom-mom------I love, love, love zucchini. I am not very creative when preparing it though. I either stuff it or sauté large chunks with onions, garlic and sweet peppers. Add some tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese and I could eat it every day.
The food you prepared sounds delicious and very ambitious.

@Danky Hahaha! I just try to be creative out of self defense! If you don't eat zucchini, it will eat you! (Can't you see it out there in the garden creeping toward your door?) I won't go into details, but needless to say, I have tried zucchini in every way, shape or form. But, I must say, it does play well with tomatoes and Parm.