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What's cooking in April?

Pooky1 — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:31:11 GMT

Good morning and happy April. It poured all night and now just showers. Looks like a day when you don't feel like doing anything. Yesterday morning I made bacon,scrambled eggs with potatoes and raisin bread toast and last night we had leftover mac and cheese. Hope we all have a great April.

Re: What's cooking in April?

Winifred — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:59:45 GMT

Thanks Pooky1 - appreciate you getting us going.

Summertime was here yesterday - 89 degrees. Nope, that will not stay although we have had a few years where it hit hot weather in March and stayed that way. Miserable to say the least. Winds come and go and the Santa Ana winds out here can be very dangerous.

My eating is still off track but I manage. Couple days ago I managed to fix some chicken breasts in barbecue sauce and had that with slaw and fruits. My heart MD does not want me drinking coffee, eating ANY foods anywhere other than what I prepare - that ain't gonna happen - and no salt, well I hardly use that anyway and never had except on my watermelon. LOL. I am about 14 pounds under my normal weight and it is getting irritating over the what I am no longer suppose to eat and how to fix it. I weigh 104, give me a break but she says I must go on a heart menu now. Already had my 87th BD so some things I will eat like I want to, too old to start all over.

Not going to be as warm today as yesterday - glad for that as the heat bothers me more now than ever before.

Hope all had a safe April 1st - and nothing but great things will be in store for you the rest of the month.

Happy Easter everyone!

Re: What's cooking in April?

RedTop — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:22:15 GMT

Just left the kitchen after making dressing to eat with roast chicken. I think trucker daughter will get home late Sunday, so am not sure I will be cooking an Easter meal that day.

When I asked for Easter suggestions, no one had an immediate response, and the deadline for answers was Thursday. On Thursday I went to the grocery store and bought a ham, a whole beef tenderloin, and 2 roasting chickens. Husband wants ham, trucker daughter wants chicken and dressing, and teacher daughter wants beef! Of course!

Can't say what we'll eat on what day, but it will be tasty!

Re: What's cooking in April?

MOMMAVik — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 00:39:15 GMT

Happy April all! Colder here, wind chill 33 degrees. Good weather for lasagna, garlic bread & salad.

@Winifred, I hope you will be feeling stronger. It is hard to eat within specific food plans when you may have an appetite for some tastier fare.

@RedTop Sounds like you will be doing a lot of delicious cooking for your lucky family!

@Pooky1 Thanks for starting us off this month. You sure cooked up a "mean" breakfast! My favorite meal of the day.

Wishing all a wonderful Easter weekend. Enjoy delicious eating with your loved ones!

Re: What's cooking in April?

Pooky1 — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:04:36 GMT

Good afternoon everyone. Red top. I'm sure food will be great in your house . it all sounds really good and I'm also sure you will have lots of leftovers. Bright and sunny around 50 today. We grocery shopped in 2 stores. I bought 3 family packs of chicken on Sale for 1.69 a pound. While shopping I said to my mil what are you cooking for lunch. She said I don't know. I said we can pick up food order food out. So 67 bucks later we got Chinese food. We ordered extra so we have plenty of leftovers. For easter I made 2 ricotta pies and a chocolate cream pie. Hope you all have a great Easter.

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Winifred — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 01:32:32 GMT

Our Easter dinner was mashed potatoes, carrots cooked and I put utter over them, salad, rolls collards and of course a yummy baked ham.. Very good and everyone ate well.

It was a hot day yesterday which surprised me.]

Hope all had a great Easter.

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wagirl — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:01:54 GMT

I cooked my tiny lamb chops in the airfryer---OMG----so incredible--

then I cooked portabella risotto in my instant pot---so amazing--

mixed and baked in baking pan, my banana wacky cake, in my Breville counter top oven---big huge happy sigh!!!

that was my Easter dinner is less than an hour-----giant toothy grin!!!!

Re: What's cooking in April?

Pooky1 — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 20:45:06 GMT

Good afternoon everyone. Bright and sunny and right now its 65 out.yesterday we had leftover Chinese food. This morning I had to go for blood work so on our way home we got breakfast from McDonald's. For dinner Maria made Angel hair pasta with cut up pork salsa and shipping cream taco seasoning. So its Mexican. Its very good.. I get my 2nd pfizer shot this Thursday and Maria gets her 2nd maderma shot next Tuesday and Anna has already gotten both of her maderma shots. Hope everyone has a great week and everyone eats well.

Re: What's cooking in April?

RedTop — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 23:17:15 GMT

Definitely leftover day here; find what you like and eat it!

Even after sending trucker daughters boyfriend home with plates the last 2 nights, our refrigerator is full of ham, baked beans, mac and cheese from Sunday, and roast chicken, mashed potatoes, dressing, gravy and corn from yesterday.

The beef tenderloin will be cooked tomorrow.

Re: What's cooking in April?

JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:52:40 GMT

We had an exceptional keto meal Sunday:

Baked ham

Deviled eggs

Bacon wrapped asparagus

Brussels sprouts casseole

Cauliflower “mac & cheese”

Green beans

Blueberry muffins

Pickles & olives

The only exception was traditional mac & cheese for those who aren’t keto.

Our keto dessert options were:

Chocolate Chip sheet pan cookies

Turtle cheesecake

Coconut cream pie

Homemade mini peanut butter cups

Everyone took leftovers home. DH and I enjoyed leftovers yesterday.

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RedTop — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 20:07:16 GMT

Beef stew made with the leftover beef tenderloin, and homemade rolls are in our bellies today.

Re: What's cooking in April?

hellie jo — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:10:20 GMT

Today will have a pork roast with carrots,potatoes,and onions in the oven. Also will have sauerkraut.

Have a great week and good eating to all.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:08:53 GMT

On the menu for dinner tonight, keto fried chicken. I’m going to reduce the recipe and cut the chicken breast into strips. Instead of the spicy mayo, I may just make some buffalo sauce. Serving with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing and either roasted brussel sprouts or roasted asparagus.

KETO FRIED CHICKEN

w/Spicy Mayo Dipping Sauce

Makes 6-8 servings

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE CHICKEN

6 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (about 4 lbs.)

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

2 large eggs

1/2 c. heavy cream

3/4 c. almond flour

1 1/2 c. finely crushed pork rinds

1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan

1 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. paprika

FOR THE SPICY MAYO

1/2 c. mayonnaise

1 1/2 tsp. hot sauce

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
In a shallow bowl whisk together eggs and heavy cream. In another shallow bowl, combine almond flour, pork rinds, Parmesan, garlic powder, and paprika. Season with salt and pepper.
Working one at a time, dip chicken in egg mixture and then in almond flour mixture, pressing to coat. Place chicken on prepared baking sheet.
Bake until chicken is golden and internal temperature reaches 165°, about 45 minutes. (If you go for boneless skinless chicken you'll want to decrease the bake times.)
Meanwhile, make dipping sauce: In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise and hot sauce. Add more hot sauce depending on preferred spiciness level.
Serve chicken warm with dipping sauce.

Re: What's cooking in April?

Winifred — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:44:28 GMT

Had a lot of ham left over from Easter so few days back I bagged it and put in the Freezer for a rainy day. Also can thaw out some of the slices for sandwiches later when I get the urge - and I will. some of the ham will also be used for seasonings. Works great.

Just do not use food like I use to. Well who does? But at any rate I still manage to fill my tummy each and every day.

The two cats here also eat well. What a nuisance to go out these days Course I got a lot older and not quite as healthy as I once was. I do enjoy using Sam's Club for some of my deliveries - sure makes it nice.

Hope all had a glorious weekend and today is leading all of us to a very nice week - well here is hoping.

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Pooky1 — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:48:53 GMT

Good afternoon everyone. Well thay said cloudy all day but it's been sunny most of the day and very nice out. I got out and got a few things done outside. Yesterday Ria cooked salsbury steak with mashed potatoes and gravy and corn. We had it today allso . it was very good. hope everyone has a good week.

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hellie jo — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 18:47:56 GMT

Will make shake and bake chicken and roasted potatoes. I make my own"'shake mix" with bread crumbs and seasonings and put it in a baggie. Will also have a green salad.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:27:04 GMT

Tonight is chef’s salad night at our house. It’s not fancy but it’s a favorite. I like to dress mine with a Walden Farms Calorie Free Dressing or MCT oil and sprinkled with Everything But the Bagel Seasoning.

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MOMMAVik — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:58:33 GMT

Windy, cloudy & cold here. Dinner will be chicken noodle soup, blt sandwiches & fruit salad.

I am getting hungry & envious reading all of your delicious menus here.

Thank you for posting your keto recipes & menus, @JeanLouiseFinch. I have been thinking about trying that food plan. My friend has had great success with it.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:06:00 GMT

@MOMMAVik wrote:
Windy, cloudy & cold here. Dinner will be chicken noodle soup, blt sandwiches & fruit salad.

I am getting hungry & envious reading all of your delicious menus here.

Thank you for posting your keto recipes & menus, @JeanLouiseFinch. I have been thinking about trying that food plan. My friend has had great success with it.

You're quite welcome, @MOMMAVik. I'm passionate about it and think it often gets a bad rap because some people don't understand it. Done right, it's really healthy and you don't feel like you're missing out. If you do proceed, please commit to 30 days. The first two weeks can be rough for some people as they transition from sugar buring to fat burning. That rough patch is called the keto flu, but it doesn't last. If you have any questions, you know where to find me. Good luck!

Re: What's cooking in April?

Winifred — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:45:49 GMT

Hi everyone. Not a real nice day here in Sou Ca; today. Quite chilly, little windy and NO SUN at all. Not good. In a few days suppose to be up in the 80s however. We shall see.

No great cooking but last night did fix a HUGE pot roast. And only me here. Great roast, onions, baby carrots and did not do mashed potatoes but just but some of the red skin potatoes up and cooked them in with the rest. Usually fix mashed potatoes but since no one else was here I did that. Worked fine so have plenty of food tonight. Davey was with his Dad last night helping him and I was not aware he was not coming back home but there is plenty of food to warm up tonight.

Hope all had a great day.