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WHATS COOKING iN THIS MONTH OF APRIL?

Pooky1 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:58:46 GMT

Good evening everyone. I'm getting April started tonight. Showers this morning and partly sunny today MD showes next few day's. First 3 ****** months are almost behind us I made tacos and rice for dinner tonight. Have a great night everyone.

Re: WHATS COOKING iN THIS MONTH OF APRIL?

amyb — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:02:17 GMT

I just finished a stufffed artichoke I made tonight...yum...tender and sweet.

Also heating up a little pasta to eat with some leftover bay scallops we had out the other night.

That's it for tonight...have a good night.

ps. Of course you had tacos..."Taco Tuesday." I've never once made tacos at home! I should some time try it!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:29:16 GMT

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cusegirl — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:23:47 GMT

@ amyb, We haven't had stuffed artichokes in a long time. When my mother was alive she made them 3 or 4 times a year and they were delicious. I think I will make them for Easter. Thanks for the idea.

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amyb — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:49:19 GMT

@cusegirl wrote:
@ amyb, We haven't had stuffed artichokes in a long time. When my mother was alive she made them 3 or 4 times a year and they were delicious. I think I will make them for Easter. Thanks for the idea.

Glad I inspired you to make them for Easter, they're a perfect addition to an Easter menu, and very seasonal this time of year. I hope you enjoy them. I'll teach you what my mother always stressed to me..."Look for the 'female', ie. the ones with the more rounded and not pointed tops, they are more tender and sweet!!" And she is right...they are.

When I see good ones or good priced ones in the store I pick them up and make them occasionally, throughout the year...sometimes they're so filling it might be all I'll have for dinner, or other times, like last night, with a light side of pasta or some protein.

Let me know how they turn out ~ Enjoy!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:07:16 GMT

One of our living room chairs broke right before we left on our trip. This morning DH got it down to the curb as it's trash day. It's also raining 🙄. I hope the garbage men take it. 🤞

We're getting ready to do a little redecorating, still in the planning stages. Whenever we do a home project it seems to take on a life of its own. We started thinking about replacing carpet in the LR, DR, and FR, then that made me think we should paint now too. Then we thought about redoing the kitchen floor. We can't do it all at once so the kitchen floor will probably have to wait a little while. I plan to refinish our kitchen table and paint two stand up floor cabinets we have in there too. I can do those anytime as long as the weather cooperates because I do it in the garage. As much as the carpet replacement needs to be done, I hate the thought of emptying the cabinets, having boxes in the way and moving furniture. Our dining room hutch is so heavy. DH and I did it last time but this time I think we'll need help. We're moving the dining room set and hutch to the garage and will not bring it back inside. We will try to sell it. I would give it away just to be rid of it but DH thinks we can get a few bucks for it. I want to replace it with something more simple. The carpet guy will be here next week to measure.

I thawed a couple of Rastelli steak burgers and will make bacon cheeseburgers topped with a fried egg for lunch. I'll dress mine with a slice of tomato, a thin slice of red onion, dill slices and a little KF ketchup. I'll have some raw veggies on the side.

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RedTop — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:34:10 GMT

Just after 12:00 and a meatloaf is cooling on my stove; supper will be ready when I'm ready to eat. Potatoes are peeled and ready to cook and there are green beans in the refrigerator.

Since I don't cook as often these days, I don't have many leftovers to rely on for a quick meal. I've eaten more cereal in the last 14 months than in my entire life, because the day has passed, I'm really hungry and my decision is to wait up to 45 minutes for a frozen entree to cook or eat cereal, and I choose cereal. Tonight I am actually prepared!

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cusegirl — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:15:36 GMT

We are having pork chops, fried potatoes and homemade applesauce tonight

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RetRN — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:56:51 GMT

Beef enchiladas with a green salad.

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amyb — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:55:03 GMT

Made a "kitchen sink" veggie soup today, with all the veggies in my fridge and freezer, some ditallini pasta and egg drop in it. Very good. Had it for lunch and dinner! Had a half sandwich, on the side, for dinner. Easy, no fuss stuff...and nice on this rainy evening.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:31:50 GMT

@amyb wrote:
Made a "kitchen sink" veggie soup today, with all the veggies in my fridge and freezer, some ditallini pasta and egg drop in it. Very good. Had it for lunch and dinner! Had a half sandwich, on the side, for dinner. Easy, no fuss stuff...and nice on this rainy evening.

@amyb - do you use boxed broth?

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amyb — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:13:06 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
@amyb wrote:
Made a "kitchen sink" veggie soup today, with all the veggies in my fridge and freezer, some ditallini pasta and egg drop in it. Very good. Had it for lunch and dinner! Had a half sandwich, on the side, for dinner. Easy, no fuss stuff...and nice on this rainy evening.
@amyb - do you use boxed broth?

I do. I did that whole "soak the carcass of a roast chicken" to make broth once...was a bit grossed out, and so much work. I use boxed broth all the time.

I buy organic chicken broth...this one from Fresh Market also said it had veggies (puree'd) in it too, added some depth of flavor. I am trying to get a taste for boxed bone broths too, since they have more protein.

I will at times make my mom's chicken soup, which was the best and literally would cure colds!... and she used to do it with boiling just the cx breasts, the rest of the flavor in hers came from the veggies she put in, some whole, some puree'd into the broth, so I don't need the whole bird for flavor in that.

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Shihtzursqmom — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Tonight we had sheet pan chicken fajitas
Red Top I saw the Texas Roadhouse rolls in our local Publix

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Boehm Collector — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:09:40 GMT

Every year for Easter I make a specialty from my parents' home town in Italy. They are called Piconi. Probably no one here has ever heard of them They are like ravioli. The filling is made out of LOTS of Parmigiano, Pecorino Romano and eggs. It involves a lot of work. But they are worth it because everyone loves them. I make about 130 and freeze them. I will be making them tomorrow, Good Friday. My DH helps me.

Before going into the oven :

After they are baked:

The inside of the baked Piconi:

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cusegirl — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:11:46 GMT

We are having breakfast for dinner tonight. Eggs over easy, breakfast sausage links, and Italian toast. Still cold and rainy here!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:55:34 GMT

It's Thursday so you know what that means. I have eggs in the instant pot and we'll be coloring them with the grandkids this afternoon.

Normally I can pull a meal together for us in short order, under 30 minutes, as long as the meat is thawed. That isn't today. 🙄 DS is coming later so I thought I'd try a new recipe for a buffalo chicken bake. I thawed the chicken overnight. This morning I had to cook and shred the chicken, steam and dry out cauliflower rice, shred some mozzarella, and blend cottage cheese before I could assemble it. It's been a bit of a production. I wanted to get it ready so all I have to do later is pop it in the oven. Hopefully it tastes good. The grandkids will probably pass on the buffalo chicken, too spicy, and likely want Stouffers mac & cheese. I should buy Stouffers company stock! We can all have green beans and fresh strawberries, though.

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RetRN — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:33:04 GMT

Boston Market frozen entree---meatloaf w/ mashed potatoe & gravy.

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RedTop — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:32:53 GMT

Made macaroni salad today to go with yesterdays meatloaf. Tested the pickled beets and eggs I made Tuesday and they are pretty tasty. Ordered a beef tenderloin for our Easter dinner and will pick it up by 10:00 tomorrow. Keeping our holiday meal simple with twice baked potatoes, roasted vegetables and rolls.

Happy Easter!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:47:30 GMT

My first mug of coffee this morning was pretty good. Unfortunately, the second one spilled in my lap. It was cooled down so no harm done except for the mess to clean up. 🙄

The grandkids had lots of fun doing their eggs. We had dye cups but also an Eggmazing decorator kit. They dipped a few but liked using the markers more. I think next year I'll get a second kit and skip the dye.

Our buffalo chicken bake was pretty good but not as spicy as I expected so we had to add more Franks Red Hot at the table. DH liked it so I'll make it again sometime.

Today we will start getting ready for Sunday - dust, vacuum, set up tables, get the table linens ready and put on, etc. I still don't have a final count so we won't set the tables until tomorrow.

Thin ribeyes are thawing for lunch. Just have to decide on a green vegetable.

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cusegirl — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:28:47 GMT

Baked stuffed shrimp with brown rice, and broccoli for dinner. Supposed to go to 72 today, but I don't know if that will happen. Have a great day all.