Kitchen

[tiny 2]

@house_cat, Somehow I thought you were closer to Asheville. We only have one dry county in the state and that is Graham. I have read that there are 2 that do not have an ABC store. I hope someone did explain about ABC stores here. I think we are the only state with that system.

[RedTop]

@tiny 2 

Liquor sales in WV are also controlled thru the state ABC system.  

[MOMMAVik]

Meatloaf, potato salad and steamed green beans for dinner. Ice cream with hot fudge topping for dessert. I am excited for the next few days as the weatherman is forecasting much cooler temps for the next few days! I see some possible lasagna or other cool weather comfort foods on the table ahead!

[house_cat]

@tiny 2 

I'm 15 min north of Asheville in Madison County.

There's an ABC store in Weaverville, where I work and one in Burnsville near my kids, also multiple ones in Asheville, but since neither DH nor I drink alcohol, I haven't had a reason to shop there... until now... I do need some marsala wine for my pantry.  I always keep a bottle of bourbon for cooking and rum for the holidays.  Last time the bourbon ran out, one of my kids replaced it, so I haven't had to buy any since moving here.

[tiny 2]

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@house_cat wrote:

@tiny 2 

I'm 15 min north of Asheville in Madison County.

There's an ABC store in Weaverville, where I work and one in Burnsville near my kids, also multiple ones in Asheville, but since neither DH nor I drink alcohol, I haven't had a reason to shop there... until now... I do need some marsala wine for my pantry.  I always keep a bottle of bourbon for cooking and rum for the holidays.  Last time the bourbon ran out, one of my kids replaced it, so I haven't had to buy any since moving here.

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@house_cat, You are still a good distance away from me. I am going up at the end of the month to my house up there. I have not spent any time since my husbands death. I recently had a very involved stomach surgery and I'm finally able to eat again and ok to travel. Yay. I hope to be up there for a few months. I do have to travel back here for my iv infusion and some rest days after that. I have family that will be visiting for some leaf peeping trips.LOL.

[kate2357]

Dinner tonight is one of my favorite pasta dishes. I love it w/ lots of black pepper. Spaghetti Carbonara, Caesar salad and raspberry limoncello gelato.

[tiny 2]

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@RedTop wrote:

@tiny 2 

Liquor sales in WV are also controlled thru the state ABC system.  

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@RedTop, Yes , Apparently some others too. I'm not sure where I got that from. Should have looked it up. We(NC) have had some really strange laws over the years regarding alcohol. I remember when you had to bring it to a club or establishment in a brown bag and pay for the set ups like orange juice etc. It was such a big deal when you could go into a restaurant with a bar and order a daiquiri.

[RedTop]

Trucker daughter asked for chili casserole with baked cornbread topping.   Probably not going to go over well with my husband, but he can have last nights pork roast leftovers!

[house_cat]

Last week I brought home 6 lbs of ground beef and 2 lbs of ground pork. I immediately made what I call my "meatball mix", sealed it up and put it into the freezer. 

I used some of the beef to prep and freeze a meatloaf for tonight, which was a godsend after a busy day of doctor appointments.  I should mention that I also froze a small Ziplock bag of mashed potatoes from last week. I heated them up in a small saucepan and couldn't tell the difference from fresh.  I need to do that more often because I often get carried away with mashed potatoes and wind up throwing a bunch away. We also had some frozen mixed veggies, oh and gravy of course! It was an easy, yummy meal.

@tiny 2 

I'm glad to hear that you are recovering well.  These beautiful mountains in the autumn will surely make you feel better.

[RetRN]

Making ham, potato, and corn chowder today.