What's for Dinner - Wednesday Aug 29th

[Lucinda]

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[cbayer]

1. I think we are going to a fireplace dedication party.

A friend just finished installing a fireplace on her boat, which is pretty cool. She was planning a small party, but haven't heard from her.

If it's off, we will have pork chops with peaches and something else on the side (rice?).

Getting very low on produce and meat, but I got my shipment of cheese yesterday!

[cbayer]

2. Party not happening, so it's pork chops, lol.

[grasswire]

4. give us the packing list of cheeses

Make us envious.

I like to see what people buy.

[cbayer]

8. Here you go!

Abbot's Cheddar with Mustard Seed
Danbo
Frantal Emmental
Goat Gouda
Huntsman
Lappi
Malagon with Rosemary
Marygold
Roth Kase Gran Queso
Wensleydale with Apricots
Wexford Mature Cheddar
Windsor Red

All of these are from the sale section. I can't get the highly perishable ones (bries and the like), because it always takes an extra day to get to my location.

I plan to make fondue with the Emmental and Lappi. I also plan to hold on to the Huntsman for a couple of months, because they say it improves with further aging.

I feel very, very cheese rich right now.

[grasswire]

11. now that's a snack!!

A fresh pear or apple, a few walnuts, a cheese board, some crackers or baguette, a glass of wine....and your view, of course.

Priceless!

[cbayer]

12. You bet! I will invite friends over one evening for exactly that

and will bake a loaf of bread to go with it.

Absolute heaven in these beautiful days of late August.

[Lucinda]

33. (faints)

Oh my.
will you adopt me?

[Lucinda]

32. Mmm...cheese.

I've been craving cheese the past couple of days.
Can't decide if I want a snackable hunk of white cheddar, or if I want to make something hot, cheesy & gooey.

[Goblinmonger]

3. Open house at school today

so I'm at work until 7ish tonight. No clue what to have. Probably just collapse after a day of mind-numbing meetings.

[Phentex]

5. Understandable...

I call that Make Your Own Sandwich Night!

[Goblinmonger]

6. PB and banana sounds good. n/t

[Lucinda]

31. Hope you survived, and rested well last night!

[Phentex]

7. I'm going out so they get

tacos. I threw in a can of chipotles in adobo. I hope it's not too much heat.

[cbayer]

9. A whole can!!!! OMG.

I recently made a bean salad with just one of the suckers chopped up and about a teaspoon of the sauce and it was pretty hot.

I just recently read that you can freeze them, which makes me happy because I generally ended up using one chile from the can and throwing the rest out.

[blaze]

13. One chili in each ice cube cube!!!

Works great!!!

[cbayer]

14. What a brilliant idea! I just put it in a ziploc and dropped it into my freezer.

I can't fit ice cube trays, but that is a great. idea.

[blaze]

15. Ah... the limitations I never think of

but you always seem to find a way to maximize the opportunities!!!

[pinto]

21. LOL. I was going to suggest the ice cube tray approach too. But knew it didn't fit cbayer's set-up.

cbayer - They freeze great, fresh or canned. I do the same, zip lock portions. They last forever.

[Phentex]

34. Apparently, they were HOT! lol...

some bites more than others and with added toppings, they could eat them. However, husband has said we should add something to the remaining chicken to absorb some of the bite.

Funny thing is, I think I've done this before! HA!

[pinto]

10. Baked potato - stuffed with broccoli crowns, diced onion, shredded cheese, sour cream.

I halve and scoop out the potato, blend with all the fillings and stuff back into the baked skins. Top with a good dose of black pepper and some parsley. Swimming in cherry tomatoes, so probably a side of slices with basil, olive oil.

(Often add bacon and garlic to this, but I've kind of OD'd on both recently...)

[livetohike]

16. That sounds delicious!

Do you broil the potato after restuffing it, or just eat it as is? Either way, I am going to try this combo

[pinto]

20. Broiled the stuffed halves a bit just to toast the top. Came out great and I have enough left over

for a scrambled egg breakfast, lunch or whatever. Would probably go into a tuna salad, cold, pretty well too.

[livetohike]

24. Thanks! It's on the menu for next week for sure

[Lucinda]

30. I stuff all sorts of thing into potatoes...BBQ is yummy!

My mom used to empty them, add a variety of things in, top with cheese, and then re-bake it until the tops browned. They were good that way too.

[livetohike]

17. Spent the day (working as usual) at our little cottage. Stopped at the

farm stand on the way out - can walk to it from the cottage, but we were on our way home. Had fresh corn on the cob, oven baked breaded zucchini and steamed greens for dinner .

[Lucinda]

29. I miss corn.

It was always one of my favorite things.
I do snag a bite or two from time to time, and it's always as good as I remembered!
I keep hoping this allergy/sensitivity will go away one of these days!

[livetohike]

39. Lucinda, maybe you will "outgrow" it. I read that our body chemistry changes every seven years

and hopefully, lots of troubles will disappear soon. My husband calls me the Corn Queen. If it's got corn in it, I am eating it .

[Lucinda]

40. I hope so! I've always had a little trouble with corn, but it got a LOT worse

a few years ago.
I use masa when I make tamales, and we use corn tortillas with our enchiladas, so I am careful to just have a little bit at one meal. I'd eat corn daily if I could!

[WhollyHeretic]

18. Had a very long day at work so I decided on sandwiches. I stopped at Stu Leonard's (a small grocery

chain). They make a lot of there own stuff including bread, cheeses, and potato chips. I got some fresh made salt and vinegar potato chips. I made sandwiches with fresh ciabatta rolls(they were still warm when I bought them), fresh made mozzarella, roasted peppers and tomatoes, fresh basil, and mayo. It was very good and very easy. I also picked up a caramel walnut apple pie. That was excellent.

[Lucinda]

28. It all sounds wonderful!

Especially the sandwich! Simple, with some of my favorite flavors.

[fizzgig]

19. tater tots and chicken fries

too tired to do anything but open the freezer

[Lucinda]

27. Hope you rested well last night!

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[fizzgig]

37. thanks lucinda!

today's the start of my weekend, i'm planning on being lazy.

[Lucinda]

38. Lazy works for me!

[Lugnut]

22. We had reruns.

It was clean out the fridge night.

[Lucinda]

26. My fridge is soooooo empty. Carrots, apples and condiments!

Time to go shopping.

[Le Taz Hot]

23. Finally got around to grilling the pizza

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I was going to do the other day. Simple toppings w/Mozzarella Cheese, sausage, homemade marinara and peppers from the garden I had pickled earlier this month. I watched the videos Stinky the Clown provided so I felt confident I knew what I was doing. The verdict: I'm never buying another commercial pizza again. It was absolutely the BEST pizza I've ever had. VERY easy to make and cheap too -- EASILY under $5.00 and it made 2 meals for both of us.

[Lucinda]

25. I like them in the oven too. Fast, inexpensive, and crazy easy if

you have dough ready.

I usually make enough dough for 6 pizzas and then just store it in the fridge until I'm ready for it. Dinner in minutes!

[Le Taz Hot]

35. I was actually thinking about that yesterday.

While I have the stand mixer and all the ingredients out, I might as well make several batches.

[Lucinda]

36. It works well for us because

we can have pizza several days in a row before getting tired of it, and the dough keeps well in the fridge.