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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 4, 2022 17:14:03 GMT -5
I had spaghetti. The regular kind brownrexx, not Sketty ala Knuckles. Haha!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 4, 2022 22:14:08 GMT -5
I made a one dish meal - one of those comfort foods, we were talking about on that other thread - an Indian dal/subzi, in which I put 3/4 c each of toor dal, red chori, and whole sorghum berries, and soaked it for a couple of hours, then cooked that on slow cook, while out in the garden. Later, I removed that from the IP, rinsed it out, then cooked a chopped onion and about a half cup of chopped garlic scapes in some ghee. Then I added 3 tb of a new sambar masala I made recently, and about a cup of chopped tomatoes, and cooked on low, until the mix turned thick, then return the cooked dal to the IP. I tossed the diced eggplants in a wok, while that cooked, followed by the okra, and added them to the IP, then cooked again in the slow cook mode, while I was outside again. Probably took longer to type this in, than the work time for the dish! Sorghum, rather jowar, added to the sambar, which eggplant and okra is cooked in. by pepperhead212, on Flickr The okra, ready to stir fry briefly, in the leftover oil from the eggplant. by pepperhead212, on Flickr Finished dal with eggplant and okra, and some sorghum - a.k.a. jowar. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 6, 2022 11:10:10 GMT -5
One of the stores had a big sale on bone-in ribeyes - they were almost reasonably priced. So I picked some up and we are doing steaks on the grill with the in-laws tonight.
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Post by rdback on Jul 6, 2022 11:52:07 GMT -5
One of the stores had a big sale on bone-in ribeyes - they were almost reasonably priced. So I picked some up and we are doing steaks on the grill with the in-laws tonight.
Same here - $7.99 per lb. I ALMOST pulled the trigger, but went with the .99/lb pork butt, lol. That requires the smoker, so we'll be grilling burgers tonight.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 6, 2022 15:06:42 GMT -5
Dunno!
Might do Yogurt & Wheatgrass.
LMAO! I can’t even say that with a straight face!
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 6, 2022 17:29:46 GMT -5
No fancy pants meal here tonight. I made tuna salad to put on saltines with side dishes of fresh picked green beans and salad with the last of my garden lettuce
DH Does not like hot food on a hot day And today was extremely hot and humid so he was happy with dinner.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 6, 2022 17:42:58 GMT -5
No fancy pants meal here tonight. I made tuna salad to put on saltines with side dishes of fresh picked green beans and salad with the last of my garden lettuce DH Does not like hot food on a hot day And today was extremely hot and humid so he was happy with dinner. I might go in to DQ and order a Tuna Malt just to mess with them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2022 18:36:29 GMT -5
No fancy pants meal here tonight. I made tuna salad to put on saltines with side dishes of fresh picked green beans and salad with the last of my garden lettuce DH Does not like hot food on a hot day And today was extremely hot and humid so he was happy with dinner. I might go in to DQ and order a Tuna Malt just to mess with them. They might make it mess with you !
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Post by bestofour on Jul 6, 2022 22:30:58 GMT -5
Burgers on the grill, little Lucy okra from the garden, squash from the garden, cherry tomatoes from the garden baked with olive oil and cheese, and a sliced cucumber from the garden.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 7, 2022 5:12:28 GMT -5
Burgers on the grill, little Lucy okra from the garden, squash from the garden, cherry tomatoes from the garden baked with olive oil and cheese, and a sliced cucumber from the garden. What’s your thoughts on Little Lucy?
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 7, 2022 7:55:14 GMT -5
bestofour , that sounds like a nice garden meal. Do you cook your squash on the grill too? I like to eat it that way. I slice it lengthwise, brush with olive oil and grill. I always make that when I cook burgers in the summer.
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Post by paulf on Jul 7, 2022 8:25:44 GMT -5
Harvesting green beans, dark green zucchini and cucumbers. We now have some side dishes.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 7, 2022 11:50:44 GMT -5
One of the stores had a big sale on bone-in ribeyes - they were almost reasonably priced. So I picked some up and we are doing steaks on the grill with the in-laws tonight. Same here - $7.99 per lb. I ALMOST pulled the trigger, but went with the .99/lb pork butt, lol. That requires the smoker, so we'll be grilling burgers tonight.
Good call...if your steaks came from the same source as mine, you would have been disappointed. Our steaks were gristly. The actual meat was tasty and tender, but required painstaking major surgery on each steak to get around the gristle. I have a whole big steak and part of another one leftover, where we really should not have had much leftover. People just gave up on them and ate more of the side dishes instead. I am going to put the leftover steak in the slow cooker and see if I can break it down to make the meat soft and shreddable, then season it up for use as taco or enchilada filling.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 7, 2022 15:31:28 GMT -5
This was more of a late lunch, but I'll probably have another bowl later, too! It is the first dish I make every season, when I start getting enough cherry tomatoes, and I had more than enough on the counter today that were ripe. It's that lentil salad I make many times every season, that also has a habanero, though for the first ones I have to use frozen ones in, as they don't ripen until late July/early August. Had to use two frozen, but when fresh off the plant, only one is needed! The original recipe only called for 2 cups of halved cherry tomatoes, but I eventually increased that to 5 cups! That's the ingredient that I have to wait for. Another ingredient from the garden is the garlic chives, but those are around long before the tomatoes show up! Here's that first batch of lentil salad I look forward to every season! 7-7 by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 7, 2022 17:50:16 GMT -5
Watermelon. It’s been a good year for them. Every single one I’ve bought has been extra sweet! I bring them home, wash them, place in the freezer for 2.5 to 3 hours. Cut and Gobble!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2022 13:40:12 GMT -5
Planning a few easy dinners and some cooler ones with the heat outside. Shrimp cerviche tonight, steak tostadas later this net few days, watermelon...Ribeyes are on sale, $5.97 a pound, so some of those. Planning on doing a few jams and chutneys, some pickles too.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 8, 2022 16:38:56 GMT -5
I had some bbq brisket rolled up in a tortilla. 1/2 a cantaloupe 1/4 chunk of watermelon.
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Post by bestofour on Jul 8, 2022 22:06:58 GMT -5
Burgers on the grill, little Lucy okra from the garden, squash from the garden, cherry tomatoes from the garden baked with olive oil and cheese, and a sliced cucumber from the garden. What’s your thoughts on Little Lucy? I think this is the 3rd year I've grown it and have always loved it. Look what you started.
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Post by bestofour on Jul 8, 2022 22:07:41 GMT -5
bestofour , that sounds like a nice garden meal. Do you cook your squash on the grill too? I like to eat it that way. I slice it lengthwise, brush with olive oil and grill. I always make that when I cook burgers in the summer. I like it grilled too but this time I cooked it with potatoes and butter. Yum.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2022 14:54:04 GMT -5
Shrimp or steak with mushrooms, whichever is not tonight will happen tomorrow.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 9, 2022 15:16:08 GMT -5
I’ve got the watermelon in the freezer. It’s been in there now for right at 2 hours . It’s close to supper time for me and We ain’t turning nar stove burner on.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 9, 2022 21:34:55 GMT -5
My dinner was leftovers, plus some tomatoes and fresh pickles. Earlier in the day, I made something using those tomatoes I had to trim the bad parts out of - ended up being 3 cups of them in the Vitamix, to which I added about a half cup of those garlic scapes, and 3 canned chipotles and 3 dried moritas. I blended this for 3 minutes or more, 'til it was steaming, then poured into the Instant Pot. Set it to sauté/high, and cooked it down to a very thick sauce, stirring frequently, while dicing up one of the bottle gourds, and those two sambar cucumbers. These smelled and tasted like any other cukes, but are often cooked, in Indian dishes. This was over 3 cups of vegetables, which I added to the IP, now turned off. Then I added 3 c water, and a scant cup of grits, to which I added about 1/4 c masa harina, to get that flavor. I added about 1½ tb of dark soy, for that umami flavor, and the salt, mixed well, and simmered about 30 min. on slow cook/high, to cook the grits and vegetables, stirring a few times. I stirred in about 3/4 c of that "taco style" cheese from Aldi, and that was it. A delicious Mexican tasting mash, and amazingly, those vegetables still had a bite to them, after cooking over 30 minutes! A summer squash cooked like that would disappear. Here's what was leftover: Leftover chipotle grits dish, with diced bottle gourd and cucumber. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2022 0:04:37 GMT -5
Don't you just love the Vitamix??!!! So freaking handy.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 11, 2022 19:07:02 GMT -5
I finished some leftovers today, but also made the first batch of guacamole of the season, using some of the fresh vegetables of the season. The avocados came down in price, so I got some on my last Aldi trip, and they ripened today. A friend came over when I texted him about it! Guacamole, before stirring everything up! by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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Post by bestofour on Jul 11, 2022 21:50:56 GMT -5
I thought about paulf as I fried up some good ole’ okra from the garden.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 12, 2022 16:42:42 GMT -5
Oh dear! I can’t believe the supper I ate! People are starting to point and gasp at how much I just ate. It was like pulling a big rig into the station on empty! Hahahaaa!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2022 17:11:52 GMT -5
Oh dear! I can’t believe the supper I ate! People are starting to point and gasp at how much I just ate. It was like pulling a big rig into the station on empty! Hahahaaa!
Not 250 gallons worth ??!!
What was so good, HMK?
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jul 12, 2022 17:19:11 GMT -5
Beans/Rice/taco meat/Pico De Gallo with several tortillas. I stopped counting. It’s gonna be a wild time in the olde town tonight!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2022 17:56:18 GMT -5
No one should tailgate you for a day or so, or they'll stop right smartly.
I being soooo bad, ice cream for supper!
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Post by spike on Jul 13, 2022 10:43:54 GMT -5
We had chicken alfredo for dinner last night. Nothing better than homemade alfredo sauce!
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