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Today has been cold and windy, so lunch was low carb egg drop soup, and I made a big batch of low carb taco soup tonight. Still freezing. lol
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We just had leftover tonight. You have to do it sometime. I guess a I better take something out of the freezer for tomorrow.
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Cwillie, I know I do, just wanting to wish the pounds away. But I know that I would feel better just slowly losing 10 pounds, so always conscious of not feeling as good, I will lose some weight!
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Tonight, I made chicken Fettucini. First I cut up two chicken breasts a in olive oil and garlic. Then I cooked the fettuccine and heated up the Qlfredo Sauce from a jar and mixed it all together for delicious dinner!
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Yup, but I think most of us just want to be able to wish the pounds away...

www.agingcare.com/questions/support-group-dieting-for-caregivers-187897.htm
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CWillie, is there really a dieting thread?
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Sharadale, you are amazing. I'm thinking you can cook your way out of a difficult circumstance anytime! (That is a compliment!).
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Jeanne, what a great idea, from someone who loves to share!
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I'm doing double dinner for tomorrow. My good friend for 60 years is trying to get some projects done in the next month. Her husband has stage 4 cancer. I can't help directly with the projects, but I'm going to make her several dinners over the next month.

Tomorrow will be a hamburger/mushroom mixture baked into bread dough ("stroganoff loaf"), a creole salad with orange segments and blue cheese, pickled beets, and a small pound cake with fresh berries.

Years ago I bought 2 cast aluminum 6-cup Bundt cake pans (in other words, half size.) Just perfect to make one batch of batter and then keep one and give one!
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Sharadale, I get a kick out of people who "don't like leftovers." What nonsense! :)

If a recipe calls for 2 cups of cooked chicken, what difference does it make if you cooked it just for that recipe, or you cooked it yesterday and ate part of it then? Glad he liked what you made!
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Used leftover chicken, second night in a row and hubby who doesn't like leftovers said it was great!
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Everyone loved the dinner. I think I might hold five pieces of bacon until the end. All the bacon was limp. But the taste was awesome.
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Oh I know, cwillie. Just cooking the bacon added 5 lbs to my waistline! My husband is not a big chicken fan so these recipes that I find on Pinterest have really helped out.
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10 pieces of bacon and a cup of cheddar, how can it not be good?... but you had better stay away from the dieting thread LOL
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Doing a crockpot dinner tonight because grand baby is coming for babysitting adventure and I can never make dinner when she is here. Who would want to! Anyway, I went to my boards on Pinterest and found a recipe for cheesy bacon ranch chicken!
Two tablespoons olive oil in bottom of crock
4-6 chicken breasts (frozen or fresh)
1/2 c ranch dressing
1/4c teriyaki sauce
1c shredded cheddar
10 pieces of crumbled cooked bacon

Put olive oil in bottom of crock
Place chicken on top of oil
Mix ranch and teriyaki together and pour on top of chicken
Put shredded cheese on top trying to distribute between chicken pieces if possible
Add crumbled bacon
Cook for 4-6 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high depending on thickness of breast pieces and if frozen or not.
Never made it before, but sounded so good. I think I will serve with Uncle Ben's Basmati rice that cooks in micro in 90 seconds. This is the only one of his microwave rices that I can stand. Also salad with ranch dressing.
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I discovered I also had portabella mushrooms, so I didn't make a trip to the store last night. The stir-fry was excellent, and took less than 20 minutes to put together.

I also was out of the various bottles of sauces -- Szechuan, Asian stir-fry, mandarin orange, etc. -- that I often rely on. So I found a recipe for which I had all ingredients on hand, and made it last night. It was very good! Will probably do it again, with some variations. I got it from the Food website. In case there are other stir-fry fans here --

Ingredients
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 1/4 cups water
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons dry sherry or 2 tablespoons rice wine
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions
Combine all ingredients except cornstarch in a small bowl or a 2 to 4 cup liquid measuring cup.
Place the cornstarch in a separate small bowl, and whisk in a little of the mixture from step 1.
After the cornstarch is disolved, mix it into the entire sauce mixture.

Just before mixing in to vegetables and/or meat, whisk the mixture one more time.
Add about 2/3 of the way through stir frying.
Enjoy!
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Tbone steak, baked potato corn on the cob, salad,French bread rolls and a happy husband.
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Half of what was left of my roast chicken became wild rice/mushroom soup tonight. Awesome. Used the recipe from the Dayton's River Room restaurant where it originated. It was a signature item that Marshall Field's kept on their menu when they bought Dayton's. (In case anybody has had it in either of those department stores.) How could it not be good with heavy cream and sherry?

The other half of the leftover chicken will be in a veggie stir-fry tomorrow. I just discovered that the cauliflower I thought was in the fridge has wandered off, and there is no trace of the frozen bag of stir-fry veggies. It is 2:30 am. I'm trying to decide if a trip to the all-night grocer is warranted. All I have on hand is celery, carrots (nice, from farmer's market), colored bell peppers, onion, and frozen corn. Hmmm. Oh, and some kale. Is that too strong-flavored for stir-fry? I'll have to give it some thought.

I LOVE having everything prepped when I start dinner shortly after waking up in the afternoon.
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Tonight was parmesan crusted tilapia for Mom and me, hubby had left over pork chop. Steamed green beans and leftover asparagus and Mac n cheese. And of course birthday cake for dessert.
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Going back to healthy, thanks JUDDABUDDHABOO! Back in time, 6 days ago, steamed veges and dumplings! That's the plan. Already made the list. Bye!!
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So, what's for dinner tonight? Heading out to TraderJoes soon. Easy cook?
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LOL, Pam, that reminds me of why I prefer to buy crayfish already pulled from the shell. I think of the t-shirts we saw in craw-daddy country that said, "You want me to suck WHAT?"
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And let me assure everyone that a crabcake not from Md is NOT a crabcake.. we frown on fillers...
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They eat shrimp, and a crab cake.. but picking out a Md Blue Crab is not thier thing...LOL... I am a MD transplant (37 years) and they don;t know what they are missing... My one little cousin wanted to try it but was embarassed.. Heck we were all novices once, and they are so worth the work! My Mom is pretty good at it, and my Aunt watched today, and admitted the backfin we passed her way was pretty yummy. She had never had cream of crab soup.. and she loved it!! We are takeing the Aunt and Mom to Ocean City this week for a Vacay.. Lots more yummy Md seafood in her future.. as she is now visiting quite a bit for a week at a time.. Her prefered food is doughnuts..
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Pammz, why do your PA relatives not eat crab? Shrimp too?
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We had our annual crab and shrimp feed/joint mom's birthday party yesterday.. sprung FIL from rehab for it! Today we picked out most of the leftover crabs and I peeled the leftover shrimp.. then I made cream of crab soup. My Aunt loved it!!! She and all of my PA relatives wont touch a crab... but they loved the rest of the dishes.. come to party and bring a side.. tons of food for all!! So leftovers to go with it!!
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Well slight change with dinner. I ran it by hubby since it is his birthday and he opted for the porkchops but wanted Mac n cheese and asparagus. And of course his birthday cake for dessert. I tried something different with the chops. I fried them in a skillet with a little olive oil and then once cooked, simmered it in a mixture of apple juice and honey. Wow that was a great idea!
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My grilled salmon was good. Only used a little olive oil and Old Bay seasoning on it. I think salmon has such a wonderful flavor all on its own. With it I served mashed sweet potatoes (so I could try out a new ricer) with butter and a touch of honey, and fresh peas. As a child I HATED, HATED peas. But as an adult I discovered I hate overcooked (canned) peas. Fresh are a whole 'nother veggie.

For tonight I have a whole chicken roasting. Smells good! Maybe worth it for the aroma in the house. I'm not sure I've roasted a chicken since local stores started selling rotisserie chicken.

Elizabeth, I've been thinking of lasagna lately. Haven't made that in a long while, either. Tell your husband he inspired one of my meals for next week!
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Well chili was great last night, but hubby ca,e home from the hospital this Mir I got. It's his birthday and we were going out for dinner but he is not up to it yet. So tonight will be pork chops, rice and gravy and corn on the cob.
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Wow, Elizabeth, that is something to be grateful for, and I would be too. Our kitchen is basically closed (mostly to my husband) until I am sure the ants don't find a new path inside. I am becoming hypervigilant so as to protect him from the ant spray and inviting ants unknowingly. I have cooked in there, but it's scary.
Clean up is harder because there is a baby powder trail to prevent ant crossings.
Dinner, as always, is going to be late!
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