We are also watching college football and grilling burgers and making fries! You've got me beat with the shrimp cocktail though. (yum!)

Yesterday I made a big batch of bone stock from a turkey. This morning I will put the stock into a crockpot with some turkey meat, mushrooms, carrots, celery, spinach, and cubed butternut squash. When I get home from work there will be a wonderful turkey soup waiting.

- baked pork chops with my homemade "Shake n Bake"
- cornbread
- baby butter beans in ham stock
- Rice-A-Roni

and for dessert:
- blueberry muffins

Ruby Red Hasselback Sweet Potato appetizers
 

Tonight I’m taking some time to make a plate of appetizers: I’m making Hasselback Sweet Potatoes (ruby red) with feta, finely chopped walnuts, pomegranate seeds, fresh herbs (parsley) and a drizzle or two of evoo and real maple syrup.

Recipe found here: https://www.cucinabyelena.com/hassel...h-maple-syrup/

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- baby butter beans
- corn bread
- a sweet potato

Happy Hump day, everyone.

Hey, I actually cooked. I made stuffed cabbage. I'm dieting, so I'm always looking for ways to reduce calories. Walmart has a good sale on ground turkey, so I bought some. I used 16 boiled cabbage leaves, 1 pound (2 cups) ground turkey, 2 cups shredded carrots, 1 cup chopped onions, 3 eggs. spices of your choice, Mix well. Fill your cabbage leaves. Roll them up. Chop up a few cabbage leaves to line the bottom of your pan, this will keep your rolls from burning or sticking to the bottom of the pan. When you're done rolling them and they are all in the pan, pour tomato juice or thinned down tomato sauce over them, making sure they are fully covered. They need to be covered while cooking. If the pan you're cooking in has a lid, use it. Otherwise wrap aluminum foil around the top of the pan. Cook in the oven at 375 Fahrenheit for 2 hours. I got six meals plus a bowl of soup, out of this batch and it cost me about less than $7 for all the ingredients. Also, they were delicious. 85 Calories each! Happy Day!
Smooches,
Keri

Keri, that recipe sounds really good. I'm going to make it. I'm curious - what spices do you use?

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Tonight, I had beef pot pie and applesauce for dessert.

- Orange chicken
- a Pumpkin Pie Pop-Tart

Dinner
 

A good number of tempura shrimp with a side of creamy cole slaw. Coffee.

Pizza! . . .

The last bit of split pea soup that I made a few days ago.

Dinner
 

Homeburger with bacon, cheese, sauteed onions, tomato slices, sandwich pickles and a squeeze of mustard. Ice tea.

Lindt recently admitted that their chocolates used "exaggerated marketing" and its chocolates are not "expertly crafted". In 2022, Consumer Reports did a study of various chocolates which revealed that Lindt Excellence Dark Chocoate 85% cocoa had extraordinarily high levels of lead. Its Excellence Dark Chocolate 70% Cocoa had cadmium. Lindt is trying to settle a class action lawsuit now.

Lindt is not the only chocolate company with problems, but I won't be eating their chocolates any time soon. I really want to see that CR report.

- lasagna
- brownies

And I thought chocolate was a safe option since no recalls for listeria, salmonella, or E.coli. I would often joke when reading about another recall on veggies that chocolate or cake don't seem to be subjects of recalls. But alas, that bubble has burst. This article from consumer reports lists all the chocolate companies who make unsafe chocolate, especially dark chocolate. I'm crying a little bit.

https://www.consumerreports.org/heal...e-a8480295550/

Pizza

It’s my daughter’s birthday and she wanted margerita pizza.

She’s a simple kind of girl….

Cin, thank you so much for finding that article. I'm looking for some Ghirardelli dark chocolate now, even though it's only described as "safer". I'll just have to save it for special occasions.

- Roast chicken
- Cornbread celery dressing
- Sweet potatoes

Dinner Tonight
 

Stuffed chicken breast with tater tots. Ice tea.

- Chicken, rice and broccoli with cheese casserole
- one square of 86% cacao dark chocolate

Dinner
 

Bacon wrapped steak with paresienne potatoes. Ice tea.

- Chicken, rice, broccoli and cheese casserole - again
- crumb cake

I had McDonald’s. I’m driving to NC and lost time with the weather and traffic so I didn’t want to stop

Their sweet tea isn’t bad and I love their pickles

I had to google paresienne potatoes lol

I haven't googled it yet but I keep meaning to.

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I'm making:
Biscuits and sausage gravy
Maybe an egg

Welp...
 

Ya know its baking season so ya know we bakers test taste-

Welp, today was seasoned oyster crackers (test tasted) went well with Rolling Rock beer-

Welp, today was Ina Garten's spicy pecans ( a new recipe for me ) omg! My new favorite! I have always been a *nut-job* but this one is over the top in goodness. Makers Mark (neat) for follow-up.
As for dinner-I think I have consumed my daily allocation of calories.

Enjoying everyone's take on what's for dinner!
Ks-

Googled it. Those potatoes sound so good!

Last night we had early christmas with my nephews and Solstice with my kiddo and their partner. I baked brie wheels in puffed pastry topped with a cranberry balsamic reduction, baguette, roasted veggies, and french fries that my nephews had requested.

- beef and vegetable soup
- cornbread

I reheated (barely) a steak biscuit that I got yesterday somewhere in Virginia. I realized around 5p that I hadn’t eaten all day since I was crazy busy cleaning and unpacking.
It sufficed!

Dinner
 

Just got Atlantic salmon from the store and will have with long grain and wild rice. Ice tea.