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.