Cooking & Baking
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Appetizer: hot honey goat cheese roll-ups on flour tortillas
Salad: Empress grape tomatoes (they're black/purple) with diced onions and cucumbers. Olive oil vinaigrette.
Chicken soup with matzoh balls. I'm using a leek from the garden, plus home grown dill, too.
Cherry ginger kombucha.
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)Enjoy
FarPoint
(14,938 posts)Like sausage pepper and onion on a sub roll?????
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)Former Chicago burb person here.
Yummy!
FarPoint
(14,938 posts)That sound great!
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)FarPoint
(14,938 posts)I'd say I have never had two of theses entree's .... I have had the tomato salad and chicken soup...but not with leeks and dill...
I would try the honey goat cheese tortilla...
I am impressed with your diversity! You got skills.
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)I tend to eat more easy to prepare simple foods. It's nice to dine vicariously here.
FarPoint
(14,938 posts)Sweet tea....piece of Esther Price chocolate candy for desert... yea,boring yet yummy.
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)FarPoint
(14,938 posts)boring but yummy.... sometimes, simple is all one wants . I know asparagus is in and I want to pick some up at this little back country market about 3 miles from my house...They have good fresh produce, bread, milk ,butter, jams, cheese etc....Mennonites provide lots of their items...
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)And being somewhat limited in beef consumption for health reasons, I get pretty excited about burgers. Lol
Your market store sounds great!
I hope you enjoyed!
FarPoint
(14,938 posts)To die for for me.....
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)Bookmarked for later. Ty for sharing!
FarPoint
(14,938 posts)like raspberries, apples, peaches, strawberries.... they sell local mellons, tomatoes and great corn on the cob, green beans, eggs... It is that kind of simple market..not fancy but the produce is what we want...
scroll down the feed as they just opened for the season and here in FB they added a video of store...
https://www.facebook.com/p/Monnins-Fruit-Farm-100057397698786/
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)Sounds amazing!
Thx for sharing!
FarPoint
(14,938 posts)cachukis
(4,079 posts)Westminster crackers.
Pan seared Patagonia scallops.
Braised green beans with spring onions and mushrooms.
Mahmool cookies for dessert.
that is to die for! Yummo!
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)cachukis
(4,079 posts)for 2, 24oz packages for $20.00. Used them in pasta and stir fry to my wife's delight.
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)Aldi's is $17 for 12 oz. A rare occurrence here. Lol
Enjoy!
cachukis
(4,079 posts)I shop for deals and cook accordingly. Bought short ribs at Aldi for $7.29/lb. Lamb shanks for $5.29/lb. Standing rib roast for $8.99/lb. Picked up some frozen Miso marinated black cod at Publix for $10.99/lb.
I cook fresh/frozen, not packaged, every day.
My meals are generally a B+ to an A-.
I have the therapeutic time.
My shrimp and grits will compete with any top restaurant.
My goal is to make a top notch meal for $2.50 per person. If I go to $6.00 or $7.00 I didn't spend the $25.00+ per entree at a restaurant.
I control the salt.
Coq au vin for 3 nights. Turkey pot pie with a .49/lb turkey. Sandwiches at .49/lb.
Oysters from Whole foods at $1.00 an oyster on Fridays with a Prime account.
I go to Lakeland Seafood and get PEI oysters for $90.00 a hundred and bring to a party.
Some people play games, I read and cook, travel and play a little golf.
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)Enjoy!
cachukis
(4,079 posts)Sunday for my golfing buddies after a round.
SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)Nice of you to cook for your buddies.
Enjoy!
cachukis
(4,079 posts)SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)SheltieLover
(81,682 posts)Enjoy!
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