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send - glad it is working for you. It's very healthy food and tasty and cheap!!!

I used to make a big pot of chili one night, then serve the leftovers as sloppy Joes the next night and if anything was left over from that I added more tomato and served spaghetti the following night. No one ever complained.

Today we had left over turkey and gravy (frozen). I am not a fan of left over frozen turkey so I made the rest into turkey veg tomato soup. It was much better.

When the numbers of people in the house declined I used to get the butcher to saw a 12 lb turkey in half lengthwise and only roast 1/2 at a time and keep the other half in the freezer. It worked much better, Must do that again.
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Day two of Minestrone Soup, I cannot thank you enough for the ideas Golden.
We are feeling well-fed.
The small amount of leftover was just enough when adding some pinto beans and frozen spinach. More of a stew today.
You are right about the Pasta-balance the amount with the beans or you will have more of a pasta dish (still very good!) than a Minestrone.

I prefer a stew or casserole to a soup usually, but this Minestrone effort was so good! Yum!

The beans count as fiber.
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send - URW. I have been caught a few times so I nearly always soak beans over night. You only need a small amt of baking soda (you can look it up online). Later I had to add lemon juice to neutralize the baking soda. Most of the beans were somewhat mushy by the time the hardest ones were soft enough. R said initially he could have used them for ammunition! To give it more "shape" I cooked up some kidney beans separately and added them. It was good!!!

With what was left over, we cooked some pasta and fried up some hot sausages and added them along with tomato juice, red pepper flakes and cayenne. More of a pasta dish than minestrone.

Online I read that if boiling with baking soda doesn't work, throw them out. They are too old.

Oh - another tip - cook them with the lid on the pot. Without the lid they stay harder.
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Golden,
Wishing I had known that beans soaking overnight could be softened by boiling in baking soda if they never softened.
I had given up cooking beans after that happened!

A minestrone sounds good right now, but will need to use canned beans.

Glad you mentioned the beans.
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Jenny - second day for many dishes is best. Boni who started this thread, and her recipe for eggplant lasagna, is long gone,

Psue - I think cooking gets hard wired by a certain age. It will come back. You won't have to relearn, I am sure of that. Popcorn and salad are great for many reasons. Pizza too!

13 bean soup and was it good!!! I baked R some Pillsbury Croissants to go with it.

I soaked the beans overnight and they didn't soften, so I added some baking soda and boiled them and that did the trick.

Today I will ramp it up by adding some pasta and more tomatoes to make a type of Minestrone which will give him several meals to take to the farm. Good cold weather food. The basement there flooded so he has his challenges even to figure out where the water is coming from.
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My Carer’s Cookbook would consist of popcorn, Lean Cuisine frozen pizza, bagged salad, scrambled eggs on toast and…..more popcorn. I used to be a really good cook but now my head doesn’t have room for it. Hoping things settle down soon so I can relearn.

(Mmmm, spaghetti bolognaise - I remember spaghetti bolognaise!)
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So true - some people are in such a dilemma tho - dont know which way to turn. But - hey - its dinner time. I cooked spagetti bolognaise - enough for a couple of days so no cooking tomorrow - just rest and feet up!
Next day always tastes so much better than the first day as the flavours sink in.
I added some red wine as well. (such a waste huh!!) :-)
Eggplant Lasagna - my sister would love that - I'll pass that on. How unique is that receipe and healthy. Nice one. Maybe as you care in any spare time write a cookbook. You could call it - erm... The Carers Cookbook :-) tee hee
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left-overs from my m&m casserole, and watching the snow from my window.
😋😋😋🌸🌸🌸
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I had to google M&M casserole.... Hmmm, sounds like a messy variation of good old fashioned hello dolly squares (aka magic bars or 7 layer bars)
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tonight: m&m casserole.
and in fact, i really do have a fireplace.
🍫🍩🍪🫖
it’s like a winter wonderland outside. BEAUTIFUL white snow.
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Bundle, M&M Casserole! The perfect dish for a pot luck or a romantic dinner at home by the fire….just not too close!
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hot chocolate and chocolate bars.
⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️
and for dessert, some candy.
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What do you do when your chicken vegetable soup is so overcooked the pasta and veggies have gone to mush? Get out your immersion blender, add in a can of cream of chicken and voila, now it's cream of chicken vegetable soup! (it's still kind of sad but at least now it's edible)
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Excellent
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i am from Pa, and our tradition is pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. Supposedly brings good luck in the new year, and boy could we use some! LOL I sampled it when it came out of the oven, and I'll be eating a plate later!
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nacy -glad he is better and still trying to quit. Cooking with no taste would be difficult.

Fasdog - good for you! Your mom did well. I am sure your visitors enjoyed the meal and your wife enjoyed their company. Sounds like you take good care of her.
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Well it is just the wife and I so I cook 3 squares a day, at Christmas I cooked a standing roast, butternut squash, green bean casserole, and potatoes aur gratin, invited my two sister in laws and one brother in law to come over for dinner. I new my wife would love to have them over. Thank god my mother taught me how to cook, comes in handy know. I think my favorite thing to do is look for a receipt on line print it out and try it. To the lady that made American chop suey, that is one of my wife's favorites.
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cw - glad it worked out OK.

Nacy - too bad about hub's cooking.

Pork tenderloin roast, gravy, apple sauce, boiled potatoes, carrots, broccoli in cheese sauce, green salad. No dessert today.
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I topped it with olives and feta and it tasted okay, could have used more olives though. I'm pleased that it actually did rise a little, I was afraid it would be dense as cardboard.
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Yesterday I pulled my neglected sourdough starter out of the back of the fridge and decided to make a focaccia, since my house if fairly cool instead of doing the overnight rise in the fridge I left it to rise on the counter and promptly forgot about it again. I just pulled it out of the oven but who knows what I'll end up with, I don't think I'm cut out to be a regular baker LOL
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Nacy, it’s funny, when I was just starting treatment for breast cancer (20 years ago) I asked my Oncologist whether it was unwise for me to have an occasional glass of wine with dinner as I had heard it was a carcinogen as well. He said, “P -, um, you already have cancer.” It cracked me up at the time, but it was probably the last time anything cracked me up for over a year. The most ironic part was that I completely lost my taste for alcohol (and also chocolate!!!) for nearly 2 years.
Hubby is a teetotaler but not I. The alcoholism gene, if there is one, does not seem to exist in my family but I have seen entire families fall down that rabbit hole. Don’t know if it’s genes or environment or a combination that ruins people, but you’re sweet to help your friend socialize without a drink in her hand; some people have forgotten how.
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psue -. I am so sorry you had a tough day. I guess they are coming more often. I do hope you are making progress with finding a facility (and nuts to his family!) I think you are one of those people who who care about everyone else before caring about themself. Please look after yourself! Make you a priority!

I am concerned for you. Popcorn and G &T are not adequate support for you and, something that many people don't seem to realize, alcohol is a carcinogen and no level of consumption is safe.

https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health#:~:text=Alcohol%20is%20a%20toxic%2C%20psychoactive,the%20European%20Union%20(EU).

"The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen, the highest risk group. This group also includes asbestos, radiation, and tobacco."

Praying for you to place your dh soon. I know it is a very hard step to take, but there is a time when there is no other sensible, safe option.

nacy - there is a Norwegian waffle-cookie which is similar, made with a special decorative waffle iron. It is curled into a cone when still warm and sometimes filled with flavoured whipped cream. Awesome. It is called Krumkaker. I prefer almond or vanilla also. You look after you too. All the basics - relaxation. sleep, proper food, etc.
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Nacy, I want a pizzellei. Not sure what it is but I want one.
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Popcorn and G & T again. It’s been a rough day.

D gets grilled cheese (pepper jack on dark rye), homemade split pea soup, carrots and celery with peanut butter and butter pecan ice cream. He’s happy - I’m tired.
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Nacy, I don't know. maybe look it up on Google. Have fun making cookies.

psue - I know it makes the coffee more alkaline which is easier on the stomach though I am OK with coffee anyway. I would do it again for the taste. Like I said -smoother/more mellow.
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Golden, that’s interesting. I can see the chemical theory behind the egg shells, especially for those with sensitive digestive systems. I don’t, but might try it anyway. SIL makes coconut oil coffee which is very good but unnecessary fat and calories in my opinion.

Nacy, I think it’s ok to make cookies for gifts but you can check the CDC website I suppose. Might be better if you gift them to people who don’t know there’s been Covid in the house, if only for psychological reasons - - remember how we used to wash our groceries? Hah!
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Psue - I put eggshells in my coffee grounds this morning and they do make a difference. The coffee is "smoother". I like it and will continue with it.

One day I will try Swedish Egg Coffee where you combine the grounds with a whole egg including the shell if you wish. At camp coffee was always made in the campfire manner on a wood stove. Enamel coffee pot, water, grounds dumped in and the whole thing left to simmer till the grounds dropped to the bottom. That's when you knew it was ready. The smell of it was wonderful in fresh morning air.

Ham, cauliflower mac cheese, and cabbage fritters for supper.
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Sometimes chicken flavored ramen is the PERFECT meal.
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These posts are Not like MACinCT at all
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Are you okay MACinCT?
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