Here’s an update from Heather at The Kneady Homesteader.
If you are new to the story, here it us in a nutshell; in February 13 of this year Heather’s husband of almost ten years was killed by a drunk driver. Heather was nearly killed herself. Their two small children we injured. There has been a court date but with all honesty, I haven’t kept up with that part. I have focused her and her children.
This is just a check in. This surgery recovery is taking more time than what ‘I’ planned. I put it like that because my plan was to he up and rolling by today, Pot Surgery Fay Three. Yeah! I overestimated what I could do and underestimated how painful the healing process would be.
If you use dentures or have others in your life with them, I would appreciate any tips.
https://copykat.com/red-lobster-lobster-pizza/
As you read this I am recovering from dental surgery on Thursday. I am sore to no end. I can’t eat solid foods till tomorrow. That sucks.
Here’s an old favorite of mine. Lobster Pizza. I remember it being heavenly. It actually was my introduction to using burrito shells for pizza.
The salt and garlic in the sauce balances out the sweet lobster meat. Lobster meat tends to be a little sweet. On this pizza it’s perfect.
I grew up eating potato salad. A great potato salad has a beautiful harmony of sweet, tangy, and a little bit from mustard.
It’s got chunks of potatoes with a creaminess from mayo. I don’t care what mayo you use. Honestly, I don’t care. All the flavors in a great potato salad is so incredible regardless of the brand of mayo. The apple cider vinegar provides a tang that is delicious. Personally I love a bit of sweet relish in mine.
My late mom’s family lived in Western New York where there was a few Amish communities that spilled over from Pennsylvania. Their food is so simple and delicious you don’t miss extravagant seasonings.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/best-cookbooks-for-kids-moving-out_l_61290582e4b0231e369b4fdb
As you read this on Thursday I will be recovering from dental surgery. I am going to have post ready for you to read. Prayers will be accepted happily.
While this article had some good ideas. I do thing they missed the ball. So here’s the type of cookbooks I would send my daughter of to college with.
1. Ethnic cookbooks. My daughter is part Mexican so being able to cook rice is essential. Also, choosing the right can of pinto beans is also important. I know. I could can them but I don’t want to risk not getting my jar back. I would would send my daughter with some small cookbooks on ethnic foods she likes.
2. Ramen. Yeah! I got her a cookbook on Ramen. I seen and it just screamed her name. I also got her an Anime cookbook with the foods you see the characters eating
3. Rachel Ray MYOTO cards. Here’s another thing that just screamed her name. It is every meal most people eat out.
5. And final type of book would be any Rachel Ray. She goes through recipes by showing how to do a master recipe then other ways to use leftover meat. Her books Week in A Day and Three In A Bag are great choices. I do feel like they would offer college students great choices to eat and teach them skills they will remember forever.
There you go. There is the five types of cookbooks I would send my daughter to college with. Of course, if your child is vegan or vegetarian there’s a huge selection at Amazon for them.
https://www.thekitchn.com/cheeseburger-dumplings-23201193
If you are cutting back your bread intake, this dumpling is for you. Kiera Wright-Suiz wrote this dumpling recipe for those who love cheeseburgers and dumplings.
As I read the ingredients, they all sounded familiar. Ketchup, mayo, mustard, worchester sauce. These are the things that make a great burger well, great. Difference, you get this adorable little package containing an American favorite; Cheeseburg.
Now let’s compare the bun for a burger to a dumpling wrapper. The dumpling wrapper has water and flour. That’s it. Go to http://www.redhousespice.com then search for dumpling wrapper recipe. Now let’s examine the old favorite, bun. Okay, we going to look at the recipe from KingArthurflour.com. ( On their site look up Beautiful Burger Buns.) The basic classic bun has flour, water, yeast, salt, butter, sugar, egg. That’s a lot of stuff compared to the simple humble dumpling. Of course, you can add any seasonings you want with either one.
Alright, now we have looked at both presentations of the classic burger. A hot burger with with may, ketchup, mustard, cheese covered with lettuce and tomato will always have a place in the American diet. However, we can’t eat that presentation on a regular basis. Then the burger egg roll or dumpling will feed that craving. Without packing on the pounds.
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This salad looks delicious. It’s crunchy with the roasted peanuts. I wouldn’t even waste space in a bowl for croutons.
You have lot of attitude from the chilis. Marion does advise a way to lower the heat. Now she does something in this video I would never do. That is get shreds of papaya with a large knife. I would take a finger off.
She does give alternative ways of getting the shredded papaya. In the video Marion uses prawns however, you could use whatever meat you have or load up the veggies.
https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/sizzlin-spicy-szechuan-stir-fry/#tasty-recipes-60531
This is why the internet is awesome. The colors in this stir fry are beautiful. They belong in a painting.
There are bell peppers of each color. Your choice of chicken, beef, seafood, or tofu. Be careful, the tofu will absorb spice quickly. I have no doubt you could make this vegan.
http://theredbistro.com/2013/08/20/tomato-fennel-passata-or-homemade-ketchup-sauce/
This sauce is similar to ketchup. Actually, it’s elevated form of ketchup.
When I saw a picture of this sauce I thought about ketchup. Then upon reading about it’s origins I realized it is an elevated form of ketchup. If you choose you could make this sauce super spicy and give it some attitude with peppers. Such as a haberno would really give it a kick.
I plan on making this in the future. If you make it first share results.
https://www.africanbites.com/african-rice-recipes-3/
One of these was….. Fried Rice! Yep. African fried rice. I have enjoyed the search to see how many forms of fried rice there are. It seems like every cuisine has at least a hundred different versions of fried rice.
Okay! Maybe a hundred is extraditing a bit. 😅 You get the idea. These recipes are something I look forward to making and learning how to balance African seasonings with.
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