Yummy dishes
@1creekgirl (41447)
United States
April 27, 2024 1:23pm CST
My back really isn't better, but for some reason a muscle relaxer helps more than NSAIDS.
So a short break from pain has allowed me to do some cooking. A couple of days ago I cooked a beef pot roast (got it on sale...isn't it awful how expensive beef is now?!)
It was sure good, though with gravy from the drippings from the roast, Bob Evans mashed potatoes (almost as good as home made and a whole lot less work), and a broccoli casserole.
We had the leftovers the next day.
I have a pork loin in the oven with some baked beans and we'll have the last of the potato salad I made recently.
I don't usually make good potato salad, but this was delicious. I boiled white potatoes in small chunks, shredded carrots, chopped sweet pickles and celery, boiled eggs, mayo, a little onion powder, salt, pepper, mustard, and of course a little sugar.
I wish now I had made more!
Finally felt up to baking two loaves of gluten free bread for Dale, so I'll slice and wrap them for the freezer when they're cool.
So, I've cooked more lately than I have in a while.
Waiting now for Medicare to approve the ablation procedure on my back.
Have you all cooked something really yummy lately? Or maybe a favorite restaurant you've visited recently?
I wish now I had made more!
Finally felt up to baking two loaves of gluten free bread for Dale, so I'll slice and wrap them for the freezer when they're cool.
So, I've cooked more lately than I have in a while.
Waiting now for Medicare to approve the ablation procedure on my back.
Have you all cooked something really yummy lately? Or maybe a favorite restaurant you've visited recently?13 people like this
13 responses
@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
28 Apr
I'm sorry your back is bothering you so much. I hope the procedure is approved soon. Everyone makes their potato salad differently! My MIL made the best; and no one has been able to duplicate it. Have a good day.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
29 Apr
I wonder what all she put in her potato salad.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
29 Apr
@LindaOHio Sounds good. I seldom make potato salad, but this last one was pretty good.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
29 Apr
@1creekgirl I think mustard, mayo, vinegar, potatoes, hard boiled eggs, celery. Her quantities were always spot on.
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@kareng (59257)
• United States
27 Apr
Beef prices are through the roof! I don't see how some families are feeding their family if they have 4-5 kids to feed!
We have been eating out more than usual lately with all the running around and doctor appointments. I think the last thing I cooked was spaghetti sauce and pasta. It was better when the leftovers were served with the seasonings all more vibrant.
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@kareng (59257)
• United States
28 Apr
@1creekgirl I love venison! I wish my hubby would start hunting again but the cold really gets to him now.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
29 Apr
@kareng Dale loved hunting with his friends years ago, now it's just to put venison in the freezer.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
28 Apr
We're so thankful to have venison in the freezer...it's saved us a lot of money.
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@kaylachan (69864)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Apr
I haven't really made much food lately. I let the microwave do the work.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
27 Apr
I'd be lost without my microwave, too.
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@kaylachan (69864)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Apr
@1creekgirl I can bake most things in the oven. I've had to do that when our mic broke and George had to wait until a day off to get us a new one. I know what you mean, not having one isn't fun.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
27 Apr
@kaylachan I think my washer, dryer and microwave are my most necessary appliances.
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@RasmaSandra (79932)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Apr
The pork loin sounds good, I love potato salad and add some tomatoes and sour pickles to mine,
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
28 Apr
I never thought about tomatoes....that's interesting.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
29 Apr
Is squid good? I've never had it before.
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@JudyEv (340229)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr
@1creekgirl It can be chewy depending on how it's cooked.
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@snowy22315 (180865)
• United States
27 Apr
I made a Tex Mex fish this past week. I actually made it in the microwave..although it is usually an oven dish. It was very good.
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@snowy22315 (180865)
• United States
28 Apr
@1creekgirl You use picante sauce (or salsa) onions, black olives, cheese and that is about it. I make another one that you use salsa, crumbled torilla chips, avocade and sour cream. Both of them are very good. Of course you need white fish, any type of white fish will do. I used Haddock the last time.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
28 Apr
That sounds good. How did you season it? We're planning to have a catfish stew tomorrow.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
28 Apr
@snowy22315 I love Mexican food...that sounds really good. I wonder how those seasonings would be on chicken.
@Juliaacv (51027)
• Canada
27 Apr
I can honestly say that I have never ever made potato salad.
Of course my hubs and I do not like it, so that is the main reason.
I'm glad that yours turned out so well.
The supper that I made last night was delicious.
I baked some large chicken pieces low and slow for the afternoon and then added some dumplings to it. I love comfort food like that.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
28 Apr
Anything with chicken and broth or something like dumplings or noodles is always so yummy when we're sick and it's healthy, too.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
27 Apr
They do make a lot of people sleepy, but they just make me a little loopy.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
28 Apr
That's very similar to mine, except I don't put parsley or onions, just a little onion powder.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
21 Nov
I don't think I've had corned beef, but it sounds good.
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@1creekgirl (41447)
• United States
22 Nov
@porwest I don't like rye bread or sauerkraut, so I guess a Reuben is out for me, lol.
@porwest (91089)
• United States
22 Nov
@1creekgirl Oh. It's delicious. Even a Reuben sandwich, have you ever had that? It's basically corned beef on rye with Swiss cheese and sauerkraut with Thousand Island dressing slathered on the bread. Good eats.
When I cook corned beef I usually boil it since it takes away some of the saltiness of it.
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@grenery8 (10797)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
30 Apr
@1creekgirl i bet. do take a rest from time to time
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