Dinner today, my way
@1creekgirl (43124)
United States
March 28, 2025 12:55pm CST
For dinner (lunch) today I'm fixing fried rice with pieces of pork, carrots, broccoli, rice of course, water chestnuts if I have them in the pantry, and soy sauce.
I'll also fry some chicken croquettes. That's probably about all, I really don't feel up to frying cornbread today.
Dinner yesterday was a disaster! I fried some venison steaks, but I guess they didn't get done enough? Anyway, they were horrible. I had to throw them away and all that good gravy, too. There was no way to cook them some more once I put them in the gravy.
But we're looking forward to going to a local farmer's market in the morning. Our church has a concession table once a month to raise money for different needy families in our area. We've got some mighty good cooks in our church!
They'll have pimento cheese, chicken salad, brunswick stew, all kinds of sweets, and sausage balls (I really hope they have sausage dogs for breakfast!) too.
Can't wait!
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@DaddyEvil (144474)
• United States
28 Mar
Uhm... you could have put the venison in a baking dish and considered the gravy as "flavoring" and that should have worked. I've done that once with chicken that wasn't cooked all the way through and it worked just fine.
Have fun at the farmer's market! I wish we had one here. (The local farmer's market just sells junk people are hoping someone will buy. I checked out a quilt in the farmer's market a couple of years ago. It had unfinished seams and the stuffing was already coming out of it. 
I don't care what charity they claim it's for, I'm not buying crap.)
I don't care what charity they claim it's for, I'm not buying crap.)1 person likes this
@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
28 Mar
I'll remember to try that cooking in the oven. It was a shame to waste it.
I bought a handmade quilt at a yard sale one time. It was absolutely beautiful. It had a tag of $20 which was so cheap that I exclaimed, "Twenty dollars?!!" and the young guy said, "Okay, you can have it for $10." He had no clue. I kept it for a while, but later sold it on Ebay for $200.
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@DaddyEvil (144474)
• United States
28 Mar
@1creekgirl Very nice profit! 
I hate to waste any food. If there's a way I can save a mistake and make it edible, I'll do it.
I hate to waste any food. If there's a way I can save a mistake and make it edible, I'll do it.1 person likes this
@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
28 Mar
@DaddyEvil I'm getting more and more frugal as I age, especially with these prices. We're so blessed to have venison and fish in the freezer.
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@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
29 Mar
I love them in chop suey and in fried rice, a nice crunch.
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@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
29 Mar
@porwest I make it every couple of weeks.
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@porwest (98526)
• United States
29 Mar
@1creekgirl I hardly ever make chop suey, but I do like it.
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@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
28 Mar
I'm looking forward to the farmer's market stuff!
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@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
29 Mar
What is a beef and guinness pie made of?
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@JudyEv (349379)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Mar
@1creekgirl I'm guessing it's just a meat pie with some Guinness added. It has a pastry base and top.
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@LindaOHio (185259)
• United States
29 Mar
I love fried rice. The croquettes sound good too. Enjoy the food at the church.
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@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
29 Mar
The sausage dog and sweets were really good. We're cooking a catfish stew for dinner today.
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@LindaOHio (185259)
• United States
30 Mar
@1creekgirl I'm not a big fish person. I know you love catfish. I hope it was good!!!
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@Kosgey (1728)
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29 Mar
Your fried rice with pork and veggies sounds delicious! The addition of water chestnuts would give it a nice crunch.
Sorry to hear about the venison steak mishap! Sometimes things just don’t turn out as expected, but at least you’ve got something tasty planned for today.
The farmers' market sounds amazing, especially with all those homemade treats. Brunswick stew and sausage balls? That’s comfort food heaven.
I hope they have the sausage dogs you’re hoping for
Are you planning to pick up anything special at the market, or just enjoying the good food and atmosphere?
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@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
29 Mar
We did enjoy the sausage dogs and I bought peanutbutter fudge, my husband bought a chocolate eclair cake. Walked around some and enjoyed visiting with our church peeps.
We're cooking a catfish stew for dinner today and will have leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
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@Kosgey (1728)
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29 Mar
@1creekgirl That sounds like a great time—good food, good company, and a little treat to take home! Peanut butter fudge and chocolate cake both sound amazing.
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@RasmaSandra (83453)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Mar
Sounds good to me, Enjoy your food,
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@1creekgirl (43124)
• United States
28 Mar
I still can't get my fried rice exactly like I want it, but it's mighty tasty.
