Julie Bove wrote:
> I am making a big effort to do this at the moment and thanks to attempting
> but rather failing trying to be an Extreme couponer, I do have quite a bit
> in my larder. But some of it needs to be used up right away.
>
> I do have some frozen French fries and Tater Tots. Aside from a Tater Tot
> type of casserole, I don't know what use those will have. Except to eat
> them as is. I may end up tossing some of those because I am the only one
> who currently eats them.
>
> I do have a large bag of hash browns to use up. And in case any of you are
> wondering why I would get such things and not make them from scratch,
> well... I don't mind using them for one thing and I got them for free or
> very cheap using coupons. I intend to use those to make something similar
> to O'Brien potatoes except that they won't be cubes. I have plenty of bacon
> and onions and I do have some red and green peppers. So I will mix those
> things up and they will be dinner.
>
> I am hoping that Winco will still have a good price on bell peppers so I
> will be getting some more of those and some ground beef and make some
> unstuffed peppers. I have never tried this before. Basically make like you
> would stuffed peppers but you cut the peppers in bite sized pieces and mix
> with your meat, tomato sauce, rice (if you are using it) and seasonings. I
> figure I will have a better shot at getting daughter to eat the peppers if I
> do it this way. Normally both she and my husband scoop all of their
> stuffing out and put their peppers on my plate because they don't like to
> eat them like that. I do have plenty of rice in the cupboard.
>
> Looks like the beans are going to have to wait another week unless I just
> cook up a small amount of plain ones.
>
> Do you have anything like that you are going to use up this week? Maybe
> because you have a lot of it? Or because it's getting rather old?
>
>
Well, not like that, but I need to use a pomegranate, a kiwi, and
a star fruit. Long ago I saw a picture of a beautiful fruit
melange, which also included blood orange... which I now can't
find. I am also thinking some sliced lotus root would look nice.

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Jean B.