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On Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 6:42:15 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> I made a lasagna yesterday, using up some things. Only thing I had to buy
> was a zucchini and I could have done without that but I like it in there.
> Alas, I had no mozzarella except for a package of string cheese. I opted
> not to use that. I browned a pound of organic, grass fed ground beef with
> a
> yellow onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and the zucchini, all of
> which had been chopped. Sauce was a combination of crushed tomatoes and
> tomato sauce with a little Italian seasoning added. I can't remember the
> brand name of the pasta. They were small, dried sheets of whole wheat.
> Said
> no boiling required but that never seems to work for me. I dropped them
> briefly in boiling water.
>
> To layer, I started with plain sauce on the bottom of the baking dish then
> pasta, added the meat/veg mixture with more sauce mixed in. Repeat, then
> more pasta then plain sauce on top, making sure that it was well covered.
> Everything was already hot so it didn't need long in the oven. Just
> heated
> though. I did have some Provolone and Parmesan so I put that on top of my
> husband's portion, then just put it in the microwave briefly to melt the
> cheese.
>
> I had the lasagna again today and it was even better. There is just one
> portion left. Wish I could remember where I bought that pasta. I really
> like that the sheets are small and it is a small box. So I didn't wind up
> with a huge amount of lasagna.
>
> Tonight I used up that apple cake mix that I bought at the closing
> Safeway.
> I had some apples to use up. It called for 2 cups of those, chopped, and
> two
> eggs. No added fat or liquid and the pan was not to be greased. Topped
> it
> with a little bit of vanilla/cinnamon icing.
>
> And now I am prepping for baked beans. I woke up in the middle of the
> night
> with a severe craving for them and decided that would be better for me to
> make than the bean soup. The house just smells wonderful!

Tonight I had fried pork chops. The chops were seasoned and dredged in
cornstarch and fried in a good amount of oil at high heat. The chops were
flipped and browned and then fried for several minutes at med-high heat
while flipping several times. A quantity of water was added to the pan along
with some ketchup, kim chee base, and sake, then simmered for a few minutes.
The chops were then removed and a couple of heaping tablespoons of chopped
garlic, a small amount of honey, and a small shot of vinegar. The sauce was
reduced at high heat and poured on the chops.

I got some beans soaking in the slow cooker. In about eight hours, I'll add
some dehydrated onions, ketchup, garlic, vinegar, sugar, chopped bacon ends,
and a package of arabiki sausage. Then I will toddle off to work. It shall
be done when I get home. Thanks, slow cooker!

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I have been making pork chops more often these days. I used to use just
salt and pepper but I got some pork rub recently and I will put a little of
that on there. Angela had gone off of them for years. I think because my
mom made them for her once and she didn't care for them. She made them as a
casserole with some instant brown rice and it had no seasonings whatever.
She is getting funny like that. I made these tiny chops and I caught her
eating one right out of the pan.

The other day I asked her if she would eat some chicken. It was a
precooked, shredded chicken seasoned only with salt, pepper and I think
onion powder. I had bought it for her but she kept refusing to eat it. So
I told her to come in and help me make a couple of burritos for her dad.
Next thing I know she was doing the one, for the burrito, one for me thing.
And then she claimed that she LOVED the chicken! Well, too darned bad. She
won't be getting that again for a long time unless some other store starts
carrying it. I got it at the Super Walmart and with the severe crime rate
in that area now, I do not want to darken their door.