"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/9/2016 9:45 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> 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!
>>
>> ---
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
> I see the future of meats in America and it is rotisserie chicken and pork
> chops. Sorry to hear of your problems with Walmart. My understanding is
> that they sell guns and ammo at Walmarts on the mainland. That does not
> sound like a good idea!

Over here they tend to put the Walmarts in the more impoverished parts of
towns and cities and those areas generally do have high crime rates.