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What's for din? Feb. 26. 2026

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 24 Feb

He child is at a friends night, so it was just four of us instead of five for dinner. So I pulled two big ole steaks out and a pork chop. I ate a pork chop and everyone else had steak. I made stroganoff, biscuits and green...

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Japanese curry for dinner tonight

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 24 Oct 24

It's only 2:29 p.m. but we're already cooking our dinner so we can just chill later when the wind and rains begin to batter the region again. I cooked rice and did the chopping earlier, at around 1 p.m., and then asked my youngest...

japanese curry

dinner tonight

homecooking

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Massive rain dump + what's for dinner

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 24 Jul 24

We all loved the miso soup that I made last night. It's my first time to make real miso soup. (We've always had the instant kind.) There are many ways to make miso soup using a variety of ingredients. I wanted to make the more...

typhoon season

dinner menu

homecooking

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Restocking the pantry

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 18 Jul 24

I think I'm almost or fully recovered from jetlag by now. I still get sleepy late in the afternoon and would sometimes sleep like a log until a little before midnight. But that's happened maybe only twice or thrice....

homecooking

restocking the pantry

pork sinigang

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I super loved the fried chicken wings that I made for dinner.

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 9 Apr 24

Early this morning I walked to the convenience store to get a few items that I forgot to buy last time. I got oatmeal, biscuits, soda crackers, coconut juice, dish detergent and trash bags. Then I looked through the frozen...

homecooking

fried chicken

heirloom recipes

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Trying a new fish fillet recipe

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 24 Mar 24

Since moving to a condo unit in the city, it’s been a challenge to cook fish. For one, there isn’t a fresh fish market nearby. Second, the one-bedroom unit that we’re renting has but one balcony window that’s at the opposite end...

fish recipes

pescatarian

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Shall we ice cream? (+ This week's high and lows.)

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 28 Sep 23

Please excuse the odd sentence construction. I am just excited to dig into my small cup of ice cream which might happen in a little while. I've been craving ice cream since last week but wouldn't get any because I fervently...

ice cream

daily life

homecooking

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I waited for Wednesday.

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 19 Jul 23

Another day is done. It feels like I'm just starting the week with actual work. Alfie and son have gone back to their home in Manila. I wanted to take a break from cooking for everyone so I just ordered a Wendy's Fambox (burgers,...

daily life

homecooking

housekeeping

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Homecooked lunch: chicken curry and seasoned dried anchovies

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 2 Jul 23

I was supposed to make chicken afritada (tomato-based chicken stew) for lunch today but I was missing an important ingredient so I went for chicken curry instead. I found a pack of green curry mix in my spice bin and dissolved the...

homecooked meals

homecooking

netflix

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What's for dinner? 5.13.2023 *Now with pictures!

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 13 May 23

I know it's a little late, but when you don't make lunch until two or three pm...dinner tends to happen later than usual. Anyhoo. We defrosted hamburger meat, because I was going to make cheeseburgers. But we forgo to get buns,...

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What's for din? 3.10.23

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 10 Mar 23

Dinner is done and served. She child is being picky. It probably has to do with the pizza rolls, cookie dough, and cookies that she ate when she got home from school. But she only wanted four pieces of the homemade chicken...

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#InMyKitchen

B @pitsipeahie (5758) 20 Jan 21

Most of the time I enjoy cooking. It was never a chore for me. I also find it entertaining to watch cooking videos on YouTube. Today I made Coke chicken wings. It was our lunch and dinner. When I want something different from the...

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A Year of Dinners: 9.27.2020

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 27 Sep 20

I had originally planned on making orange chicken and teriyaki rice for dinner tonight, buuuuut that didn't happen. By the time we had picked up she child from grandma's and gotten home it was close to seven, her bed time is 800...

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A simple meal of fish and tomatoes

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 24 Oct 17

I may enjoy the more extravagant meals or feasts at fancy restaurants but at the end of the day I always come home to my simple meal of fish and fresh tomatoes. Smoked fish or fried fish is my fave along with steamed rice. I...

homecooking

food

pinoy cuisine

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Sauteed mackerel for breakfast

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 2 Jun 17

My husband has been craving canned mackerel for over a month now. It tool a while for me to stock up on our favorite brand. And when i finally spotted Saba mackerel at the hypermarket, I grabbed a small can and made a mental note...

breakfast

filipino cuisine

homecooking

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When your daughter starts cooking dinner for the family

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 16 Mar 17

I must be dreaming. Last night, my 9-year-old made grilled pork slices for dinner. And she refused to let me supervise her! LOL. She told me to stay upstairs and rest in bed. So I did and got nearly an hour of horizontal time....

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Smoked Fish, Salted Duck Eggs, and Garlic Rice for Breakfast :-)

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 2 Mar 17

On Fridays during Lent, many Catholic Filipinos abstain from red meat. And today happens to be a Friday. For breakfast I prepared smoked fish, salted duck eggs with tomatoes, and garlic fried rice. My kids are bringing to school...

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Just cooking Filipino-style spaghetti for lunch

Macy @almostoveryou (4954) • Philippines 25 Feb 17

My kids don't really like the sweet-spicy Filipino-style spaghetti but I'm badly craving for it, so that's what I'll make for lunch today! Hee hee :o) To those who aren't familiar with the Pinoy spaghetti: We use red tomato-based...

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Have you ever homemade Chicken and dumplings?

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 1 Apr 09

I never was a chicken based meal fan. When i was younger that is. Now that I am more health concious I try to add it in many meals throughout the week. My mom used to make some awesome chicken and dumplings, but she always used...

chicken and dumplings

homecooking

recipes

secrets

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Do you make your own spaghetti sauce? What's your favorite recipe?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 4 Feb 09

I used to make my own spaghetti sauce. It was really easy, since most of my homecooked dishes involved tomato paste or canned tomatoes. I haven't made homemade spaghetti sauce in ages, so I don't remember the recipe I...

foods easy

homecooking

love mylot

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