I'm in a cooking frenzy!
@1creekgirl (40652)
United States
November 10, 2018 2:39pm CST
I love to cook, but with just the two of us at home, we sometimes eat out. There's a local cafe BBQ place just down the road that has the best specials all week.
Each day is different. Monday is Brunswick stew, Tuesday is hamburger steak and gracy, Wednesday is Ribs, Thursday is Chicken and pastry, and Friday is barbecued chicken. They come with two sides, hushpuppies, and a drink.
We usually pick up plates from there at least a couple of times a week.
But this week, for some unknown reason, I've been cooking and cooking, frying and baking, stewing and boiling!
One day I fixed a beef pot roast with mashed potatoes, gravy, and green beans. Another day I cooked a pot of black eyed peas with fried pork sausage, mac and cheese, biscuits, and sweet tea. I also made some pimento cheese for sandwiches tomorrow.
Oh yeah, I made a pot of veggie soup with venison one day. I'm trying to make myself not bake any desserts, but it's hard.
I don't know if it's this cooler fall weather or what. We haven't eaten at the BBQ place once this week! They'll wonder what happened to us.
I need to start baking sweets to put in the freezer for Christmas soon.
Have you cooked something special this week? I love hearing about dishes from our myLot friends around the world.
The photo is one of our grandsons several years ago.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Nov 18
As you know I don`t care much for eating out, I do cook daily at home. The food you cooked sounded 100% better than what the BBQ hut was offering.
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
10 Nov 18
Yeah, home cooked usually is better and healthier. The food at the bbq place is good, down home cooking, though. It takes me most of the day to cook chicken and pastry, and theirs is almost as good as mine.
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@GardenGerty (157918)
• United States
10 Nov 18
I am not cooking much this week. Just a breakfast casserole. I cooked a lot last week. I know what you mean, I cooked a lot last week.
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
10 Nov 18
I wonder why we have spells like that? Do you have a good recipe for a breakfast casserole?
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@LadyDuck (460512)
• Switzerland
16 Nov 18
@1creekgirl I also made lasagna (from scratch, including the noodles), I made meat ravioli, ricotta and spinach ravioli, a cheesecake and English muffins for breakfast.
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
16 Nov 18
@LadyDuck Wow, I am so impressed! I know you're an expert baker and all those sound incredible.
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
15 Nov 18
What all did you end up cooking? I made a spaghetti casserole for dinner today...sort of between spaghetti and lasagna.
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
10 Nov 18
Possibly! He does like to cook sometimes. I've taught him over the years and he cooks for his dad and himself some nights.
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
10 Nov 18
We had a Vietnamese sandwich in New York City called Bahn mi, I think, made from pork belly and it was really good.
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@peachpurple (13890)
• Malaysia
10 Nov 18
i love cooking too when i am at home provided there is food in.the fridge
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
10 Nov 18
Yeah, I hate to decide on what I want to cook and then have to go to the grocery store first. We live about 10 miles from the nearest grocery store.
@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
15 Nov 18
I hope he'll be able to cook for himself in college.
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@Shavkat (137298)
• Philippines
20 Nov 18
@1creekgirl Indeed. He will be independent soon.
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@just4him (308734)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Nov 18
I rarely go out, so I do all my own cooking. Cooking for one can be challenging, but the best part, I don't need to worry that it won't get eaten because someone doesn't like what I'm making.
Today, I'm going to make a beef casserole of sorts. I'm going to cook up the ground beef, put onions and mushrooms in it, make a white sauce for it, and put it together with spaghetti squash, which I baked two days ago, and put it in the oven to bake for about half an hour. I've never made this before, but I'm looking forward to this. It's my own recipe. I will also add spices so it has some flavor.
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
11 Nov 18
That sounds wonderful! Let us know how it turns out.
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@just4him (308734)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Nov 18
@1creekgirl It turned out great! I thought I took a picture of it, but I can't find it at the moment. It was delicious!
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
11 Nov 18
What is it about sweet tea? I love sweet tea! But, my favorite is half n half...half lemonade/half iced tea.
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No not much cooking recently due to moving.
That bbq place must miss you too yeah.
Glad you have had some good things to cook Vicki.
We are all blessed to have any food at all. Amen.@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
15 Nov 18
Any time we have food, it's very much to be thankful for. Hope you're getting settled in.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
15 Nov 18
@1creekgirl Getting close thanks Vicki.
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@1creekgirl (40652)
• United States
13 Nov 18
Our treats lately have been at the small BBQ place just down the road (we're in the country) that has the best down home cooking and a plate special four days a week. Hope I don't forget how to cook! We actually only eat there once or twice a week...the prices are so reasonable, I couldn't even cook for the two of us at those prices. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
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