Two strikes I'm out?
@1creekgirl (44560)
United States
February 1, 2024 10:51pm CST
This has been a weird day
Breakfast was okay: fried egg, one piece of bacon, and a leftover potato cake.
But dinner was a disaster! We had two steaks in the freezer, so Dale cooked them on the grill. They had probably been in the freezer too long because they were tough as shoe leather.
The baked beans baked too long and were too dry to even eat.
The baked sweet potatoes were awful and I have no idea why.
I still have issues off and on with nothing tasting right, but even Dale said nothing was good.
Fast forward to later this evening. I cooked two hamburgers and they were terrible! Probably freezer burn.
We ate some chips and two cookies and called it a night.
I mixed up some cookie dough to bake tomorrow, but wondering if I should even try it.
This might be a way to lose weight, but I don't like it at all!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
2 Feb 24
I think you and Dale should call it quits (cooking wise) and go out tonight and treat yourself to some Texas Roadhouse or Longhorn Steakhouse!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
3 Feb 24
@moffittjc Sounds good. Start driving.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Feb 24
@1creekgirl You have my vote as well. And if necessary, I will join you in person at the steakhouse so that Dale can physically count my vote.
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@Marilynda1225 (91011)
• United States
2 Feb 24
I've had that happen to me when something is in the freezer too long and I think it's okay to cook.
At least you know that it wasn't just you if Dale said it wasn't good.
Hope the cookie baking goes well 
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Feb 24
I baked the cookies today. Not the greatest, but I did read that the cake mix expired in December, so that might be a factor. I wouldn't have used it, but I already had the other ingredients mixed.
It was a gluten free cake mix, so it was probably out of date because no one was buying that kind.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
3 Feb 24
@1creekgirl - It happens, sometimes we do not feel well enough to cook and things stay in the freezer too long. I am making a list of everything inside our freezer today.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
4 Feb 24
@LadyDuck That's a good idea, Anna.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Feb 24
It's my own fault, though for not cooking it sooner.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Feb 24
I don't understand this, honestly. I know sometimes food still doesn't taste right to me, but this is crazy.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Feb 24
I had just said recently that my regular food I've been cooking since last year with cancer is pretty good, but desserts are still a challenge.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
2 Feb 24
Oh no! You two should have gone back to bed and started over! I hope today goes much better for you. Have a good weekend.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Feb 24
Cereal was good at breakfast, lol. But dinner wasn't too great. It's mostly my taste buds, but Dale didn't say much about it.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
4 Feb 24
@LindaOHio Some people get past side effects soon after treatment, but some have them for a year or more.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
3 Feb 24
@1creekgirl Do the doctors say how long the effects of chemo will last? Or is it different from person to person?
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
3 Feb 24
Tomorrow will be a fresh day and hopefully your cookies will be okay.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
4 Feb 24
I hate to lose something because I forgot it was in the freezer.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
2 Feb 24
I wonder why you are having so much trouble in the cooking and baking department lately? Maybe it is time to start getting more prepared foods. They may cost more, but at least you know they will be good!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Feb 24
That's probably good advice. I know some things still taste strange to me at times, but sometimes Dale agrees and sometimes it tastes good to him.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
4 Feb 24
Dinner was actually good today. We had chicken thighs on the grill, baked potatoes and fried green beans.
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Feb 24
Sounds like a great crash diet, I am on my way to one too. Still have to wait until I can order groceries on February 10 and in the meantime I am down to instant soups. However, once you've had one you've had enough. I might try a soup a day until the big grocery day,
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Feb 24
Thanks, Valerie. I baked cookies, but not real great.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Feb 24
@1creekgirl Cookies usually turn out well.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
4 Feb 24
Yeah, they can get freezer burned. I think they're still safe to eat, but won't taste as good.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
5 Feb 24
@Ronrybs It was tough enough to do that!
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@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
4 Feb 24
@1creekgirl Maybe you can resole your shoes!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
4 Feb 24
We bought it on sale a while back. I hate to lose food like that. We had marinated chicken thighs on the grill, baked potatoes and fried green beans. It actually tasted good to both of us.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
5 Feb 24
@porwest I wish I had thought of that.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
4 Feb 24
@1creekgirl Hopefully you were able to repurpose the steaks. Something like that would be stewed, used in a soup or something else.
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