Hmmm, I don’t think I’ll go to the effort for this one again….. it tastes just like chicken!

This morning, I finished off a loaf of aging French milk bread by making French toast, while wife prepared a pan of aging bacon. Complete a bottle of Maple syrup she bought at a farm in Vermont. Very good MS, but we both agreed our Canadian MS is a bit better. We will be proud to consume both over time! Brad

French toast is a good thing... :0)

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This morning, I finished off a loaf of aging French milk bread by making French toast, while wife prepared a pan of aging bacon. Complete a bottle of Maple syrup she bought at a farm in Vermont. Very good MS, but we both agreed our Canadian MS is a bit better. We will be proud to consume both over time! Brad

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I really enjoyed my one and only visit to New England some 20 years ago.  I did bring back a substantial amount of Vermont maple syrup from a roadside stall - it was the best I've ever tasted.  I still can't, and never will enjoy it on either bacon or sausage so my pancakes/French toast have to be on a separate plate to my savoury breakfast items.

We had a curry night on Saturday night. Chana Dahl made with coconut milk, lamb balti, chicken Dopiaza and fake (amusingly named) chicken rogan Josh. All mopped up with a small mountain of naan bread.

We went Italian last night. I made duck ragu with some wild mallards that followed me home a while back. I also did an aubergine tomato sauce for my veggie daughter and had an attempt at focaccia- which was ok, but not great, tasted good but not as light and fluffy as I was hoping for.

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Originally posted by rinemb

This morning, I finished off a loaf of aging French milk bread by making French toast, while wife prepared a pan of aging bacon. Complete a bottle of Maple syrup she bought at a farm in Vermont. Very good MS, but we both agreed our Canadian MS is a bit better. We will be proud to consume both over time! Brad

One of things I've learned over time is that you can't judge agricultural products in absolutes.  There is a lot of variation in maple syrup.  It depends largely on whether the sap is early or late in the run and what the weather was the previous year, and also the skill of who is producing it.  Wines are the same way.  I've heard people pronounce certain tomatoes as the "best."  I grow lots of heirloom varieties, and depending on the weather a different variety may be the "best" one year and disappointing the next.  Rant off.

Wow, French onion soup with melted swiss and a crusty loaf is mighty fine on a cold, damp night!

The local pub announced that they had bought the wrong veg spring rolls. Boxes of 16 = $6.00
Scored 4 boxes. 12 rolls is a dinner for me. Pretty good. Baked 40 mins @ 375F. Basted with chunky peanut butter (it melted) , soy sauce and garlic powder, sprinkle of Tabasco green.
Did a pan of bacon on top.
I let the rest of box #1 thaw out and will go around again tonight
I think that the elaborate packaging weighs as much as the 16 x 50g rolls.

Prime rib steak sammiches...
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LIZ.!....LIZ...!..Where's the pictures..!.. :0o

Here!

Boy....
If...i..don't keep..on her.... :0/









Any money...there will be an incomming...retort..?.. ;0)

When my nephew, Jack, was about 4, my brother was driving him to our parents' house for Thanksgiving dinner.

Bro told Jack that the main thing was, we were going to eat a big bird.

Perhaps he didn't pronounce the "a" loud enough, because Jack was HORRIFIED at the mental image!

Pizzas with Aldi crusts. They got a little dark (very dark) on the bottom, but were pretty good!

Aahhh...
They are just a little ..stiffer that way...

Floppy pizza is a pain to eat... :0/

So is that shop bought crusts and you take care of the toppings?

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So is that shop bought crusts and you take care of the toppings?

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Yes....

Sometimes Liz makes the dough..

N..sometimes we get it fresh at a loco bakery...

These crusts..were bought at Aldi's..

All store bought stuff..jarred sauce..

Baged shreaded cheese..

Baged peperoni..n buoght vegis..

But remember she has been cookin her little azz off for thanksgiving.. ;0)

No rest for the weary... :0/

Just..a little..convience.. :0)

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Originally posted by Wet Spaniel

So is that shop bought crusts and you take care of the toppings?

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Yes....

 

Sometimes Liz makes the dough..

N..sometimes we get it fresh at a loco bakery...

 

These crusts..were bought at Aldi's..

 

All store bought stuff..jarred sauce..

Baged shreaded cheese..

Baged peperoni..n buoght vegis..

 

 

But remember she has been cookin her little azz off for thanksgiving.. ;0)

 

No rest for the weary... :0/

Just..a little..convience.. :0)

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I completely get it ... some days shop bought meatballs and a jar of pasta sauce save the day in our house.

Save the day, store bought dishes, still save the day for us, at times.
From a full variety salad bar, to a roast chicken, store smoked ribs, and such. We rarely buy a frozen pizza. (Now when our kids were young and at home,sure, we kept a freezer full of pizzas. Brad

I can make two meal-sized pizza with Naan bread crusts in no time at all.
They fit on a single sheet pan and 375F cooks them as I like.
I'm using mild salsa for the sauce. Required sprinkles of Tabasco green.
Pepperoni, shredded green peppers, mixed cheeses. Black olives if I remember.

I'm out of commission on the FF forum for awhile. Long story short, I've been having some esophegal (sp) stricture issues for about a year and a half now, that showed up on my first CT scan a year and a half ago, but at the time I had bigger issues to deal with. So the upshot is that I went and had a look-see on Tuesday, and I had a minor procedure to stretch the narrow part a bit, as I found I had esophagitis, gastritis, and all kinds of 'itis-es'. So now I have to take acid reducers 2x daily, and another medicine to help things heal up a bit. The awful thing is that I have to eat basically puree/soft things for the next 3 months or so. But at least I didn't get confiscated by the local hospital, and didn't have to miss work so that's good. Made turkey breast, stuffing, smashed taters, and jellied cranberry sauce from a can. Oh and homemade gravy. It still tasted great, even after I mutilated it in my blender.

Oh, and I got the results of my Second CT scan post lung-ectomy, and everything looks as it should, so that's more than enough to make up for the Nasty Diet for the next whenever!

Take care of yerself Paula..!
Come back when yer ready..

N...i reckahmend milkshakes...yer flavor...

Jeeze...hope yer not lactoes intollerant.. :0/

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Take care of yerself Paula..!
Come back when yer ready..

 

N...i reckahmend milkshakes...yer flavor...

They make Lactose free ice cream!!

 

Jeeze...hope yer not lactoes intollerant.. :0/

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So happy that it seems you have a good path to recovery. Keep your spirits up and give wellness a chance. Wishing you the best, brad

Last night we ate the last of a pot of chicken and noddle soup Marilyn made early this week, to help me with the respitory flu I have suffered all week. As pic shows, this last of the pot could be called…noodles and chicken soup. Brad