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I've never heard of tea leaf salad but I'm pretty sure I need one now!

@Smithy I was wondering where you were with all the food options, I didn't expect Amarillo! Your goat looks so good, Ive had it a number of times and not found it strong (aka, tasting of billy goat). If you can find someone that is cooking the goat wrapped in leaves, in a dirt pit, with fire...charm them with music, a plate of brownies and if necessary, cash, so you can get a plate!

The prairie dog (and gopher) population in MT is what most ranchers rage war on. Back in the day there were bounties for removal (couple pennies for every tail turned in) and even now, many places will let a person shoot the critters. (Their burrows can trap a cow or horse leg and if running that leg can break. And they damage grazing/hay ground).

Dear partner rarely asks for a particular food so when he does, I provide. Looking at the costco coupon book he decided the pineapple teriyaki chicken meatballs sounded good. So..... Rice noodles, veg, and said meatballs with a spicy teriyaki sauce. (Id love other ideas for what to do with the meatballs, there's a bunch left!)

Why's the girl from Montana posting in the gardening thread in February? It's 50F at my house and the plants need some help per my local nursery/ botanical garden. So everything is being watered. Lilacs, fruit trees, haskaps, raspberries, strawberries. Found one tree we planted 6 years ago got snapped in our bad windstorm last month I dunno if he can be helped but he'll get water too.

I know my local Chefstore has containers like the ones you are using.

Halibut, butternut squash and cauliflower rice

Alfredo with chicken, mushrooms and capellos gf pasta. And Brazi bites (premade frozen Brazilian cheese dough balls). And pecornio

@Neely those eggs are gorgeous. And your mango @C. sapidus! Pork sausage, french toast with butter and honey (no syrup for me!) and unpictured black berries

I was craving a roast of red meat and since there are no elk/deer/moose roasts in the freezers.... I bought a beef chuck roast. And holy cow this hit the spot! Chuck roast, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, pearl onions and gravy.

Black bear from Canada. Not gamey at all, quite mild. Their taste is highly dependent upon their diet. The ones living on fish are actually fishy to the point that most hunters won't take a coastal bear to eat. Between deer and moose, closer to the sweetness of moose than the mildness of deer.

I am the cook in this house so- if I'm going to be down for any amount of time, I pre-make options (when its a planned outage). Example-I have dental surgery tomorrow. So there are leftovers for Partner that will cover him for days. (he is happy to eat the same thing every day and he loves a leftover. Thank God!) For myself I bought some protein shakes and yogurt and there are soft leftovers when I decide I want real food (pasta, mashed potatoes, stuffing with gravy). We wont starve this week. When Partner is down (surgical) I also pre-plan and have appropriate foods ready. (usually a soup with homemade stock and a ton of veg) Our last bout of covid, he got sick first. I knew I had 24 hours, 48 max, before I was down for the duration. I mad-dash made pick up orders and got to making 2 different soups. (Pick up was for things like cough drops, gatorade, restock veg etc.) Generally there is some sort of pre-made (by me) stuff in my freezers and enough fill-ins from the pantry that even if I was catastrophically ill, Partner would still eat. He may not know whats available but there's food if he looks. Off the top of my head- enchiladas, cooked chicken, gumbo, pulled pork in the freezer, along with various veg. Tuna, beans, salsa, vension and taco meat that I've canned. Pantry has microwave rice along with pasta, veg, snack stuff etc. One of us could easily eat from what we have being tossed in the microwave (or oven) just to reheat for weeks before real cooking had to occur.

Pasta with bear sausage And since I have dental work again this week, I made one of partners favorites that I don't like- turkey. With mashed potatoes and stuffing (both should be soft enough for me post dental work)

@Maison Rustique thats a great buy! Those flights are usually around $20. And mine at least has different options in the flight depending on time of year.

Taco salads last night