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Thanks @Norm Matthews....tonight's dinner will be tacos instead of poor man's stew which has been pushed to lunch in about 30 minutes. I do love tacos especially if I have enough chili lime hot sauce and cheese to go on them (no lettuce - too expensive right now). @Shelby can I come visit? I really want some good fried chicken and Johhnybird does not allow frying in the house. Most of the places around here deep fry but yours looks like a shallow fry in a cast iron skillet. I keep trying to get to Hotel Chalfonte in Cape May when we are down the shore but keep missing them....

It has once again become cool and dreary here. John has gone to help a friend who is facing stem cell harvesting for his multiple myeloma. I don't feel like cooking or eating at this point... BUT it is important so I have some parsnips, carrots, leeks, shallots, garlic and small potatoes. Have some bones to make stock with and then it will be poor man's stew for tomorrow. Last night's dinner was green eggs and ham (pesto, eggs, Black Forest ham) on a toasted English muffin ..... again.

Interesting ... here in NW NJ last Tuesday I noticed there was no iceberg lettuce available in either of the markets I go to and only yucky(brownish/slimy) leaf lettuce, the two main kinds I use. Did not see Boston at all and the Romaine heads were a 3 pack of Andy Boy for almost $7.00. We are not quite into good lettuce time here - maybe about 3 weeks away - so I took some heartier greens and didn't do lettuce salads or anything on sandwiches this week. Even the two Asian/Spanish markets and very little green produce....didn't notice cauliflower at all and green beans were 1.69 per pound.

Just had ginger and honey switchell for the first time 2 weeks ago. It actually had the finely shredded ginger pulp in it. I strained it out for Johnnybird and added it back to my glass. Very refreshing...can't wait to hear how your experiment goes.

DAMN......I can't wait to do the "follow the birds" tour John and I have been planning.... Detroit...Duluth....SE Arizona...New Mexico....back to Hooks, TX to see if our singlewide trailer is still there then along the Gulf Coast then up to SC and home. Taking notes!!!

Uhh.... washed and sprayed tuna cans work I hear (was talking about this with a baking buddy).

can get them on a regular basis around here... I also have my mom's English muffin loaf I have made for some.................yearsm since she gifted me with the recipe and loaf.

Smooch for John with his gluten free pasta and tuna noodle casserole with homemade mushroom sauce for me roasted sweet potatoes to do something with..............not sure what just yet

Didn't they tell you...... don't plant anything until Mother's Day here in NJ?????????

I have freaking realized how provincial I grew up....what my husband called Fantasy Island.

who are you really? Stephan Pastis?

Never had one ... no McDonalds where I grew up and go to one maybe once a year for a Shamrock Shake

Just stating an opinion...maybe I'm a smidgen Italian afterall as the thought f cheese and seafood puts me off

I still to this day make extra potatoes of any kind.... baked or boiled become hash browns or eggy potatoes or topping for a cottage pie or part of a fish cake(sorry folk -,from the east coast so NOT salmon)

You had me with the diet Dr. PEPPER but.......fake cheese (or any cheese) on a fried fish sandwich!?!?!

TftC.....that was my fantasy for BREAKFAST. I HAD IT for LUNCH. ...and again for lunch yesterday. Today's fantasy is corned beef hash.........maybe for tomorrow?

As TftC said it ... and this stuff comes from Cape May Honey Company here in NJ.

JOHNNYBIRD is heading out for 2 days to learn how to teach rock climbing and needs fuel. For dinner tonight he has chicken cacciatore with gluten free pasta. Tomorrow, to share with any and all, a pork loin that was stuffed with garlic and sage, sautéed then braised in some vegetable stock with some thyme, onion, carrots and bay. I defatted the sauce and finished it with some butterbean honey. There are boiled potatoes to heat up and I threw some thawed green peas in with the carrots. Cheddar tidbits to munch on ... supposedly someone is bringing fruit and either pears or apples would go nicely with the cheese.

I actually wanted this for breakfast but was too busy running errands... 93% lean ground beef mixed with some Worcestershire cooked medium rare, lightly toasted squishy hamburger bun, mashed avocado and mayo, lettuces and some Cabot White Oak cheddar melted on the burger. 2 napkins as the lovely juices dribbled down to my wrist.

I do remember that and, believe it or not, my grandfather actually used to eat one "meal" over the whole day and saw nothing wrong with it. It was how he ate during the depression and during the war.......as long as you got some protein, vegetables and carbs spread out throughout the day he didn't care. Course we were hunters and gatherers and raised a garden.

Me, too!!!! Although now all I have to do is go about a mile from home on Tuesdays or Thursdays to a place called Upstream Grille and the chef features New Orleans food on those days...Had some good gumbo there WITH okra.

We found this place last year at this time....shared a cone of fries among several other small plates and John really liked the beers.

DANG!!! Did you even have enough time between trips to do laundry? Have some of that Lebanon bologna this year.....

The second one looks very interesting but unfortunately I am one of that minority to whom too much cilantro makes my mouth taste like it was washed with soap. This looks like it may be just below that threshold and I adore pineapple and turmeric. Thanks!!

love the new flavored seltzers and now will start to try to work with making some home made ones I believe. Love ginger and pomegranate and some spicy things......