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Managed to keep the tradition of roasted chestnuts for appetizer going, Mom and Dad bought them and cooked them most of the way at home, then brought them over so I could just finish them in the oven with the other items. Disposable alum pans are great because they are so light, you can put them on top of another pan without worry. Since I just made a bone-in turkey breast (8.25 lbs for 8 people, one didn't eat any of it) didn't wind up with a ridiculous amt of leftovers. Hubby and I had feast repeat on Friday, have enough in the freezer for another meal.

My brother in law is Sicilian, he's lived in the US for a couple of years, still green card, but should be able to apply for citizenship soon. He referred to my stuffing as "mushroom bread" and refuses to eat turkey, he doesn't like it. I think he ate 4-5 twice baked potato halves for dinner. Doubt he'd prepare an "American" Thanksgiving meal, assimilation be damned, he's gonna cook what he likes to eat.

Had some squash taking up fridge space which will shortly be needed for turkey day, so I cut up and roasted several squash: delicata, red kuri, mini golden acorn. We had half of the red kuri and acorn squash with dinner (grill pan cooked tuna steak, quinoa). The rest went into deep freeze. My husband opined that he was very aware he ate something healthy for dinner. Hey, we are saving up for the stuffing and such on Thurs!

I've hit paydirt at lunch time - usually around the holidays - with what looks like catering over-runs on the hot bar, sort of like crab-stuffed mushrooms type of stuff, IIRC. I'm a regular consumer of soup at lunch time, but sometimes will get hot bar.

Rotuts, Wegmans (generally in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast states) does have a similar offering, MRE (with some re-heating or cooking). Their produce is generally pretty good quality and I know my father made use of these meals (meat/veg/starch) when Mom was away, since there was a store 1/2 mile from his office to pass on the way home. They have "EZ Meals" and various things packaged to cook at home. The trays are unfortunate, as it looks like std issue airline settings. https://www.wegmans.com/products/packaged-meals-entrees-and-sides/entrees.html?do=prod-search;i%3D1;q1%3DEntrees;q2%3DEntree;sp_c%3D18;sp_n%3D1;x1%3Dcategory;x2%3Dsubcategory;callback%3Dangular.callbacks

quiche comes to mind, can you make mini ones, wrap individually and freeze? this is a hard one for me, I HATE eggs, it is literally the one food I can't stand to even smell (obv., when they are cooked) so quiche is kryptonite to me...but uses lots of eggs!

Had a mid-morning meeting in Philadelphia, so planned some grub stops for early lunch (Mama's falafel - small sandwich) and then a treat for the train (Federal Donuts - strawberry cheesecake flavor). It's fun when I have to go in to Center City, I can map out all the places to stop along the way for my treats.

At least I know I'm not the only one cringing when I see raw meat juiced fingers handling the kitchen accessories! I turn on the kitchen faucet with my forearm for that very reason. Lots of hot water and soap during food prep, and I've been known to call DH into the kitchen to push up my sleeves if they slipped down too much.

meyer lemon sorbet, mmm...

it is indexed on Eat Your Books. Very tempting.

I make a sweet noodle kugel that includes cream cheese, sour cream, and drained canned crushed pineapple...I don't think I use the full amt of sugar called for in the recipe...I like it because it is reminiscent of cheesecake. And the corners with the browned noodles are the best.

Mom, for whatever reason, never wanted to repeat recipes. She thought it was boring - even if we really wanted a repeat of something. The one constant we have is roasted chestnuts for snacks before dinner. Last year it was reasonably warm outside and Dad did them on the gas grill, which was pretty awesome.

lima beans...hated as a kid, still hate. Happy that succotash has been updated to use edamame instead.

I grabbed one out of a bag at Whole Foods last week because I was curious, they do taste like cotton candy. The grape I had was pretty soft, don't know if that is typical. They def appeal to kids, but I won't be purchasing them, not a flavor profile I am looking for. I'll eat candy when I want that.

I won't eat sushi on Monday, but other than that, it doesn't matter to me. I don't fear food being stored under refrigeration for 2 days. I know that the "best stuff" gets brought out for the weekend. It's pretty rare that I'm eating at a "fine dining" kind of place earlier in the week anyhow.

The unfortunately-colored quinoa (as prev mentioned in Dinner topic) repurposed with some grilled tofu, veg, and peanut dressing

Not croutons, they are called oyster crackers. Very dry, hard, plain cracker that is best eaten with a dollop of horseradish, or sent floating in a bowl of chowder!

Swordfish cooked indoors on grill pan, looked very pro with nice grill marks. Unfortunately my quinoa didn't fare as well, I added some green tea powder and chopped up blueberries (other things also, but these were the culprits)...wound up with an unappetizing gray color. Will need to add some chopped up colorful veggies and salvage the leftovers into a salad.

eaten in the car on the way to a meeting, take out from a local "healthy fast food" place...banana wrap. Whole wheat wrap with a banana, peanut butter, granola, and a little agave drizzled inside. It was a fun lunch and no crumbs!

Impending nasty weather, so cooking indoors this weekend. Made another batch of Bittman's corn chowder (to be eaten tomorrow) this time with 5 ears instead of 4 and it was markedly better. Bought a steamed lobster and picked the meat to use as garnish. Sending summer off in style. Mexican zucchini casserole for dinner, it was supposed to be stuffed zucchini but I decided to slice them into planks instead. Corn, brown rice, black beans, salsa...topped with shredded cheese and baked. Zukes exuded a LOT of water, that was the only negative.

I hate disorder and sloppiness in my kitchen...so I'll never ask DH to cook me anything. And after a fiasco one year of a cookies and cream cake that tasted mostly of Crisco (he liked the look of it) I've gotten VERY specific on my requests. I prefer a fruit-based dessert (tart, pie, cake). When I was a kid my parents used to buy a strawberry shortcake type cake for me. We go out for dinner...I have a couple of favorites not far from home...since my birthday is in the end of February, I don't like to assume I'll not have to deal with nasty road conditions.

I have eaten at this Vietnamese restaurant which isn't too far from the main casino area (ie, you won't step on crack vials) Com Ga Ninh Kieu 1124 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 I have eaten at White House Subs, it's good because they have good bread, but it's a cold sandwich after all.

Jo, it's a bit of a hike for you, but in Edgewater, NJ is Mitsuwa Marketplace, which is chock full of Japanese goods. When I had business anywhere near that area, I'd schedule a side trip to spend an hour wandering the aisles. Wegmans supermarket has a few Japanese items in their "International" aisle.

Supermarket had big sale on lobsters 1-1.5 lb and I was determined to take advantage, but it's been hot and we wanted something light/refreshing...so cold salad with lobster was the answer. Found a simple recipe online from Mario Batali which had a lemon dressing and it hit the spot...lobster, tomatoes, celery, arugula. Had a glass of vinho verde, too.

breakfast at work (per usual during the week) so no photo...whole wheat bagel with Whole Foods Greek hummus and sliced NJ garden tomato from my coworker. He left a bag of them on the table in our office kitchen so I snagged a nice ripe Roma specimen (the small slices fit nicely lined up along the bagel's borders!). I love when he starts rolling in with the garden surplus.