Shelby

This is @Mmmpomps superb spuds These are roasted spuds my Aunt in England showed me how to make: Preheat oven to 425 to 450.Peel whole potatoes, boil in salted water 4 to7 minutes until the outside is softened to about 1 cm in. Drain in the pot and with lid on shake the bejeebus out of the spuds to rough them up. Use a heavy pan..cast iron is great and pour VEGETABLE OIL *this is the secret to the crispiness* You can preheat the oil in the oven if you want. Then toss spuds in and coat them in the oil and salt aggressively. Cook 30 to 45 minutes until crispy brown, turning once.

I'm pretty sure that any corn pictured that close to his camera lens would break it.

Ronnie got his teeth back! In anticipation of that, on Sunday evening I started SV'ing some beef short ribs. I did them at 155F for 24 hours. Turned out well. Salad kit--Asian Another big thanks to @Kim Shookfor the great idea of going back and reading old dinner threads. I've seen so many things that I've (stupidly) forgotten about even though I loved them. Prime example: These potatoes that @Mmmpomps (I miss her....hope she's doing well) posted about in 2018. The recipe was given to her by her Aunt in England. Some of the best potatoes I've ever made. Broccoli and cheese and tomatoes to go with.

Wow. I haven't been to Restoration Hardware in years and years. They actually had one in the big city--one of the first "cool" stores that I remember. It was a must-stop when I used to leave the house and shop for Christmas. I can't imagine eating at one lol.

I'm not sure I wanted to know this...but it is very interesting! I just ate a piece of fig crostata for breakfast....

Continuing to make softish foods for Ronnie. Hope to get his teeth back today. Venison meatloaf Peeled a million miniature tomatoes--no they aren't cherries, they are supposed to be normal sized, but they were stunted by drought and heat. Still taste good though! Turned them in to lasagna soup for last night. Ricotta/fresh mozzarella/fresh parm (for me) Basil/tomatoes/fresh mozz/balsamic Soup Fig and blackberry gallette/crostata thing with homemade vanilla ice cream

Well, after a stay @Duvel's and @KennethT's I'm going to have to swing up your way.

I usually eat some kind of dinner leftovers for breakfast, but I made a batch of Little Green Dress yesterday and it was calling to me this morning ......

Oh man. Yeah, not fun at all. Of course, he tried to glue them back together himself 🙄.

My mom sent me an email from Misfits that had a $15 off coupon because it's their 4th anniversary. So, I decided to get some wings. We are out and they are still expensive/hard to find around here. Apples were 90 cents a piece. I thought that was a decent price and they are really pretty. Figs! They had figs again! Look at those carrot tops! I think I'm going to make a pesto out of them today........

It's still hot over here, but we did have two days of cool--had our first hard freeze so gardens are done. I had a huge crave for ham and bean soup but couldn't find any ham in the freezers. Finally unearthed a ham bone with some meat. SCORE! Cornbread to go with. Next night day was a really busy day so I needed something easy. BLT's to the rescue.....except when he bit into his sandwich, Ronnie's bottom dentures broke . Trip to the repair shop/dentist was yesterday. Hopefully they will be fixed on Monday. Until then I need to make fairly soft meals for him. Damn bacon was too crispy lol. Venison spaghetti red the next night. Had a smidge of lobster left so I made ravioli. Served over spinach with Alfredo sauce. Last night was breakfast. High fire danger today and tomorrow--winds over 50mph. Burn ban in effect. My soybeans aren't cut yet...it's supposed to rain tomorrow and Monday--we reallllly need it. But I also need my soybeans harvested lol.

We need a holy crap button. WOW!!! Now THAT is some basil!

Hmmmmm.....you guys are very close to me having to split my time between @Duvel's and yours......

@dcarchBad year for tomatoes here, too. You're not alone! Beautiful presentation as always. Reading this topic reminded me that I have tea salad kits downstairs and hadn't made any yet with garden tomatoes. My mom and step dad got me Luke's Lobster Rolls with whoopee pies delivered to me for my birthday!!! Ate them along with the salad and fries Last night was fried chicken with roasted broccoli and Mac and cheese Freeze warning for tonight so went out and picked all the tomatoes I could.....I see fried green tomatoes in my future.

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!! Amazingly deliciously looking. Nice job!!!!

Tomato paste. They just recently started selling it. Odds and Ends is Misfits own "brand" or "label". 99 cents a can.

I may need a Cheez Whiz intervention 😳 In my defense, I DID give one to my mom.....AND Misfits threatened me and said it was my last chance to buy any.......

I screwed up and told Ronnie he could have what ever he wanted for dinner last night (we had a lot of my favorites over my birthday week). That always means he's going to choose chicken fried venison steaks. I reaaaaaaaaally didn't feel like frying anything last night, but I had to keep my word sigh lol. Stewed tomatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy to go with.

Hi everyone! Great looking meals all around! It's been a really fun 6 days for me. My mom drove 11 hours from Colorado to see me . Hadn't seen each other in over a year again. Due to life I wasn't sure if she would be able to get away and come at all but it happened! I made white bread and French bread to have on hand....... Quick dinner for Ronnie and I the night before she got here: Salad and chicken alfredo Sunday I puttered around while she drove--made a charcuterie board so she'd have something to nibble on when she got here Neglected to take pictures of dinner that night....too excited and wine ...and well, you know BLT's and fries that night. With a fig and apple crostata ??? Galette??? Anyway it was good for dessert. The next day was my 48th birthday--I can't remember the last time I was with my mom on a birthday so it was really special. Champagne --actually prosecco--to start the day off right😁 Second glass included pomegranate juice and blackberries I ordered some things from Goldbelly. Birthday dinner was lobster, ravioli and mushroom sauce with a salad and bread Didn't get a picture of my cake--same as last year. Boston Cream Pie. SO good. Tuesday I noticed that I had a bunch of lemons that needed to be used so mom squeezed a million of them. Froze a lot of juice. With the rest she made the most fabulous lemonade I've ever tasted. That night we had spinach, Canadian bacon and pepperoni calzones with a baked eggplant lasagna type thing--just baked eggplant, sauce and cheese Wednesday I brought the Ninja Creami out so she could have watermelon and cantaloupe sorbet. It was such a hit. She thought the Ninja was a lot bigger than it actually is (she has limited kitchen space) so she was excited to see that it was something that she could fit. AND it was Amazon Prime day. I had just seen on the Ninja thread that they were on sale, so she ordered one--$129. It'll be to her house on Monday. They eat a lot of ice cream and smoothies so I think she will really enjoy it. So EG enabled someone again 😬 That night I fried up some crappie. Tomatoes, okra, fries and cheesy cauliflower for sides. Last night ( the last night of her trip--house feels very empty now). Cucumbers, caprese salad and cheeseburger venison pizza Such a good week. Thanks mom for making the trip ♥️

Marlene!!!!!! So nice to see you!!!! Please stay a while Even if pictures don't work, just describe

They sent me an extra I think. We eat a lot of salad for lunch and some at dinner so it won't go bad for sure.

@liamsaunt Once again I'm wishing you were @shelbysaunt Salad and venison spaghetti red last night

No figs available .....I bet they won't offer them again this season. Oh, and you can go ahead and judge me on the Cheez Whiz now. I have more than a person needs at one time. I can't stop myself.

THANK YOU!!!!! This was driving me crazy. And thanks to all that searched. I've never heard of these things. Apparently he puts them in every game type thing he vac packs. I'll give them back to him....makes me feel like I need to hurry up and eat all of these fish lol.

PS I'm so glad you know about Chi Chi's! That was the "nice" place that we went to also. They had really good fried ice cream....the only place I've ever had it.....