Shelby

I will be back tomorrow with a report. Holy s***. That was the second best race (IMO) to Mine That Bird and Calvin. WOW.

I want that Bloody Mary.

YUM Happy Cinco De Mayo!

Sorry I didn't read this before! My oldest has steam that escapes but he's still my baby lol.

Breakfast for dinner using asparagus from the garden. Fruit salad and lemon posset for dessert.

Grits!

@JAZ's Chicken Piperade (more here) and a salad last night

I seem to be copying @Smithy all the time here lol. Dinner time was fast approaching and I was (as usual) scrambling to think of something to make. I was hungry for pasta. Ronnie was hungry for chicken. Boom. This post popped into my mind. I was going to do the "even easier" version, but I only had bone-in, skin-on thighs. So, I opted for the same version Smithy did. One of the few times that my browned chicken didn't stick to the pot lol. I was really glad there was a picture of the finished dish on the cookbook cover because I have a lot of different kinds of egg noodles and I wasn't sure which to use..... I finally settled on these because they looked most like the pictured ones. I don't think I've ever done any type of pasta in the IP so I wasn't sure how each noodle would cook...or if they would cook differently or if it just didn't matter at all. Anyway, in the pot on top of the noodles with the broth and tomatoes. I used my canned tomatoes. Peppers and onions on top. I only had some peppers that I had frozen from Misfits a while ago and no frozen onions. I opted to cook the fresh onions for a bit in a skillet (wasn't thinking, should have done that first in the IP to save washing another dish). After cooking Dished up in a shallow bowl REALLY good. Another keeper recipe for sure. Nice and spicy--I used smoked paprika. Hit my spot for pasta without subjecting Ronnie to another spaghetti and meatball meal lol.

Thank you Smithy!!! I always love going with you. I know you're so glad to be home with your things and more space. Bundle your husband up and put him by the fire until summer lol.

Norm, you are one of the nicest people I know. You will do great! And just know, you're nicer than I am for sure!

Also, I guess there were 6 fries. I outdid myself.

Thank you!!! I'll do this for sure.

@DuvelIt's always good to have a burger with your main dish of fries 😁 German brats with my five, count 'em FIVE fries lol And then last night--I was dying to use my new little soy sauce dishes so Asian-ish happened. Misfits bought Asian salad mix--cabbage, carrots, celery, cilantro, almonds, wonton strips and dressing. I doctored it up a bit and added some 5 spice marinated shrimp that I quickly did in a skillet Coconut curry sauce. I was thrilled to find a can of coconut milk in the pantry so I could make this. Boughten chicken potstickers and homemade egg rolls

I'll have to check those pork rinds out. We love those. Did a big order this week. I wanted some more of the Italian sausages that I was talking about. We loved them. So, I got some more cold pack items to round out the order. Veggies, as usual, were great. So were the fruits. Mushrooms...3 packs of sausages...lots of limes etc. etc. and wine! All of this delivered for $270 which I think is really good. The Asian salad mix is excellent. I highly recommend. I made it last night.

Beautiful Kay!!! You're way ahead of us. It's been so cold. We just planted a few tomatoes today--probably about 30. Onions and potatoes...radishes and lettuce I planted a few weeks ago. Not ready to do any more until around Mother's Day.

Love love love

I grew up in Lake City, CO right near there!

@Duvel my favorite meal for sure. We just had spaghetti a few days ago, but I could sure eat it again! @Ann_Tbeautiful chicken! Roasted chicken quarters in the CSO Fried bass, spinach, Mac and cheese and roasted romanesco And last night, both venison and beef steaks on the grill with cheesy potatoes and honey mustard Brussels sprouts from @JAZMore here.

Ronnie was hungry for steaks, so last night seemed the perfect night to try a couple of recipes. I always seem to have Brussels sprouts around, so the Honey Mustard-Glazed Brussels Sprouts on pg. 46 was the first recipe that jumped at me. Very easy and very good. The only change I made was to steam the sprouts for 2 minutes instead of 1...we like ours more on the softer side. I put them in a bowl and kept them warm in the CSO while I moved on to pg. 42 Cheesy Smashed Red Potatoes. @Smithy's looked so good and Ronnie never met a potato that he didn't like. I only have what the bag says are Yellow Potatoes. The skin is thin like red potatoes so I figured it would work and it did. I was trying to be mindful and not take the path to hell, but I probably still over smashed a bit? They were absolutely delicious and not gluey at all though. Definitely keeper recipes. Quick. Easy. Only dirtied the IP....and, while Ronnie grilled, I sat down and enjoyed wine!

I agree that this recipe looks like a good one. Were the potatoes in the casserole that you want to replicate shredded like hash browns?

Pickled clams sound interesting.

Amazon continues to amaze me with their delivery speed to me. Thank you @KennethTfor the wonderful enabling 😁

Ok, so I thumbed through just now and I've landed on the Honey Mustard Brussels sprouts--I have all the ingredients and wow that sounds good. I'd do them tonight but I've already prepped other veggies. Soooo tomorrow

Got the cookbook just now!!! Not had a chance to look through it except to see the dedication

Gorgeous @FauxPas simply gorgeous!