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My mom bought a spaghetti squash for some reason, so I used some of it for fritters. Just ok, even though I loaded them with herbs and such. Also a marinated tomato and Vidalia onion salad.

Well, I think the thing that makes a difference is the amount of liquid. I didn't put as much this time. Some of our old Greek cookbooks, put a lot of stock, and it doesn't all cook out. This batch had juice of half a large lemon, maybe 1/3 cup stock, 1/4 cup olive oil, then garlic, s&p, dried oregano. I cooked at 400F for about 40 mins. The liquid was mostly gone except the oil. I cooked them another 15 or so. My oven sucks and it doesn't brown like I want, so I wanted them to crisp more, but the stuff in the pan was good. I have cooked them before with more stock and covered them with foil, but sometimes they overcook and there is still liquid with no browning. This was a small batch though.

I didn’t get that much of my Daddy Bill’s gardening expertise but I made Greek lemon potatoes to go with leftover spanakopita. We grew the potatoes, garlic, oregano and parsley. They were so good!

Spanakopita kinda night. Made this with my mom’s husband a lot. He didn’t like dealing with phyllo 😁. Still think his version is the best!

Tried a new dough that has beer and honey. Really high hydration. Wasn’t bad, but a little sweet. Topped with The Pizza Bible’s New Yorker toppings, and the pesto one I’ve done before by request.

Pork cutlets with rice pilaf, arugula salad and steamed broccolini. Either my mom or her sister left the freezer drawer open, so now I’m cooking through a few thawed out things.

Wedge salad with homemade ranch, bacon, crispy shallots, watermelon radish and a few garden tomatoes. Corn that was almost too sweet and some crispy chicken tenders.

Tried a baked English muffin. Tasty, I think I’ll try a griddled one next time. Or at least do the shaping differently. This recipe said to roll the dough and cut, but it was too soft for that.

Made some no knead dough to use up some flour. Baked in my Lodge Dutch oven, and that made a huge difference. Our kitchen aid oven sucks, so this method helped greatly.

My mom had her sisters over, so I made pot roast and mashed potatoes.

Thanks, I think that's what happened.

Tried fresh mozzarella and ricotta today. The mozzarella seemed firmer than I had thought, more like regular. Good flavor though. Ricotta was good. May put it on a pizza this week. I bought some only pasteurized milk from a dairy in Georgia, so it definitely tasted different from store bought milk.

Happy Birthday to my Pops. Chocolate stout cake, peanut butter filling, chocolate buttercream and pb drizzle.

Baby back ribs for my dad’s birthday/Father’s day tomorrow. Trying Anova’s rec for 155F for 18 hours.

Rigatoni with cilantro pesto and toasted pepeitas

Getting pesto in the freezer. Arugula Basil and tried Cilantro with lime, garlic, roasted pepitas and avocado oil. Tasty, but I might add a little jalapeño next time.

Happy 85th to my mom’s cousin Peggy. White almond cake with vanilla buttercream.

I used white.

Yeah, I agree. It's not the easiest to scrape out. Strawberry Ice Cream this one

Strawberry ice cream using the strawberries that we got at the farm. Used Serious Eats recipe. It’s really good and strawberry-y for sure. I think these berries were so sweet, I could have used less sugar.

Smash burgers with homemade burger sauce, charred Vidalia onions, brioche bun. Schweid & Sons makes some great burgers. Cornmeal cake with whipped cream and strawberries we got from a farm in the next town over. They are so tasty!

Tomatoes are doing OK (except for two plants 🤷‍♀️), and I’m trying to keep the bed from being a litter box 🙄. The potatoes are growing like crazy. I found the teeniest friend on them this morning ☺️

Pizza night! Pesto, Castelvetrano olives, artichoke hearts, fresh mozzarella, pine nuts and arugula with lemon dressing Pepperoni, Vidalia onion and mushrooms Tried Ooni's quick pizza dough, not bad. Mine usually takes 3-4 days, but this was good.

Dunno yet. We do a lot of meze, charcuterie type meals, so probably with cheese and such. And my mother is a fiend for anything pickled or garlicky, so I’m sure they won’t last.

Picked and pickled the garlic scapes this morning.