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Golden - that’s a lot to deal with, food wise. It must take up a lot of your time but it sounds like you are very good at knowing and preparing what keeps you healthy. Bravo!
Never heard of the Scottish porridge thing but I am interested in food traditions and know that many of them are cross-cultural. All grandma’s leftovers went into the ‘slop’ bowl for the animals so there was absolutely no waste whatsoever, even when the picky grandkids were around. As I get older I spend more time thinking about these things!
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Psue - Hippocrates: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” is my belief.

Re porridge/oatmeal, Samuel Johnson wrote that oats were "a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people".

Unfortunately, I am allergic to oats as well.

I know the gluten and dairy allergy stuff pretty well, though when I moved down here last October I spent hours online checking out foods for dairy and gluten content in the grocery stores here. Dairy free or vegan does not mean it's not contaminated with dairy, as I found out after a few nasty allergy hits. Many foods are contaminated.

The fodmaps issue is new but not that hard to figure out. There is still a lot of good food to eat! But I have had to say good bye to apples and asparagus for now anyway. D@rn it!!!

It's fine now, but if I ever need to go into an ALF or a NH is may be a nightmare.

R (sig other) is from a farming background and he has the same "waste nothing" practice. His mum and dad raised 5 boys on a dairy farm so they always had plenty of milk, and cream. They picked wild berries, and even wild horseradish I just heard - so strong you couldn't eat it. His mum was a good cook (what mother isn't to her children?) and baked pies, made perogies etc. I don't because it's too high carb and calorie wise and baking with wheat flour sets off my allergies. I did bake back in the day when the kids were small and before I knew what my allergies were. R watches his sugars and carbs in general as do I, though he is as lean as he always was. I wish!!!

Times change and with it eating habits. So many people eat/order out fairly often. I can't cotton on to that. We grew up with cooking from scratch and a meal out once or twice a year for a special occasions. I enjoy cooking from scratch and trying new things, but a break once in a while is very welcome.

With my Norwegian background I will eat fish any time of day - sardines for breakfast anyone? lol

As we get older I think memories are more and more important and enjoyable. They are for me anyway.
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Golden, I will happily join you for sardines for breakfast, as long as I can have a fresh sliced cucumber with it. Mmmmm!
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ITRR - awesome - cucumbers work very well with fish!
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Oh, I so agree Golden. I love sweet onions with fish too.

My favorite picnic includes sardines, cucumber, sweet onions red, orange, yellow and green peppers and (I know you can not partake) rosemary and olive oil triscuits and habanero cheese. Paint me happy when I am in nature looking forward to lunch :-) watermelon for desert just finishes everything nicely.
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Your picnic sounds lovely ITRR, but, uh, no sardines for me please.
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Golden, I’ve been looking into fodmaps for my mom’s GI issues. Thank goodness my DH and I have been lucky in the food sensitivity department….other than the calories in /calories out issue, for me anyway.
Tonight, tuna casserole with tuna my BIL caught and canned. Absolutely ruined me for anything from the grocery store.
Also Brussels sprouts, baby mushrooms and a touch of sherry baked right in.
Lots of time to cook today because it rained last night and the slope to the redwood trees is slippery. Slippery slope + mini-chainsaw = NOT a good combination.

cwillie, I’m with you on the sardines.
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Psue, my mouth is watering at fresh caught, canned tuna.

The only problem with having the very best of any fresh food, it runs out :-( then we have to wait for more or settle.
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Cwillie, then I will have some lovely roast beef for your protein or maybe some roast chicken, you too psue.
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Mexican tortilla soup that the boyfriend made
Gluten free chocolate chip cookies that he also made for me
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So...I'm looking for some easy fast prep meals that I can do for just me and my husband. For years I prepared meals for us and my parents several times a week. Somedays there would be other family present. Long story short, now that my parents are gone, I find that I don't want to cook anything anymore! I'm still caring for my mother who's in a AL facility and admit to being burnt out on doing much of anything these days. My husband has been great at picking up meals or fixing his own supper but I've started to feel guilty that he is missing out on homecooked meals. Unfortunately, he isn't fond of casseroles and doesn't care for leftovers. Cooking for 2 people doesn't excite me. Actually, eating doesn't excite me. Any simple 'meat and potato' recipes I could plan ahead or prepare with minimal effort would be appreciated. Blessings to all.
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I don't enjoy cooking anymore either MamaChar so I tend to look on line for sheet pan meals, one pot meals and slow cooker/instant pot meals that I can assemble when I'm most motivated and then just put in the oven/pot/slow cooker at the appropriate time. I find just planning a few menu ideas for the week and then having the all veggies prepped ahead can make a huge difference. Oh, and there's nothing wrong with using frozen or canned instead of cooking from scratch.
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Your dinner sounds easy, simple and yummy nacy.

I am definitely going to get some of that everything bagel or copycat some and try that on black rice with green onion. That use never hit my radar until your yummy dinner description. Thanx! :-)
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I highly recommend trying it. It is more of a grain then jasmine, which is our fave white rice,

Takes longer to cook, I'm telling you because I could not find black rice with instructions for cooking and I learned through trial and error. Use the 2to1 ratio and it turns out delish. Plus, it's a super nutritious grain, win-win. Oh, great in cold salads too.
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My daughter brought by Peanut Stew to serve over rice (white; wish it was black ITRR bc now I’m dying to try it!) It’s got tons of sweet potatoes, kale and whatever herbs are finishing up in her garden. I haven’t had Peanut Stew before but have had a creamy African Peanut soup that was spicy and delicious. This Stew looks great - can’t wait to dig in.
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My daughter brought by Peanut Stew to serve over rice (white; wish it was black ITRR bc now I’m dying to try it!) It’s got tons of sweet potatoes, kale and whatever herbs are finishing up in her garden. I haven’t had Peanut Stew before but have had a creamy African Peanut soup that was spicy and delicious. This Stew looks great - can’t wait to dig in.
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My daughter brought by Peanut Stew to serve over rice (white; wish it was black ITRR bc now I’m dying to try it!) It’s got tons of sweet potatoes, kale and whatever herbs are finishing up in her garden. I haven’t had Peanut Stew before but have had a creamy African Peanut soup that was spicy and delicious. This Stew looks great - can’t wait to dig in.
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Psue, I hope you enjoy it when you have it. Your daughters stew sounds delicious, we love to use peanuts in lots of different dishes. I am going to be researching peanut stew now, yummo!
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Love peanuts, I think I am going to try it.

Pot roast last night - beef (eye of round) potatoes, carrots, onions, bell peppers, diced tomatoes and seasonings. It was pronounced excellent.

I haven't used a slow cooker in ages and now am wondering why. Must look up some recipes; Does anyone have some faves they want to share? R wants pea soup with a ham bone. That's a fave of mine too. The slow cooker works well for that.
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Absolutely!!!!
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Golden, I like everyday cheapskate. com. for slow cooker ideas.

I am going to try her BBQ chicken this weekend, it sounds great and looks easypeasy.
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ITRR thx - I will check that site out
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Lean cuisine pizza and a bagged salad. Sigh. Wiped myself out in the yard today and I’m just too tired.
I will redeem myself on Monday - making lunch for a crowd:
Maple Mustard Pork Tenderloin Sliders with caramelized onions,
Terra Chips, tri-color bell pepper strips, assorted pickled veggies, dried blueberry goat cheese spread with Cosmic crisp apples and fig, pumpkin seed crackers.
Someone else is bringing dessert.

Anyone have a fav slider roll that isn’t Kings Hawaiian?
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Me too Nacy. I’ve actually got the gas fireplace on for a few minutes this morning to take the chill off even though it’s sunny and will be 75 today.

That means it’s almost slow cooker season! ITRR, I will check out that website too after I go through last winter’s recipes. There were some really good ones and some that were just “meh”.

BTW, the 2 worst meals I’ve ever made have been in the slow cooker. The first one was the first time I had in-laws over; some rolled flank steak thing - SO EMBARRASSING. The second was just hubby and me thank goodness, but we dubbed it ‘crock ‘o slop’ and dumped the whole thing.
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Psue that sounds awesome, We have had the gas fireplace on a few times but then we are still in northern Alberta, Nothing wrong with pizza and bagged salad. Love "crock'o'slop"!!!🤣

nacy - lots of parties. Enjoy!!!

Last night was pan fried salmon again, this time with a veggie stir fry - bok coy, bell peppers, onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and a little sesame oil. R and I cooked together which we should do more often. He did the veggies I did the fish.

Tonight will be roast pork tenderloin. Not sure yet what else. Maybe roasted carrots, brussels sprouts and apple sauce.
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Golden, you two eat very well; very healthy. IMHO there is nothing better than a piece of salmon. Also nothing better than Brussels sprouts. I wouldn’t touch them when I was a kid (dear grandma boiled them until they were unrecognizable) but I finally had them, correctly cooked, as a young adult and have been hooked ever since.
I used to love cooking with DH but that doesn’t work so well anymore.

SIL is coming for lunch today so dinner for us will be whatever I can pull together.

Nacy, your creamsicle salad sounds like something my mom used to make. Is it molded? Does it have marshmallows? Jello? Mandarin oranges? I’m getting church potluck vibes! Good memories!

ITRR, best crockpot recipe I’ve made is Turkey Mole’ soup. Ground turkey, green bell peppers, a deep, flavorful mole’ broth. Swoon.
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Psue - we try to. I believe "Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food". supposedly said by Hippocrates. One grandson and I love brussels sprouts. R stays very lean though he has a sweet tooth which I try to accommodate with healthy choices. I have to keep my carbs very low.

I have trouble with any salad that isn't mainly green though I know they are popular. Ambrosia, for example, to me is more like a dessert. I want veggies in my salads, with nuts, and seeds, and other such things, even a little fruit like cranberries or strawberries, but I like the main part to be green leafy veggies. Strawberry and spinach salad is great.

Turkey Mole’ soup sounds awesome. I made a Mole' Chili once. It was good. I may try to make the 20 min version of mole' sauce and make the soup.
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Thanks everyone! I've pulled out the old crock pot and plan to try some of the ideas you've given. With winter coming on, I plan to make some of the soups and also like the one pan idea. I used to do that when I was cooking for my young family...not sure why I stopped. Keep the dinner ideas coming! Blessings.
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Five pounds of carrots were substituted by grocery delivery, and not the best quality.
We tried washing, preparing, storing, cooking some, the two of us working at it.
Left about 8 cooked carrots out on a covered plate accidentally, and went to bed tired. Dumped those this morning.

I think these carrots were meant to be fed to horses.

So, not planning any large batch cooking for the rest of this year.

It would be an insult to give them away.

Don't know why this has become so hard.
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Sendhelp, you’ve made me smile on this rainy morning. I’m not sure if that was your intention but thank you. If it happens again you can start some Stone Soup (remember that old story?)
If all else fails, carrots make fine compost especially if you chop them up a little first. After you do that, join us on the Gardening as Therapy discussion!

I have no idea what to make for dinner tonight; I’ve been too busy this week feeding visitors to do a meal plan and pick up groceries. OH WAIT! My dear SIL brought a half dozen fresh eggs when she came for lunch yesterday and I have leftover spinach leaves and bell pepper slices and bacon in the freezer. Breakfast for dinner!
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