lana-in-fl
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I haven't had time to read the forum literally for months, but I have spent Spring Break catching up - so much to read! How exciting to see people like marg and Carianna again!
I haven't seen a Six for a while, so here's mine:
1. I LOVE Richard's Day-Before Duck, it's what I've been cooking on the rare occasions when I have people over for dinner. I always serve it with red cabbage as one vegetable, and last night, I made Clare in Rescue's (can't remember where she is now) Crunchy Pea Salad as another. Unfortunately the people who came don't eat what they call 'the C-vegetable'. For once, I didn't think to ask because they had told me that they didn't eat fish, but I guess there's more for me in the fridge. (I hadn't realized how many of my starters have fish in them.)
2. I made charlie's no-bake blueberry cheesecake with strawberries, as it didn't seem right to make a non-strawberry dessert at this time of year. It was very good; unfortunately I forgot that sliced glazed strawberries produce liquid, and most of the topping slid off as I moved the dratted cake to a serving platter. Luckily they went into the sink and not the floor.
3. I made one batch of marmalade from our Valencias, and was supposed to make more and a batch of preserved orange this week, but somehow I never got around to it. Resolution: grate and salt the oranges TODAY!
4. The strawberries are so good and so cheap this year. Maybe I should try one of those mini-batches of jam, as I don't seem to have the drive to make large batch.
5. The *best* flavored water is plain water (from the Brita, of course) with a sliced strawberry or a sliced guava in it. Delicious and calorie-free. Requires one to remember to make it, though.
6. I didn't feel like cooking after yesterday, so today's dinner will be London Broil cooked on the grill by DH. Have been using Dawn in MO's recipe for years and years - thanks, Dawn!
Back to school tomorrow. Thank goodness I have been told that I still have a job next year.
I haven't seen a Six for a while, so here's mine:
1. I LOVE Richard's Day-Before Duck, it's what I've been cooking on the rare occasions when I have people over for dinner. I always serve it with red cabbage as one vegetable, and last night, I made Clare in Rescue's (can't remember where she is now) Crunchy Pea Salad as another. Unfortunately the people who came don't eat what they call 'the C-vegetable'. For once, I didn't think to ask because they had told me that they didn't eat fish, but I guess there's more for me in the fridge. (I hadn't realized how many of my starters have fish in them.)
2. I made charlie's no-bake blueberry cheesecake with strawberries, as it didn't seem right to make a non-strawberry dessert at this time of year. It was very good; unfortunately I forgot that sliced glazed strawberries produce liquid, and most of the topping slid off as I moved the dratted cake to a serving platter. Luckily they went into the sink and not the floor.
3. I made one batch of marmalade from our Valencias, and was supposed to make more and a batch of preserved orange this week, but somehow I never got around to it. Resolution: grate and salt the oranges TODAY!
4. The strawberries are so good and so cheap this year. Maybe I should try one of those mini-batches of jam, as I don't seem to have the drive to make large batch.
5. The *best* flavored water is plain water (from the Brita, of course) with a sliced strawberry or a sliced guava in it. Delicious and calorie-free. Requires one to remember to make it, though.
6. I didn't feel like cooking after yesterday, so today's dinner will be London Broil cooked on the grill by DH. Have been using Dawn in MO's recipe for years and years - thanks, Dawn!
Back to school tomorrow. Thank goodness I have been told that I still have a job next year.