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  1. Today was a day that was fit for neither man nor beast... it was
    pouring rain most of the time and when it wasn't it was drizzling. I
    decided it was definitely a day for comfort food. I really felt like a
    chocolate self-saucing pudding but we don't have any cocoa powder, so
    I scratched my head a bit and then thought of using the fresh peaches
    we bought on the weekend. I sliced the peaches into a baking dish,
    topped them with brown sugar and a little water, and mixed up a basic
    cake mix to put on top. Then I took the rest of the cake mix, added
    chocolate chips and cherries leftover from Christmas (I don't bake a
    lot since there's just the two of us) and I made some cupcakes...

    The main course was thick-cut potato wedges baked in the nice hot oven
    at the same time as the pudding, served with a quick green salad and
    buttermilk ranch dressing (Publix brand, which is pretty nice) and
    sour cream on the side, and a bowl of nice spicy turkey chilli. The
    best part of that was that I didn't have to cook it - I put it in the
    freezer a few weeks ago so I just had to reheat it.

    Yummy!

    ~Karen aka Kajikit
    Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
    http://www.kajikitscorner.com
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  2. Potato - corn - cheddar soup, with garlic bread, a green salad, and
    watermelon cubes. Chocolate - peanut butter chip cookies fresh from the
    oven for dessert.

    I've been on a big soup kick this winter. Nothing better on a chilly,
    windy day!

  3. On Wed 09 Mar 2005 06:47:40p, Jude wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:

    Potato - corn - cheddar soup, with garlic bread, a green salad, and
    watermelon cubes. Chocolate - peanut butter chip cookies fresh from the
    oven for dessert.

    I've been on a big soup kick this winter. Nothing better on a chilly,
    windy day!

    Grilled veal chops, steamed chopped collard greens with onions, sesame oil
    and balasmic vinegar, and grilled new potatoes. Butterscotch brownies for
    dessert.

    --
    Wayne Boatwright
    ____________________________________________

    Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
    Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

  4. Karen AKA Kajikit <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    I really felt like a
    chocolate self-saucing pudding but we don't have any cocoa powder,

    I modify my chocolate pudding recipe when I feel like a change by putting
    sliced banana in the cake part and brandy, rum or whisky in the sauce part
    (and vanilla essence in both parts).

    Oh, and your dinner sounds divine 🙂

    K
    --
    nil illegitimi carborundum

  5. I'm on Weight Watchers: 15 pounds in 5 weeks...YEAH!!!

    Simple salad, Blackened Tilapia with cucumber/cilantro/radish salsa.
    Black beans and brown rice (with red and yellow peppers)

    Absolutely excellent.

  6. On Wed 09 Mar 2005 09:11:42p, [email hidden] wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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    I'm on Weight Watchers: 15 pounds in 5 weeks...YEAH!!!

    Simple salad, Blackened Tilapia with cucumber/cilantro/radish salsa.
    Black beans and brown rice (with red and yellow peppers)

    Absolutely excellent.

    Congratulations! And dinner sounds delicious. I've fallen off the WW wagon,
    but hope to get back on very soon. Hearing this is inspiring.

    --
    Wayne Boatwright
    ____________________________________________

    Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
    Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974


  7. Quoted message said:


    Congratulations! And dinner sounds delicious. I've fallen off the WW wagon,
    but hope to get back on very soon. Hearing this is inspiring.

    Yeah, the WW "core" program is the only non-fad thing I've tried that
    not only works, but makes makes total health sense.

    If I'm hungry, I eat...but I know what to eat.

    We make full meals every day, and none of it goes against the
    philosophy. It's simply substituting healthy versions of what we
    already like to eat.

    Plus I'm learning to work with all kinds of vegetables that I
    previously blew off...and it tunrs out I love 'em!

  8. "Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    On Wed 09 Mar 2005 06:47:40p, Jude wrote in rec.food.cooking:


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    Quoted message said:

    Grilled veal chops, steamed chopped collard greens with onions, sesame oil
    and balasmic vinegar, and grilled new potatoes. Butterscotch brownies for
    dessert.


    Sounds interesting - is the oil & vinegar for the chops - or potatoes?

    Elaine

  9. On Thu 10 Mar 2005 05:29:47a, elaine wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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    "Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    On Wed 09 Mar 2005 06:47:40p, Jude wrote in rec.food.cooking:


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    Quoted message said:

    Grilled veal chops, steamed chopped collard greens with onions, sesame
    oil and balasmic vinegar, and grilled new potatoes. Butterscotch
    brownies for dessert.


    Sounds interesting - is the oil & vinegar for the chops - or potatoes?

    Elaine

    The collards. I brushed the potatoes with olive oil before grilling.

    --
    Wayne Boatwright
    ____________________________________________

    Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
    Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

  10. <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:


    Congratulations! And dinner sounds delicious. I've fallen off the WW


    wagon,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    but hope to get back on very soon. Hearing this is inspiring.

    Yeah, the WW "core" program is the only non-fad thing I've tried that
    not only works, but makes makes total health sense.

    If I'm hungry, I eat...but I know what to eat.

    We make full meals every day, and none of it goes against the
    philosophy. It's simply substituting healthy versions of what we
    already like to eat.

    Plus I'm learning to work with all kinds of vegetables that I
    previously blew off...and it tunrs out I love 'em!

    I'm a WW Lifer, 40 pounds and over 4 years at goal. It's a great program!

    Congrats and keep up the good work.

  11. Jude said:

    Potato - corn - cheddar soup, with garlic bread, a green salad, and
    watermelon cubes. Chocolate - peanut butter chip cookies fresh from the
    oven for dessert.

    I've been on a big soup kick this winter. Nothing better on a chilly,
    windy day!

    Mmmm... yummy! I made corn chowder on sunday night because I wasn't
    feeling well and it hit the spot perfectly. I almost made tomato and
    mushroom soup last night instead of chilli, but we had the rest of the
    chowder the night before and I wanted a bit of variety...

    What's your recipe? I based mine on the one on the can but I added
    fresh ingredients and revved it up a bit.

    The recipe on the back of the creamed corn can said 'one can corn, one
    can potatoes, one can corn kernels'... I improvised and added some
    stuff and I think it came out nicer. This is what I actually used.
    I've never made it before, but it came out yummy!

    1 can creamed corn
    1 cup frozen corn kernels (the same as 1 can)
    2 potatoes
    2 cups turkey broth
    1 cup milk
    3 smoked sausages from Penn Dutch (next time I'll get myself a ham
    hock...) Dried parsley (fresh would be better...) Teaspoon garlic
    1 cup cheese - a mix of fresh parmasen, swiss cheese, and Mexican
    cheese mix, but you can use anything you have handy.
    1 onion
    1/2 a red bellpepper (it was a very big one)
    1 teaspoon cornstarch

    Firstly peel and finely chop the potatoes and put them into a small
    saucepan with the turkey broth. Cook the potatoes until they're done
    and the turkey broth is mostly absorbed. Put them aside.

    Finelly chop the onion and sauté it in the bottom of the soup pot with
    the garlic. Cut the sausages into quarters and chop them into small
    pieces and add them. Fry them a little and then add the corn kernels.
    Add the potatoes, broth and milk, and stir in the creamed corn. Fill
    the empty can with cold water and stir it around to get the last of
    the corn off the can and add that to the soup. Add the parsley and
    chopped bell pepper.

    Simmer the soup gently for about 15 minutes. Try not to let it boil.
    Mix the cornstarch with a little cold water and stir it into the soup
    to thicken it.
    Lastly, add the cup of cheese and stir it till it melts in. Add salt
    and pepper to taste and serve.

    ~Karen aka Kajikit
    Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
    http://www.kajikitscorner.com
    *remove 'nospam' to reply

  12. On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:40:00 -0500, "Anita Amaro" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:


    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:


    Congratulations! And dinner sounds delicious. I've fallen off the WW


    wagon,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    but hope to get back on very soon. Hearing this is inspiring.

    Yeah, the WW "core" program is the only non-fad thing I've tried that
    not only works, but makes makes total health sense.

    If I'm hungry, I eat...but I know what to eat.

    We make full meals every day, and none of it goes against the
    philosophy. It's simply substituting healthy versions of what we
    already like to eat.

    Plus I'm learning to work with all kinds of vegetables that I
    previously blew off...and it tunrs out I love 'em!

    I'm a WW Lifer, 40 pounds and over 4 years at goal. It's a great program!

    Congrats and keep up the good work.

    Made my 10% goal this week, Yahoo!!!!

    Started out counting points which is what I needed to get me back on
    track, now I'm doing core.

    However, I'm not telling you what tonight's dinner is, it is so
    totally NOT WW.

    (hint) liquid diet from Scotland with water.
    Does that count toward my water quota?

    Koko

    A Yuman being on the net
    (posting from San Diego)

  13. I kinda made up a recipe, nased on a few different soup's I've done in
    the apst. Something like this:

    1. Saute an onion in 1T butter.

    2. add: 4 c stock, 4 diced potatoes, 1/2 pint diced grape tomatoes, a
    handful of diced baby carrots, 3 stalks minced celery, a handful of
    chopped parsley Add 1 t paprkia, 1 t celery seed, a pinch dry mustard,
    1/2 t thyme. Boil for about 20 - 30 minutes, until veggies are getting
    really soft and broth is thickening.

    3. puree in the pot with a hand blender.

    4. Add in 1 can drained corn (I tried frozen corn becasue it's supposed
    to be more nutritious, but it was too mushy and the texture didn't work
    out at all) and a whole bunch of grated cheddar cheese, preferably a
    strong-flavored one. i used English Cheshire. Heat til warm but do not
    boil.

    5. Whisk in 1/2 c to 1 c buttermilk, depending on how thick you like
    your soup.

    It was great!! Perfect for yet another cold, rainy weekend. And the
    leftovers make a great lunch.

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