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Last week was a busy week in my kitchen. In addition to the pictures below, I also made homemade Chex mix. My daughter made homemade chocolate and butterscotch chip cookies. It’s a yummy combination! I didn’t get any pictures of those, either.

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I pulled some sliced green tomatoes from my freezer and fried them. I don’t really care for them, but my husband, mother, and daughter love them. They always say I don’t make enough. lol But I get tired of standing there frying them! I made more than three, lol. This was all that was left on the serving plate when I remembered to take a picture. lol

My husband and daughter went to the movies last weekend, and brought home their left over popcorn. After it sitting there uneaten for a couple of days, I put it in the air fryer for a few minutes. It brought it back to life. yum!

We had Cincinnati Style Chili. When I make it, I make extra and freeze it. Then I just have to boil the pasta. Makes for an easy dinner.

I guess last week’s theme was freezer week. lol I had some cooked, sliced turkey in there, so I raided my pantry for a left over box of stuffing, and a jar of gravy. The hardest part of this meal was making the mashed potatoes.

For St. Patrick’s Day, I made a Shepherd’s Pie. It’s pretty simple to make, and a comfort meal that the whole family loved. I haven’t made it in years and years. So many years that my son didn’t remember ever having it before. lol

The Shepherd’s Pie served up. Yum!

My husband went to a church event on Saturday night, I picked dinner. lol I tried a new recipe Chicken Bacon Pasta. It was good! I want to tweak the recipe a little before I share it.

I did a little decorating on the counter by the stove. Well, kind of decorating. lol I put my wood lazy susan that I already had there. Here’s a similiar lazy susan without the design. I added my little egg salt and pepper shakers that were a gift.(Here are some similar egg salt and pepper shakers.) I put my wooden utensils in a large glass mug that I already had. Then I put my pink salt in a small glass canning jar with a bamboo lid. and this cute little plant. I love it! This section of the counter shows from the front door, so this looks so much nicer than the air fryer sitting there!

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Dinner Menu

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Ham, rice, zucchini

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, asparagus

Wednesday – Taco Night- Chicken Fajitas

Thursday – pork or chicken – Baked BBQ Chicken, baked potatoes, asparagus

Friday – Quick & Easy  – take out or leftovers

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Burgers on the grill, pasta salad with lots of veggies

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup, sandwiches, or leftovers

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I just did not feel like cooking the other night. I was seriously leaning towards take out pizza. Then I remembered that I had a pack of 2 premade crusts that I got on clearance. Since I had thought ahead and bought pepperoni at the same time, I was easily able to throw together some quick pizzas. I chopped some onions, peppers, and canned pineapple. Oh, and 3 kinds of cheese! We had 2 pizzas for less than the cost of one take out pizza. I count that as a win!

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I made breakfast for supper one night. There was some milk I needed to finish before it went bad, so pancakes fit. I made a package of bacon I had on hand from a sale.

Last week, I bought 3 large packages of chicken breast on sale. I packaged all of it for the freezer. Half with Italian salad dressing, and half with BBQ sauce. I just went to take a pic and realized that I had sent all but one pack out to the freezer in out storage building.

Well, it is cold in Kentucky today, and I don’t feel like walking out there just to get a pic. lol So here’s a pic of one package I left for dinner tonight. I cut all the chicken breasts in half so they would cook more evenly, and quickly. That’s why there are 4 pieces, and it’s labeled 2. lol

Now that I seasoned all this chicken, I keep seeing chicken recipes I want to try. lol But I really love the convenience of just dumping this chicken into a pan or the slow cooker. And doing a couple of quick sides. Hopefully, chicken breasts go on sale again soon so I can try all these recipes I’ve been seeing. lol

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Dinner Menu

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Baked Chicken, baked potatoes, fried green tomatoes

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Cincinnati Style Chili, green beans

Wednesday – Taco Night- Chicken Fajitas

Thursday – pork or chicken – Salmon, rice, fried corn

Friday – Quick & Easy  – leftovers

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Burgers on the grill, or eat out

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup, sandwiches, or leftovers

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Last week was an interesting week. We had storms come through. And wind. So much wind. We didn’t have any tornados where I live, but there were some farther West than here. We had a lot of trees down, and that equaled a lot of people without electric. Including us. We lost it Friday evening at 6:45. We got it back Saturday night, for a total of 26 hours and 20 minutes without.

In the days before the storm, we had burgers on the grill. This will be happening a lot now that the weather is a little warmer. lol

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Another night I made oven roasted asparagus with pasta. I put olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and basil on the asparagus and bake in the oven till desired doneness. It’s always so good.

Friday, since we were expecting the electric to go out, I declared it sandwich night. I didn’t want to get in the middle of cooking and have it go out. Even though I am prepared to cook without electric, I didn’t want to have to switch in the middle of the meal. We had tuna salad, ham, 3 kinds of cheese, 2 kinds of pickles, grapes, chips, lettuce, and tomatoes. I don’t mind having sandwich night. Same of these other people don’t like to have it often. Oh well. lol

We had fun Friday night playing Uno Dare. We laughed a lot! Highly recommend this game!

Above, I mentioned that I am prepared to cook without electric. And I did. Saturday morning I made my eggs on this gas burner. It works great, and I highly recommend it.

My son also cooked hash on it. Canned hash is one of the proteins I keep in stock in my pantry for emergencies. It’s hard to keep my son and husband from eating any time, though. lol So they were happy to finally get to eat some. lol

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Dinner Menu

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Baked Chicken, mashed potatoes, zucchini

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, green beans

Wednesday – Taco Night- Chicken Fajitas

Thursday – pork or chicken – pork chops, rice, beets, and peas

Friday – Quick & Easy  – leftovers

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Burgers on the grill, pasta salad with lots of veggies

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup, sandwiches, or leftovers

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We had a couple of really nice days last week. Up to 74 one day! So I took advantage of the weather and cooked burgers on the grill!

That’s a white cheddar cheese slice. Before it melted. Yum!

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We had Jag. A family recipe from my husbands family. They first learned how to make from a woman from Barbados. If you search Jag, it says that it’s a Portuguese rice dish. It’s so versatile. You can use any beans, and any protein, even fish, that you want. You can also add any veggies you want. So basically, it’s rice and whatever you want.

Venison steaks are always welcome here. lol I made oven roasted veggies to go with it this night. Potatoes, carrots, onions, and green peppers.

Ok, so I’m going to share this next picture with you. This is a judgement free zone, right?! Please ignore the peeling drawer. My cabinets are 24 years old. Hopefully, next year I can redo the kitchen! We’ve already got too many projects planned for this year.

The shelf in this cabinet broke, and all my cake pans fell to the front. To mix with everything already on the bottom. Time to clean it out and fix the shelf!

I took everything out, wiped down the inside of the cabinet, and rehung the shelf. Then I used bins to sort the cake pans, and labeled them using my labeler. I only threw away one pan, and an old glass vinegar bottle. Everything else went back in! With the exception of the rolls of vacuum sealer bags. It’s going in the cabinet with the vacuum sealer. Because that makes sense! lol All the other wraps, foils, etc. are on the top shelf between the bins. These are extra rolls, and rolls we don’t use that often, like parchment paper.

So glad to get that cabinet cleaned out!!

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Dinner Menu

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Chicken Cacciatore, green beans

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, asparagus

Wednesday – Taco Night – Beef tacos with all the fixin’s

Thursday – pork or chicken – BBQ Chicken, potatoes, carrots

Friday – Quick & Easy  – Slow cooker venison with veggies

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – leftovers or dinner out

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup, sandwiches, or leftovers

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I’ve been trying to keep it simple in the kitchen lately. So that means I’m making basic meals, or throwing something together without a recipe. Pretty boring, actually. I’m bored with the cooking, but everyone is eating the meals, so maybe they aren’t as bad as I think.

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Here’s a few pictures.

Tacos are a regular on the menu here. This time I made a ranch slaw to put on top. The correct term would be threw together. lol It turned out too saucy for most of the family. But I liked it!

Another night, I wanted to make tacos, since it would be quick and easy with the taco meat I had in the freezer. I didn’t have any fresh tomatoes, though. So I mixed some diced canned tomatoes into the meat. It works perfectly, if you need to try.

One day I bought a couple of large packages of chicken breast while it was on sale. As soon as I got home, I packaged it for the freezer. Two packages with BBQ sauce, and 2 with Italian salad dressing. Italian salad dressing is an awesome marinade for chicken, and other meat. It’s so nice to pull already marinated meat out of the freezer. More quick meals for the win! lol

I had some cranberries left that I had purchased last November, the only time of year you can find fresh cranberries. So I made Orange Cranberry Bread. So good! With lots of butter, of course! You can buy the cranberries, then throw the whole bag into the freezer until you are ready to use them. As long as they are dry when they go in the freezer, they won’t stick together.

I had a birthday this month, so my husband make be a cake. He didn’t’ put the correct number of candles on the cake. That would be a fire hazard. lololol

I needed a veggie side dish one night, so I used leftover veggies! I sautéed some onion and green pepper from the fridge. When those were about done, I added some leftover corn. I added salt, pepper, onion power, garlic powder, chili powder, and cumin. I sautéed until some of the corn started to brown. I added some of the diced tomatoes that I had left from the tacos pictured above and heated through. It came out great! So great, we ate it all. lol No recipe, because I was literally throwing leftovers and seasonings in the pan. I’ll have to make it again and write the recipe!

My daughter made cheesecake! She makes it from scratch. The kind of cheesecake that you bake for an hour. Then have to wait hours for it to cool. But is it ever worth the wait! Of course, I like it with chocolate sauce! lol

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Dinner Menu

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – We had left over chicken and pasta my son brought home from church

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Baked Italian Chicken pictured above from the freezer, baked potatoes, Brussel sprouts

Wednesday – Taco Night- Hamburgers

Thursday – pork or chicken – Jag

Friday – Quick & Easy  – Venison in the slow cooker with potatoes, carrots, and onions

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Grill or take out, depending on the weather

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup, sandwiches, or leftovers

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I have wanted to try canning venison ever since my husband started deer hunting a few years ago.

I have canned plenty of other things, both water bath and pressure canning. Just hadn’t done any meat yet.

A Facebook friend shared that they bought this digital pressure canner, and really liked it. So I started saving my Amazon gift cards to buy one. I finally saved enough!

So of course the first thing I wanted to can in it was venison. Yes, I canned something I had never canned before with a canner I had never used before. Because that’s how I roll. lol Thankfully, it worked. lol

Canning Venison with My New Digital Pressure Canner

I learned it’s totally safe to can venison that has been frozen. Just thaw in the fridge.

You can cold pack or hot pack venison. I chose to cold pack the raw meat instead of cooking it first. You loosely pack the raw meat in the jar, no need to add water or broth. You can add seasonings if you want, or onions, or peppers.

I love that this digital canner has a jar warming setting. Put water and the jars in, and it heats them in 20 minutes, and holds them hot until you are ready to fill them. Take one jar out at a time, empty the water, put on lid and ring, and back into the water. After you have filled them all, close the canner and the cycle proceeds. After the correct canning time for what you are canning, it has a built in cooling cycle. This canner can also be used as a water bath canner.

It’s so easy to use! I love it! No need to babysit the canner on the stove! I just moved more venison from the freezer to the fridge so I can do another batch. It’s the wrong time of year to find produce to can here in Kentucky, but I’m on the look out for other things to can now. Hopefully, I am able to find some really good meat sales at the grocery store!

Oh, and the venison came out great! One of the jars didn’t seal, no fault of the canner, it was the lid. So we got to test one right away. I just poured the jar, juice and all in a bowl and warmed it in the microwave. Everyone said it tasted great!

You really need to check out this digital pressure canner! I am loving it! I’m canning another batch of venison tomorrow!

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I love a good Alfredo sauce. So good! And it’s not really hard to make. It’s just a little time consuming since you have to stand at the stove and whisk the sauce the whole time.

Turn on a video or podcast and whisk away! lol

It’s so hard to take a picture of a white sauce! lol It’s so good, though! And totally worth the effort to make it!

Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons flour

3 cups milk

2 cups parmesan cheese

dash of nutmeg

pepper to taste

Melt butter in sauce pan. Whisk in flour until mixed in. Add milk while whisking.

Continue whisking until mixture boils. Cook, whisking practically non-stop or it will stick, until thickened. Stir in cheese, nutmeg, and pepper.

Pour over cooked pasta.

This recipe makes enough sauce for 1 pound of pasta. I like extra sauce, so I always make it with 4 tablespoons of butter, 4 tablespoons of flour, and 4 cups of milk.

I don’t add salt, as the parmesan cheese is salty enough. Taste your sauce first, then add salt if you feel it needs it.

So yummy served over vegetables! Alfredo sauce is awesome as the sauce on pizza, too!

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