What's For Dinner?

[Marilyn. 340]

you can freeze cheese. It tastes fine when it thaws - it is just a little more crumbly when you try and slice it. We freeze cheese all the time.

yeah I always freeze cheese and it still tastes like cheese when you unfreeze it

if you freeze the blocks and unfreeze them they do get a bit crumbly but they still taste fine...

That's so cool! (No pun intended. lol) I never thought of that. Thanks guys!

thats what we are here for

because I am lazy I usually buy those big bags of already grated cheese for like 7 bucks and then I divide up into little ziploc bags and freeze them.... and then just take one out when I know I need some cheese...

[brnidokiegurl 0]

and i will add a ty also, i never thought to do that (dah) anyone cook the camel this weekend?

[Marilyn. 340]

I find it works out to be cheaper buying the cheese already grated.... a block can cost 4 or 5 bucks...

[Sprailenes 47]

BBQ Chicken and pasta salad. MMMmm.

My husband made this cherry cola bbq sauce....its actually really good.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

tonight, along with the ever present cucumbers we had fish and seasoned french fries. Nice and easy. The cucumber vine is even happier tonight - it has been raining most of the afternoon. I think we have picked the equivalent of 2 bushels off of this one vine already - and it is still going strong. Fortunately, the zucchini didn't have any more hidden surprises, hehehehe - but we are now up to 6 watermelons!

[BH45 0]

Home made scalloped potatoes and baked chicken.....mmmmmmmmmmmm

[JillA 2]

Tonight I made sloppy joes (haven't had that in years!) and homeade scalloped potatoes w/cheese, and a nice garden salad! Lots of leftovers too!

[Marilyn. 340]

we had tacos again.. my hubby is so easy to please.. just fry him up some hamburger and he is happy ..

[Carlawarla 1]

I grilled a pork roast yesterday, with ranch potatoes and corn on the cob. We're going to have leftovers tonight. Marilyn, those piglets are too cute!

[Marilyn. 340]

we ate out far too much these past couple of days...

i need to make up for it this week by cooking something every day...

[trailmix 77]

we ate out far too much these past couple of days...

i need to make up for it this week by cooking something every day...

Don't say that, makes the cooking so un-fun

We had the basic steak, corn and salad for dinner last night. Not sure about tonight...probably the same type of thing.

[Marilyn. 340]

I am making this for dinner...

Crock Pot Super Garlic Chicken Legs Recipe

SERVES 6

* 6 chicken legs (more or less as needed)

* 20 garlic cloves (skins left on)

* 1 teaspoon dried rosemary

* 1/2 teaspoon salt

* 1/2 teaspoon pepper

* 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

* 1/3 cup chicken broth

* 3 tablespoons oil

1. Place garlic cloves in crock pot.

2. Mix spices together in med bowl.

3. Pour oil into separate med bowl.

4. Dip chicken legs in oil, then roll around in spice bowl, until chicken is nicely coated in spices.

5. Place chicken legs in crock pot with garlic cloves surrounding it.

6. Pour chicken broth over all ingredients.

7. Cook on Low for 8 hours.

I probably won't use as much garlic as it says and I only have minced garlic but I think that should work too...

[trailmix 77]

That looks like a good recipe Marilyn

Wouldn't it be a great recipe for when you have too much garlic - which I find I always do when I buy cloves - although that is rare now as I much prefer the already minced in the jar.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I think I'm going to have to do another stuffed zucchini tonight - it will feed us for two nights - but I still have 2 monsters left, hehehe - and who knows what the zucchini plant is planning! And more cucumbers . . . got to start pickling and preserving those. Am pickling the green beans today - have several quarts of those and an absolutely wonderful recipe for dilled green beans from a friend of mine back in Ontario:

Pickled Dill Beans

2 lbs green or yellow beans

1 cup white vinegar

2 Tbsp pickling salt

2 tsp dill weed

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

2 cloves garlic, crushed

Wash beans; drain. Trim ends. Cut beans to fit jars. Put beans in pot and cover with boiling water; cook 3 minutes; drain. Pack lengthwise into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space.

In a saucepan combine vinegar, 3 cups water, pickling salt, dill weed, cayenne and garlic; bring to boil. Pour over beans in jar covering beans, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Adjust lids.

Process in a boiling water bath (pints and quarts) 10 minutes.

Makes 4 pints.

[Marilyn. 340]

That looks like a good recipe Marilyn

Wouldn't it be a great recipe for when you have too much garlic - which I find I always do when I buy cloves - although that is rare now as I much prefer the already minced in the jar.

yeah the minced stuff is so much easier to use.... I used about the equivalent of 10 cloves and then I am going to sprinkle some garlic powder on the chicken with the other spices...