My A/C is out and it's too hot to eat. I had a balogna sandwich around 1 a.m. because I was too hungry to sleep. Ha, ha, ha, the joke's on me because I never did get to sleep - it's too hot to sleep.

I haven’t had steak or pot roast in a very long time, probably about 5 or 6 years now. But yesterday I bought some meat that I slow cooked in a cast iron skillet, Dutch oven type thing, until the meat was fork tender.

I seasoned the meat with freshly chopped rosemary and coarse Himalayan sea salt (pink stuff), and added freshly sliced veggies (organic grown carrots and finger sized baby red potatoes) and added a whole clove of garlic, then dressed it down in evoo, while it simmered away all afternoon.

Glorious meal. Very tasty.

I’m fairly certain I will do that again today.

:bow:

Dinner
 

BBQ ribs and Tater Tots. Iced tea.

Bits of this and that - steak, pizza, pastrami/cream cheese/kosher dill pickle rolls - cleaning out the fridge.

Chicken and dumplings

Dinner
 

Chicken stuffed with broccoli and cheese with long grain and wild rice. Ice tea.

- hot dogs
- potato chips
- green grapes

I have done as little cooking as possible these past few months, but I have found a few frozen meals that I really like.

Tonight I had Michelina's Salisbury Steak and Mashed potatoes, with some extra mashed potatoes which I also did not cook. They're Marketside brand and they are delicious. Often I throw a cup of canned french cut green beans in with it. They go well. Tonight I ate the steak and potatoes then I made a salad with romaine lettuce cauliflower bits that I did chop myself and some baby peas, Tossed with egg salad as a dressing. OOPS! I messed up! I did cook something - I cooked the eggs and made the egg salad myself
Smooches,
Keri

Grilled salmon, Jasmine rice seasoned with lemon and basil, and what was probably the last zucchini from the garden this year.

A grilled chicken salad with chopped romaine, cauliflower, kale, purple cabbage and almonds, with a ginger dressing.

A layer of mashed potatoes, topped with a layer of baby peas, topped with a layer of homemade Sloppy Joe. Mmm mmm mmm. Side salad made of Romaine, chopped fresh cauliflower, and the last of the peas tossed with egg salad as a dressing.

Smooches
Keri

Fettucine Alfredo with grilled chicken
Steamed broccoli

Chinese Pork Chops
Fried Rice
Vegetable TBD

Leftovers from last night: Sheet pan dinner- roasted cubed sweet potatoes, green cabbage, and chicken sausages. It was a spontaneous weird combination but it worked well together!

- a handful of crackers
- green grapes

thinking about vanilla swiss almond ice cream before bed . . .

Monday I hit a couple of food sales, one of which was a ten pound bag of chicken drumsticks for $5.99.

I had been craving homemade chicken soup. I claim the title for world's best chicken soup maker. Move over Paula Dean, Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse and whoever else makes chicken soup, mine is good!

But its a lot of work, and I have sworn off cooking.
. . . But the chicken I just bought was staring me in the face, so I finally just quit whining and got started.

First thing is to dig around in the veggie drawers in the fridge. I try to have at least 10 different fresh veggies in each batch. I was watching TV and chopping veggies during the commercials so it took quite a while to make. If I don't have enough fresh, I add frozen peas or corn.

I had already used up all my calories for the day so I couldn't eat any of the soup when it was finished.So that what I had for dinner last night - a big bowl of chicken soup, a few saltine crackers and a fudgsicle. I made a bunch of soup. I packed 6 lovely meal size portions in containers for the freezer. so my chicken soup cravings will be covered for a few weeks.

For tonight, I have half a can of chili in the fridge that I have to use up, so I'll probably have that on potatoes, maybe with peas on top. I've been hooked on peas the last few days. Happy eating, y'all!

Smooches,
Keri