Mimi's Recipe Board

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One of my latest little cravings has been for mac and cheese.

What’s your best recipe?

Do you consider it a main dish? or a side dish?

Have you added meat or other stuff to it?

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If you could choose only one thing to do for getting a meal ready, what would it be?

Anything goes – it might be shopping for ingredients, chopping, sauteing, breading something, etc.

What’s your very favorite part?

Do you find it relaxes you?  Or is it seeing something accomplished that you enjoy?

 

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Do you get busy and forget to eat? 

I do!  Especially if I am the only one home and I am busy. 

What do you do to remind yourself to eat?

 

What do you like to give and/or receive as baked gifts from neighbors?I'm in a time crunch this year so not even thinking about cookies.I made quick breads last year but am thinking about cinnamon rolls.  I make the dough in the bread machine then roll it out,  etc. from there.  Would that be a good neighbor gift?Any other ideas that would require a very minimal amount of time on my feet in the Read more [...]

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I’ve been trying to add recipes to my RC and I keep getting a message “recipe not found” when I click save.  Is anyone else having problems?

I got one recipe to go in but that’s all.

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Let’s  share some recipes using canned pumpkin.

What is your favorite recipe? 

Is it Bars? Pie?  Cake?  Muffins?  Bread?  Soup?

Is pumpkin a season food for you or a year round goodie?

Do you feel like there is something you constantly misplace or lose?What is it?Have you figured out a way to not misplace it?For me it is a tape measure.  I try to keep it with sewing stuff but I constantly seem to misplace it.  Makes me crazy! And I lose baked potato nails.  I had 6 and am down to 2 now.  I cannot figure out where they go but they do seem to vanish.What disappears for you?  Read more [...]

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I’m curious – do you routinely go through your spices to check for freshness?

How old are they beore you toss them?

Or do you just use them until they are gone and not worry about age?

My spices are in a drawer as far away from the stove as I can get them.  Where do you store yours?

How much attention do you give expiration dates? Are they set in stone as far as the quality of the food or are the dates merely suggestions? Do you think they are more important for some foods, such as dairy products, than for canned goods?  What about frozen foods? When did expiration dates start appearing on foods?  I don't remember them when I was growing up but maybe I just didn't pay Read more [...]

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Have you seen the news articles about the amount of arsenic in rice?

Are you changing the amount of rice  you eat as a result?