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slightlv

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2. Tonight the grandson is taking over the cooking..
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 05:48 PM
Apr 12

he's making Taco cups... that'll be interesting! But because he's honed in on one aspect of dinner (namely, the taco cups) I went to the store to get the makings for spanish rice and refried beans to make it a more balanced meal. Trying to teach this kid about food groupings, carbs vs proteins, and how colors, spices, and herbs can come into play when cooking. I'm even creating a cookbook just for him. Hea, it's the same method I used to teach his Grandpa to use a computer and specific software!

Tuesday, the temp here is suppose to be almost 90 degrees. Wow! So... I decided it was time to break out a deep summer dish. I'll pick up a rotisserie chicken, shred it, mix it with a lot of good salad fixings and mix all that together with rotini pasta. Add a good bread, and it'll be a satisfying meal with not a lot of heat in the kitchen.

Meanwhile, we've been going bonkers on baking cookies... chocolate chip and iced sugar cookies. So, we'll have plenty of those for desserts (I hope there'll be plenty left, anyway!)

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Rice and gravy Jilly_in_VA Apr 12 #1
Sounds yummy! SheltieLover Apr 12 #5
Tonight the grandson is taking over the cooking.. slightlv Apr 12 #2
Tacos, chicken salad, & cookies sound great! SheltieLover Apr 12 #6
Doctored up frozen pizza. Toss Emile Apr 12 #3
Sounds delic, Cher! SheltieLover Apr 12 #4
Leftovers Yonnie3 Apr 12 #7
Slow cooker (frozen) Swedish meatballs. Morbius Apr 12 #8
Roast boneless leg of lamb* with no_hypocrisy Apr 12 #9
Korean chicken wings chowmama Apr 12 #10
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