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Tina #403308 Aug 8th, 2019 at 09:10 AM
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Sorry for that, Tina. Naps are a wonderful thing though. I hope tonight is better.

I have to good and easy meal to make for my daughter and her family for tomorrow night.
Anyone have any ideas ?


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If money is not an issue, I would keep things simple like takeout. My grocery stores have wonderful deli sections with a lot of options. simple and delicious. Along with salads galore.


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There is a nice deli about 30 minutes from here and An ok one very close. I wil! Keep it I mind thanks for the idea.


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Well, food doesn't come easily in the summer for me. I get hungry and want something cold, now! I cannot get into cooking and a lot of prep.


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Well in the winter I cook more items like chili's and stews ( and soup when I can get away with them).....and then in the summer Rod grills and we eat more salads with protein in them for main meals. Otherwise I cook pretty much the same year around.


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spring, summer and fall, I love salads. I invited friends over for dinner often and served chicken salad, egg salad, crab salad, potato salad, fruit salads, veggie salads and green salads. I could eat for a week on the leftovers. So, I am doing less prep and virtually no entertaining these days. I am getting hungry just talking about it.
But it filled the needs for several kinds of tastes and nutritional needs.


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Yes they do, and they are way less work ( to my notion anyway.)

I made a double batch of strawberry brownies tonight. I think I should not have doubled the recipe...oh well, you live you learn.

We have the kids tomorrow. Their mom is painting her bathroom, so I offered to keep the kids so she could actually get some painting done.


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Going to sleep now. Sleep well everyone.


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Sweet dreams, Carol.


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Good mkrning.


I made strawberry brownies and I will make hamburger and beans tonight with slaw and rolls. I will probably be making a few salads and a veggie for the kids.

For now, the coffee is ready.


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I've never had strawberry brownies. Is it a mix? I cook easy stuff because Johnny eats easy stuff. Tonight for instance, he told me he wanted an egg with tomato sandwich and a frankfurter. That's what he got. In my previous life, the kids were home, my husband was a normal eater, I cooked every day.



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Strawberry brownies

You take a strawberry cake mix. Add 2 eggs and 1/3 cup of oil. Blend well with a hand mixer and put the batter in a 8 x 8 pan or 9x 9 pan. You can put some parchment paper down in the pan or spray with a flower coating like Baker's Joy. ( I coated the pan with shortening and then coated with flour. Pour in the prepared pan and bake at 350*F for 25 minutes. Then begin chevking. Brownies will be done when batter is pulling away from the sides of the pan and has small cracks across the top.

Cool 10 .. minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely, put on glaze of choice, and put in refrigerator 1 hour or until glaze is set. Cut up into squares. ( I left mine in the pan I cooked it in.

You can use any flavor of cake mix.


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That actually sounds pretty good, Carol. I need to go eat something.


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Thanks, Tina..I think a lemon one would be yummy..they is possib!y I should have added some strawberry jelly to the glaze .

Goodnight and sweet dreams


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Sweet dreams all.


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This may sound crazy but I have never seen a strawberry cake mix before.


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I have issues with cake mixes. But I have made strawberry cake from scratch using freeze dried strawberry powder.


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I did not care for the strawberry brownies. I think In the future I will go with a cake. There is a strawberry icing open can buy as well. Sounds like a yummy cake to me.

Tina, where does one get freeze dried Strawberry powder ?

I think I am getting sick once again. Val thinks instead of a cold, my DH had a viral Strep Throat. Either way I think I have caught whatever he had. I must say I am real tired of being sick !

I wil! Day Good night now..sweet dreams.


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Freeze dried strawberry powder is available all over the place now. I suggest you google that and you will find a lot of options near you or to order. . I like it for my kids and Jonni;s skink. Organic and good stuff.
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Thanks, Tina.

Good mirning.

I do not feel so good, but whatever it is feels the same as yesterday. So I am hoping it is just allergies.


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Feel better soon Junie...that strep can pass around back and forth.

I am preserving again today, on the list is sweet pickles and mustard beans....my garden is producing wonderfully. It is a blessed feeling.


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I am so glad your garden is gifting you so wonderfully. I hope it helps you out all winter long!


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Thanks Tina...it is a good feeling to have food stored ahead for the Winter.


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That is a good feeling everywhere.


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Yes, it is a blessing. I do miss my garden at the farm. I did not presetve, but I did freeze a.lot and I made BlackBerry Jam. They were true blessings money-wise and esp. When the
Snow was flying and all I had to do is go to the freezer. I am very happy for you, Sunny.

Yep sick...going to wait until tomorrow then possibly go to a walk in clinic again.


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Junie, I hope you did not get strep again.

I have to go tomorrow to pick up nasal spray and allergy medicine for GG. They want me to put her on a 6 week regimen to see if it can clear the swelling of her tonsils....it's about time they started trying something to deal with these non stop sore throats.

Tina, what is in season there on your fruit trees at the moment?


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Even my year round meyers lemons don't put out much in August, Sunny. 11 months of the year they have blossoms and green fruit in stages and some ripe fruit. All but August.
The 8th was sneak some zucchinis on a neighbors porch day. I didn't grow any to share and I guess my neighbors didn't either.


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Going to sleep soon. Nighty night.


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Sweet dreams, Carol.


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Good morning..


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Good morning. Towing my van in for new tires today.


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New tires are good, Tina. Esp. before winter.


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Stopping in to say goodnight.

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Sweet dreams all. Trying to get my car in tomorrow. They were packed this morning.


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Good night, Tina....and good luck tomorrow.


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Trying to get in to a garage is like trying to get in to see a doctor...near impossible.

More preserving today.


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Well, my tire guys are good. They do well for me. off to make calls soon.


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Good morning!

Tina, I just read that it is national S' mores Day. Works for me.

So glad that your tire guys are good, Tina. That makes all the difference in the world.

Feeling a bit better today.


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I am glad you are better. I didn't get towed. My donut got installed instead. A little breathing room for me.


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I am doing a bit then resting, and then repeating. My plan is to build myself up for tomorrow.

Rod is taking me out for taco Tuesday.


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