What's for Dinner, Sat., June 28, 2025

[NJCher]

Big bowl of greens on the side.

Red bell pepper

Celery

Onion

Cucumber

Cherry Tomatoes

Mozzarella balls

Corn from a roasting ear

Anchovy mustard vinaigrette

Bruschetta sandwich. Other than the salad, I did not have to cook because a friend stopped by on his way home from a wedding. He had all kinds of goodies from the reception. Among them were sandwiches on artisan bread, and I sampled them. Out of all the different kinds, I went crazy over bruschetta with mozzarella. Whoever made this got the touch of acidic just right. I have a nice big box of various sandwiches in my refrigerator if I want another.

Plain kombucha.

Made up my own dessert. Graham cracker crust and on top I put Greek yogurt with lemon mixed in. I even grated lemon rind into it to make it really lemony. Also mixed in was bits of grated ginger and diced dried apricot. On top of that, blackberries and sliced almonds. Put it in a glass pie dish and froze it.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

Too hot to cook, save for the tri-color rotini. Substituted leftover smoked ham for the bacon.

So good that you could sell it in the Hamptons for too much money.

[Emile]

2. Homemade pizza and salad.

Good Evening

[Mark.b2]

3. We're splurging this evening! Grilled bone-in halibut steaks, garlic lemon baby bok choy, and...

cream cheese corn. Cherries jubilee for dessert.

Back to baloney sandwiches tomorrow!

[democrank]

4. Got daring

Saw a package of something called pretzel burger buns. Never had them before but ripped into the coin purse and bought them. Got some burger from a butcher and thoroughly enjoyed the results. Lettuce, tomato, avocado, thinly sliced red onions, pepper relish, dab of mayo.Sure was good.

Lemon water

No dessert yet but I’m eyeing a beautiful box of fresh strawberries in the refrigerator. BIG, BEAUTIFUL strawberries.

[irisblue]

5. I got a truly awful chicken salad from the grocery, ate half tbe sandwich & tossed the rest

Cold lime fizzy water, cuke/onion/cherry tomatoes in Intalian salad dressing.

[NJCher]

6. tossed the rest

Yeah, life's too short to eat bad food.

Sorry for your bad experience.

[irisblue]

7. I've had this before from the same place, maybe just a bad day for the workers

I still feel a twinge of guilt tossing away food though.

[Emile]

8. Have you ever grown Christmas Melons or

sometimes called Santa Clause Melon? I have them planted in the garden, hope they taste good.

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[NJCher]

9. Christmas melon experience

I tried but like all melons I’ve attempted, the pests get them before me.

Even in my pool garden, which by law has to have a fence, I had a raccoon break in.

At the school gardens, which are enclosed by chain-link fence, I tell my gardeners that it’s an iffy proposition to grow a melon. That is because people actually will scale the fence and steal the melon if they see it from the street.

It’s only a certain type of person who can scale that fence. I know who it is because I’ve seen them do it.

I buy them frequently when they show up at the farmers market because I think they are the most delicious melon of all.

[Emile]

10. We have a friend who grew them last year and she gave us

some seeds. Like you, our friend thinks they are definitely delicious and says we'll like them. Now I can't wait to taste one. Thanks

[Morbius]

11. My take on stir fry.

This time:

chicken breast
bean sprouts
broccoli florets
celery slices
lots of minced garlic
chopped green onions
sauteed sliced mushrooms
sweet bell peppers
7 oz pkg spaghetti (sub for lo mein noodles)
soy sauce
teriyaki sauce
sesame oil

I love this stuff. All fresh vegetables.