Cooking when you’re Staying home

I like the flavor of thighs but my H won’t eat them. I can sometimes sub thighs for breasts in recipes where the chicken is diced and in a sauce. Or for something like enchiladas where I can make a mix. He could easily be a vegetarian and a lot of meat products Gross him out. He likes his chicken breasts boneless with all the slimy parts trimmed.
Tonight is steak I defrosted. So far I know we will grill it. How to serve it is still up in the air. Options are sliced as tacos with beans and mango salsa or just grilled and served with cauliflower risotto and roasted carrots. I know my H will prefer it taco style.

I think that thighs/dark meat soaks up the flavor of marinade or other things being roasted with them more than breasts. I’m not usually a fan of dark meat on it’s own but for some reason on a thigh or wing I like it. H actually prefers dark meat on a turkey! He always gets the leg!

So I made pumpkin spice muffins (using the recipe in Elise Kopecky’s "Run Fast, Cook Fast, Eat Slow book). H had to go to 3 different grocery stores before he could find a canned pumpkin! It’s flying off the shelves.

Also made a grain salad for this week’s lunches and hard boiled some eggs for snacks.

^^ This is a fact. I just heard about the pumpkin “shortage” (not in quantity but stores can’t keep it on the shelf). I just returned from a local store and there was not a can on the shelf.

Saw a recipe for tofu and kimchi soup on instagram last night and now want to make it. Thinking about grabbing ingredients to make it for dinner tonight:

Has anybody yet mentioned that funny commercial for a food delivery service where the couple embrace and get all excited and celebrate that now they don’t have to cook at home any more!!! ?? Seems like a large part of the audience is enjoying cooking at home! :wink:

We have two paw paw trees in our yard that are producing abundantly this year, so I’m putting this on the dessert menu this weekend: https://www.diningandcooking.com/33499/pawpaw-pudding/

I’m making meatloaf tonight. After what I witnessed on TV last night, I am in desperate need of comfort food!

I have never had pawpaw!

I’ve never had paw paw either but I HAVE been to Paw Paw , West Virginia! Enjoy, @DeeCee36!

There is also Paw Paw, Michigan. I have not heard of paw paw either. Let us know how your liked the paw paw pudding DeeCee,

Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw
Next time beware
Don’t pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use the claw
But you don’t need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a clue ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dhSdnDb3tk

There is also a PawPaw, Illinois. Who knew?

I had early morning insomnia and spent about an hour watching chicken recipes on YouTube at 3 am.

At 9 am, if only I could remember which ones I thought “Oh yeah. Definitely making that one.”

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Well, decided none of us needed the sugar and fat of a rich dessert, so opted to use 2 of the paw paw in my morning smoothie in place of banana. 2 used, 16 remain in my fridge, begging for ways to eat them :open_mouth:

It’s supposed to hit 90 degrees here by the coast today so no cooking tonight. I will put together a nice charcuterie with a cold, crisp rose.

We are cleaning out the freezer and H pulled out a whole chicken which he grilled rotisserie style tonight (along with grilled veggies). It was pretty good but it’s a lot easier to pick up a rotisserie chicken at Costco or Giant for about the same price.

@FallGirl I have tried to do so many rotisserie chicken recipes over the years and none of them come close to the Costco chicken!

I agree - unless you’re doing something spectacular to the chicken the Costco one (or otherwise) is hard to beat for convenience, taste and price!

BUT I’m impressed your H can rotisserie a chicken!

Pinterest. :slight_smile: