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Dinner thread: late again

13 years ago

I do apologize. We had veal marsala and spaghetti and we will have homemade brownies for dessert.

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susanjf_gw
13 years ago
blt's and soooo good...had some nice firm roma tomatoes...
stacey_mb
13 years ago
Well, Pam, I'm coming to your house for dinner tonight! lol
I had a frozen pasta, cheese and broccoli dinner to which I added multicolored grape tomatoes before microwaving. It was really yummy, especially the tomatoes. I added coarsely ground salt and pepper.
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Haven't seen her post in a long time.
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13 years ago
It's been a busy week for us & I worked late Tues, Wed & Thurs. DH cooked dinner last night - crab ravioli with butternut squash sauce. I need to find time this weekend to put something in the crock pot or do a pressure cooker meal that we can warm up. Next week is month end in the world of billing/accounting, so it's always a super busy time for me. It's also my company's year end, so we'll be really under pressure.
rob333 (zone 7b)
13 years ago
Dry rub, grilled pork chops and baked potato. No veggies! Oops. Let's just say the cupboard is getting mighty slim since it's the end of the month is approching. I only shop once a month and it's time! I used all of the veggies the night before in the soup I made. Which will be dinner again tonight. Then the grocery store, tomorrow morning.

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