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Yours HAS to be better than mine :o(

17 years ago

My stay at home lunch was yucky yucky yucky!

That store bought take home to bake meatloaf was the pits.

My navy beans weren't good, and sweet potato was stringy.

So enlighten me with your delightful meal of the day, today, please!

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sheilajoyce_gw
17 years ago
I love meatloaf sandwiches, so try that. Cold sliced slab of meatloaf, lots of ketchup and your favorite bread.
ruthieg__tx
17 years ago
We are having pasta but later in the day. Glenda, how could you have bad navy beans. Southern girls can cook beans in a standing up sound asleep totally dark room...Whats up? I hate stringy sweet potatoes too....Next time you should just make your own meatloaf...you probably can do one with out even thinking about it can't cha?
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glenda_al
Original Author
17 years ago
Well, the disposal had the rest of the meatloaf, too awful to have a sandwich with it.

Being as I eat out every day, I don't have ingredients to do home cooked meals, so that's why I bought that meatloaf.

And I don't know how old those beans were :o)

I do know how to cook up a good meal when family comes, but that is NOT OFTEN!

May have to hunt up some peanut butter!
chubby_rat
17 years ago
We're just having Canned Soup and sandwiches.I'm so sick....I don't care if anyone in this house eats....:)
jeaninwa
17 years ago
we just had breakfast...or brunch..

bacon, hash browns, scrambled eggs, toast and a sugar free hazelnut latte.
jannie
17 years ago
Tonight I'm having rotisserie chicken. I make my own from a whole chicken and my Showtime rotisserie. I stuff the cavity with cut up apple and onion, and let it go for 90 minutes. Also a nice salad-bagged lettuce, strawberries, blueberries and canned drained mandarin oranges, with a raspberry vingraitte dressing.
patti43
17 years ago
Not much inspiration here. Trying a new recipe for impossible salmon-asparagus pie. After last night's corned beef/potato disaster, you'd think I'd fix something T&T, but I'm tired of eating the same old, same old. It got rave reviews on the Bisquick recipe site, but I'll let you know later.
mad_about_mickey
17 years ago
We are having taco salad for dinner. It is one thing picky eater son will eat . He shys away from anything green, but eats the lettuce and(some) tomatoes.
Terri_PacNW
17 years ago
Well Glenda..should've come by..I made biscuits and sausage gravy...I had a fried egg over mine..The big boy had two biscuits split and a pile of gravy over each piece......

The Daddy doesn't like gravy on biscuits, only rice..so he had his usual scrambled eggs with American Cheese and Chile Pepper Sauce in them..Then 2 homemade english muffins and 2 sausage patties...

I haven't cooked anything else yet..Dinner..don't know yet...
I've got Ground Turkey, Ground Turkey Breast, Turkey Italian Sausages in the fridge...(Turkey was on sale this week!) LOL
We may just have gyoza and fried rice...hmmmm......I really don't know!
debnfla8b
17 years ago
You poor love...come eat with me.

I'm grilling rib eye steaks, baked potatoes and a salad. Cream cheese pound cake with strawberries/whipped cream on top. You are more than welcome to come share!

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glenda_al
Original Author
17 years ago
Hey, Terri I love milk gravy over my scrambled eggs!
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Patti, please tell how your asparagus and salmon turned out.
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17 years ago
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17 years ago
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17 years ago
C'mon up to the cold north . . . my oven is full with: pork chops, scalloped potatoes and butternut squash . . . can't ya smell it? Only 3 eating here tonight so there will be lots of leftovers, which I LOVE :)
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17 years ago
I grilled my Yankee chicken outside today-it was breezy & a nice day! Also made mac salad, baked beans & gingerbread w/lemon sauce.
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nodakgal
17 years ago
We had 5 Hour Stew with biscuits and Lemon Meringue pie.
Terri_PacNW
17 years ago
okay so Duan decided he wanted something "meatier" than turkey..LOL (we had turkey last night anyway..LOL)
So we picked up 2 ribeyes and some hotdogs for the boys while in town.
He and the boys had french fries with theirs..and I had some left over mashed spuds from lastnight, and a fresh made salad..I have half my ribeye left to go over more salad tomorrow for lunch..
I'm looking forward to that even though my tummy is stuffed!

Ya know Glenda..anytime you want to take one of those trips you like to plan..... over this way..you are always WELCOME!!!
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