What's On The Plates ? Sunday May 24 -- Saturday May 30 2026

Johnny West said:
We had chicken vegetable rice soup. I didn’t get a picture but will with the leftovers. I diced all the veg tiny per her request.
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YES ! ! ! ... There is a bread for every meal, and a meal for every bread.... Like yesterday, We had fried cabbage fried with bow tie pasta. I asked Tina to cut the cabbage in 1 inch size; because I like to have something to chew in my mouth, and Not a fine shred of cud to chew on. Same thing with liverwurst, like she will eat that with white American bread as opposed to Rye seeded or at least plain rye bread. I just sit there and just look at her eat that, and tongue sounds of tsk tsk tsk, and shaking my head slightly in the no no no motion. You can tell Nancy, congrats on getting her wish for cut up small pieces of her soup. Tina leaves her soup all whole. then, I spill the big chunks trying to get it on the spoon. I mean, could you imagine me stuffing a whole carrot in my mouth? So, I'm with Nancy in that respect.... My Motto is, ( "Don't Mess with my food")
And DON'T ever cut my spaghetti in half....
 
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Embryodad said:
YES ! ! ! ... There is a bread for every meal, and a meal for every bread.... Like yesterday, We had fried cabbage fried with bow tie pasta. I asked Tina to cut the cabbage in 1 inch size; because I like to have something to chew in my mouth, and Not a fine shred of cud to chew on. Same thing with liverwurst, like she will eat that with white American bread as opposed to Rye seeded or at least plain rye bread. I just sit there and just look at her eat that, and tongue sounds of tsk tsk tsk, and shaking my head slightly in the no no no motion. You can tell Nancy, congrats on getting her wish for cut up small pieces of her soup. Tina leaves her soup all whole. then, I spill the big chunks trying to get it on the spoon. I mean, could you imagine me stuffing a whole carrot in my mouth? So, I'm with Nancy in that respect.... My Motto is, ( "Don't Mess with my food")
And DON'T ever cut my spaghetti in half....
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And my wife likes to break the spaghetti in half….
 
Jusa said:
I throw a lot of cilantro away. Which sucks. Because I do keep it on hand regularly but tend not to use it all. I tried to grow it a few times but it turned spindly and went to seed quickly. Yeah. It's delicious though. My oldest brother hates it.
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Put the unused cilantro in a Ziploc bag. Place in freezer. When frozen rub the bag to crush the leaves, pull out stems and you have instant chopped cilantro. I do that with fresh basil, oregano, and parsley. I always have herbs for a quick addition to recipes.
 
lilbopeep said:
Put the unused cilantro in a Ziploc bag. Place in freezer. When frozen rub the bag to crush the leaves, pull out stems and you have instant chopped cilantro. I do that with fresh basil, oregano, and parsley. I always have herbs for a quick addition to recipes.
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Don't the leaves turn all dark and limp when thawed?

Lee
 
Jusa said:
I throw a lot of cilantro away. Which sucks. Because I do keep it on hand regularly but tend not to use it all. I tried to grow it a few times but it turned spindly and went to seed quickly. Yeah. It's delicious though. My oldest brother hates it.
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I grow it from time to time. In hydroponic gardens. But, I do that more in the winter.
 
Ginny said:
I grow it from time to time. In hydroponic gardens. But, I do that more in the winter.
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Really? I have tried to grow it in my Aerogarden but the seeds have never germinated. I've even taken off the outer shells of the seeds, wrapped the insides in a damp paper towel, put them in a dark spot .... nothing.

Do you have pre-seeded pods for cilantro, Ginny?

Lee
 
QSis said:
Really? I have tried to grow it in my Aerogarden but the seeds have never germinated. I've even taken off the outer shells of the seeds, wrapped the insides in a damp paper towel, put them in a dark spot .... nothing.

Do you have pre-seeded pods for cilantro, Ginny?

Lee
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I have grown them from pre-seeded...but no, now I don't. Cilantro can be stubborn. Mostly, I'll use a Seed Starter Tray in a Harvest machine. Once they germinate, I'll move them to a new home in a Bounty or Farm machine...the ones that don't germinate don't get the new home :lol: . That said...I soak the sponges for 24 hours before adding seeds. I will "plant" about 3 seeds in each sponge. Some things that I grow, I'll pinch off extra sprouts, some things I don't. Even if I don't use the Seed Starter tray, I do NOT use the plant food until they germinate and first feeding will be 1/2 dose. I'll use some hydrogen peroxide in the water, to discourage algae and mold. I'm also picky about where I get my seeds.
 
My food truck( Fish & Chips one)
Made it to Joplin today. Besides the fish &. Chips, he had a few Pasty’s. Frozen.
I bought a Pizza stuffed one. His Fish & Chips are fantastic.

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Jusa said:
I'm with you on that, but when I make spaghetti and angel hair or other long noodles, I have to break it into thirds for my husband. Its easier to just make it all the same way. Id rather have it long, but we make concessions for those we love, don't we?
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Have you ever tried "Fideo Cut Spaghetti"? DH & I both love spaghetti. With meat sauce or meatballs or any number of other "sauces"...but when DH had tongue surgery, I had to get creative with meals for him. I found Fideo...a thin type of spaghetti that starts out about an inch long. It worked for him...and he was able to enjoy pasta again.
 
The only way I will eat spaghetti cut, is if we run out of noodles for soup, and even then I will eat it cut in small like 1" long inch pieces. I won't say who, but we have a family member that will eat Franco American spaghetti in the can.:yuk:
 
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