The Lard is my Shortening

[oldgraymare2]

Your dinner looks delicious, @Irishmom2! I love the traditional green bean casserole, and so does my husband.

It was just the two of us for Easter, as well.

In fact, what everyone else had to eat sounds good, too.

I made the lemon pound cake from a boxed mix that we got at Aldi’s.

Ohh, that lemon cake is sooo good!

The only thing that I would personally do differently with baking it is to adjust the baking time for my own oven as it tends to run hot.

I did turn the oven down due to using a dark non-stick loaf pan, but next time I would probably take the cake out just a few minutes sooner, as it turned out just a bit more brown than I personally like things to bake, but still be acceptable. That’s just me.

 

[ConstantLearner]

Looks delicious, @Irishmom2! And I’m hungry!

 

[pianistclare]

I’m always hungry adn she’s always the best cook!

 

[Greenfields]

Do you have a recipe to share for the green bean casserole?

 

[Irishmom2]

I use this recipe. I do add the mushrooms and red peppers. I use less garlic and I have made this with and without the bacon, both good. I actually prefer no bacon. (One less step. )

Ree Drummond's Green Bean Casserole Is the Absolute Best

There's no canned soup in sight. 😊

www.thepioneerwoman.com

 

[Irishmom2]

I cooked the green beans, and sautéed onion, garlic, mushrooms and red pepper the day before. All I needed to do was make the cheese sauce, mix together and bake on Sunday.

 

[ConstantLearner]

I had my usual “very healthy” breakfast, but I’d rather have some ooey-gooey cinnamon rolls!

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[Irishmom2]

Wait, you mean that roll is unhealthy?

 

[lilypadrees]

Wait, you mean that roll is unhealthy?

The cinnamon isn’t. Unfortunately, that’s one thing I’ve had to give up since my gall bladder came out 14 yrs ago.

 

[lilypadrees]

I still haven’t eaten anything. But now, I have a hankering for ooey gooey nummies. I want Krispy Kreme doughnuts! But I’ll probably have some bone broth. I hate having to be good.

 

[ConstantLearner]

I hate giving up the ooey-gooey foods, too, but I love being slim more than eating. It’s a trade-off.

 

[Tulitas]

Fat is the new THIN

 

[lilypadrees]

Kinda good and kinda naughty.

Salami and cheese snack. Boar’s Head Maple Ham and cheese wrap, kale salad and Bolthouse Farms Vanilla Chai Tea (the flavor that introduced me to the brand).

 

[ConstantLearner]

Salami and cheese snack. Boar’s Head Maple Ham and cheese wrap, kale salad and Bolthouse Farms Vanilla Chai Tea (the flavor that introduced me to the brand).

Sounds good!

 

[pianistclare]

I like Jim Gaffigan’s recipe for Kale:

Freeze dry it, sprinkle a little cayenne on it, and bury it in the backyard.

 

[ConstantLearner]

I actually love kale, but I know most people hate it passionately!

 

[pianistclare]

Actually, Cracker Barrel has a chopped kale and brussel sprout salad that is very good.
I loathe Cilantro though. I’m one of those %20 of the population that has a taste bud that interprets cilantro as SOAP. Gross.

 

[ConstantLearner]

We don’t have Cracker Barrel in LA, but I think there’s one in Victorville. Next time I’m in the area, I’ll try that salad. I like cilantro on Mexican food, but I prefer basil and Italian. My favorite! I’d weigh 300 pounds if I ate all I want to eat!

 

[pianistclare]

Is that a reference tot he lard and shortening?
I could go for some toll house cookies!
Or the cookie dough itself, even!

 

[Milt]

Now I am hungry. I’ll start with the sticky gooey buns.