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   Hi Ben,   
      
   RH> Used up some turkey in a pot pie tonight. Steve rolled out the crusts for   
   RH> me; we have (and he used) a Vermont granite rolling pin. We also have the   
   RH> matching pastry slab but my KA mixer sits on it so he used our big cutting   
   RH> board to roll them on.   
      
    BC> That sounds absolutely delicious.   
      
   It was! I used a 9" pie plate so it is lasting the 2 of us 3 meals. It   
   was well filled; I had about 3 cups of turkey scraps, a couple of cups   
   each of frozen (briefly nuked) carrots and peas, about the same in pre   
   cooked potato chunks and about 2 cups of gravy. We had a bit of left   
   over pie crust after trimming the top so today Steve made mini cinnamon   
   rolls--roll out the crust, sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar, roll up and   
   cut into 1" pieces and bake. His mom did it so he taught me to do it   
   years ago. And..................now I have a bit more room in the fridge   
   now that the turkey and gravy are used up.   
      
      
    BC> Last night i visited one of my sisters and she made schnitzel with   
    BC> mushroom gravy, with shiitake mushrooms.  She also made cabbage with   
    BC> apples, onions, garlic, white wine, and balsamic vinegar.  She also   
    BC> made a venison meatloaf. It all went well together.  I really enjoyed   
    BC> it.  I washed her dishes and she sent me home with leftovers.  This   
    BC> morning we made pear crisp and espresso.   
      
   It all sounded good except for the espresso. I'm not (never was, never   
   will be) a coffee drinker. I'd have probably had a cuppa tea instead.   
   (G)   
      
   RH> Take advantage of all the space and equipment to stock your   
   RH> fridge/freezer.   
      
    BC> Good idea!   
      
   I try to do the things we like in bigger batches so we can enjoy them   
   multiple times with little fuss after the initial cooking. I'll   
   probably, in the next few weeks, make up some Moroccan chicken and a big   
   batch of meat balls, again, tucking some into the freezer. With the meat   
   balls, I'll use 2-3 pounds of ground beef, put them on a cookie sheet,   
   then bake. When they've cooled, I'll put the sheet in the freezer until   
   they've frozen, then transfer them to a zip lock bag. That way I can   
   take out as many as I need per meal.   
      
      
   RH> The other day when I made the goulash soup, I doubled the   
   RH> recipe to put 4 quarts of it (in quart size boxes) into the freezer to   
   RH> enjoy later. I'd not made it in years but when I saw the smoked chuck   
   RH> roast in the freezer last month, I thought about using it for the soup.   
   RH> Between whatever seasoning Steve put on it before smoking it and the   
   RH> spicing I used, it turned out to be the best version I've ever made or   
   RH> eaten elsewhere.   
      
    BC> Yum!   
      
   It was; the hardest part now is to not use it all up in the next week or   
   so. (G)   
      
      
    BC> Recently i made a lentil soup with turkey broth.  I cooked the turkey   
    BC> bones for 36 hours, the last 12 of which i had the crockpot lid   
    BC> part-way off to reduce the broth.  I was pleased with the results.   
      
   Sounds good. I used my 12 qt stock pot for the pea soup we made recently   
   and the 8 qt stock pot for the goulash soup--both were too large a   
   quantity to fit into my crock pot.   
      
      
   RH> Since it's just Steve and me, it would last for the second day--and   
   RH> beyond. (G)   
      
    BC> A childhood friend of mine, his mother made zucchini "bread" in big   
    BC> batches and froze them.  It was really more of a cake than a bread.   
    BC> She was generous with the butter.  It was a convenient dessert, just   
    BC> pull it out of the freezer, remove the bag and foil, and warm it up   
    BC> in the toaster oven.   
      
    BC> As a teen i could eat an entire loaf in one sitting, if they let me.   
      
   Most teens have that kind of an appetite. (G) My younger brother was a   
   big eater from the get go; he could easily eat twice the amount I   
   did--and I had a normal kid's appetite. Don't know how much he's slowed   
   down in his years; I know I eat about 1/3 the amount I used to.   
      
      
    BC>       Title: Chocolate Cheesecake   
    BC>  Categories: Cheesecakes   
    BC>       Yield: 12 Servings   
      
   Now that's something right up my alley! If we didn't have a good bit of   
   sweets (German from Lidl, others from our trip out to the Soutern   
   Supreme fruitcake {the best commercial fruitcake on the market, more   
   fruit and nuts than cake} factory outlet a couple of weeks ago, I'd make   
   that for Chritmas dinner dessert. Steve makes a small (7") one in the   
   Instant Pot and always adds extra chocolate. Extra rich, extra good so a   
   small wedge will be sufficient.   
      
      
   ---   
   Catch you later,   
   Ruth   
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