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So, I decided to cook an Italian green bean dish that my friend makes for my lunch.

Well, I learned my lesson about taking a shortcut. She prepares the veggies in a pot, then transfers them to a baking dish.

I decided to skip the step of transferring them to a baking dish and placed my pot in the hot oven to brown the breadcrumbs on top.

I used a pot holder to remove the pot but the damn pot was still super hot. Ouch! My hand was burning even though I was holding the potholder.

I dropped the stupid pot and green beans went flying all over the place! I cleaned them up and mopped my kitchen floor. So, there was about a tablespoon of my green beans left in the pot! LOL 😆 Not even one serving.

Maybe I will make a salad to eat. Or wait and eat an early dinner. Grrrrrrr!
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LOL Send. No guests, I ate it all myself.
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cw,

Sounds good! My husband is working late so I didn’t cook anything. I had Siggi’s yogurt topped with fruit. So hot here. Not hungry for a heavy meal.
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Are you having guests?
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Dinner tonight was healthy:
2 cobs of corn
steamed broccoli and garden beans
one entire zucchini cut into rounds and grilled with garlic and butter.
And the last piece of chocolate banana cake for dessert (hey, it had bananas so technically it was fruit 😉)
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Logged out.
Came back to say, cooked fried eggs, added broccoli to saute.
It was good.

When I came back, the little blue man is there now.
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cw,

I don’t remember people saying that banana peels could make you high. That’s interesting too.

Yes, composting is a wonderful way to use up peelings.

So, you freeze bananas in the peel? I peel them and then freeze them.

I love the discovery of things being used for different purposes.
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You know I've wondered that about banana peels. I freeze whole bananas for smoothies and a lot of the inner peel looks like I should be scraping that into the smoothie too, now maybe I will. But almost nothing organic gets wasted at my house because it goes into the composter.

Anyone remember when people said that smoking banana peels could get you high?
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Today I was looking at articles about plant based foods because I don’t eat huge quantities of meat.

Anyway, I see where some of you hate wasting food. I think most of us don’t like unnecessary waste.

Have you given it a second thought if you throw away banana peels? I know that I haven’t.

The article went on to say that the peel is edible and explained how to prepare the peel to be used.

One suggestion was to cut ends off of the banana peel. Place in pot. Pour over one cup of water and boil. Make a tea, drizzle in maple syrup or honey. It is supposed to help you sleep better.

Banana peels are being studied further. Supposedly they can help with depression, digestive health, eyesight and cancer prevention. Interesting, 🤔

They should be clean and ripe before preparing to be consumed.

Blend into smoothies.

Caramelized with sugar and water to top ice cream

Baked with cinnamon and sugar.

Boiled until soft and eaten with a spoon.

Sautéed in a pan and top with meat.

Would you try any of these or have you done this before? My peels are automatically tossed into the trash.

Oh, this is interesting too. Some say that they use on their face to improve their skin. Others polish their shoes with them! Many other uses as well.
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So, I can donate my broccoli. 🥦
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Gershun: It IS sad. I like to check the food pantry pretty much daily as it is outside, but I have found milk and ground beef in it. Unfortunately I trash that. You're very welcome and thank you.
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Good for you Llama. It's sad. Here in Vancouver on the news they say people who are working full time still need the help of the food bank. You've just reminded me that I need to help where it's needed.
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I stock the local food bank routinely. Food insecurity is a large issue. I got a personal thank you last week from a perfect stranger, who said her friend, a single mom appreciates it. I was that person and I am happy to pay it back.
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Send,

The fresh cherries are so good right now. I have some in my fridge. Also strawberries, peaches, oranges and cantaloupe.

I have been making strawberry smoothies. Love Greek yogurt!
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LOL. 😀😀😀
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And adorable animals. :)
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OW!!! That hurt!

Thx Mr. Horse
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Heres your kick courtesy of Mr. Horse 🐎plus some adorable animals too 🐕🐈🐆🐩
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I hate the fact that there are people going to food banks and yet I throw out perfectly good, healthy food cause I'm too lazy to prepare it and eat it or because in the summer I'd much rather eat a bowl of sherbet than a salad or BROCCOLI!

I need a good swift kick in the behind!
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I have the same sort of problems Send, it's all those other things calling louder than the ones like broccoli. What works best for me is to plan my menu in advance, and then to have it all washed and chopped so all I have to do is pull out the container and dump it in the pot.
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What is it about broccoli that it gets ignored in the fridge at my house?
I like it.
I feel better after eating it.
It is easy to steam.
I think about cooking it.
It's what's on the menu!

There it is....in the fridge....still there.

People would like posting here more because it is a discussion that still has your screen name, date, time stamp, and avatar.
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Dinner was very late, when asked, dH said he was hungry.
Today was fresh cherries, and watermelon.
Lunch was an omelet shared, with bell peppers chopped, onion, zucchini and grated sharp cheddar attached to a flour tortilla in the pan, then rolled up.
Later, a 'smoothie' with greek yogurt, ice cream, fresh blueberries, and frozen black cherries.

No reason to eat again, but we had a nice salad adding the leftover mozzarella pasta salad to fresh lettuce.

Tomorrow is more watermelon and cooked broccoli from the local Farmer's Market. The exotic mini watermelon, grown locally was a yellow color inside.
The peach was gone Wednesday, only got one, but it was so good!

Please do not misinterpret as healthy eating. I do not list the desserts like cheesecake, and brownies. Saved lots of grocery money this month because focused on smaller orders, more deliveries, buying what we wanted that day.

Thanks for the helpful recall info on ground beef. The recalls usually spread to other areas after a time.

"Summer Summer fruits! 🎶🎶
It wouldn't be summer without them."
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Need: You're very welcome.
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Ground beef recall in NY, NJ and CT. Salmonella.
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I love beans and peas too!

The only raw beans I eat are sprouts from our farmers market. I buy mung bean sprouts. I also buy alfalfa and micro green sprouts.
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Do you mean fresh raw veggies Satarri? I find that fresh local veggies are special when cooked too, they just taste better!
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cw,

That’s pretty good. I love all of those.

I don’t buy kale. Don’t even know how to cook it.

My daughter puts spinach and kale in smoothies. She drinks something called kombucha. I have never tried it.

I do like carrot, apple and celery juice. As for smoothies, I do fruit or fruit and yogurt.
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This weeks grocery flyers best deals feature local peaches for $4 or $5 for a 3L container. Cauliflower $3 each. Sweet corn $1/5. Club size mushrooms $4. Broccoli crowns $2. Unfortunately that's from several different stores.
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I have been buying strawberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches and melons. All are delicious!

The fresh corn, zucchini, spring mix salad, tomatoes, and lots of other veggies.

Produce is really high though. The last avocado I bought was $1.89. I remember when they were only $1.00.

I don’t eat a lot of meat. It’s too hot here for heavy meals.

I love eating hummus with naan or pita bread. It’s cold and nutritious. My daughters and I go to this little hole in the wall restaurant on Magazine St. It’s so good! They specialize in Israeli cuisine.
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It's that time of year when there are so many fruits and veggies in season it's impossible to eat them all.
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