What’s for dinner?

Elvis was calling lol
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When 73/27 ground beef is on sale for less than $3/lb you splurge and make some really unhealthy burgers :D so tasty, and with oven fries from scratch. Put an air fryer on the wedding gift registry so maybe someone will gift us one for future French fry endeavors lol
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The newer ovens have them too. I like my oven air fryer.
My 90/10 sirloin has become quite expensive. I'm happy when it is $10/lb
It isn't even cheap when Kroger has it for delivery.
I do like to do air, oven fried chicken strips with a mustard dressing to put on a salad.
 
The fat in ground beef mostly melts off, so 73/37 or 80/20 beef is not particularly unhealthier than 90/10. Neither is health food.
 
As we go into 2 days of almost straight rain in Southern California (haha!) I decided to make a hearty split pea soup. Had extra bacon to use up and found a different recipe than what I follow that uses bacon to create the fat to saute the veggies and provide a topping to the soup. Delicious and the Mrs. Loved it too.
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Simonpyman said:
As we go into 2 days of almost straight rain in Southern California (haha!) I decided to make a hearty split pea soup. Had extra bacon to use up and found a different recipe than what I follow that uses bacon to create the fat to saute the veggies and provide a topping to the soup. Delicious and the Mrs. Loved it too.View attachment 33540
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That looks good.
I know with Sunfire's Pumpkin, I found a way with a Thai recipe to put some more protein in it to make it more like a stew.
I wonder if there is a way to do that with yours outside of the bacon? It is just me, so I have to eat on everything for a few days, or it is a waste of money. I did find a way to get around buying most things from Publix, which is stupid expensive, but nothing is cheap anymore.
 
Sandy Feet said:
That looks good.
I know with Sunfire's Pumpkin, I found a way with a Thai recipe to put some more protein in it to make it more like a stew.
I wonder if there is a way to do that with yours outside of the bacon? It is just me, so I have to eat on everything for a few days, or it is a waste of money. I did find a way to get around buying most things from Publix, which is stupid expensive, but nothing is cheap anymore.
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Thanks! I don't typically use bacon in my split pea soup but I had some on hand that I needed to use up. I would add beans (black or white) and use butter in addition to olive oil for more protein, maybe even use bone broth?
 
Sandy Feet said:
That looks good.
I know with Sunfire's Pumpkin, I found a way with a Thai recipe to put some more protein in it to make it more like a stew.
I wonder if there is a way to do that with yours outside of the bacon? It is just me, so I have to eat on everything for a few days, or it is a waste of money. I did find a way to get around buying most things from Publix, which is stupid expensive, but nothing is cheap anymore.
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Get a ham hock or two, they are inexpensive and add a ton of flavor
 
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