Recipes and food ideas

I just picked 2 cups of tart cherries from the trees in my yard, and there are many more coming. What is a good recipe?

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I made a really nice sweet sauce this week! I used it on chicken but it would be good on veggie stuff too, like chickpeas or tofu!

roast 1 large white onion + 3 orange/red bell peppers on baking sheet (coat in oil first)

put peppers and onion in food processor + juice from 2 oranges (puree together)

add in 1 tsp smoked paprika + 1 tsp ancho chili powder + 1 tsp cayenne pepper + 1 tsp salt (puree together again)

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Cherry stewed chunky apples! I haven’t done it before, but I do rhubarb in the spring and cranberries in the fall. Tart cherries would be the perfect summer version.

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I don’t know if you like to bake but I love this recipe for tart cherries:

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Ooh good ideas!

YOU HAVE A TART CHERRY TREE
I AM SO JEALOUS

Ahem. I like to make cherry crisp with them. Or pie filling (but that’s pretty labor intensive)

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This sounds really good and would use up our leftover orange juice (which I bought for a cocktail idea that fell flat).

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I have all the ingredients in this except for vegetarian oyster sauce. What is a low sodium substitute?
(I’m subbing coconut aminos for the soy sauce already)

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Late to this, but I sometimes put millet in my banana bread because it has this lovely popping texture.

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Back late to this… are potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams all out? I’m kinda assuming they fall in the veggie category but sometimes starchy things can play differently.

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In my Too Good to Go grab bag today was a container of sour cream dip with caramelized onions.

Obviously it could be a dip with carrots or cucumbers, or something with mashed potatoes, quesadillas. Any other inspiration?

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Could be good on tacos or enchiladas too? Maybe smeared on buns for burgers?

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Burger smear would be great.

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@mountainmustache29 i got my dad on the Taylor Farms dill pickle salad bandwagon, you’re officially an influencer.
(For anyone not following the saga, Louie is my dog and he’s fine!)

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I’m so glad the dill pickle salad kit is making the rounds! haha. I haven’t had one in so long, I can’t find it where I’m staying this summer. It’s on my list to buy as soon as I get back to AZ!

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I have historically been someone who has had to trick myself into eating vegetables but oh my goodness this recipe is magic and delicious and I find myself looking forward to eating courgette. New default lunch recipe found! MARINATED Vegetarian Pasta Salad! | RecipeTin Eats

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oh, I could do a marinated pasta salad with those roast veggies I got today.

Thank you for the idea.

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Quiche using most broccoli and peppered cheddar from prior 2G2G bags. Also I remembered I had some chunks of prosciutto from when I thought I was getting pancetta, so I put some of that in there too.

I am trying to not have too much carry over and to use what I get in the bags before going after a new one instead of just putting into the freezer.

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Dinner party? Lunch party? Who knows party is happening here Sunday.

The impetus is that uncle 1 has a friend who owns a pizza hut and he wants to get a million pizzas and wings for his nephews’ family - so there will be lots of that but we don’t know how much.

There will be
10+ adults
3 ish children of normal ages
3 ish toddlers

I can’t eat that food and most others will prefer a variety of food; uncle two is attending, is also veggie and has a bee in his bonnet about wanting homemade food over takeout (I really like him except for this). And culturally MIL will want to cook but won’t tell us what and I want to serve something. Also MIL is at another house and might be too sick to come.

My thoughts are -

  1. black bean/corn/salsa salad
  2. Cauliflower wings and deep fried green chilis
  3. Maybe a rice dish? Or curried noodles? Something I can eat all week
  4. A green salad or veggie tray

I am also considering dessert, but I have no idea - does anyone else have thoughts?

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Dirt cups! Pudding with gummy worms and crushed Oreo. Easy and the kids will love it

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