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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-10-08 11:10 PM
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Who knew green peppers were going to be so pricey
Just when I wanted to make some stuffed peppers they jump to $1.49 each at my supermarket.

I had a couple of rolls of ultra low fat ground turkey that I found the other week on a buy and get free deal. So I figured to use the oven for two things for an hour - a small pork roast and stuffed green peppers. The pork was another buy and get free deal a few weeks ago.

I did get 4 peppers but I had to take my hand away from my heart to do it. And it turned out very tasty with tomato sauce and shredded Italian cheeses on top. But that $6 pepper price tag was a sin.
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 10:31 AM
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1. I know they've been throught the roof.
I actually opted for a jar of fire roasted red peppers rather than buy the fresh, but I wasn't making stuffed peppers.

If they stay high and you still have turkey left you can always stuff some cabbage or a zucchinni.....
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 10:40 AM
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2. I made zucchinni boats the other day
We really like those, too. The zucchs should be abundant pretty soon and in large sizes. We also like cabbage rolls a lot. Both are so much more economical. I've been getting the red roasted peppers lately, too. That used to be the pricey option.

Our local Safeway is having a grand reopening and I've got a $10 coupon for spending $50. That should be easy enough.
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 12:03 PM
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5. I love the cabbage rolls too
I rarely bother rolling them anymore. I layer shredded or pieces of cabbage with meat and sauce in the crock pot and let it go all day. Tastes the same without all the fuss. If you use the shredded cabbage you don't even have to blanch it.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 12:52 PM
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8. Oh so much easier!
I used to get the big pot of water rolling and dunk the cabbage to loosen the leaves. The old fashioned way looks pretty but it all tastes the same. And I can easily divide a large batch into smaller portions for those last minute "magic" meals in the microwave.
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 11:01 AM
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3. About a buck and a half a pound here, but...
the red, orange, and yellow peppers are really through the roof this year. A lot get flown in from Holland, which explains much of the price.
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wildeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 11:13 AM
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4. I have been trying to grow my own, but the nasty hornworms have been at them.
:(

Sweet potatoes were cheap this week, so that was nice.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 12:44 PM
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7. That's part of the joy of gardening
going out and picking the hornworms and cabbage loopers off early in the morning.

If they squick you out, you can always wear gloves.
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wildeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 03:33 PM
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11. Nothing squicks me out.
I have a young son who is into bugs and science experiments. I have learned to be unsquickable :)

I will get out early tomorrow and see what I can catch. Bet I can rustle up a little assistant, too :)
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 01:03 PM
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10. Do you weed your garden well?
I don't have a garden right now. But in years past I learned a lesson. When I stopped weeding and let them grow up taller before going in and yanking some, I found that I got no hornworms. I did get some interesting spiders taking up residence. My theory is that they got the hornworms before they could get to a munching stage.

My neighbors thought my garden was awful and unkempt. And it did look wild. But I didn't use any pesticides and I had abundant crops. The weeds kept the ground a bit cooler and the moisture more consistent. Here in Colorado with the arid climate and strong sun, my weedy method helped. Just a thought.
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wildeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 03:36 PM
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12. It is perfectly weed free.
Who know that yanking the weeds out early could be a bad thing :shrug:

It is a completely organic garden. To make up for its weedlessness, I do inter-plant marigolds and other easy care flowers which gives it that happy, wild look.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 05:07 PM
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13. Intensive gardening
works much the same way as the overgrown weed beds that eleny is describing. Lots of plants and mulch leave no room for weeds to get a foot hold, or root hold, as it were. Just gotta watch those companion planting guides. :hi:
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Blue Gardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 06:09 PM
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16. My peppers are planted in the flower bed
Both bell and jalapeno. Both are doing great. Just walking by the flower garden you wouldn't even notice them.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 06:11 PM
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17. I was also a gardening slob
but not until later in the season when the plants I wanted had established good roots and top growth. At that point, I figured they'd be starving the weeds instead of vice versa and just let them go.

Yes, spiders do get most of what hatches, so if you've found spiders in your garden, greet them with a smile instead of a can of Raid. They eat all the bad stuff.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 06:22 PM
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18. I like spiders in the veggie garden
And when I find an indoorsy denizen, they get trapped in a glass and scooted out onto a planting with a "Welcome to the great outdoors!".
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 12:43 PM
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6. Don't worry, meat will soon catch up to produce
because everything they feed it on factory farms is going through the roof, too.

Enjoy it while you can.

In the meantime, have you ever tried stuffed sweet onions? They're superb!
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 12:57 PM
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9. I've never stuffed onions
That sounds really good as we're big onion fans.

As far as the cost of the meats, I'm not surprised. What I do is take advantage of buy and get free sales. They rotate the ones on sale and I can stock up over several weeks. It helps ease the whole thing a little. And I've become very good at not wasting.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 05:09 PM
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14. I just planted a bunch of
green pepper seeds from one of the peppers I bought from one of the organic growers at our big farmers market. I'm hoping that the rain the past few days will really get them to sprout. Fingers crossed that the one chicken that roams the garden hasn't dug 'em up with her scratching and rooting!
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pengillian101 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 05:28 PM
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15. Speaking of stuffed peppers...
I made up my own tex-mex twist version just the other day. I stuffed the peppers with leftover taco meat mixed together w/salsa and cooked rice. Start stuffing with a scoop of that mixture then grated cheddar cheese - repeat. Bake as usual.

Turned out good - it's a keeper. Served with corn on the cob along side, of course.

:-)
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 06:25 PM
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19. I like that idea
We like burritos and that's a familiar twist on the original Italian idea. Thanks!

Belated welcome to DU! :hi:
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pengillian101 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 06:48 PM
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20. Thanks for the welcome, eleny.
I wasn't able to join a DU group until today when I donated. Cooking/gardening are my interests.

I like Food Network. I watched Paula Deen make a strawberry pie/cheesecake. It looked so good. But mixed reviews at foodtv. I just wonder if it's worth the price of ingredients to try it. Would you?

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/carolyns-gelatin-cheesecake-recipe/index.html
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wakemeupwhenitsover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 07:11 PM
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21. Welcome to the group!
:toast: and :party:
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 07:24 PM
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22. I'd do it since I try to get most things on sale
It's already got my usual substitutions so I'm tempted. I didn't know there were light graham crusts. I'm saving this recipe. :D
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