I have had them in my freezer for a long time and the other week, as I was thawing them, spouse looked at Yahoo News where there was a list of health frozen dinners from Trader Joe’s

https://cleanplates.com/top-picks/trader-joes-frozen-dinners/

No, did not include Asian style salad. I layered the strips on top of a pita bread added greens and spooned tahini sauce. Then folded the pita like a taco. Delicious

Legs and thighs covered with flower with secret spices that put the Colonel to shame! In the Granpa’s huge cast iron pan, fry the pieces in bacon grease (I know but we cook this only a couple of time a year) turning when appropriate. Remove and drain when the thighs are golden brown all over.

Mashed potatoes, gravy and a salad of Romaine, cuumbers, carrots and red onion rings. Oil and vinegar on top.

Fresh locally baked donuts for dessert.

This soup is named after my optimistic approach to buying groceries. Ingredients vary from batch to batch.

Tonight it is

Cabbage (tired looking & gotta be used)
Split peas (a small portion remaining in a bag in the pantry)
Onion
White potatoes cubed
Better than bouillon, ham flavored
Garlic
Salt
Pepper
Thyme

Filling and tasty

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/saag-paneer1-1927603

We got some paneer at Costco last week when we visited our younger son, so this is what I made with the first chunk. If anyone has suggestions for further uses, I'm all ears. Recipe was a little twiddly but not to difficult and came out pretty well.

I thought about making apple crisp with apples bought at the farmers market today, but glad I didn't, because we're stuffed now.

It is like fall here right now, quite cool for this early in September.

Steam-fried in evoo and veggie broth: chopped onion, red bell pepper and minced garlic. After sweating them I added cut green beans and just before they were soft I added sliced mushrooms, red pepper flakes and chopped fresh parsley. To finish I tossed in air-fried crispy tofu cubes, cooked whole wheat penne, and a dollop of Miyoko’s butter. TJ’s vegan parmesan on top. Cheers! 🥂

Bermuda onion swiss cheese tomato alfalfa sprouts mayo & dijon mustard

Mrs JP makes the best sandwiches!