So...whats for dinner?
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DH and I had the patty melts at Angie’s today with a mix of fries and onions rings. It was really good, can’t wait to go back and try something else. Tonight was ramen because it’s chilly inside and rainy outside.
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I love a good patty melt on rye! Onion rings are also a favorite; haven't had either in ages and must now seek them out.
I'm making clay pot chicken and rice (in my Le Creuset dutch oven) with shiitakes and broccolini for dinner tonight. The crispy part of the rice is what I like best about the dish. Trying this recipe: https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/clay-pot-chicken-rice It's slightly different from the one I've used before, but I've made several other Asian recipes from this site and liked them all.
Our seafood CSA is giving us Marin Miyagi oysters tomorrow, and now that I am done with chemo I can have them raw again! Will make a simple mignonette and spaghetti aglio e olio to go with them.
My plan for Friday is the General Tso's Tofu, but with snow peas for the vegetable. https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/clay-pot-chicken-rice
Will take a walk to the farmer's market Saturday morning and see what fruits and veggies look good for the next few meals. I love seeing what's newly coming into season; it always inspires me.
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Illimae, I love how you got right down to Angies! I’m surprised to hear it is chilly and rainy down there!
We actually had a beautiful day here today, with sun and almost 60 degrees (warm for us New Englanders!)tho apparently we are in for some rain tomorrow and Friday. Originally it was forecasted for Saturday, but now it looks like we will be clear then which makes me happy for our neighbor who has a huge neighborhood coffee and egg hunt...rain, snow or shine! Hopefully our leftover snow piles will be washed away by then.
The sunset picture and associations by many of you were delightful to read. It conjured up my memories of Cali sunsets, northern and southern; FLA west coast sunsets, and Indiana dunes trips we took when I was in South Bend in college. A trip we had to lie about on our sign out sheets! As oldsters we enjoy gorgeous sunsets in Provincetown each July, and then from our boat on Newfound Lake in NH. A fun activity there is enjoying a sunset from the south end of the lake then driving the boat to the north end to enjoy yet another sunset behind another mountain range. On many evenings, one of the girls camps has a bevy of campers sitting on a huge lakeside boulder singing songs as the sun sets. Cocktails and two sunsets with song.....priceless!
I have had a really busy week which is an anomaly for this relatively lazy retiree. I promised the principal and social worker I volunteer for that I would unearth my test taking anxiety management presentation to offer to their students, and they jumped at the offer (free presentation that will help the anxious kids do better with the tests). Unfortunately, the principal gave me a date and times without checking/telling the teachers or specialists about the change in their schedules. Yikes! So before I gave my presentations, I had to trouble shoot for his error so that the teachers and kids (most of whom I know now) didn’t hate me! Definitely in the category of “no good deed goes unpunished”! In the end, it went really well, but I had to do a lot of prep since I had not given this program for several years, so wanted to update it and make handouts, etc., etc. AND.... I had to be there really early, for me. So that was my third day in the week of volunteering at that school...a bit much for my current resistant to structure lifestyle! Glad I did it (the kids were adorable and engaged!) but will be happy to reduce my volunteer time so I can get some things done around here!
Our pizza fundraiser for our local rep was good, with so many interesting pizza toppings and great crust. Check out Hearth Pizza, MA. However, I clearly need to stop with the heavy foods! It doesn’t help that we are having dinner with our former beloved trainer this Friday. Under her tutelage, I lost at least 25 lbs and got strong....none of that person still exists. Maybe I will get more motivated to lose weight and get strong again. My recent fall and resultant bruises have been terrible for my gym attendance these past three weeks.
Tonight I heated up the eggplant casserole and asparagus which was served with a huge romaine and green leaf lettuce garden salad with our fave horseradish dressing. Tomorrow we will have chicken cutlets with a lemon mushroom sauce, brussells sprouts, and, of course, salad.
Cherry, I hope you start to regain some energy, and are able to enjoy your trip to Paris! If you justrelaxed in your hotel and enjoyed croissants, with a few trips outdoors to stroll, that could also be fun! I hope you have a good visit. Such an amazing city!
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Magari, missed your post again. Your meals sound wonderful, and I am envying your Farmer’s Market opportunity given that ours will not even open until around Memorial Day! Love New England, but sure wish we had more of a growing season!
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Tonight was curly kale salad with strawberry vinaigrette, additional strawberries, blackberries, sliced chicken breast, and slivered almonds. I had a small portion so I find myself hungry now, but not sure what I want, if anything. I just ate an orange, but that didn't seem to help.
lacey - our Farmer's Markets here in FL start early and end early! The growing season is short due to the heat - strawberries and tomatoes are almost out of season now, lol! That is a rough situation for this California girl - grew up having a wide variety of local fruit and veggies all the time! My dad had an organic garden long before it was the thing to do - he grew a ton of stuff right in our suburban backyard. Miss that!
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I plan to make some fried onion rings for dh in the air fryer. Of course, I plan a lot of things that never happen.
I chose a "special" at Sal & Judy's last night, speckled trout fillets with a topping of lump crabmeat, shrimp, and mushrooms in a lemon butter sauce. It was delicious but there was enough for two people. I remembered that all the dinners are enough for two or even three and everyone leaves with "to go" boxes. Our companions, who have a standing reservation for every Wednesday, rely on the leftovers for additional meals.
DH ordered an eggplant special that came with a small side platter of spaghetti in tomato sauce. I kid you not. A platter.
This couple go to Sal & Judy's on Wednesday night, to Mandy's for breakfast on Sunday morning, and to another restaurant that has grilled oysters on Tuesdays. And the woman is a good cook. Neither of them is overweight. They're both good golfers. Which has nothing to do with their eating schedule!
Dinner tonight will be leftovers. There were already some leftovers in the refrigerator. We'll have a jump up buffet!
Off to the gym. After Easter I MUST lose some weight.
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Steak, scallops and grilled squash & zucchini
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Jambalaya with andouille and chicken (sous vide breast that I had frozen), a hunk of baguette and a side salad. Pretty satisfying.
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Avocado halves filled w/tuna, cucumber 'sticks', a handful of black olives and two TINY slices of sourdough bread.
Oh boy does that steak & scallop dinner look wonderful. Carole - the trout with toppings sounds delicious too.
Lacey - your energy & dedication astound me. Thank you for going to the march.
I've been working in the garden, going to Silver Sneakers twice a week and walking on the treadmill two days a week. Not enough I know, but I got rid of 3 pounds since the New Year. If I stick to one meal a day and eat it before 4pm, I can probably maintain. Not fun.
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Congratulations on the lost 3 lbs, Minus! I second your thanks to Lacey for going to the march. I was there only in spirit since we went to the race track last Saturday.
The meals look/sound delicious. I had my restaurant leftovers last night and dh had his. Tonight more leftovers, home cooked.
Does anyone have news of Susan?
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Tonight DH made pan fried pork loin chops, sautéed Brussels sprouts and carrots. The Brussels sprouts are so darn tasty!
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Late lunch turned into a leftover mystery meal. I had 1/2 a onion, 1/2 a carton of mushrooms, part of a chopped bell pepper in the freezer. I was going to saute with garlic & butter and pour over two thinly sliced yellow squash that I was steaming in the microwave. Then I found some leftover San Marzano tomatoes so I cut those up & threw them into the saute. Then I found an open jar of Rao's so I threw some that in too. Result was almost a Lacey's Cod mix only I poured it over the squash. Served with 14 Hands "Hot to Trot" red wine blend. I still have 1/2 of the saute left to eat with pasta or chicken or cod later this week. Very light on the sauce & heavy on the veggies.
Dinner was a can of smoked oysters with 6 Triscuits. Served with a gin & tonic.
Must cook my $0.88 artichokes tomorrow.
Planted 15 plumarias today - mostly 4-6 ft tall. Spread 5 more bags of mulch to keep the weeds at bay - including more over my two new rose bushes. I sure hope I'm through with the yard now. All that should be needed is watering through the summer. These 5-7 hours days in 80 degree heat are not as easy as they used to be.
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Happy Passover! I ended up not putting together a late Seder for the four of us--Mon Ami Gabi (and all the Lettuce Entertain You restaurants in Chicago) are serving traditional Seder foods (but w/o the ceremony)Fri. & Sat. night. Leslie had never been to a Seder, and Bob & Gordy weren't up for the whole Haggadah-reading ritual (and I wasn't up to making the trad. stuff like charoset, fresh strips of horseradish root, eggs & saltwater, putting together the Seder plate, etc.), so it was perfect. We started with whole wheat matzo, chopped liver (chicken & vegetarian, but paté), then chicken matzo ball soup, housemade gefilte fish (needed more onions & salt, but the freshly grated horseradish took care of that), and braised brisket with haricots verts and a potato pancake & applesauce. Dessert was flourless chocolate lava cake with fresh berries.
Bit of a complication, though: Leslie is not observing Lent, but Bob has been surprisingly strict about doing so, especially since it was Good Friday. So he chowed down on the gefilte fish and vegan chopped liver (I think they used walnuts, green beans and chickpeas) and was able to substitute tomato soup for the chicken matzo ball soup (he couldn't have the matzo balls because they had chicken fat and were simmered in chicken broth rather than plain water). And they let him sub out Dover sole instead of brisket for an upcharge (which was nearly as much as the meal itself). Totally worth it, though. And I now have leftovers from that, as well as Thursday night's roast half-chicken with chardonnay gravy, peas and mashed potatoes (Cellars' $10 Thurs. night special, the white-meat portion of which I had immediately boxed to go before the rest was served).
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...wedding reception dinner tonight...
Sharon's co-worker, Amber, is getting married aboard a yacht in Newport Beach, CA.
I haven't tied a necktie in many years, but managed to get it right the first time and without much fumbling. I guess some things are memorable! I know I can still tie a white bowtie. :-)
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Eric - what a fun place for a wedding. I always liked Newport. Have a great time.
My Easter treat was to drive clear across town to the only one grocery store in the 4th largest city in the US that still has a See's Candy counter inside. Sees in their wisdom closed both of their stand alone stores shortly before Christmas last year. I was raised in CA so See's is the BEST candy - of course only for special occasions. I get really hungry & nostalgic for the taste. I'm mostly a salt person instead of sweets, but I've been waiting 2 years for this treat. Bought a Pecan Roll (although they're only half size now), a medium box of Peanut Brittle, a bag of Toffee-ettes (who knew they don't have Victoria Toffee all year anymore), and half a pound of pick your own - which turned out to be all Butterscotch Squares with the exception of two Bordeaux in honor of my Mother. Dinner was 4 pieces of candy. Heaven!!!
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minus - I agree, the best!Bordeaux is for sure my fave. Turned my SIL on to See’s California Brittle, which is chocolate covered toffee brittle - um, what? She quickly became an addict, and is excited because her oldest DGD lives in Long Beach so she can get more when she’s there to visit.
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Great, now I want See’s but have none 🙁
Eric, have fun! I grew up next door in Huntington and love it there, at least the beach and weather.
Late lunch/early dinner was Olive Garden while DH and I were out shopping.
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Illi - The only Rice Epicurian Market left in town is the only place in town with a full See's counter selection. Fountain View just south of San Felipe. I just found out they WILL take the email coupons that I've been throwing away since it says "company stores only".
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Illimae—. Don’t have a See’s near me either after moving from So Cal, so I now order online and it arrives right to my door!!! See’s packs their chocolate very well with lots of cold packs.
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Oh my god, ordering See’s online never occurred to me! This could be dangerous, lol. Thanks!!!
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illimae - I already checked it out - pretty exciting that we can order See’s! Also, my babyhood home was Manhattan Beach
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Me too, lol! My molasses bars and lollipops will arrive on Wednesday 😋
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illimae, have you tried See’s Polar Bear paws? They are my DD’s favorite
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Happy Easter and Passover to everyone!
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Moon - great to hear from you. Hope you are doing well.
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Eggs for Easter right? So I had an omelette with a ton of fresh steamed asparagus pieces & some cheese. Actually I think I read that a frittata has more veggies than eggs, so that's probably what I whipped up - although I cooked it covered on the stove top instead of turning on the oven. Delicious and 1/2 left over for tomorrow.
For supper I finished off a jar of marinated herring in sour cream & onions. That was followed by cup of cheese straws.
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No breakfast, as we were going to a mega-brunch atop the Hancock. (One guest was stuck in St. Louis with her folks, so we were a party of only 14). My entree was walleye pike atop lentils; buffet included oysters, shrimp, crab legs, salads, grilled veggies, fruits, leg of lamb, lobster bisque and various desserts. Because it was Passover, I “passed over” all the pastrie, breads & cakes. (No comment on the shellfish). All I could handle for late dinner was matzo, cheese, and some Passover candy.
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The wedding was aboard the MV Electra (a 50-60 foot yacht). It was a fairly small wedding, with only 30 or so people in attendance--mostly family. Sharon was laughing about, "I almost lost my balance while dancing. Was it the wine or the deck moving?" :-)
Dinner was chicken and rice in a lime sauce, squash-eggplant-cucumber vegetables and scalloped potatoes. It was quite good. The Electra's owner hosts private parties and weddings, so they know what to do.
I don't know what was going on yesterday with the driving. Despite no adverse driving conditions, there were three single car rollover crashes on roadways during the 7 (normally 5-1/2) hour drive home. If everyone in the cars was wearing their safety belts, I think they all will walk out of the hospital after a short examination. Without safety belts, the results would likely be much worse.
Dinner tonight is going to be some cauliflower and pasta, plus some spices--from a recipe that I found and adapted to use the spices that I have or can easily get.
Right now I'm cooking brown rice in sauce pan, beans in the pressure cooker and chicken in the dutch oven...for Sharon's lunches.
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Couple of photos from our FriendsEaster - made these cute deviled egg chicks, and another with a plate (roast lamb, ham, asparagus with hollandaise, roasted carrots with soy honey glaze, vegan au gratin potatoes, spinach salad) that had a little of everything.Also, desserts - lemon cupcakes from me and a Bailey's cake roll from one of our guests. Also, kind of a lot of white sangria and champagne. DH will be feeling it allll daaaay today, lol!
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I printed out a picture of the egg "chicks" and put it in my notebook. I like the fun looking foods.
I've made fun looking foods for the "test daughters", DD, and test daughters' boys, so that skill has come in handy. I feel like grandpa! :-)
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