So...whats for dinner?
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Oh and the excitement of the day - car wouldn't start when I got ready to go this afternoon. No click, no whine, nothing. Windows still worked & key fob worked. I really didn't think it was the battery, and besides that was only a year old. AAA gave me a choice between the battery check guy & a tow truck. Well how the hell am I supposed to know?
Eric - you would have loved the battery guy who showed up. of course it wouldn't jump & wasn't the battery. he said said the starter, got out a galvanized pipe & hit the starter. Voila - it started. Something about the vibrations. He said not to turn it off. Luckily I was able to get to the car repair shop before they closed and someone there brought me home. So I'm car-less for the weekend. Glad I didn't have any big plans.
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Tonight was Parmesan crusted Cod, Quinoa and Broccoli. The cod was so good, I think it’s the beginning of a fish craving. DH is doing a Pork Roast tomorrow, yummy.
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minus - ugh on the car! My friend just had hers towed to the garage for a dead batttery and the flatbed driver then backed into the front of her car (twice - doh!!!) as he tried to exit the parking lot. She is thinking she needs a karma adjustment. At least you got yummy sliders and dessert!
Illimae - I should eat more fish, I seem to only like cod battered and fried and in a fish taco... my California girl is showing, lol
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specialk, if your fish must be in the form of a taco, so be it, more tacos for all! 😋
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Minus, you gotta love the substitution of a chocolate cake for a broccoli salad! The dominoes potluck sounds very edible.
I plan to make a meatloaf with ground turkey breast for tonight. It's a WW recipe I've used in the past. The ingredients include a lot of finely minced mushrooms and green onions.
My decision this morning was to be between more yard work and a trip to the gym. My body is telling me, "Neither." I'm thinking I need a peaceful morning of doing this and that around the house before going to the nursing home to accompany my mother to bingo. I'll take her some strawberries, stemmed and sprinkled with sugar.
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Some hours later, the meatloaf is assembled and ready to be cooked tonight. It was quite a messy prep, with some chopping and dicing in the food processor and on the cutting board. I combined the WW recipe with an Epicurious recipe.
Side will be cauliflower mash with small amt. of cream cheese and butter. I may attempt onion rings for dh in the air fryer. No temptation for me!
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I so vicariously enjoyed the Roman buffets and meals posted by Sandy! And laughed thinking about the offerings that would be available at a social work conference....which, of course, would never be abroad! LOL
We continue to cluck with our chicken meals when not out. Several days ago I made a balsamic chicken toss with onions and mushrooms...becoming rather standard fare on our table, along with farro, a salad, and brussells sprouts, or asparagus. Last week, I suddenly came down with an intestinal problem, for two days, and now after all the alerts about ecoli and romaine lettuce, I wonder if I had a mildly related case. I called our grocery store and learned that they removed all their romaine lettuce, some of which I had already consumed. Ugh! Resorting to cuke salads now.
Tonight we are going out for a casual dinner with our neighbors/friends. The husband has been undergoing chemo treatment for his metastasized prostate cancer, and he looks so frail now, but continues to be such a strong fighter and participant in life, caring for their grands, singing in choruses he loves, traveling when able, etc. And we are fortunate to have so many good cancer treatment centers nearby.
We are a dog family again....caring for our granddog while DS2 and DDIL are on a short trip. Fortunately he is easy to have around, and the weather is decent for walks.....FINALLY! I really felt for those marathon runners who had such terrible weather conditions earlier this week.
Hope your car is an easy fix, Minus. And also hope that your eye is better, Eric.
I am sorting out what glasses I will get now that my vision has settled into what it will be post cataract surgery. The whole process has resulted in “dry eye", requiring constant artificial drops needed for clearest vision. Kind of annoying since I did not have that problem before, and I was hoping to be done with drops...and maybe glasses. The good news, I suppose is that I am not experiencing glare during night driving which was my main symptom prompting me to get the cataracts removed...that had been scary.
We are caught up in the NBA finals....and admittedly ambivalent about how far we hope our young, injured Celtics will go. Every round of playoffs gets ridiculously more expensive, and games conflict with many spring activities, graduations, etc., which have started up. It will be interesting. The games have been exciting tho.
Posting a few mundane meal pix from our kitchen table bringing us back to earth from Rome.
This last photo is of a delicious Cuban appetizer of shrimp over fried plantain discs with an avocado mix in the middle. We were at a restaurant we go to before shows, and this show was “On Your Feet", story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, thus the Cuban app special. We passed on the Cuban entrees, but I had a delicious pork chop for my entree, and DH enjoyed his pork tacos....our escape from chicken.0 -
The Cuban shrimp appetizers look really interesting.
Lunch was a broccoli salad with dried cranberries & sunflower seed and several other kinds of mini veggie sticks (think cauliflower). Dinner will be deviled eggs & cole slaw. Hmmm, I have campari tomatoes that need to be used, and three avocados in the same position, and oh dear - an English cucumber. Maybe hold the cole slaw & just make a big salad. Dessert will be the rest of the cantaloupe I scored for $0.88 last week.
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Pork Roast with boiled potatoes and creamy garlic Brussels sprouts
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Yay for food pics!
Tonight DD and her new beau came for dinner, and some bass fishing in the ponds. We had cold shrimp with both remoulade and cocktail sauce and some smoked gouda, grapes, and glazed almonds for an app, followed by ribeyes, a green salad, corn on the cob and loaded baked potatoes. Lemon cupcakes for desert. We had fun watching some old home movies and the slide show from DH's military retirement. We also watched one from DD's college grad party - her brother couldn't attend because he was in finals up at college in Virginia so he made her a slideshow from birth to the present - it is a great compilation. He said his goal was to make everyone cry - he did an excellent job!
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An intermittent electrical connection can happen in a starter and the "whack it" is a time honored way to temporarily fix it. Since it happened once, it may (or may not) happen again soon. I wouldn't trust that starter.....
I haven't been cooking much but today, as usual, I'm making some sourdough bread.
My eye was feeling worse, so I went back to urgent care and this time they found something in my eye. The first NP did, I thought, a very thorough job looking for "something", so the object must have been hidden in the corner of my eye. The 2nd NP found it right away, got it out, looked around for more stuff but didn't find anything, prescribed an antibiotic/soothing eye drop and said I should see an ophthalmologist tomorrow.
The eye drops sure do cloud the vision.
Sandy, from what I can see, the food looks amazing....food porn for sure. :-)
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eric - eeeks on the eye! Hope all foreign things have been found and it starts to feel better soon!
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Eric, thank goodness they got that thing out of your eye. Abx drops are a good idea--a corneal infection is no picnic. Wise to follow up.
Had a "starter adventure" with my '93 Taurus LX in Dec. 2001--as I attempted to leave a tollway oasis where I'd stopped after a gig. The tow truck guy explained that starters are rotors with little "brushes" and if one "bristle" breaks off and the rotor is at that spot when you try to restart the engine, it won't start. Hence the pipe-whack trick. My tow-truck driver used a wrench--started right back up. He told me it might never happen again, or it might happen again tomorrow. So I bought a new starter for $100, incl. labor. But 2 mos. later the A/C, thermostat and a bunch of other stuff failed--and it would have cost upward of $3K to fix; so I bought a 2002 Taurus SEL in cherry red (with an SHO engine), my midlife-crisis-mobile. "Ruby" croaked spectacularly in 2011 (giving me a good song about it in the process).
Lacey, I'd gladly give your "kitchen table" a Michelin star.
OK, folks--final food porn, airline edition. After a sleepless night followed by a very trying morning at the Rome airport, I flew Alitalia's Magnifica class (hybrid of business & first) to JFK. First will be the menu (theme was the food & wine of Calabria--"toe" of Italy's "boot") followed by the food pix.
First, I chose the broccoli flan, since I'd had eggplant the night before:
Next, the ziti, though they got the wines mixed up on the menu--they served me the white:
For my entree, I picked the "sea bass" (really branzino) because I didn't want chicken:
There was no side salad, but no worries. Here's the cheese plate:
Had plenty of sweets this trip, so chose the fruit for dessert, finishing my Aperol spritz:
Finally, before landing, a light antipasto with more fruit, and espresso:
Those little croquettes were deep-fried stuffed olives, and the meat was really spicy sopressata. The bread was garlic-rosemary foccaccia. Never before have I had such good food on a plane--almost as good as anything I ate while in Rome! (Sort of a bring-down to fly SW to Boston in a couple of weeks).
Yesterday it was back to the usual: I fried two eggs (olive oil & a dab of bacon grease), jamòn Serrano, and low-carb high-fiber toast. Dinner (ordered out) was fish & chips with slaw. Brunch today--broccoli quiche and mesclun salad. All yummy but not exotic enough to be photogenic.
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Eric, sorry about the eye, hopefully it’s not too painful and you find relief very soon
Lacey, Specialk, ChiSandy, all the food looks and sounds delicious!
Today I made a pulled pork sandwich from leftovers and a simple cole slaw from purple and green cabbage that I normally use in salads. This was dinner as DH and I must be in bed by 5 and up at 11pm for a midnight bus call. I’ll drop DH off at the House of Blues for his tour and crawl back in bed when I get home.
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Yay for food porn, love it!
Last night was manicotti for DH, cannelloni for me with two sauces. Large lunch today at friends' (cold meats and chicken salad) including brownies and ice cream, so small dinner tonight of cheese omelets.
Eric, I'm so glad they found the foreign object - how miserable! Lacey, sorry about the dry eye - something I deal with every day. Such a pain to have to use eye drops multiple times a day.
We did get the garden cleaned up yesterday. It's still uncertain whether I'll plant many vegetables or not. The yield has been poor the last couple of years and we have a very good produce stand in town. I will probably plant beans and a couple of tomato plants and maybe a cucumber, but the rest of the beds might just be flowers. This cold spring has really dampened my gardening enthusiasm.
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Yay for food porn, love it!
Last night was manicotti for DH, cannelloni for me with two sauces. Large lunch today at friends' (cold meats and chicken salad) including brownies and ice cream, so small dinner tonight of cheese omelets.
Eric, I'm so glad they found the foreign object - how miserable! Lacey, sorry about the dry eye - something I deal with every day. Such a pain to have to use eye drops multiple times a day.
We did get the garden cleaned up yesterday. It's still uncertain whether I'll plant many vegetables or not. The yield has been poor the last couple of years and we have a very good produce stand in town. I will probably plant beans and a couple of tomato plants and maybe a cucumber, but the rest of the beds might just be flowers. This cold spring has really dampened my gardening enthusiasm.
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That was airline food???!!!???? Wow!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't know any airlines went to that much effort...... :-)
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Eric - car is at the repair shop for a new starter. I have a 2003 Toyota Camry. Several mechanics have said it will easily last 200K miles, and maybe 300K. I know my brother's lasted past 300K. I sometimes go two or three days w/o leaving my house. Now that I've had no car since Friday, there seem to all sorts of things I remember needing to do.
Yes Eric, do go to the ophthalmologist. Hopefully the eye wasn't 'scratched'.
Illi - I love Brussels sprouts - not to mention pulled pork. Sandy - food is over the top. I wouldn't eat for a week. Special - sounds like your DS put together a wonderful tribute for your DD. Did the new beau laugh in the appropriate places?
Lacey - you made me hungry for cucumber salad - marinated in tarragon vinegar w/onions then drained and mixed with a sour cream/dill mixure. I added tomatoes for the first time ever & won't do that again. As many years as I've tried, I DO NOT like tomato skins and these were too small to peel.
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minus - he did! He is a really great guy, from what I know so far. He is an adventure videographer - owns his own company so has an interest in all things photo and media. He and DD met making a short film about bonefish in the Bahamas a few years ago - he has had a crush on her since then but didn’t fess up until a little while ago. I’m glad they were friends first - I think that works out well in the long run.
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Sounds serious, SpecialK.
DH did not like the ground turkey meatloaf, which wasn't as good as I remembered from the last time I made it. Last night I cooked him a breaded pork steak and a baked sweet potato. I cut the turkey meatloaf into squares and simmered gently in Rao's sauce. Still not great. My side was cauliflower mash made with a small cauliflower.
This morning I'm off to WW meeting and not expecting any weight loss. I will stop at PJ's Coffee and get a large cappucinno to sip at the meeting. I'm due a free coffee this time.
Not sure about dinner. Maybe shrimp and linguini and salad. I have romaine hearts in the refrigerator from a package partially used. I won't throw it out since we've already eaten one of the hearts.
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After WW an appointment with my bc doctor's NP for an annual ultrasound of chest of underarms. Will ask if there is any new advice about diet.
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Eric, I hope you got to the ophthalmologist, and the eye is healing. You need both eyes operating in full focus to keep up your amazing productivity! Keep us posted....
Sandy, I was so “full” from your Roman meals, I was feeling badly that I could not have even enjoyed those delightful courses on the flight home. My DH would have been in heaven with all of it! He has the metabolism of a mouse, I think.
Minus, yes Camrys often last ‘forever’....especially in your climate. Here the only thing that leads to their demise is rust from our snow/rain and treated roads....a definite car killer. I’m a firm believer in holding on to perfectly good cars....we are a different generation!
Our dinner out on Saturday ended up with my selecting an entree that was pretty typical for me. Salmon over a sautéed dice of sweet potato and red peppers. Sounds so simple, and was done perfectly, making me the happiest diner at the table. And, I could easily replicate this at home. We shared two apps...calamari, and roasted brussells sprouts with a soy sauce dip. We did not risk any leaf salads, especially with our friend who is in chemo trmt. DH’s risotto with scallops was not too flavorful and our friends’ chicken parm was actually baked chicken with a tomato sauce over it....served on mashed potatoes. Yuk! Pretty awful for a trendy neighborhood restaurant....but maybe appeals to some hungry college kids who venture in there....since it is close to several schools.
Special, what a fun full evening you had with DD and her new beau! Given that he has held a crush for so long, he must really have enjoyed that slide show about her. Our friends had happy news about their 40ish son bringing home a serious girlfriend to meet them. They were sooo thrilled for him, we enjoyed the news too.
Sun and 60’s yesterday motivated us to grill dinner. I made a balsamic/garlic/rosemary marinade for the chicken breasts which DH grilled. Sides were arugula salad (today I plan to stop at Volante Farms to get some Mass grown lettuce), brussels sprouts, and sour dough bread.
Tonight I have no idea....probably ‘jump ups’ after our pilates class (which I am finally returning to since I’m pretty well healed from my recent fall). Tomorrow we will eat at The Harp (for my fave salmon dish), after dropping the visiting pooch off to DS2’s home, and before the Celtics/Bucks’ game.
Off to teach self-regulation skills to 5th graders!
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Carole, clearly your romaine hearts pass the safe test. Will be interested to hear if the NP says anything about diet. Hope the ultra sound is totally insignificant
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carole/lacey - I am hoping this boyfriend stays the course - DD is a handful! He is younger than her, which she would never have considered before, but I think because she knows his character and loyalty, she was willing to consider dating him. It was a slow start and she needed some convincing, but as time has gone by she finds herself missing him - they both travel for work - and that is a good sign because she is so fiercely independent she often won't admit something like that. He is a strong family guy so I think he appreciated seeing her growing up years in the slideshows and old school video - some of it is pretty hilarious - particularly my hair and clothes - what was I thinking???
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Special......as a guy.....an accomplished and confident lady that one must work to keep up with is the best...just saying... :-)
Well, the ophthalmologist worked on my eye a bit and decided that I needed to see a cornea specialist to get the rest of the debris out. I was raking the yard Tuesday afternoon, went to bed that night with everything feeling fine and woke up on Wednesday with a very aggravated eye. I don't know if I need safety goggles for when I'm raking the yard or when I'm sleeping.
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Haha, Special....you were thinking you were contemporarily stylish, of course!
. I am constantly hearing of young women who are dating/marrying men three to five years younger than them. Seems to be a trend that was not so popular in my day. I know so many wonderful accomplished gals who just cannot find men to seriously date. I was actually relieved when DS2 became engaged to his then girlfriend, (who, by the way, is also older than he is) because many moms of girls he grew up with in our town, knew he was unmarried and checked in with me about his status constantly. I do not play matchmaker, so it was uncomfortable, despite the fact that I was so fond of these girls. Glad your DD's bf is a decent guy. He certainly has an interesting career!Eric, yes!! Goggles for everything for you!!
So I returned to our pilates class today after my school gig. Boy was it hard after being away for several weeks. But it always feels better after a few hours...and our sub instructor was great today.
On our way home we headed to Volantes and learned there that their lettuces are from a specific farm in California, (not Mass which would have been greenhouse variety) so I happily purchased some romaine and green leaf heads. We also saw some ground lamb there, so instead of jump ups for tonight, we treated ourselves to doctored up lamburgers on delicious purchased slow rise sandwich rolls that included spelt, and held their shape well with our burgers and all the fixings. I was also happy to get back to our regular salads!
Tonight I made a double batch of oatmeal cookie dough to be baked later in the week....three flavors: some with just vanilla and orange zest added; some with pecans and dried cranberries; and some with chcolate chips and walnuts. These are all going 1) to our elderly friend who just had an old hip replacement re-replaced (!), and 2) for an afternoon snack at a regional “summit" our trafficking prevention group is holding on Saturday. I think calling this meeting of about 30 people a “summit" is hyperbole, but I don't work for the government as our leader does.
I'm also in charge of food for lunch, which will be ordered from a nearby speciality pizza and saladsplace. Just can't get away from the food tasks!
Am watching the OKC/UTAH playoff game while writing this, and I hope tomorrow night our arena of fans will be erupting with excitement like the Jazz fans are right now. I am so unapologetically obsessed with playoff basketball this year! Some retired people golf, others feed the NBA coffers!
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I am a year younger than Sharon...
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The eye surgeon got the rust ring out of my eye. Like many medical things, it was not comfortable....I'm sure you all can relate to that.
Right now the eye is "bright electric red" and is watering a lot....which seems to be making me sneeze.
The doctor said it should heal just fine and not degrade my vision.
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Eric, now's the time to put on a pair of shades and look enigmatic.
Tonight I will pick some dandelion greens (no pesticide on our lawn) to sauté with garlic & Meyer lemon. There's a fast-food (mostly hot dogs, burgers & gyros) place around the corner called Patio Grill--and it makes a mean Athenian chicken (whenever I buy a whole chicken at the grocery, much of it goes to waste). No Greek wines in my cellar, alas, but seeing as how Bob slept in and therefore won't be home for dinner, I don't see a need to imbibe all by myself at home. But I might see what I can do with the rest of that Meyer lemon and seltzer. Thurs. night is "Dine Out For Life" (AIDS benefit) at Cellars, so I will save my alco-calories for that. (Hope they have Aperol--I've been jonesing for a spritz ever since I got home from Rome, and Whole Foods doesn't have it).
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Romaine salad with rotisserie chicken.
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