So...whats for dinner?
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My eggplant lasagna was a disappointment. It turned out too "soupy." Not sure what caused the problem, maybe too much tomato sauce or too much heat in the heating process in the outdoor grill. The side was a chopped salad with romaine, tomato, Kalamata olives and avocado with mayo dressing.
I was thinking broasted chicken from nearby Clancy's for dinner with a pea salad (thawed peas, cheddar cheese, sweet pickle and mayo dressing.) But Nance's rotisserie chicken ideas caught my attention. And I am going to Walmart's this afternoon.
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May do leftovers or ham steak, hash browns and a salad
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Eggplant has a nasty tendency to not only soak up oil but also weep like a paid mourner at an old-country funeral. I have to salt it and press it between paper towels (for a long time and several changes of the towels) before I can do anything with it except baba ghannouj. There's a reason why it's so hard to find breadcrumb-free eggplant parmigiana.
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Nance, interesting idea for the rotisserie chicken, I usually get a couple of meals from one before using the rest of the meat for a layered enchilada casserole. Generally make layered enchilada so I can use corn tortillas to avoid the gluten in flour tortillas.
Tonight was the last of a macaroni salad (with onion, peppers, broccoli, olives, and chicken)-- just enough left for two meals. Needed to empty the bowl as DH has requested potato salad from my family's recipe to take to a Saturday event. I'll make that tomorrow using that bowl.
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Tonight was last night's leftover lamb chop, reheated on the cool side of the grill in foil with slivered garlic, chopped mint and a squeeze of lemon while I grilled a thick slice of Vidalia onion on the hot side. Preceded by a Greek salad (only after I finished it did I realize I forgot the cucumber)--no anchovy because even the lower-sodium feta was fairly salty.
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Potlatch, Idaho. Using a dialup speed connection, so a short post.
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I know that sugar is bad but since i was a little girl i have got a sweet tooth and cancer cant take away all the pleasures of my life from me so i have decided to have a 3 scooped banana split sundae with chocolate, hazelnut and coconut ice cream flavor along with loads of almond and cashew nuts and chocolate and caramel syrup on the top of it. i am going to have a big serving as i don't know what would be the next time that i am going to relish it. so today is my major cheat day. I guess i am going to add some beetroot chips to my Chinese food for dinner tonight. I hope you guys relish everyday of your lives. love and hugs
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Last night was a grilled chicken sandwich and a hamburger. This morning was a sweet potatoes, onion and hot pepper hash. I found a 2qt Dutch oven at a camping store and it is perfect for cooking this kind of dish.
It's the only "I bought it new" piece of cast iron I own.
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Eric, you and Sharon are really, really making tracks! What fun! I hope you are skirting some of the outrageous heat that is covering so much of the whole nation. I’m glad that your vintage cast iron pieces are safely tucked away at home. 😊
We are now back at the lake, albeit briefly. In contrast to the many dinners out we had at the Cape, we grilled marinated chicken when we arrived last evening, and tonight ate a quick (turkey club for me, fried fish sandwich for DH, with swt pot fries) dinner at the 104 Diner on the way to see Avenue Q at the Winni Playhouse. The play was good...the book being fine, but the puppeteer creativity and singing voices of those performers were absolutely outstanding. I always admire such talent!
Tomorrow we will be at the beach dealing with the 90s temps, and braving a wine tasting event there...probably not a great idea with the excessive heat, but we will see. I somehow doubt there will be many tasting event drop outs!
Today (late July already!!!) we were needing to finally remove the past two months of various pollens collected on our porch and deck...bring the furniture up from the basement, wash it down, relay the porch rug moved for last fall’s housepainting, and set both areas up. Knowing that his current less mobile and weak hip/leg state would not get him far in that effort...and I am of no use with heavy pollen cleaning due my vile allergies...DH put out a Facebook post to our lake association group seeking an assistant for this effort. In no time, three neighbors volunteered (rejecting the compensation he offered). He was expecting some idyl teenagers hoping to earn some summer cash might respond, but not the case.
So today, our newest neighbor, a quality control engineer (struck me as perhaps a relative or clone of Eric’s?!:) shows up, as later, does another friend of ours, and despite the increasing heat they worked so hard helping DH clean and set up in little over an hour. AND THEN....our wonderful new neighbor who has every piece of outdoor worker equipment made for man, brought his super blower over and blew all the millions of pine needles off our roof...in a way that none of them would land under the shingles. Then he went out to the quiet street with our very long tangled extension cord and untangled it. We were overwhelmed with his kindness....BUT WAIT! He then went home (two doors down the street) and got his chain saw since he noticed that a very long birch tree limb listed close to our back lawn after being damaged in the last storm. He cut it down, stripped off the small branches and cut the wood into stove sized logs, stacking them up neatly on the side yard to dry. Oh my! We are overwhelmed with and so appreciative of his kindness, and now have to admit, that after 35 years we are now the “old neighbors” up here. Lucky ones at that! But hopefully, DH will not need so much help once he gets that hip replaced!
Reader, I’m curious about Iranian Tabuleh? Ingredients? Thanks!
We leave here Sunday or Monday, to head to MV to visit my widowed friend who always counts on our July stays so she can visit her favorite restaurants, current plays, and go to the beach with us. Given DH’s physical state, we would prefer just staying here, but her last two sets of friends canceled their visits due to illnesses, and we don’t want to further ruin her summer. So off we go....I know...1st world problem! But I so love staying in one place, which has not happened in several months. And summer here will be over in a flash! Hoping we can string two lakeweeks together, since we also need to visit the NJ “kids and grands” in mid-August for a NJ family reunion of DH’s family at their home.
I hope everyone is finding comfortable ways to beat the heat!
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godisone, I just vicariously enjoyed your sundae (except for the banana, which I can only tolerate flambeed in caramel as Bananas Foster). As for me, I'm laying off the real ice cream till I get to my goal weight and can indulge occasionally (as opposed to the extreme guilt trip I just suffered after eating that creme brulee at the wine pairing dinner). Tonight I did allow myself one of my 3x-week-to-every day "not-so-bad carbs" for dessert: a 4 oz. container of sugar-free Jello chocolate pudding. When I started this diet, I tried it and found it awful...compared to my favorite Jeni's Splendid Deepest Darkest Chocolate ice cream. Tonight I relished it.
Dinner was a repeat of leftover lamb chop--only this time cooked indoors because it was just too hot outside to grill. Made a gremolata of garlic, lemon juice, mint leaves and chopped "garlic scape" bulb and reheated the whole thing gently in foil. Sliced a couple of cryovac'ed baby beets, and sauteed six sllim asparagus spears in olive oil & balsamic vinegar. (The $15 supermarket stuff, not the three-figure Reggio Emilia "real thing" from Eataly--I dole out the latter drop-by-drop for ripe strawberries & Parmigiano Reggiano, or insalata Caprese with burrata, homegrown basil and a perfect tomato).
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Wow Lacey, what great neighbors! We're the "elderly" neighbours around here too. Speaking of which, today is my birthday. I never thought I would be this old (71). It's difficult to wrap my mind around.
My trio of salads for today's lunch for SIL and BIL turned into a quartet as I decided to add a non mayo cucumber, onion and tomato salad in olive oil and wine vinegar. I picked up the first tomatoes of the season at the produce stand yesterday. They probably won't be as good as later ones but I had to have them anyway.
My good friend has a birthday on Tuesday so we'll go with our DHs to dinner to celebrate both of ours on Monday. Tonight will be a simple seafood pasta for myself. Since DH has an aversion to seafood, he decided to grill himself a porkburger. Unfortunately, he'll want fries with that so that means heating up the kitchen. Thankfully, today is our last day for the oppressive heat. We've had all 26 windows covered by pulled curtains and shades, I feel like I'm living in a cave.
Sandy, if you haven't tried the dark chocolate sugar free pudding, it's better.
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39F right now ...
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Happy Birthday, Nance! Can you hear me singing, “Oh to be 71 again!”? How nice to look forward to celebrating with a friend and your DHs this week. Enjoy today’s lunch salads. I always like making refreshing cucumber salads similar to the one you described.
Chi, you must be losing weight faster than the speed of light! It is interesting how being on a restrictive diet results in our favorable perceptions of usually unexciting food options like the pudding you mention. I can also recall being so impressed with certain restaurants that are really not that great, which I tried while on a restrictive diet, thinking their offerings were wonderful. LOL
That is quite the sundae, godisone! I think as you gradually shift your diet to include more vegetables and fiber, lean meats, fish, and naturally sweet fruits, you may reduce that sugar craving, tho I know how hard that is. I have always had a sweet tooth, too.
Eric, I’m picturing you two making some nice hot porridge in that cast iron pot to start your chilly day! 😉
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lacey - wow - awesome neighbors! I love that!
auntie - Happy Birthday! I feel ya on the "crap, I'm, old, but yay that I'm still here to be this old!" feeling. I'm glad you are here to be 71! Enjoy your birthday celebrations with friends.
I found that once I stopped eating sugar when I did the Virgin Diet I lost the craving in about 3 weeks - then I found things with sugar to be overly sweet, almost bitter. I also found that whole foods and non-processed things tasted infinitely better that they previously had, as others have noted.
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Oh Eric - are you bragging or complaining? 100 in the shade on my back porch again today. I don't even want to know the heat index.
Godisone - sugar is mainly bad if you are hormone positive. You don't have your specs listed, but I am NOT so I continue to enjoy what I want. Everything in moderation (except smoking) However sweets are not a serious problem for me since I prefer salty things most of the time.
Nance- Happy B-day. I agree with Lacey, I remember 71. Love your salads. But really Lacey, we're not THAT far ahead in age. BTW Lacey, amazing that you have such good neighbors. I just hate to ask anyone for anything - but see what miraculous results happen! I agree, it would be 'heaven' to stay in one place at the lake. Let us know about the wine tasting in the heat.
Special - thanks for jumping in on the Prolia thread. I was beginning to feel like a broken record.
Took my nephew's wife for lunch yesterday at Perrys. Even with a lunch special on the filet, it had to be a real occasional celebration for me to pay $30 each for lunch. I may be living in the past - but an $80 lunch for two (+ tip) is WAY out of my league, and my budget. I'll take my nephew (her husband) for a patty melt next week. I'm trying to pay more attention to my niece & nephew & spouses since my SIL (their mother) died last fall. I've invited the niece to join me in California in Sept for a week. Oh, and Lacey - I did book at the Anza in Calabasas for a couple of nights.
Speaking of CA - question for those of you who know. One afternoon I only have a couple of hours for lunch or dinner on the way from one place to the other, so would Santa Barbara or Malibu be better? I'm thinking Malibu would be a lot more high dollar and we won't be beaching, so maybe the pier at Santa Barbara? Also my niece likes to consider buying art, so if there are any "starving artist" around painting at either place she would be pleased.
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minus - same, lol! I wouldn't leave you hanging! I feel like I have made identical posts on that thread about five times. I don't know about you, but I try to read threads from the beginning if it is reasonable, but I feel like some don't do that and just comment or ask questions that have already been answered. More than once... right? State Street in Santa Barbara is pretty fun, even dating back to when I used to go there one million years ago - here's a link. Despite Malibu being my high school beach and holding a special place in my heart, I think it is spread out and harder to navigate on foot, also harder to park. I stayed at the Anza in Calabasas for my last high school reunion, which was at Sagebrush Cantina - very nice and it was super convenient for me to walk to the restaurant.
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Thanks for the tour tips. Interestingly it was Lacey who recommended The Anza. We all are on the same page!!!
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Hi Ladies i enjoy your foods and recipes and ChiSandy you are motivating me to diet. I lost weight post treatment but need to get back on the wagon!
Lacey12 I modified a recope from an Iranian cookbook I have ("Joon") It had bulgar, cucumber, tomato, fresh parsley, dried shallot and a honey olive oil dressing. Without the mint I thought I had it was probably not a "real" tabouleh. 🙂
Tonight hubby grilled marinated chicken and we assembled various leftover salads (cucumber salad and macaroni) and I did a foil packet zuchinni tomato onion mix) Heat index was 114 in DC so we ate inside! Oh and a delicious red wine called Jam Jar.
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In Whitebird, Idaho. Spaghetti tonight. Internet is about 1/5 of dialup, so can't post much.
Hi to everyone.
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Gordy & his GF Leslie made it to Hamilton, MT in record time--left Chicago Fri. morning and by Sat. aft., they were at the Sleeping Child Farm, where Leslie (who got a ULC mail-order ordination) performed her sister's wedding ceremony. (The newlyweds live in Anchorage). The Bitterroot Range is gorgeous.
Lazy day today. Over on the "drinking" thread, kept reading NativeMainer's posts about "lobstah rolls." Had no idea what to make tonight (last night was a couple of falafel, hummus, babaghannouj, red pepper and spinach-yogurt dips), and was ready to settle for another Greek salad--but just for giggles logged on to GrubHub and typed in "lobster roll." Lo & behold, an Asian seafood-centric joint up in Rogers Park had "New England Lobster Roll" for a nice price. So I ordered one--and it came on a potato bun with fries. (Into the fridge went the starches for Bob's wee-hours snacking). I scooped out the lobster salad into the lettuce leaves that came on the side, and used the lettuce as the "bun." Messy, but glorious. And no carbs. Believe it or not, the lobster was actual N. Atlantic lobster--claw & knuckle meat (the "Canadian" tail was reserved for a different, pricier entree), liberally studded with roe.
I will definitely order from that place again.
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Bad week for diets!! After the huge lunch Friday I met a friend at the Phoenicia Sunday. It's a huge Mediterranean/Middle Eastern market. We stopped first at the deli where you can order anything in petite/small/med/large bowls. My mistake was trying too many things - from exotic rice to lentils w/sauteed onions to curries to tabouli to shawarma to baklava. The market is as big as a Costco with halal, vegan, kosher, etc. I saw more cheeses in one store than I knew existed and couldn't read the labels on many of the products. I found some French Country Rolls that were as good as those on Martinique.
So first of the week - I'm going to be better, right? A neighbor picked me up for Chair Yoga yesterday since my car was in the shop. So far so good, but he insisted we stop & eat a HUGE meal at 3:15 at the Union Kitchen. I ordered French dip but only ate half. Then had to go to water aerobics last night. No breakfast for me. I'm off to Silver Sneakers and plan on only one meal today. And that will be a salad.
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Happy Birthday, Nance! 71 sounds young to me. I turned 76 in March.
What a neighbor, Lacey!
We had several uncomfortably hot days here in north MN, requiring a/c during the day, but it was never too hot to sit outside in the shade. The last two nights the temperature fell into the 50's. I'm sitting here in a long-sleeve shirt and long pants but will dress in summer clothes for golf today at noon.
Last night I made pork piccata with half a pork tenderloin. It came out really good. The side was frozen sweet potato chunks and they were not great. Probably won't buy them again. Another side was a tossed salad. The cucumbers and tomatoes are coming in, FINALLY. Can't wait to get my fill of tomatoes.
Tonight will be fish tacos on Mary's deck next door. John from Texas will be supplying fresh fish and cooking them.
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Hi, all -
I know it's hot just about everywhere else but here. We're having a bout of summer fog and highs in the mid 60s. So I've been using my Instant Pot and making big batches of beans: Navy bean soup with a ham bone I had in the freezer was super simple and a huge hit wth my husband. Last night I made red beans and rice and skillet corn bread. Lots of leftovers from both, which has been great to have.
We got salmon for our fish CSA last week. So we did that on the grill with corn, some of which I made into a salsa for the fish.
I had my revision surgery with fat grafting this past Thursday. The first 3 days were pretty uncomfortable, but I am feeling more or less back to normal now. The worst part at this point is the compression shorts; I feel like a sausage! But am grateful that at least the weather has been cool. Bandages come off on Thursday and I can't wait to see my results, even though I know it will be a while before swelling is gone.
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Hi all, (sorry I said ladies previously) - I had yogurt and canteloupe for lunch. Since I have book group tonight I will pick up a small 5 guys burger, no fries on the way there.
Last night was a homemade ziti casserole with a side of veggies we grilled the night before.
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Minus, you're right about the bad week for diets - we've been frolicking with birthday cake and tonight we go to a friend's house for more birthday cake (hers). I'll be glad when all the cake is over!
Beautiful perfect day here - high in the upper 70s and low humidity. A rarity for this time of year but welcome after last weeks brutal heat. I took advantage of the weather to track down and annihilate the army of Japanese beetles that have invaded here.
Tonight will be drunken noodles with spicy Italian sausage and some sliced cucumbers from a friend's garden.
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I'm glad you're starting to feel more normal, Magari.
The diet is not good here either. We stopped in Juntira, Oregon for milk shakes and I ordered some french fries too. I think they gave us 4 or 5 pounds of french fries and gallon milk shakes. It was easily 5 times bigger than the large 5 guys fries! :-) They were good, but the two of us could eat less than half of the order. The rest of the fries is in a "to go" box for making into hash browns.
I guess the meal today is making up for yesterday's run.
We are currently in Burns, Oregon for the night.
Since DD has been at home watching the dogs, she's been using the pressure cooker to cook dried beans and she's giving "hints" about an Instant Pot for a Christmas gift. :-)
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Minus, glad you enjoyed yourself...that food emporium sounded great!
Carole and Magari, I love hearing about your fresh fish “dinner gifts”. And just this weekend, while we sweltered on the NH beach we were talking about the uniqueness (to us) of SF’s summer climate. One of our friend’s sons moved there one July eager to enjoy his first summer in his new city, despite missing his Boston and NH summer activities. He was shocked to miss the East Coast heat. But he sure loved SF Fall weather! Meanwhile, it is pretty chilly here tonight...makes packing for the Vineyard a challenge...I’d planned on no warm clothes after this past steamy week.
We were supposed to book it off to MV today, but it was torrentially pouring this morning, and then had tornadic activity on the Cape, so we postponed our trip to my friend’s until tomorrow. I am a tired traveler at this point, so will be happy to spend just a few days there, return Friday in time to have dinner in Boston with DIL2’s parents who will be here visiting their granddaughter. We won't head to the lake until late Tuesday....and hopefully stay put there for a while.
DH picked up some nice sea scallops today, to avoid having omelettes for dinner. 😉 So I made a sauté with them and onion, fresh red pepper, garlic, and some chopped kale flavored with a bit of balsamic and soy. Served it with nuked sweet potatoes (since I had them) and a romaine salad with cuke slices, carrot, red onion, mushroomsand horseradish dressing. I indulged in some Sees molasses chips for dessert...the one “sweet thing” I brought home from our California trip.
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Nice & cool today. Bob brought home tavern-style anchovy pizza from the office last night, so tonight's dinner was the toppings from it (I hate that kind of thin crust anyway) plus some corned beef, pastrami & roast beef. Last night was a small tuna sandwich with homegrown tomato on low-carb (<2gm net per slice), and a small salad.
Tommorow I find out if I will need "refinement" trays for my Invisalign Express, or whether I will be getting a retainer. Since we were going not for perfection but for stabilizing my top front teeth (and keeping my lowers from continuing to splay them outward like the two-headed love child of Freddie Mercury & Mr. Ed), I am very happy with my results thus far--and if I can keep this nice, straight smile for the rest of my life, I'll be delighted. I no longer have to smile with my mouth shut. So if given the choice as to whether to fine-tune or get a retainer, I'm opting for the retainer. Either way, I will be staying with tray #7 until whatever comes off the 3-D printer in Uruguay arrives in my orthodontist's office.
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We made Rick Bayless' Mexican Roadside Chicken (a favorite recipe) and some corn on the Weber tonight. Tomorrow will likely be tacos with some of the leftovers.
Will be trying out a new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant that's been getting a lot of buzz for lunch after my appointment with my surgeon on Thursday. The food looks great in photos and there are some unusual items, so looking forward to that.
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The fish tacos were delicious. John made a separate pico de gallo (sp) for me with no onions. The ingredients were cilantro, chopped tomatoes, jalapeno, lime juice and olive oil. I will definitely make this for myself in the future when I'm cooking fish. He also made a cole slaw with angel hair cabbage, olive oil and lime juice. The tortillas were wheat and there was also sliced avocado.
I had never noticed angel hair cabbage in the supermarket.
Instead of fish fry coating, John used corn starch with cayenne pepper. The fish wasn't brown but was cooked and delicious. This was one of my favorite meals this summer at Pinehollow Resort.
No decision yet about tonight's dinner.
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