So...whats for dinner?
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Yum, the flat bread looks delicious and thinking about the sour dough bread makes my mouth water.
Dinner was very good last night and simple to prepare. Fresh zucchini cooked with diced tomatoes and eaten with shredded parmesan cheese on top. Catfish fillets breaded with panko and parmesan and baked in oven until brown. DH's usual tartar sauce: mayo, dill relish, horseradish.
Winn Dixie had lovely artichokes yesterday for $2 each. We will have those tonight, steamed with garlic in the water and a big garden salad. We like to dip the artichoke leaves in mayo.
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WorryPool - sorry you're not feeling well. Hope tomorrow is better.
Dinner was sauteed BokChoy and on the side, brown rice w/quinoa, amaranth & garlic. Kroger had their pudding cakes on sale, so desert is a LARGE piece of chocolate pudding cake. I'd been so hungry for chocolate that I was going to make brownies. This was easier - and I gave 1/2 of the cake to a neighbor on the way home from the grocery store.
Since it's supposed to be cold tomorrow - maybe meatloaf.
Carole - nice to see on another thread that you're doing Silver Sneakers. As long as I make that a priority on Tuesday & Thursday (before lunches with friend or curled up reading a book) - I definitely feel better.
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worry - sorry you're not feeling well, hope you are feeling better very soon!
I had leftover Chinese (black pepper chicken and brown rice) at about 4:30, so am skipping dinner. Made DH a big salad of red and green cabbage, kale, avocado, shredded chicken, pecans, goat cheese and honey mustard dressing.
carole - I love artichokes! I grew up eating them same as you like them, steamed and leaves dipped in mayo. My DD would have a grilled cheese, tomato soup, more than one artichoke, and chocolate cake as her last meal.
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Worry,feel better soonest!
Special, Salad sounds really good.
Tonight was gluten free pasta with garden vegetable red sauce and garlic bread parmesan bagels. I totally kicked over the traces and had two glasses of Cass 2009 cabernet sauvignon reserve. Have not had two glasses of wine at one meal since my BC diagnosis. It was so very good and tomorrow is liquid diet in preparation for a colonoscopy on Friday...
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Thank you all for the well wishes, you're all so kind!
Feeling slightly improved but not much energy. Unfortunately my husband has also caught the virus and is now much sicker than me, which means I have to look after him!
SpecialK that salad does sound good, must try that soon.
Beaverntx good luck with the colonoscopy prep, and hope the procedure goes well.
MinusTwo, a LARGE piece of chocolate pudding cake is now what I am craving.
Nearly forgot to say what I am doing for dinner... going to make Pork mince Burritos, it's the only thing I have all the ingredients in the house for.0 -
Special - we dipped our steamed artichoke leaves in melted butter.
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Had half a chicken breast, shredded and stir-fried with shishito and orange mini-peppers, peapods, and cauliflower "rice." Enough soy sauce, sesame and ginger-garlic oils, and five-spice powder made it a reasonable facsimile of fried rice.
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The steamed artichoke was good and so was the large garden salad.
Minus, the Silver Sneakers class is probably better than some because of the leader, a young woman named Autumn. She also leads Pilates classes. I find the cardio exercise a bit easy since I work out on my own in the gym but I like the stretches. I wish there was a class like Lacey has described devoted to stretches. Funny thing is that I am dripping with perspiration by the end of the Silver Sneakers workout and no one else is perspiring. I inherited the overactive sweat glands from my father.
Three appointments today on a dark, rainy day. 10:15, 1:00, and 3:00.
Dinner menu not decided but veggies will be cabbage and carrots or cauliflower mash.
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I am reminded that I have an artichoke in the refrigerator that needs to be consumed. I cook mine in the pressure cooker, halved and drizzled with olive oil, garlic and lemon juice. I like the leaves dipped in sour cream. DH won't go near an artichoke.
Woke up to half an inch of snow on the ground and frigid temps. Even by northern Missouri standards, this is harsh for this time of year. Needless to say, my snowbird heart is not happy.
Tonight is chicken leek pie. Last night was a lighter version of fettuccini Alfredo with some broccoli thrown in for contrast, and a rather mundane salad. I like fancy salads but I can be happy with just tasty salad greens and a nice vinaigrette.
Did I mention that I'm trying to make some champagne vinegar? Right now it's a four week old science experiment with some weird stuff going on that I'm not sure is the vinegar "mother" and is instead something that shouldn't be. I'll keep you posted.
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Simple caprese salad, fresh tortellini with sauce tonight for dinner so I could jump up and down to greet the little 🎃🎃🎃. Had about 50 kids tonight which for us is amazing. Also made a pear crisp using home grown not-so-sweet pears I can't remember the name for. Very tasty. I hate to waste food so the above solved that.
My cooking lately has not been diet food so I need to start reining it in again.
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Fish pie for dinner, smoked haddock in a creamy sauce with mashed potato... yes not exactly diet food, but yummy! Oh well I'll whack some salad on the side.
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Made meatloaf, mashed potatoes and steamed veggies last night.
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Mommy - We're on the same page. I'm cooking meatloaf tonight. 40 degrees here this morning so plenty cold enough for the oven - after I get home from today's round of appointments & errands.
Made it to the used bookstore to turn in a box of books and found another 10 I just had to have. I remembered to look for Snow Falling on Cedars. I'm not sure how I missed this book for so long, but stayed up way too late reading. Stopped at NTW with a low tire and it turned out to be a 3" nail. And this was in the new tire I bought 2 months ago because there were two nails holes too close to patch. Ah Houston roads. Luckily this one could be patched.
I think I finally found an antique dealer that might buy my Lenox china. Most millennials just aren't interested in formal dinner tables, not to mention it has to be hand washed & has a gold rim so can't go in the microwave. I've been working on my "getting rid of stuff" project off & on for several years. I really don't want to leave all this for my son to deal with after I'm gone.
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Temps started out at 49 but will drop today. Freeze Watch late tonight. Gotta dive into the freezer to see what to make for dinner.
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It must be meatloaf season. We had meatloaf last night, too, a mixture of ground beef, veal, and pork. It tasted good but needed the ketchup on dh's plate because it turned out a tad dry, much to my disappointment. I obviously cooked it a little too long. Meatloaf is not my winner dish, maybe because it is not a favorite of mine. DH, however, loves meatloaf and would even order it at a diner during our years as RV travelers.
The side wasn't a winner either. Steamed cauliflower with a watery cheese sauce. Tasted ok but wasn't pretty.
Tonight may be "doctored up" meatloaf slices.
This morning we had our first wintry temperatures, high 30's or low 40's on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain where we live.
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Looks like it’s leftover meatloaf tonight.
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Carole - sometimes I add a bit of applesauce to keep the meatloaf more moist. Actually I like meatloaf better leftover in sandwiches so the first night I concentrate on the sides.
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We had meatloaf last week and are in fact eating the leftovers as sandwiches - it's main purpose in my opinion.
My feelings exactly about tonight.
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Nance - great cartoon. One of the good things about living alone is the meal options. I had a banana for lunch. Then I had a bunch of Spanish Peanuts & a coke around 3pm. So I'm not really hungry and my meatloaf isn't going to get cooked tonight. Maybe an omelette?
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Just had pancakes with applesauce and fresh ground cinnamon for first meal of the day after retiring from a colonscopy. This colonoscopy was 3 years after the last one. Only the be teeny tiny polyp so back on a five year plan. 😁
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..probably nothing tonight for dinner. Sharon went to a (music) jam today about a mile from where DD lives, so they had a late lunch. I ate a microwave oven cooked potato for a very late lunch.
I ran a bit more than 5 miles today and now that the weather is civilized here, I then spent an hour or so going through some of my mom's stuff. I'm not sure what to do with her "seems to be very well kept" wedding dress. My mom was around 5 foot 10 inches tall and DD is around 5 foot 3 inches, so I don't think DD would be able to wear it if/when the time comes.
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Bob said he wouldn't be home in time for dinner tonight, so I took the path of least resistance and hit the hot bar at Whole Foods. Got ribs (drained off the sauce) and vegan collard greens with tomatoes. Got home 8pm. Opened the garage door...and there was Bob's car. I asked him if he'd had dinner (he almost always does at the hospital around 6 lest he get "hangry"). "Nope," came the reply, "I had a big salad for late lunch; it's okay, I'll have a liquid dinner." I told him in no uncertain terms that was NOT gonna happen. I had bought some nice rare roast beef, and we had a rye bread he hadn't touched all week. So I asked him if a roast beef & Swiss on rye would be enough, and he said yes. Didn't want any veggies. (I rinsed whatever sauce remained off the ribs, so they were still low-carb).
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Nance, I soooooo relate to that cartoon! As a matter of fact, I think they used my exact words, mainly expressed to myself.....and this group!! But....DH has been in the hospital for the past two nights, and I have been amazingly productive, not having to plan produce the last two night’s dinners. And he is getting wonderful meals in the hospital (Win/Win) No wonder health care is so expensive! Hopefully tomorrow he will be discharged if his BP is back to normal and he is no longer dizzy when he gets out of bed to practice walking.
I have been fighting a bad upper respiratory virus (seems so early in the season!), and while I went to his private room yesterday, I had a bad cough today, so he suggested I stay home...and maybe hunt down several other appliances/gadgets he’ll need once he gets home. We have what seems like a lot of items, but then things he initially rejected happen to be the very things he is using in the hospital. There is a room at our town Community Council that contains a ton of such helpful items, so I made a third trip there today and got a walker and handy sock aid. I think he should be all set now! And I stocked the refrigerator, so hopefully we are in good shape for the return of the regular meal needer!
For the past two night’s dinners, I have singularly enjoyed leftovers of my fish with puttanesca sauce and veggies over orzo, which I first made three nights ago. I used sole instead of cod for it because the local market ran out of their freshly delivered cod.WHAT?! REALLY?! In Boston???!!! Well, sole was just not chunky enough to be interesting, so for my last night of leftovers I picked up a bit of cod, cooked with garlic and added it to the leftover dish. Yum! And in the interest of doing less prep, I didn’t even make a salad. It will be featured again tomorrow night with a chicken dish of some sort.
Growing up, my mother used to make Italian stuffed artichokes. She stuffed them with breadcrumbs/cheese/spices, and put some of it in the hallowed out middle, then added some in the folds of the leaves. Cooked in a tomato based sauce for a long time, and once tender, dipped leaves in the leftover cooking sauce. Once in a blue moon I go to the trouble of making these...but soooo good! I have a happy memory of my older son enjoying these as a three year old. I suppose I could make them for him now with almond or cashew cheese in the stuffing.
DH bought two packages of chicken breasts before he left for hospital and I need to figure out some low effort meals to make with those....maybe a crock pot recipe? Ideas welcome! TIA
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Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread
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Lacey, I used to make stuffed artichokes back in the days when artichokes were available and affordable. I used Italian seasoned breadcrumbs with minced garlic and olive oil for the stuffing. I pulled the leaves back enough to poke in stuffing, then steamed the artichokes. Your Italian version sounds delicious. Stuffed artichokes are available here in many seafood markets in the refrigerator cases. The bread stuffing has crab meat or chopped shrimp in it. I have never bought one.
Given a voice in the dinner decision, dh voted for using the meatloaf for sandwiches and cooking chicken/sausage gumbo for dinner. He went to the nearby small grocery store and bought chicken pieces, bone in and skin on. He also volunteered to chop the onions, a chore I dislike. We had andouille smoked sausage links in the freezer. The gumbo turned out really good. The brown rice turned out too al dente for my liking, so I transferred it to a corning ware dish, added chicken broth and cooked in the microwave.
Side was a good romaine salad with the usual additions including a perfectly ripe avocado.
Dinner will probably be leftover gumbo. Maybe lunch, too!
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Lacey - so glad your DH is doing well. I can't remember - will this be the only side that needs surgery? Sorry you're under the weather & hope YOU heal quickly so you have energy to be the caregiver.
What about our "founder's" Mexican Chicken with the beans & salsa? I've been thinking about that this week & bought some chicken breasts for that purpose.
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Made meatballs for spaghetti and meatballs. Made some homemade bread too.
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Based on the meatloaf discussion, I decided to research the addition of ... (...wait for it) cottage cheese. There were actually a number of recipes that touted how moist this was. They recommended oats (think instant oatmeal) instead of bread crumbs, so I added half oats & half sourdough bread crumbs to the beaten egg & onion. I never add ketchup to mine either before or after, so my recommendation is w/o 1/2 cup of ketchup mixed in - and only 1/2 cup of cottage cheese instead of a full cup for one lb of meat. It was delicious. It did call for fresh Parmesan cheese on the top for the last 15 minutes of bake time. I added that, but since it's not one of my favorite cheeses I scraped it off the leftovers & will omit the next time.
Oh Mommy - I love to hear about homemade bread. What kind did you make? I still miss Susan. Besides Eric who else routinely tackle's bread?
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Our neighborhood restaurants uses gorgonzola in its meatloaf. It is amazing. Too bad I can't have anything based on a "panade," which also includes meatballs!
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Tonight was an uninspired menu (see Nance's cartoon) of Turkey cheeseburger with shredded cheese 'cause I need to go to the store, steak fries, mixed vegetables out of the freezer and fresh tomatoes. I really do need to go the store!!
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