So...whats for dinner?
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yum - i find those cranberries are great for cookies.
what i do is make a tradition choc. chip recipe X 3 or 4, divide it into 3 or 4 bowls and add different things to each batch.
i like white choc. chips, walnuts and those cranberrie things.
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Hauntie - yum, yum!!! And apple - that is a great idea!
We got home in time to watch most of the Patriots game. We had a fabulous time with our friends and the tree farm was incredible. It is family owned and operated, and the owner's daughter recognized me from Facebook! And they knew who we were when we told them we had trees shipped to MO. That's amazing - they ship 2000 trees every Christmas season, plus they sell another 6000 or so wholesale, and 2000 who come to pick and cut a tree. There were hundreds of thousands of trees, as far as you could see! Here's a link to the Facebook album with a few pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2137323402099.2097269.1516543662&type=1&l=16ea4d27e7
Joyce - I've had that lasagna before, I think it's pretty good for a frozen meal. I might be using a few of those over the next few weeks if I don't feel up to cooking.
SheChirple - good luck with your surgery tomorrow!
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Kay....................oh we have some nice old italian restaurants in South Phiilly.................I went to one with my daughter, her husband and my grandaughter a couple months ago.............it was on a corner on Passyunk Ave...........can't remember the name.............a little pricey, but the food was fantastic................hope you had a good one................
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Shechirple, good luck with your surgery tomorrow. Hope all goes very smoothly.
A little more skinny on the GF: she is very nice, from Minnesota and 2 years older than my son. The crazy thing is that she is an ordained minister. I say crazy because I am Catholic and my DH is Jewish. We had almost all religions represented at thanksgiving dinner. She works as a chaplain at a hospital. I don't think I could ask for anything better for character. and she and my son seem to get along very well. And, my son is coming home for Christmas, so all is well.0 -
Hauntie-Thanks for the recipe they sound very good, i do what Apple mentioned i seperate the dough and put different things in so I have a variety!
Joyce- I agree, had enough of leftovers and I still have lots left.
Michelle- Glad you had a good time and love the pictures, Is that your dog? He is beautiful!
Kay- Love that you had all different kinds of religions at your home, what a great dinner! She sounds wonderful!
Went to dinner tonight with friends, normally DH wants to stay home on sunday's, that is if he is not hunting or golfing. Had a fresh crab coctail and fish and chips then a big dish of strawberry shortcake that was so good, It seems like I have been eating a lot here lately! We are going to Hawaii in january, I will never fit in my bathing suit at this rate LOL!
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Kay, thanks for telling about the girlfriend, glad you like her, what a great world when all tpes of relegion can sit at the same table and be family. i was just curious, as my son at college has a fairly new girlfriend and the topic of conversation is always whether she is "the one" He will graduate in May and will have to decide to stay in Ohio where she is from or come home. I support either decision, we like her alot!
Michelle sounds like a blast, how did you ever decide on a tree with so many choices? Would have sent my OCD husband into a panic attack.
Debbie, I am struggling too, think the tamoxifen is making me constantly hungry Hawaii sounds wonderful, we were there in the early 90's and really need to go back.
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Oh ducky I didn't see your post. There are a lot of good Italian restaurants in South Philly. This one was on 13th and Dickenson and was filmed in the rocky movies. It was also a little pricey, but a lot of fun and the food was good. Better than you can find in the suburbs I think.
Carrie, I can sympathize. I think it is early to even entertain if this is the one, but I hope my son will at least come back to the east coast once he is finished school. We hardly see him since he is at Minnesota, the scholarship and stipend were impossible for him to turn down though.
Hauntie, thanks for another cookie recipe. I like your suggestion too apple. I never thought of that.0 -
i also freeze the cookie dough.. With a mixer (mine is hand held) it's a piece of cookie.
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If you shape the cokie dough into a log before freezing you can cut the frozen dough while you preheat the oven and have nice warm cookies ready to serve in 15 minutes.
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Carrie - so here we were in the middle of all these trees, and one of the workers told us that the ones with green tags were the ones they picked for mail orders...that they were the best of the best because the farm wants to make sure that people are completely satisfied with their tree. So I let DH pick the tree - he did pick one with a green tag so someone else had already looked at that tree and determined it was a good one. Honestly, they were all beautiful and I think any one of them would have been just perfect.
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trying to come up with a dinner idea for chicken- Debbie I think it was you that had the lemon chicken dish? I can't find the recipe!!
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I'm having chicken noodle soup...and home made bread.... lots of starch.
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We had veggie burgers and regular burgers, Mac n cheese, and spinach salad with broccoli and apples. Another dinner that everyone happily ate. Veggie burgers were spicy Asian burgers, very good. Lots of starches for us too.
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My Aunt made the mose delish Butternut Squash, I'm still eating it. I think I will freeze some of the Turkey for a soup later on.
Anyone know how to make Turkey Croquetts?
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The only thing I cooked up tonight:
It takes up a quarter of the room and we won't be able to use the fireplace but that's ok...this tree is my pride and joy!
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Kay...........there are a few good italian restaurants in Delaware county............We have Anthony's in Drexel Hill...................There is also Giuseppi's on W. Chester Pike, and also Tavolo's at the Springfield Country Club............very good food, all 3, and the prices are good.........But no one can beat downtown South Philly .
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Beautiful tree.
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Laurie- I can't remember which one it was, you have already ate by now im sure but here are a few recipes that it may be- One is just chicken breast or cutlets breaded and fried (take out and keep warm) then in same pan that you cooked the chicken in add. white wine, lemon juice, capers, chopped parsley.tomatoes and kalamata olives if desired. Cook until reduced by half and pour over chicken. The other one is a bacon wrapped chicken that has a lemon pepper on it, i have had several Pm'S from some of the ladies on here saying they tried it and loved this dish.
Chicken with wrapped bacon-
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup prepared mustard or dijon mustard ( I combine both)
- lemon pepper to taste
- 8 slices bacon,
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or any cheese you like, I use Jack sometimes
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Season chx breast with salt and pepper, then wrap each chicken breast with two peices of the bacon put in baking dish and drizzle with the honey mustard glaze
- Bake chicken 40 minutes in the preheated oven. then top with the cheese bake until melted and bacon is crisp.
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Jo- Those muffins sound terrific, I will give them a try, thanks!
Kay- I love veggie burgers, I make them for my dad when he comes to visit, I try not to buy the store bought ones as they are so high in sodium but will if im in a hurry otherwise I make them from scratch.
Michelle- Georgous tree!
Deb- I made somthing about a year ago not sure what they called them but it was ground turkey seasoned and mixed with egg yolks and onion that i had sauted first, then made balls out of them (easier to bread) then dipped in egg wash, fresh bread crumbs or panko or itialian bread crumbs, then flatten to your thickness and fry in some evoo or what ever oil you use. Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but I remember they were good.
I spent the day pulling weeds and then did some spring cleaning,! Felt good to get it done!!
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that is an awesome tree LuvRVing.. I am such a nonplayer in the Christmas decoration category.. Maybe I'll get on it today.
I must say one of the funniest moments in my life happened at a Christmas party. I was newly dating my soon to be husband and he took me over to his sister's. The house was gorgeous.. so nicely decked out. I walked into her living room (I still hadn't formally met Beth) and burst into laughter. The tree had been cut right smack dab in the middle and the bottom half filled the living room like a big bowl. Her son had trimmed it.
gah.. those teenage boys.
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Debbie How do you make a veggie burger from scratch, I do not like the store bought ones at all? My favorite simple chicken is to just sautee in sm amt of olive oil, coated generously on each side with lemon pepper. Sautee on low till carmelized on each side.
Apple funny story, cant believe they kept it that way
Michelle your tree is gorgeous...do you know martha stewart?
I was in bed at 9:30 last night, not feeling well, scratchy throat, dry cough..blech! Heading out to get my port removed today.
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Carrie - LOL! Years ago I got her magazine, and I've watched her show a few times. Most of her stuff is way too labor-intensive. But she does have some good ideas. It took me a good seven hours to decorate the tree. DH got it in the stand and he did help with the very top because I couldn't reach it, even with my stepstool. Then he gets out of the way and it's all mine! Hope you are feeling better today and woohoo! on getting the port out.
Apple - what a hoot! That had to be the funniest tree ever!
I am making turkey something for dinner. My daughter gave me the legs and thighs (they like the white meat) from her 27 pounder and I had it in the freezer. I am thinking I'll start out with onions, carrots and celery, stick the meat in the pot with some stock, and then figure out if I want soup or fricasee or who knows...LOL! It's gonna be an adventure. I didn't get my fill last week, so I'm looking forward to this. I guess I'd better get moving, though!
I had my rads simulation today and will start treatments tomorrow at 7 p.m. Yep, that time will avoid almost all the traffic and lets DH have his workday mostly uninterrupted. They may move up the time a little bit, but it will probably always be after 6 p.m. It is really gonna mess with dinnertime, though. We'll have to eat before we leave.
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Carrie- here is my version of a veggie patty you can change it up with almost anything you want to add if you like it spicier add more jalapenos too,
Black Bean Cakes with Salsa2 cans of Black beans, rinsed and drain and mashed up somewhat (15 oz size) or 1 can black beans and 1 can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained then mashed with fork or put in food proccesor1/2 cup prepared salsa drained1/2 onion finely chopped3 Tbsp red bell pepper finely chopped1 jalapeno pepper, finely choppeddash Salt and pepper1 8oz pkg corn muffin mix1 Tblsp chili powder1/2 teasp cuminSaute the onion and bellpepper until soft let coolMix all of the above make [patties and chill until firm about 30 min or so, fry in hot oil Cook about 3 or 4 minutes on each side.Makes about 8 cakes or more.I like jack cheese, avacodo and, tomatoes on mine- Sometimes i add cooked lentils to the mix.0 -
well.. i want to have mashed potatoes. .. my super comfort food. I was thinking of slo-baking pork steaks with gorgeous Indian spices... maybe that would go with mashed potatoes.. or I could make them the unhealthy delicious way my mom did.. sauteed, drained and then poached.. (those are rather hi-fallutin words for braised chops)... but they'd go with the mashed potatoes. Maybe I'll save the 'Indian' for another day.
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Michelle- wow it took you 7 hours to do the tree?! We had 45 minutes of chaos here, no wonder yours looks so much better than mine! I hope your time slot ends up working for you guys, it sounds better than smack in the middle of the day where you lose the whole day to rads. I'll be thinking of you every day.
Debbie- the vegi burgers sound good, I think I may try them this week if DH agrees, he's a big meat fan...I used to work at a restaurant years ago that had the best homemade vegi burgers. I wish I had the recipe.
Apple- I am with you on the mashed potatoes. Tonight is meatloaf, gravy,squash and potatoes- don't forget the cheese! I am all turkeyed out- I ate the last of it for lunch today. I still have the carcass that I said I would boil down to make broth but I don't know....
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The tree is beautiful Michelle! We have an artificial tree. By the rme I've put it together, I just want to be done, and it never looks that good. Although I will be changing the position of ornaments to try to get it perfect for days afterward.
I never even thought about making my own veggie burgers. Thanks for the recipe, I will try it. I would think you could make extras and freeze them as well? I can't wait to try it.
We had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner with a salad and some Italian bread. DD just had the past with olive oil and parmesan cheese. Her loss!
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Laurie - it took me 1 1/2 hours to deal with the lights...checking all the strands, swapping out the dead bulbs, finding a strand with a dead fuse, etc. I like these older style lights with twinkling C7 bulbs - the kind we had as kids (before the aluminum tree with rotating light...lol). I had to pace myself a bit - it was a lot of up and down a stepstool, much to the dismay of my arthritic knees! My daughter's tree went up on Saturday but she hasn't shown us pictures yet because hers was decorated with the help of 5 kids ages 8 and below. She said it needed some more "love"
My turkey 'n gravy came out good, considering I had no gravy to start with. I cooked some egg noodles and we had squash and cranberry sauce. It smelled like Thanksgiving in here! I do miss it when I don't cook the big dinner.
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Hi All,
Glad to hear everyone had a good Thanksgiving!! I have lots of catching up to do!! Trying to get caught up here after being away for 4 days plus my daughter's college graduation (out of town) is this coming weekend, so trying to get the details of a brunch after the ceremony put together....
Trying to get a head count and trying to find a place there that A) Is open on Sunday and
Will accept a reservation has been a challenge! Maybe I'll make a bunch of food and we'll tailgate in the parking lot...lol!
Carrie,
Hope all went well with your "de-portation"!!
Michelle,
Will be thinking of you as you begin your radiation!! For me, it seemed like it was going to be forever in the beginning but, it really does pass faster than you can believe!
Holding your cyber-hand tomorrow!0 -
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Seaside- Good luck and I hope you enjoyed your time away.
Carrie- I hope all went well today and that your cold is on it's way out.
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