So...whats for dinner?
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Sandy - Reminiscing about strawberries. Have you ever had Fraises des Bois (wild strawberries) in your travels to Europe? Had these "in season" in Rome, accompanied by melted dark chocolate & fresh whipped cream - OMG!
Just cleaned up from making Father's Day meal for DH. Roasted lemon & garlic wild shrimp, roasted broccoli w/EVOO & sea salt and cauliflower gnocchi w/lemon alfredo sauce as the sides. It all went together quite well and there is enough leftover to make a quick meal for me tomorrow.
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I first had fraises des bois in a little restaurant in Beaune, France back in 1990--my very first trip to Europe. And I have a bottle of Italian liqueur called "Fragola," which has little tiny wild strawberries in it. (Not to be confused with "fregola," a Sardinian pasta that resembles Israeli couscous). And one year I even had some growing near my garage! (They weren't very prolific, and never came back).
Brunch today on Cellars' patio was broccoli-cheddar quiche, mixed green salad, and one breakfast sausage link. Bob had the cheddar fritatta, roast potatoes, two sausage links and three strips of bacon. Dinner tonight will be his leftover pasta (rigatoni Barese) from Thurs. night for him and the other half of the quiche for me, plus a Caprese and then berries (straw-, blue-, black) for dessert.
Our 49th anniv. is next Sat., but he's working (and if there are COVID patients at one of the hospitals--even though he doesn't examine them, he will have to stay overnight at the suburban hotel at which other doctors from nearby hospitals stay). Sun. night won't do because Gordy works that day. And Fri.'s forecast calls for "scattered storms." It'll be the first day indoor restaurant dining (socially-distanced, 25% capacity) will be allowed in Chicago, but I'm still skittish about that.
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Hi😊 Swedish Midsommar and this is what we assemble, open sandwich cake🤷♀️
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chisandy - happy upcoming anniversary to you and Bob, many congrats! I’m with you on the skittish indoor dining! I’m even skittish outside....
cherry - that is beautiful! I can identify the vegetables and shrimp, eggs, caviar and lemon, what is underneath
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SpecialSpecilK:))) How much do I like talking to you:)) A lot))) Underneath is white bread like in any white loaf, and then in between is Skagenröra, it is a sallad made of shrimps, crab meat, sour cream, chopped onions, lots of dill and mayo. I will find you a recipe. IKEA meatballs? Please)) Skagenröra is Swedes' national dish:))
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Cherry, it is gorgeous and sounds scrumptious. My mouth is watering!
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cherry - I’ve missed you! A recipe would be great! It sounds delicious, and looks amazing.
Last night DD came for Father’s Day - shrimp cocktail, NY strips on the grill, sweet potato chunks tossed in salt and pepper, lemon olive oil, and cinnamon, and steamed broccoli. I went over to DD’s earlier in the day and helped her bake her first scratch cake - carrot cake with crushed pineapple and cream cheese frosting sprinkled with chopped pecans, the recipe is from Sally’s Baking Addiction - her dad’s favorite. While the cake cooled we took down the ridiculous blind on the front door - it has a half glass - and we put on a frosting film to make it opaque. The door has a handle on the inside that interfered with the blind, opaque glass is much better! But, definitely a two person job, lol!
Tonight I made French Onion rice in the oven and old school Chicken Divan. It’s in the oven now waiting for DH’s arrival
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The cake looks yummy. I'll bet your DD is proud.
Dinner was another batch of fried rice - shrimp this time - with sauteed onions & fresh mushrooms, then green peas and two soft scrambled eggs added to the cold rice. I increased the ingredients so will probably have two more dinners. I have 1/2 a loaf of San Francisco sourdough that got lost in the freezer too long & has some burned places. I've cut off the freezer burns and will likely make French Toast tomorrow with what's left.
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Cherry, you're making me drool! (I never was big on IKEA's meatballs, but their seafood salad is divine; though no doubt yours is even better). There's a restaurant around here (Band of Bohemia) that offers an appetizer called "Eggs on Eggs:" deviled eggs topped with caviar (golden whitefish, black bowfin, red smelt roe).
Special, that cake looks yummy too. Yesterday I stopped into Whole Paycheck on my walk home from brunch and among other things picked up a package of keto brownie mix. Now I need to dig out my cake pan...
Bob's having fried chicken at the office tonight (first time in weeks he's had a full patient load, albeit mostly tele-visits), so my dinner was tuna salad lettuce cups (Little Gem leaves, my new fave) and a small piece of open-faced melted provolone-on-low-carb toast. If he doesn't have to get up early to go to Union Health, I will make shakshuka with those duck eggs. (One looks like a double-yolker).
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Hi everyone I have been enjoying reading all the different delicious meals! Cherry I'd love the recipe also for your Swedish specialty.
Tonight was not too inspiring - a reduced volume eggplant parm (fewer frozen eggplant slices than I thought). Trader Joe's Turkey meatballs and a leftover foil packet of zuchinni tomato onion and mushrooms from yesterday's grill out.
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Cherry - I too would love a recipe.
Reader - I've seen reviews several times that the beef meatballs from TJs are the best - and they are good. Never tried the turkey
Dinner - hmmmm. Sauteed a batch of onions & fresh mushrooms in EVOO and butter. Made a white sauce on the side. Mixed 1/2 of that sauce with brandy. Added 1/2 of a half of a Costo rotisserie chicken breast to my frying pan w/the mushrooms (you all know how HUGE those are) and topped with the brandy sauce. Covered and simmered. OK - now I know noodles probably sounds best, but I'm using leftovers, and had leftover petite potatoes - so cut the potatoes in half, heated them & poured my concoction on top. Absolutely delicious. And I still have 1/2 left -both the brandy chicken/mushroom and the potatoes. And still have half of the half of the chicken breast left for chicken sandwiches on Hawaiian rolls.
Served with 1000 Stories Zinfandel. Yum. I'm obviously getting better at these gourmet leftover dinners.
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Brunch was guacamole toast topped with tomatoes, cilantro, red onion and an olive-oil-fried egg. Dinner (early, because Bob's home early and had eaten lunch at 11am) was shakshuka (3 large eggs for him, 2 mediums for me) topped with feta crumbles & olives. He will probably want something later this evening.
I do have some "365" shakshuka sauce, but I wanted to use up the pint of Rao's Marinara I had in the fridge. Spiked it with harissa seasoning, za'atar, and Aleppo pepper.
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Swedish Open Midsummer sandwich cake looks amazing, Cherry!
And Special, I love that DD’s first scratch cake was of the carrot variety! Such a nice FaDay “gift”.
We headed to local son’s new (Uninhabited as yet) house for a tour on FaDay. We were horrified to see how much work they need to do (I won’t go into it) to it given the price they paid, but that is the reality of housing in the Boston suburbs. And this one is closest to the city, which they value. And the rare Cul de sac welcoming neighborhood seems just right for raising their daughter. Lots of kids on the street and a same age baby two houses down! It was delightful to watch baby Amelia “toddler romping” and exploring her new backyard. This coming weekend they will have their movers come for the “big stuff” and we will have the little one for two days so they can focus. She is a major distraction!
We are having a heat wave here, so I bought a small wading pool and some other outdoor play items to keep us all occupied while she is here. Last time we cared for her, she was just starting to stand! That is a distant memory and she is taking on any terrain now! Fortunately she also delights in “reading” books, so I will be sure to be well stocked with those.Tonight DH grilled chicken breasts on which I‘d sprinkled some Garlic and spices, And a splash of balsamic. They were very tasty. Sides were farro, and a cuke salad which was really good.....Sliced cucumber, red onion, red bell oepper, grape tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, and diced avocado, with some of my fave horseradish dressing cut with white balsamic vinegar. One of my fave cuke salads so far this season!
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Cherry, that Swedish open sandwich is too gorgeous to eat!
Dinner on Monday night was baby back ribs and coleslaw. I forgot to buy barbecue sauce, so made one after some Google research. DH really liked it. The ribs were meaty and tasted really good. The coleslaw was ok. I don't make great coleslaw.
Last night was a taco style salad without the outer shell. Lettuce, tomato, avocado, grated cheddar, seasoned ground beef, sour cream, salsa, and corn chips.
John from Texas brought a homemade rhubarb custard pie to share. Someone had given it to him. I took some slices. It was delicious.
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SpecialK, I lost the truck of the ingredients in that cake))) but it just sounded so delicious (saying a girl who just loves custard on the buscuit) Skagenöra recipe, the shrimps are those sweet water shrimps. http://www.swedishfood.com/swedish-food-recipes-starters/109-prawns-on-toast
My way is, buy the fresh cooked shrimps even if they are frozen, add chopped surimi, some slightly salted fish roe, chopped schalot, lot of chopped dill, sourcream, at the end a good squeeze of a lemon. Take a usual toast loaf of bread, no crusts, and just bread and and the the Skagenröra-salad in layers, then mayo as a topping, then under plastic into the frige and decorate the following day))
For lunch I had real Ukrainian borsch, looks messy, but was so worth it)) Posting a picture.
For dinner I just fried fresh new cabbage, had some pan-warmed Australian lamb rostbiff I grilled myself, in those thick slices)) with a cherry tomato and feta salad, some balsamico and chopped spring onions.. I did not do any pictures, just stuffed it in)))
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Here is my borsch😊 No estheic, I know, but Borsch is simple people food
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Ok, here😄
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And here I live, an island,extremely warm summer, 29C today
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Cherry, borscht is the only way my husband is willing to eat beets!
Keto blueberry pancakes (with an added egg white) for brunch today.
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I have some neat inside the Grand Canyon pictures, but the cellular/internet service isn't good enough to post them right now. The temperature where I was working was 107F/42C degrees in the shade
I'm all done with my work there.
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Eric, and now to rehydrate? Our "feels like" temperatures have been up to 103. Thank goodness for A/C!
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Thinking about how you Southwestern folks are coping with the heat as we slog through it.
The small blow up pool I purchased for baby Amelia arrived to use this weekend (if we don't get totally thunder stormed out). This visit might be our last overnight here, as constructed, since her day care will reopen on Monday....meaning that she will likely not be allowed near her oldster grandparents once back interacting with her “peer group". Sadness! There is no easy way to work this out. Her parents know that she needs to be there for her developmental needs (it's a lovely, nurturing and stimulating home), and they need it to try to preserve their own sanity as they continue to work from home while moving into a new house, that needs a lot of work. I am magically hoping that our state can continue to lower our Covid incidence numbers so that we can be with that little one again soon without social distancing! Toddlers just do not “get" that.
Tonight we had a late dinner after attending yet another Zoom session until 8PM....this one on unpacking structural racism and white privilege, organized by the diversity committee in our town, which is hardly diverse.
So, at the end of the Zoom, DH decided we should order pizza. Yay! Our regular order of mushroom and onion pizza with a greek salad. I had been avoiding this high calorie meal for a few weeks. And it sure was tasty!
Nance, thinking of you as you manage the rigors of your move!
Hope everyone else is faring well......
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We had a HUGE thunderstorm in the middle of the night last night so I found myself eating leftover shrimp fried rice at 3am. 3" of rain in just a couple of hours. Still drizzling at 10am so I walked late - but I had to walk since I missed yesterday due to rain.
Tonight was 1/2 of the salad greens from a Dole Sunflower Crunch bag (delicious dressing) with an avocado, cold sauteed asparagus, 1/2 a cucumber and four Campari tomatoes.
I mixed up a bunch of egg salad to use up the boiled eggs. I'll probably eat that tomorrow on pumpernickel bread. But I still have more leftover shrimp fried rice (the fresh mushrooms really made a difference) and leftover chicken with brandy sauce w/more fresh mushrooms that I'll serve on noodles this time. Oh yes, and another serving of petite potatoes. Hmmm, maybe those could go cold in with 1/2 a bag of greens and artichoke hearts, the rest of the asparagus, and maybe shoestring beets???
Lacey - I have a 4 year old grand-niece who doesn't understand why she can't spend time with Auntie. But both of her parents are working every day (with co-workers testing positive off & on) and she's back in Montessori school and they don't want to compromise me. Talked to her mom again tonight and we can't figure out how to meet outdoors w/o out the 4 year old wanting to sit on my lap, not to mention a hug & a kiss.
Eric - glad you're through with working outside at 107 degrees.
Carole - how's the new gym? They closed the LA Fitness here 10 days after opening to re-sterilize since at least one person turned up positive. But as you can imagine - lot of people here refuse to wear masks.
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L.A. Fitness is reopening its Chicago gyms tomorrow. Yeah, right--as if. Age 69, with Type A blood? Nuh-uh. Let 'em start charging me again; I'll just get an online consult (giving the trainer my weight & measurements and letting her prescribe the exercises), thank you very much. Got my stationary bike, treadmill, 1-10 lb. hand weights, resistance bands and inflatable fitness ball. Maybe go crazy and get a rower. (There's a Nordic Track somewhere up in the snake pit of our attic too). I even have a set of "roller skis" from when I used to do X-C seriously, for off-season training.
We went out to Cellars with the kids (Gordy & Leslie) to celebrate our 49th anniv. a couple of days early. We could have done so indoors tomorrow (IL and Chicago are moving into Phase 4 of cautious reopening tomorrow--indoor dining at 25% capacity, with masking & social distancing), plus celebrate the chef-owner's birthday; but I don't feel comfy dining indoors anywhere but our house just yet. And outdoors tomorrow night is a no-go, what with storms forecast. It was a lovely dry cool evening (thank you, Lake Michigan). Ashamed to admit it, but I did cheat: calamari fritti, seared ahi, fish & chips (best I've ever had, including in London--but I did sub out sweet potato fries which I am allowed to eat once in a blue moon), slaw. And just when I thought it was safe to slink away from the table...a huge slice of fudge cake for the table. (I had half of a quarter-portion and it was still insanely decadent). Back to "dead animals & leaves" come morning,
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Instead of a pool, there was a spot in the nearby creek that offered some refreshment. It was less than ankle deep, but sitting in it felt good. :-)
I drank 3 liters of water on the almost 5 mile walk out with no "pit stops". The trail is almost 5 miles (8Km) long and gains about 3,000 feet (900 meters) in elevation. I can't say it was fun, but we did OK.
I'm an engineer, so this picture is mostly work related but still, it showed a decent view (minus the antennas I installed as part of my work) of the south rim of the Grand Canyon. This building is not in the publicly accessible areas of the park, so no one will ever see the antennas.
And a view of the north rim that is about 10 miles/16km distant. In the center of the picture is hovering helicopter with a long cable hanging below it. A moment later, someone hooked the cable to a cargo net full of construction debris and the helicopter flew it out to the south rim where the debris would be trucked to a landfill. The blue tent belonged to another worker. My tent was "hidden" amongst the trees.
And finally, when I was on the south rim....."Mrs. Elk". Hunting is not allowed within the park and the animals are quite used to humans. She was probably 25 yards/meters distant when I took the picture. It was close enough for a good picture, but far enough that, if needed, I could close the door to the camper before she got too close.
I did not take any pictures of the (lots of profane words deleted) squirrels. They look cute, so some people feed them, and that turns them into roving bands of aggressive and bold pests.
Dinner tonight was courtesy of the eggplant I planted in the back yard in early March. While we were gone, the two larger eggplant fruit (?) went from tiny jelly bean sized things to "as big as in the stores", so tonight we picked those two and had eggplant parmesan. There are 4 or 5 more eggplant that are in various stages of growth, so we'll need more eggplant recipes in the next couple of weeks.
The tomatoes are growing, but it's too hot for them to produce, so there won't be anything more from them until fall. The Serrano pepper plants, however, are producing so many peppers that I'll need to pickle and can them if I want to "get them all".
Arizona's in hospital occupancy levels due to Covid are rising to uncomfortably high levels, so all the of the state's counties have passed "must wear" mask ordinances. Hopefully that will slow things down enough to prevent the hospitals from becoming overloaded. The restaurants are open here, but aren't very popular right now. Sharon was at the gym and the gym operator requires masks while entering and leaving, but (for obvious reasons) not while actually exercising....instead they work to ensure that folks are staying far enough apart to hopefully be OK.
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The small Anytime Fitness gym in Park Rapids was always very clean. This is an area of people of Norwegian ancestry. You do not wear "outside" shoes inside the gym but change into gym shoes after you enter. Before the pandemic there were signs everywhere to wipe down machines following use. The machines have been spaced apart and there are wipe dispensers and a table with a large bottle of hand sanitizer. I have been three times and there were few other exercisers. Not many people wear masks.
I think I shared previously that this area of northern MN has been spared experiencing Covid-19. It's quite rural and small town and most people go about life as normal. Yesterday at the women's golf league, there were 15 women inside the clubhouse previous to beginning play and three of us wore masks. I took mine off once I was outdoors on the course.
I fear the industrious virus will make its way here eventually. So far the local hospital has not had a single case.
On the food front, two nights ago I cooked a huge chicken I bought from a farmer at the Farmers Market. It was cut into 8 pieces. I seasoned the pieces and tried baking it in the grill. Not a successful attempt. Probably overcooked. Last night I used some of the leftover chicken along with cooked brown rice, broccoli, canned cream of chicken soup, water and curry powder to make a skillet dish. It was ok. DH said he liked it. The side was coleslaw with bagged cabbage and English cucumber.
We're off to Bemidji today to buy lumber. DH has decided to extend the deck so that he doesn't have to walk down steps to use the grill. At age 81 he obviously intends to return next summer.
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Nothing interesting to report on the food front, but thought I would chime in about LA Fitness. They reopened here on 6/1. Personal trainer texted me about his availability for sessions once again. DH and I both in the "at risk" category. No way do I feel that it is safe to go there or to work with trainer. They will not suspend it until next year, when immunity is hopefully available. Seems the only way out is to "buyout" the contract at 50% remaining value ($640). Not happy about this, especially with taxes due on July 15th, upcoming $2,000 dental work and $6,000 new HVAC just paid. Ok, rant over.
Thanks for the pics/info, Eric.
Everyone else - sounds like some good eats!
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Celia - You used to be able to put your LA Fitness membership "on hold". It worked well for me when I was in cancer treatment. I had the same rate when I came back. Things may have changed with the virus. If you don't have any luck, call the corporate office in CA & play the cancer card. The gym closest to me opened last week and a friend went to Silver Sneakers two days. Then they closed it again this Wednesday for 2-3 days for thorough cleaning since someone tested positive. I'm with you - as much as I miss the Silver Sneaker's classes, I'm not ready to be in the facility - even to walk through the main gym to the class rooms. You are so lucky Carole to have a small responsive gym.
Eric - thanks for sharing the pictures. I remember sitting in cold running creeks in Utah & New Mexico. Heavenly. My "Mexican Mini" tomato actually shriveled up & died. Oh well, as you say - it's too hot for fruit anyway.
Houston just went back to RED ALERT threat level. Hospitals at 100% capacity and moving to over flow plans. Too many people either don't believe in science or don't believe anyone can even ask them to wear a mask, let alone tell them to do so. How about wearing a seat belt? Wonder if people will return to panic mode and buy up all the TP & water again? I'll just keep on keeping on & staying home. Cooking some interesting concoctions anyway.
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Minus, I saw a report that there is a TP shortage in Australia again and hoped we wouldn't do that again!
Dinner tonight will be lemon herb chicken fajitas.
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Dinner was leftover fish & (sweet potato) chips from last night--and I still have some left for tomorrow night. Bob had a burger at work earlier, but is noshing on his leftover green beans and French fries. (My air fryer setting on the SmartOven is getting a workout).
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