So...whats for dinner?
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Taco Tuesday!
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MinusTwo,
Ghirardelli chocolates are the best! My husband and I each have one for dessert most nights!
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Whole Foods' dark-chocolate-covered sea salt caramels are "da bomb."
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Chi, so, in Phoenix, put the Salmon in the car, roll up the windows and wait 20 minutes. :-)
Last night was enchiladas...made in the camper's small propane oven.
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Love it Eric. I do hope your camper at least has a fan, since likely no A/C. I'd rather just throw a sleeping pallet down under the stars when it's really hot than in a camper.
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ChiSandy,
I will have to try those! I do love my chocolates, I keep a bag of Dove Dark Chocolate Squares hidden in the vegetable compartment of my refrigerator, just a backup when we run out of Ghirardelli's!
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Love G’s sea salt dark chocolate and also the raspberry filled which are now hard to find around here for some reason. Perfect after dinner treat.
Mini meat loaves tonight with corn off the cob, mashed potatoes for DHand broccoli for me. Best thing about meat loaf is sandwiches tomorrow
Minus, we are casually looking right now but will start in earnest next month. We are bound by.
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Auntienance,
Sea salt Caramel for my husband and the Dark chocolate raspberry one for me mmmm good! It's almost time for our squares at my house!
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Sanders Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Carmels from Costco. I have one every night. If it's been a particularly trying day, I might have two. Celand - before I discovered these I was eating dark chocolate raspberries & still have some of those hiding in the cupboard.
Dinner was - hmmmm, just had a brain freeze and had to walk into the kitchen to remember... So, dinner was 5 pieces of California Roll with Robert Rothschild's Lemon Wasabi and a bowl of English cucumbers & 1015 onions marinated overnight with dill & sour cream. Served with a glass of Carson Ridge cab. Desert was a piece of raspberry coffee cake. And since I ate "dinner" almost 5 hours ago - my bedtime snack was a bowl of fresh, hot, popcorn drenched in melted butter.
Special - do I remember that you knew & liked the brand Terrapin Ridge Farms from Clearwater? I did like things I'd purchased in the past so this year I splurged on "Hatch Chile Cream Cheese Dip" and "Hatch Chile Ranch Dressing (marinade & dipping sauce)". I'm likely to save them until the plethora of fresh fruits run out.
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Eric, I can't wrap my head around 117F, much less being outdoors in it. Highest temp I ever encountered in AZ (Tempe) was 107, one day in May. I think I sweated off five lbs. just walking a mile that day.
Breakfast was a Caprese "pizza" with arugula (on low-carb toast).
We walked to dinner at Cellars tonight--a lovely calm evening with the mercury holding at 70F (sorry, Eric). I had calamari with giardineria, followed by crab cakes remoulade with mesclun salad. Even allowed myself dessert: apple galette with salted caramel gelato.
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minus - I do indeed like Terrapin Ridge but it was you who turned me on to it even though it's a local product for me! I have tried the Smoky Onion Mustard and the Bacon Jam. Terrapin Ridge products are carried at the Olive oil and vinegar shop across from my gym - which I haven't been to in months. I should stop there and help support that small business - they have been very flexible and will do curbside or also ship. We drank a Chilean cab the other night, affordable and light for a cab - 2017 Cremaschi, I couldn't remember where it came from, so I looked it up and it's about $10. I would buy it again, it was good! I just ordered some wine from Napa, a 2015 cab that is about to go to the cellar at the winery, and go up significantly in price. It's a splurge wine at what I paid - I bought six bottles and it's totally worth it, but at the cellar price I would be unwilling to buy it.
Dinner tonight was a deconstructed lasagna type dish made with wide egg noodles, meat sauce, and the cheesy layer is a combo of cream cheese, sour cream, and green onion. Definitely comfort food, we had a small Caesar salad with it. DH had been struggling with residual issues and chronic facial pain following a bad sinus infection last April. He had a specialized CT last week and returned to the ENT yesterday afternoon. He has so much swelling and retention of sinus gunk that the sinuses have sealed and are bulging enough that his facial bones and eye orbit are being moved. He is scheduled for surgery on 9/8 with an overnight stay. The ENT warned of the possibility of transfusion so DD will do a directed donation that will be held for him in case he needs it - they share a blood type. She is squeamish, not a fan of needles, has passed out from lab work - but she didn't bat an eye when I asked her. Warmed my heart, and her daddy's. We are relieved that this was not worse news - and DH will spend his first night in a hospital! Due to Covid I likely can't go into the hospital at all, or see him after surgery - which is unfortunate.
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Special, prayers for your DH, and that his hospital stay will be successful & short, so you can be together again.
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chisandy - thanks, appreciate the good wishes! How are you feeling? What is your next step?
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Feeling better than expected. Next step is the followup appt. on the 26th; then refraction in 4-6 weeks for new glasses (which will probably be good for a couple years until the radiation damage becomes apparent). On the 26th I should also have my biopsy results back--if the tumor shows the "BAP" mutation (which hadn't yet been discovered back when I had my genetic testing in 2015), then I will make Gordy get a blood test & dilated eye exam from an ophthalmologist, not just an optometrist. And if the tumor is missing chromosome 3 or has an extra or mutated chromosome 8, then I will know what immunotherapy I'll need if (likely "when") the time comes. If the brachytherapy was successful, by 6-9 months out the tumor will have shrunken to 40% of its size, with the remaining cells inert. And of course, bloodwork and repeat CTs of the liver & lungs every 3 months--the disease micrometastasizes via the bloodstream rather than lymph channels.
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Good news that you're healing, Sandy. Best wishes for your dh's surgery, SpecialK. Hoping he does well. What awful times that you can't be with him in the hospital.
We're having gentle rain this morning and it's very dark outside. Great weather for drinking coffee and reading newspapers online.
Last night was baked chicken thighs. Seasonings and a can of cream of chicken soup produced a curry flavored sauce to spoon over brown rice. Side was a salad of tomatoes with mayonaise.
Tonight is supposed to be a fish fry on Mary's deck. My dish may be sliced cucumbers and onions with sour cream dressing.
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Got home from dinner last night just in time for the start of the DNC taped-remote "roll call" (actually, more interesting & enjoyable than the old-school ones from the convention floor--which had been announced by party bigwigs, prefaced by corny bragging about their states). It was really refreshing to see the actual states themselves--AZ desert, Selma's Edmund Pettis Bridge for AL, Springfield, IL's Old State House, DC's BLM Plaza; a farmer in a cornfield in KS, etc. When they got to RI, a fisherman held a huge platter of the "official state dish:" deep-fried calamari. (Most calamari sold in the U.S. turns out to have come from Point Judith, RI). So last night's dinner's appetizer was an homage to RI! (My new online PCP--a longtime friend of ours who hails from Cranston--would approve).
Tonight we'll have leftovers--the aforementioned calamari, a crab cake, Bob's cavatappi a la Barese--supplemented by a cherry-tomato Caprese (gotta use up those little 'maters on the sill to make room for more ripe on the vine) and maybe--if it's early enough and he's hungry enough--grilled baby lamb chops with a mint-garlic gremolata. Had another low-carb "breakfast pizza" (leftover Caprese over arugula) for lunch.
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Made beef stew tonight. Whatever is leftover is going to be made into beef pot pie tomorrow night
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I was lucky enough to snag some more Olathe corn so linner was two ears of corn. Accompanied by a Hatch chili scone. Desert was my protein - a 1/2 cup of cashew nuts.
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I saw Olathe corn at the grocery when we were visiting my DBIL and DSIL. I meant to bring some home but forgot. Drat! So instead I have Florida corn tonight with a large T bone steak and baked sweet potato (russet for dh.). Tonight is the last night I can have corn for a few days as I’m a scheduled for the dreaded colonoscopy Tuesday. 😩
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We're in Sandpoint, Idaho and on the way here we stopped at a roadside stand and bought corn, peaches, apples and peppers (bell and Jalapeno). The corn was picked earlier today and we are looking forward to eating it tonight.
Glad you're feeling better Chi and to "Mr." Special..like Chi said, may the stay be successful and short.
Enjoy the corn Auntie and hopefully all is well with the 'scope results.
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Eric - are you solely tent camping? Looking forward to more details when you settle back home.
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We are using our new slide in truck camper and our "new to us" truck.
We bought a Ford F-350 long bed crew cab 4x4 truck from test daughter's husband's uncle. Test daughter's husband bought one truck from his uncle and I bought the "twin truck".
The camper is a Lance 850. It's *nice"!
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eric - thanks for the good wishes, he is anxious to get it done, but he will be fine. DS just sold his big camper that fit on top of his Dodge Ram. He traded that truck for a Toyota Tacoma and now has a camper shell on the truck bed and pop up tent on top. DD has a pop up tent on her 4Runner also. They both love to camp!
Dinner tonight was meatball sandwiches on ciabatta and broccoli salad.
mommy - I made beef stew last week! Great minds think alike
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Oh, how I miss farm stands! I ought to find out if any are close enough to Chicago to drive there, load up, turn around and go home. Even the city farmers' markets have pretty slim pickings by the time I get there (if I can even park--the one down the street from me, where I used to perforn, was cancelled this year). We used to play the Sweet Corn Festival in Sun Prairie, WI. Part of our pay was all the corn--sweet enough to eat raw--we could haul home.
Tonight I grilled loin lamb chops--marinated in Greek olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, fresh oregano, garden rosemary, & salt; and finished with lemon, olive oil, garlic & garden mint. Steamed broccoli with olive oil, sea salt and grated Parmesan. And (from a trip to Middle Eastern Market, where I scored baba ghannouj, cucumber/spinach/yogurt dip, and taramosalata on our way home from my manicure) tabbouleh salad that was mostly veggie rather than bulgur, plus whole wheat Lebanese pita brushed with olive oil & za'atar, and toasted on the grill (after I turned it off). Took a night off from tomatoes.
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The fish fry on Wednesday night was fun and the food was good. The fish was fried crappie fillets cut into pieces. It was crispy the way I like fried fish. My side was a creamy cucumber dish. Sliced cucumbers, mild onion (both from farmers mkt) with a sauce of sour cream, vinegar and a sprinkle of garlic powder. I didn't eat it but most was consumed and I got a couple of compliments.
My favorite side was a crunchy salad with broccoli, cauliflower and other additions. Laurie kept out a portion for me without the onions. That was very nice of her.
Last night we went out to dinner, a rare happening this summer, with an elderly couple (more elderly than we are!). It was almost an hour's drive. The restaurant, Charlie's, has the main restaurant and an adjacent outdoor dining facility called the Boat House. We got there early enough to get an outdoor table. The specials of the night were Chinese selections. DH chose one of them, an egg roll and sweet and sour chicken with white rice. He enjoyed both.
I ordered from the regular menu and had a walleye sandwich on ciabatta bread and fries. I love fish so fish two nights in a row was a treat. The walleye served in restaurants is Canadian walleye because walleye cannot be fished commercially in MN.
The only negative was political. Shirts and hats for the presidential candidate whom I'm hoping will be the BIG loser! I find it depressing that people with good qualities can be so misled. In my not-so-humble opinion!
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carolehalston - Walleye (YUM!) s a big favorite of mine, as well as fresh Lake Erie perch. (Grew up near the shores of Lake Erie.)
Sandy - Your Middle Eastern market finds sound so good! Lucky to have such a good source nearby.
Yesterday, I mixed up Primal Kitchen Vodka Sauce, basil, garlic, shrooms, zoodles, some veggie spaghetti and chopped Bilinski Sun Dried Tomato/Basil/Garlic chicken sausages. This will last me several days. So, no more cooking until Sunday!
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Huckleberry ice cream, 2 scoops in a waffle cone for each of us. Right now I feel like an overstuffed tick and Sharon says she's full too. So if we have dinner tonight, it will be light and in a few hours!
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Oh yum Eric - huckleberry!
Trip to Costco yesterday resulted in food for several meals involving a roast chicken, a shrimp cocktail and some precooked baby back ribs. Ribs were tonight with grilled garlic bread and some potato salad. Tomorrow night will be the remains of the chicken in chicken enchiladas.
Special - best wishes for your DH. I’ve only had one sinus infection but I was pretty miserable. Can’t imagine what your DH has been going through.
Envious of your crappie Carole - one of my most favorite meals.
I’m missing fresh tomatoes and cucumbers - both off limits until after my colonoscopy. First time I’ve ever had to avoid cucumbers for this procedure.
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Special - please remind us of your DH's surgery when it get closer. Hope everything stays on track for the 8th.
Nance - I never heard of cucumbers being off limits either. Maybe because of the seeds?
Finished off the last of a delicious "personal" watermelon from Central Market. I've had mixed results with these melons from Kroger, but this one was great. Dinner was a Hatch Chile Crab Cake. Yum. Served with mushroom risotto. Since I'd already had two glass of Carson Ridge Cab talking to my BFF on the phone before dinner, I stuck with water to match my entree. I'm thinking fried rice tomorrow - or deja vu dinner with whatever is in the fridge sauteed with leftover rice.
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No tomatoes or cukes within a few days before a colonoscopy? Wouldn't the liquid diet the day before, followed by the prep, take care of seeds in your food? By the time my next 'scope is due, I'd be past the age where they stop recommending it.
Brunch was a veggie-provolone frittata. Bob worked late tonight (the practice is picking up again), so dinner alone was the Middle Eastern stuff: tabbouleh, cuke-yogurt salad (added more cuke), babaghannouj, hummus, a couple of falafel and half a whole wheat pita. Bob will either be working late again or staying down in Oak Lawn overnight. Gonna either order out tomorrow night or freezer-forage (probably a burger or defrost a couple of chicken thighs). Or make half zoodles & half whole wheat spaghettini with pesto or cacio e pepe, cherry tomato caprese on the side.
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