So...whats for dinner?
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Glad to hear our gulf coasters made it safely through the storms. Hope to avoid more “big uns” this season.
Food has been happening, if unenthusiastically. Too much carry out for sensible people (which we are obviously not.). Cooking tonight though - jambalaya made with brown rice, andouille, chicken and shrimp (for me only.). Sides will be sliced tomatoes and cucumbers and a piece of garlic bread.
We finally have furniture so will be entertaining the kids and grand-dog Monday. Looking to make Rao’s lemon chicken, possibly a risotto, tomato, cucumber and feta salad and a peach clafoutis. NowI just have to figure out meals for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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DD and I donated a unit of blood each this afternoon to be held for DH’s surgery on Tues. I probably didn’t eat enough pre-donation because I am dragging now. I am doing quick sirloins, garlic mashed red potatoes, and Brussels sprouts - all easy and I apparently need the red meat. Took the dog out about an hour ago and had to abandon ship, then again it was 97F and as usual for this time of year, you could cut the air with a knife.
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Thanks for the back support and advice! I know that back my “events” typically resolve themselves back to my usual level of tolerable back pain/dysfunction from my degenerated disk issues. I have been using ice at first along with heavy tylenol dosage since I was nervous about Ibuprofen use for a week or so. And I used arnicare for topical massage. Fortunately, by today, I no longer have the spasms, which emanated from the area of the muscle I strained. So, yay!
I have not been cooking much to avoid standing at the kitchen counters for long periods, but last night managed to make a pasta dish topped with portobello mushrooms parmesan. And I made enough For leftovers, so we had that again tonight while watching the Celtics/Toronto game. DH is a virtual fan for this game, so he’s sneaking some bites when he’s off camera. I was a virtual fan last week, and found it difficult to stay in my seat for such a long time.
Today was our first non chilly day this week...not much summer left in the Lakes Region. We’ll probably head home in ten days
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Lacey12:
I hope you are enjoying your new refrigerator!
You are right, they don't make them like they used to!
I kid you not, the cheese drawer went crashing in to the lower shelf in my refrigerator last night. A few months prior to this, the middle shelf collapsed. The plastic becomes brittle in the cold environment and breaks. The parts in question are ridiculously expensive so I have to attempt the repairs with epoxy (JB Weld). My previous refrigerator literally just died with no warning. It was humming along just fine, keeping things cold, and suddenly did a death shudder and went silent. I had just done a marketing, of course.
Anyway, dinner tonight was no effort chicken noodle soup from the market.
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Hi all! Where does the time go? I made meatloaf again, and it reminded me that was what I made when I last posted. LOL.
I am so glad all is well with all of you and thstorm
My DD2 had lost 35 lbs on keto.ay
My keyboard is only letting typeone letter at a time.sorry. must stop
Much love
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I was all set to fridge-forage (leftover mac & cheese, greens, the last 2 rib tips) when Bob called and said he would be home for a late dinner and volunteered to bring home food from Whole Foods. He went to the prepared food counter and picked out two "entree + 2 sides" dinners. Unfortunately, it hadn't occurred to him that they'd be cold (which is odd, because they are in the same case as premade salads). So he brought home ice cold salmon, meatloaf, green beans, Brussels sprouts, and cold broccoli salad & sweet slaw. I ate the salmon cold, because there was no way to nuke it without ruining it, and reaheating in the toaster oven would take forever. I'm grateful he brought home food so I didn't have to cook from scratch, but figuring out how to bring everything to the right temperature at the same time was stressful.
He's never had to live alone, so he doesn't know how to cook nor even how food "behaves." (We both lived with parents until our wedding day, and moved 3000 miles west the next day--we pretty much came of age together). He's always had his mom, me. our housekeeper, or the nurses at his offices & hospitals do things for him. Gordy wisely decided to move out and rent his own place for a year to acquire independent living skills before moving in with his girlfriend. He taught himself to cook (in addition to what I taught him), clean and do laundry.
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Moonflwr921:
It's a glitch between your device and the website. Try switching to the plain text editor before you type your post by clicking the link to the lower right of the text box.
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That happens to me sometimes on this site Monica. Always after I’m most of the way through the post so I don’t think to use the plain text editor.
Dinner will probably be beef and noodles using up the remains of an earlier this week pot roast unless something else inspires me at the grocery store this morning.
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WC3, well, the refrigerator is not getting rave reviews in this house, tho we were happy that it fit, and it is a relief to know that all of our food is being consistently cooled! And ice cubes are made efficiently.! Yay! You are correct about the inferior quality of the plastic inside, and I keep feeling that the drawer handles are going to crack in my hand! As yet they have not. 😉 One of my neighbors here was just complaining that the freezer of their 3 year old GE two door fridge just stopped working suddenly. She did mention that the Whirlpool we just bought was the only brand made in America these days. Not sure if that’s true. Hopefully, that will mean something good....but I’m not hopeful. Design-wise, I am not so thrilled since on the top shelf where we place our tall items like milk, vinegar, and wine bottles, there is a large temp setting box right at the top middle of the shelf, making it Impossible to use the whole shelf, or to get around the box to use the far side of the shelf.....really annoying! Not sure who the designers of such a fridge are! That’s my (fifty) two cents About a new refrigerator! Rant over.....
About to marinate some chicken that we’ll grill tonight. No idea what else we will have with it, other than salad.
I’m feeling limber enough that I will walk to the beach and Join DH and our neighbors for Friday five oclock cocktail hour. Didn’t go for any earlier sunning since I figured sitting in a beach chair would not be the wisest move.
Have an enjoyable and safe longweekend, everyone.
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Oh,...and yes, Monica, whenever I’ve had those glitches on the site, changing to plain text has always helped.
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Went to brunch this morning. Cellars was out of quiche (and I hadn't thought to bring some low-carb bread for their avocado toast, which they serve on grilled Tuscan white bread), so I had the seared-ahi Salade Niçoise instead (forgot to say "hold the potatoes"). We had to eat indoors due to yellow-jackets getting too up close & personal. Will serve the leftovers tonight with last night's leftovers, and turn the spuds into potato salad for Bob.
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Lacey - thrilled to hear you're up for a walk to the beach. Hope the cocktails are fun
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Well, I never thought I would have anything dinner-wise to share but I do today(!). I finally figured out how to make a good green salad with just oil and vinegar dressing (extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar). I bought another plastic container of lettuce (Organic Girl from California) like I always do and most of the time I throw it out. This time I was desperate and thought I'd try another way of making the vinegarette (sp?). So I mixed the leaves in a really big bowl and sprinkled the olive oil over them and mixed them quite well, tasted them and salted them. Then I put the balsamic vinegar into the salad and mixed it quite well. Since I like chopped salad I chopped up some of the salad. Not much but breaking it down. Then I added some chicken salad and avocado slices on top. It really tasted good. I think I'm finally on my way to enjoying my home cooked salad. What a relief. Thanks for listening to all this!
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If you don't want to mess with (and then have to dismantle & clean) a food processor, and don't want to give your arm a workout whisking like crazy, get a manual salad-dressing shaker. (I used to use the Jamie Oliver one with the ceramic ball inside, recommended by ATK, until the plastic housing cracked; so I got the new top-rated--and cheaper--OXO version). These shakers' shapes promote emulsification, whereas a plain jar doesn't keep the oil & acid from separating. The key to making a vinaigrette is to include an emulsifier--I like a litle bit of salt, pepper & Dijon mustard or even a tiny bit of beaten egg--to keep the oil & vinegar (or lemon juice) in suspension; such an emulsion more evenly coats the leaves so that the taste is consistent throughout the salad.
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lacey - lost my post, but was asking how the virtual fan thing works? Our first two homes games for the Buc's will be without fans in the stadium, and wondering if they will do this, or just do crowd noise as they have done with the Rays. Glad your back is feeling better, and fully understand the description of normal dysfunction, have the same situation. I really need to get back to an exercise regimen, it does help me.
cowgirl - hey! Was reading your post about salad dressing, I haven't yet been able to do just oil and vinegar - I am too much of a dressing girl - but yay for you! I have an interesting recipe for a vinaigrette that comes from Bonefish Grill, their citrus vinaigrette. It contains citrus juice and herbs/garlic, and the usual oil and vinegar, but then you boil it in the microwave to emulsify it - which is the only dressing recipe I have seen with that step. I can post the recipe if you think you would be interested. Love the chicken salad and avocado on top - I would be all about that!
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Last night's dinner was grilled loin lamb chops and corn cut off the cob and sauteed with butter. DH did a good job at the grill.
Today is the Labor Day celebration at Pine Hollow Resort, the last hurrah of the summer season. Some folks will be too busy to come back except to winterize. The meat dish will be baby back ribs paid for by the owners and cooked by four different men in their smokers or grills. The side dishes will be pans of cheesy potatoes made with frozen hashbrowns (called funeral potatoes), beans, salads. German chocolate sheet cake for dessert and also brownies. I am making a romaine salad and sausage and chicken jambalaya with white basmati rice. Rice is not popular here in MN/ND where everyone grew up eating potatoes. I rarely cook white rice but opted for it instead of my usual brown rice. The brown jasmine rice I buy in Louisiana isn't available here.
Our next door neighbors, Mary and Lyman (Vietnam vet) are leaving next Friday, returning to Ocala, FL to deal with serious medical issues. Lyman has lung cancer and Mary needs eye surgery for cataracts and to prevent blindness in one eye. The viscous tissue in that eye is attached to and pulling on the retina. Both Mary and Lyman are long time smokers and Lyman is still puffing away as he is faced with removal of one lung.
This morning it was high 40's outside and low 50's inside the camper when I got up. After giving up on dh getting up first. He has been outlasting me. It is supposed to warm up into a sunny high of mid 70's during the day, perfect weather for the Labor Day celebration. After dinner tonight there will be karaoke and the drinking and partying will go on very late for the drinkers and partyers. I gave up on hangovers a number of years ago.
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Good for you, cowgirl! Now that you've mastered your own vinaigrette, you can have fun experimenting with more dressings. I seem to be stuck on my favorite horseradish vinaigrette, using that frequently for our daily side of salads. I also use an OXO shaker for making and keeping my dressings. It sure makes it and keeps the dressings easily.
Special, we had been notified by the Celtics before the first playoff game about the chance to be a virtual fan. I responded for the first game, and DH responded for this past Thursday's one. I think we get the offer since we are season ticket members (gotta keep us hooked in now somehow!:), But I also recently read on a Celtics' fan site that some people have applied to be on through a website about which I was unaware. I will send that to you if I can re-locate it.
I would probably be too technologically challenged to set up my entry to the event, but DH managed that on the day I was assigned. It's weird in its "virtualness". I kind of feel like a floating body in the virtual seat, and you do disappear from sight sometimes. And if you leave your seat for more than a brief time, they replace you with someone who is waiting for a seat.
In this last game, DH Sat through the first half, then gave it to me. I felt more comfortable with the process and watching the game on half of the computer screen this time. But I have to say, I kind of prefer watching it on TV without the distraction of being a virtual fan...in this odd "floating group", where you really don’t know people. Then, the weirdest thing happened, towards the end of the game, all of a sudden I heard someone greet me with my formal name...Hey, Mrs.________! It’s kind of hard to see who all the people in your section are so I had no idea who knew I was there in this virtual scene. So after getting over my shock, I asked who it was, and the person said his name....and I could not remember who that was, (old brain!)so asked him to raise his hand so I could see where he was. Ah ha! It was a guy who is married to one of my son’s good friends....I know her but hardly know him. I was glad I could then greet him and move on. No idea how he recognized that I was there in his virtual section, but it felt so strange to have this virtual experience blend with real life, with someone calling out my name among 30 floating virtual fans. Not sure if we will get any more invites to attend, but if the Cs make it to the finals, that would be kind of a nice experience, hopefully never to need to be repeated!The NBA is obviously trying to plan for their future, given these uncertain times, and sending out virtual fan satisfaction surveys about this experiment. It looks like they are hoping to make it a fee based opportunity in the future if they need to continue with empty arenas
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Carole, I don’t envy your ill neighbors having to make a trip back to FL in their condition!
We have about the same climate as you, up here. Tonight, on the beach, our association has scheduled music and a slide show of the summer, followed by a movie “MaMa Mia”. This is always the night when we have our huge end of summer association pot luck, and dance on the beach. So this is an attempt to have a celebratory gathering, 2020 style. The young girls who organized activities for the summer really worked hard this year to approximate some of the fun events the neighbors always look forward to, given social distancing. Everyone appreciated their energy and creativity!I may skip the events tonight since sitting in a beach chairdoes not agree with my back, and I’ll be warmer at home watching the Celtics’ game. This has certainly been a weird summer....culminating in a basketball playoff conflict with our beach activities!
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Carole, your neighbor is making the smart call: vitreous detachments can lead to retinal ones. I have a slight one in the L eye, which caused the big floater that led to the dilated eye exam that revealed the tumor in my R eye.
Grilling Wagyu bacon-cheeseburgers tonight--last good grilling night we'll have in nearly a week, as rain is forecast to roll in tomorrow or even overnight. Will fridge-forage leftovers as the sides.
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Cowgirl - good to see you. Interesting that your method is one I learned on a 3 week sailing trip. We did not mix the dressing ahead & did just what you said. We used coleslaw instead of lettuce since it kept longer w/o refrigeration. Chop & put it in the bowl, add oil & toss. Add some garlic salt to taste & toss again. Before serving, sprinkle with a bit of vinegar & toss again. I always use Tarragon Vinegar. But yes, you could use lemon instead.
Interesting digression. I was blond as a kid. My Mother always rinsed my hair after shampooing with lemon to get out the soap & bring out the blond highlights. Her hair was brown. She rinsed her hair with vinegar to bring out the red highlights.
Dunch was leftover fried rice - chicken/peas/carrots/celery/onion/rice - with the addition of a small can of sliced mushrooms.
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Hi everyone, jumping back in with a dinner pic after a very long absence. I had brain surgery in January, which got the cancer but damaged a nerve leaving a vocal cord paralyzed. As a result, I've been mainly on soup and boost for more than 6 months but even with liquids I was choking a lot. I'm thrilled to finally be able to eat again after a scary and miserable year so far. My voice is quiet and breathy as my airway remains unable to close, hopefully more time is all that's needed.
Anyway, dinner was French bread pizza and it was wonderful. Food has been glorious after so many months of starvation.
Great to see everyone
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Grilled bacon cheddar burgers with Vidalia onion, leaf lettuce, & homegrown tomato on whole-wheat brioche buns. No ketchup necessary. I'd forgotten how great a normal burger (on a bun, not lettuce wrap) could be: last one I had was March 16, the last night Chicago restaurants were allowed to serve indoors before the shutdown. Even then, bar stools were 6 ft. apart, we all used Purell. and nobody shook hands. Outdoor dining wasn't allowed till June, and indoors (at 25% capacity) not till mid-July.
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For vinaigrette dressing I use a 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar ratio & then add in dijon mustard, pepper, herbs, whatever to taste. This ratio works for me whether using teaspoons, tablespoons, etc., as the "measure". SpecialK - Would enjoy that lemon vinaigrette recipe, whenever you can share (thanks in advance).
Enjoyed reading everyone's updates on meal. Nothing exciting lately for dinners here. DH's birthday is the 7th and mine the 8th so will be ordering some curbside carryout meals to celebrate.
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lacey - thanks for the info about the virtual fan experience, seems a bit disconcerting, but interesting. Funny that someone recognized you, I've had a few of those moments where someone knows me but I'm fuzzy on who they are - it is usually connected to DH's work gatherings. They don't really know me, only through association. I had someone recognize me during chemo - from my avatar on this site - we became friends and later formed the Tampa lunch group.
celia - here is the (Bonefish Grill) dressing recipe: Whisk the following ingredients together in a microwaveable bowl (I use a glass measuring cup):
2/3 c olive oil, 1/4 sugar, 3 T water, 2 T white wine vinegar, 4 t minced garlic, 1 T Dijon mustard, 2 t lime juice, 2 t lemon juice, 2 t minced parsley, 1/2 t dried basil, 1/4 t dried oregano, 1/4 t salt, 1/8 t black pepper. Microwave on high for one minute, or until mixture bubbles rapidly, remove from microwave and whisk for one minute. Cover and chill for a minimum of one hour.
I don't know if you could substitute stevia or another sweetener for the sugar or if that quantity is necessary for the microwave magic. I have used dried parsley when I didn't have fresh. Keeps well in a dressing jar or mason jar in the fridge.
Illimae - welcome back! I had been wondering where you were - but had seen that you were active on the site. I’m glad you are able to eat interesting things again, that’s a long haul with soup.Hoping the residual speaking issues resolve.
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Thanks Special K for the dressing recipe.
Just finished brunch. Omelet w/baby bella shrooms, herbs & cheese, couple of strips of bacon, a cauliflower hash brown (like a potato pancake only with cauli as main ingredient, store bought, Strong Roots brand), orange juice spiked with mango pineapple vodka (hey, it's a holiday weekend). Consumed while listening to Mozart and with some lovely flowers DH brought home to me today on the table.
Will probably have a salad of chopped avocado, rotisserie chicken breast & more shrooms. I smash up the avocado with the chicken, so do not need to use more than a small dab of dressing.
Lovely weather here today - windows open and birds singing away.
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oh Ilimae, what a trial you’ve had! Glad you’re feeling better and your appetite has returned. Best wishes to you.
I don’t like sweet dressing so would probably cut the sugar in that recipe but otherwise it sounds delish. And tart. I expect some sugar is required to balance that.
Dinner is courtesy of door dash. Just don’t know where from yet.
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Tuna salad with lettuce, homegrown tomato & red onion on low-carb whole grain bread for brunch. Dinner will likely be defrosted and pan-seared salmon, cod or scallops plus whatever veggies are still good.
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Wow, Illimae, you sure have been through a lot! It’s great to see you back and know that you are doing well and able to enjoy eating some of your favorite foods again.
Last night we ended up having lobster rolls from the local take-out seafood and ice cream shack. Since the place is closing tomorrow for the “winter” the lob rolls were reduced to almost half price, which was a pleasant surprise. So, DH bought three, and had one for his lunch today while at the beach. For dinner, I made a salad as our side.
Tomorrow the food shack I mentioned will be giving away their ice cream, and while I should not, I may very well walk over there and enjoy a nice pistachio and chocolate cone. The serving sizes tend to be huge during this giveaway since the kids manning the windows are eager to use up the ice cream, so they can clean the place and go home.
It’s going to be strange to leave here next week and return to an environment where Covid cases are starting to surface as all the many colleges in the Boston area have been populated with kids from all over the country. We’ve felt so remote from virus worry up here with no cases in the town for many weeks. Tho we’ve still really isolated except for at the beach, which is mostly not crowded.
Dinner tonight will probably be leftover grilled chicken, sautéed veggies and salad.
Special, I searched unsuccessfully for that virtual fan site, but I bet it would be advertised thru the NBA somewhere. Today I rec’d another invite to “apply” to “attend” Wednesday’s Cs game, and while I’d be really happy to just watch it on TV, I don’t want to say “no” and risk being taken off the virtual fan list, because, if by a miracle, the Cs make it to the finals, I’d like to go to that. Such a gross 1st world problem! Will stop with the basketball talk now....Sorry! It seems like basketball and hummingbirds have been getting us through our isolated summer
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Thanks for the warm welcome back everyone.
A few weeks ago, I had my first piece of pineapple this year and wow! It’s was so amazing that I just sobbed, then DH got teary because it was the happiest I’d been since before surgery.
Tonight’s dinner is tiny taco salad
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Oh Mae - what a treat to have you posting here again. I won't have to haunt all those other threads just so see if you're OK. Hadn't heard the story about the pineapple but that almost makes me cry too. You & Nance will have to share MAJOR downsizing stories. Do you have a target move date yet? The Taco Salad looks delicious, and the French Bread Pizza. (I always forget about that neat & easy entree). It must seem amazing to be eating normal things.
Lacey - it would be hard for me to leave the lake - or any water. Just now re-reading "A Year By The Sea" by Joan Anderson. She spends an entire year at the Cape Code cottage. Oh - and lobster rolls. And chocolate ice cream...
I'd like to replicate the dressing in the Dole Sunflower Crunch kit. I know, I know - a kit - but it's a creamy delicious combination of sweet & sour. Any ideas?
I'd intended to make enchiladas tonight, but I got wrapped up in neighborhood Civic Club stuff and it's almost 7pm so I think it will be maccaroni with butter.
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