So...whats for dinner?
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I have a wonderful recipe for garlic & sage crusted pork tenderloin.
2 garlic cloves finely chopped (about 1tb)
1 tb finely chopped fresh sage
1 1/4 ts pepper
1 tb EVOO
1 pork tenderloin (about 1 1/4 lb) tied with ketchen twine
1 tb veg oil
Preheat oven to 400 deg. Stirir together the garlic, sage, salt, pepper and EVOO in a small bowl. Rub mixture all over the pork.
Heat a lg heavy saute pan, I just use my cast iron one, over med-high heat. Add veg oil. Add pork and brown on all sides, about 4 min.
Transfer pan to oven. Roast pork, turning occasionally until the instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 145 to 150, about 20 min. Transfer port to a cutting board; ten with foil and let rest 10 min before slicing.
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Let's not abandon the insurance rant quite yet. I received a bill for $293 for a splint. My insurance only covered $43 of it because they considered it "durable medical equipment" and there is a $250 deductable for such items. This was not a custom made splint. The was an over the counter cloth/velcro item. I got nowhere with the insurance company, when I argued with them for considering an over the counter splint durable medical equipment.
I found the exact same splint on line for less than $30.00. The hospital is charging a 1000% mark up. No wonder why health care costs are out of sight. My surgeon was appalled when he found out. I ended up losing the damn thing. When I went in to get another the PA just handed me a couple and said "I never saw you here today."
This is still bugging me and I haven't paid the bill yet. So today I wrote a letter to the CEO of the hospital. I told her that since her's was the desk where "the buck stops here" that I thought she should be the one I made aware of the situation. I don't know that it will do any good, but it made me feel a little better. If I could, I'd walk into the billing office with $250 worth of pennies. Not a feasible option, but they will be receiving their payment in very small installments.
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i don't use a bread maker.. but why not.? I am into the 'process' of bread making. I like to knead and experiment. I don't particularly like the shape of the loaves that come from bread makers. The sour dough starter I use creates an almost too crusty crust.. The yeast bread is too soft. I need to get back to basics and follow a real recipe.
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Kay - Not quite done baking yet. I have a batch of triple ginger cookie dough chilling in the fridge right now. These are ginger cookies for ginger lovers only. I checked on line to see how to chop the candied ginger, since last time the food processor turned it into mush. I followed their advice and sprayed my knife and cutting board with cooking spray. It worked like a charm. I also found out how to make ginger sugar by putting the candied ginger in the food processor with regular sugar and pulverizing the hell out of it. I'm going to roll the balls of dough in it before I bake them. Then wrap and freeze until I need them. See if you can interest your daughter in helping you bake cookies. You could also make and freeze the dough, then bake them later. That way it's not such an overwhelming project.
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Most of the gals that are going tomorrow are here so:
Reservations have been made for 1:00pm at the Glenview for 12/4/2011.
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had a crab omlet for breakfast from leftover crab last night was so good
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Thanks, Deb! I'll be there with JoyceK in tow
And my daughter is meeting us there to pick up my grandson, he's spending the night tonight. He's had quite the day - blueberry pancakes at Cracker Barrel with grandpa, the 3d movie Hugo with both of us, and Chuck E. Cheese afterwards. Now he's watching a few minutes of tv before we get him off to bed. He ate a whole bag of movie theater candy and 3 pieces of pizza, I hope he doesn't get a tummyache! And I hope he sleeps in past 6 a.m.!!!0 -
Michelle- It sounds like you had a great day. I bet he will fall asleep in less then a minute tonight! Have fun tomorrow, I wish I would have been able to join all of you, but things are just too hectic here right now Next time.
Thank you everyone for my sons birthday wishes. His actual birthday is Wednesday but tomorrow is his party so it's the big "hurrah" tomorrow. But we are keeping it small, just family and we are just doing pizza and salad. But I picked up his cake today and WOW! I know a girl who does amazing cakes for next to nothing cost wise. He has a double layer tractor cake and he is going to flip! I'll post a picture of it tomorrow. I am super excited to give it to him.
Today was just kind of a nutty day. I got to the hospital for my friend my 8:30 and brought her home when she got released around 10 and stayed with her until after 5 when her step mother came to sit with her. She had had an abnormal pap, then a biopsy and then they went in to remove the abnormal cells and she bled too much and emotionally just kind of broke down. She is feeling very traumatized by it, I don't completely "get it" but I think I have been numbed by all the BC stuff. (does anyone know what I mean?) She slept all day but was afraid to be alone, so I stayed and cleaned her house and read a little.
Lots to do to get ready tomorrow, I just finished wrapping his presents. FUN!!
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More cruise details: Seaside - we're both semi retired so we treated ourselves to a balcony room on the Lido deck (10) by the front of the ship. Laurie - there was WAY too much beef in the lasagna, but that's probably just me. Have a fun party tomorrow. Kay - we went on the new Carnival "Magic". 4600 passengers on this cruise. Probably great for families but not so much for couples or adults. Getting in elevators was problematic due to strollers & wheelchairs. Hope your sink is fixedl. Debbie - yes, they had a casino. The last time I pulled a "one armed bandit" was in 1965 with real money & a real "arm". My, my things have changed. I'm not much of a gambler but enjoyed watching the blackjack.
Dinner out tonight before a concert of the Messiah. Grilled rainbow trout, French green lentils, wilted spinach w/pecans. My SIL had salmon plank.
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You all have fun on your luncheon tomorrow!
laurie- Had to be a rough day for you! (hugs) yes, i understand what you are saying, but you were wonderful to be there for her like that, I hope she was for you when you were going through your stuff!
minustwo- Must of been a huge ship, When i lived in hawaii they ahd the big ships come into Aloha tower and they were monsterous, sounds like you had a great time!
Did some christmas shopping today had lunch at a japeneese restraurant called Momiji the food is outstanding,Had cone sushi, its not seaweed.I could eat a dozen of these things yummm!
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Laurie - (((hugs))) you are a good friend! Grandson is up early this morning, DH is still snoozing. The little one is half watching Looney Tunes, half playing video games on his iTouch.
I've been on two cruises - Celebrity to Alaska, which was fantastic, and NCL to the western Caribbean, which we didn't really like. We had balconies both times but the weather was so nasty on the NCL cruise that we never used it.
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"She slept all day but was afraid to be alone, so I stayed and cleaned her house and read a little."
you ARE super sweet.
Just an aside. I have this son #2. He is a massive boy - mostly muscle and bone but plenty of chubby who decided to go out for wrestling. He never does his homework. I am always getting these F emails from his teachers, but less and less of them since the season started 4 or 5 weeks ago.
All of a sudden his room is NEAT.. books put away, clothes folded, the bed made and I can tell he is trying in school.
He had his first tournament yesterday. I couldn't go. but he won 5 of 5. Of course he just said he did ok and wanted to eat. Later his coach called and basically said.. "OMG - your son is such a champ. He doesn't even have wrestling shoes, is fat and not only did he win every match but beat the senior state heavyweight champ in the back room. I saw it. The state champ apparently wanted to beat his butt and teach him a lesson.
I have no idea how Gene learned to wrestle. When he was born, his breast plate stood up, one side over the other. The doctor said he probably would grow into himself and it would straighten out and probably it was an indication of a large upper body later on. He is 14 and growing out of his size 14 shoes. Why do i have to have this freakin cancer.. I really love my kids.
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Apple, that is wonderful! I love sports, but always think school should come first. It is so wonderful when sports actually helps give motivation for academics. You so deserve to be proud of him! Good luck in his next match!
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apple - {{{hugs}}} life can be so unfair, and cancer just f#%*ing sucks!
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Apple - Loved your wrestling story. DB#4 used to wrestle and now coaches his younger son's team. You'll find me screaming my head off, yelling instructions, at all of the big tournaments. DN infromed me at the state games, "Auntie, I can't even hear you when I'm on the mat. I'm in my "zone' and can't hear anything ." He won silver. I still like to think that my screaming encouragament, at the top of my lungs, somehow helps. He's 14 and weighs all of 86 pounds. That's the great thing about wrestling. You don't have to be the biggest or the strongest.Your opponent is in your same weight class and while strength is important, technique is the key. Any kid can find a place in the sport. The first big tourney of the season is in a couple of weeks and I'll be front and center cheering him on.
I couldn't agree more with you about this "freakin" disease. It's so unfair. I sometimes wonder why childless me is still here, while my friend, with 2 teenage boys who need her so much, isn't.
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Apple Love your story...our kids give us such great pleasure and make us so proud in so many ways. Sports can give kids such great self esteem. Hang in there, you are his best role model. and by the way....my son is 6'5 and wears a size 15 shoe, we have to special order all his shoes.
Laurie you are a good friend. So many of my girlfriends are "wimpy" as well, complain about every hangnail, and I think to myself "I pray that they dont get cancer or any other life altering disease because they would fall apart" We are a tough bunch of women!
Gonna try the spagh carbonara tonight, with salad. should be an easy quick meal.
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2 invites for dinner today ...............Good italian with my daughter............or good roast beef with my son.......of course he tempted me by saying ........Roast Beef dinner tonight..if you would like to join us..............Roast Beef and Babies.......his twin grandaughters.....which are my twin great-grandaughters will be there......................tempting, but since my daughter got her phone call in first...........I had to tell my son "no", but said I would stop by when I was finished at my daughter's house.........I had something for the babies anyway........bought them a Baby's 1st. Christmas tree ornament................they are 8 months old....................it should be a real nice day.....looking forward to it..............................have a great day everyone.
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I have to go clean my house! But real quick - wanted to share the photo of my sons amazing birthday cake made by a friend of mine!
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That's amazing!!! It screams "John Deere" - what a great job she did!
We are back from our BCO lunch - there were six of us and we had a great time. If you want to see a picture, head over to the Boston area thread or see us on Facebook!
I probably won't be eating much for dinner tonight, my prime rib was fabulous even if I did end up wearing half my au jus!!!
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Same happened to me, I plopped my baked potato on the plate and SPLAT all over the table and me. I am stuffed later I may have a small dish of ice cream.
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Laurie- I love the cake, what a great job she did! The pictures on FB of your son is so cute.
Michelle and Deb- Love the picture of all you ladies, you all look georgous!
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Wow Laurie thats an amazing cake...lucky little boy. I like the little corn stuck in the cake.
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Decided to start my diet today, my fat pants are even getting tight on me and since we are going to hawaii in janurary i want to look decent in my new bathing suit i just bought ( a christmas present to me) LOL! My pork roast is smelling good in the oven right now, but i will have baked cod and green beans for dinner tonight, and serve the roast to DH. I decided Friday night will be my cheat night!
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That cake looks to good to eat.
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I'm going to make popcorn in a little while.
Debbie - not sure I could pass on roast pork for baked cod...pork is pretty lean these days.
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Laurie - the cake is adorable. What was the birthday boy's reaction when he first saw it?0
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I am so glad all of you ladies had fun at lunch, I am sorry I missed it.
Apple- I love the wrestling story and how your son is finding his way and showing how amazing he is. The picture is adorable, and YES, f*ck cancer.
I actually felt bad cutting the cake- it was so beautiful. I will post a pic of the inside. Bottom layer was chocolate with chocolate chip frosting and chocolate ganash and the top was yellow cake with raspberry filling and hazelnut. Because the day on Saturday changed a bit I wasn't able to shop or get appetizers or food ready for the party. But it all worked out just fine. I threw out some veggies and dip and DH made pulled pork nachos. Sounds disgusting right? But they were awesome! I made pulled pork Sat in the crock pot and we used the leftovers for the nachos, everyone loved them and there wasn't a bit left. I threw together a caesar salad and we ordered pizza. I always stress about having people over and everything being perfect- I didn't this time. I don't know how I didn't? And even though I planned on doing things totally different the easy way we handled it turned out great.
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Hauntie- Mason was kind of stunned the whole day. Being the second child and only turning 2 he was amazed by it all- the gifts, the cake etc. He got very excited because he recognized his letter M on the cake. I expected a WOW when he saw it but he was speechless, looking around the room while everyone sang to him, but he blew out the candles all on his own. When I was putting him to bed I asked what his favorite part of the day was and he said " big tractor cake- and yummy in my tummy." Seriously- it's what he said, lol!
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That is so cute, and I think the inside of the cake looks even better! Glad your little guy had such a great day. Nice to hear the BCO girls had a nice lunch too.
Was over bil's for my niece's 8th birthday today. We also had salad, pizza and cake. It was so sad though, my nephew (he's six) has celiac disease and can't eat gluten. They had one regular carvel ice cream cake and a special little one for my nephew. The little one was supposed to just have rainbow sprinkles in the middle, none of the chocolate crunchy things which he can't eat. When my bil cut the little cake, it had the chocolate crunches in it and my nephew couldn't have any. He was so sad. I don't think I will ever buy a carvel cake again. My nephew just got diagnosed and can't even eat any food which has come into contact with any gluten. It makes me mad to think about it.0 -
Laurie- Ok, now I want some cake, that looks so yummmmmy!!!
Michelle- Your right, it is pretty lean. I decided to have a piece anyway, and didn't put the dijon cream sauce i made over it. Still had my fish though i love it and could eat it several times a week.
Kay-Ohhhh, that is terrible and your right, so sad! He's so young and probably dosn't understand completely why he cant have it? Dang it!!
Did a gazzillion christmas cards tonight and i have writers cramp so bad.
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