So...whats for dinner?
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apple - your soup sounds goooooood.
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here is a picture of some of the ornaments I've been making with the boys to give away as gifts.
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Michelle- Hope your day was a good day for you and the drive was uneventful. I thought 8 shallots sounds like a lot as well, but since shallots are milder maybe it is about right, or if you didnt have shallots I might use a sweet onion or red onion just not as much.
Apple-I agree I would drink the beer and have to run to the store for more for my recipe.
Carrie- Hope your mom is doing good.
Laurie- Those tree ornaments are sooooo pretty you did such a great job, makes me want to do them to now.- What kind of spray did you use?
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Today was my younger sister mindy's Birthday- she passed away a couple of years ago, but I still miss her so much. I talked to my other sister cindy on the phone for at least 3 hours, talking about all the funny things she did and not so funny things LOL! She was a beautiful person inside and out.
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Debbie: Unfortunately I didn't have any sisters - just two brothers. The best of those died over 15 years ago & I still miss him all the time. The brother who's left wouldn't understand that. I'm with you on those good thoughts of your sister. I'll raise a glass of wine to her memory.
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Carrie- I hope everything went ok with your mom today- thinking of you.
Debbie- (((hugs)))) I am so sorry about your sister and happy that you could chat with your other sister for three hours about her.
For the ornaments I bought clear glass bulbs, had the kids pour paint into the the ornaments and then shake them up to mix the colors. The mess is all on the inside
Super easy, fun and cheap. I got 6 bulbs for 2.50 at the craft store.0 -
Laurie, here ya go Tomato Bulgur Soup from the Moosewood Restaurant low-fat favorites.Cookbook.
3 C vegetable stock ( I use the cubes and skip the salt)
1 C chopped onion
1C chopped carrots
1/2 C chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, chopped or pressed
1 Tsp salt
1 tsp ground dried dill
1/2 tsp ground fennel
2 C undrained canned chopped tomatoes, (16 oz can)
1/4 C bulgur (you can find it at Whole Foods or that type of place or maybe a regular place)
Ground pepper to taste.
Add first 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes and their juice and the bulgur. Return to a boil and then simmer, covered for 15 minutes or until bulgur is tender. Add pepper to taste
Enjoy! this is a great cookbook that I got used in perfect condition for $4.00 on Ebay. Your family might not like it if they are not vegetarian, but everyone that I've served recipes to from it likes it. This is not me favorite soup, but it's an "i have everything on hand" recipe. The Southwestern Corn Chower is fabulous!
If thicker the next day add more water or broth.
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Bedo- too funny, I was a ta girl friends house the other day and that cook book was sitting on her counter (and she is not big into cooking) thanks so much for sharing!
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I cooked the layered dish with pork ribs, sliced potatoes and sauerkraut about 2 hrs. in a 350 degree oven. It was probably done in 1 hr. but there's no worry about overcooking it. The pork gets more tender and the flavors meld together.
Tonight we had chili from the freezer, made with beef ground meat and dried pinto beans, plus the other chili ingredients. It was delicious. Also a green salad with avocado, greek olives and blue cheese plus tomato, cucumber, and yellow bell pepper, spinach and romaine. My dressing is a dribble of white balsamic, dribble of EVOO, and a dribble of caesar lite dressing. Love those kalamata olives.
I watched Mary Ann Esposito make pizzas a few weeks ago on her PBS cooking show. Now I'm hot to try it. Bought the unbleached flour and pizza yeast today. Now I have to buy a pizza peel. I've had the stones for ages and have never used them I really like the idea of healthy pizzas that aren't loaded with salt.
Bought a new (for me) cookbook from amazon, Cooking Up a Storm. It has recipes compiled by the Times Picayune newspaper following Hurricane Katrina. Many New Orleanians lost all their recipe books and favorite clipped recipes when their homes were flooded. Hundreds of people wrote the newspaper asking them to help find the recipes in their archives or request them from others. The recipe book is a compilation of many of the requested favorite recipes. It is lovely. Has some interesting history with each recipe. I was tickled to see Oysters Mosca which I tried to track down a couple of years ago. Foodies who collect recipe books would like this one.
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Thank-You Ladies- ;-)
Minustwo- I will have one with you ! LOL!
Joyce- I love reading all about your adventures and luncheons together. I believe there are no coincidences, you were suppose to meet. I have a good friend I met on here, we talk on the phone alot, but she lives in Michigan and I in oregon, but we hope one day to get together.
Laurie- Your son and my sister share a birthday, (special) '-))
Would of never thought to do the bulbs that way, we have a craft store here, tomorrow i'm going to see if they have the bulbs, I have lots of paint, will be fun, thanks for sharing the pitcure too!
Carol- I'm going to try that this week-end it sounds so yummy! I will use boneless pork chops, because I have lots in the freezer.
Don't know what oyster mosca is but it sounds good anyway ha! what a great cookbood idea- I havnt bought a cookbook in ages, not since I have a computer but then you miss all the good stuff like what you and Bedo bought.
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Ooohh...you ladies have been busy while I was off to radiation and dinner! It was a long drive in to Boston - rain always mucks up a commute, then they had a problem with the setup for the patient before me, so there was a 45 minute wait. Afterwards, we went to dinner with friends and just got home a few minutes ago. I actually fell asleep in the car on the way home and will be in bed pretty soon. Believe it or not, I'm tired.
Debbie (((hugs))) so sorry about your sister. I have two deceased brothers, one that I was very close to. It's great that you and your other sister can get together and reminisce.
Joycek - my sister by choice, I love that! And I am honored beyond words!
And do you all know what she did - she made me a ceramic coffee mug, a big beautiful ceramic coffee mug! It is so cool and is now part of my "collection" of meaningful mugs that I fill with my morning coffee. And the rest of the story...neither of us is particularly into handcrafts. So she did that out of love. When we were talking about it, I told her how I had gone with a group of Red Hat ladies to one of those "decorate your ceramics" places and made a garden plaque for a lady (Bev)who worked for me, who had stage 4 BC and was nearing the end. She loved gardens and I knew it. Doing any kind of craft-type stuff stresses me out unless I can finish a project in under an hour. But I had decided that I would paint this plaque and I would finish it for Bev because I knew she would love it. And I did it, gave it to her, and saw it in her garden when I went to visit her before she died. Love you, Joyce! There's not much good about breast cancer, but it has given me a sister!
Carolehalston - your Greek salad sounds yummy, I love those kalamata olives!
DH just asked me if I was ready for bed...and the answer is yes! Night, night all!
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Michelle- Love the story about the Mug and the plaque you made for your dear Beth, what a sweet, sweet story.
Sucks you had to wait when you got there and then have to endure the ickey weather!
Sweet Dreams!
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Oh dear, someone is eating reideer......................you better not let Santa find out, or your gonna get nuttin for xmas...................................especially if its Rudolph...........................just kidding..................
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LOL@ Ducky- That is hilarious.
Made taco's for dinner but used gyro wrappers so they were crispy mini taco's so good.
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Laurie, your Christmas ornaments are beautiful. I'd buy them if I saw them in a shop.
Here in England, we eat a lot of curry and although we have some great Indian restaurants, I make my own. Here's my favourite recipe. It's a dhansak. You may have to make some substitutions. You also may want to adjust the amount of chillies you use. Or, take the seeds out of the chillies before frying them.
Chicken Cooked with Lentils and Vegetables (serves 6)
Ingredients
3 lbs chicken cut into pieces
10oz toor dal (whole dried)
2 tsp tamarind paste
2 inch piece ginger
6 garlic cloves
2 onions, chopped
7 oz butternut squash
1 eggplant
1 potato, chopped
1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 cup plus 1 Tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
20 fresh mint leaves
salt
3 1/2 fl oz oil
1/2 bunch fresh fenugreek or 2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
3/4 tsp fenugreek powder
1/2 tsp mustard powder
3 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1 1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp star anise powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
1 tsp cumin powder
3 tsp coriander powder
3 tomatoes, chopped
6 green chillies, chopped
1 tsp jaggery or palm sugar (or just sugar)
juice of 1 lime
Method
If you are going to make your own chicken stock, then prepare it now. I use a stock cube.
Wash the toor dal and soak it in water for 30 minutes.
In a large pot, add the dal with 1 pint (600ml) of water. Add the onions, squash, eggplant, potato and dill. Add the turmeric, 1 Tablespoon of the fresh coriander leaves, 8 of the fresh mint leaves, 2 garlic cloves, and 1/2 inch piece of the ginger. Simmer until the daal is very soft. Let cool before liquidising in food processor. Add 1 tsp salt.
While the dal is cooking, heat the oil in a large sauce pan or frying pan, and fry the remaining 4 garlic cloves and the remaining 1 1/2 inch piece of ginger, the cup of coriander leaves, 12 mint leaves, the fresh fenugreek, the 3/4 tsp fenugreek powder, mustard powder, red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp ground pepper, garam masala, star anise powder, nutmeg powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, tomatoes and green chillies. Fry for 2 minutes and stir continuously. Add the chicken and saute for 2 minutes or so. Season with salt. Stir well.
Add the chicken to the dal mixture along with 600 ml (1 pint) of chicken stock. Add the jaggery. Simmer until the chicken is cooked throughout. Then add the tamarind paste and lime juice. Taste. Adjust the salt or other seasonings. Simmer for 2 minutes.
You're ready to serve!
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i think i am having oriental chicken soup tonite, but that Indian chicken looks might delish.
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Debbie- I bought stuff today to make the Belgian Chicken dish tonight- I'll let you know how I make out- but I plan to cut the portions in half.
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lifelover- thanks! The boys are very proud of themselves
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My DH came down to grab lunch and said I was driving him crazy...I was simmering the sauce for the chicken parm, which is now in the oven. LOL! I teased him about not giving me a hard time about chicken parm two nights in a row and he said that what he had last night didn't count. He does like my cooking! He said he was just going to have to eat it before we got home from rads (my second DS is taking me tonight). He will have to "suffer" through linguine rather than penne. I told him 1) it's what we have and 2) I prefer it to penne, so chef's choice! Hey, he's having a good week, he had homemade chili for lunch. Better enjoy it before rads fatigue sets in
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Michelle- I agree chefs choice on the pasta! And I am with you- I prefer linguine to penne. I hope rads went well and you enjoy your dinner. Great job planning ahead and having just want you want for dinner.
I tried Debbie's recipe for Belgian Chicken tonight- excellent! It's like a chicken stew, DH loved it and the kids ate all theirs too, not overly thrilled, but they ate it! I couldn't decide whether to make mashed potatoes or rice and went with the easier of the two and picked rice. It was really good together. I cut the recipe in half, but added more carrots so it was our sole veggie. We will definitely have this again- thanks Debbie!
oh- and when I went to get one of my husbands Belgian wheat beers I realized it had raspberry in it- (he bought it for when his sister visits apparently.) So I used Bud Light
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Thanks, Laurie. My DH declared that I "outdid myself" with the chicken parm, and I thought it was pretty darn good, too!
The trip tonight was long going in - we left at 4:30 and arrived at 6:10. There was traffic along most of the way. But the ride home was super-fast, mostly because DS #2 was driving as fast as the traffic would allow...literally. I was holding on for dear life! He has a BMW and feels perfectly justified in going very fast.
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Came home at 6:30 made up a meatloaf and fancied it up with lots of herbs, mashed potatoes and gravy also corn on the side. We were eating at 8:00.
Does anyone else HATE emptying their dishwasher as much as I do???
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Lol Deborye!! The answer is a resounding YES!
When my husband and I were first married we had no dishwasher and everything had to be washed by hand.... We both worked at the time and literally every dish, fork, spoon, etc. we owned was used (rinsed and on the counter) before one if us would break own and do the dishes... It took a long time... We were young and stupid....lol
The first house we moved to that had a dishwasher was just heaven.... For awhile...
After not too long, it became.... who is going to empty the dshwasher?!? Too funny!0 -
Michelle,
Glad things are going relatively well with your rads schedule.... We got ice and snow (3-5 inches)
late afternoon and into the evening yesterday... First accumulation of the season so lots od accidents!! Happy to hear that the weather stayed of the non-frozen variety for you!0 -
Michelle- Glad it went well and DS #2 got you home safely in a jiff!
Deb- YES to the dishwasher emptying. And I seem to run mine every other day, and I won't run it until not one other thing will fit in it. The kids sippy cups with the little rubber things you have to pull out then reinsert- hate them.
Seaside- great story about the dishes
Carrie- still waiting to hear how your mom is doing....hope all is well.
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Laurie,
I hear you on the dishwasher in that I don't run it until it is full! And I still do my pots and pans in the sink....Still working on getting the kids to the point where they realise that, if they use a glass for water, it can be re-used and my youngest is 18....lol!0 -
Seaside- So there is no hope?? lol! I too wash pots and pans by hand and use the same water glass- just 1 each day. After 14 years even my DH knows to look for it and not dirty a second when getting our waters for dinner- can't stand the waste.
So, if someone else loads your dishwasher- DH, friend at a party etc- do you need to rearrange it so it's "right" When did I become this person?!
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Hate unloading the dishwasher.................absolutely hate it...................you would think I would be happy to do it.........................with 6 kids when I was younger, and my husband (who did nothing domestic) I washed, dried, and put away, and never complained.................................now I have a dishwasher, and bitch about having to empty it...............................however, it is just me...................kids, all married for many years, and husband died 20 years ago............................had my children in the 50's , and no diswasher till 1974 , and only because it was in the house we moved into after leaving Philly.
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Lol Laurie!!! As much as I hate to admit it, I have been known to re-arrange the dishwasher a bit!!! I would prefer to think we are just getting things to fit better in the interest of water conservation but I know, in my case, that's a stretch.... I just like the dishes placed how I put them..... God help me....lol!
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LOL at the dishwasher dilemmas! My DH is getting pretty good at emptying and/or filling when required. I will put everything in there, pots and all, unless there is not enough room. And yes, sometimes I rearrange it to get more in! I even rearrange at my daughter's house! It drives me nuts when DH will put one plate in the middle of the bottom rack. Start at one end and line those plates up, how hard is that???
Happy Birthday to your mom, Joyce! Enjoy your shopping on Saturday!
I keep looking ahead at the ten day forecast and it looks like clear sailing through next week. Thank you, Mother Nature!
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