So...whats for dinner?
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minus - I looked at the tradewinds color - it is really similar to sea salt! We just painted the one long wall in that, but it is funny that if you used the Behr color beach house, it is very similar to the color on the other walls where the sea salt accent wall is - great minds think alike!
saltmarsh - the double edged sword of getting to repaint is the actual painting - my house has really tall walls - DH and I usually split the difference and he cuts in and paints high, I cut in and paint low - team work makes the dream work, lol! It is nice to see everything looking refreshed. Funny story, that I told on this thread at the time. A few years ago I was having 17 people over for Thanksgiving. On the night before I was seized with a wild hair and decided I had to re-do the bedroom immediately. Not because it really needed it, but because I had looked at it for so long from the bed recovering from many surgeries and chemo, I couldn't take it for another minute! My very patient husband changed out curtains, I bought a chair at Pier 1 moments before closing, and linens and throw pillows, photo frames, and decor items and we changed the whole look in a few hours. Those were hours that I should have been cooking for the following day, but it all worked out. This bedroom is one of the last things to paint, and I am not changing the color scheme - light gray, cream, and a little soft yellow - just painting yet another accent wall (in a color called the big chill) and changing out the 1" metal mini blinds that are 20 years old for 2" wood ones in white. We are having French doors installed in place of the narrow and very tall slider in this room and will also put those blinds on the window part of those doors. That door goes out to the covered lanai and pool so it will be nice to look out the French doors to that vista. On the pepper dilemma, any thoughts about cheesesteak sammies with mushrooms and peppers? Peppers might be more appealing if they have cheese on top. My DH is not so much a pepper fan but will also eat them in a penne dish with spicy marinara and Italian sausage. I put peppers in chili also, which if it is too warm outside for a chili mood you could always freeze for another time.
chisandy - your sourdough mention reminds me to say that of the limited things I purchased at Aldi I did buy a loaf of sourdough and it was really good!
Just got the call from the door installer - the earliest opening for the two-day install is right as we planned to leave for Colorado, so now we have to wait until Oct. 7-8 to get this done. Bleh. We are driving to see our son that we have not seen for two years, and meet up with my BFF that I have not seen since Jan of 2020. We are all vaccinated and have been careful with masking so hopefully it will be safe. I have an estimate coming for crown moulding and crown valances that are supposed to be happening when we get back. Now that will be pushed back unless they can be doing the crown in the other rooms so that both things are not happening in the same space. That means there will be total chaos in my house right as we come back from vacation. Somehow I am thinking any relaxed vibe leftover from the trip will disappear instantly.
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Special - no, I used all Sherwin Wms paint. Their 'beach house' ranges towards more tan. The Behr sample looks a little more grey. I grew up in a house with grey paint on all the walls and was determined I'd have nothing in that range - even though I know it's the height of fashion. I did one accent wall in the kitchen in "Mexican Sand". Funny everything ended up with sea shore tones. Edited to add - except the bathrooms which are Shoji White w/pure white ceilings & all the rest of the ceilings are Gardenia.
To be honest - "I did" means I chose the paint & hired the painter. Thank you chemo... the neuropathy in my feet means I don't have the balance to climb ladders or step stools, and CIPN in my fingers means I couldn't paint a straight line to save my life.
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minus - ah, the SW beach house is similar to my kitchen color, desert fortress - which is Valspar, and I have one bathroom done in realist beige - which is SW, and is similar but a tiny bit more gray. I am fortunate to have Home Depot, Lowe's and SW within a stone's throw from my house. I had to match existing shower tile in the bathroom and the desert fortress was too dark. My floor is 16x16 tile and looks like travertine with shades of cream, beiges and grays so that was a good match. That floor is in the kitchen too and my granite has black and that same beige/tan color so the dark beige/tan color looks good with it. As much as I wish you did not suffer with CIPN, I'm glad for you that you did not have to do the painting yourself!
Edited to add that I should probably talk about dinner rather than paint - tonight is pan seared boneless pork chops, roasted sweet potato chunks with brown sugar, cinnamon and pineapple, and broccoli with lemon olive oil. Last night was a alfredo cavatappi dish with some leftover ham and peas, topped with Italian bread crumbs. DH was alarmed for a minute because he said it didn't have much flavor - despite the addition of onion, some chicken base, Asiago cheese, Monterey Jack, salt and pepper. He thought he had lost his sense of taste due to Covid, but it was just that it was a bit bland despite all of the adds. He put some Frank's hot sauce on and all was well, lol!
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Not much of a haul at yesterday's farmers' market. Got some more cilantro (which I never could grow worth a darn), a zucchini, Chinese long beans, more Guatemalan coffee beans & a bottle of cold brew; and from the bakery stand a whole-grain multi-seed sourdough sandwich loaf and a bag of cheese-and-za'atar cracker flats. For brunch today, I stuffed last week's remaining squash blossoms with Boursin, dipped them in beaten egg and fried them in butter. Used the remaining egg to make a mini-frittata with (what else?) tomato & basil.
It was so hot (100F and 80% humidity) that I actually drove the three blocks to Hooked on Fish today just for the air conditioning! Dinner tonight was hastily-thrown-together to get it cooked just before the power might go out (two severe storms w/in two hours): raided the crispers for the remaining snow peas (sauteed in garlic-ginger oil), okra (sliced lengthwise, tossed with olive oil & sea salt and roasted in the toaster oven), yet another Cherokee purple tomato (sliced, with olive oil); and fish (pan-seared troll-line caught California coast king salmon; and a branzino fillet nuked in parchment Greek-style with fresh herbs, tomato and olive oil). Dessert was 1/4 small cantaloupe, two fresh figs and a square of sugar-free dark chocolate.
As to peppers (I assume they're green bell?), when stumped I always stuffed them. My grandma used tomato sauce, rice and ground beef; and when I was on the "O.G." Jean Nidetch version of Weight Watchers back in the day (I was 19!), for the stuffing I would take a can of water-packed tuna and mix it with tomato juice and dried vegetable flakes (do they even sell those any more?); then bake it. Tasted much better than it sounds. And during Lent (Bob's Catholic), pepper-and-egg sandwiches were a mainstay. Sliced peppers go really well on paninis, too.
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chisandy - I am a curious person by nature, and my mom did the OG WW version too, so I checked and you can get vegetable flakes from Amazon.
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Last night's dinner was fresh green beans cooked with chunks of new potatoes and a romaine salad with cucumbers and tomatoes and other ingredients. Mary's tomatoes are ripening so I won't be buying tomatoes from farmers. Luxury!
I subscribed to a NYT newsletter called Veggies. It comes once a week with vegetarian recipes. I believe it is only for NYT subscribers. I read the comments after the article introducing the newsletter and was amused by all the vegans attacking the concept of a "vegetarian" newsletter.
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Bob was going to bring more tomatoes to the office tonight, but the storms knocked out power to the SW suburbs again overnight. So I’m gonna have to eat some (couldn’t handle the thought of having them with breakfast). Maybe make zoodles with fresh raw tomato/basil sauce & pecorino Romano tonight (just me, Bob has a doctors-only drug company dinner tonight). Don’t feel like stinking up the kitchen with fish again (I don’t mind, but my HK does and she had her hands full cleaning up the basement after the sewer back-up receded), so I’ll freeze the remaining branzino. It’ll almost certainly storm again tonight, so no grilling
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Spoke too soon: my HK reminded me she will be off tomorrow to take her husband for a chest x-ray & EGD (to check for GERD). So I can make branzino tonight, and any smell will have dissipated before she returns Friday and no one will be the wiser. Will do the same thing tonight: nuke a fillet in parchment with EVOO, salt, fresh herbs, tomato and maybe some pepper strips. (Will freeze the other fillet). Will also stir-fry Chinese long beans, and let you know how it turns out.
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We left Leadville, CO yesterday, stayed at the night at Cortez, CO and then made it home tonight.
At Hope Pass, during the day, the weather went from almost warm and sunny, to rain to hail and then back to almost warm. The next morning it was just below freezing with 50-60mph (80-100kph) winds.
Today, when we were unloading the camper in the 109F/43C Phoenix temperatures, it was almost amusing as we were bringing in all the "warmies" (warm clothes), all of which were used in our effort to keep ourselves warm.
Llamas are used to pack the aid station supplies and tents up to Hope Pass. While we were there, a couple of llamas got into a tussle, which was interesting to watch--mostly whacking each other with their necks. My guess is that one llama told the other, "Your mamma was an alpaca". :-)
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Eric, hilarious!!!
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Yum to all of you
It is way too hot to go outside, so I've been bringing in vegetables from my garden and keeping it simple. For breakfast yesterday and today, three easy over eggs from the farmer's market. They keep me full for a long time. Then, for dinner last night, a casserole of those pesky yellow squash and zucchini. I've also been enjoying a no-cook soup of black beans and salsa topped with plain Greek yogurt, and avocados. I'm still a lunatic and working, and potentially setting out to a hospital in NYC to help the employees for three months. Yes, I had covid before the vaccines were available and it stunk, but I think that I can help.
I am so glad that you all are still here, and look at the reading group regularly for book suggestions.
Thank you all for keeping up this thread.
I can't thank you all individually, but you know who you are, and thank you to those who I don't know as well, as .. well lol
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Bedo - GREAT to see you. Sorry to hear you had Covid, but glad you are comfortable helping now. I actually really like your meals!!! Are you still fiddling? How is that baby doing?
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The babies are doing fine and I see them a lot! No more fiddling, I have to work a lot, but I like it. My daughter will shoot me for posting pics of them, so I will take them down shortly.
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Been "offsite" for awhile here, but having fun reading about everyone's food and other adventures. August has been busy with my daughter visiting from NYC (had not seen her since Dec 2019), roadtrip to NE Ohio to visit friends and family and friends from NE Ohio visiting here earlier this week. Lots of good eating - veggie lasagna, roasted cauliflower, salmon croquettes, BBQ grilled chicken, grilled mahi mahi, portobello mushroom "burger" to name a few. On Tues. evening went to a german restaurant in Cincinnati for pork schnitzel, potato pancakes and hot slaw. Tomorrow, lunching with a former co-worker at a place called Taste of Belgium - mussels, frites, galettes, waffles on the menu (plus more) - decisions, decisions. Having a new Trader Joe's near us has been wonderful!
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We went to Y Restaurant yesterday afternoon for their Happy Hour, appetizers and cocktails half price. I had walleye bites and crispy cheese curds. DH also had walleye bites and baked potato skins. Servings were ample and came with tasty sauces. My cocktail was a bloody mary that was full of veggies--celery, pickle, olive.
We took home a go box with leftovers.
We took neighbor John from Texas and he ordered from the menu.
So yesterday was a two meal day. Late breakfast and early dinner. It rained most of the day so I didn't go to women's golf league and we didn't get the grass mowed.
Not liking the looks of Hurricane Ida, at present headed for Louisiana.
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Had an Aperol Spritz and galette made with ham, gruyere and a sunny side up egg, plus mixed greens on the side for lunch today (plus a few of my companion's frites). Dinner will be "cold" food, since it is so hot/humid here - Trader Joe's grilled lemon pepper chicken along with an organic broccoli/dried organic cranberry salad made yesterday. Found a dressing recipe that was originally for broccoli slaw and used for the broccoli salad. Here's the recipe: 1/4 cup mayo, 3 TBSP EVOO, 1.5 TSP Dijon mustard + season with salt & pepper to taste.
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Celia: Glad to see you back on the boards & loved your vacation pictures. Thanks for the dressing recipe.
I treated myself to a broccoli salad from Chicken Salad Chick yesterday. Delicious. And picked up my free bundtlet at Nothing Bundt Cakes. I got their flavor of the month - Lemon Raspberry - and it wasn't as good as the White Chocolate Raspberry. Whipped up some guacamole with avocados & tomatoes that needed to be used immediately. And ate it immediately too - which was not planned.
I'm having a bout with dry mouth. I never even knew such a "thing" existed until during chemo (OMG 7 years ago!!!). I've had no problems since so now I'm researching this excitement that wakes me in the middle of the night with my tongue glued to the roof of my mouth. I have already modified my eating habits some & it looks like more changes in store. In the mean time, there is something new called "Saliva Max" that has appeared since my the Biotine of my chemo days. Periodontist gave me some samples. But what about my Marona Almonds roasted in sea salt (sigh). And horrors - it might just be aging....
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Minus, I had not heard of that ailment. Hope it goes away.
Last night's dinner was pork piccata, chunks of boiled new potato and tossed salad.
I am very worried about my family members in Louisiana as Ida heads for the Louisiana coast.
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Carole - my thoughts are with your family.
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I, too, have been watching Hurricane Ida.
Minus, hopefully the dry mouth will go away quickly.
Dinner was courtesy of Sharon. She took some marinara sauce, added some veges and mushrooms and put it atop spaghetti.
Yesterday I felt like the day after the Covid shot; tired, sore, achy, and general "blah". Those left me last night during my 12 hours of sleep and transferred to Sharon. Today, I'm fine.
So, I'll, even though it's already 100F (at 9am), be packing up the tools and parts in the garage...but will often be coming in to cool off and check on Sharon.
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We've been watching hurricane news as well. A very worrisome storm. Carole - I'm so hoping your family and property fare well. As you know, that's a favorite area of ours and I don't know how they will cope with a devastating storm on top of the terrible Covid situation.
Speaking of Covid - after we returned from our trip, my BIL and his wife (of the contingent who flew to NC) came down with COVID. As a precaution, we all got tested even though we hadn't had contact with them for 9 days. We were all negative thankfully. We were all vaccinated and they had very mild cases but it's still worrisome. They're pretty diligent about mask wearing too. Ugh. Everyone do what you can to stay safe.
Minus - because of allergies, I live with dry mouth - due to a combination of antihistamines and breathing too much through my mouth - so I feel your pain. Sometimes I wake up in the morning and can't even swallow. I keep a bottle of water bedside. In addition, my eyes tear even at night so I often wake with my eyelids stuck together. Not a pretty picture lol.
This week I visited the farmers market and got the last of the local sweet corn and green beans, tomatoes, onions, cucumber and peppers. I regret not getting some lovely eggplant. Dinner tonight will be a reverse seared tri-tip roast, potato salad with tiny potatoes and the aforementioned sweet corn off the cob. Of course, there will be sliced tomatoes as there are every night. I have a squash that needs using but that may need to wait till tomorrow.
Eric - I hope Sharon recovers as quickly as you.
Wahhh! I missed the pictures Bedo! Good to hear from you. Please take care of yourself.
It's been so very hot here but we have had pop up storms that cool things temporarily (even though it feels like the jungle while it's raining). We have a promise of cooler temps starting Monday. I hope so. We've made good headway in eliminating one or possibly two of the three storage units. We hired someone to haul a BUNCH of stuff so I'm hopeful that we can get it down to one by fall. It looks much more manageable now. We just need some cooler weather because even though the units are air conditioned, it's hot work. During the process, I found the box that had all the winter hats. scarves, boots and gloves. I had been searching for it since we moved so now I'm prepared for the next winter at least lol. I still haven't found the crock pot or my favorite baking dish.
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Special - when you get done painting I have a couple of rooms that need it. I'll even let you pick the color. Bonus - my ceilings are low
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auntie - funny you say that - for several reasons - but I had a moment when I considered offering to paint my neighbor's house interior. She is looking for someone and I am sure I could beat some of the estimates she has gotten, lol!
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Last night was going to be broccoli, corn, and chili but I was out of some of the ingredients for the chili so just made the broccoli and corn. I also found some Marie Callender's corn bread mix. I usually make corn bread muffins and freeze them but my freezer needs cleaning and I didn't want to turn the oven on and heat the place up before bed so I mixed up enough batter for a single serving and made a griddle corn cake on the stove. It took less than 5 minutes and the clean up was a lot easier than for the muffins so I think I'll stick with this method from now on.
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WC3 - good to see you.
Linner was broccoli salad from Chicken Salad Chick, NorQuin Golden Quinoa boil in bag with Lemon Pepper and a Nothing Bundt Cakes bundtlet - white chocolate w/raspberry. Happy hour was 1-1/2 glasses of Crimson Thread red blend wine from CA. (luscious aromas of dark cherry, blackberry & blueberry, tempting hints of brown sugar spice are complemented by supple notes of vanilla & a round velvety finish)
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Last night was a bratwurst with sauerkraut, delivered to our seats outdoors at Guaranteed Rate Field (the ex-Comiskey Park) during the Cubs-Sox game. Tonight was leftover chopped salad with a tomato, and 3 frozen Buffalo wings.
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Last night was a braunsweiger (sp?) sandwich with tomato, lettuce and mayo. Side was chips. I didn't really have a dinner plan and didn't feel like cooking. The sandwich was good and I was satisfied.
We decided last night that we would go out to breakfast this morning but I'm feeling so worried about Ida and my family in Louisiana that I don't know if we'll go.
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Carole: Hope everything is OK. Fingers crossed that your house isn't damaged, but even more - your family is safe. please let us know once you hear.
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Sorry to be so absent, but have to pop in to send wishes for Carole’s family (and property) to be safe through Ida’s landfall.
Am in NH…spent the month of August busy here with family visits, and, in between, trying to rest to get this enduring (cognitive/executive function) concussion symptom to heal. Late this past week we went home briefly for a med appt, and to connect with my longest childhood friend whose DH had a hemorrhagic stroke while they were on Nantucket and landed in a Boston hospital. While still here we helped her access a medflight service to get him back to DC (their home), but his brain bleed continued and he died this morning, after they decided not to have him undergo brain surgery for the bleed. I was impressed with how my friend and her DH managed his end of life needs. But so ssd. Life is precious….
Our meals here have been mostly grilled chicken or fish (with local corn and my salads) except for when DS1’s crew was here. DH made TWO paellas…regular, and one vegan, for the docvegans. Pretty uninteresting in my opinion. They took us out to Ledgewater, a nice restaurant here, to celebrate DH’s “trombones” birthday. We were amused to see both of our lean grands wolfing down big steak dinners. Things were lively while they were here since the docvegans never stop moving…hiking, biking, boating, calling their practices, etc. We spent lots of time playing with the 9 and almost 11yo grands, which was fun since we haven’t seen them in 20 months. We were so lucky that they were here for our only long stretch of warm sunny days all summer! Rain has been frequent…with intermittent stifling hot/humid days.
This past week, DS2 and crew came with the plan for us to care for Amelia while they worked, since her daycare was closed, and they were both too busy with projects to take vacay time. We had lots of fun with that little tyke who loves to talk, explore, “exercise”, eat pancakes, swim,…..and exert her strong will on a moment’s notice! A fun and challenging little girl! We left them here on Thursday while they hosted some friends with kids for a few days. We returned last evening and reconverted the house from “kiddie central” to “retirement haven”. I am looking forward to not expecting anymore house guests since planning still feels challenging for me. But it worked out well with lots of support from DH.I only read this last page, so am not totally updated about all of you. I hope everyone remains well, and stays safe from Covid/Delta, Ida, and any impact from our ongoing international crises.
Eric, I thoroughlyenjoyed that chuckle!
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