So...whats for dinner?
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Lol Mimi and pizza sounds great!
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Yes Eric - seconding your thanks for those who served - AND those who are still serving.
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Tonight is a meal from the Diabetic diet book, 1/4 of a chicken breast, 1/3 cup whole wheat pasta and “warm green salad", which is steamed boc choy, broccoli, sugar snap peas, green onions and garlic & ginger with a light drizzle of a Thai fish/brown sugar sauce.
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Hi to all! Wallycat, I think you are new since ive dropped in last time, so welcome. Why does time pass so quickly? I think of
everyone here all the time. Even got on the site, only to be interrupted before I post. Ugh.
I hope everyone is doing well. My brother is still hanging on in CA. But it is getting close. My oldest brother was just dx with Parkinsons. His wife an alcoholic and addict, stabbed him. She was ordered to stay away, but he was do worried about her, he let her back in. My younger sister was dx with lobular cancer and had a lumpectomy and needs radiation. My SIL has pancreatic cancer and her husband, my husband brother has a heart problem. Went to my Doctor for a check up and my sugar and cholesterol are up. Well, DUH!!!! STRESS, YOU THINK? LOL. then, this week, my daughter was in accident with a deer (a Wisconsin specialty this time of year) with the 2 kids. All is well with them, but we are trying to work out cars fir now, until they can buy one. This is hard right now, as they need a big car to fit at least 3 carseats, and any car is hard to come by.
I am holding up, sort of. LOL. All this comes right at my 10 year cancerversary time. Dx, and surgery by Dec. Bit 10 years! I am still standing. Ok, now I'm caught up, and hope I'm forgiven fir not popping in more often.
Im still odering and enjoying my Home Chef, even if 1 time due to shipping messes, I got a box a week later... ewwww. What a waste. They credited me even before it got here though.
We are expecting a bit of snow today, my husband is traveling to Michigan for a family wedding. And tomorrow, Im taking my 2 daughters, and the 2 oldest Granddaughters to see Wicked. Yes I was supposed to go to the wedding, but screwed up, and chased tickets and bought them for the same weekend. $500.00 nonrefundable... yeah. I feel bad, but, i guess not $500.00 worth, so we go 2 different places. LOL hugs to all.
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Moon - great to see you. TEN years out - wonderful. Sorry about all the family problems but thanks for sharing. Glad your daughter & kiddos are OK. Whew - I understand the stress!!! Meals look good. Hope you and the girls have a great time at the show.
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Moon, thank you for the welcome! I miss WI; lived there for 33+ years before moving here (WA). I miss snow SO much but I do not miss the hot, yucky, humid, mosquito ridden summers.
We had the leftover cauliflower, bacon, potato, greens "salad" last night.
Tonight, I am making Cod, ala Illimae! Can't wait.0 -
wallycat, I can’t wait either and would love your review.
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OMG! We ate dinner super early because I couldn't stop thinking about the cod! It was a HUGE hit!! DH, who thinks the sun and moon revolve around a salmon said "hmmm, this is really good; why aren't we getting more cod?"
YIPPIEEE. I may prep the rockfish the same way. This is so easy and quick and so much more than the parts! I may try it with salmon! And we were in town, grocery shopping today and I remembered to buy a lemon. I usually have lemon for putting on after cooking the fish. Today, I squeezed a bit, as per the instructions. Not one fish smell that I can detect. I served with a side of broccoli and sweet potato. I usually microwave my veggies unless I am making a stir fry or adding it IN to something. If anyone has fast, yummy ways they prep veggies, I'd love to hear it. I have a nordic ware microwave popper and floret my broccoli, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with my copy-cat Good Seasons dressing powder. I also microwave my sweet potato. I've tried oven "fried," but they don't seem to crisp up, so why bother---faster to nuke 'em. Again, any thoughts on different veg prep is very welcome.
Illimae, THANK YOU for linking that recipe.
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Awesome wallycat, I’m thrilled you all enjoyed it too.
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We had leftover chicken and sausage gumbo from the freezer with leftover brown rice last night. Also a delicious and large tossed salad. ALSO Grand biscuits, which undoubtedly ruined my day of WW free foods. I'm trying without any success so far to take off extra lbs.
I need to go back and save that cod link. I almost never use my oven broiler and should break that pattern. DH likes cod and it's a reasonable price.
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I had a Dole new bagged salad last night - Applewood. Too much bacon in the dressing for my taste.
Carole - I've held off buying any biscuits, but it didn't help since I just toasted English Muffins from the fridge.
Tonight is fried rice with everything in the fridge added - green pepper, celery, spinach, broccoli, brussels sprouts...
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Greetings all! All your foods are sounding good. The cod is appealing to me too. We're big cod fans here. I'll be trying that recipe soon.
Yesterday didn't get out of the 30's so I officially kicked off cold weather season by making too much vegetable beef soup, using up a piece of beef roast I had stashed in the freezer. I was disappointed to find that I'm out of beef bones for stock so I'll have to hunt some down for next time. The soup was good nonetheless.
I was astonished to find lamb shanks at my local grocery store yesterday! They're usually rare as hens teeth. I jumped on them for the freezer.
Eric - I'm sorry about your MIL. We struggled with C-diff with my dad. It was hard on him. I hope she has made some good progress by now.
Monica - sweet Jesus girl! You need a hug! (((Monica)))
Minus - good luck with the new MO. I hate changing MOs. I'm on my third one. I like her but I don't feel like she's too invested in our relationship. Not surprising since I had already completed treatment when I got her, but like you, I'm on yearly visits so I don't feel like seeking out a new one unless something new happens. Besides, half the time I see her nurse practitioner, who I really do like, so there's that.
Carole - your gardening accounts remind me why we moved. I loved the planning and planting but the upkeep is beyond me these days. I'm still trying to find a middle ground. This year my garden was mostly in giant pots. Next year there will be some new in ground planting but in such a small area as to be manageable for me. At least that's the plan lol.
Lacey - happy anniversary! It sounds like your granddaughter is keeping you hopping - what a cutie! My knee sympathizes with your back and it's keeping you from exercising. I'm finding myself moving closer and closer to the idea of knee replacement. Ugh.
I'm astonished to think that Thanksgiving is a week from Thursday. A couple of weeks ago, I snagged a 13 pounder, paying a much higher price than if I had waited, but I figured smaller ones would be impossible to find about now. We will go to DH's sister's for the holiday but have a smaller dinner for the kids and us on Sunday. Maybe I should have sprung for a larger one. Even at $1.99 a pound, with meat prices what they are right now, it would be a bargain. I keep reading and hearing about meat prices having gone up 20% . Around here, it's much more than that at least for beef. I'm not sure what that will mean for Christmas dinner this year since it usually revolves around a big hunk of beef.
I think tonight is carryout from our favorite Mexican joint.
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Tri tip with oven fried potatoes and microwaved broccoli.
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Tonight is honey lime pork with beans and cauliflower. Good but not great, so I may tweak it a bit next time.
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Last night was leftover linguine with meatballs and Rao's sauce and the addition of a couple of small slices of lasagna from dh's meal at Sal and Judy's. Also our usual large delicious tossed salad.
Now I'm out of leftovers and will have to cook. I am thawing a beef roast for pot roast. An alternative would have been beef vegetable soup, but dh opted for pot roast. It's the right kind of weather for using the oven.
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I made a vegetable Udon soup (not using their spice packet) and also a roasted veggie couscous dish. I will have lunch for a few days. I tried to buy some cod this weekend to try the recipe, but they only had frozen and the sodium count was just too high. Darn it!
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Tonight was an Asian inspired steamed cod and veggie (carrots, snap peas, yellow bell pepper and ginger) mix over Thai brown rice noodles. I didn’t have a steamer basket, so fish was on a short rack while veggies boiled in water instead of the soy/wine sauce. This left the veggies bland but the cod was nice, so I’ll try a better method next time, still good though.
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I had a wonderful Vegan buffet meal at the Hare Krisna temple yesterday. They are super vigilant about masking & hand sanitizing, so my nephew & his wife felt comfortable meeting me there their 5 year old. Wish I could remember the names of the dishes. The best was an Ash Gourd dish - the vegetables sort of sweet & the sauce quite spicy. And a delicious Vanilla Cake - obviously made with without milk & eggs, so likely olive oil.
Leftover night tonight. Finished my delicious (6) fruit salad in sour cream. Finished a large portion of left over Brussels sprouts with butter. Finished 1/2 a box of raspberries in heavy cream. Going to finish the last 3 of my Tate's Butter Crunch cookies shortly. That will clear the fridge of everything left over except some delicious fried rice. But lots of veggies I need to do something with very soon. Thinking about potato salad to use some celery & green onions. And 3 bean salad to use a bell pepper. And possibly cucumbers marinated in tarragon vinegar & sour cream to use up an organic, seedless cuke that I paid way too much to purchase.
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The pot roast with potatoes, carrots and onions for dh tasted good. I hold the onions together with tooth picks.
Tonight will be crab cakes and steamed broccoli. I bought the lump crab meat a few days ago.
I’m not cooking a typical Thanksgiving meal for the two of us but I looked at the frozen turkeys yesterday. The prices weren’t outrageous. About $1 per lb. I prefer a roasted chicken to turkey. The fresh cranberries were on sale and I always buy a number of bags for the freezer
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Yesterday was a cold, leftover frozen pizza. Glad it was easily accessible. Holy meowies on the storm/winds. Lost power for about 13 hours and felt bad opening the fridge door but grateful there was a plate of cold 'za. I had cooked up a pot of black beans with bacon and some celery/onions and the power killed just as the beans were done.
I used the beans to make "Laurel's Kitchen" (a vegetarian cookbook from the 70s) Tennessee Corn Pone (clearly, mine was not vegetarian since I used bacon to cook the beans). Perfect meal. I tweaked the recipe since I had no buttermilk, I thinned out some greek yogurt.
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I drove to Fresh Market (not in my immediate shopping territory) yesterday in search of lamb shanks. None to be had and a sparse selection of lamb. But Tuesday is specials on ground beef and chicken breasts and legs so I bought all three for the freezer.
Then on the way home I saw the shrimp truck was doing business. I stopped and bought 6 lbs. The purchases await portioning and attention this morning. I have to remove the heads from the shrimp as well as portion into servings.
Dinner last night was leftovers since dh ate early and went to a monthly woodworkers meeting. To night we’ll have the crab cakes and the lovely shard that I bought at Fresh Market thanks to Illimae’s influence
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Think I might grab some chicken out of the freezer for Chicken Parm
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Wow! Lots of good cookin' going on here! Illimae, I followed the link for the broiled cod and happily got lost in Momma Cs recipes/blog. Oh my! So instead of cooking the chicken breasts that I have waiting in the fridge, I might make one of her fish recipes…so simple and delicious looking! Whatever the main event turns out to be (could be determined by price since I really resist paying north of $15 lb for cod or salmon), we'll have brussels sprouts, a nuked sweet potato and a small salad as sides.
Moon, I am so sorry that you are beset with so much extended family strife right now. I hope you have some peaceful activities that can give your brain a needed break from all that worry. And I'm glad your daughter and grands were uninjured in the accident, tho yes, the car supply issue is real (!) especially with their specific needs. It's great that you and the “girls" had the musical to enjoy together.
We eat so much chicken! I think we just felt maxed out this week, so found ourselves ordering take out dinners twice (Thai assorted dishes one night, and then lamb shank with polenta and roasted veggies…our rare “mammal" allowance, another night), and then eating some pretty decent pizza and salads at a Celtics' watch party held at a local micro brewery. Last night our next door neighbors prompted us to eat out locally and we all enjoyed really nice dinner sized salads, some with salmon added. So I suppose I really must cook tonight. We felt really daring (stupid?) going out to eat given the Covid numbers again rising. At least when we dare to attend Celtics' games we double mask!
Re: oncologists….I've been fortunate that mine is younger than I and has only moved from our community hospital to Dana Farber, in the ten years since I started with her. So I still see her there, tho I never enjoy that trip into the very congested area of town. Minus, I hope your new doc feels like a good fit! Keep us posted.
Last week we had DGD here two separate days. On Vets Day I also had a friend visit with DGD here, too. She was exhausted despite the fact that I warned her we'd be having the equivalent of a lively toddler “tea party" luncheon, and she was eager to meet the toddler girl. I'd made that chicken/red lentil soup which we all enjoyed until Mila decided to use what was left of hers as a trash container for anything else she didn't want to eat. Not a subtle toddler! Next we'll see her forThanksgiving at their house where they will fry their turkey, a tradition of DDIL's parents. I assume that's a Southern preparation?
Off to get my new glasses. The OT recommended I have an eye exam since concussions can result in vision changes, and I've been having headaches, which she thinks can be related. In fact my vision has changed. So hoping this is an easy fix.
I hope you all enjoy Thanksgiving! I still need to declare what I will bring to DS2s for the meal. Better figure that out today. For something different, I liked the lemon pie with pecan topping that I just noticed on Momma C's blog.
Last thing…do folks living in a two person household think it's worth joining Costco? Am ambivalent, since it seems like a waste for just us two (I used to belong when the kids were at home), yet am tempted by hearing about their organic food choices, etc. Thanks!
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Carol, what is shard? It sounds interesting and I am always looking for new veggies.
Lacey, we are a 2 person household with a costco membership. I buy my weight in wine
! Kidding aside (sort of), we love their lamb (best prices too) and cheeses. The toilet paper is worth it, even though DH will only use charmin strong (they occasionally offer that too). Our rebates used to at least equal the membership price but you can get the membership that doesn't offer a rebate, which is cheaper. DH has purchased some clothing there and we've gotten towels. Of course after reading all the refrigerator horror stories, the fridge we got through them was a seamless experience (delivery/install). Also our small chest freezer when we first moved to this house, for the hunting and fishing we planned. I could come up with a list of more items if you need them and I'm sure others will have feedback too.Dinner was leftover oven fries, steamed cauli and fried eggs, sunny side up.
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Dinner tonight is snacks. We made to to the cabin and neither felt like cooking, especially on a camping burner (cabin is still under construction), so I made a plate to enjoy in bed for an early night after a long drive.
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(((Monica))). We're holding you in our hearts as you deal with your difficult situations.
So many meals to report since last I checked in. Friday night Bob got home in time to go out, and our local branch of Eataly was having its weeklong pop-up "Il Tartufo & Barolo Bar" in the seating area of its second floor food court. We decided not to go for the 3-course truffle special, as it included a chocolate gelato "truffle" dessert along with choice of appetizer & pasta or pizza. Too carby all the way (except the appetizer), though I was willing to do a minor cheat or two. Bob wasn't feeling dessert-ish either. We went a la carte: shared a large salumi & cheese plate; arancini (fried risotto balls, which when I was a teenager our Sicilian landlady would send upstairs to us, and I hadn't had since I was in Taormina, Sicily in 2015); and a NY strip steak with white Alba truffle shaved over it, accompanied by arugula and smashed fingerling potatoes. Bob had the spuds, and also chose a housemade tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms & truffle butter. We had scads of leftovers--and were so full & eager to get home that we didn't stop by the salumi counter or buy a tiny truffle to take home. Prices for them have skyrocketed (insanely expensive as it is); and frankly it's a PITA storing them in the fridge before they lose their aroma & flavor. The ghost of Anthony Bourdain will likely rise up and flog me with a copy of one of his last books, but I'm fine with truffle salts & the few truffle oils that don't contain lab-created "truffle essence." Speaking of which, they were selling two sizes of black or white truffle oil: 2 and 8 oz. bottles. Now, in my experience even a 1-ouncer loses its mojo before it finally goes rancid (no matter how carefully protected). As low-carb an eater as I am, I can't eat scrambled eggs or sauteed 'shrooms often enough to justify a 2-oz. bottle. I can't imagine who (other than a restaurant) would buy an 8-ouncer.
Sat. night we ate Eataly leftovers (and still have a hunk of the mozzarella remaining tonight, to eat with one of our last little homegrown tomatoes). Our outdoor basil has fallen victim to winter--so we've turned to pinching off tips of my hydroponic plant (which I started from seed in late Jan.).
Sunday after I made shakshuka for brunch, we decided to go to the movies--we picked The French Dispatch, and I laughed so hard I nearly had an asthma attack. (I'd have had to lift my mask to use my inhaler). For dinner we wanted Greek, but there was no parking available for the restaurant a few blocks north of the theater--and it was too cold & windy to walk that quarter-mile. So en route home, we stopped in Andersonville, our old neighborhood (a mile south of us) and found a Mediterranean place, Andie's, we hadn't been to since well before the pandemic. We were seated by the fireplace. Started with lentil soup. We also ordered saganaki so we could bask in the warmth of the "Opaa!" flames. Shared an arugula-feta salad. Bob had lamb tagine over basmati rice, and I had pomegranate chicken thighs with a double portion of mixed veg. (cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, zucchini & yellow squash, and bell peppers) instead of rice, spuds or pasta. Mon. & Tues. night's dinners were my leftovers.
Tonight I finished off the Kroger 3-pepper wings (even after rinsing off most of the sauce, they were uncomfortably flaming-hot), with celery & blue cheese dressing.
Tomorrow night I'm hoping Bob can get home in time for Avec's Beaujolais Nouveau dinner (and they're not sold out). If not, he'll hit the booze superstore for this year's Nouveau (tomorrow is the official annual U.S. release day). Friday night Eataly is having a truffle & Barolo tasting, but I suspect it too will be sold out.
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Lacey - I'm a one person household & I wouldn't give up my Costco membership. I agree w/Wally - the wine deals are good. Their beef is spectacular. I buy vitamins, multi packs like soups, frozen foods - not to mention water & TP & paper towels, etc. My particular Costco doesn't have a great selection of books, but I too have bought clothes - jeans & 32 degree heat under layers, I don't buy many fresh vegetables because the quantities are to big to use in time. But yes, the cheeses are to die for. And some really good crackers. And it's nice to get the cash back on the their Visa at the end of the year.
My suggestion would be to go wander around a store to see what you like before committing. Since you don't need a membership to use the pharmacy or the glasses or hearing departments, just tell them at the door that's where you're headed.
I forgot about eating until way too late to cook & I still had lots of spread sheets to complete - so I had Auntie Chuns Korean Style sweet chili noodles. Quite good but 880 mg of sodium.
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Well, I struck out on both the dinner at Avec & the tasting at Eataly: Avec is sold out (at $175 per, so I guess my procrastination saved us a little money); and Eataly is not doing a tasting Friday night--preferring instead to have an on-site truffle sale on Tues & Wed. the 23-24th. If I want one, I'd be better off buying in person so I can get the smallest fragment available--online, it has to be a minimum of 1 oz. for $248. Ouch.
So Bob will bring home some Nouveau tomorrow night. From what I've been reading, it was a small early harvest, with the wines being more "elegant" (read, thinner & more acidic vs. stronger & richer).
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Lacey, we of course, are a family of two but we find Costco valuable for all the reasons Minus and Wallycat listed and more. I know you don't eat many mammals but chicken is a good value there too. The lamb chops are the best bargain there and oh so good. We buy liquor, olive oil, cleaning products, bread products and otc medicines too. I used to go about once a month but now I'm close enough to run over there anytime I run out of a Costco staple. We buy sheets and towels there too on occasion. We love it.
Illimae, that snackplate looks perfect.
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And don't forget that if you get the membership, if at the end of the year you find you did not use costco enough or didn't like the membership, they will refund you, no questions asked.
Other things I buy...prunes (I am forcing myself to eat 3/day for bone strength and hope that is enough); frozen berries, cream, occasionally, bacon. We've purchased our printer and computers there too. They sell organic tofu, hummus (which I buy in pre-pkg--hate the pkg waste, but easy to freeze them if it gets close to expiration), coffee, nuts, and pre-covid, their nitrile gloves were a great deal.
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