So...whats for dinner?
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A neighbor made sweet potato pizza crust and brought it over this morning so I'll add some bbq sauce, red onions and chicken sausage. I'm hopeful this tastes as good as it sounds the sweet potato crust is intriguing.
It's been -0 here so I've been staying in and cooking whatever is in the freezer as well. Day before yesterday I made spicy Korean pork, my first attempt and it came out very good. Leftovers yesterday were even better.
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Serendipity - I'd like to see your Korean Pork recipe if you're willing to share. I recently bought some Gochujang sauce but haven't used it yet.
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This is the recipe that was given to me, I made my own adjustments
8 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed
1 2" piece ginger, peeled, sliced
½ cup dry sake (I used savignon blanc as I didn't have sake)
½ cup gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
½ cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
¼ cup vegetable oil, (I used sesame oil and about half of this amount)
1.5 lb pork loin cut into thin strips (I sliced in half lengthwise and then did thin slices)
I also cut up 5/6 green onions into 2" pieces and added that to that marinade
Purée garlic, ginger, sake, gochujang, mirin, and oil in a blender. Set ¼ cup marinade aside; chill. Transfer remaining marinade to a large dish. Add pork; turn to coat. Chill, turning occasionally, at least 2 hours.
I cooked on the stove in a pan maybe 8 minutes until my desired tenderness then added the rest of the marinade until it thickens up.
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Sounds delicious - thanks.
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It really was. You are very welcome!
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My lack of interest in smoking was such that even the most severe junior high school peer pressure was easily ignored.
The weather here has been somewhere between great and awesome. But don't worry, when it's 120F/50C here, it will be your turn to say how nice it is outside.
When I hear "spikes", I think about the (railroad) spike hammer I had (now in storage) in the garage. My uncle, who worked for the L&N railroad for 51 years, gave it to me.
Tomorrow is the birthday of one of the music jam session members and his wife asked if I could make some "northern" corn bread (what I call corn cake) to go with the chili she's making. She has issues with white sugar and prefers the southern style (no sugar) cornbread, but since it's his birthday..... She does a bit better with honey, so I'm going to experiment with using honey as the sweetener. If it doesn't work out, I'll just make two batches, one "north" and one "south".
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I've never used sugar to make cornbread, because I always spread honey & butter on it when I ate it. Tangentially, I hear from friends in Queens that Dunkin' Donuts is charging 25 cents for butter on their corn muffins. I remember at the cafeteria at Chenonceaux chateau in the Loire valley, a pat of butter cost the equivalent in francs (pre-euro, 1994) of about a nickel--but the price was posted on the tray of pats. But for French butter, it was worth it.
I never entertained the slightest thought of smoking, because my mom chain-smoked and often put her cigarettes out on her dinner plate and then put the plate into the dirty-dish water. When it was my turn to do the dishes, I was revulsed (in NYC back then, in-sink garbage disposals were illegal) by that. Finally, one night I'd had enough and said, "I'll make a deal with you--you don't put your cigs out on your dinner plate and I won't eat out of your ashtrays." She was furious, but didn't punish me. From then on, she'd scrape her own plate into the garbage can before putting it in the sink. I also remember how many times when I was a kid we had to stop on road trips for smoke breaks and even got late starts because she insisted on detouring to buy a carton or two before hitting the road. When my parents took their first & only cruise, my dad would bribe the steward to hide her cigarettes; but Mom would bribe him to get them back. Dad (who neither smoked nor drank) predeceased her, at 72. The day after his funeral, their cardiologist tearfully pleaded with her to quit. She was 65--went to a hypnotist and quit cold turkey. She had smoked since she was 15--working her way up to nearly 3 packs a day till she quit. Her lungs healed a bit over the next decade, but then went downhill till she got first chronic bronchitis and then COPD. She died at 85 of cor pulmonale, right-sided congestive heart failure (CHF) caused by damaged lungs. (And she had a 6cm lung lesion that was likely malignant but she refused a biopsy because she didn't want treatment).
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Serendipity, how was the sweet potato crust? Thanks also for the pork recipe.
I love herring; Costco does not carry the sour cream version and the ones they sell always taste too sweet for me.
My dad was a smoker since I could remember; he tried quitting and finally managed in his late 60s. He died at nearly 88. I was able to quit by stuffing the money I'd spend on a carton into a sealed jar. At the end of the month, I was horrified how much it cost...3 packs/day ...and that was when cartons were "affordable." Pretty much quit, except for that time in Paris. My DH never smoked, so keeping from smoking was easy. He rarely drinks. I won't give up my wine, LOL.
I made a tofu, sweet potato coconut curry. DH's request. It was just OK. I used a recipe he pulled off the internet and did not have high hopes for it, but it was decent for what it was and the time it took. We'll have leftovers tomorrow.
I've been in the throes of deciding medicare crap for this year and it is daunting...who the hell knows what disease or drugs they may or may not deal with in November....oy!
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For brunch, I made a slice of avocado toast (with homemade guac on a bed of arugula), topped with cilantro, shallot, tomato and an egg. For Bob, a large lemon-dill tuna salad sandwich (lettuce, tomato, onion, Duke's mayo), and a side of broccoli florets & grapes; later, a big mug of chicken broth with dill, garlic & parsley.
Dinner tonight was golden tilefish (like a cross between halibut & monkfish) seared with grapeseed oil, salt & pepper and topped with lemon. The usual snap peas sauteed with garlic, ginger & toasted sesame seeds; and for Bob, half a packet of Lundberg turmeric rice. Dessert was mixed nuts and a couple of small pieces of Lily's stevia-sweetened dark chocolate.
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The tiny chickens (Cornish hens) put their larger relatives to shame. They were delicious. Even DH commented and he's not a chicken fan like I am. I split the two hens open, salted them with Kosher salt and put them in the refrigerator for a few hours. Then smeared them heavily with a mixture of olive oil and chopped fresh herbs from the patio garden, rosemary, parsley and oregano. Also grinds of black pepper. Roasted them in a 400 degree oven. Side was steamed broccoli.
I will be buying the Cornish hens again.
Tonight will be leftover beef veggie soup and salad.
It's fun having foodies in our group who cook foods entirely foreign to me like the tofu dish and the Korean pork. Too bad we can't do pot lucks and get to taste these foods.
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Tonight will be sablefish with the same sides as last night (unless Bob wants me to order out for pizza, and if so I will just eat the toppings). Today I treated myself (because he requested it) to "Irish porridge" oatmeal, made on the stovetop with McCann's steel-cut oat groats. I gave him brown sugar & maple syrup so he could sweeten to taste (he didn't use the brown sugar packets), and sweetened mine with Lakanto maple-flavor syrup & brown Swerve. Felt decadent breaking my intermittent fast after only 13 hours...but it was there. (And that was my one allowed starch-of-the-day--if I have tuna salad later I'll stuff it into Belgian endive leaves).
Even after running the exhaust fan and burning a couple of scented candles, the kitchen still smells like fish. (But Bob I I like fish--just won't pollute anyone else's microwave with it nor eat it on a plane).
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The sweet potato crust was very good! My son finished it off so there were no leftovers. Definitely something I'll eat again. Going to ask her for the recipe.
Not sure what dinner is going to be. I'm not in the mood to cook today and it's decent out at 28 degrees so maybe we'll do Mexican after my appointment or order in some Chinese.
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Just re-tested (per my health system's newsletter which says to wait till at least Day 4 post-exposure). Bob says he was exposed Thursday and I was exposed no later than Saturday or even Friday, since we ate together both nights. So today is either Day 4 or 5. This time I used OnGo, which is a PITA since you have to download and use their app (even though there's a step-by-step instruction sheet, which I followed). Once again, at 10 (earliest) and 15 (latest) minutes, no line next to the "T." I even used a lighted magnifying glass. While my own timer was running, at about 6 minutes I tapped my phone's screen, which showed the app thought I hadn't started yet! I blew threw the next steps on the phone till it said "start timer." It warned not to stop the app's timer. So when it beeped and I took the requisite photo of the test cassette (w/in the 5 min. window specified in the app), which was a huge pain to get it into the narrow vertical window and in focus to boot. The app said "negative result, test invalid because test expired." Baloney--Bob & I both agree it's negative.
Bob is feeling fine. He got word from his hospitals, colleague & and Union Health: he can officially break quarantine (albeit in an N95 mask for the next 5 days). Colleague said to stay home this weekend and enjoy football, then come to work on Mon. and do two "hospital Hell weekends" in a row. Looking forward to having my HK back and the plumber in Monday. (Fingers crossed she and her DH remain negative),
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Carol, I have not had a cornish game hen in some time. Thanks for reminding me. I agree on the pot luck. I would love to try some of the recipes used here.
Sandy, I love sable fish. I know oiler fish leaves a longer, lingering smell, but I think it is worth it for eating the fish! Glad you tested negative and that Bob is feeling well.
Serendipity, now I am super-curious on the crust. Shredded, then baked, mashed cooked up sweets, ?? inquiring minds want to know.
Leftover curry tonight.
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I made the chocolate pie with the heavy cream & Tia Maria last night. This morning I decided to actually whip real cream w/vanilla instead of using 'quip'. Taste was delicious but filling didn't solidify as much as usual so it was a pain cutting & taking 1/2 to a friend in the neighborhood.Edited to add - a definite 'food body wiggle' - courtesy of Illimae
Today's meal will be fried rice w/rotisserie chicken leftovers, onions, carrots, spinach, mushrooms, celery, and whatever else is in the fridge. And of course I've already eaten desert.
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Sweet Potato Pizza Crust
1 cup cooked/mashed sweet potato (cooled)
1/2 cup oat flour (ground into flour in blender or food processor)
2 tbs corn starch
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 egg
Sweet potato to a large bowl
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees, and line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper. To the bowl with the mashed sweet potato, add the flour, cornstarch, seasonings, and egg. Mix until well combined. Spread the dough on the parchment paper on baking pan. Spread evenly in a circle or rectangle until about 12 inches across. The dough will be very mushy and soft. That is okay, once it bakes it will firm up and come off the parchment paper.
Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from the oven, and carefully flip crust (this is optional but it prevents a soggy crust..) Top with sauce, cheese, and other desired toppings (Note: If making the crust ahead of time continue to cook the crust an additional 15 minutes and let cool. Refrigerate, then top with toppings and bake 15 minutes when ready to serve).
Place pizza back in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese and toppings are cooked to your liking. Let cool slightly, cut into slices, and enjoy!
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I'm probably going to make something with shrimp. I think that's the fastest and easiest thing I can put together. I have a bag of shrimp in the freezer. My son is coming over for our weekly anime and dinner night, don't want to do alfredo twice in a row. haha I wish I was more comfortable with the InstantPot. I have a tenderloin I could cook up quickly in there, but last time something went wrong, it didn't cook enough and I haven't tried again. One day I will!
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I'm glad to hear the good news about both you and Bob.
Hi, Lalbo.
Tonight is (music) jam night and dinner will be at there. We can't really have it here anymore as the house is starting to get *VERY* empty. I think we could seat one other guest and that's it. :-)
One of the "jammers" has a birthday tonight and his wife made chili. Mr. Birthday loves the sweet cornbread (I call it corn cake) with chili but his wife doesn't do well with white sugar. She can eat *some* honey, but even that is "don't eat too much". So, I've made a sweet cornbread with honey instead of sugar. I'll see how it turned out tonight. The garlic-cheese biscuits are also done and Sharon made a potato salad.
Tofu is one of those things that assumes the flavor of whatever it is around. Sharon makes an eggless omelet with crumbled extra firm tofu that even MIL, who hates even thinking about tofu, asked for a third helping. When we told her it was tofu, she was, "Well, you got me. This is good". It's time to leave for the jam, so I can post the recipe later
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Dinner is...I don't know.
Originally I had planned to make some homemade soup for my father and myself but though we both recall him having a medium sauce pan, it is currently nowhere to be found. That's fine, I told him we would get a sauce pan tomorrow and I would make it then, so he had a juice drink he had bought at the market and I was going to have a salad I had bought at Trader Joe's but that plan fell through when I realized it had gone bad. No problem, I thought, I had an Amy's Vegetable Lasagna in the freezer for just the occasion. Only I realized I accidentally bought vegan instead of vegetarian and it has soy beans in it, which I'm not supposed to have. I have since found a ridiculously small sauce pan which I can cook about 1/4 a serving of soup in at a time. It might just be a bagel for dinner.
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Welcome Lalbo. GOod to see you WC3. Have fun tonight Eric and do report on the corn Bread (cake).
I'm going to see if I can get Lacey to post.
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I’ve been back in Houston for a few days but haven’t cooked until now. DH deboned a turkey, rolled, spiced and roasted it, it was really good. I cooked broccoli, green beans for DH and roasted sweet potato, carrots and red onions.
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My MO told me that occasional soy foods (tofu, edamame, soy protein) will not produce an estrogenic effect.
When we lived in Seattle in the '70s and belonged to a food co-op, we got a recipe for "bear candy:" tofu, peanut butter & honey mixed together and formed into truffle-like balls, which we'd roll in shredded coconut, cocoa powder, or crushed nuts. IIRC, it was pretty tasty.
Trying to decide whether to make the sable & veggies tonight,
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Mae - Dinner looks good. Did you get your Herceptin shot? Sorry the cold weather is going to follow you here by tomorrow.
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illimae - that loos delicious! Hope you enjoyed yourself.
I had back to back to back appointments today. The last appt was an emotional one so I did not want to go eat Mexican. My son ordered himself a huge sub and I had a salad.
Going to make some salsa verde tomorrow, so I may just make some chicken enchiladas.
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Minus, MDA was very accommodating and got me in yesterday. The localish oncologist in El Paso now has 3 weeks to get it together, although I’m having to instruct them and follow much more than I should. Hopefully an established routine solves the many problems I’m having out there. Especially considering “local” is a 3 hour drive each way an I have little tolerance for wasting my time.
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Illimae, your meal looks delicious! I had to forgo dinner because of a massive GERD eruption, thanks to a cup of Tazo Sweet Blood Orange tea so loaded with lemongrass that honey couldn't make a dent in the acidity. Then a tuna sandwich with tomato & onion, chased with a can of cherry Bubly. All I could handle--and it was at 10pm--was a little leftover oatmeal with maple syrup (the real stuff).That's one of the things recommended to soothe acid reflux. Hopefully the Pepcid and Dexilant (and a crapload of pillows to prop myself up) will let me sleep.
It's started to snow--2 hrs. earlier than predicted. We here by the lake are expected to get 4-8" by 2 pm tomorrow. (No melting--it's going down to the Big Donut again tomorrow night. Hopefully, it all gets cleared before it starts up again next Wed. (Tues. will be rain) and gives us up to nearly TWO FEET by the end of Thursday. Nature is getting even with us for not getting any snow till just after Christmas and then having manageable amounts while the Eastern seaboard keeps getting slammed. The only upside? No carjackers. Bob is a bit bummed out that the weather will have him quarantining now that he's recovered. Hopefully, the garage will be dug out and the alley passable by Monday, when he's set to go back to work and we're expecting our HK.
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Hi MinusTwo! Good to see you too!
ChiSandy:
I hope you are right because I caved to hunger and ate half of the vegan lasagna. The taste was ok but the texture was slimey, I think from the coconut oil they put in it, and so I don't recommend.
I'm glad to hear Bob has recovered!
I've never smoked and can't stand the smell but both of my mother's parents and all of her three siblings were smokers. My grandmother quit in her early 70s after smoking for decades and never relapsed but I think she did occasionally miss it, and one of my aunts also successfully quit. My brother is a smoker though and I will never understand why he started. My paternal grandfather had also smoked when it was common to do so but quit the day he heard on the radio that smoking causes cancer. One of my cousins has been trying to quit forever though and just can't seem to do it even though she saw her mother go through lung cancer. Her mother survived that but was left with only about half a lung and COPD which left her tethered to oxygen tanks for the remainder of her life.
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I quit smoking a few times, the last being about 4 years ago but I missed it a lot, especially when drinking or gathering with friends, most of which smoke themselves. I was a light smoker and I became a light vaper after a while. I know vaping isn’t good either but there’s no “smoke”, no stink and no ash, actual cigarettes are not at all tempting anymore. At stage IV, I am solidly in the “I’ll do what I want” place in life.
Tonight will be boca burgers and roasted potato wedges, easy and delicious.
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I have poblano peppers in the refrigerator, bought with the thought of making a chilis relleno casserole. I will probably make that for tonight. It's an ugly day outside and a good day for prep in the kitchen.
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Uninspired chopped salad for dinner last night - tomatoes, cukes, avocado, shrooms, chicken breast w/a few dabs of ranch dressing.
My dear departed Dad was a heavy smoker and it was literally, the death of him. In my college years, I used to puff on (no inhaling) Virginia Slims Menthol when out drinking. Kept me from overindulging in adult beverages. Very easily gave it up once I graduated college. When I met hubs, he was a smoker. On our 2nd date, we began talking about a serious relationship, and I told him this would only happen if he stopped smoking. Well, he quit cold turkey. Just did not want to see another person in my life go through what my Dad did.
We got about 2" of snow overnight here. DD in NYC, Sister in CT look to be in for some Noreaster effects.
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