So...whats for dinner?
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Lacey - HOORAY - how did I miss your post? I guess just operating on no sleep. I love your oldest picture and memories of cooking with friends who migrated to Florida. It must be sad looking at dark windows. Fun toddler stories. Memories of "helping" cook with my grandmother & mother are so special. Yes, please do share about your eye treatment. Even if you're only able to check in sporadically - don't worry about reading everything, just let us know how you are.
RAOS - Wally, sorry we didn't answer sooner. There has been lots of discussion about Raos and I think all of us use it. I always have plain marinara in the cupboard and embellish it depending on what I'm making. Haven't thought about bean nachos in awhile - and I have a can of refried beans on hand.
Carole - great minds - I was planning on Naan pizzas tonight - with RAOS. But I really need to finish up the leftover stir fried rice first.
Mae - will you stay in town through the week? I'm not looking forward to lows in the 20s Thursday & Friday. Fingers crossed we don't have another lost power event like last February.
I was so excited with the accidental discovery of using a bag of coleslaw as the base for sauteed cabbage & onions that I bought another bag - on sale for $0.50.
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Forgot to say - thinking of you all in the winter storm and hope you are OK.
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I think I am the exception on Rao's-- too much fat and sodium for our anticholesterol/anti hypertension diet!
Carol, just watched the Bengals win! We spent many years in Ohio and are both University of Cincinnati grads so naturally follow the Bengals.
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Minus, we’ll be in town for a couple weeks and yeah, 20 is cold but I checked and it’ll get down to only 9 degrees at the cabin later this week, brrr.
Tonight was seared chicken with a little pasta and mixed veggies. I really like having pasta as an ingredient, not the main and a little butter, garlic and chicken drippings instead of a high fat creamy sauce.
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I used a breakfast sausage tube (Jimmy Dean's Natural--trying to work through my freezer), red onion, spinach, Victoria pasta sauce (costco) and spaghetti. I think we'll have 2 days of leftovers. DH loved it. Easy, yummy and using up pantry/freezer stuff--a win.
Appreciate the feedback on the Raos. We'll see what is available when I get to the store tomorrow.
Hope all the Nor'easter folks are doing OK.
Sandy, I hope you are feeling better.
Illimae, love those pix.
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Broccoli slaw (Josie's organic mix + homemade dressing) and lobster roll for dinner. I buy frozen Luke's Lobster at Whole Foods & it is very good - big chunks of meat! Brioche hot dog buns, "pan toasted" after slathering with butter. Melted butter, lemon and a dash of spice on the meat.
Celebrating the Bengals win - onward to the Super Bowl!!!!
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I can see Raos growing in popularity. When It was first mentioned on this thread, by Susan, I believe, I could find it only at Fresh Market. Then it appeared on Walmart shelves, high up, not at eye level. Later on at Winn Dixie. Now it's in twin packs at Sam's Club and I see jars of soups and other products on shelves at Winn Dixie. I buy the marinara and ended up using a jar last night when I scratched the pizza menu and thawed some frozen Italian sausage and took out a bag of frozen cooked linguine.
I had some odd little chills yesterday morning and didn't feel my best. But today I'm feeling ok.
It's hard to believe that January of 2022 is already over.
Dinner tonight will likely be chicken thighs cooked in a skillet with Meyer lemon. My hair stylist gave me a bagful.
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Carole - glad the odd chills went away. Some days I think my 'not quite right' is just because I'm not 25 anymore (or 45 or 65 or... LOL)
Celia - I'm definitely going to look for Luke's Lobster the next time I get close to a Whole Foods.
Yesterday's food - a piece of GIngerbread for brunch, leftover fried rice for dunch, See's Peanut Brittle in the evening.
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Carol, glad you're feeling better. Out here, pollen has started already and I can just "feel" it. I'll have to remind myself of that when I feel "off."
I really liked the Victoria marinara (costco) so it will be interesting to compare it to Raos. I noticed that Prego and another similar brand have started offering no-sugar-added versions and they can be had for 1.99 or 99cents on sale, so worth doing a comparison. I think America's Test Kitchen rated Raos very highly; they also suggest taking a can of tomatoes and blending them and doctoring it for "sauce." Still, a decent can of tomatoes is no longer cheap. I grew up on Hunts. I still have 12 cans from Costco ....will have to check it all out and compare. Thanks again for the input.
My concoction of sauce, sausage, spinach and spaghetti turned out really great. Leftovers tonight.
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Wallycat, Sharon and I do a lot of what America's Test Kitchen talks about...doctoring tomato sauce. :-) One thing we always add are a couple of Serrano peppers from the garden to give it some "heat".
We had spaghetti the night before last, then for lunch and then for dinner last night. So, tonight...we're not sure yet...but the spaghetti is gone.
I'll probably have to interrupt the packing a bit to take care of the orange tree. One of the music jam members is willing to store in their freezer (and use, as well, which is perfect) the 60-70 1/2 gallon jars of orange juice. It takes about 4 days to pick and juice close to 700 pounds of oranges. About 150 pounds of oranges are given away, whole, so that is one *huge* and productive tree. I will miss it when we move.
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chisandy - hope you are doing ok!
lacey - yay! Hi! Good to see you - I was getting worried.
carole - I am betting the broader dissemination of Rao's food products is linked to the younger generation of the Rao family selling the brand to a distributor in 2017.
I join everyone celebrating the Bengals - I love an underdog/cinderella story! I would have liked to see the 49'ers win - even though I am an LA girl, I haven't been a Rams fan for many years (you can't leave and come back, lol!) and it would have been interesting to see what happened to Jimmy Garapollo if he had managed to win the SuperBowl. As it is, I would imagine he is gone from the 49'ers since he takes up too much of the salary cap.
minus - I love gingerbread, it is so unique, throwback and classic - especially with whipped cream on top. Reminds me of my childhood. I miss dessert... I did order some California Brittle - milk chocolate, at Christmas. It was originally for my BIL/SIL, but we never ended up getting together over the holidays, so we opened the box in a moment of weakness. We have rationed pieces, like one a week, so most of the box remains. Calling me, from the cabinet...lol! Must resist...
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DD's cat (Lucey) is a Bengal. Her boyfriend (probably more than that) is news director at a TV station and used a picture of Lucey for a graphic. :-)
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eric - that is one cute local tiger! Inventive caption to the photo!
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Try ginger bread with a lemon sauce if you really want a treat. It is a special at a street fair we have and it sells out fast. Yum.
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Tonight is simple, a big salad with everything and leftover seared chicken on a flatbread bun with provolone, red onion, mayo, avocado and lettuce.
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Mae - the Chronicle had a really neat article about Marathon today. I can't remember how far you are from there, but I'll be happy to try to find a link & forward.
Dinner was green salad with HEB 'sweet & sour' dressing. Accompanied by 1/2 a grilled cheese sandwich - rosemary/olive oil bread & Gouda cheese.
Wally - we'll all be interested in your comparison survey of pasta sauces - canned or bottled BEFORE doctoring.
Eric - LOVE the tiger cat. Interesting comment - (boyfriend, probably more that that). Maybe an engagement in the spring?
Special - hows your DD doing? Have I caught hints that her significant other may be even more significant? And how the diet going?
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minus - still on the eating plan - have lost a total of 10 lbs so far, since Oct. 1. That is on par with the last time I did this, but this time I am not going back. I can't do everything in moderation, doesn't work for me. I truly seem to be affected by any type of inflammatory state and will gain - and based on the improvement in gut health just by changing what I eat I feel like this is a thing for me. Even my LE is better when I eat like this - and there is some school of thought that LE has strong inflammatory links. The lymphedema drug study at Stanford is predicated on this. As far as DD - things are the same - they live together but there has been no future talk. I think one of the reasons is that her beau is in professional flux right now and also waiting on a back surgery (and waiting on the glacial bureaucracy at the VA Hospital for a referral to a surgeon), so can't move forward career-wise just yet. I don't think either of them feels strongly about getting married, and I don't want to ask, lol!
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Congrats on the 10 lbs. Is your DH eating what you are so you don't have to cook two meals?
Oh I don't ask my son about marriage either. He and his girl will have been together for 21 years in March. Yup - twenty one years. Many marriages don't last that long.
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Right now, I think they believe the money situation is a bit "tight" for "that". Knowing their salaries and what they are having to pay for a "kind of OK" apartment, I agree that money is *tight* for them. She says they're saving, but it's "painfully little". Still, saving "painfully little" is better than slowly burying oneself with credit card debt.
I started out at the same salary, but between when I started out (early 1980s) and now, inflation has increased prices about 180%. I'm actually quite pleased that despite all that, they are still able to put some money into savings.
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I missed a couple of posts. I thought I was old enough to be married at age 22, so 24 is certainly old enough to decide "such things". I'm going not going to ask either! :-)
My older brother retired today at age 67. He has been together with his "very, very significant other" since 1973. Both had very high paying jobs and there were tax advantages to not being married. He has talked about marriage after the income drops, so we'll see what happens with them. :-)
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My son wanted cornbread yesterday so I decided to use cornbread as a base for dinner, a casserole per say. Made a very moist cornbread with creamed corn, seasoned with chili powder, onion salt and garlic salt. Made my own enchilada sauce; poked holes into the cornbread and poured the sauce over, seasoned and grilled up some chicken breasts; shredded it and placed that on top of the cornbread and then added a blend of cheeses on top, baked it until the cheese melted. He loved it. It was too heavy for me, but the tiny piece I tried was delicious.
He has plans for dinner tonight so I'm on my own. I'll probably make chicken lettuce wraps or an egg roll bowl
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Long break between exercise classes today, so made a big lunch. Brussels tossed w/olive oil & balsamic glaze, then roasted plus a somewhat shroomy based pasta. TJs (Trader Joes) Truffle Picante Sauce (tomato based, with a kick), combined with leftover organic chicken sausage, a bit of chopped cooked chicken, sauteed shrooms & mixed with TJs Mushroom Ravioli. Very yummy and enough pasta left for 2 more meals. Plenty of sprouts left as well, so will be a repeat over the next couple of days.
Yesterday's dinner was a repeat of lobster rolls and broccoli slaw.
Hubs went out to do a big grocery shop today as we are looking at Weds being rain, to freezing & then morphing into snow for Thurs & possibly into Friday. Another storm advancing towards a lot of the US. Stay warm & safe!
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ChiSandy:
I'm sorry to hear you didn't manage to dodge covid after all but I hope you have a speedy recovery!
I know the booster temporarily boosted my WBCs so I went out to dinner last night with a close, fully vaccinated and boosted friend in my "covid pod." We got the food to go from a local deli and sat outside away from everyone with me holding my breath when approached by the occasional passer-by.
I got half of a turkey cranberry sandwhich and a cup of matzo ball soup. It was ok. They also have a good bakery there that my mother likes so I fulfilled her wish for chocolate and raspberry rugelach and also came home with a custard horn, a slice of chocolate mousse cake, and a slice of white cake with cream cheese frosting, some of which I will take home to place in the freezer and slowly devoure over the next few months, or such is the plan.
Tonight I will probably have the remainder of the matzo ball soup.
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Still working on the sausage pasta. Love having a reheat dinner.
Anyone who owns an air fryer...do you love it enough that you'd rebuy it? also, which brand. I'm on the fence with that and an Instant Pot. too many gadgets, not enough time.
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Dinner is scallops in a butternut squash “alfredo” with mini potatoes and spinach from a Hungryroot box that was delivered today. I couldn’t resist a 50% off deal, which consisted of 5 lunch/dinner meals, 2 breakfasts, 2 snacks and 3 treats. Items are mostly vegan, those that aren’t are organic. Normally $75 wouldn’t sound like such a great deal but I spent $140 at the grocery on just the weekly basics.
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Wallycat, I have both an air fryer and an instant pot ( both instant pot brand) and use them regularly. If I had to choose one or the other, I think I would take the versatility of the multicooker. That said, the air fryer is fantastic when one does not want to have the oven on. My engineer DH chose the brand of air fryer over the one I had picked out -- and he made a good choice! Happy shopping!
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Celia - I love TJ's Mushroom Risotto. Unfortunately the store closest to me has been out of stock since November. Supply chain issues.
I called a Whole Foods that is only 25-30 minutes away and they do have the Luke's Lobster meat. I didn't even ask how much. I'll make a North run in the next day or two - Used bookstore, Whole Foods, Nothing Bundt Cakes (Snickerdoodles is the flavor of the month), Chicken Salad Chick (their broccoli salad is delicious), Total Wine, and the post office..
I finally made the Naan pizzas - Rao's,fresh mushrooms, black olives, onion slivers, Colby jack & Mozzarella cheeses. Ate two & I have two leftover.
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Which one did he select? I'm on the fence because our oven has "convection" and I've read that that is basically the same thing...but yea, the size. I have a countertop cuisinart steam/convection oven. I suppose I should try that out before hand
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He selected the instant Pot brand air fryer. I, too have a convection oven. The air fryer uses less power than the oven for the two of us!
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The air fryer is a convection oven. If you already have a convection oven, you probably don't need an air fryer. I bought mine at Sam's club for about $90. It's very light in weight but is bulky in size. It works great and I have used it quite a few times over several years. But I favor stovetop skillet cooking. My younger sister has two air fryers so that she can cook a meat and oven fries at the same time.
I have a multi-cooker that is not an Instant Pot and it works very well, too, but I've probably used it less than a dozen times. It's second nature to me to cook a pot of dry beans on the stovetop or a pot roast in the oven. I bought the 8 qt. size and wish I'd bought the 6 qt.
They're both very good appliances.
Last night's dinner was a pork tenderloin. I "slathered" it with a mixture of chopped fresh herbs, garlic and olive oil and roasted it at 425 degrees to an internal temperature of 145.. It was juicy and quite good. DH ate his with a copious amount of jarred chutney. The sides were baked sweet potato and tossed romaine salad with all our favored ingredients.
Tonight will be salmon topped with a yogurt dill mixture. I have a luxuriant dill plant in the herb garden so the dill will be fresh. The veggie will be asparagus or cauliflower mash. Salad may feature slices of pear and strawberry. It will be interesting to see if dh puts sweet onion on his. For him salad equals sweet onion.
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