So...whats for dinner?
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Thinking of you and your family, Bedo. And thank you!
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Bedo - strength and love coming from me.....
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JFK had lupus if it makes you feel any better Joy. A friend of mine was diagnosed when she was teenager and lives a totally normal life with her meds. She doesn't talk about it too much.. I certainly wish you well
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Joyce and I always have a great time together! I'm looking forward to meeting up with her and her DH in Florida in March.
Laurie - I made beans again, and these are way better than the first batch, not too sweet at all:
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/493/Boston_Baked_Beans15770.shtml
I cut the brown sugar in half and replaced it with Splenda, but left a little bit to get the depth of flavor. And I did use the molasses - you could use sugar-free syrup instead if you wanted to cut down on the sugar. And I found them to be done enough after five hours in the oven. That might be a personal preference...I like my beans a little firmer.
These taste like the ones my grandmother used to make when I was a teenager. I guess it's time to get a real bean pot!
28 chicken legs are now in the oven...half will be "buffalo" style and half will be barbecue. And I made a blackberry basil syrup to add to Prosecco. My DD and I are on a Prosecco kick, rather than beer or other wines. I've been cooking all day...LOL!
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Beans Beans are good for soup
makes you tummy daloop daloop
they make ya fart
they make ya poop
Beans Beans are good for soup
At least that is the way I remember it, probably not exact, LOLOLOL
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nope here's the right one:
Beans, beans, they're good for your heart
The more you eat, the more you fart
The more you fart, the happier/better you feel
So let's eat beans with every meal10 -
Oh my God. Deb must be at a Super Bowl party.
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Deb,
The version I remember was similar...
Beans, beans the magical fruit,
The more you eat, the more you toot,
The more you toot, the better you feel,
So let's eat beans at every meal!!
I'm sure your version was much closer to the original and mine was my Mom's edited version...lol!0 -
My Uncle Russell introduced that poem when I was a child and of course breakin bum bubbles was real funny as a kid. He used to make us laugh and still does.
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Our family poem was closer to Seaside's
Beans, beans the magical fruit,
The more you eat, the more you toot,
The more you toot, the better you feel,
Then you're ready for another meal!My grandkids call it "butt snarfing"
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OMG, ladies you are cracking me up, butt snarfing and bum bubbles?
Yesterday was fun. A couple we are friends with came over with their grandson and the boys had fun playing together. My brother and his girlfriend joined us as well. It was a nice mellow crowd. Our friends brought over lasagna and buffalo wings, I made Swedish meatballs, a Mexican dip and some potato skins. We even let the boys stay up until the game was done...or should I say we tried to. My youngest fell asleep on me 5 minutes before the end of the game. Everyone left as soon as the game was done and we told my older so he could watch a cartoon for 15 minutes in our bed while we cleaned up. I went up stairs after maybe 5 and he was sound asleep in our bed. Despite the late bed time they were up for 6
Quiet day at home today, thinking of making spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.
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traditional chicken noodle soup with celery, carrots, onions, noodles and a boiled chicken.
yum - my secret ingredient.. 1/2 a lemon or some juice.
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That sounds good. I put a can of chopped tomatoes or tomato puree in my chicken soup. When we were kids we topped off chicken soup with regular canned tomato sauce.
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Okay I have a story about that poem as well. My cousin Timmy thought that only our family knew that poem. In second grade he had an assignment to write a poem and thought he was being clever. You guessed it. He wrote beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat, the more you toot, the more you toot the better you feel, so eat your beans with every meal. It warrented a call home from the nun and has become family legend.
The chicken Marbella was great! Having leftovers tonight.0 -
For dinner tonight:
Roast chicken
baby bokchoy sauteed in a little walnut oil
sauteed peppers and brussel sprouts with organic bacon
brown rice
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Kay - that is a funny story!
Gardengumy - sounds yummy!
I'm having leftover lasagna. My oldest son invited himself for dinner. My DH is gone and I had no intentions of cooking anything because I'm by myself and we'll be spending the next four days with the grandkids (Taco Tuesday, Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day, Thursday the other grandparents are taking two of them, I'll take the 3rd to ski lessons and basketball and feed him a hot dog in between) and Friday we'll be ready for an adult dinner...lol. Their life is so complicated with school schedules and overlapping activities that my daughter created a full-out project plan for us!!!
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Kay that is too funny!
We are having leftovers from party...my girlfriend is such a cook!!! OMgoodness she made 3 homemade pizzas all different kinds, and sliders, and dips and potatos and a bunch of other stuff Whew makes me tired thinking of all the work involved. I made the chicken fingers on the grill after marinating in italian dsg. Most were gone. There was so much food, it took us forever to clean up and pack all the stuff to send home with people.
We are back to more doctors for my mom this week. she is just not getting better, so now new doc to do a heart ablation, basically go in and cauterize and kill the part of the heart that is fluttering. Doc says she wont get better or feel good until this is done. She is so depressed.
Michelle four day with the grandkids is a big undertaking....put on your sneakers.....you are such a wonderful grandma, they are very lucky children. Have fun.
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scratch the soup.. we've had way too many noodles lately.. it will be chicken and rice. ( i think it's my favorite dish).
we used to sing:
Beans, beans the magical fruit,
The more you eat, the more you toot,
The more you toot, the better you feel,
Beans Beans for every meal!Best of luck to you and your mom carberry. I will keep her in my thoughts etc.
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Kay.... Too funny!! Reminds me of a story my Dad tells... When he was in school they were assigned the book 'Gone With The Wind' to read and do a report on. Well, my Dad apparently wasn't much of a reader and having seen the film in the theater put together what he thought was a great report... Worthy of an A, for sure!!
One problem.... In his report he referred over and over again to the character 'Red Butler'... His teacher gave him an F and wrote on his paper.... 'Nice try! But had you read the book you would know that his name was Rhett Butler, not Red!
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Gardengumby,
That sounds good! My husband and I love brussel sprouts although I usually roast them! My kids absolutely HATE them and complain of the smell when I cook them... Oh well... more for me!
Michelle,
I'm tired just reading your itinerary!! I can remember those days when my kids were little. I worked outside the home and most days ya just didn't even know if you were coming or going! Do you have snow up there for skiing? We've got nothing here... But I guess they make snow at the ski places....
Love the new pic!! Your hair is coming in so fast and so pretty!
Carrie,
I am sorry to hear that your Mom hasn't improved... I'm sure she just wants to get her life back to normal... Hopefully, this next procedure gets her there.
Apple,
Chicken and Rice in all it's many forms is a guaranteed success in my house, too! Haven't come across a recipe yet that we all wouldn't eat!
Laurie,
Sounds like you had a good super bowl night! Hope that things are going well for you.0 -
OMG what did I start, LOL. I created a monster, LOL.
Did any one have a relative that would take his teeth out and run around chasing you with them? Every time my uncle would come over or we went over there we would say, "Gunkle, take you teeth out!" We called him Gunkle Russell, not too long ago he asked why we don't call him Gunkle anymore? We just laughed.
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Oh my gosh you are all so funny with your bean stories, and deb, the false teeth story was Ha lar ious!!! LOL! I remeber seeing my grandmothers teeth in a glass jar in the bathroom and it scared the crap outta me. LOL!
Michelle- I bet you will have a great time with the grandkids,as Carrie said, They are lucky to have you. Your hair does look great, and it is growing so fast.
Seaside-Funny story about your dad and "Red buttler" Haha!
Carrie- I hope they get your moms heart beating normal again. My dad was also having the fluttering and he went to a dr a few weeks ago and changed his medicines and he hasnt had a problem with it since, maybe they can look at changing her meds?
We got back late tonight, had a great time with my dad, brother and friends had about 60 people show up, lots of good food. My favorite part was the commercials!
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Boneless fried chicken strips tonite, I use EVOO and a lot of herbs and seasoning. Good cold too.
Visited Dad last night, he seems depressed, only answers questions, does not carry on any type of conversation. Also sleeps a lot. Sometimes he refuses to go down to the dining room to eat so they bring his food to him to eat at his kitchen table. I told him he has to get motivated or he will loose the use of his legs, he has a terrible time walking with his walker as it is right now. Have to put him in a wheelchair to go any long distance he gets very winded.
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So tonight was Taco Tuesday and my grandkids consumed 30 taco shells...I am not kidding! They were eating really well and then somehow it became a bet as to whether or not they could consume the last 9 shells, with their "prize" being that "I" would empty the dishwasher instead of them...LOL! My DH and I sat at the table in awe as they finished every last one of them! Who would have ever thought that such a simple challenge would inspire them to really eat!!! We just got the last one in bed. And oh, I took them to wrestling - it's very amusing to watch 6 and 8 year olds learn to wrestle. I don't think the 8 year old has the "killer" instinct, but sometimes I thought I was watching that crazy tv wrestling, they were so funny!
Joyce - hope your folks heal quickly and you can get out of here on Saturday!
Carre - hope things are going better for your mom.
Same for you with your dad, Deb.
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Laurie, I cooked your salsa chicken tonight with one major alteration. I substituted pork chops for chicken breasts. The dish was very tasty. You didn't specifiy whether you rinsed the black beans so I did not rinse them. I had bought low salt beans so wasn't concerned about the sodium.
I received my new Kitchen Aid stand mixer today. I ordered it from Amazon. I mixed up a starter (biga in Italian) and plan to make a peasant bread tomorrow. The recipe is in Carol Field's book on Italian baking. It's very interesting and goes into a lot of Italian history.
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Tonight was pan-seared Tilapia, Snap Peas and Lentils with Basmati Rice....
I thought it tasted good and both kids ate it so I am declaring it a success!0 -
The kids ate it too???
A keeper for sure!
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Laurie, I keep seeing references to your salsa chicken ,and it sounds wonderful, but haven't seen the actual recipe on recent posts...I'm obviously a latecomer! Do you remember when you posted it? I'll go back and look for it if you have an idea about that. Thanks so much!
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