So...whats for dinner?
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Less than a month from now, it will be my 5 year cancerversary. WOOT WOOT
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Michelle
I have said for years, Grandchildren are our reward for raising our kids>.
Our youngest is now 20. so we are starting with now 3 and 8/9th great grand babies. (one due in a week).
Vickie
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Wow! I didn't know that Deb! That's great! I know you will do something special!
It's hard to keep up, with my job taking up all my time! I just pick and choose who I can spend time with on the weekends now.
I had mussels tonight with my friend Robin at an Indian restaurant. It's sad. We are addicted. and meet there once a week
This weekend it's my 24 year old friend and maybe (or not) her 9 month baby. We will see a movie and hang out. And then Hiking or something outdoors with my friend of 20 years on Sunday in South County
I am Quaker, but have started going to church with my daughter and BF at the Unitarian Church on Sundays
Have a fire going and Pandora.
Will be thinking of all of you.
Tomorrow study, study, study.
Best, ladies. xo
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Haha, Deb!!!
Bedo - a mussels addiction sounds like a good thing to me!
Vickie - wow, great grandbabies! I hope I live long enough to see one. At best, I'll be an old, old lady...lol. My oldest grandchild is 8.
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Congrats, Deb. As my Rad Onc would insist...I hope you will do something really special for yourself! I thought of that since I had a follow up with her today...and agree... for you to treat yourself.
Debbie, I'll post that Moroccan chicken recipe tomorrow. ...need some shut-eye since I seem to have been hit by a massive head cold out of the blue. Drat!!0 -
Deb- I laughed so hard when i read that, yes, there is a lot of ingredients in my CC i realized how it sounded when i was typing it out haha!
Michelle- Im so envious of all the cheriesed memorys and time you get with your Grandbabies- I saw one in hawaii but the youngest i havnt seen for over 3 years (tear) So glad you live close to them to be able to do that.
Bedo- have a romantic evening by the fireplace with your BF!
Lacey- Ok, no hurry and get better!
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Deborye: Congrats on the 5 years. I just made 1 year last week and five seems really far away.
Bedo: If you like Pandora, try Iceberg Radio out of Canada.
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Debbie you crack me up!! I meant my daughter and *her* BF. I had a romantic evening with my 2 cats lol
Lacey rest rest rest!
Minus 2 I will try that today as I study today, thanks!
Joyce that sounds hysterical about your car! I am so jealous about singer island. My brother has a house in Port St Lucie, but he rents it out. It's supposed to be very beautiful there. Have fun with Michelle!
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Deb Congrats on the five years!! That is a milestone I cant wait to reach....1 year for me.
Joy You are making me so jealous of being outside with warm weather. It cant get here fast enough for me, although not complaining about our mild winter. I have been able to get out and walk frequently, but could use some warm sun.
Had a fish fry last night, I dont usually go that route but couldnt resist....whats a few more minutes on the eliptical anyway?
Lacey rest and get better and drink, drink, drink (water) to flush it away.
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Joyce - have a fun day, and take some pictures! And congrats on the one year anniversary! Big hugs and love to you and DH for your 44th wedding anniversary - that's a big deal these days!
Deb - maybe we should plan a trip to Pickity Place in late March or early April (when Joyce is in town) so we can properly celebrate your 5-year cancerversary. I'll bet you're up for that
Lazy morning around here - we didn't get home until almost 1 a.m., well past our bedtime...lol. DH is just stirring.
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Ok reporting back on the zucchini fries. They weren't like french fries but they were absolutely DELICIOUS. No recipe needed. Just use smaller sized zucchini (I used three) - quarter them lengthwise, then cut in half. Don't make too thin. Beat an egg with a little water. Dip zucchini in egg and then in cornmeal mixed with some seasonings. (I used paprika, pepper, garlic powder). I put the cornmeal in a big ziplock bag and threw in the zucchinis about 5 fries at a time and shook to cover. Fast and easy.
Spread them all on a baking sheet not touching each other. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake at 400+ (I think my oven was around 425) for maybe 1/2 hour. I turned them halfway through.
They were soft but crunchy with the cornmeal coating. My husband put some hot sauce on his, but he puts hot sauce on EVERYTHING. I think they would have been nice to have a sauce to dip in, but they were delicious without. They were gone in NO TIME and I went out and bought more zucchini to make them again tonight.
Next time I'll tell you about the new way I found to make cauliflower. YUM!
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welcome Amy! I do fried zuccini sticks in the summer and make a dipping sauce for them. I use about 2 tablespoons of mayo and add probably about the same amount of hiney and mix together. I never measure this dip, I just know how it looks- sorry! But it will end up kind of a golden color and have the consistency of a dip/dressing. We love it!
I've missed so much in the past couple of days and I only have a minute....
Deb- yha on five years! I agree with Michelle, we can go to pickety place and celebrate the end of March/April when Joyce is around?!
Lacey- I hope you feel better soon and I am so glad your dog is feeling good and has found his spare tank of spunk. Gets lots of rest.
Michelle- glad you had fin last night and was having a lazy morning with DH today.
I can't remember who wrote it but I laughed so hard when someone reminded Lacey to drink a lot and then specified water, lol!
I am doing better, glands are still swollen and I basically just have a wicked cold at this point. Because I am an idiot we are all heading to a friends house for a sleep over tonight. But, they have a spare bedroom DH and I will get and the boys will all sleep in their younger sons room with him. So I should still be able to get a good nights sleep and head to bed when I am tired. The Dr called me last night at 8- my heart just about exploded thinking to call me at night was bad news. But it wasn't- my blood levels came back normal. So I had a glass of wine:P
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
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ummmm---Amy it was honey-----not hiney.
Man my typos are always nuts! I poop in the oven, put bat wings in my food and now I am suggesting some hiney in the dip!
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Sounds good to me!!!♥ 0 -
After lunch at Janet's house. High school buddies class or 69. 0 -
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Oh crap, all squashed up. Makes my look thin, LOL
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Dinner out with a few friends from class of 69.
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Lacey- I loved zucchini sticks and make them often, cant wait for your cauliflower recipe, i make it roasted, and also make mashed pot out of them which i love.
Bedo- Oh my gosh, i dont know where i got that from, i went back and looked at your post and didnt see anything that resembles that at all, i must be losing it LOL! I remember thinking, wow she moves fast she was just dating not long ago a couple of guys and was going to ask you about it but didnt want to sound nosey LOL!!!
Joyce- Happy Anniversary!
Laurie- LOL! too funny, maybe if you put a little "Hiney" in your tea you will feel better LOL!
I have been eating carbs all day after doing so good on my diet, toast, eggs, hashbrowns, sausage for breakfast, then half turkey sandwhich, hour later half steak sanwhich then grahman cracker cookies with Nutella, "So whats for dinner"? LOL!
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Deb- Love the pics of you and your friends!
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Laurie...
You DO seem to have the best typos and the 'hiney' one was no exception!! It made me literally laugh out loud.....
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Laurie, your typos are hilarious...but then on second thought are we getting some insight as to your boys' sudden food fussiness? Young boys love to use bathroom talk....but not really added to their meals! LOL! Meanwhile, more seriously, I"m so happy for you about your normal bloodwork report. Whew! And Yay!
Hope you can enjoy a carefree evening with your friends.Thanks everyone for your "rest and drink" advice. I am awash with liquids, and am hoping that if I do it again tomorrow I will chase this darn virus away. I think I caught it from baby grandson, and afterall, his little germs couldn't be that strong, eh?
Despite my cotton-headed feeling I decided to write down what I did for the Moroccan chicken I threw together this week(not really from one specific recipe), since once I return to work I never will get to it.. It's pretty lengthy, so scroll on by if you're not into heavy spices.
Hope I didn't forget anything....
Pat's Unauthentic Moroccan chicken stew
- 1 1/2 lbs of boneless ch. breasts (thighs would
probably be fine too) lightly dusted with flour, and I cut the breasts into
halves...about 2 1/2 inches each for ease in pan...smaller chunks would even be
faster to cook.- Enough olive oil to saute onions (2 T): additional oil
to brown the chicken (2T or so...)- 1 large or two med onions chopped
- 4-5 minced cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger root (I use the already minced ginger in a jar.. easier)
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons coriander
- 1/2 tsp tumeric
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne (optional)
pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
1 can chicken broth (I also added two packets of trader
joe's chicken broth enhancer with a cup of water)2 cups halved baby carrots
1 15 oz can of diced tomatoes in juice
1 tablespoon lemon juiceA generous amount of fresh chopped cilantro
"Loose" directions:
Saute onions for about 5 minutes in 2T oil in a deep pan
over medium heat adding garlic after a few minutes. Add all the other spices
and keep cooking for about 2 more minutes. Remove spices from pan and scrape it
a bit. Set aside the spice mixture. Add new oil to scraped pan (or you could
use a new deep pan if you feel industrious about clean up) then add the coated
chicken and brown over medium heat on all sides.Add the carrots and broth and tomatoes and return the
spices to the pan with chicken, etc.Turn up heat to med high and bring to a boil then reduce
to med low heat. At this point I'd check to see if the flavor of the broth is
strong enough for you...and if not, add the broth enhancer. Add lemon juice
and simmer for 25 -30 minutes or until the chicken and carrots are cooked. I even cook it longer over very low heat so that the chicken is "stew tender".Towards end of cooking add 1 T chopped cilantro and stir in.
Garnish with more chopped cilantro when serving (if you like it....otherwise I
suppose parsley would also be fine instead of any cilantro) I served it over
couscous, but any grain would be fine.I hope that recipe
is clear. It is really just an amalgam of spices with meat, broth, tomatoes and any veggie
you choose. I happened to have baby carrots in the refridge. You could also add chickpeas if you like the texture of them since lot's of Moroccan dishes tend to have these.
And as you can tell, I will not be writing any cookbook
instructions in the near future.Off to watch "Moneyball"...DH's idea...and I hear it is good.
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Laurie - so happy that the levels came back normal, yippee!!!
Saw Wanderlust tonight...a bit raunchy but a good Saturday night comedy. I think I'll download Moneyball to watch on the plane next week when we fly to Florida.
Tomorrow the guys in the family are going to see the Globetrotters. The gals are going to have lunch at the American Girl restaurant. I'm sure it will be cute, if not a culinary adventure
Deb - looks like a happy group of gals for dinner! I need to connect with some of my 1968 classmates and not wait for the next reunion.
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Deborye,
Great picture!! And, I must add, the class of 69 girls don't look a day over fabulous!!
Lacey,
Some of the best recipes I've come up with are a mish-mash of the best aspects of several recipes! The Moroccan Chicken sounds really good!
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Well, I just erased that huge print. Anyway, Can I come too to Pickity? I can drive my old junker up there from Providence. I work Mon-Fri. but am off Sat and Sun ? I would love to meet all of you!
Sally
No Idea what I hit to do that. lol, I'm afraid to try to *fix* it because I'm afraid I will mess it up more! But I hope you enjoy the easy reading! I will look into it tomorrow!
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Of course, Bedo!!! All are welcome, and we will do it on a weekend because several of you work or need your DH to be available to watch the kiddies.
I've had that font change happen to me, too - very frustrating!
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Welcome Amy,,,, I haven't been keeping up lately because i've been buying a used Seiko watch to go with me on my vacay to Sam Diego with the kids coming up.
I first met my husband in 84... we had our 2nd date in 93.. Anyway, i always appreciated how much he ate, and he me, because i was a chef.
Anyhoo, the first time i went to his parents' for dinner, 'mom' made tacos. Back then I was cheffing 8 - 9 hours a day. I'd cycle for 15 or 25 miles daily before work, practice for 3 hours and maybe ride again. The bottom line is that i ate like a HORSE. At dinner that night i had 7 huge tacos... his mom was looking at me like i was a freak.. they were so good. like tostadas more with home fried shells.. I still make them today. yum
I love Lent because on Fridays my husband goes and 'works' the shrimp dinners and the kids go help too. i don't have to cook - unless i want tuna salad. I find son #1 likes tuna too. I'll have to buy that huge gallon at Sam's.
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deborye.. you all have some red hair going on up there.. beautiful.. i just love red hair.
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