So...whats for dinner?
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Debbie, they can't say they weren't warned! Have a good time.
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Sauted boneless chicken breast in EVOO with thyme & rosemary from my garden, steamed broccoli that my sweet neighbor gave me from their garden. I picked a sweet yellow pepper, I think I will eat that too.
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Carrie, the cooking worked out well.... you can do it.. you can do it.... deep breaths..lol
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He let me play his "hybrid" I don't know what else to call it, it has 5 strings, the usual 4 of a violin E-A-D-G and then the lower C of a viola it was electric, and flat, not made out of wood, but I he turned off the sound thank God. He is from Otavalo, Ecuador, he wrote down his village because when I'm outta here, in a year or two (with God's will) I hope to live in Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica for a a small bit each before settling down. He's second from left. No idea what I'll do about insurance. Or anything else for that matter. OK, no snarky comments about his age, but he is pretty to look at.
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The sweet yellow pepper I started eating nearly burned my tongue and lips off, it was super HOT!!!
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deborye... I sympathise. You reminded me of a time when DH & I were in Thailand... were sitting in a bar having a drink and on the table were a bowl of sliced 'cherry tomatoes'... so course I dived in - whoa... turns out they were sliced thai peppers
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Change of plans. Sharon had some thawed chicken...so chicken instead of salmon... The onion bread/naar is rising.
Deb..I'm wondering if the pepper was a hungarian wax pepper...aka hungarian banana pepper? They can range from pretty mild to, if you're not used to it..a bit hot.
I have a shrimp recipe that would probably do pretty nice with that. It can dilute a habanero pepper to something that won't hurt "now or tomorrow" so it probably would do OK with that pepper.
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ooops.
i really miss peppers and hot things.
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I *love* hot stuff. Serrano peppers are the best...and they grow well in our yard.
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The bread is done. Sharon and Chrissy love it.
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bedo- What fun! Looks amazing to play. I agree, pretty to look at hehe! I have good friends from Ky who own property in Panama and just love it I hope you get to follow your dream some day.
Dinner tonight was Thai food I had never been there but friends go there all the time. It was ok. Seemed more like chineese or japeneese rather than the Thai I have had in Hawaii and I got major stomach cramps after so thinking they use lots of MSG! They did put ,lots of ginger in the dishes so was happy about that.
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Bedo, you are running off to Equador with a boytoy? I am shocked, just shocked I tell you
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Tazzy: The stuffed pepper recipe is just turkey hamburger mixed with celery, onions, garlic and seasonings, then stuffed in red, organe, and yellow peppers and baked in the oven for about 45 minutes @ 400 degrees. The butternut squash sauce was from a jar that I found in the Fresh Market. I thought it was a good substitute to tomato sauce (BF is allergic to tomatoes) and it worked.
Today I'm going to make some okra and tomatoes for myself that can be served over brown rice. I love this dish but my BF can no longer eat it because of his tomato allergy. It will be a no meat day for me...I'll do a chicken breast for him, or a fish fillet.
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Bedo the festival looked like a lot of fun... and who knows what future opportunities await you in Equador!
Yesterday I actually did get to start some weeding (making barely a dent!). It was like what I imagine hot yoga to feel like given all this heat and humidity.
We also made a visit to our new local farmer's market where we got some great corn, kale, cukes, blueberries, rasberries, and the most succulent sweet sea scallops. For dinner DH grilled the scallops with some red peppers, and we had wild rice AND corn (because I totally forgot we had the corn until the rice was already in process...no complaints from DH about two starches) and cuke salad with fresh mint, which of course has now sprouted up in different parts of our backyard. Good thing I use it a lot!
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Thanks Kaara - good substitute, can imagine it gave the peppers a nice flavour.
Debbie: sorry your meal wasn't up to Thai standards. Hope you are feeling OK now.
Thanks for saying you had cucumber mint salad... been ages since I did that - will be on tonights menu.
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MinusTwo - here is the salmon souffle recipe:
Melt 1/4 c butter, add 1/4 c flour (for those of us who avoid wheat - I use rice flour), and stir until combined. Add 1 c milk (I use 1/2 and 1/2 as my hubby likes it rich), stir over medium heat until thickened. Add 1/2 to 1 c cheese (I use a combo of cheddar and parmesan). Stir until melted and thick. Add a sprinkle of pepper (there's enough salt in the cheese, so I don't add salt) and a little nutmeg. Take off the heat and set aside.
Saute about 1/2 lb of mushrooms. In the souffle pan break up already cooked salmon (I use about 1/2 of a 2-3 lb filet), add sauted mushrooms and 1 or 2 T of mayonnaise to moisten. Stir together so all are combined and then press down so the salmon/mushroom combination is a layer in the bottom.
Separate 4 eggs. Beat the whites until they are VERY stiff. Beat the yolks until they are lemon colored and thick. (If you choose to beat the yolks first, be sure to clean the beaters VERY well, as any yolk in the whites will prevent them from getting stiff.) Stir the yolks thorougly into the milk/cheese mixture. Very gently combine the yolk/milk/cheese mixture with the stiff egg whites. Pour into the souffle pan. Place souffle pan in a pan of water (something like a pie plate with a little water in it). Place in pre-heated 325 degree oven. Bake for approximately 1 hour or until a knife inserted comes out only wet.
It's not low calorie, but it's really tasty.
Apple - why are you not eating hot things, if you like them?
Our zucchini are coming in droves now, so for dinner tonight we're having stuffed zucchini.
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I don't know about Apple, but I still have diarrhea a lot, especially after hot things. Sucks, cause I get real bored with bland things.
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Eric, you sound like a talented cook and a "man for all seasons." I'm hoping to see Sharon's markers down, too, along with Michelle's.
All of the meals and foods mentioned in the last two pages of posts sound wonderful. That birthday party sounds like the ultimate party. I would love to have been included in the guest list.
Laurie and others who inquired about our summer trip, we usually travel during the summer for three months or longer. Our 5th wheel camper is the type referred to as "fulltimer" model. But we "fulltime" only during the summer. The rest of the year we pretty much stay home. Luckily, our next door neighbors have four boys and each of them has been our yard boy during our summer absences. We pay them a fairly generous monthly fee for cutting the grass and looking after things. If a hurricane creates a big mess, we pay extra for clean up. We're on Boy No. 4 now so once he finishes high school, we're out of neighbor boys!
Today dh and I bicycled another section of the Heartland bike trail, not quite 13 miles. It's much warmer here in northern MN than we would like, but that seems to be the story with much of the US.
Dinner tonight will be leftover barbecued pork roast and a big salad with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers we bought at the farmer's mkt. on Sat. I am beginning to see the value of a slow cooker. Cooking the pork roast was really easy. I didn't even brown it.
I also was a waitress in my younger days and I don't miss it at all! I have great admiration for good wait staff. It isn't an easy job. You have to multi-task and I wasn't good at that. I tip very well when we get good service. And I don't blame the waitress if I see she's being overworked and is serving too many tables. DH has a nephew who was a waiter at good restaurants in St. Louis. He was very good at his job and made great money. He also developed quite a palate for good food and wine and is an outstanding cook himself.
i keep asking locals about a good restaurant for walleye fish and they just look blank because everyone fishes and catches their own walleye. I wish dh and I were fishermen but we aren't. If we caught any fish, neither one of us would want to kill them!
Happy Monday!
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Hi everyone! Whew is it HOT! I just got home from work a bit ago and have the house organized for night time. I am starting to gain stamina again, I am not as tired despite sweating my buns off. I waitressed for years and always liked it, like anything you can get burnt out on it but I like interacting with people and being busy at the same time. I actually enjoy the multi taking. The boy I work with, there is just two of us waiting tables, made a comment today that I am obsessed with clearing plates! I laughed and told him you should never walk in the dining room empty handed or walk out that way- ever- you turn table faster and make more money. He did it the rest of the day too, he is super sweet and is our good friends nephew.
So last night we had friends over to enjoy the pool. They brought buffalo chicken and steak from the local butcher and I did the rest. Scalloped potatoes, zucchini from my dads garden that I sauteed, salad and some garlic bread. It was good and easy.
Tonight is super simple- burgers. It is hot in the house as I have been gone and the a/c's weren't running so we will throw them on the grill and I am going to make salad to go with it.
Hope everyone had a great day!
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Laurie: It sounds like you are doing great managing things with your new job. Those PVC's must be gone...hopefully never to return! Who watches the boys while you work?
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Kaara- Yummm on the okra and tomatoes Dh does not like them so dont get a chance to make it often.
The salmon moouse recipe looks very tasty. And scallopes sounds good wish I had some to cook.
Tazzy- Feeling much better today thanks! I am thinking I will take my leftovers and try to improve it for lunch today somehow maybe by adding some spiceyness to it.
Laurie- Good tip what you told the other waiter, something I always tried to get into my employees heads but some would not listen. Enjoy the pool with friends today.
Have no idea whats for dinner tonight, maybe pork chops and barley and broccoli salad, a recipie I have been wanting to make for awhile.
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Momine, look closely, lol!
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Momine, and Lacey, you just never know do you, lol
Carole I 've always thought of Rving, but I'm a bad, bad, driver. A friend of mine does it full time with her husband and loves it.
Moonflwr I hope you feel better. I am a salt addict. I know bad bad bad, do you like salty things?
Here's a recipe for you Carrie! Take jar of pickles, (whatever kind you like) when you've eaten all the pickles, peel (or not) fresh cucumbers slice them and put them in the pickle jar with the old brine. They're pretty good after a day or two in the refrigerator!
Tazzy, have you tried cucumber and sliced onion in yogurt (or sour cream if you're decadent) with a little salt and cracked pepper if you want and fresh dill? Eat it cold from the fridge. A favorite from my Gramma when I was little. You have to put a bit of salt on the cucumbers when you first slice them and then let them sit and rinse them with cold water after about 1/2 hour and pat dry to get rid of the excess water. Let the whole thing get cold.
Kaara, that sounds like a southern dish with corn, can't remember the name of it. but it is good.
Gardengumby the rain makes them insanely big!!! How are your yellow squash? I wish mine were doing as well
Ran outa steam. Cats look like cat-rugs, I guess that means, time to turn on air conditioner.
Sorry for every one I forgot. I type all day and my fingers are saying stop.
Have a nice evening everyone!
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Bedo, I love that idea of cukes, onion and sour cream (be decadent... why not
). I'm just sitting here thinking I may cook creole shrimp (I know I have a recipe somewhere), maybe with a coleslaw salad. I have pita breads in the freezer too. Oh and I will be making the cuke, onion and sour cream 'salad'. DH wont like that I dont think as he's not a lover of sour cream...but we will see.
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Thanks Carol. I love to cook and wish I could do more of it....started in college.
Sharon's last chemo was today. Tomorrow there appointments with the MO to find out about more tumor markers and then the RO to find out if the exchange can happen before Rads.
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Eric, yay for Sharon! Hoping for no SEs. Good luck on the Exchange.
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Saw everyone's posts about pulled pork and went out to get some. Pretty yummy.
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Eric- Congrats to Sharon on last Chemo!! Hope her tumor markers are good as well!
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Wow... This thread just moves at lightning speed!! I can barely keep up on my reading, much less posting!
Eric,
Glad to hear that Sharon is done with chemo! Hoping for clear sailing from here on out!
Laurie,
Loved the pictures of the boys entertaining themselves with a bit of water and a chair!!! I used to give my kids a bucket of water with washable paint mixed in and a large paint brush and they would paint the walk and driveway for hours.... Such simple activities and yet, such good times and memories!
Michelle,
I tried your recipe for the Oven Pancake this weekend and it was really good! I've had it on my list to try for quite sometime and was glad I did!
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Eric congrats and I hope Sharons markers go down.
Yum to pulled pork!
Kaara- The PVC's had been gone and just had a 2 day episode Fri and Saturday : / No idea....
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Eric - brilliant news about Sharon. Good luck with the markers.
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