So...whats for dinner?
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Thanks Debbie! Going to make hummus.
How many Oz in a pound 12 or 16 I looked on the web and it said both So anyway I'm going to count that 1 pound 13 oz as 2 pounds
I bought flour tortillas instead of pita by mistake, but i can still bake them maybe at 350 for 20 minutes and get chips?
I think Apple said I could freeze the hummus?
Thanks everyone for the ideas on Salmon skin
Did my RO appt thing today, she said "you look great!" I think they are trained to say that, i haven't seen her in a year, I bet she doesn't remember me.
I decided that today was "Talk like a Pirate Day" actually the official day is in Sept. I answered all my work texts with pirate talk. I told my boss, " Forgot me RO wants to plunder me bounties, make sure they're still sea worthy, will note in ship's log" They might think that I've lost it. My boss pointed out a mistake I made in coding, I asked her if she'd been "drinking the grog?.." Try it. It makes the day go faster. Don't explain.
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Before, they already think I'm nuts so Wat the 'ell! LOL. Every one inspired me to cook. I haven't for a long time. So, pork tenderloin, finished with a dandylion jelly, balsamic reduction. Served with mashed potatos and yams. Alright the potatos are precooked, and the yams came from a can, but I made a whole dinner! . Got some leftovers too. This is one of the five meals I taught all my kids before they went to college. Well, alright, they didn't use dandylion jelly, they used raspberry, and they used Apple cider vinegar, but same idea! LOL, this is the important company is coming but I just got home from work/school dinner. You can do this whole dinner in less than 45 min.
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For suppa I met up with some 1969 high school gals and had a hot fudge sundae at Kimball Farm in Westford MA.
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Hi All,
Just wanted to check in and say hi to everyone. Missed a couple of days as I've been preoccupied with surgery on Thursday. Haven't managed to read back on all your lovely dinners you have been cooking and what you've been up to, but I will as I get some great ideas from you all.
Deborye : love your dinner.
Greek salad for me tonight - DH at golf.
Wishing you a wonderful evening.
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Carole - you are a trooper! That's a lot of exercise and I don't think I ever want to do so much that I can't lift my cocktail!!! My new gel bike seat came in today and DH put it on my bike, so I may go for a little ride tomorrow morning while he's working. What a perfect meal day - hamburgers and hot dogs!
Rick ended up riding just one way so 10 miles and met me at the restaurant. It was a steakhouse but reopened a few months ago as an Italian cafe. We sat outside and the food was good. I had linguine with red clam sauce (a carb fest) and DH had veal parm. And they had one of our favorite wines by the glass so we both had a nice Sterling Cabernet. I'm happy that I could drink it - seems the burning has disappeared for the moment.
Bedo - the link for the shrimp recipe is right above the picture. If you make it before I do, let us know what you think. It looks pretty yummy!
Debbie - I used to help my grandmother can tomatoes and that's exactly how we peeled them. We did it in her basement using an old wood-fired stove. What I remember is that it was hotter than he$$ doing it! That bolding thing drives me nuts, too.
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Yes we have a good time in the summer, but the winters are not so pretty. Plus we do work in the day...hate it when work interferes with my social life! Actually our friends have been here on their boat on vacation for almost a month (minus 4 days) and we really need them to go back to work so we can rest.
Bedo you are too funny, be careful and keep an eye out for the men in white coats coming to take you away! LOL
Deb Yumm on the hot fudge sundae. We actually had a big discussion about the last time we all had an ice ceam cone and what was everyones favorite. I have not had an actual cone in years....need to fix that. Vanilla/chocolate twist with chocolate sprinkles.
Tazzy What surgery are we talking about? Will be sending happy thoughts and vibes your way for a speedy recovery.
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Wow, Carole you sound like you are training for the triathalon! LOL! Your burger didn't sound weird at all, they serve those at the yard house in Hawaii. MMMM!
Bedo- Oh ye grand! Oh wait, thats irish, ok how bout... What do you say to a drunkin sailor Earlie in the morn..! Arghh! LOL!
Moon- Never had dandelion jelly before don't think i have even seen it in the stores. Your dinner sounds good
Deb- Yumm on the hot fudge!
Tazzy- I was just thinking about you before i got to your post, wondering where ya been. Are you having your mx? Whatever it is hope all goes well. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers! ((((hugs)))))
Michelle- I too remember having to put all x's in the tomatoes, tons of them. and boil and peel them, back then it seemed tedious!
Apple- I am curious about the coleslaw dressing!
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My garden is doing really well this year due to a really great growing season but, it's looking more and more each day like I am providing my local wildlife with a salad bar....
We had the green bean plant eating bunny... I planted beans 3 times and all 3 times Mr. Bunny ate the plants.... Even after I sprayed them with a mix of water and Tabasco.... It was if he said, 'Thanks for the dressing' and dug in anyway... Good thing he's cute or I could be talked into Rabbit Stew for dinner....
I finally gave up on the beans but, at least my tomatoes were doing well, right? Well, in the last few days the squirrels are heading in and picking the tomatoes!!!! You have got to be kidding me!
I think we need a fence.... or a dog....lol!0 -
Our dogs chase the birds away from the tomatos. The only problem is that the dogs are saving the tomatos for themselves...they love them....
Tazz, surgery happened or happening? Either way, wishing you a quick recovery.
Dandylion jelly.. Do you have a recipe? I'm curious.......
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We have a farmers market. One table is the jelly one. All kinds of wonderful jelly. I pick the odd ones. I do have a recipe for corn cob jelly though.
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Tazzy, positive energy floating your way as you have your surgery.
Seaside, you just reminded me why I am not distressed about not growing veggies this year (sort of not....). For the past few years my tomatoes have been picked by the squirrels and chipmonks. Now I have no problem with sharing my harvest, but always found it enraging to find perfectly lovely tomatoes on the ground with little chipmonk teeth marks in them! I suspect they do that to candy box chocolates too!!0 -
During my what would now be called middle school years we had next to no income. Mom found a source fr free or nearly free tomatoes at the end of the season we canned and prepared them in every way possible, including green tomato relish and pie filling. But my favorite was ripe tomato jam. Wonderful on hot from the oven potato buns.
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bedo - you can talk like a pirate every day here in Tampa - home of the Gasparilla Pirate invasion - you would blend right in. We see a lot of crazy pirate gear at the Buccaneers games too!
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Seaside- LOL loved the salad bar commet! Too funny!
Here is my favorite tomatoe pie recipe, It was Paula deens recipe and have made it several times. Just love it. Been awhile since I have made it but might make it this week-end~
- 4 tomatoes, peeled and sliced
- 10 fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 1 (9-inch) prebaked deep dish pie shell
- 1 cup grated mozzarella
- 1 cup grated cheddar- ( I use more than a cup)
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- Salt and pepper
- (You could add cooked crumbled bacon if you wanted too) which is yummy!
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the tomatoes in a colander in the sink in 1 layer. Sprinkle with salt and allow to drain for 10 minutes.
Layer the tomato slices, basil, and onion in pie shell. Season with salt and pepper. Combine the grated cheeses and mayonnaise together. Spread mixture on top of the tomatoes and bake for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
To serve, cut into slices and serve warm.
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OMG...I don't come on for one day and this thread has gone crazy! I don't know where to begin.
Special K: Great photos and a lovely lunch. Wish we could do that in E. Florida! It would be so much fun to connect.
Michelle: I hear you on the healthy diet. It is very hard to come up with creative meals that don't involve "white stuff" like bread and pasta. I usually make a salad or some kind of blended soup for lunch and then just stick to protein and veggies for dinner, but it does seem boring sometimes. Last night I made two small chicken breasts in the pan and then put garlic and some garlic chili pepper sauce on them to give them a kick. My BF will not eat hot mexican spice, but he will eat hot asian spice...go figure! I served that with a broccoli salad and that was it. We had grapes for dessert while watching the olympics.
Carole: You should be able to eat almost anything you want with an exercise program like that...including the vodka martinis! Never get so tired you can't lift one of those;) The closest thing I've come to with regard to a martini is a cosmo and I don't think that compares. What a great vacation that combines fun and healthy exercise.
All of the recipes sound delicious! I always wanted to make a tomato pie...now my BF is allergic to tomatoes so I would have to eat it alone. It sounds delicious...maybe I'll do it for company one day. No calories in that....lol!
It rained all day yesterday, so I read my new mystery novel "The Man From Bejing"...it's very good...a national bestseller. Certainly a lot better written than the Fifty Shades trilogy.
YEA for the US Gymnists girls team winning the Gold! They were just AWESOME...all of them. Imagine how proud those parents are!
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we like to eat real food. Anymore, Kim (DH) and the kids are often gone so I just put it away.. but it works out great.
i made hummus (well pulled it out of the freezer), tabouli, tsatsiki sauce, pita bread, Greek spiced meatballs. I packed some up for a friend and put it all away. I definitely won't have to cook tonite and had plenty to eat last nite.
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Crab legs last night were delish!! mmm but the place was packed solid. I think everone was coming in outta the rain...I think we finally got a good dose of much needed water.
Tonight we are going to see Rick Springfield (Jesse's girl) I am not thrilled but the opening band should be good. My DH says we can rest tomorrow night before the weekend. We are packing the boat and heading to the opposite end of the lake (a 3hr boatride) for an italian festival and will stay for a couple of days. Will get cannolis.
Debbie That pie would make a great appetizer and sounds easy to do.
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omgosh i love tomato pie. the Stevermers do not use the oven in the summer tho... it negates the air conditioning. maybe i can make it on the grill.
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Carberry - MX to righty with SNB & ALND.
Thanks everyone for the good wishes - will be over before I know it (positive thinking right
)Love the sound of tomatoe pie - yum.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and will check out what you've all had for dinner in a couple of days.
Hugs xx
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tazzy - good luck with your sugery - we will be here when you come back. Wish we could mail you a tomato pie...
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I've been planning a selection of quiche for the Center lunch in a week or two, that tomato pie looks so good I think I'll add it to the mix this time.
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Tazzy- Hope things go well for you during surgery! Let us know how you are doing when you can. ((((hugs)))
The tomatoe pie is also good as appetizers CARRIE! I have put them in the little mini fillo pie shells. So good!
I got some very sad news today- My dad had been having trouble eating and drinking any fluids, kept throwing them up and started losing weight didn't know until a couple of days ago how bad he was, today they put a camera down his throat and stomach and was planning on stretching his throat so he could eat. orignianlly they thought because of his age (77) it was the muscles in his throat that was not working right. He has a very large tumor on his espagus and stomach they are 100% sure it is cancer even though the biopsy won't come back for another week. He will start on radiation to shrink the tumor then chemo. I am so scared and worried about him right now. Been crying all day. I talked to my brother but my sister is busy moving my niece who just moved to Hawaii- We decided to wait until tomorrow to tell my sis. They say a large tumor has poor prognisis. Could everyone please say a prayer or positive thoughts for my dad please!
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Oh! Debbie that is so sad about your Dad.. I cant even imagine the fear you must be going through. I am sending every positive thought your way for your family and Dad.
take care hun - we're here for you xx
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Oh debbie, I'm so sorry, My prayers are with you, your family and especially your dad. I wish we were together to cry on each other's shoulders. My 66 year old brother has a large, aggressive maglignancy that has almost shut his esophogus, trachea and larynx and has partially colapsed his left lung. He completed a round of radiation which decreased the size some and has had two rounds of chemo but as of this morning can't tolerate liquids and is having trouble with dehydration.
Got a text from DB as I was typing this, he been admitted back in the hospital. I will pray for your Dad as I pray for DB.
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Oh Debbie I will say some prayers for your Dad. 77 is not that old these days. I hope he is comfortable. He is lucky to have the family that he does.
Chabba I am hoping for the best for your brother too.
Tazzy, I will be thinking of you. I hope everything goes really smoothly
I will make that tomato pie
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Debbie, so sorry to learn about that troubling news re: your dad. Sending
positive thoughts his and your way. ((((HUGS)))).
Meanwhile, I was sitting in my kitchen late this afternoon, and spontaneously broke out in a hive reaction....to what I do not know.....maybe the beet greens that I added to my noontime smoothie? Hope not!
I immediately took two benedryl and it has staved off the acceleration of the allergic reaction (which was throughout my body...head to toe)....but since it was closing time, the nurse at my doc's office told me to come to the ER....especially since I shouldn't be taking benedryl. So what is the problem with benedryl for me on Tamoxifen?
So as I wait in the ER room my skin is returning to normal....and I look like one of those people who misuse the service.....and will be out $75 by the time I leave. Annoying!!
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Chabba, (((hugs))) to you too....so sorry about your brother's condition.
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Thank-you all so much!
Chabba- I am so sorry to hear about your brother.(((hugs))) My dads 2 brothers have already passed from stomach and esp. cancer and I know what they went through. But that was years ago so hopefully they have new meds out now that will help. Please keep us posted on your DB. He also will be in my thoughts and prayers.
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Deb, Chabba, praying for your dad, and brother. Lacy, hope you feel better, and stay away from the beet greens unless you have an epi pen!
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Debbie: So very sorry to hear about your dad. Sending you both prayers!
Tazzy: Good luck on your surgery. Let us know how you're doing
Chabba: Sorry about your brother.
We had salmon, sauteed squash and salad for dinner...simple and quick.
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