So...whats for dinner?
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Moon- I tired it the way you said with hitting the fav button and it Worked! YAY!
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I love the "White Enchiladas" a friend of mine makes. She uses flour tortillias and fills them with a mix of shredded chicken, jack chees, diced canned green chilis,onions, a hint of garlic and sourcream. She tops it with a jack cheese cream sauce that has a bit of sour cream in it. Yum.
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A big week for me. I have a friend coming up from Ft. Lauderdale to visit for a visit. We have lots planned to do with this great fall weather, and I have to do some meals that are quick and easy, but good at the same time. I will do my lasagna for sure, probably a pot roast, asian lettuce wraps, and the rest of the time we'll eat out...hopefully! This is supposed to be a vacation for me too!
I'm feeling so much better since getting the all clear on my mammo. I guess it was in the back of my mind even though I wasn't thinking about it until just the day before. I slept very well last night for the first time in a while.
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Congrats, Kaara! Have a great time with your friend! And nothing beats a good night's sleep!
All this talk about enchiladas reminds me that we are supposed to meet DD and family tonight for taco Tuesday, then DGS#2 is supposed to spend the night - no school tomorrow. They get off every Jewish holiday, so there has not been a full week of school since it started before Labor Day! I need to check with her.
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CHEERS Everyone! This is either one fantastic thread or we just like to talk alot....I am siding with the first version.
Thank you for posting the enchilada recipes. there is a commercial that shows them making enchiladas and my husband always ask "how come we never have those?" Now I can make him some.
Just came back from wandering into the grocery store to get some immodium.....ahem...I am not getting any better in that department. got some bananas too. I look like crap and just prayed I would not run into anyone I knew. It was 7:30 in the morning and not many shoppers, but of course the checkout girl made a mistake with the "one" lady in front of me and it took forever!!
So still no cooking for me, even though the cool weather has me wanting to cook also.
Laurie Happy Birthdays out to all of your family members, Dont fret, you will get it done, and if not, no one will rpobably notice anyways.
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even with the repeats, we'll hit 10,000. I am having my favorite breakfast of 2 scrambled eggs on buttered toast with a super sharp cheddar on top and Prego bacon and provolone flavored tomato sauce on top (it rocks). I can never quite finish (while my doggie is waiting patiently).
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I'm very interested in the roasted tomatoes and roasted tomato sauce. I've never made either. I think it was Lacey and Susan? Could you give a little more detail?
We should be back home in Louisiana on Sunday after a summer of living in our 5th wheel camper in northern states. I'm looking forward to being back in my house kitchen! Then maybe I'll have something to contribute.
Here's an easy dish dh's niece made when we were visiting her and her family in Fowler, IN, recently. It's a chicken dish. Place chicken breasts in a glass baking dish. Cover with slices of cheese of your choice. Pepperjack or whatever. Spoon canned chicken soup over the chicken breasts covered with cheese. Sprinkle dressing (Stovetop or other brand) over the top of everything. Dribble melted butter over the dressing. Cover with foil and bake in 300 degree oven for an hour. Uncover and bake another hour. As you can guess from the ingredients, the dish was high cal and high fat, but it tasted good.
If I make it, I will cut the chicken breasts in slices and probably used "heart healthy" canned soup. Or you could make your own white sauce and use some chicken broth with the milk. You could make your own dressing with some good bread crumbs and grated Italian cheese and herbs. In other words you could take this super easy recipe and make it more labor intensive! For me a recipe is only a working guide. I always feel free to tinker with it. The niece has four kids and is a school teacher so the easier the better for her and her dh. Actually her dh assembled the dish from a recipe she had found in a cookbook. It really tasted good as I've already said. The cheese and soup formed a rich sauce and the dressing provided some crunch.
Thanks, Laurie, for starting this thread, which I really enjoy.
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Roasted Tomato Sauce
This is my basic recipe, and then I riff on it depending on what ingredients are affordable. Generally, I triple this recipe. When it is done, I put them into ziplock bags [1 cup per bag] and lie them flat on a sheet plan in the freezer so they are easy to store. Of course, you can can as well, but I never have. This is a very dense sauce. We like to serve it on ravioli or use as a pizza topping. When I defrost, I reheat on a sheet pan in an oven, adding a bit of fresh olive oil to recapture the fresh roasted flavor.
Ingredients
About 8 pounds, ripe tomatoes, any variety, cored and quartered [I love to have a mix with romas being about half.]
10 medium onions, peeled and quartered [white is better than red]
10 cloves garlic, left whole
5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 cup chopped fresh herbs, rosemary, basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, chives or any combination [Parsley seems too bitter. I love basil, oregano, and thyme]
About 1⁄4 (quarter) cup good olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper [I use about 1 tbl kosher salt and no pepper]
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450degrees.
2. In a large roasting pan, gently toss the tomatoes,onions, whole and chopped garlic, herbs, olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast 20 minutes in the oven. Gently stir the sauce. Roast another 20 minutes and gently toss.
3. Roast until the tomatoes are cooked and softened and broken down somewhat into a sauce, with a golden brown crust on top. Total roasting time should be about 90 minutes but wildly varies depending on how juicy the tomatoes are.
4. Taste the sauce. If it is bitter, add a bit of sugar. This should not be needed if the tomatoes are very ripe.
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http://www.ediblevineyard.com/index.php/stories/article/1192
OK, I am prepared to send this out three times since I just lost a post with the suggested ways to push it through.. must be IPAD specific
Anyhow, I use this recipe for the roasted tomatoes, with some variation....reduce the olive oil considerably....blend the oil and balsamic together well before drizzling over....use various herbs. Yesterday I really liked the ones with fennel powder added.
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Kaara- Have fun with your friend, and Congrats on the mamo!
Michelle- Have fun with your DGS!
Carrie- funny how that happens when you hope you won't run into anyone at the store and it seems everyone is there when you look your worst. Hope you feel better soon, I find eating lots of cheese plugs me up!
Apple- Your breakfast reminds me of the hawaiian version of a LOCO MOCO- It is 2 beef patties on rice, with grilled onions, beef gravy with an egg on top! Sound weird but good.
Carole- I bet you will be so glad to get back in your own bed, but envious of all the traveling you do sounds like you have been having a wonderful trip. That recipe sounds delicious too!
Susan- That recipes sounds yummy will have to try it.
Laurie- As Carrie said, you will get it all done, or at least I hope you did, sounds like you have been very busy, and Happy Birthday to all of yours. And hope you feel better too.
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Got the temporary crown. It was a tooth in my upper jaw so it was *N*O*I*S*Y* for about 45 minutes but completely pain free. It didn't even approach "uncomfortable".
I kept thinking of how easy this was in comparison to what Sharon and "all y'all" have endured.
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Thanks everyone for the enchilada recipes. I have made them before but not for quite awhile- I think it is time I give it a go again.
This cold is just dragging on...it's only been 5 days but with so much to get done it is kind of frustrating me.
Tonight I made chicken marsala, it came out great and I had seconds:)
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Eric- Glad your crown was uneventful and painless. I hate the noise that's why i find some one to put me out when I go, not to mention the pain. Ouch!!
Laurie- Seems like this season has been a bad season for colds and the flu, that and people who don't normally get alergys are getting them. Hope you got through all your tasks you had to get done. And feel better!!
Was planning on surprising my dad and driving down there Friday, Mainly because I knew he would not be in any shape for company staying there and he would insist on us staying there just because he thought he should regardless of how he felt. So we booked a motel for 2 nights and thought when I called him if he felt good I would say guess what? We are here can I come by and give you a hug. I knew it probably was not a good idea but Chuck talked me into it because he had plans to play golf with my brother. My dad got wind of it and told me he was not up to company or even felt like talking right now, i of course told him he was absolutely right and didnt know what i was thinking, now he is feeling bad that he had to tell me not to come. I know how bad i felt going through chemo, and was not thinking straight. I told him when he finishes his TX we will celebrate and have family time then when he feels better. But now I just feel so horrible i put him in that position. This is all about him and getting better, which i told him that. But still how could i of even thought this might be ok!! He is not doing well, his plateles were border line just after his first chemo. So tomorrow we will see what last weeks chemo did to his blood counts. He is weak and feels like he is going to pass out. Thursday will be his third chemo and so worried about him. So again, please keep him in your prayers and thoughts.
Thanks for letting me vent!
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debbie, my prayers are with you and your Dad every day. My heart holds a special place for you.
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Deb, prayers for your dad..
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Aww thanks Chabba!! I feel the same way!
Moon- Thank you too, I hope you are feeling better.
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I made quinoa yesterday.. ick... I just don't care for it. Son #1 the super athlete liked it tho.
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yesterday was mussle tuesday with friend, as is every tuesday
tomorrow puttanesca (sp)? sauce spagetti from moosewood cookbook
i've not been on much. daughter is staying mon and thurs nights and hogging puter, watching honey boo boo? underconver boss i didn 't know i was pregnant etc etc whilst searching for love on Hello Cupid and wearing my clothes to work stealing my underwear ( I would have had to be institutionalized if I discovered that I was wearing my Mother's undies by accident) so the cats and I have retreated to the "bedroom" and have been reading reading reading.
Debbie I hope your dad feels better after his rest
Micheele Is this sat the gettogether?
What to do with 4 over ripe bananas?
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Deb, sending positive thoughts to you and your dad.
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Veggie soup today, maybe grill cheese w/it.
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Bedo, peel and freeze bananas. Then you can make bread or smoothies on your own time. Daughters are so much fun. LOL
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Bedo and all the other Pickity Place gals - yes, this Saturday! Our reservation is at 12:45. Looking forward to seeing everyone, hoping it doesn't rain so we can enjoy the foliage which should be quite nice.
Over-ripe bananas - yes to banana bread or muffins. Or just pop them in the freezer, skin and all, then thaw and use when you're ready to whip up the batter.
Deb - thinking of you and your dad.
I'm making lasagna today, gotta do it since I bought the ground beef on Monday. After these last few days, I may not cook again until we return from Hawaii on 10/21!!!
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We have a couple of the WI group getting together on Friday. I am looking forward to that. I can imagine your group too, I hope more people can get together too. I am getting excited for you and your trip to Hawaii. Soak up some color for us! We will need it this winter! LOL
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Moonflwr - I hope you have a fabulous get-together! Who knew, years ago, that "internet friendships" would develop as they have, with people meeting up and making life-long friends?
Oh you can be sure I'll be soaking up some color! My DH made a comment the other day that he was afraid I'd "overdo it" in Hawaii (that was after my cooking extravaganza on Monday). He ordered me to have plenty of "beach time." He should know me better. Give me a pool and a beach, a lounge chair and my Kindle. I won't move for hours except to rotate my body like a rotisserie chicken...LOL! And a little basting with umbrella drinks! Yes, I will be taking it easy and soaking in all the Vitamin D I can get! The LA portion of the trip will require a little more energy - we are going to Catalina Island, visiting relatives and probably doing some other "touristy" thing. Once I get on that plane to Hawaii, though, I'll be in a completely different mindset! I expect the hardest thing I'll do is press the shutter button on my camera!!!
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Moonflwr - I hope you have a fabulous get-together! Who knew, years ago, that "internet friendships" would develop as they have, with people meeting up and making life-long friends?
Oh you can be sure I'll be soaking up some color! My DH made a comment the other day that he was afraid I'd "overdo it" in Hawaii (that was after my cooking extravaganza on Monday). He ordered me to have plenty of "beach time." He should know me better. Give me a pool and a beach, a lounge chair and my Kindle. I won't move for hours except to rotate my body like a rotisserie chicken...LOL! And a little basting with umbrella drinks! Yes, I will be taking it easy and soaking in all the Vitamin D I can get! The LA portion of the trip will require a little more energy - we are going to Catalina Island, visiting relatives and probably doing some other "touristy" thing. Once I get on that plane to Hawaii, though, I'll be in a completely different mindset! I expect the hardest thing I'll do is press the shutter button on my camera!!!
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Michelle I loved hawaii You can definitely do a relaxing trip if you find a spot away from the tourist. You must be very careful though, as I came home pregnant with my first child! Ahhhh it was such a good trip!
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Ahhh Hawaii!!! Super jealous!! Carrie too funny on coming home pregnant!
Debbie- I'm sorry your dad is having a hard time. I can't blame you for wanting to see him though. You know what it is like to struggle through treatment. Sometimes it's nice to just sit in the same room and watch tv with the one you love, read a book etc. Thanks for the well wishes too.
Bedo- sorry but lol at your daughter driving you nuts! What are you reading?
This cold is brutal! I have so much to do and don't want to do any of it. I went to the grocery store this morning and felt like I was walking through a thick fog, so out of it. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. I bought a pork roast on sale and will make that in the oven with garlic and onions with mashed potatoes and butternut squash for dinner.
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(((Laurie))) Seems like you had just a couple months off and now the cold season is already upon you. Sure hope you're feeling much better soon!
LOL, Carrie...the beauty of menopause
We are staying at a hotel on the Kahala coast, a bit north of Kona. We'll be away from the touristy areas but right on one of the nicest beaches on the island. My DS and his SO will be on the island, too, but they are staying near Kona. We'll be checking out the Ironman Competition - "watching it" is as much exercise as I'm planning to get!My last big cooking deal before we leave for vacation - I'm making lasagna tonight. After this, we'll be eating up what's in the fridge, the freezer, eating out (birthday celebrations this weekend) and practicing for vacation! And I'm spending next Thursday night with my good friend who lives south of Boston. I have to be at Dana Farber at 9 and that's a tough drive from our house during commuter traffic.
DH and I took mom out to lunch, then a haircut, then I went back to her apartment and switched out her wardrobe. Now I'm spent! She was in good humor again today, and the staff said she's been doing much better. It's such a relief, I was getting worried that I might have made a big mistake. But she is adjusting, finally, and she was smiling for our whole visit.
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Thanks everyone to all your kind words of wisdom and well wishes!
Bedo- Over ripe bananas are great for banana bread or you could even put it in some pancake batter if you wanted to eat them fast! I think your DD knows she has her mommy wrapped around her finger!!
Michelle- LOL on the basting with umbrella drinks! We are going in January wish some how it would of worked where we were there together at some point so we could at least have a nice hawaiin drink together! But So glad you will get to unwind and relax doing nothing, Is that even possible for you?? LOL! Lasagna sounds really good right now with some garlic bread.
Carrie- LOL! Oh no you didn't! hehe!
Moon- I hope you will take some pictures of your get together! Have fun.
Laurie- If I could I would bring you some turkey noodle soup. suppose to be good for colds. I seem to be getting a lot of colds too this year, hope you feel better by this week-end with all the stuff you have going on.
Joyce- Wow, has it really been 6 months since you got your puppy? Seems like yesterday. Your dinner sounds great. I havn't had a decent sweet potato in awhile since they were out of season should be good now, think I will buy one for me for dinner tonigh since DH is golfing!
Off to the store!
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Homemade Sheppards Pie tonight.
Can't wait until Saturday, I may be driving by myself, my sister may have to work.
Pickity Place re did their website, I think I like it.
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