So...whats for dinner?
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eric - Lol, I bet I can! DD has a truck with a hitch to pull her boat - she lives at home so both are always here and I have never had a problem with running into hers - this one was an extended one, and I ran smack into it.
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Sorry about your goat, Luv. SpecialK - good luck with the knee. Pain is so frustrating!!
Last night for dinner I made rack of lamb, broccoli, bacon and grape salad and basmati rice cooked in chicken broth. Really simple dinner, but tasty. Everything has to be simple these days. By the time I get home from work I just don't feel like doing much of anything. We've been going to bed VERY early as well. Too much time is taken up with commuting and working. I am so much looking forward to retirement later this year.
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LOL re: new baby goat ... "She has to learn to be a goat."
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Thanks for everyone's thoughts.
Turning out to be lovely today. It was misty cold 40s yesterday.
Having the beef stew I found in the freezer per DH request. He vetoed the chicken but he's getting it tomorrow. I have 1 1/2 jars of pesto so I found a recipe for pesto cornbread that we will have with it. I thought surely there had to be a recipe out there and there was.
Nancy - sounds like I'm getting my English muffin rings. DH has something he needs off Amazon so I get something too. Then I will have to use them. LOL. What do you store your flour in? Anything special esp. since the Amazon order.
Amazon is opening a distribution center here. Have been encouraging DD to appy IF any jobs come open she's qualified for. She works in logistics for a major retailer and I think Amazon would be right up her alley.
Special K - hope your knee improves. My back is slowly getting better.
Bedo - I have been having some dinners like that esp. if there is just one serving of leftovers - I leave for DH and I snack. Though I do eat Chobani or Cabot Greek yogurt with almonds/pumpkin seeds sometimes for that snack dinner. Chobani makes one with small chocolate pieces in it.
Saw Weather Channel's summer forecast on their website. You up north are still in for chilly weather. It only went into temps not the drought situation we have had here.
Debra - LOL. They think they belong with you. She charges the gate bawling like a baby even though she is eating hay/grain as she should. She has 3 brothers/sisters same age that will teach her even though her mom won't since she thinks baby is the spawn of hell.
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Luv, I find that those giant popcorn tins that you see a lot at Christmas time are great to store large quantities of flour. If I'm only doing 5 pounds at a time, I use tupperware bins. I have one for high gluten and one for all purpose. I go through it pretty fast.
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No wonder you go through it pretty fast, Nancy, look at all the baking you do! Great idea about the popcorn tins, by the way. Do the popcorn tins keep the buggies out? Don't have the space to put popcorn tins in the fridge.
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2nd time - Yes, I worry about weevils esp. when I've bought at least for me an expensive flour. That and ants. Have not had infestation of either in 2-3 years which makes me think overdue. Off to Amazon to see what is on Super Savers. We charge all our gas on Discover (and pay off each month) and use all "get back" dollars on Amazon. When I was working I had gas reimbursement but WOW we did get a lot of Discover $$ back.
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Luv... that's cool - found $$.
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2nd, so far I have had no problems. I store it in jumbo plastic bags with bay leaves in the can. If you freeze the flour before you store it, I'm told it kills any eggs already in the flour. Don't know if it's true or not, but I do it anyway. I also use Safer moth traps in my pantry. When I can get it, I buy 7 pound bags of short grain brown rice at Costco and store it this way too.
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Nancy... That sounds good as DD does a lot of baking. I was always told to keep unused flour, rice, grains in the freezer, not just for s while. Don't have the freezer space for all that. Will try and see how this goes, thanks for the tip!
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I freeze the flour for awhile and then use 1 gallon pickle jars with their lids for storage. The jars were free from a deli.
Right now the bugs have a hard time with glass and metal. In a few thousand years they will probably figure out that enough of them working together can push the jars off of the shelf and break the glass...or they'll team up with squirrels.... :-)
2nd... How are you today?
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Don't give 'em any ideas Eric
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Nance You sure your not Amish? I strongly discourage my DH (who has a BJ's obsession) from bringing home anything in large quantitities...with the kids gone, we just have no need for those large containers that altimately go bad, therfore not saving any money in the end.
Speaking of BJ's...ahem... they have a large cast iron, enamel covered pot on sale. Made my DH go get it for me today, probably a big mistake cause he will probably come home with a TV and a lot of other "good bargains"
Garden Leg of lamb an easy dinner after working all day? Amazing! an easy dinner for me would be a hot dog.
SpecialK Hope the banged up knee is nothing serious, and just requires some extra rest.
tonight is sausage with peppers and onions, salad and still have some strawberry shortcake.
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Did I say leg of lamb???? Sorry, I meant RACK of lamb. Yeah - easy-peasey takes about 25 minutes to cook - 'sides hubby won't eat hotdogs, and they make me ache 
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Carrie, the only reason I buy the rice at Costco in that quantity is that I love short grain brown rice and it's very difficult to find, so when Costco has it, I buy it. I will buy larger quantities of flour and yeast because I use it. In the summer I buy large quantities of sugar because I go through 5 pounds of sugar a week making hummingbird food.
Now that I think about it, I buy large quantities of everything I can store because I hate running out of stuff. Maybe I am Amish . . .0 -
Tonight is comfort food, chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy and a salad. I have 4 overly ripe bananas sitting on the counter crying out to be made into banana nut muffins. I hear you . . .
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I have a small chest freezer in addition to the refrig/freezer and I store flour and other bread making supplies like 9 grain cereal in the freezer. You just have to think ahead and get the flour out of the freezer so that it will be ready to use.
The problem with freezers is remembering what's in them! Every now and then I have to do an inventory and discover all kinds of forgotten bargains from meat markets.
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Last night, Mr. 02143 asked for a simple samosa, rice and lentil dinner, and so that his what he got. The kid stopped by on her way home and enjoyed our leftovers immensely. It was her birthday! Can't believe that I have a 27 year old child!
Tonight I tried something new with lemons and chicken; a riff on an Emeril recipe I found online. I cut the half chicken breast into chunks, dredged in flour, and then browned in a bit of olive oil. When there was a crust, pulled them off and then added onions and garlic. A bit of hot peppers, lemon zest, and a bay leaf before adding some chicken stock and lemon juice. Threw the sucker into the oven until it was cooked through. Served with roasted asaragus and pasta. Not a bad supper at all and a lot less butter/oil than a piccata.
Nights like tonight, I am astonished by how little we eat when compared to even 10 years ago. I cooked 6 oz of pasta and we couldn't even come close to eating that much and Mr. 02143 even did tons of physical labor today. The chicken breast half was only 8 oz and it too was an effort to finish. Oh well...... does make us a cheap date!
*susan*
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Second, it seems like you're doing better! Good!
Minus How are you?
Susan, you so outshine me in cooking in every way. I am pathetic
I'm still "grazing" Medication arrived today for other condition by Fedex. I was told 6 months, now questions of longer, no way. I can't do it that long. It's nice to feel that I am so important that I have $800 worth of medication in my fridge for a month, but need clarification. Won't bore you all with details. We all have other things going on
For dinner... Hmmm, I see that DD has dropped off dog when I got home from work! Wonder when she came? Wonder when she'll be back? Life is full of surprises.
Oh, Puppydog says CHEESE! Well that's a big surprise since I'm addicted to it too. Maybe rice and cheese casserole? I'll look at my cream of mushroom soup can. I know, pathetic. Oh, it calls for chicken and sundried tomatoes which I don't have. Maybe I will pour it over defrosted Tilapia and "poach" it with peas.
I am not worthy, I am not worthy of this thread. But I do so enjoy reading your recipes.
Thinking of you all. I will try to be a better cook when my veggies grow this summer
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Love you Bedo pathetic cook or not. Cheese and rice casserole sounds divine. I panic when I can't find a can of cream of something in the cabinet. I've been known to sub. ripe olives for mushrooms or tomatoes as neither fav. of DH. I keep canned chicken for such emergencies. I think rice/peas is a an old standby.
Susan - your chicken sounds great. The group we eat out Mexican food with eats so much at one meal I would literally barf up my toenails. And they eat out a lot, several times a week.
Nancy - I think I have some of nearly every kind of rice made. DH usually prefers rice over potatoes if I give him a choice.
Carole - I have the same type small chest freezer. Need to dig out the bottom to see what's in it.
Eric - Loved the co-conspirators ants and squirrels.
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carole - I started doing this with my Christmas decoration boxes - I tape a ziplock bag to the container across the middle so I can still open the bag, then use an index card to write down the contents. I keep the index card inside the ziplock. I like the system because if I add a new decoration, or throw something out I just re-do the card. I do the same with the freezer - keep a list of the contents and cross off as something is used, or as I add things. I also alphabetize my spices - yes, I am a little OCD!
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Yogurt or milkshake tonight. I was sitting in a dentist chair from from 3:00 to 5:30 and the numbjuice they have to use on me (alergic to the normal stuff) lasts 8-10 hours....so I don't want to eat my cheek...
The problem was in two areas where teeth touch, so essentially 2 cavities in 4 teeth and they were where it was difficult to reach......
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Oh Eric, I sympathize. I have a "million dollar smile"
haha. It hurts most in the purse. I keep thinking, thank God, we have dentists and can afford them. Hope the (I'm guessing) drooling and lopsided smile end soon!Speaking of which, I see that doggie's toothbrush and natural vanilla flavored dog toothpaste have been dropped off, so I think that she may be here for a while??
Dx 6/17/2011, IDC, 1cm, Stage I, Grade 1, 0/2 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
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Bedo - Maybe more of us would brush if we had vanilla flavored toothpaste.
Has doggie manners improved since last visit?
Yes, very thankful for modern dentistry and doctoring.
Eric, enjoy your numbness milkshake. DH starts next month on prep for crown #???. Waiting with baited breath if root canal involved.
Found the neatest old site for reading old newspapers. Making cornbread from the Wilmington Star News 1990. Many foreign ones. Anyone for practicing their French or Italian? The one I want to get and it is subscription only now (boo hoo) is the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
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Susan, what do you put in your samosas? Do you use a regular pastry crust?
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Someone asked me for this recipe (sorry, can't remember who)
Zucchini Corn Fritters
4 cups shredded zucchini
1 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
2 ears corn
1 small onion; diced small
3 scallions, white and green parts; thinly sliced
1/4 cup cilantro, minced
3/4 cup flour
a few good grinds of black pepper
canola oil oil, for pan-frying
sour cream for serving1. Shred the zucchini on the large holes of a box grater or with the shredding disc of a food processor. Place the shredded zucchini in a colander in the sink or over a bowl and sprinkle with the salt. Toss to combine. Let drain while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
2. Crack the eggs into a large bowl and scramble lightly. Cut the kernels from the corn cobs and add the kernels to the bowl along with the diced onion, sliced scallions, chopped cilantro, flour and pepper.
3. Pick up the shredded zucchini in small handfuls and squeeze out and discard as much liquid as you can. Add the zucchini to the bowl. Mix well to combine.
4. Pour the oil into a large frying pan to a depth of about 1/4-inch. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Drop large, heaping spoonfuls of the zucchini mixture into the pan to form disc-shaped fritters. Cook in batches without crowding (about 3 or 4 at a time, depending on the size of your pan) until golden brown on the underside (about 2 minutes) and then flip and cook until golden brown on the second side. Remove to paper towels to drain. Add a bit more oil between batches if necessary.
5. Serve with a dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt. The fritters should be crisp on the outside and slightly custardy on the inside.
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Bedo: I'm hanging in there. Thanks for asking. This was 8th day after 1st chemo. Colace for the first 5 days & the BRAT diet for the last 3 days. WTH. All the meals sound great & I look forward to eating real food again soon.My thoughts are w/everyone else in active treatment. And sending special thoughts to Debbie & Chuck. I don't do FB so appreciate Laurie's updates.
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Eric & Minus.... Hope you're feeling better!
Bedo & Eric... Thanks for thinking of me!
Finally had enough of pain, swelling & lack of sleep so I called PS's office. Got ok to take pain pills remaining from first surgery, success! Slept most of the day (it's only been a couple days out from surgery), almost no pain, swelling going down. Realized I've been eating badly the last couple of days and lots of it - way beyond comfort food. So, I decided to eat healthy and pulled some shrimp from the freezer, marinaded in Italian dressing, then fried/steamed in more dressing, with steamed zucchini and couscous. Since DH is strictly meat & potatoes, boiled some red potatoes for him. He comes home and gets upset with me - says I should know better, he doesn't like any of it. I was disgusted so I went to bed & fell asleep for hours. Sheesh! I give up! He can bring home burgers, burritos or whatever junk he wants from now on. Gonna concentrate on my health by eating well, taking meds and sleeping!0 -
Hi Minus. Glad you're hanging in there.
I was helping DD with algebra and...."DAD!!!!!! GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! You drooled on my paper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"0 -
Oh Eric, that's too bad! Hate when I have dental work and can't feel my mouth or face! What a great dad to help with math!
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