So...whats for dinner?
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Laurie - Relating to the "me" generation, my son was 23 at the time my beloved brother died 20 years ago & inherited many of his treasures. My brother continued to 'hang out' w/my son, and son's girl friends were always mentioning a "presence" at his house.
Carberry - Stalking? Spectral version? Oh I can't wait either!!
Special - Isn't it funny how others see our kids. I have one friend who can't believe my son, now 43, only sent a card for mother's day. But he was my only nurse for both BMX & reconstruction in 2011, and just flew here again as I started over w/chemo. He's arranged ahead for family leave in advance so he can come from CA whenever I need him. I think he's a keeper.
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I'm glad I get to drive the school bus. The kids I drive are great kids. As long as the whiners don't "win", they'll take good care of the world.
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Special K, I am in FL too, and I am also hot.
Laurie -- Syrian pouches?! Wow! And I think your story about the light is amazing. You are so... tapped in to wonderful things. I don't know how to say it better. I fear I am too tired to tap into anything wonderful like that!Oh -- and Spec K, I can totally relate to that gossip cycle thing. First off, my family does the same thing. And secondly, I feel the same way about my daughter, who is seven -- I just love her so much, and I know her, and I think everything about her is wonderful! BTW, Eric, you are the sweetest ever, remembering Apple's birthday.
Dinner tonight -- leftover takeout Japanese lunch counter. I am worried about Bedo. She loves Japanese too. It runs in the family. She has not yet returned my PMs.
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left over pasta with peas, onions, tomatoes in a wine sauce. I have all the sudden loved tomatoes...can't get enough of them. I even put them in my chicken salad now.
Kids are having waffles and fruit.
Right now I am cleaning like a mad woman in hopes to actually maybe possibly have a relaxing mothers day....as much as you can with a 5 and 3 year old!
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Jen, can I eat at your house tonight?
I cleaned the house today as well for the same reason.0 -
I'm probably going to mix up a yeast type waffle batter tonight. So, for us, the waffles will be tomorrow morning....again on the ancient waffle iron.
I'm still thinking of what to do for a meal tomorrow....3 moms here, Sharon, my mom and Sharon's mom.
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minus - yes, he is a "keeper"! I would much rather have a child that shows me their love through their caring and kindness than through material gifts. This also means that you raised him right!
bobo- the other annoying thing is that the one doing the most judging has no children! I mean...... hello?
Today was warm, but nice. I went and hung out with a good friend - sat in the lanai by her pool and chatted and watched her 3 year-old grandson play in the pool. It was great - a wonderful relaxed afternoon with a super person I am fortunate to have as a friend.
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SpecialK,
As a proud Mom of a 23 year old young lady (and recent Master's degree grad) I read your previous post and thought... The people who are casting judgement either do not have daughters or have totally forgotten those overloaded, hormonal, teenage days we all went through where the slightest problem was just a catastrophy...
My DD is like a light switch... She's either totally content and loving life (most of the time) or having a meltdown over something that seems, to me, to be nothing but clearly to her at that very moment is an issue....
I have to laugh because, while many, many moons past the hormone overload of my early 20's I now am experiencing many of the same emotions due to menopause and tamoxifen! And I'm not sure I'm handling it any better...lol
Hoping my relatives aren't all talking about me.. Lol! But, if they are, F 'em... The relationships that I value the most are with my immediate family and branching out from there...
Laurie,
Loved your story about the lamp... I have had several such moments where I just knew someone was watching over me... and, yes, I believe!0 -
Minus,
I totally agree! DS is a keeper... Being there when you need someone, in my book, is the best gift someone can give.... Seems that those on the 'outside' don't always see the times when our kids show us that they truly got the life lessons that we hoped we taught them... The best gift ever!
Eric,
I bought DH a couple of cast iron pieces for Christmas but we are trying to figure out how/if to season them. They are Lodge brand and say they are pre-seasoned. I'm thinking they need to be properly seasoned but not sure of the best method. Have googled and there are many different opinions on how to season cast iron. Any suggestions?0 -
Have a wonderful Mother's Day, all nurturers! I always feel the targeted population for this Hallmark holiday should be a broad one. There are so many, many nurturing souls (think this very thread!:)who have made such a difference in the lives of people they have touched. I hope everyone enjoys tomorrow.....
And how lucky are we to have a resident expert on caste iron cookware maintenance....priceless!0 -
Thank you Lacey. I've been Aunt B and now Grandma to dozens of kids but couldn't have any of my own. I do sometimes get a left out feeling this time of year.
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Chabba, that's why I have always appreciated the thoughtful teachers who encouraged their students to include other than just their biological moms when making cards to bring home for this weekend. No one in the family or neighborhood tapestry should feel left out......Have a lovely day!
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Wow...I'm getting a headache...from a swelling head....
The oine new Lodge cast iron piece that I bought worked just fine from the start.
For reseasoning
I first dry the pan in a warm oven and then smear lard or shortening (or use Pam spray) all over the pan. Then I wipe off as much of the lard/shortening/Pam as I can with dry paper towels.
I then put it in the oven at 350 (for lard or shortening) 400F (for Pam) for an hour or so and then turn the oven off and let the pan cool down in the oven.
2 or 3 cycles of this and it's good to go. I cheat and use Pam the first few times I cook with a newly seasoned skillet. After a few times, I can get by with just waiting until the pan is up to cooking temperature before I put the food into it.
One thing my grandmother taught me was to NOT wash the skillet; just wipe it out with a towel. And, if that didn't work, to boil some water in the skillet and then wipe it out. She also suggested that after the "water treatment", putting a tiny amount of oil in the pan and rubbing it as oil free as possible with another towel, was a good idea.
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Thanks for the info, Eric!
Two more real newbie questions.... Is it ok to wash the pans when we take them out of the box before seasoning them? And when you say to let them dry in a warm oven before doing the shortening, at what temp and for how long? Oooooppps better make that 3 questions.... lol... Do you put the shortening on the outside of the pan, too or just on the inside?
Chabba,
I second what Lacey said! Some of the most caring women I have met are moms and grandmas by 'choice' if not by blood! In my eyes, that makes them pretty darn special!!0 -
Happy Mother's Day.
The waffles I made turned out. I liked what I did this time much better than the last one. Last time I used the baking soda to get the waffles to rise. This time I used yeast.
The new Lodge pan I just rinsed it out to get rid of the dust and started cooking with it.
I've never needed soap. I ust wipe it out, or for something really stuck on, I boil a little bit of water in the pan and then wipe it out. That's been it.
If I start from scratch, and it's just one piece, I spray the old style oven cleaner on the piece, put it in a bag and tie the bag up so the oven cleaner doesn't dry out. After 3 or 4 days, the crud can be washed out. Then I use soap and water and then rinse it 10-15 minutes to get rid of the soap.
The drying is basically 15-20 minutes at whatever the lowest temperature the oven will maintain. The old oven here gets to 140F degrees, so that's what I use. And I smear the shortening *EVERYWHERE* (on the pan
) , even in the hanging hole in the handle.The oven cleaner won't hurt the cast iron. Oven cleaner actually protects the cast iron. A seasoning mistake is easy to fix..clean it and start over.
About the only way you can hurt cast iron is to drop it, use it in place of a hammer, get it red hot (warps it) or dump cold water in it after leaving it on the stove (at high heat) for a long time.
The only cast iron piece I was very careful with when cleaning and seasoning it was the dutch oven that's my avatar picture. It was a gift from Mickey and not something that can be replaced.
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On the Mother's Day for those who do not have biological children of their own - most of my long-time good friends never had children, but have always been aunt/friend/support/etc. for my kids. I am so fortunate and glad that my children have had the opportunity to see that nurturing comes in many forms, from many people besides their biological parents. My parents were both naturalized citizens and we had no blood relatives in the United States - just my mom and dad, brother and me. My parents also cultivated many lifelong friends who functioned as family for me too - my parents have both passed on but I am still close to those folks and count them as family.0 -
So...what's for dinner? That's a good question. Thinking....for the kids spaghetti, pink sauce and bread. For me baked chicken, quinoa (it has cucumbers, onions, tomatoes with a champagne vinaigrette -it's cold) and bread. I haven't had a sprite in about 2 weeks and thinking I might have that treat tonight.
This morning my hubby made me eggs, bacon and grits with corn, onions, tomatoes and bacon in it....it was AWESOME!
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Tonight is a number of my favorites; huli huli chicken legs, baked beans, roasted corn on the cob, cole slaw with a garlicky vinegar and oil dressing and chocolate cupcakes for dessert. LOVE Mothers' Day (even though I'm missing my mom today. :-(
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All the mom's are still here. I invited my mother in law over for dinner, but she says she's not feeling well and is going to be busy tomorrow, so she won't be here. My mom is more than happy to come over anytime. So, it will be just Sharon and my mom for mother's day.
I re-read my other post, and I guess I shouldn't type while I'm trying to figure out algebra stuff (for Sharon).
The yeast leavened waffles taste much better than the baking powder ones. They are also much less dense. I made a bunch extra and froze them so DD can eat them at school. As for the Lodge cast iron cookware. The one new thing I bought was pre-seasoned and it worked just fine without having to do anything but rinse the dust off of it with plain water. As for starting from scratch..what I meant was when I'm taking a rusty, cruddy or rancid skillet and am stripping it down to bare metal to start over.
Off to the shower and then off to get my mom and something for dinner. I'm thinking of trussing up a chicken and putting it on the grill/rotisserie..and some rolls and vegetables and a salad...and if Sharon won't shoot me, some cookies....... Oatmeal sounds good for the cookies.. I just said something about that and I got a "NO!!!!"..so maybe no cookies... :-)
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Jonesing for carbs....cannot have grains, no matter what...Ate two pieces of steak, bananas, I have two packages of natural instant potatoes I need to get rid of, so I ate them.
Not having a good Paleo day today.
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Nibbana...potatoes sliced paper thin and baked until crisp????? Or should I have not said that?
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Nancy... Your posts always make me hungry, the chicken sounds good, have never heard of it. I know you've gotten offers for adoptions, I'll settle for cooking lessons, or at least help in how you plan your wonderful menus and recipes! I think of you as the Queen of the Kitchen!
Eric... I hope your family appreciates you and all you do! Hoping you get well-deserved special attention for Father's Day (and other days too)!
My DD came here yesterday, DH made chicken teriyaki rice bowls with veggies (he nukes the baby carrots so much they're hollow inside), I got up early to make DD's breakfast (can you believe the Y scheduled a training for 8:00 this morning, Mother's Day?) as she had a 30-40 minute drive. DH is grilling filet mignon (I rarely eat beef, this is special) with baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other veggies for dinner. Craving chocolate big time.
Like you Nibbana, craving the not-so-great stuff today. Hoping it cools off later (100 degrees now) so I can take a long walk.0 -
Food has happened over the past few days.... one night was a smoked salmon with a lemon cream sauce over pasta. One of my simple meals. Side was a HUGE salad. Bought a rotisserie chicken at Costco, so we have had chicken sandwiches for lunch. Most days sliced, and mine is filled with more veggies than chicken. Today, we picked the bones clean and I made chicken salad. There was so much chicken left that some is sitting in a container waiting to be enchilladas. Yesterday I spent a fair amount of time making Puntas en Chile Colorado. LOTS of it since I bought the flap steak at costco. Also used my pressure cooker to make black beans. Wow! Perfect texture.
The chile is really delicious. We had some of the leftovers tonight, and there are 10 two-serving containers in the freezer. Love having ready to eat meals in the freezer.
Party planning and shopping is underway for the kid's graduation party on Sunday. My daughter has begged me not to go overboard, but I think this is not possible. I so want everyone to enjoy their meal. The boy's parents are coming. First time I will have met them. That alone can make me a tad anxious.
We ignore Mother's Day here so no special waffles or pancakes.
*susan*
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SpecialK, my parents weren't immigrants but rather 1st generation Americans like you. However they left their family and friends behind in North Dakota and moved to Washington. Brother and I grew up much like you did, adopting neighbors and the people at church as our extended family. Oddly enough only two of the families we knew had kids my age and we've stayed in touch, but the others were all either much older or my Brother's age and younger. As far as I know all of my parent's friends have passed on. But then my parents would be well over 100 if they were alive.
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2nd, I'm flattered that anybody thinks I'm the queen of anything lol! I collect thousands of recipes (most of them tried only once) and I still struggle with menu planning. There are a lot of awesome cooks on this board whose meals always sound better to me than my own, but I think Susan is the real kitchen goddess. As you can see from her post just before this, what she does in the kitchen is inspirational. Just sayin' :-)
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Nancy,
You hand-make your orcchiette. I only can manage cut pastas. Do I need to say more? ;-0
*susan*
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Ditto on Susan as the kitchen goddess! I was inspired, but also exhausted by the end of that last post. When are you opening a restaurant?! Hope the graduation goes well. We have a close Parisien friend's daughter graduating from college, and I first thought about having a dinner here for her....but chickened out.....so we are taking them out to a restaurant instead.
For Mother's Day, we met DS2 (local son who gets to celebrate every family and Hallmark occasion with his parents...lucky boy....good thing he is a sweet, caring guy)at Atlantic Fish Co. on Boylston St. and had a lovely brunch.
Then we walked over to the bombing memorial, and to the building where the first one occurred, which is "his" major Boston account, so he has been very involved in getting everything back up and running so that the tenants could resume their businesses. I don't think I would have thought about all the fall out for businesses that we've been learning from him. I was happy that his company was very generous to their business tenants that lost revenue during the crisis.
I rarely go out in that section of Back Bay, Boston, and was struck by how much more upscale and trendy it is now....of course it was forty years ago when I lived there....;)
For brunch/lunch I had a lobster and mozzarella omelet with fruit salad and too many red bliss roasted potatoes...left most on the plate given my new effort to get fit! However..... we all shared a tasty pear/ blueberry crisp for dessert.
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Eric, no potatoes, unless they're sweet potatoes. It's hard being a cavewoman sometimes.
Lobster and mozzarella omelet, hmmm, sounds good. If I liked seafood! I swear I want to bang my head against the wall when it comes to food sometimes.
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I've got sweet potatoes baking in the oven right now.....Good stuff.... :-)
Eric
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Susan, nope. Carole makes the orrechiette, I am a mere mortal and make only cut pasta too.
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