So...whats for dinner?
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Eric, so sorry about your loss. In a small community that is hard. My sister in law used to do that twenty five years ago. I think she was based in Oregon at the time. We always worried about her. She sometimes wonders if all that smoke jumping she did added to the chance of BC for her. Thx to all who go into danger to help out.
Carrie, slow down! I feel like your mom and saying "quuit running" LOL
Carol, the jambalaya sounds so good.
Susan, glad to see you back. It's hard to close out homes like that. My DH is still trying to go through his folks stuff with his siblings. We aren't selling that house, though, so not everything needs to go. But, you only want to leave unimportant things there, stuff you don't mind losing. It is a comfort to have something from your folks around, I smile whenever I use my moms China. My sister got the crystal, my other sister got the silverware. The five boys shared things like ky dads guns and hunting things. We had meetings before he died to go through some of the important things, and some stuff that wasn't important we just needed to get did of. But its a job!
Bobo, I'm with you and Lacey, watermelon is great. It one fruit that doesn't cause me problems. But I probably eat too much of it. Bedo, glad to hear you are getting there. and someone to help out sounds wondetful. When I had my bmx, my DD sent me some frozen dinners from an internet site. They were really good, everything was packed seperately, so you could mix and match. Got me through that first month on the days I was alone.
Nancy, your meals always sound yummy.
Luvmygoats, beanflatbreads don't sound exciting. sorry, LOL
Just plain hamburgers for me tomorrow. Leftover pork for tonite.
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Luv, my powdered rosemary gets used in sauces that call for rosemary, especially in the winter months when I don't access a fresh rosemary plant that I would then cut up into very tiny pieces. I never use dried rosemary since I think they are like little lethal spears, and I just know DH would swallow one the wrong way and get stabbed. Thus the need for rosemary powder in our house.
Carole, your jambalaya looks delish, except I have this annoying allergy to celery...so I can only eat my personally made version, leaving that ingredient out. Hope your fishing trip tonight is fun and productive!
Today was a lovely warm, sunny beach day (finally!), and I did get to the beach after driving a distance to track down a prescription for my eye allergy. Fingers crossed that it works....at least partially.
So far they are still itching.....
Tonight we ate leftover pizza augmented with a greek salad and a small spinach pie that was yummy.
Have a Happy 4th, US sisters! The neighborhood kids have already started with the cherry bombs tonight. Makes me happy that Lacey is happily tucked in pup paradise. She was terrified of these noises.0 -
Having some friends over from High School for a small cookout. The Chelmsford Gals of Class of 69.0 -
Carol, that's not my area, but I'll figure out who does take care of that and forward it along to them. I can't guarantee anything though...For what it's worth, the coverage in my neighborhood is poor. We have been trying, for 3 years, to get permission to build a cell site nearby, but the city keeps denying the building permits.
The antenna placement for the booster is kind of critical.....So, don't skimp on how far apart the antennas are placed and try to get the outside antenna up as high as possible. Also, since all cell sites all use the same channel, it's possible that several cells are equal strength and causing interference to each other...so maybe experiment with using the trailer to block the signal from one direction.
For whatever reason, I don't particularly like any of the mellons. I love just about every other kind of fruit though.. It's not genetic as my parents loved every type of mellon.
My mom has little tags or stickers on stuff to indicate who should get it after she dies. At least we won't be trying to figure out "what would mom want", which is a help.
The cast iron fairy just dropped off some more stuff. I mentioned to someone that I was going to put a bigger skillet in the tent trailer.....they brought a 10 inch skillet into work, along with a dutch oven, and gave them to me. I bought them lunch....
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Happy Fourth everyone! Not much going on here today but RAIN! Think I'll read a good book!
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Eric, you are the cast iron king!
Yesterday we went to the butterfly house. What an absolutely magical place! Hundreds of the most beautiful butterflies in every size and color right in front of your nose (literally.) You had to step carefully so as not to step on any. I highly recommend it as a guaranteed blues chaser.
Going to be warm today, so I need to get my pie in the oven soon and head out to the garden to dig potatoes, pick beans and see if I can find enough red, white and blue flowers to make a table bouquet.
To all my U.S. peeps, have a glorious 4th!0 -
Look what I found! The tartar sauce recipe on the web so I can link to it and not break any copywrite laws.
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/green-tartare-sauce
I generally increase the chives and dill, and decrease the amount of oil since I use homemade mayo. Sometimes my capers are not that strong, so I will increase them along with the cornichons. The end result is truly a green tartar sauce, filled with bits of goodness. This recipe comes from Rick Moonan's book FISH: Without a Doubt, one of the best cookbooks that I own. I thought I knew all about fish cookery, but this guy takes it all to a new level.
*susan*
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Thank you Susan!
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Happy 4th to everyone!
Today is DH's birthday. He had to work most of the day but we had a great afternoon hanging by the pool with friends. This weekend we have a few families coming to stay at the house for the weekend to celebrate his birthday and just enjoy summer. I have my hands full tomorrow grocery shopping and cleaning the house to get ready for it. It should be a great weekend with hot temps and hopefully no rain!
Tonights dinner was grilled chicken sandwiches and an ice cream cake for DH. Need to figure out food for the weekend. I hope everyone had a great day. At the moment my dog is shaking in fear of all the fire works!
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Yes, thank you Susan for that recipe....and for respecting copyright laws.
Finally got a prescription for my eye allergies which is definitely reducing the itching, but leaving my vision a bit blurred. I think I'll give the last dose tonight and hopefully re-claim clear vision tomorrow. I was always shocked to see how educators I worked with had very little respect for intellectual property. Somehow copy machines cancelled out the copyright laws. 
Sitting on our porch listening to a potpourri of NH firework sounds blended with distant thunder. Feeling badly for all the animals who are hiding in closets....poor fur babies.
Anticipating a nice sunny day again tomorrow so I can get a bit of flower planting done before heading to the beach.0 -
We have a fur baby with scrambled fear circuits. Our dog will jump out of a sound sleep and run from the room if one of us sneezes but loud fire works going off next door does not phase him a bit.
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Chabba....hahahahaha....guess we all have our unique sensory systems!
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Today's garden yield included some new potatoes, haricots verts and a handful of cherry tomatoes so tonight's dinner will be salad nicoise. Although I'll have tuna on mine, I'll grill a chicken breast for dh's instead. I also gleaned a giant zucchini from the garden that somehow got away from me. I usually pick them in the 4 to 6 inch range. This one seems destined for zucchini bread or fritters.
Hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July.
Lacey, I'm glad you're finally getting some relief!
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Thanks Nance....I'm envying your garden pickins!
We are going to the Winni Playhouse tonight and will stop to get a bite to eat on the way.
It is really hot here today and I walked several miles this morning before doing my container planting on the deck this afternoon. This may result in my falling asleep during the play.0 -
Found "The Dallas Women's Forum Cookbook" First Edition, 1949, today...a whole 50 cents.
We're in Bisbee.
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Nancy, how wonderful to go out into your garden and pick veggies for dinner. We'll be driving into town for the farmers' market tomorrow morning.
Tonight's dinner was fresh corn cut off the cob sauteed in melted butter with diced yellow and orange bell pepper and a little hot green pepper out of the freezer. Also sauteed sliced chicken breast stir fried with yellow and orange bell pepper and sliced onions. Very tasty.
Yesterday's 4th of July was fun but tiring. We bicyled 12 miles, had a great lunch at Good Time Cafe in Park Rapids, watched the parade at 3 pm, enjoyed a street concert from 5 to 7 pm, enjoyed patriotic music from a brass band, then waited for what seemed a long-g-g-g-g time until it got dark enough for the fireworks display, which was fabulous. But it doesn't get dark here until after 10:00 pm!
Today we both weren't a ball of energy.
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Visiting my dad today, so we'll be eating from the freezer tonight. It will be cannelloni with red and white sauce, a salad (not from the freezer) and some rosemary garlic bread. And the last piece of blackberry pie (thank God!)
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Open-faced tortillas for dinner. Ground meat browned with onion and garlic, left-over corn and black beans seasoned with cumin and cayenne pepper. Chopped avocado and chopped tomato with mayo. Sour cream. And whole grain tortillas. Delicious.
A rainy day here all day. We bought home-made bread and asparagus at the farmers' market. Checked out the restaurants for breakfast but they all had lines of people waiting to be seated so we returned to the campground.
If the weather is better tomorrow we'll take the bikes to town and bike the next part of the Heartland Trail from Dorset to Nexis, where there is a pig race.
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Carole, that dish sounds delicious!
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Last night was chicken satay, Malaysian style, dal and rice with some javanese pickles. Tonight was "family" dinner. Started last night. I made a rib rub with lots of different flavors. We rubbed that onto ribs to hang out overnight. Today I made potato salad, cole slaw, pickles, and mac & cheese. Then just before dinner, steamed some green beans. The kid was given some burrata and CSA tomatoes so I made a bit of basil oil. Made a platter with all these lovely goods. Meanwhile, Mr. 02143 was manning the grill/smoker. Four hours of smoking and a little bit of mop sauce and dinner was done.
This was worth eating for sure! At the last minute, we mixed up a pitcher of Marqueritas. Perfect meal for the hottest day Boston has experienced in years.
*susan*
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Susan, that's quite a wonderful feast!
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Wow, I'm so jealous! After driving home from the farm, I was do tired, i admit it. I drive through , gasp. Um, Taxi Bell. But it was good. LOL, well at least as good as it ever gets. LOL.
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Ah, taco bell tacos, one of life's guilty pleasures!
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Anyone have a tasty recipe low in fat for scallops? I made them the other day (expensive) and they tasted like nothing with my wine lemon sauce. So disappointed!
Thanks, Peggy
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everyone here got some nice golden tans on the lake yesterday. Have never felt the sun that hot. Had to use some good 60+ sunscreen.
Today a picnic with simple hots and dogs and lots of different salads, salt potatos, watermelon. Very typical picnic to feed all the children and send them back to their homes.
Susan We have been eating off of the pulled pork that I made on Fri...but just not the same (even with the rub I put on) that would have been if done in a smoker. Lots of work, but definitely worth the flavors. It would have been nice if i could have even had the time to slow grill it.
Had hard time keeping up with feeding the crowd we have had all weekend. this morning was baked french toast with apples and 11/2 doz scrambleded eggs, 2 pots of coffee and lots of OJ
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Carrie, wow, that is a crew to feed!. I few up with a family of ten. So when we got together with aunts and uncles and cousins, suddenly, there were fifty people. So yeah, I get it. Breakfast done, cleanup, and it almost time to prep for dinner! LOL. Hope you get a bit of rest. Much love to all.
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This morning I made poached salmon and potato salad, so we can have a very easy afternoon/evening meal, with fresh cracked crab for a snack.
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Sitting in laundromat. Good signal in town so called my mother. She was happy with lots of company. Nobody had communicated about food and so one person made seafood gumbo, another catfish courtbouillon, and a third was bringing barbecued ribs!
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We're buying an RV at last!!! DH is driving to Ohio to check out a 31' Damon Avanti Class A Motorhome. If it passes muster, he'll sign the paperwork and write the check. This is a dream come true - we've talked about this for years and I'm excited that we are finally taking the plunge.
Meanwhile, DS#1 is 4 of 8 at a final table at one of the World Series of Poker events. A win will be worth more than $150,000. Nothing like a little excitement! He should finish by 6 pm. He's using Twitter to keep us updated.
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Tonight will be lemon chicken on the grill, corn off the cob with peppers and onions and sauteed zucchini with onions and tomatoes. Oh how I love summer food.
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