So...whats for dinner?
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Laurie, the recipe calls for vegetable or beef broth. I use beef.
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I wonder where the heck I got 4 cups of water?
We are sauteing up the last of the garden veggies- zucchini, squash, green pepper, eggplant with some mushrooms and onions, adding some grilled chicken and making pockets out of it for dinner.
I can't wait to try the soup! I am going to the store tomorrow I think....
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Laurie,
We are in the same boat of using up the last produce from the garden!
Made Tyler Florence's Roasted Tomato Soup last week and liked it so much that I made a repeat batch to freeze (minus the cream which I will add when warming it up to eat later). May actually do one more batch of that. DH harvested his jalepenos and made them into poppers some for the freezer and some he and DS are eating watching football.
It is cold here today and aside from a hoped for Indian Summer, things outdoors are winding down. Now, if someone would just break the news to the lawn that we would like to be done mowing, that would be nice..lol!0 -
Yay, Susan, on the clean PET!!
Yay, Joyce, for being such a good friend to Michelle! Glad to hear Michelle has an appetite for pizza.
I'll have to look up the minestrone recipe. I make beef vegetable soup with noodles but have not ever made minestrone.
I cooked red beans with andouille sausage and Boston butt roast for Sunday dinner at my mother's house. Also made a garden salad and heated up some bought garlic bread. I forgot to take my brown rice I'd cooked so dh and I had to eat the white rice my mother cooked in her rice cooker.
Eric, hope you have/had fun kayaking. I love to see people kayaking. And nothing makes a prettier picture than kayaks pulled up on the shore of beautiful water. I have lots of those pictures!
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This soup always fills hungry bellies and is perfect on a chilly fall day!
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 carrots, peeled and cubed
1 cup butternut squash, peeled and cubed
1 small sweet potato, peeled and cubed*
½ yellow onion, quartered
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 cups chicken stock, store-bought or homemade
2-3 cups leftover shredded chicken or 1 pound uncooked chicken breasts
¾ teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon cracked pepper
1 cup water
2 cups baby spinach
*For SCD, eliminate the sweet potato and increase the butternut squash to 2.5 cupsInstructions- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Toss the vegetables in the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
- Meanwhile, bring the chicken stock to a simmer in a large stockpot. Add the chicken, herbs, and salt and pepper. Cover and cook while the vegetables are roasting, about 15 minutes. For raw chicken breasts, cook for about 45 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and tender enough to shred with a fork.
- Add half the vegetables to the soup, and place the other half in a blender. Make sure to put all of the onions quarters into the blender. Puree the vegetables with the 1 cup of water.
- Add the vegetable puree and baby spinach to the soup. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, until the spinach is wilted and the soup is hot. Adjust seasonings to your taste.
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Deb, I'm going to try that recipe. Just curious..what's SCD?
Sharon and I were out on the lake about 5 hours. The wind was probably 15-20mph and the swells made the kayaking a bit of a challenge...and a lot of fun.
Sharon would sometimes go alone if I couldn't go with her. Unfortuately her BMX and axillary node dissection ruined her ability to get a kayak up onto the rooftop carrier...which meant she couldn't go unless I could go too. The trailer I put together makes it easy for her to load the kayaks on her own. To say she is excited is an understatement.
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Nice work Eric!! And glad you had a fun day kayaking....
That minestrone soup sounds good, and Deb, your soup recipe is a must make! The picture is tantalizing!
Tonight we had sea scallops over spicy sauteed kale, corn on the cob and cuke salad.0 -
Joyce Thank you so much for the update. Our hearts are breaking for her. I think of her so often. Prayers for her family. Sending strength for you Joyce...please tell her how much we miss her here.
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All my thoughts are with Michelle and her family. This disease just plain SUCKS. *susan*
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A search for debbie's Belgian chicken recipe last night sent me down memory lane. I went back and read some of the early pages of this forum. Michelle was there among the first "regulars," along with Apple. I wonder what happened to some of the others like Naturegirl and Iago. I remember that I read the posts daily but did not join in at first.
I found the recipe and saved it. Debbie, if you're reading this, why Belgian beer instead of some other kind?
Joyce, your report, though not surprising, makes me feel very sad.
Dinner will be leftovers from yesterday's dinner.
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Not the news any of us wanted to hear about Michelle, but thanks for letting us know. Will be sending strength to her devoted family - we on this thread will have to circle our wagons and help each other.
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Joyce- Thanks so much for the update. SO sad. My heart and prayers go to Michelle, her family and to you.
Carol- I use what ever beer is handy for the Belgian chicken. I love that recipe.
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Iago posts quite a bit on other threads. This news about Michelle makes me very sad. Thanks Joyce for keeping us updated as she is very much in our hearts and minds.
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Joyce you are in my prayers too. Its so hard to lose a close friend. The news about Michelle makes me want to cry. But I am glad her family and friends are there for her. May they all have the strength to get through this with love to guide them.
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Thank you Joyce for letting us know about Michelle. My prayers are for her and her family. And prayers for you as well. You are such a dear friend.
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Tonight is eggplant parm. I am thinking of trying a crock pot chicken and dunplings tomorrow night.
Michelle is on my mind.....
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Joyce, yes thank you so much for letting us know about Michelle. My heart just sank. I'am so very sorry I know how close you are, and so sad and sorry for her family. And sad for all of us here who know her. I took a picture of her the other day on FB where she is wearing the bunny outfit, she looks so darling and cute. It will stay on my cell phone pictures forever! Sending love, strenght, peace and Hugs!
Carole- I also like Laurie have used other beers as well, but for me personally I think the dark beers give it the best flavors, I have used guinness, tried coors light but it didn't have the true flavors the darker beer give it. If you go to any store just find a dark beer like a stout or ale and it will work.
Susan- Glad to hear your scans were clean
Eric- I think SCD stands for soup complusive disorder? Just kidding of course!
Cuban sandwiches for lunch today, dinner tonight will be sloppy joes with sweet potato ff and brownies for dessert.
(((((((((Hugs Everyone))))))
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Made the trip to global market today and hit the jackpot. Not only did I find fresh culantro and pigeon peas but also ajices dulces (although they're jarred.) I stocked up on some fresh Asian veggies, including bird peppers but also scored some lamb shanks, which were considerably cheaper than the ones I had so much difficulty finding last year. Some salt packed capers and jarred piquillo peppers rounded out my cart. Tonight is hot pepper beef using some of my purchases.
So much Michelle on my mind too.0 -
I don't do it often, but I am going to toot my own horn. Dinner was amazing. I never usually flour the eggplant first and tonight I did, I also cooked at a very high heat. It came out amazing. I am going to do it again in a couple of nights with the last eggplant from the garden.
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Toot away, Laurie! It is a great feeling when something you cook comes out particularly well.....and especially if it is right out of the garden!
Also feeling the sadness about Michelle's fragility. Caring thoughts to her and her family, and of course to you, Joyce.
Tonight I brought our neighbor a caprese salad over romaine lettuce (we like it that way since you "get more greens"!), corn potato and leek chowder, and ratatouille. Also made some oatmeal raisin cookies for her to have something sweet.
For our dinner, we had the caprese salad, leftover grilled pork loin, and ratatouille.0 -
Just sloppy joes today. Tomorrow a version of Shepherds pie with the leftovers and a can of mixed veggies, unless I can find the half bag of mixed veg hiding in the freezer! Nance wanna move next door? LOL. That dinner sounds great.
Laurie congrats on everything working out for your dinner. Sounds great. I like eggplant on the first day but I hate the leftovers. They never taste even remotely like they did. And I usually have leftovers cause I cook for only me mostly during the week. Much love to all.0 -
Laurie Just Yum!!
Just getting back from NC and I think we have finally found a home! YAY now we just have to get it...let the negotiations begin! We did some sailing to try to figure out the lay of the water and try to get our bearings for when our boat is there, went to a fort on the Atlantic beach, and basically hung at the new restaurant that is right in the community we will be living. Met the chef (he is from Roch NY LOL) and ate lots of his meals. His fried fish was Swai and it was delicious....I am just seeing this frozen in our grocery store, never heard of it before.
Last night was homemade sauce with pork in it over ziti.
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Swai or Basa fish is one that I avoid. Read too many articles about the horrid conditions of the waters at Asian fish farms. Its greatest redeeming quality is that it is dirt cheap. In general, I don't buy any farmed fish though, so I may be over reacting.
Just consider doing a few google searches before choosing to eat this fish on a regular basis.
*susan*
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It's very disconcerting to me that many times in gulf restaurants, in spite of the availability of local fish, swai will be the offering. It's especially prevalent on fried fish plates where the fish is unnamed. I always ask if the fish is local and I'm usually told it's swai.
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Carrie, good luck on your house negotiations. I love Atlantic beach. Some of the best she crab soup I've had was there.
Monica, you'd have to move someplace warmer lol! I love Wisconsin in the summer, but it doesn't last long enough!0 -
I've seen swai in Hawaii as well. My MIL loves it and I haven't had the heart to tell her that it's farmed in Asia.
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That fish is sold in the local Winn-Dixie a couple of miles from my house, but I buy the farm-raised catfish that comes from farms in MS. I buy only Gulf of Mexico shrimp, and before I'll order shrimp in one of our local restaurants, I ask about the source. Of course, I buy from our local shrimp man who buys directly from the shrimpers on the docks over on the MS coast. They're gorgeous shrimp with heads firmly attached to the bodies and no pink color where the head attaches.
You can actually go to the docks in MS and buy directly from the shrimpers if you want to take your cooler and go to that trouble. I opt for convenience and pay the middle man for his trouble. I usually buy 10 or 20 lbs and almost always have shrimp in the freezer. I remove the heads and portion the shrimp into ziploc bags and add enough water so that the shrimp are encased in ice. Same process with fish filets. I doubt you could tell the difference in a taste taste test with fresh/frozen and fresh.
Carrie, congratulations on finding your ideal house in NC!
My thoughts are with Michelle and her family.
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Carole, that's one of the things I love about the coast, going to the fish market where the shrimp boats are docked right behind the shop. On our last trip to Gulf shores, I developed quite the taste for royal reds. Wowza! And yet nearly everywhere but Galveston, my beloved, abundant, golden tile, is considered a "trash" fish.
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My crock pot chicken and dumplings was not good. The dumplings were too pasty for me. Disappointed. This is why I hate trying new recipes that are not recommended by someone I know!
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Tonight was chicken fried steak with country gravy, sauteed zucchini with lemon zest and pepper flakes, and chipotle and bacon mashed potatoes. I probably make chicken fried steak only once every couple of years because it is messy and not really on the list of healthy foods, but man, it is comfort food! I promise I will go back to the good stuff tomorrow!
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