So...whats for dinner?
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That does sound like a whole comfort meal, Special. You must be nicely comforted
I have never had chicken fried steak....is it really fried??
Laurie, batting 500 over two days is pretty good....and maybe strike that last dumpling recipe.....;)
Had a somewhat light dinner...that corn potato chowder (it's nice that you don't really even have to have it too creamy if the corn is nice and sweet) and a small medley of open faced avocado sandwiches, made on three slices of a little multi grain dnner roll. On one I put a roasted tomatillo, roasted onion, lettuce and the avacado mashed with some garlic....another had a sliced fresh tomato, avocado, lettuce and some red onion slices, and the last had just a roasted tomato with the avocado mix and lettuce. They were all tasty and just using that little roll, made it not too heavy.
I'm eager to make some of that soup in Deb's photo, as well as a pan pizza I recently saw the recipe for. This particular pizza dough recipe calls for letting it sit in a bowl on your counter all night, and I have not been able to plan ahead enough to get it made, risen for that very long time, assembled when its time is UP, and cooked up in my caste iron skillets. Maybe this weekend. I want to put kale pesto on one of them .....okay, enough of my musing about food!
'Gnite
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Thanks for all the fish information. I need to do my research for living in NC and find the fresh local stuff. So many questions to ask about living coastal and southern, but of course, like I said, our chef was from NY.
Got home late last night from work and just had a plan of a simple chicken sandwhich, but for some reason when cooking the chicken, that I had pounded flat and seasoned, I changed course and added ham and cheese on top and added wine to the pan with butter and garlic. So much for a low cal chicken...but it was delicious with corn on the side.
Lacey I like the sounds of an avacado sandwich...sounds sooo light and good for you. And kale pesto? mmmmm
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Lacey- I am drooling over your dinner menu from last night.
I stopped to buy an eye of the round roast and they did not have any. I bought a tip roast instead. Will the tip roast come out the same?
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laurie - is it a tri-tip? If so, marinate it in something that will tenderize it if you can. They are great marinated and grilled.
lacey - chicken fried steak is cube steak that you dredge in seasoned flour and fry. I don't deep fry it, more like sauteeing. Some people make a pan gravy after the meat is cooked out of the drippings, but I made the country gravy separately with extra black pepper, took the cooked meat out of the saute pan, poured off the excess fat and then put the prepared gravy in the pan to pick up the brown bits and flavor. I would guess that this dish originated as a way to make inexpensive cube steak more interesting, and it is a dish from chilhood. My husband recognized it immediately, but not because he ate it as a child - it is one of our BIL's fave, so my SIL (his older sis) had to learn how to make it and she cooked it when he was there for a running event.
carberry - N. Carolina has a lot of freshwater trout, if that is something you like you should be able to get it easily.
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Our local fish is salmon, lake trout, brown trout. Lake Michigan. We have pan fish and walleye in the inland lakes. Always seem to have a lot of pan fish in the freezer. Salmon almost never makes it to the freezer. We usually eat it right off the grill on the same day my DH catches it. He usually fillets it we leave the skin on. When its ready pull the salmon off the skin to serve. Leave the skin to continue on the grill. After we are done eating. The skin is dry enough to peel off the grill so no messy cleanup. A little seasoning and lemon and yumm. Guess ill have to pull out the pan fish for tomorrow....
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Laurie, my daughter used to love this when she was little.
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/282/Busy_Day_Roast_Chicken55582.shtml
Special K, what is chicken fried steak? It makes no sense! Even when I lived in the South I couldn't figure it out.
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DH and I particularly enjoy a skinless fillet of firm white fish such as sea bass lightly floured and fried in clarified butter. The clarified butter gives it a bit of a nutty taste that, at least for us, needs no other seasoning.
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bedo - I explained the recipe in the post above, but I think they call it chicken fried steak because it is prepared like fried chicken - breaded (with either with a wet, then dry prep - or just a dry prep like I did) then fried in oil just like fried chicken. This is an unusual way to cook beef, or cube "steak" so the most descriptive title became chicken fried steak. I was curious about the origin so I just googled it - seems to come from weiner schnitzel-like recipes, using beef, by German immigrants in Texas. Who knew, right? That is our trivia lesson for today ... but here is another quick one - colonial women wore no underwear!
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Special K- LMAO!!!!
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Thanks for the CFS tutorial, Special. Really interesting!
Made DH more avocado open faced sandwiches today for his lunch. Added his favorite fresh hot pepper (I forget what kind it is....bright red and largish) to the toppings.
Tonight DH will grill some Plainfield Farms turket breast cutlets. I came across these in our local supermarket and they are such a good quality, we are hooked. Deciding what kind of marinade or seasoning is my only challenge. They don't need much. Will also have Volante's (I go into that place for corn and come out with so many wonderful produce items!) Montauk variety corn and either fresh broccoli or brussels sprouts. Haven't been eating much grain lately, (not terribly on purpose....just so many other good fresh items to indulge in)and the report from my scale has been a very happy one.
I'm excited for you about the house find, Carrie. Congratulations!0 -
Carrie- How did I miss your post on the home? Congrats!!! Can you share a link to the house you want to buy so we can all be jealous?
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Good idea, Laurie. please please, please, Carrie. Love the whole house thing....wish we could get ours in listing order.....eventually.....
I am laughing at my comment about not having many grains lately.....just corn....the worst of all grains (!).....but it seems so right when it is just out of the field! And the scale is still a happy sight....so I quess I'll keep it up til the season is over. 0 -
Laurie, your failed chicken and dumplings dish makes me hungry for chicken and dumplings! One of my very favorite "comfort foods." I like chicken fried steak, too. It's a common diner fare, served with mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans straight out of the can or the bag.
Recently I made the mistake of trying McDonald's chocolate shake. It is SO good. I'm having to fight the steering wheel when my car gets anywhere near a McD's. Today for lunch I had a grilled chicken sandwich and a LARGE chocolate shake. With whipped cream and a cherry. I didn't eat the cherry.
Dinner tonight will be a garden salad and tuna salad made with hard-boiled eggs.
I was on the straight and narrow trying to lose the lbs I gained this summer but the trip to the ER last week threw me off track. Today I played golf and had no problems and tomorrow morning I plan to get out and walk for exercise. We're being blessed with some days of slightly lower humidity.
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Carile I am in AWE of your self control... you didnt eat the cherry! LOL JK
Lacey yes corn when fresh is so good. Carrie, im with those who want yo see your new house. Chabba sounds good. Bedo I do that but I mix apple sauce in with the stuffing first.
And SpecialK. No, I didnt know that. And if you asked that in your history class did they answer? LOL
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Tonight's dinner goals were to finish off those Greek lemon potatoes and to give my hands a day of rest. Mission Accomplished! First I sauteed, and then drained 2oz of merguez sausage. After cleaning the cast iron pan, I melted a bit of butter, laid the potatoes in one layer, topped with carmelized onions and garlic, before sprinkling the sausage on top. I pressed this down to make a crust. When I could shake the pan and have the crust move, I poured over some whipped eggs and then added a bit of feta and some chopped chives. Cooked on the stovetop until the sides of the egg were set and then threw it into the oven to finish. Served with some toasted pugliase bread. Perfect dinner. There are enough leftovers for Mr. 02143 to have lunch tomorrow.
In the morning I am headed North to spend a couple of days with Mom_02143, with one evening with Sister_No1_02143. Should be fun to see my sister again. Been over a year, plus I get to see how much she can drink between the end of work and her 8pm bedtime! I am bringing the olives. Friday we are going to the top of Mt. Washington on the Cog Railroad since my mother has some free tickets and then a swishy dinner at the Bretton Arms.
*susan*
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Have a safe trip and have lots of fun, Susan!
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Susan,
I came across your thread about Cookie97 on the active topics thread and wanted to let you know how very sorry I am that you have lost another sister that you have come to know from these boards. So, so hard, especially coming so soon after your friend Frapp. Nothing I can say to make it better, though I wish I could. This whole freakin disease just sucks!! Please know, that I am thinking of you!0 -
Seasie [and Moonflower by PM],
Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. Cookie97 was such a vibrant person it is hard to believe that she is no longer with us. An unexpected friend. A true friend.
Loosing people we have come to care about deeply is the dark side of this website. But the shimmers of light are too numerous to mention.
*susan*
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susan - have a good time on your trip to see your fam! Sounds like fun! I love your dinner with the Greek potatoes - I love those - used to go to a little place to get them when I lived in Virginia. I too am sorry about the loss of another dear friend Cookie97 on the heels of your recent loss of Frapp, but I am glad to know that for you BCO offers support and encouragement. I hope that makes your losses a bit easier to bear.
moon - I actually learned about the no underwear on colonial women thing at a military wives' luncheon when we were stationed at a base right near Colonial Williamsburg. We had a presentation by one of the costumers and she explained the features and function of the women's clothing and added the gem about the lack of underwear. I was the wives' organization president and had to go back to the microphone and conduct business right after that comment - there were several hundred women at this luncheon and all decorum was out the window!
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Susan, hugs.
SpecialK, that would be an awful act to follow! LOL I am not good at public speaking and once told a room full of parents at our annual meeting to Go feed your faces! LOL (had been spending way too much time with my teenagers at that time) LOL. I think that woke everybody up.0 -
I'll have to ask DH if his high school history teacher mentioned colonial underware--rather lack of! His teacher loved keeping his students on their toes by that kind of information every so often. I learned for myself what a treasure trove of interesting trivia he could be after DH & I were just married and I worked with the teacher for a couple of years.
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Susan, so sorry that you face yet another loss....definitely the downside of connecting wih our select group, but you are right that there are so many shimmers of light.
I hope you have an enjoyable weekend with family...and get in some lovely colorful views.
Speaking of sisters, DH and I spent much of the evening talking to my younger sister who is living with her two dogs at a camp cabin in VT (with no plumbing) while she hunts for the elusive house to buy in a very modest price range. She has seen very few places and is currently entertaining the idea of a barn turned house, currently unlived in by humans. It will be a huge project if it passes inspection and she buys it. Beautiful land and views, and she sees the positives for her gardening passion. I get stuck at the description of the mouse droppings, bats and the large outbuilding that looks like it will collapse with the first winter storm. DS has vision, creativity, and is a hard worker, so as a long term project, she might be able to do this....but WOW! And she has the self-imposed restriction of refusing to do any houseclosing during "mercury retrograde", so has less than a month. She is a gutsy character...but tiring of using her Dunkin Donuts cup for a bathroom. Oy!0 -
Susan Sounds like a great trip...I cant imagine not seeing my sister for so long...mine lives right up the road from me.
Use the website "zillow" and it is 6009 Stern Court New Bern NC. It is in a community called Fairfield harbor, a boating community. New Bern was voted as one of the best places to retire, it is the "colonial" capital of the state...so I guess I wont have to wear underwear!!! ha ha Anyways...if we get the house it will need a total cosmetic re-do inside, but we really like how it is laid out all on one level, with only the two extra bedrooms upstairs.
Lacey YIKES! on your sisters plan to turn a barn into a home! I totally envy people that have the capability of doing a remake of those proportions.
Last night was tomato soup with grilled cheese with a side of some homemade dill pickles.
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Susan, I hope you enjoy your visit with family.
Carrie, that boating community in NC sounds perfect for you and your dh. By re-doing the interior, you can make the house your own.
I'm re-reading my book on making artisan pasta and working up to trying out the pasta attachments to my stand mixer. I'd forgotten about buying them on Ebay shortly before we left for the summer.
Surprising that pioneer women didn't wear undies. SpecialK, what was the explanation? No elastic?
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moon - yeah, it was hard to get those ladies under control again, but I crack a mean whip, lol!
lacey - your DS sounds like a character, and someone who likes a challenge!
carberry - I almost spit out my coffee on the underwear remark, funny!
carole - the explanation was not that there was no elastic (funny too!) but that they thought it was more hygienic. I think at some point not long after they wore a pantaloon type underwear that was sort of open, then through French influence the closed pantaloon became the vogue.
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Oh Susan, I'm so sorry you're experiencing yet another loss. It seems to just keep on coming. I hope your upcoming family visit brings you some comfort (and fun).
Las night was Navajo bread tacos with fresh pico de gallo, avocado, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Tonight will be grilled and barbecued pork steak with salted potatoes and a cucumber tomato salad. Summer is still holding on here -- 87 today.
Carole -- get those attachments out -- pasta is fun!!
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Susan- I am so sorry for your loss.
Carrie- I looked up the house and it is AMAZING!!!!! Thanks for sharing with us! The open concept right on the water, with a dock and the nice fireplace? Beautiful. I can see why it is a dream home.
Lacey- I am all for trying new things, the project idea of the barn being turned into a home sounds like fun- but I don't think I could handle the Dunkin Donuts cup!
Tonight is an open house at DS1 school. Third night in a row with something at night, yuck! We will use the leftover roast to make steak and cheese sandwiches and feed the kids whatever so they can go to bed at a decent hour. I cooked the tip roast exactly as I would cook my eye of the round and it was VERY rare. Weird?
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Carrie, LOVE the house. I would just row around the lake all day.
Special K.... your note about no underwear just leads to more questions, but I won't ask them.
I'm going out to dinner.
But I'm making potatoe soup with onions and fennel for tomorrow. And I'm craving some kind of greens.
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bedo - haha - new term - "colonial commando"
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Im with Bedo, NO COLONIAL COMMANDO questions from me! (Although they keep floating around in my mind....LOL)
Tonight dinner was spicy chicken breast (whole) with grilled pineapple with rice and grilled veg at Highland House. Its my favorite dinner there. I always have enough for lunch as a stir fry the next day. Have you noticed when I go out I order by leftover possibilities? LOL
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