So...whats for dinner?
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Lacey, how wonderful that the young minister impressed the entire congregation. I love outdoor sculpture. You have an interesting life with some varied activities.
Nancy, looking forward to reports on your use of the new baking center. A great idea!
The church my mother attends paid respect to the over 50 crowd today. After the service we oldies were served lunch in one of the church buildings.
Tomorrow back to my ww meeting in the morning and back to exercise and healthy food. There is much to get done in the yard and house before we head north on June 18th.
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Lacy glad the Minister was voted in. And was that just a balsamic glaze you made or did you buy the balsamic reduction avaliable. Is the one already made its pretty good and I don't have to stand and watch the pan!
Supper tonight was a Turkey slice and pepper jack cheese sandwich with apple slices on multi grain toast, along with Carrot and Red Pepper Curry soup. Very good! I do love Sendiks soups. I'll have go see if I can find a recipe for that. It's that good that I would take the time to make a pot of it for freezing.
The weather was beautiful. 54 degrees and beautifully sunny. Supposed to be even warmer tomorrow. YES! LOL
Much love to all!
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Tonight was an ATK recipe for prime rib for two, which was basically a 1 1/2" thick ribeye browned then cooked low and slow. The sauce was a very simple reduction of beef broth, red wine, shallots, thyme and a teaspoon of ketchup. The whole thing was really superb. I also made a salad with lettuce from the garden with a raspberry vinaigrette, strawberries and toasted walnuts. I had a couple of ears of corn that we had too. I don't know where it came from but it was really good.
My garden beds are ready for planting, amendments were added today. So tomorrow will be getting the rest of the garden off the front porch.
Dh put the base cabinets in today. Tomorrow he'll install the light over them and the drawer inserts. Now all I need is a hunk of marble!
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carole - you are not an oldie! I shopped at a store locally which carries clothing, shoes and household items, and on Tuesdays they have a senior discount. The lady at the checkout asked "are you 50 and fabulous?" and I said not even cracking a smile and with a monotone "I am 57 and fabulous" and got the 15% off.
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Today I went to the "pull it myself" junkyard to get some parts for DD's car. Mission accomplished. I got there at 7:30am--when the place opened. Working in a car in the sun when it's 100F (like today) or hotter is no fun....
Tonight, it's chicken with couscous.
I'm also interested in how the marble slab works out.
It sounds like everyone recognized how well the pastor was received. When the pastor and congregation fit well together, wonderful things happen.
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lacey, the red pepper carrot curry soup was vegan. Used veg stock with roasted red peppers. One of the recipes I found roasted the carrots. But it was good. I found about 20 recipes. Some with coconut milk. But the one the store uses had no milk of any kind and just a hint of hot.
Eric 100? We hot up to 54 today and I put on my spring coat.....
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100F and working for about an hour in a junked car in the sun. :-) The part is $380.00 new and I needed 2 of them. At the junkyard it was $5 for both.
I'm sitting at the airport after successfully passing the "colonoscopy" at the security checkpoint.
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Moon, the fig balsamic glaze I used was purchased in a small bottle made by Sophia Italian foods. Makes life easy and foods tasty! That red pepper carrot curry soups sounds delish. I'll check the recipes for it out on the internet.
Nance, your prime rib meal has me salavating!! Do you use the ATK recipes a lot? My sister loves them. She has one of their cookbooks....I don't.
Just returned from annual derm visit. This doc believes she can help me calm down the skin itching with her conservative skin care regimen. You can bet I will try this! Anything to stop the itching....and maybe I won't have to keep avoiding some of my favorite foods.
Fingers crossed.Boy, Eric I know your DD will really appreciate your hard mechanic work on her behalf! Glad the "scope" went well
and have a good/safe trip!DH has been continually working like a dog on yard cleanup....when I returned from the docs, I made him a nice big egg salad/avocado sandwich with tarragon, garlic powder and onion powder, on tuscan wheat loaf slices.
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Lol Eric!
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Lacey, I've been a cooks illustrated subscriber for years so have used their recipes for a long time. This particular recipe was on pinterest on their (ATK's) board.
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I do like ATK recipes! A few are a bit more convoluted than normal but they tell you the reason they do it that way. And the recipes usually work. Another one I like is the Barefoot Contessa- Ina Gartner. Her recipes usually work as well.
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Am I the only one who has trouble getting from a Pinterest board to the actual recipe? Thanks Nancy just what I don't need more recipe choices LOL. Of course I'm kidding - you can never have too many recipes right? My DH has accused me of bookmarking the entire web.
Lacey glad the ministerial candidate was so overwhelmingly voted it. Did I understand that she more or less jumped in feet first with a funeral or assist with one?
Made the chicken cobbler last night. My notes said I did not particularly like it but not sure what I did diff. because it was great. I think I put the total amt. of white wine in and sugg. I read said only do 1/2 amt. May not be the best leftovers tonight because the bread cubes were on top and think they might get soggy but it tasted great.
Tomorrow prob. something from store deli. Taking DH's truck to Ford dealer then on to his eye doc. appt. followed by Lowe's. I don't know much about implanted lenses but old doc. never dilated his eyes - hope his new replacement doesn't either. Don't know if DH will be able to see much at Lowe's if she does. He never dilated mine either says my pupils get big enough in darkness and glaucoma doc sees what he wants without it on routine eye checks.
Eric - not as warm today. Was 96 in FW yesterday, almost as bad here. Several grass fires around, but esp in OK though it was a "controlled burn" that got out of hand around Guthrie. Expecting storms Wed night/Thur thinking more rainers/hailers (PTL) and high winds, lesser tornado threat here. Humidity rising - no fire weather warning today here.
The fig balsamic glaze sounds fantastic. Checked CM for figs - none. Pretty sure not the season yet.
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Oh and Nancy thanks for the bread hints. I think I will get some rapid rise yeast. One forecast calls for 71 degrees next week - think they're crazy. But might be a good bread day. I have bread flour, whole wheat flour, just about anything else.
The ATK home page has me salivating. Must means I need some lunch.
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Lacey, the sandwich you made your dh sounds delish.
LMG, I've never had a chicken cobbler. Sounds interesting. Like chicken pot pie?
I watch ATK and Cook's Country cooking shows on PBS. Love the way they can take a simple dish and make it involved and complicated! I own a lot of the cookbooks.
Stopped at Fresh Market this morning after ww meeting and almost finished spending my $50 gift certificate. Among purchases were Alaska king salmon and sea scallops, which are "what's for dinner tonight." Will follow Alton Brown's recipe for pan seared salmon filets. Side will be roasted asparagus. Yay for asparagus! And a salad. Hope to not overcook the salmon.
Will make a tartar sauce with greek yogurt, mayo, lemon and fresh dill to go with the salmon and scallops. The latter will be seared in butter and grapeseed oil. I bought them for dh because I thought he would pass on the salmon but he wants to try it.
Worked 4 hours in the yard this afternoon, coughing all the while. When I came inside, sneezes replaced the coughing. But now I'm back to normal. Earned a lot of activity points with that yard work!
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I used to get the Cook's illustrated mags, but stopped a few years ago when I ran out of places to pile them up. I do enjoy their PBS shows. My sister now lives not far from Chris K in VT and fashions her cooking very much from their style. Her barn adventure has worked out so well for her. She is in total heaven with all the cows, goats, etc. etc. as her neighbors.
LMG, I do find that getting to a recipe from a Pinterest pic is a circuitous route, but eventually...... I do find them. Not sure why it has to be so challenging.
Re: the ministerial candidate and the funeral. A man who had belonged to our church for many years, suddenly learned of the death of a son he had been estranged from. So, on her second day of candidating week (during which time she had about a zillion meetings and social events with most everyone and every committee in our church....including children) she was asked by this man to do a memorial service for the deceased son. It was a complicated family situation, which she managed beautifully. And he wanted her to do it in our church but in concert with the Methodist minister in our town, who, of course, she did not know! So, she contacted the other minister and planned and performed the service with him....in her "spare time" during the week. Several of our parishioners said that on the day of the funeral, before the other minister left, he spoke with some of them and said, "I have no idea how your ministerial selection process works, but I would suggest that you don't want to miss out on this woman". I learned today that it is extremely rare for ministerial "call" votes to be 100% ....but she is that impressive, and the really unsure oldest folks really showed their flexibility. Suffice it to say this woman is NOT your typical twenty nine year old. Oh, and for her "training" last year, she was the intern at the parish that was most effected by the Marathon bombing in Boston. Obviously a person who can manage crises.
Carole, that sounds like a wonderful fish medley for dinner! Anyone who overcooks salmon can always send it this way!
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Lacey, I have the problem with magazine "build up" too, so now I get cooks illustrated on my kindle.
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Hahahah, Nance, I am picturing the kindle exploding!!
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Lacey - sounds like she is the epitome of grace under pressure. I was away from the church for years until we moved out here. I would venture to say 75% is a good % to call a minister. I think my church will be in that in a year or 2. Think perhaps why they hired the new Young Adult Minister. He would be perfect but as you say getting the "old, established, done it this way forever" members together is hard. Have an older church friend who just loves this young minister. Bodes well if she thinks that. It will be an interesting next couple of years.
Carole - the cobbler was kinda pot pie-ish. Had a topping of sourdough bread cubes but the filling was delightful. Not for the dieting - 6 TBS of butter in total with maybe the 2 for sauteing could have been oil instead.
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Chicken veggie stir fry for dinner. Chicken breasts, sliced, yellow bell pepper, onion, and snow peas. The latter have been in the refrigerator for a while but still taste sweet. I'll remove my portion and then dh will doctor his up with soy sauce and sesame oil. I might sprinkle some Italian cheese on mine. Do not like soy sauce. Maybe a sprinkle of flavorful vinegar would be good. Not my favorite meal!
Already thinking ahead to tomorrow night. I'm in the mood for homemade pizza.
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Last night, being Cinco de Mayo, was chicken enchiladas and guacamole salad. Tonight is pork cutlets, German potato salad and asparagus.
Got the last of the garden in today. 80+ degrees here. I am TIRED.
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Nance, your dinner sounds better than mine! I've been wanting enchiladas. Will have to put that on my Coming Soon list.
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The enchiladas are my DDIL's recipe. They are super easy and really delish.
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Carole and Nance, I think both of your dinners sounded good!
I am possibly having the most bizarre of dinners tonight....can't even call it dinner! Walnuts and dates. Suffice it to say that I was too lazy to make myself dinner...and am sure I will later have some chocolate!
I had planned to make myself something with eggs since DH was taking two elderly neigbors to a dinner meeting on healthcare....but then got involved in finishing up two taggies that I need to drop off to someone's house tomorrow (a donation for silent auction for the CAP program in which I volunteer)....And thus the easy grab of dates and nuts....and actually to be totally honest, I succumbed to the Whole Foods tortilla chips on the counter and tried them with some cherry jalapena salsa I had picked up at Volante Farms. Didn't really like it....too sweet. Anyway, I am full....weird dinner or not!
Friday night DH and I were scheduled to meet one of my college friends (and her DH)who lives in RI. We were planning dinner and a play. Well, when I emailed her to ask about restaurants, I heard back that she is in the hospital with a rare condition, transverse myelitis....a viral inflammation of the spinal cord....and cannot walk! OMG!! I was speechless. They have no idea how she came down with this on a moment's notice (that is typical for it). My DH immediately went to the internet, and what he read about it is pretty scary. This is an otherwise perfectly healthy, active 68 year old woman, who has a busy professional life as a college computer instructor with many disadvantaged young adults. Please keep her in your thoughts. Hard to imagine her as a parapalegic....and hopefully with her hard work in PT rehab, she won't be! This is the fourth rare medical condition that I have heard about with friends, their DH's, children, or grandchildren in one week! I like the term RARE much more when it is referring to lightly grilled steak!
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Very scary health situation with your friend, Lacey. Your dh sounds like a wonderful man.
Nancy, would our DDIL mind your sharing the recipe?
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Not in the least Carole, but it's pretty imprecise lol!
For the two of us, I use one large chicken breast that I've cooked on the grill. It's a perfect thing to do with leftover rotisserie chicken.
Shred chicken, add two or three chopped green onions and enough sour cream and shredded cheese (I use cheddar but jack would be good too) to hold mixture together. Heat corn tortillas in oil just until soft. Put 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in tortillas, roll and place in baking dish. Cover with enchilada sauce, canned or homemade (about one and one half cups for 6 enchiladas) and shredded cheese. Bake in 350° oven for 30 minutes until cheese is melted. I have also added fresh or a can of chopped green chilis to the chicken mixture.
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carole - if you want to reduce the WW point impact, you can omit the sour cream, and soften your corn tortillas in the enchilada sauce (heated) instead of frying them.
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Don't know what it would be without the sour cream. That would be a different recipe altogether.
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Would plain low fat yogurt replace some (or all) of the sour cream?
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Eric, don't know. Never tried it.
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If you do sub with yogurt, Greek yogurt has a thicker and more sour cream-like consistency, but sometimes it doesn't hold up as well in the heating process. I agree it would lose a lot of flavor and overall yumminess without the SC! I suggested eliminating it only in the interest of the WW concerns.
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