So...whats for dinner?
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Does a bison burger count? Tasted like a burger.
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Oh, forgot to add squirrel and rabbit to the list. Have eaten in western restaurants where elk was on the menu but didn't have it. Lots of people in south LA eat wild duck, but my parents didn't like it so we never had it when I was growing up.
Chose not to eat kangaroo or emu in Australia. Ate LOTS of lamb in NZ!
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Luv - I do believe it's El Paso that has no invasion of feral hogs. I'll have to ask my niece. They live out in the country SW of San Antonio & her husband built her a special "hog rifle" for Christmas last year.
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Ladies, I was scrolling thru reading all your dnner ideas, and somebody made Mexican chicken-- all I remember is that the oven was at 350, it was chicken breasts, a jar of salsa, a can of black beans and I think you put cheese on it the last 10 minutes. Is that all there is to it? Tell me quick, cuz I just shoved it in the oven. LOL
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Sorry Redheaded I don't remember seeing the recipe.I just wanted to chime in and share I made pot stickers and they turned out pretty good for my first try. It was on my bucket list believe it or not! Next time I will add more veggies and spices. The dipping sauce was just ok....off balance.
I love reading all your posts....although not the snake eating mouse!
Anyone watching Master Chef?
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Redheaded, that recipe was Laurie's Salsa Chicken and it's good. She served brown rice with it. Hope you enjoy!
We're having pork picata tonight, the ww recipe I've made a number of times and really like. Also steamed asparagus. A 2 lb. bag of asparagus was hiding in the refrigerator.
DH requested meatballs and pasta for his birthday dinner at my mother's house on Sunday. I made the meatballs today and will freeze them. The recipe is from our neighbor who is Italian. The meatballs are oversized and really delicious. I'll make the sauce on Sat.
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well driving home from my follow up with the surgeon - black clouds loomed and thunder and lightening and lots of rain so I thought "hmmmm. spag bol".... got home, then the clouds lifted, blue sky above with the sun shining - not spag bol weather. Decided on Salad and bbq'd pork ribs. Hmm.. wrong choice, black clouds are now overhead with lots of thunder and rain. Ribs are on the bbq so too late to do anything further.
The Mexican chicken sounds quite yummy!
Lovewins: Yes, I watch Master Chef when I remember its on and what channel - still blaming chemo brain for that !?
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Carole, you reminded me of my mother's Italian meatballs (she is Italian and her family always made "big ones"!). I never make them anymore, but always had them in the freezer while the boys were growing up....and when they were little, I made small ones for them, and froze them, so there was always some meat to have on hand to go with pasta and sauce.
Strangest dinner tonight......I had a spaghetti squash that needed to be cooked, so I microwaved it, and scraped out all the strings to eat. Typically, I would have it with parm cheese, but needed to find some alternative toppings....found a jar of marinated button mushrooms with cilantro and a spicy kick to them. Poured the whole small jar over the squash, added grape tomatoes, and black olives, and scarfed it down. That was to make up for the huge (and wonderful!) piece of carrot cake I had Sunday night. The "squash bowl" was weird but pretty good.
Tomorrow, it sounds like I am going to Fenway Park with DH for dinner with his business school program group. The Red Sox are out of town, but I guess groups use the park dining facilities for such things. I hope I can find a low calorie option on the menu since I have a volunteer luncheon the next day, then a retirement dinner for a friend that next evening....then get weighed in at the MO office on Friday. Bad timing....it always feels a bit like the WW weigh-in, and so far I have been able to keep the numbers in the downward direction, but have been plateaued for this past month. Oh well....I should be more worried about my MO's reaction to my plan to refuse to take any more meds.
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Chicken was yummy, although somebody in this house of one must have ate the black beans and not replaced them---I substituted pinto beans, and it was still really good.
I think this might become my favorite topic, these recipes rock!
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Here's Laurie's original post for the Salsa Chicken
2-4 chicken breasts- put them in a Pyrex dish and dump a jar of your
favorite salsa over it. Open a can of black beans and drain- dump that
over it too. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours. (it works like a
fast slow cooker and makes a sauce out of the black beans and salsa, the
chicken just shreds apart.)Make some brown rice and 2 minutes before you are ready to eat uncover
the chicken and top with cheddar cheese, or mexican blend, what ever is
handy, We eat it using the salsa mixture on the rice as a type of sauce
and a spoonful of sour cream on the chicken.While I was looking I found Michelle's sauce. Still miss her.
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Minus, I too think of Michelle often....just mentioned her to DH tonight. He just got word that a woman he works closely with on the hospital board in Western MA got bad news about her markers today. It brought me back to Michelle's valiant fight, as well as her wonderful effort to live as fully as she possibly could before leaving.
. I know this woman will do the same. I hope everyone is staying safe given the storms that are trekking across the land....who needs rattlesnakes to be in harm's way, given these awful weather patterns!
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joycek - yay to see you! I have been thinking about you and worried about how things were going - so glad that your mom is doing ok and your parents are able to be with you. My MIL has had a number of falls, including a stair fall onto a tile floor - it is so scary. You were wise to build the addition to your home, and also wise to think about weeding things out. I was fortunate that with so many military moves I was forced to do that. Often! Enjoy your grilled dinner - not sure what I will be eating tonight - I will be at the Rays/Marlins game with DH.
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You are welcome - you have been missed! I am looking forward to the game - we always go a few times each season - this will be the first one!
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Joyce, my heart smiled when I saw your post.....and WOW have you been one exceptionally busy gal! I got a wave of exhaustion reading about your last five months. Your parents are so lucky to have you and DH as such devoted caretakers.
I am so glad to hear that your DH and Rick are golfing regularly....what a comfort to him to have you two! Please extend our best wishes to him.
I spent the morning having more allergy testing, and a treatment, then went to the gym. My trainer is taking a nutrition course and we spent some time talking about ways to help me get off my current weight plateau. Now I am wiped (more from the testing since my body must be fighting with all the allergens that were injected).
I think I'll try to nap a bit (practically a first for me) so I can be awake for our Fenway dinner.
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Joyce: I'll add my welcome back note. SO glad to see you. What a year you have had. Sorry about your Mom's fall and your aunt's death. Hope things will settle down now. Yes, please give our best to Rick.
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Joyce, nice to hear from you! I hope the stress of al you've been dealing with becomes much more manageable after the move.
Spent the day shopping -- mostly groceries but also a few other places -- exhausting! I'm really too tired to bother but since I thawed it, I'll fix it anyway -- souvlaki, tzatziki, pilaf and Greek salad with feta. Pita breads for the souvlaki,
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Joyce, we've missed you! Glad to hear that you and your dh have an ongoing relationship with Rick. Your mother's accident sounds horrible. You're a good daughter and your dh is a good SIL to welcome your parents into your home.
I went to Sam's Club this afternoon (after shopping at Walmart earlier) and bought 12 vacuum-packed bags of Community dark roast coffee, probably more than enough to get us through the summer. Also bought some other items, enough to run the bill up to $200. That was after $100 at Walmart. I'm always shocked when I hear the amt of the bill. I can't imagine how families with kids can make it on a moderate income.
One of my purchases was a rotisserie chicken, which will be part of dinner tonight. I also bought some yellow squash and will probably steam it and make a salad.
We had a whole day today without rain. Yay! But temps in the 90's are in our forecast.
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Eric's recipe for his Chicken and Jasmine Rice Dinner is on p. 620. He was kind enough to PM me that information. I now have a Word document with the recipe.
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Carole, that's great to have an actual page number for a recipe...rather than hunting the proverbial needle! Thanks!
The dinner at Fenway was good....much of it I ate with my eyes...:/, but did enjoy some grilled beef tenderloin, interesting sauteed vegetables, and baby greens salad. The eye food items included sumptuous lobster rolls on toasted buns, Legal Seafood clam chowder, a wonderful cheese tray, and tortellini with a carbonara sauce. Desserts pretty basic except for cheesecake squares with apple crunch on top, which I broke my dairy free status to try after the strong recommendations of my tablemates. Good thing Ibworked out a lot this AM. It was soooo good! It was so weird to be at Fenway with a brightly lit empty field...the Sox are busy losing games in Cleveland.
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Joyce good to see you here. Add my hello to Rick.
I snuck out for chinese. Hot and sour soup and Teriyaki beef sticks.
Tomorrow I am having a pot luck lunch at my arthritis swim class instructors home. Nice ladies lots if fun. I am taking a spinach salad with grape tomatoes and chicken. I'll make a dressing with a Blood Orange infused olive oil and raspberry balsamic vinegar dressing. It's absolutely delish. I just hate using up my blood orange oil.... LOL selfish I know! But I only have the sample bottle of it right now. I've got to make a trip and load up on that and the lemon infused oil.
Much love.
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This is my week to meet friends for lunch. Had Chicken Piccata at a new Italian restaurant yesterday. Lunch came w/bread & a salad for $11.00. I'll go back, but not in a huge rush - if that makes sense. It was good but didn't knock my socks off. The best part was the build-out. High ceilings, exposed beams, clerestory windows, slate floors - what I would imaging as an old Italian cottage.
Going for Italian again tomorrow. Different friend - different direction. Houston is a huge place & the first restaurant was South. Tomorrow I'll head North to Tomball to meet a friend who's driving in from Lake Conroe. We choose the Italian restaurant because we know we can sit & visit in this place for a long time & no one will get upset. I've been there before so I'm looking forward to linguine con vongole (clams in white sauce), but may have to switch to shrimp & vegetables in Alfredo sauce. Or filet of salmon w/creamy tarragon sauce. Or substitute filet of sole for salmon. Or listen to this one -
Sautéed breast of chicken on a bed of spinach with melted cheese,
roasted Pine-nuts & Alfredo sauce served with fresh green vegetableFor heaven's sake - it's 11pm and I'm hungry. Shouldn't have started looking at menus. Or maybe because tonight was water aerobics again. I ate at 5pm and went to the pool at 7pm. Hard work out since I've done nothing in the way of exercise in over a year. Just had 2 radishes but I don't think that will cut it. Oh, oh. I hear chocolate calling.
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Moon, while I rarely have Chinese food, your choices are my two favorites!
Your salad sounds perfectly yummy, and what a gift to use your last bit of blood infused olive oil. Makes it extra special!
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Minus, that Italian restaurant sounds like it's THE place for me! I'm tempted to drive to Houston and meet you for lunch. Enjoy. You deserve it.
Moon, the flavored oils and vinegars are easy to find now with the popularity of the Oil & Vinegar stores. I have one about 5 min. away. I'll bet you have one within a few miles, too. My favorite combination is champagne vinegar and lime-infused olive oil. It is really delicious, even on the fingertip!
Off to the gym this morning with dh. Then an annual apptment with bc dr.'s NP for an ultrasound of chest and underarms. Always that tinge of worry. Then after that I'll take my 91 yr. old mother to her weekly hair apptment for shampoo and set. Today a trim, too.
My bathroom scales were so kind this morning after being unkind for days that I'm wondering about the accuracy. Maybe I should have rotisserie chicken and salad for dinner every night!!
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Carole - keeping you in my thoughts this morning while you have your ULS. You're right - we'll always have a twinge of worry. Like that old saying - once bitten, twice shy.
Sayings are interesting. I did have to go look that one up. Originally related to dog bites. Now usually ascribed to falling in love.
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Carole, good luck with your tests. Do we ever get over "scanxiety"?
Tonight is spaghetti and meatballs. Meatballs already made and frozen. Easy.
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Have a few minutes before I leave for the apptment.
Had a flash of inspiration. I'll make Eric's Chicken With Jasmine Rice dish with the leftover rotisserie chicken. As usual, DH and I ate the legs and wings and back and the breast was untouched! I have a bag of brown jasmine rice I bought a while ago and have not cooked any of it.
Nancy, isn't it nice to have those home-made meatballs in the freezer?
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Yes it is Carole! I usually have the sauce made too, but I've gone through it lately. Still have two big cans of San marzano tomatoe so that will replenish my stock some.
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Carol- I hope your appointment went well today.
Lacey- Yay on your DS stopping by with his girlfriend. I nice distraction for your nerves. You will figure it all out- you are one smart cookie.
Joyce- Welcome back! I have missed you. It sounds as though your hands are full taking care of your parents. Remember to take time for yourself. Glad you are keeping in touch with Michelle's DH.
If I saw one of those snakes I think I would poop my pants- I don't even like seeing garden snakes! The conversation of weird food that everyone has eaten was fun to read- Carol I think wins for eating the most critters!
Ds slammed the lap top screen the other day when told to get off the computer and trashed the screen. I hooked the lap top up to a different screen finally so I have a computer again. I will have to shop for a new lap top. Last night must have been meatloaf night because that is what we had too. I love meatloaf. Tonight we were supposed to be going to DS2's baseball game but he is having some tummy issues so we are home for dinner. I am thinking maybe steak, salad and baby red potatoes. We will see what DH feels like when he gets home.
My SIL is back in NH for the summer with her son who is 21. They have rented a very small cabin right on lake Winni for the next two months. The view is amazing and it is steps from the lake. We spent last Sunday there all day. A friend of ours is taking advantage of a free dock space and has left his boat there. Bonus for us as we get to use it when we go up. I think we are planning to spend this Sunday there as well. This is just what she needs after going through so much with her mothers passing. It is very peaceful there and close to all of us- about a 40 minute drive.
I hope everyone is doing well and I plan on trying to keep up from now on!
I had to laugh that the salsa chicken recipe is alive and kicking!
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My apptment couldn't have gone any better. No problems detected!
The chicken and rice dish was delicious. Thank you, Eric! When I was in the kitchen tonight making the dish, I said, "We're having Eric's chicken and rice dish." DH said, "Who?" LOL! The toasted pine nuts add a wonderful taste. So does the cilantro. A couple of changes. I forgot about sautéing the onions to cook with the rice. Also, dh had chopped green onions as a garnish on his helping. I had black grapes in the refrigerator so I used those. This will enter the menu rotation. I think you could throw in chopped celery, grated carrots, grated Italian cheese.
Tomorrow night we eat out for dh's birthday dinner no. 1. Yay!!
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Laurie DS would be banned from laptop for some time if he was my son...but he is so cute! So I dunno
Carol, good luck with your scan
I have an appointment next week for "lefty" who has been acting weird
Joyce good to see you again
Minus radishes should be pounded into a pulp and then covered with chocolate
I haven't been really "cooking' but stocking up and making brown rice and cooking dried black beans so that I have frozen bags of them for recipes Many. So much better than the canned ones with all the salt and weird ingredients
I have also bought a lot of whole grain pasta and pizza so that I can top it with my vegetables
Here is my little senorita pizza head who loves my concoctions
(Her Daddy is 1/2 Spanish)
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