So...whats for dinner?
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Carole, by the way, round two of uour chicken sounded really creative and delucious!
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Yesterday was interesting. I rarely eat fried foods but I had fried shrimp & french fries for lunch. Yes there was a salad but it was just iceburg lettuce & a few cut tomatoes. Then I had a slice of lemon meringue pie for dessert. We stopped at Flying Saucer Pie on the way home to play dominoes & what a delicious stop. So at 4pm I had a medium slice of blackberry pie. Then at 7pm I had a large slice of banana cream pie. Then I guess my body was crying for more salt since I don't usually eat so many sweets, so I had chips & dip at 9pm. And this morning - I had LOST a pound. Go figure. After we split up the pies I still have a large piece of banana cream to devour tonight. Maybe I'll lose more weight. LOL!!
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...wish I could eat like that and lose.... :-)
DD was at the concussion doctor today for a followup visit and she can go back to her normal activities.
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Eric - so glad to hear DD is totally released by the doc. What a scary time. I can't really eat like that either. I expect to be up 2 lbs tomorrow after eating a pumpernickel bagel w/cream cheese & salmon for dinner & my pie for dessert.
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Eric - glad your DD is doing well. No headaches?
Minus - damn, girl - now I want pie!!!!!
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Special Congratulations on your DD
Goats. .. forgot what I was going to say but HI anyway
Susan those beets were wonderful I was asked for the recipe many times I made 5 jars
Someone asked what I do for a living and said I must be good at it as I get jobs easily. I don't know about good, but I've been doing it for a long time.
Ok ready for TMI..I have been in an relationship kind of a "same time next year" for 6 years with a adorkable man who is very high functioning Asperger's-has a PHD in quantum physics from Harvard. He lives way far away and has a dog who is intent on killing small furry animals including my cats so I have to go there, so after a while I say "this is taking up my whole weekend" and we stop for a while.
I have to say that tonight I said that it must be platonic for awhile due to meds and he totally got it. I was very happy
We will have a Lobster-fest this weekend and all that that entails in New England. Yum
On Sunday.
He calls me Silly.
That's not my name.
My name is Sally
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Wow, Minus! Your Pie-a-Palooza sounds soooo good! I think you should post it online as the newest fad diet!
My idea to make layered Greek salad for the potluck is way more time consuming (and expensive) than I had planned. I always make that mistake!! Still need to assemble it....spent two hours last night cleaning (I am VERY fussy about clean fresh greens) and chopping lettuce and spinach, peppers, etc. Hope it turns out okay.
We had dinner last night at a local diner on our way to the grocery store (finally!) since we left the beach late. I had a BLT and cole slaw and DH had a huge bowl of lobster mac and cheese ( they were pushing it, but I was not tempted given my current scale status). I was happy about that this AM.
Pretty day here today, but I keep hearing about the terrible weather elsewhere. I hope everyone is safe given the serious rains reported on the news.
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OK - here is the latest on the DD - got the Navy job, pending the background check for her clearance. Most likely won't be done until November. She finishes her paid internship in two weeks, but the alligator job HR people wanted her to start asap! She was totally stressed as she would not be done with the internship, they have an ailing animal there requiring her to stay until the end of her term, and now the Navy job wants her after she already accepted the job there and got the cute safari outfits. She finally called the alligator job, they said no problem - we want you anyway. Start when you are done with the internship, you can leave whenever the Navy job starts, AND the job is no longer alligators, but PENGUINS!!! Yay! Also, she has competing offers on her old boat - so yay!
Dinner tonight is Greek-style pitas - ground lamb, tomatoes, olives, lettuce, tzatziki, goat cheese, peppers. Probably a green salad also, and some sautéed zucchini and yellow squash.
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Special - such good news about your DD. Sounds like everything is falling in place. Hooray! BTW - how long PFC did you continue to take Acetyl L-Carnetine? I'm beginning to think that's what kept me from any major melt downs so I'm supersticious about stopping it.
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minus - thanks! Yes, everything is falling into place for DD. I still take the Acetyl L-carnitine, but at the 500mg strength. I had read that the body can't absorb more than that under normal circumstances. Also, I still want some pie.
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SpecialK, sounds like things worked out perfectly for DD on the job front.
Lacey, hope you're pleased with the Greek salad. What goes into the layers and what is the dressing?
Our weather here today has been dreary and chilly. I feel sorry for the families with the little children. It would have made things so much more pleasant if the sun had shone. But the kids are out there playing on the playground, making child sounds. The adults have been visiting and quite a few of them are sipping their beer or cocktails. This is the 2nd day that one of our neighbors has had a bloody mary bar set up. Someone brought a large size bottle of Grey Goose vodka. What a waste to put fine vodka into a bloody mary!
The pot luck will be held in the new barn because of the weather. A whole pig has been cooking in a huge smoker. There will also be a keg of beer. Afterwards karaoke. In addition to the slaw, I'm cooking a rice dish with a mixture of wild rice and brown rice and Andouille sausage. I'm using a jambalaya recipe as a guide so the dish will be spicy.
DH and I have mingled and visited and now we're inside the camper with US Open tennis on the tv.
I walked 3 miles this morning but the day has been too "inactive" for me!
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carole - your rice dish sounds yummy! DD is indeed fortunate and happy. I am most happy about the penguins, and not alligators!
I made some roasted chickpeas today, to try them out for snacking. Tossed them in olive oil mixed with smoked paprika, cumin, and cayenne. They needed to roast a bit longer than the recipe said to get crunchy and they are SPICY, but good!
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Tomorrow is my dad's 88th birthday, so we will be going to visit and take him to lunch. Also made a raspberry upsidedown cake for him.
Tonight was Navajo tacos. Some friends are coming Monday for grilled kabobs, sort of a mixed grill affair. That dessert will be ice cream sundaes with homemade ice cream and three toppings. The dark chocolate sauce is to die for!
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Quite a few days since I stopped by, so much food! What is it about treatment week that I get so very hungry? I was on the diet, I eat what I see! Of course, there have been the required daily tomatoes. I remember that I ate at Zoe's the night of treatment. This restaurant closed for almost a year after the building's facade collapsed. This was our first night back and it was as excellent as ever! Friday I ground some beef and we had burgers for dinner. Tonight I made some roasted/stewed tomatoes with onions, which I put in a pasta bowl, then topped with some sautéed fava beans and a merquez sausage and a bit of feta. I feel like I have made a lot more food, but can't remember what it all was!
Random responses.
Eric, so glad to hear that your daughter is cleared for her concussion. I certainly hope she is able to protect her head going forward.
Bedo, I am so delighted that the pickled beets are well-loved! Have you tried them with a bit of thickened yogurt? with lemons? Tell me more.
Lacey, if I had a place on the lake, and the temps were supposed to be in the 90s for the only time this summer, I too would want to jump out of a floating object into a cool lake. You certainly made the right choice! On a more serious note, your Parisian's friend's daughter is so lucky to have you and your husband nearby. And you are lucky to have her to mentor. Your story really made me actually tear up, and I don't tear up, well except on treatment week!
nance, Happy birthday to your Dad. You are a good daughter to make him such a lovely cake. My father was partial to pies. Any kind of pie, but if pressed he would admit a certain fondness for apple or blueberry pie.
SpecialK, your daughter rocks! She is my new hero!
Carole, your meals sounds fabulous, especially for someone who is living in such cramped quarters.
I am so sure I have missed some folks.... and I really apologize since I love hearing everyone's stories. And now, after billing out 10 hrs today, and making dinner, and tending my garden, I am going to have an adult cocktail. Cheers!!!
*susan*
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p.s. actually, after counting, 11.5 hrs of billable hours.
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Oh Susan - I sure hope you get to relax with what's left of the weekend. Nance - raspberry upside down cake, YUM. Hope you have a good visit with your Dad.
Speaking of pie... my grandfather always told us he only liked two kinds of pie - hot & cold!!
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Never had raspberry upside down cake...sounds tasty!
Susan, yay billable hours! Now do relax......
OK, my complaints about no summer weather have been noted by mother nature....we had an absolutely perfect balmy summer evening for our beach party yesterday. And today, while expecting rain later, it feels quite warm now due to high humidity. I was drenched by the end of my walk. I think I can stop my complaining now...about the weather at least
So the association beach party was wonderful....and DH was in his glory doing his DJ gig.....Broadway music during the pot luck dinner, and every thing else imaginable for the dance party! It was a lot of fun.
The potluck was varied and tasty. One woman made two beautiful huge chicken calzones, which were really delicious. So, following Susan's "eat what you see" diet plan, I ate calzone, meatballs, veggie lasagne, various salads, bread, and sausage stuffed jalepeno peppers.... and cholocate chip cookies and a piece of chocolate cake. It was all good!! Oh, and the talk of the beach was a unique item our DS1 and DDIL gave us for a Xmas gift last year. It is a block of granite with a booze dispenser fitted in. We put a large bottle of Pinot Grigio in it, and people were drawn to it like magnets...just even to look! Clearly the company that makes/sells this item will be getting a lot of business after the rave reviews.
Carole, the layered Greek salad was a lot of work (mainly b/c I am very fussy about clean greens and washed and dried every last one before chopping and layering), but quite good. I used a recipe from Kraft Foods that I found online and added to. I'll give the link to it in another post so I don't lose this one on my IPAD. I made easy Greek dressing by blending some Ken's Lite Italian dressing with lemon juice, feta cheese and oregano. I also sprinkled some dried crushed mint throughout the salad layers.
So I made two bowls of this salad and got one back....and learned the trick of getting to come home with an empty bowl after a potluck....or getting to come home with leftovers.
Given that everyone brings enough food for the crowd....the food at the start of the table gets gobbled up....that sitting at the end of the table gets left, mainly because people have no room on their plates, and are sated by the time they finish eating that plateful, so often do not return for the end table offerings. Someone told me that last night, and not sure how I never figured it out! Duh.....My salad bowl experiment would attest to the truth of that theory. The one at the end had a lot left in it. The front end one was empty!0 -
Here is the link to the layered Greek salad....tho I varied it a bit, and kept the different dressing I made on the side so in case any was leftover, it wouldn't be soggy and yukky, i.e., inedible.
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/layered-greek-salad-for-a-crowd-128455.aspx
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One of my husband's favorite students of all time is named, oh let's call her C. She went on to Julliard and now lives in NYC eking out a living singing some gorgeous songs, and playing her cello. I guess she also has a gig as a graphic designer. The standard freelance life for a young woman still finding her way. Every few years, she stops in on her way to visit her parents in NH. She will have her instrument adjusted, get a fresh rehair, and hang with my husband. Generally, her Dad brings her after he picks her up at the bus station here in Boston.
She came on Friday with Dad, with the plan to return today to pick up her instrument. Via Facebook I learned that all three of them, i.e. Mom, were stopping by for this pick up. First I offered coffee, so we could catch up. But then discovered that they were driving all the way to NY, and [I am weak!] I offered a light lunch. Yea, I know. So at 8am, I was off to Whole Foods to buy a few provisions. First I made some lemon-ginger scones, and then a Spanish tortilla [eggs with potatoes and onions], fruit salad, smoked trout mousse, and because we have "hundreds", some sliced tomatoes. Oh it was wonderful. Her Mom is a good friend of mine, her Dad is terrific, and C is my husband's most favorite student of all time.
Was this a light meal? No. I don't think so. Did I whip it up in no time? No, I don't think so. I am I happy that I sliced out a few hours to see old friends whom I love dearly. Yes. Sometimes I have to remind myself to actually live the life that I am fighting to keep.
Meanwhile, the kids met with the Justice of the Peace, and hired her, and drove all the way to the Cape to have her first muslin dress fitting for her dress.
I have prepped the ribs.... 24 hrs of aging. 12 hours of salting, and now 12 hrs with their rub. We are going to smoke out the neighborhood tomorrow!
*susan*
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OK, been reading everything and I have one Question[
How am I supposed to get skinny reading all these scrumptious food ideas/??? LOL>
Carol- Grand Marias is lovely. One of my favorite vacations was at a cabin up the GunFlint Trail about 40 miles from Grand Marias. I was there in July and had flannel sheets on the bed and fire in the fireplace every morning. I could hear the owls and the loons, and the timber wolves at night. It was heaven.
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Redheaded, I've had that question too. It used to be running was the answer, but that no longer seems to be the case.
I don't know what's for dinner. I've had one of those perfectly timed to ruin the long weekend colds (cue up the man cold video) that hit me Friday night. I'm just starting to feel like I don't have to force myself to "work through it" and it's Monday afternoon.
I hope I don't give it to Sharon or DD....
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When I cook a pork roast, I freeze sections for later. Tonight was left over cold boiled shrimp for starters, wonderful sliced pork sandwiches on Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, and I'll have Tuscan melon for dessert. This is the best cantaloupe melon I've ever tasted. Happy holiday to everyone.
Edited to add the culinary details - pork roast was rubbed with sage & basted with apricot chipotle sauce.
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There is a price to pay for the "I see it, I eat it" diet. Two pounds in three days. And now, miraculously, my appetite has just about disappeared. [no, I am not telling my doctors this since they consider change in appetite as a sign.] Tonight was our "rib fest". So Mr 02143 "made dinner." To prepare for this event, I aged the ribs. I then salted the ribs. Then I made the rub, and applied the rub. Then I turned the ribs, and rubbed some more. I spent three days fondling the ribs. I took them out of the fridge to come to temp, and then... and only then, Mr. 02143 took over and then received the accolades! Yes, this kills me. I also made some vinegar based cole slaw, a romaine lettuce salad, and a tortellini salad. Since my hands are getting worse, my daughter shredded the carrots, julienned the sun dried tomatoes, and shaved the cheese.
Tomorrow is the Great Sink Installation. Since we won't have water, we get to eat something that someone else has made.
Files have been installed, but still are missing two features. This puts me at least two days behind on my other projects. I would love to catch up! Hot as can be here. I expect that Lacey is swimming in bodies of water. Sounds pretty good tonight.
*susan*
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Susan - YOUR ribs sound divine. We all know who does the work. I've been really hungry for ribs lately and even cut out a "new" oven baked recipe for when it gets cool enough to turn on the oven. Sorry to hear about your hands. I know how frustrating that is.
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Well, I have a new favorite food---I was at the Health Food store and they have this brand of fermented food in the fridge---Bubbies Sour Kraut and Bubbies Dill Pickles. It was not cheap at all. I came home and read up on it and it has the good stuff you get from some yogurt for your gut--- (Not the Bread and Butter pickles, but the ones I said) The Sour Kraut is just litely brined--the cabbage is still crispy. I think I could eat the whole jar, but I am holding myself to 1/4 to 1/2 cup per day.
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Eric, hope you heal quickly....and are able to keep those germs to yourself as you hope. This afternoon I heard the guy next door yelling across the street to another neighbor that he STILL HAD HIS COLD (!!!) from yesterday! Couldn't help but think of the video.....;). I wonder how more vulnerable you are since you drive the kiddie germ petri dish?
Susan, first of all, I loved hearing about your wonderful visit with your old friends (the music student's family). What a way to spend your day! Would be great to be able to bottle such visits. Secondly, I totally get the "grilling attribution" annoyance factor. Yes, YOUR ribs sound so delectable. I knew where your post was going right after reading the first "I". Been there, felt that annoyance! But, mind you, with much less effort on my part compared to your "totally from scratch" style...but way more than my DH's effort for sure. I have mainly made piece with the situation (most days) by being thankful that he totally cleans up every day. Love that! Even tho my rheumatologist suggests that warm water dish washing would be helpful to my pained hands. Ha! I'm sorry that yours are such a continuing problem for you....I totally appreciate how painfully debilitating that pain feels.
Last night ate a combined dinner with neighbors at their house...grilled chicken and beef kebabs, garden fresh green beans, my leftover, added too, Greek salad, small pasta shells with roasted tomatoes and fresh basil, and a yummy local apple pie for dessert....really way beyond limits for me. So we walked a lot this AM! But only after meeting some other neighbors for coffee and a video viewing of the night scavenging of our local wildlife, which a neighbor records with a night camera, after leaving scraps on a rock near his garden. The main purpose of this activity is to attract foxes which will eat any chipmunks who would otherwise destroy his garden. It was pretty interesting to watch the various animals (opossum, skunk, foxes, and a mouse) compete for the food morsels.
Then we spent a glorious (SUMMERY!!!!!) day at the beach and on the lake, and finally got our swim in the middle of the lake from the boat in. Oh so beautiful! Might do the same tomorrow as the temps will stay high here. It felt good to be retired and not have to trek down the highway to MA like most of our neighbors...certainly all those with school kids. Tomorrow the beach and lake will be pretty quiet.
Dinner on the screened porch (which is sort of like a tree house so it is great for bird watching) this evening was balmy and beautiful. "We" grilled teriyaki chicken, made a fresh Greek salad, and had leftover shells with roasted tomatoes and basil.
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Today was moving day. After two months in one spot, we travelled northeast to Grand Marais, MN, and are now set up in our new temporary home at the municipal rv park on Lake Superior. On the way we stopped at Betty's Pies just north of Two Harbors. This was a return visit. I had coconut (sp?) cream pie and dh had rhubarb strawberry with ice cream.
Tomorrow we go farther north to Thunder Bay to visit a bc.org friend I came to know in 2009 when we both were dx'ed and had bilateral mx and immediate reconstruction. The two of us and three other women had daily communication and helped one another get through a bad time.
I read all the posts and made mental responses. Forgive me for not putting the responses into words! I will say that it does my heart good to sense the happiness in Susan's posts. And, Lacey, I'm happy that you experienced some summer weather! And, Minus, it's so good to have you enjoying food again. And, Eric, hope you feel good again very soon.
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Carole, love your pit stop for pie as you relocate! It is wonderful that you will again visit a bc.org friend who walked a difficult path with you. So much meaning in those special relationships!
Eric, hope you are getting back to feeling like yourself.
Today was warm and humid and threatening with showers for much of the day, so after my sweaty walk I did a lot of personal admin work and phone calls, then we went to the beach briefly at the end of the afternoon. We kept a few ducks company since all of the families in the neighborhood who populate the beach are long gone. It's a different place entirely without the families....both ways are nice. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny (still quite warm, yay!) so the beach and probably the boat will be at the top of the activity list. We might have all seven miles of the lake to ourselves!
Ate on the balmy breezy porch again.....had grilled shrimp and scallops that I'd marinated in a teriyaki sauce, local corn that was good, if not great (my dad used to refer to this part of the growing season as producing "cow corn"), and a cuke salad with red onion, diced red pepper, black olives, grape tomatoes and pepperocini for an extra bite. DH picked up some "skinny cow" ice cream bars for dessert. Guess he's ready to jump back on the wagon, too. They were actually good....I didn't read the chemical content.
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1. You are responsible to bring 5 Mason Jars full of flowers
2. Make 20 Brownies
3. Help me make 10 Herb boxes
My daughter's instructions for the wedding.
Am I thought to be a fool?
Anyway. Susan everyone loved the beets. I gave them to co-workers, friends and now DD has requested more this weekend, as I will be staying over in Boston with her and DF - Darling Fiancé?l
I am so glad that everyone is doing well
Getting a bad cold and trying to make it through the workday tomorrow then go to DDs
Planning on Block Island this weekend or next.
Hello to everyone!
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