So...whats for dinner?
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Bedo, what a pig-out feast! I would not go near that restaurant! It must have been a buffet?
Susan, your small meal sounds good. What duck parts does one use to make a duck ragout? The whole duck? There must be a lot of fat to deal with? I'm impressed with how you don't waste food. I'm guilty of putting leftovers in the refrigerator and discovering them after they've been there too long to risk eating them. Leftovers from a restaurant are especially subject to not being eaten.
Not sure what dinner will be tonight. We have leftover turkey and gravy. And green beans.
Nance, the lamb has not yet arrived. I would expect it to be shipped this week if the weather conditions between here and IN are favorable. The owners of the farm don't want to risk the box being held up somewhere.
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Carol, yes it was a buffet, hence the many plates! I can't remember ever doing this but even Trish was impressed by how much I could eat.
Red I hope things are getting better each day. How much longer for your cast ? Is there an Elder Care or Senior Services, in your state? There is usually a Social Worker involved who can help with nurse, aid, transportation and safety visits and help you navigate and help get your Dad into a place that's safe when needed.. So many of my friends are going through this now. Hugs to you. I have run into rural areas where church is the best bet and if they don't help, maybe appeal to the Pastor? I know it's hard to ask for help, but think of yourself first so you won't get too tired.
Still haven't eaten since buffet yesterday. I think my system is in shock. Still feel full and not hungry.
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Bedo, I have eaten at two buffets that stand out in my memory. Actually three. Just remembered another. The first was the Royal Sonesta in the French Quarter in New Orleans. It was a brunch buffet. DH and I won a gift certificate for brunch for four people many years ago. We took his mom and dad when they came to visit us. It was a wonderful experience, partly because we shared it with dh's parents. In those days we wouldn't have taken them there because of the cost.
The 2nd buffet was/is in New Orleans at the Westin on Canal St. Top floor with a fabulous view of the MS River. We went there for the Jazz Sunday Brunch. The price includes all the orange blossoms, bloody Mary's or champagne you want to drink. And the food selection is incredible. Our guests, dh's niece and her dh when they visited NO, didn't drink any alcohol and bypassed all the New Orleans specialty seafood dishes. I think they had eggs and potatoes and bacon or sausage. The niece did get her money's worth at the dessert buffet. All in all it was wasted $$ taking them there but we enjoyed it.
The 3rd buffet was at the Hotel Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. We splurged along with another couple who were rv'ers, too. The food was outstanding and the setting elegant. Afterward, I felt like I wouldn't need to eat again for a week.
Great buffets are especially frustrating because all the beautiful selections are there to be savored with the eyes and you can't possibly even sample everything. I much prefer ordering off a menu or chalk board and having a moderate amt. of food served to me.
I worked between 2 and 3 hours this morning cleaning my stove and exhaust hood. It is so clean and shiny that I hate the thought of cooking and messing it up.
Lunch was good. Half a home-made pita stuffed with home-made white bean hummus, turkey breast and tomato with a dribbling of olive oil and some crumbled feta.
Dinner will be catfish, probably seasoned and seared (there goes the clean exhaust hood), creamed spinach, cucumber and beet salad. The spinach will be frozen--cooked and well-drained and made creamy with Greek yogurt cream cheese. Hmm. Just remembered the big bag of kale in the freezer. I could blanch it and use as a spinach substitute.
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Having been to Vegas many times, I've eaten at many buffets, two of which were memorable -- Bellagio and Wynn. Yours sounds fantastic bedo! You did what I do, go for the things I don't often get. Good job!
Tonight is pot pies with the leftover Moroccan chicken.
Carole, please come to my house, my stove is a mess.
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Way back in the day, I played every Sunday for the Anatole's Sunday brunch in Dallas Texas. It was THE brunch in Dallas back then. So extravagant, and upscale. I mean, they hired a string trio for four hours every single week. With a four hour gig, there were three breaks. Break one was breakfast... I would grab some salmon, a bit of egg. Break two was lunch where I would move into a bit of prime rib, or perhaps I would enjoy a sandwich, or who knows. Break three I was generally full, but found that a small breakfast pastry made me happy with some fruit. The only other brunch I have ever been to was at the Banff Springs Hotel. We were studying at the Banff Centre and did this one huge splurge one weekend. What a complete and total treat. I can't eat enough anymore to match the sheer cost of such a splurge anymore. Like Carole, I would rather order from a menu and get exactly what I want, made to order.
Mr 02143 decided he needed to grill tonight, and then offered to make the whole dinner. This was MAN-FOOD... grill lamb chop, mashed potatoes, and green beans. He did not skimp on the butter and milk in the potatoes, and they were absolutely delicious!
Having lunch with my mother an hour and a half north of here tomorrow. I am picking up a camera for her at Costco for the trip. She wants some time with it before we leave.
*susan*
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Susan, your Man Meal sounds like a good idea. I might have to buy a rib eye tomorrow. Dh is a good grill cook.
We enjoyed the catfish. I made cornmeal crusted oven fried catfish. I marinated the fish in buttermilk for a couple of hours instead of the 6 hours the recipe recommended. I didn't read the recipe until afternoon so didn't have 6 hrs. We had the leftover green beans with a dollop of sour cream so finished up most of them. The tiny fresh beets were delicious. Sprinkled with vinegar of choice. Sliced cucumber didn't have a lot of taste. No resemblance to cucumbers in season.
Received an e-mail that the lamb order should arrive Wed.
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Carole, I call Mr 02143 the "meat-whisperer." He can sense what the meat is telling him when it is on a grill. Put him in front of a stovetop with meat, and his skills fall flat, I am sad to say. It wasn't always this way. For many years, he was the primary cook in the house while I was off making the money. To be honest, it breaks my heart to see him loosing so much of his natural smarts in all kinds of ways, as this damn Alzheimer's take more and more from him.
Special, I just wanted to say that I am so impressed by your Apron idea. So brilliant! hope you enjoy your time with DD.
Trip planning update. I have bought a camera [gosh I hope I like it] and a bag to hold my passport, cash and credit cards. The last time I bought a small cross body bag was 1995 for another trip and the bag no longer closes properly. Too tempting for pick pockets so I have ordered something, sight unseen. Again, hope I like it. I have emailed my apartment owners in Barcelona to ask about arrival times. Then i will work on buying train tickets. Vacations are a lot of work!
*susan*
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Bummed out---Med Onc called and had a delayed opening today due to the ice we got overnight. Since I had the first appointment, of course I am re-scheduled to Friday the 13th.Orthopedic surgeon saw me this afternoon. No Driving for next 4 weeks (april 2) at which time we will start planning Physical Therapy. Stitches came out today. Wrist and arm doesn't look like the other one. And my blunt friend told me on the phone she thinks that's an unreasonable expectation on my part since I have permanent hardware added to the mix..... The back of my wrist where the stitches were look like a failed suicide attempt. They are going to order me some compounded crème from a RX in Michingan (nobody in IL can make it?) that I can start using in a week. My bet is BCBSIL will not cover an out of state pharmacy..... Still no bending, rotatiang lifting or pushing and pulling. But I can get it wet in the shower in a week......YIPPEE.
I'd like to go on a abender but I can't even get a cork out of a bottle. LOL
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Red Don't worry about your blunt friend, she likely is not an orthopedic surgeon. I have 10 pins and a plate in ankle and my ankle works fine.
Had a gamekeeper's thumb with more titanium in thumb and although weaker, looks fine.
Scars don't reach their final appearance for a year. Keep sunscreen on it (high number) for a year and minimize sun exposure to minimize scarring, and ask if you can keep it moist with antibiotic or other ointment, as this results in a flatter scar. Your arm and hand likely look different due to atrophy from not using them. It is still very early in the healing. Take heart and wait for the final result way down the road to know the true outcome.
Take care.
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Thanks for the verbal hugs. I needed them.
Special k that apron idea will come in very handy. My DDIL stepped off the curb wrong and broke her ankle. Pin and plates and surgery this Monday. I can't help her cause I don't want to give her anything! I can't even take the chance of cooking for them. Oh well maybe next week. Oh wait. Maybe not. My eye surgery is still on. My P'S said this cold s going away and I should be fine by next Monday. I spent all weekend sleeping. Felt better so when I went to my P'S for preop it went well. No DH wasn't home. Oh well.
Eric, when my kids were in H'S that experiment was a raw egg. Crack or break it and you failed. Had to leave it with a sitter. LOL. I think a crying baby is much better at the real life moments of babyhood.
Red. Hugs. Not driving isn't fun. My daughter had pins in her wrist after an accident during her senior year. She has no ill effects from it.
Susan, I am so looking forward to your trip. Please take plenty of pics with that new camera!
Carole I love catfish. As long as someone else preps them!
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Doing the post in 2 parts. So I don't lose a long ibe. LOL
Lacey your DH looks great! Cute apron.
Auntie, you've made a lot of morroccan food lately. Any favorites?
Bedo sounds like our and your friend really enjoyed and got your money s worth at he buffet. I used o love buffets. Now I can't eat enough to justify the cost. Sigh.
Minus, the food Costco makes is awesome. I love shrimp but it with mayo. Same with lobster so no lobster rolls for me. Although they always look to good.
Joyce, I bet it is a shock to get back up there! Stay warm and walk carefully. LOL
Mommy, your meals look at lot like mine. LOL
Sorry you all have such bad weather this year. It's been cold here but that's normal for ys. It's been cold below 0 but when it goes above 20 so many people are out walking. No hats and coats open. LOL we just got a bit of snow today maybe 2 inches.
Supper yesterday and today was sloppy Joe cottage pie. I Froze the rest of the sloppy Joe still have 2 servings. I have a small casserole that's about 5 X 7 . It makes enough for 2 meals. I use it for a small lasagne pan too.
Know I missed people. Hope it wasn't the same ones I missed before. LOL
Everyone take care of yourselves. Much love.
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Redheaded, hang in there. What else can you do? Hugs. Things will get better.
Moon, glad you're feeling more cheerful.
Last night's dinner was pork tenderloin medallions. I used a favorite WW recipe for pork piccata. Sides were cabbage slaw with red and green cabbage and broccoli with cheese sauce out of a microwave bag.
I had a yen for pancakes yesterday. When dh and I got back from the gym, I made buckwheat pancakes with chopped walnuts. I used a pancake mix that calls for egg, milk and oil. They tasted so good. I also cooked some bacon and had a slice. I made a bigger batch of pancakes than we needed so that I had extra to freeze.
I think we'll have shrimp for dinner tonight. For dh, that means pasta.
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I am probably making a great big mess, but I am attempting "nonna's chicken" that my friend made.I cook for one, so I downsized it, but here is the recipe:
6 boneless chicken breasts (medium size)
6 green onions, 3 clove garlic 1 packet of McCormick Spaghetti sauce, 1 cup flour 3 tablesppons butter, 3 tablesppons olive oil 4 cups water, chopped sweet basil, salt, pepper, parsley, mushrooms and white wine (optional wine/mushrooms)
Cut chicken into bite size cubes Dredge in flour set aside. Chop green onions, crush garlic, set aside. Heat butter and olive oil in larage skilliet, add floured chicken cubes saute until golden brown. Remove from skillet. Add parsley, basil, onions, garlic, salt and pepper and chopped mushrooms to skillet, Saute . Return chicken to skillet. Sprinkle the dry spaghetti mix over the chicken and add 4 cups of water. Partilaly cover and reduce heat simmer until gravy thickens stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add white wine if desired.
Serve with white rice and/or Italian bread and green salad. Serves six at one breast per person.
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Feeling uninspired cooking wise, so tonight was just sauteed pork chops with a baked potato. The best part was the pineapple slaw I made based on Carole's description. I added some walnuts for crunch. It was excellent. Thank you for that inspiration Carole.
I'm been feeling kind of blah the past few days, so food hasn't been a big priority. Hopefully, this will pass. I expect when I get back to the gym next week that will help. I will say that the Meyer lemon marmalade on the fresh baguette was outstanding.
Best wishes to everyone.
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I don't go on Facebook, but if anyone does - how's Laurie and her young family doing? And how are Debbie & Chuck up in Oregon? Miss both of them and hope they are well. Tell them 'hi' from all of us.
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Glad I was inspirational, Nance! LOL. Hope you get over the blahs. I hate getting in those moods.
I asked dh this morning if I should do something different, maybe Asian with the shrimp or the usual. He didn't hesitate, voting for the usual. And it was delicious as always. And simple and easy. Butter, olive oil, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice and big plump shrimp. Linguine. When both are cooked, mix them together with grated romano. A salad of spring greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, yellow bell pepper and avocado. Vinaigrette.
Winn Dixie had pretty eggplants today. I bought a couple to make eggplant parmesan. Hoping to get to Rouse's Supermarket for more of the Rao's. You created a customer for Rao's, Susan! I can always make a simple marinara.
We have the a/c going today and tonight. Tomorrow should be 40 degrees colder than today. I wish we could have warm weather without humidity.
I'm on Facebook, but Laurie and Debbie aren't "friends." I, too, would like some news of them.
The lamb order arrived today and is in the freezer. I should get around to cooking some of it next week.
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The last two days have been "odd" food days here at the susan_02143 house. Last night, I began a large software upgrade at 6pm which meant, someone else needed to cook for us. The husband chose Chinese food from Zoe's. We over ordered.. soup, beef, lamb, vegetables, and rice. Last night we made a small dent in the goodies. Lunch today was more of the same, and now we have enough left for lunch tomorrow as well. Three meals!!! And it was all so delicious.
Tonight, I warmed the leftover chicken "schnitzel", made a tomato, feta, onion salad, and a lettuce salad, and I made some arancini from our leftover risotto. It was actually a lovely meal. I thought we wouldn't have enough food, and instead, had two leftover arancinis which the son in law was happy to eat when he got home from work as his snack.
Joyce, it is a mess isn't it? The snowbanks at intersections is just awful. Be safe.
*susan*
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Nance, this is just such a blah time, period! I hope your blahs pass. everytime I see hot cross buns I think so fondly of your wonderful baking style.
I think ironically, the only thing that has kept me from having a more serious blah case (and believe me, I'm close!!)has been the physical exertion of all the damn shoveling. Today I started the morning with an hour of the toughest job yet....clearing our driveway of the heavy wet slop that arrived overnite along with the cement-like mounds from the overnight town plows. It was so hard...glad I had my next door neighbor out doing his drive to complain with! (Sorry to end sentence with preposition!;) All that was so DH could get to car safely as we ventured into Boston for his post op appt. I won't carry on about that, but suffice it to say that we were both appalled at the inefficiency and incompetence we encountered over a three + hour period. The appt was to get his staples removed....and they tried to discharge him after not even looking at the incision. After three reminders to the PA, he got someone to do it. DH has run health care systems and he was wild! After this whole experience, I am really glad that we get our care from our local community hospital!
When we arrived home, I had difficulty backing into the driveway ( another accommodation to DH to avoid ice), and learned when I got out of car that it was due to new mounds made by the town sidewalk plow. So I picked up my trusty shovels and labored for another hour so they didn't freeze tonight. I am so done!! But probably not....more snow tomorrow. Arnicare cream is my muscles' friend!
Red, I really feel for you with your slow healing process, but I'm glad that our Bedo lent some good perspective on probable outcome.
Love your meals, Carole!
Susan, I think trips are hard for the conscientious planner....YOU! Everyone else will just enjoy your hard work! They are fortunate. I also feel for you and DH as you both encounter his losses. I love that he makes the manly meal! I enjoyed your trip down memory lane with the Texas hotel gig and brunch.
Yesterday some local friends came to visit bringing lunch from Sweet Basil. I had Greek salad with shrimp. DH had a duck meatball sub, which he raved about. It was so uplifting to see these friends....nourishing mind and body. I have been quite isolated in this caretaker role during our terrible weather. These friends are also the folks who put me on to the trash pick up service, which is such a change for us! We now have these huge containers which we will dutifully put on the curb Friday AM. Feels weird...but a good decision.
Monica, best of luck with your upcoming surgery! Can you get your hands on an apron with a large "kangaroo" pocket for your DDIL. She will love using it! DH is still totally enamored of his tulip one!
Thanks again, Special!Hi to everyone I didn't cite...taking my weary bod to bed. Kindergarteners tomorrow...good thing I have an easy lesson planned.
Oh,....dinner.... tonight I made myself poached eggs served on a tasty kale/onion/garlic/mushroom/red pepper saute. I hadbought DH a lobster mac and cheese (no way could my rising weight tolerate that) at our local food store. We both had cuke salad with tarragon.
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Just saw that I crossed posted with several....Minus, I will send your "hi" (and Carole's) to both and maybe they will post a catch up for all of us.
Nute.....
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Hi everyone! Pat caught up with me on Facebook. I'm so sorry I haven't been around. I have been watching kids after school to make $. So I seem to have no computer time. The kids keep me busy as always. We just had school vacation week and went north skiing with friends for a few days. The boys loved skiing andthe indoor pool. We are going to a mountain again at the end of the month using my dad's time share. We have lots of friends coming to visit and should be lot of fun. We will stay a week and pull the kids from school.... which I've gotten a lot of shit about fyi!
On to food. . Tonight was tacos because it's all my youngest will eat, and my oldest hates it so score! Last night was chicken mediara. Tomorrow chicken cor don bleu.
I hope everyone is doing well. Love to you all and I will try keep up. If anyone Is On Facebook and wants to be friends pm me.
Im on a tablet and typing is tough. More later. ♥
T
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Great to hear from you, Laurie. Glad you and your dh and boys are happy and busy. Hugs.
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Laurie, great to "hear" your voice again. So glad that those boys don't let you get bored. ;-)
Our take out Chinese meal turned into the loaves and fishes, giving us a total of 6 large meals! Clearly the chef on Tuesday nights is very generous with his portion sizes. Isn't that the sign of a good restaurant? Three meals a piece and we were not bored of the food. My special Europe bag arrived today. I like to travel with my passport, cash, credit cards and any public transport tickets in a small cross-body bag that is easy for me to slip into, but hard for anyone else. What a #fail this bag is. No zipped spot that fits the passport and no clasp at all, just a simply magnet. Back it goes.
Tonight, I will warm up some magic-freezer turkey stew and Mr. 02143 has requested biscuits again. Who am I to deny my Southern boy biscuits? I think I will also make a big pile of peas for me. I like peas with stew. When the biscuits are done, the kid's duck ragu will head into the already warmed oven for its final push to completeness.
*susan*
p.s. two "warmer" days later and our snow piles are now completely ice.
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Fellow lamb lovers, I just got an email from my pasta folks [I have bought ravioli tools, etc from them] and they are having a sale on their lamb. 20% off with code MARCHM20, until 3/20/2015. http://www.pastacheese.com/new-york-prime-meats/lamb.html?utm_source=pepperjam&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=pepperjam They claim to be "prime" cuts, but I don't think the USDA grades lamb as prime.
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Laurie so happy to hear from you. How can you make all those yummy meals with the kids running around. I am not worthy.
soo... speaking of lazy, I am tired from work and having to shovel and clean off car and work and drive 3 hours round trip for work- this will end soon, and I want to make my favorite mash tonight.... carrots, turnips and parsnips and then mash them together with a tiny bit of butter and salt and pepper. Do I REALLY have to peel the turnips or can they be treated like potatoes and boiled first and the skins slipped off afterwards to join the other vegetables. I only make this 2-3 times a year and have never tried to do it without all the peeling.
Thanks!
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Laurie, sounds like your family is continuing to keep you happily busy! So good to hear from you!
I was at Costco today, alas no shrimp salad :-( I did pick up another piece of salmon to cure. DH requested their calzones for dinner, so that's what we had.
I need to decide whether to make bagels or bialys this weekend to go with the salmon.
Saw the new mo today. Blood work showed slight anemia again. Maybe that's why I feel so blah. I think it's time to make an appointment with the gastro doc to address the recurrent stomach issues and get another colonoscopy to satisfy my docs. Ugh. It's always something.
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I made the eggplant parmesan today without the parmesan. I used mozzarella and pecarino romano and a home-made tomato sauce that is pretty good, if I do say so. The dish was vegetarian and tasty. We had a very large tossed salad with blue cheese and avocado in addition to tomato, cucumber and colored bell pepper. The usual vinaigrette with white balsamic and EVOO.
There's a Costco in Baton Rouge but I have not been to it. BR is an hour and a half drive. I like what I've heard about the way the company treats its employees. Eventually there will probably be one closer. Maybe even a Trader Joe's. Our once-rural northshore of Lake Pontchartrain gets more city like every year. I've heard a Whole Foods will be opening in nearby Mandeville, not too far from the Fresh Market.
Today was a wretched day as far as the weather was concerned. Gray and blustery and cold. I did not venture out except to go out on the patio and pick some herbs to make a bundle to drop into the tomato sauce. Which reminds me that I'd better go out and cover the pots with some tablecloths. It's supposed to drop down to freezing during the night. What a winter. A/C one day and heat the next.
It will be spring before we know it. Won't it?????
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Carole,
You will get spring far sooner than us!
*susan*
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Susan - yes we'll get spring sooner but really - 29 degrees tonight? Yesterday it went from 83 to 43 in a matter of 3 hours. OK - not really whining. You guys have suffered an unbelievable winter. I have a couple of small cross body bags I love from Tignaello (Macys). I have several friends who travel a lot & swear by Baggallini cross body bags.
Laurie - Great to see you. We all understand the rigors of raising a young family and know you can't possibility check in regularly, but it's so good to hear what's happening with your lovely family. And what you're cooking. Thanks for posting.
Lacey - your schedule makes me exhausted. Hope DH is more mobile every day.
Bedo - I always peel the turnips & the carrots. I learned to make grated turnips & carrots from a friend's mother from England. One of my favorites.
Carole - I love your "usual" with the shrimp.
Nance - I'm with you - tired of doc appts. But if the blood work shows anemia, better to check it out.
Tonight's dinner was salad - bag of lettuce w/veggies & added tomatoes. And the main course was roasted fresh Brussels sprouts with club crackers. I did manage to remove a bunch of old food from the freezer in the garage since tomorrow's garbage day. I hated to throw away all these wonderful things, but they've been in there too long - since the chemo in 2013 when I didn't eat anything for 18 months. So goodbye hand processed peaches, rib eyes, and yes even raw shrimp frozen in salt water, etc. Sigh. Now I just have to find a day that's warm enough to defrost the old freezer before the ice seals the door shut.
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Minus, I remember when you weren't eating much of anything for that long period of treatment. It's so good to have you enjoying food again.
I bought a Baggalini (sp?) cross body handbag (don't like body bag!) for the trip to AUS/NZ and it was great. Black nylon and light. Had a pocket on the outside for cell phone or cigarettes that worked great for my small digital camera. I found it at T J Max for about $20.
A glance out at the patio shows that the wind uncovered some of the pots of herbs. Not sure how they will fare. They've been like children that I protect! I don't use the herbs in cooking a lot but enjoy watching them flourish.
The wind chimes clanged last night and it's still windy this morning. The high temp. is supposed to be about 50 thanks to sunshine but the north wind will make it feel much colder. Susan, I forget that spring brings yard work. I noticed recently that weeds are doing fine out there in the flower beds.
I may put on the maid uniform today. Not an outfit that suits me.
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I'm a baggalini fan too. The have lots of different styles. I'm a cross body (hand)bag person in general. Less shoulder strain.
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