So...whats for dinner?
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Raining again.....time to start growing webbed feet if you live here in IL ........
Bedo I fo und Rao's at Fresh Market and also at Meijer's Foods, and target.
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I got a free delivery for a weeks worth of Hello Fresh... getting the delivery today. Should make things a little easier for making dinner. Going to give it a try since its free. But probably won't do it after that..
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The hotel I'm at has a small, moderately well equipped kitchen in my room so I won't be doomed to two weeks of rrestaurant good.
A bunch of other folks have the same idea...since we can use the government vehicles to go eat..12 of us piled into a van went to the nearby grocery store instead of a restaurant.
It won't be fancy, but will be good and it won't eat up the per diem money. :-)
Spaghetti with chicken and sauce from a jar, plus a salad.
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Eric, What a bonus! I used to work with some orchestras where I was paid more with my per diem and travel than for playing. Eating cheaply meant I didn't have to do as many shifts as a bartender to meet my rent.
ThinkingPos, I have a few much younger friends that have tried FreshDirect and BlueApron [I think that is the name.] They are busy coders with young children and make tons of money. In the end, most of them get a bit bored with the menus and move on. Hope you will let us know what you think of the flavors and options.
Mr. 02143 had a craving for using the grill, and after a mental review of the freezer treasures decided that he wanted a burger. I made a vinegar type cole slaw with the rest of that wonderful locally grown cabbage, and a pasta salad. The difference between winter cabbage that comes from who knows where, and the cabbage grown 15 miles away is astonishing. Almost like having two different vegetables. Mr. 02143 doesn't really love mayo, even my homemade version so I have learned many ways to make cold, prepared salads without any mayo. The pasta salad was really for me, and it turns out my son in law likes it too, so he is taking a container for lunch tomorrow.
*susan*
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We have arrived at Pine Hollow Resort and are settled in our spot. I now have internet, as of this minute but as more people arrive for the holiday weekend and more electronic gadgets are logged in, the speed will bog down, I'm sure.
The door and windows are open and the camper a/c is not turned on. HEAVEN!!!!! We've visited with some of our Pine Hollow friends and this afternoon were invited to go out on the lake with our next door neighbor on their luxurious pontoon boat that they bought last August. I saw several loons, one of my pleasures in being out on the lake. Tomorrow we will go bicycling on a portion of the extensive paved bike path network in the area. And I have a tee time on Thurs. for afternoon golf at one of our favorite golf courses. We play the afternoon (twilight) time because it's more affordable, though still not cheap at $37 each. That actually is extremely reasonable but we are cheapskates.
Nance and I did not get together this time in Bowling Green but I'm hopeful we will do so in the future.
I would like to put in my two cents worth (though probably worth less!) about your real estate interests, Susan. I think you should live in the house you love in the neighborhood you enjoy. The daughter and her husband are not top priority at this time. You and your dh are. People most appreciate what they earn for themselves.
I'm chuckling as I think about bedo's remarks concerning putting whatever is on hand together for a meal. I think she had crackers and hot sauce. I have black beans, 3 small cartons, and some jarred salsa that would be fine for Laurie's chicken salsa. Only no chicken thawed out. I do have frozen corn and fresh red bell pepper. I'm thinking of making some kind of black bean dish to go with brown rice that will have to be cooked. I have salad makings, too, including two gorgeous tomatoes that I bought at a produce stand near Hannibal, MO. They were grown by the Amish in greenhouses and were pricey at $3 a lb. At the same stand I bought cucumbers and green beans.
We will not see tomatoes at the farmers' mkts around here until August.
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susan_02143 ... made my first Hello Fresh meal tonight. Chicken rubbed with garlic and lime and a tomatillo, jalapeno and avocado salsa...charred corn on the cob with a spicy honey butter. Was okay, something different. But you are right.. its expensive. $60 for three meals for two. I got it for free so I figured why not test it out. Tomorrow night is Juicy Burgers stuffed with cheddar cheese on brioche bun.. onion ketchup and grilled romaine...then then next night is Spicy Shrimp Ceviche Tacos. My husband can eat that by himself I am not a seafood person at all.0 -
Thank you all so much for your thoughts on our house search. Though we didn't expect to, we found a condo that all four of us liked this weekend, but by the time we had an agent, etc, on Tuesday, it was sold with 5 over asking price offers. It went on the market on Saturday. I have lots of thoughts, but, Ibrance is kicking my ass and I just can't seem to muster the energy to post something meaningful. The short version, which will have to be enough tonight, is that this search is all about my husband, in a way that also helps the kids.
Dinner was a pizza, but I did prep a Malaysian satay marinade and chicken is hanging out in the stuff for tomorrow night's dinner. Did I mention that I am having some fatigue issues with this drug?
*susan*
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Susan, you're kind not to tell us well-intentioned foodie friends to mind our own business! So sorry that the med is dragging you down. I hope the SEs diminish.
Last night's black bean dish was good. I looked up a Cuban beans recipe and added some vinegar and tomato paste in addition to diced red bell pepper and kernel corn sautéed in liberal amt. of olive oil. Our side was a coleslaw with mayo and vinegar dressing. The cabbage was bagged with some purple cabbage and carrot mixed in with the white cabbage. It was very crisp and fresh.
My goal is to use meat out of the freezer which will be limiting.
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(drooling helplessly over some of the meals listed) I don't have the energy to do some of these things, and I'm still in the "surgery" stage of treament. Tonight for me: grilled steak, onion, red (bell) pepper, which my husband is cooking for me. Not that he loves grilling or anything.
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Welcome queenmomcat...and may your surgery go well. How nice that your DH is cookin' up that steak and veggie meal for you!
Carole, love your creative bean meal. I love that you get to enjoy the loons there. I think MN lakes have the bulk of those beautiful creatures, which I envy. We often see just a few on our lake...although Squam has more since there are many more coves there.
I am sitting here at the lake on a pretty cool, rainy day, devoid of culinary creativity. And am fortunately not hungry....now if DH were not, we'd be all set!
We seem to be taking lots of two hour destination drives that have been taking three plus hours (due to ridiculous traffic) over the past week. I was so happy to not have to pack up and go anyplace this morning that I stayed in bed for a very long time once I heard the pouring rain.
Last night we arrived here, scarfed down some leftover pizza and a salad, and raced over to Meredith to see West Side Story at Interlakes (Summer) Theatre. It was the first night, and it sort of showed, but the two young women who played Maria and Anita had the most beautiful voices....crystal clear with amazing range. That made it worth the race to get there in time.
So the menu here tonight will very much depend on what DH decides to pick up on his way back from a post office trip! He'll probably grill something and I will make another salad...and a baked potato for him since I saw some I left in the fridge from last week when we stopped in here.
Yay, the sun is peeking out....maybe summer will return to New England. Strange days!
Just read the BC.org article on your new med, Susan, and am hoping that the SEs you are experiencing wane. And boy, it really is a NEW med! Sorry about that condo being scooped up. I hate this out of control market!! I keep hearing those stories from DS2 and DGF, and the only thing that makes them less sorry that they missed a purchase is the outrageous over bidding and final price.
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Hello Queen!
Fresh, my daughter gave me three meals after she said it was "too hard" Haha, They were good, but I don't have that kind of money. Free food is good!
Susan I hope you feel better.
Carol, your meal with the beans sounds good. No one can ever be as bad a cook, as I am, and sometimes I enjoy it.
For dinner tonight: Not really hungry, but making the usual, fish in a foil packet ,tilapia, which I am so sick of, but bought a huge amount of which I will take to lunch and eat tomorrow I covered it with some sauce leftover from a Chinese restaurant which appears to by tamari sauce brown sugar and garlic or some such. Plus I put Brussels sprouts in the packet.
I found the RAO sauce. It was very good. Kind of like gazpacho. Unfortunately not kidding. I ate it with French bread and butter.
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Hi Queenmomcat. Welcome. I'm glad your husband is stepping up for you.
Susan....I hope the lbrance fatigue passes. Like I've said before, I never know quite what to say. So, while I may not say much, or say the wrong thing (I hope I don't).....I *am* thinking of you.
Carole, I've made, from frozen chicken, a chicken-black bean-salsa "thing" in the dutch oven on the stovetop. It actually goes pretty quickly and isn't half bad. I would think any covered pot would do if it were put in the oven at a moderate temperature. My family likes it fairly spicy so we use some pretty serious salsa. I've also used BBQ sauce and lots of other thing if no salsa was available.
I think I'm finally getting used to the time shift. It's only 9pm or so and I'm starting to get sleepy. I'm finally getting sleepy at a reasonable hour. Getting up at 5:15am local time is probably helping the process.
Dinner just finished cooking on the hotel room stove. It's a small kitchen, so I am having to do a bit of juggling with no non-microwave oven, probably 1 square foot of counter space and a two spot cooktop, but I'm managing. I'm not complaining. I'm thrilled the kitchen is here as I much prefer it this way than to always be going to a restaurant for every meal.
Tonight is sauteed onions mixed with the remaining chicken, jalapeno peppers and brown rice, along with a fruit salad.
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Eric - did you say you were in Maryland? So you drove home from NY and immediately turned around & headed back east? Yes, having any kind of cooking apparatus in a hotel room or dorm makes a big difference. How long will you be back there? Can you tell us what you're doing? Or would you have to kill us if you did? (LOL - I have a nephew who works for the FBI so that is our standard joke)
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Bedo, your posts always make me smile. I cannot believe you are eating so much fish.
Tonight's dinner was big pork chops breaded with whole wheat panko and browned in a small amt. of canola oil. Warmed up potatoes and green beans grown by the Amish. I served dh most of the beans and potatoes and had the smaller pork chop, which was still large.
Today in town we spotted the new location of one of the farmers' mkts and there was our pie and bread lady. I bought a loaf of Ezekiel bread, a jar of jam made with all the berries (blueberry, raspberry, strawberry and cherries) and a square container of s'mores brownies. We had a brownie for dessert at lunch so I will try to resist having another tonight.
We went bicycling today and biked 6 miles to the village of Dorset and then back to Park Rapids. I was very sad to see the cleared lot where the Dorset House restaurant sat last summer and the summers before. It burned down last fall from a fire that was caused by lightning. It was an old building more than a hundred years old with a history of having been a general store in years past. Such buildings are irreplaceable. I was looking forward to eating there and to enjoying some ice cream from the old-fashioned soda fountain.
This afternoon we had a gathering of neighbors outside our camper. It was most enjoyable.
Whatever you are eating tonight, Susan, I hope you are able to enjoy your food.
Lacey, one of the amateur theatre companies in Park Rapids is doing West Side Story. I suggested going to see it, since dh likes live theater. He was negative on the idea since he does not like the music.
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Wading through 3 months of magazines and came across this recipe in HealthMonitor - copied from The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen by Rebecca Katz. Sounds like something I'll be making a regular dinner.
Easy Eggs in a Cup - 4 servings
1 Tblsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup finely dices red onion
1 tsp minced garlic
4 cups tightly packed baby spinich
washed & thoroughly dried
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
4 eggs (organic)
Pinch of freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat olive oil in saute pan - add onion & saute until translucent (3 min)
Stir in garlic & saute 30 seconds more.
Stir in spinach & pinch of salt. Cook until wilted & tender (30 sec)
Remove from heat & stir in nutmeg.
Lightly grease 4 small ramekins w/olive oil.
Spoon in 1/4 spinach mixture then sprinkle 1 Tblsp cheese,
Gently crack one egg on top of the cheese then sprinkle w/pepper & salt
Repeat for other 3 servings.
Bake for 12 - 14 minutes until very little liquid remains.
Cool 3 minutes. Run knife around the inside edge to loosen the eggs.
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Carole - so glad you found your bread lady. And the 6 mile bike trip sounds so healthy. Do you bike at home or will you leave the bikes up there?
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Tonight I finished the first cycle of Ibrance. I have managed to do this without fever or infection. Tomorrow I meet with my oncologist and am eagerly looking forward to hearing what she has to say.
Tonight we had a delicious dinner, a family meal. In the afternoon, the kid made a Thai peanut dipping sauce. That is what the two of them like for Malaysian satay. I made some Javanese carrot and cucumber pickles. And as they cured, I started the Malaysian eggplant curry. I found two lovely Japanese eggplant at the Indian market. You dust them with turmeric and then soak some tamarind in hot water. Some garlic and shallots, lots of spices, and then you add the coconut milk and water and let the curry simmer. The sautéed eggplant is added at the last moment so it doesn't get too mushy. Meanwhile, Mr. 02143 grilled the chicken satay pieces that had been marinating for 24 hrs and I made the soy-lime dipping sauce that we prefer. A pot of jasmine rice completed the meal. I have no idea why, but this was the best tasting food I have eaten in weeks. Full of flavor, but not heavy and dense. I ate more than I have in ages, and enjoyed every single bit of it. But, at the moment, it is 10:30 and I am still full. I should be headed to bed, but need to digest a bit more before that is possible.
The best news is, we have enough for dinner tomorrow night as well.
*susan*
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Eric, please.... do not apologize. As I told my friend Dave, there are acceptable responses to my progression: that sucks, and I am so sorry. You have said both of those things, and you have no reason or need to say more. Hearing about your creative dutch oven concoctions, and your daughter's coming-of-age stories are exactly what I love to hear from you. Perhaps I share the downs too much on this thread, but it is one of the safe places to do that. Not sure why my world doesn't know that I have progressed, but I continue to keep this to myself. And, you have two whole square feet of counter space? Not bad for those places! I have found you can also grab one of the bed side tables to use as a holding area.
Bedo, you have become quite the fish queen. I don't "do" tilapia though... not crazy about sustainability and just as important, it tastes a little dirty to me. Ha! Sorry, that might not have been a good thing to say. Rao's with bread and butter... damn girl, you take bachelorette food to another level!
Minus, I often make things like that, but I do NOT consider the feta cheese to be optional.
Carole, you made it North in a blink of an eye. The bakery lady is a dangerous sight. Does she have a chart so you can find her every day of the week? And you can tell your DH that I am horrified that he doesn't like the music to West Side Story. When the kid was 4 she fell in love with the movie and would sit outside on the curb, in our very uptight NC cup-de-sac and sing "Maria" with complete passion at the top of her voice. The neighbors fell in love with her almost immediately.
Lacey, quite the deluge today. Another day with no morning walk for us, but then after lunch, we did walk the hill so I could grab some ingredients from the Korean market. Sticky and nasty is all I will say about that walk. Enjoy the lake. This is why we made it through that horrible winter; for summer, or whatever this current approximation is.
And, I have come to the end of my evening's energy. Sorry to have missed folks.... not personal, I promise.
*susan*
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Carole, that's what happened. We drove home from New York to Phoenix and 36 hours later was on a plane to Maryland.
I'm not doing anything amazing. For the next couple of weeks, I and a bunch of others, are working in a warehouse, checking the equipment that we would use during a disaster deployment to make sure everything is working correctly.
Since I'm one of the computer networking and radio communications "geeks", I'm working with lots of 2-way radios and computer networking equipment.
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Eric, guess we should all be happy that your current deployment is the "desk job" variety! Especially since it seems up your "fix it" alley! How many cohorts get to benefit from your "home cooking"?
Carole, that is so cool that you found your pie/bread lady so quickly! Tho dangerous.....;)
Susan, that "all hands on deck" meal prep had my head spinning and mouth watering! Sooo glad you were able to enjoy lots of it and have more for tomorrow. Yum! I also do not eat tilapia for the reasons you stated, which often leaves fish tacos from restaurants out since that is frequently used.
Tonight we had a delicious flat iron steak that I dry seasoned and DH grilled. It was so tender. The local market had them on sale (tho not what I consider a great price) so I might get another one to have in the freezer here for another quick meal. We had a very full garden salad that I included ribbons of beet greens in for variety. After dinner the rain had stopped so we went for a nice walk, and the lake was beautiful.....and lots of kids were heading there for an after dinner swim after being cooped up all day.
Carole, one of DH's colleagues mentioned to us that in the college town where she works, the high school is not permitted to perform West Side Story. We got to see why last night. The performance was pretty graphic with the violent gang scenes. Somehow in the movie back in the day that didn't impact me so much.
Susan, I love the story of little "Maria" belting out her songs! Kids are so darling....that is a great memory!
Minus, that recipe reminds me very much of my kale and veggie sautee topped with egg. Tho I skip the oven and finish it all in the sautee pan. Boy do I love that.....and so nutritious!
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I sometimes miss posts. Susan's reply to Eric made me realize I had missed one of his posts so I went back and caught up. Eric, I'm glad you are not in danger. I worry about the health and safety of our group as though I had grown up with all of you.
Susan, how wonderful that you enjoyed your meal. I'll take your word for the deliciousness because the food was all "foreign" to me! I, too, love the story of your daughter belting out Maria. When I asked dh why he didn't want to see WS Story, he started singing Maria and I said, "Oh. Ok." I was offering to see the play for his benefit because he likes musicals and I don't like them. It's so silly to me for people in a play to suddenly start singing. I prefer excellent film productions to theater and I'm an English major! Something about suspension of disbelief. We did go to a high school production of Midsummer Night's Dream this spring and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Our neighbor boy was in the play. We sat with his parents and his mom took a big bunch of green onions to present to him after the play!
Tilapia. Not a preferred fish for us either, but it is for restaurants.
We're playing golf this afternoon at 3:36 pm so may have a hot dog and frosty root beer at A & W for the night meal. Tonight is Second Street Stage in Park Rapids, free music concert. We'll put our chairs in the truck in case we want to stop there for a while. Nearby the roped off block is Minnesoda, a big temptation. An old-fashioned soda fountain with delicious ice cream selections.
Where is Nance? Out chasing ground hogs?
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Lol, more like chasing weeds, from all the rain! I'm here and have been reading but just have not had a chance to post. Will catch up with an all too lengthy post soon.
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Hello all - I have been out of my usual cooking rhythm so have not posted much about dinners! I have been reading along though!
susan - so glad you were hungry and enjoyed the fantastic sounding exotic dinner! Am I correct in thinking that ibrance is 3 weeks on and 1 week off? Do you know if you become more accustomed as time goes on and have fewer side effects? I so hope it works for you.
carole - it does seem that you reached your destination quickly! Funny, I had a sandwich on Ezekiel bread yesterday!
lacey - enjoy the lake! I am hunkered down in the house as it is so hot and sticky here - the reason carole hightails it out of LA! I did take the dog out in the evening yesterday and it was not too bad. We have tons of mosquitoes so I have to be careful in the evening when they are out. I am apparently very tasty to them and I worry about my LE arms. I have a homemade bug repellent (alcohol and peppermint oil) but half the time I forget to put it on.
eric - you are a travelin' man! Glad you have a stove-let to cook on.
minus - like the egg in a cup recipe! I have a similar recipe but it uses a muffin pan and you can make them and freeze them. I put a strip of bacon, parcooked and cut in pieces and crosshatched at the bottom of the cup so that I don't have to oil the cup - I have also used the silicone cups that release easily. Makes a good, high protein, breakfast for those on the run in my house.
I have been making salads in bulk - broccoli, pasta, potato, chicken, etc. - because I am packing a lunch for DD and DH. I get their lunchboxes set up the night before and usually give DH leftover dinner, but DD's work didn't have a microwave, thus the salads. They both leave super early for work so I pack their lunches the night before. I also make something for DD to eat as she goes - PB&J English muffin, or a scrambled egg/cheese/salsa in a pita, or ham and provolone on English muffin. Her blood sugar slips so she has to eat in the morning if she is headed to work, but leaves so early (5:30 am) she needs something she can grab.
Last night we actually sat down and ate dinner. I made an experimental lasagna - used spinach lasagna sheets that you don't pre-cook, just soak in warm water - they are thinner but I liked them, the lasagna had a lighter feel. I used faux ricotta and mozzarella (almond) - to avoid the dairy, only used a little parmesan on the top. It was surprisingly good and I will use this method again. Had a romaine, red pepper and scallion salad, and some coconut milk ice cream.
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Happy to see a long post from someone other than me....Special! I have to hand it to you for your continuing devotion to making lunches for DH and DD. I did it for all the years my kids were growing up, then for the last twenty years during which I worked in a school with no access to food. I disliked that routine more than doing laundry....and is probably one of only two things I don't miss about working. You are a gem!
And I never thought about the mosquitoes/lymphodema connection. Yikes! I had been feeling like I dodged that lymphodema bullet (and may have) since in three and a half years have had no symptoms. Then I learned from a friend that she became symotomatic 8 years later. Seems like you can run but can't hide from this stuff!! I do use a sleeve on long plane trips.
Hope you can get out of the weeds and rejoin us soon, Nance!
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Minus that recipe sounds good,Special can I really freeze it without scrambling, and for how long. How do I reheat it?
I am loving my new automatic kitty litter box, it hermetically seals the stuff in a drawer below after the top rotates so I have to do Nothing (singing) except empty the drawer once a week and put in a new plastic bag. I named it Bob.
It has joined Hazel the automatic vacuum.
Susan, I don't really like tilapia. This week Hake, $4:50/pound fresh and other fish like dogfish and other fishes that eat the young'uns of the fish that are overfished in N.E. I will eat them first
Have no idea what I will be doing with them. I think that I am crying out for fish after decades of not eating it, and I find that I stay full for 8 hours instead of 3 without it
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Made this for DH's late lunch today after he spent five hours cleaning and setting up the porch and deck, which involved hauling all the furniture for both up from the basement. As you can guess his rib and back are both much improved. My back still fussing.
Anyway, we had no bread for a steak sandwich so I had fun creating a steak salad with blue cheese, with balsamic and evoo dressing. Probably going to Winni Playhouse to see "Red" tonight. We both like serious "talk" theatre, musicals, and movies. Tho I can't tolerate violent blood and gore, nor action films for the sake of action. DH lost an action film buddy when our friends moved to LA to be near their son, so good thing he has varied tastes
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Lacey - gorgeous salad.
Special - I have the same questions as Bedo about freezing - so you have to scramble? Is the baking time the same in muffin tins - 375 for 13-14 minutes? I'm going to make with spinach instead of kale.
Funny - I don't eat tilapia either, but then I live in the South and don't eat catfish. Just not partial to bottom feeders.
I recently saw a production of West Side Story. It was well done but I hadn't remembered the extreme violence either. One good thing, it was before the days that everyone fought w/guns. i wouldn't call knives & chains good but I guess it's relative.
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I make this and freeze them - them microwave to reheat:
Par-cook a few slices of bacon until soft but not really cooked, cut each slice into thirds. Cook a couple of cloves of garlic in olive oil, and add a couple of cups of baby spinach leaves that are freshly rinsed so still have water on the leaves, or alternatively, a package of frozen spinach which has been thawed, and salt to taste (I found it needed more salt than I put in the first time). If using fresh spinach (or kale) cook until wilted. If using prepared spinach, just make sure it is broken up. Combine three eggs with 1/4 c. of parmesan cheese in a bowl and whisk. Add in the spinach mixture. Lay a couple of bacon pieces in the bottoms of the muffin tin cups (or silicone muffin holders on a cookie sheet) spoon in the egg/spinach mixture, I think I made at least six and maybe eight last time, and bake at 350 F. for about 15 mins. or until the egg is set. After they cool I put them in a ziplock or glass container and keep them in the freezer. Microwave from frozen, or take them out the night before, leave them in the fridge, than just heat in the microwave.
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I just got back to the hotel and I'm in the laundry room....washing uniforms and shining boots. Dinner will be later.
I will be working on the Capitol Mall on Saturday, so it's not entirely a desk job.
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Saw Red tonight and it was excellent....a more contemporary play about two artists. Apparently it received several Tony awards a few years ago. Always amazed at actors memorizing 90 minutes of lines when there are just two actors.
More importantly, since we didn't really have time to stop at a restaurant for dinner we ate at the playhouse. It has sandwiches and salads.....I chose this along with a glass of pinot grigio.
Guess my former habit of BLTs in the summer is being replaced by lobster rolls. This roll was a brioche, not a typical "hot dog" roll. I enjoyed the texture andsweetness.
We stopped and bought some ice cream and pretzels on the way home. Absolutely getting in the bad habit of evening ice cream. ;/
Special I would imagine that microwaving those little egg cups would turn out as well as warming up quiche in the microwave...pretty good! Sounds like the perfect quick breakfast for your DD.
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