So...whats for dinner?
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Good picture of Hilary. Would love to talk to your mother about that interview, Susan.
Bedo, there's no reason you won't continue to be close with your daughter in this new phase of her life. It's normal to feel nostalgia for the past. Susan has a good point about your mobility and job skills.
The plan is to do some driving this am and look at a couple of boats in two different towns. One towned called Perham is pronounced "perm" by the locals. When I pronounced the name with two syllables, I got puzzled looks! We'll probably eat lunch out somewhere and that will be our main meal of the day.
Minus, I dragged my feet about buying a toaster oven, too. I recently gave away the 4-slice toaster. The oven I bought is a Cook brand. It's not huge but not one of those small ones, either. Be sure to buy one with the removable tray on the bottom for easy cleaning. The cost was under $100. I don't remember exactly but it was on sale.
Last night's ribeye was cooked perfectly, medium rare a little on the rare side. That's probably my favorite meal, steak and salad. Or steak and potato.
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Carole, that's exactly what I ate last night. The hotel has a grill outside, so I cooked up a ribeye steak and a potato--medium rare.
I've heard of the NuWave oven, but I have zero experience with one and I don't know anyone who has one either.
When I'm baking some food and want to do baked (or twice baked) potatoes and the two foods' baking temps aren't compatible, I use the toaster oven. It works quite well. It's not the biggest toaster oven out there, but it works well. I can't use the toaster oven and the microwave oven at the same time because both are on the same electrical circuit and using both will trip the circuit breaker (blow the fuse).
Tonight is probably going to be hamburger or spaghetti. I've not yet decided. I don't want to buy too much stuff, so the menu is somewhat limited. :-) I'll be leaving on 11 July--a two week deployment.
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Thank you Susan, your post made me feel better. She actually said, "If we move to someplace horrible like St Louis would you actually come there for 2 years until we found a better place?" St Louis is not horrible, just hot, and yes I would if she were having my grandchild. I would miss my friends here, but they are more family to me than my family.
Carol, thanks too. I can work. I just want to retire a little early. So we'll see
I am tired from getting up at 6:15 am for work after the three day weekend, but I did really read all your posts, as I always do.
It's very humid here
I packed cottage cheese, cherries, grapes. cold cooked corn on the cob for lunch tomorrow with sushi. It's Pollock I see on the label. Susan and all, is that another horrid fish? lol
The striped bass was good, kind of fatty cold for lunch.
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Pollock is real fish... enjoy! I rather like pollock though it is not a high value fish. Most commercial pollock gets turned into fish sticks. I think pollock is particularly fond of green herbs, butter, and lemon. A few capers are not a bad idea either. Ohhhhh... I just goggled and someone is suggesting parmesan-herb crusted pollock. How delicious does that sound?
Dinner was exactly the same as last night. Gosh am I getting lazy. We had the rest of the Pho for lunch. Went to view another house after lunch; well not the inside but the outside and the neighborhood. Since we had to drive by a Whole Foods on the way, I replenished our tart cherry supply for granola, and the black turtle beans.
*susan*
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Doesn't Pollock get turned into Fish & Chips too?
Eric - never had a medium rare baked potato - LOL
Dinner tonight will be popcorn w/LOTS of real butter & salt. It's a choice between that or macaroni with real butter since aerobics class was late & I'm too tired to do much else. At least I had salad for Eleveneses (like Pooh) & protein for very late lunch - left over meatloaf.
Thanks for the toaster oven discussion. I hate to give up my wide mouth Oster toaster, but...
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MinusTwo: medium-rare potato--don't ask. You don't wanna know. But popcorn with real butter and lots of salt sounds like an acceptable dinner for those "I'm too tired to cook" nights after a hard workout. But I admit nothing. Except that a good toaster oven is marvelous.
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We subscribe to Blue Apron. (Blueapron.com) They send you all the ingredients for three dinners in a refrigerated box but you still have to prep and cook. Saves us from meal planning and grocery shopping and is pretty darn tasty. Takes about half an hour to cook, you can choose vegetarian or carnivore and even eliminate certain meats, like pork or shellfish...
We had fried chicken, little buttermilk biscuits and kale salad tonight. It's meant for two people but could feed three or have leftovers for next day's lunch.
If you are interested in trying it for free, PM me your email and you'll get an email from blue apron and then a box of three meals in about a week and a half.
I promise that I do not get any sort of bonus or discount or anything for sending them your email and you don't have any obligation to sign up after the trial box. It's just something that has worked well for us and it's nice to share...
Peabrain
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Not anything I would be interested in, Peabrain, but thanks for sharing the information.
DH really liked the fish and chips in Seattle, where the fish is cod, I think. I would order salmon when we ate out in a restaurant and he would order cod.
We had lunch yesterday in the tiny village of Vergus at Billy's Bar and Grill, which had been highly recommended by some of the folks here at Pine Hollow. I had a California burger, which means it's served with lettuce, tomato and mayo. I chose blue cheese as an add on. It's a 1/2 lb. pattie on a bakery bun and came with kettle chips and pickles. It was juicy and delicious.
So for dinner last night I had cheese and crackers with pepper jelly. DH had some warmed up jambalaya in addition to some cheese and crackers.
We still are not boat owners. DH liked one of the two boats we looked at, but the owner refused our offer. It was a good thing because dh had decided by this morning that the 75 hp Evinrude was too much motor for us.
No thoughts about dinner but I bought a small rack of baby back ribs yesterday.
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Last night was stuffed red and green peppers, I made them with ground beef cooked with onion, garlic, shredded carrot, tomato paste, a bit of water to thin out the paste, brown rice, crushed red pepper, S&P, and some almond mozzarella. I topped them with more of the mozzarella and a sprinkle of bread crumbs and then a drizzle of olive oil. They were good - also made the Whole Foods copycat Cabbage Crunch Salad, which is shredded cabbage, sliced almonds, scallion, black sesame seeds and the dressing is vinegar/olive oil/honey. DD works tonight so will just be DH and I - I am thinking turkey kielbasa sautéed with the rest of the unused cabbage, not sure yet. I also have some cooked chicken breast that needs to be used so might do a salad - it is very hot here and we are still AC-less in the kitchen half of the house, ugh. The good news is that some of the broken parts are still under warranty, so less cost, but because we had a leak we have to replenish the refrigerant. Hoping it is fixed tonight.
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The stuffed peppers sound good, SpecialK. Sure hope the a/c gets repaired VERY soon!
Dinner will be fish tacos made with two nice-sized walleye fillets that were given to us. I bought some corn tortillas yesterday that looked good. We have avocado and cabbage.
Today is a perfect golf day, low humidity and sunshine and temperature in low 70's. We played golf at a lovely little course near the campground. Sadly, I had to rent a cart and dh walked with his push cart. In the past I walked, too. It was most enjoyable to be out on the course on such a gorgeous day. Since I didn't get much exercise, I'm feeling that I should accomplish something this afternoon, like cleaning the windows outside and in.
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I will confess to having cooked medium rare baked potatoes........(microwave)
Steak and salad or potatoe is one of my favorite summer meals. Had one Sunday night
Tonight is spaghetti with sauce.....and probably the last two of the six black and white cookies I bought yesterday at Fresh Market......craving sugar like its going to be taken off the market or something.....weird........
Fish taco's I have never tasted, and I really don't think I ever want to.. I like fish, I like taco's but the thought of combining the two just makes my throat close
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Minus add shredded parmesan cheese while it's hot. Yum
Tonight for dinner nothing really, it's too hot.
Packed up watermelon, grapes and blueberries in a jar for lunch tomorrow, and "Lobster delights" Pollack, ( Yay!) to have with cocktail sauce, a boiled egg, and cooked corn on the cob-not so good the next day but serves it's purpose.
Hope that everyone in New England is able to deal with this heat.
Sorry to those in the Southern states, I am a weanie and have never adjusted. I know that some love the heat.:)
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Scored some fresh grouper today (at great expense, talk about a swoon) so that was dinner with fresh corn on the cob and a French green bean potato salad. Oh yes, and watermelon. Very summery feeling dinner.
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Beef and broccoli stir fry tonight. I usually make a half recipe, but tonight due to a large amount of ingredients, I made the full one. Oh my was that wok heavy! We have enough left for ample lunches tomorrow, in addition to the three servings tonight.
So, I have a French cousin who is going to arrive with about 10-days notice! She is 18 and I am scrambling to figure out how to fill the month plus 4 days that she will be here. This is going to be complicated! So far, I imagine the Freedom Trail, a harbor cruise, the Peabody Essex museum, a water park [just cause it is so American], clam shack, a Red Sox game...... other thoughts? I have never met this young lady, though I know her parents and grandparents.
Lacey, are you out there?
*susan*
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Susan - I'll be excited to watch what you come up with. If my friend doesn't back out, we will spend a couple of days in Boston around the 1st of October, then catch a Royal Caribbean cruise up the coast. I said I'd be responsible for activities in Boston & finding a place to stay for the days before we get on the ship. My friend has never been to the East Coast except for a week in NYC in 2013 when I had to back out for treatment so she'll want to see much more than I'll have the energy to accomplish. Thanks for sharing & I'll look forward to Lacey's input too.
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You are coming to Boston?????? Can I fete you, along with Lacey? I know the city pretty well. And Lacey knows other parts of the city VERY well. Between us, we can steer you in the right direction. Bounce ideas with us as you come up with a plan.
Oh, this is the kind of stuff that gives me joy!
*susan*
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Dinner on the 6th. There were 3 of us and we had, between us, six "piles" like this one.
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Eric - such a Maryland thing!!! Having spent 10 years in the DelMarVa that looks so familiar
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I am 20+ pages behind again and I really don't know why. I just have trouble keeping up here. Pouring rain this morning. Woke up with a nightmare of being carjacked so go up to listen to it rain. Will read back from where I think I left off around Memorial Day and will attempt to stay caught up. I can say there are less than memorable meals around here. Last night was some super salty meatloaf and oven fries. Remains of fries went in trash. Guess I'll make some plain rice to go with the meatloaf and see if there are any frozen vegies worth making. Bummer found out that my favorite canteloupes around here were drowned out by the floods in May. My grocer sometimes makes a good local buy of them. Roadside stand is just a bit out of the way and not the direction I travel. Posting this, making some more hot tea and reading onward.
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Good to have you check in, Luv. I watched a documentary on the Dust Bowl drought last night on a PBS station until I couldn't stand watching the horrors the people endured and switched to Wimbledon tennis. So rain in the west sounds good! Except for the fact that parts of TX have gotten so much rain.
Susan, having a visitor for a month and 4 days is a long stretch. Is she staying at your house?
Red-headed, almost anything that isn't soupy can be wrapped in a good tortilla. I first ate a fish taco in CA where there are fish taco fast food restaurants. Now you can spot them on menus everywhere including Louisiana.
Nance, grouper is a delicious fish. I always look forward to eating grouper when we're in FL.
Eric, how were the crabs?
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Justcaught up reading but hate forcing my miserable fingers to type on iphone. Am "out here"...and our unit has insufficient something..."band width"? So I will need to post from IPad when visitingthe building away from the water later. Sorry for going AWOL! Some nice meals so far here in P- town
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None cooked by me.
First cloudy day and expecting rain. Temps perfect for our three mile walks.. Tho DH is struggling with limp and relatedback pain ...no walk today Pix
of waterview we wake up to, 
flowers and quaint houses on our walk into town, 
and DH's entree last night at Cafe Heaven. Scallops with gnocchi and veggies in a smoked tomato sauce.Heavenly!0 -
Rain rain and more rain here today. June was officially the wettest on record. We had over 14 inches in June and so far this month, 6 or better. Mowing has been a challenge for everyone because the grass (and the weeds!) of course, keeps on growing in spite of marshy conditions. I have been caught on the wrong side of flooding rivers twice in one week, once requiring a detour of 150 miles because of all the road closures. Our yard is sporting inches of standing water that never dries out. On the rare day that we don't get rain, the humidity is far worse than usual for this time of year. It's a lot like south Louisiana Carole. Actually, more like the bayou country. The ducks across the street are happy.
The garden is kind of a mess. Even though the raised beds drain well, the tomato plants are suffering from too much damp and not enough hot sun. I imagine tomatoes will be at a premium around here this year. Farmers have not even been able to get half their corn crop in so local corn may be scarce too. Despite that, the garden is yielding haricots verts, yellow squash and rainbow chard. The peppers, while dropping a lot of blossoms, are producing some fruits. I have a lot of tiny cucumbers that seem to be doing ok so I'm hopeful I won't have to buy any more for a while. One tiny zucchini is stunted on the plant. Those plants are suffering from lack of pollination.
I have been cooking. Some of the better things we ate were jambalaya, lamb koftas made with onion, garlic, lots of spices and pine nuts (you would like these Lacey), barbecued ribs, fresh pappardelle with fresh tomatoes and garlic, pork tacos and of course, the grouper. Monday I went to the international market (and got drenched) and picked up some gyro slices, fresh pita and lebna, that I used to make a riff on tzatziki, which will be tonight's dinner with a Greek salad. I also got lingonberries, a bottle of dark soy sauce (to replace the one dropped on the tile floor), American lamb shanks and our favorite Shark brand siracha.
I recently read a very disturbing article on how much expensive fresh fish sold as one thing (grouper was mentioned) was actually something else. And it also talked about how my favorite golden tile has one of the highest mercury levels of all fish in the sea! Yike! Good thing I rarely find it. Perhaps that's why. The grouper I got had the skin still on it. It looked and tasted like grouper but what do I know? I need to go back to the Asian supermarket and pick the thing still swimming in the tank I guess. That's the only time I ever see it whole.
In the wildlife report, all the saturated ground and water have caused snakes to be more prevalent than usual. We've had two copperheads by the house (one in my flower bed off the porch!), 4 garter snakes of various sizes and a black snake in the garage. These are just the ones we've had by the house. I know they're just trying to get along, but they need to get along somewhere else. You remember the picture of the bunny eating DH's shoes? Well he's still eating and has been joined by another so this is what the shoes look like now:
I can't wait to see them when just the soles are left lol!
Carole, I know you're enjoying Minnesota. I feel like we've barely been out of the house. I would love to ride our bikes but not through standing water. I hope you find a boat that suits you. I've spent many hours in a boat on Minnesota lakes. We even rented a houseboat once. That was fun.
Luv - good to hear from you. Hoping you made it through all of the Texas storms ok.
Susan - I'm sorry I didn't comment earlier, but I hate that you're having to make such difficult decisions on top of treatment issues. I hope you'll continue to be comfortable sharing with us. We care so much about you and we're always willing to offer (unwanted) advice lol! I envy your French relative. You will be the "hostess with the mostess" I'm quite sure.
Red, absolutely love fish tacos. I never thought it would be something I would like either but I was wrong. Except one time I had salmon tacos. Didn't care for them. Red, they're not like meat tacos with cheese and taco sauce and such. They usually have some kind of fresh slaw on them as a condiment. Try one some time. You'll be surprised.
Oh Eric, I do love Maryland crabs. Eat lots!
I think for those of us in warmer summer climates a toaster oven is essential. Especially for just one or two people. I have a fairly large one that I use often in the summer.
SK - I hope you get your a/c fixed ASAP! We have the ac on here today even though it's 60 degrees out just because the humidity is 300%. Can't imagine the south without it! You are to be commended for continuing to cook. It would be an excellent excuse to eat out IMHO.
Lacey - where are you?
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Lacey - we cross posted. Beautiful!
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SpecialK, I know you have written many posts about food.....dirty dozen, clean 15, etc. I have a question for you. I just read on this thread that you grilled steaks for dinner. Do you buy free range, non antibiotic, etc. meats, chicken and eggs? I have been reading a lot about this and am afraid to buy anything. There is so much written about what is in meats, chickens and eggs that are being sold in regular grocery stores. This may not be the right thread to ask these questions, so please redirect me, if needed.
I would like to hear from all of you about meats, chickens and eggs, along with buying organic fruits and vegetables. It is scary what is in our foods. And, what about lettuce and spinach? I have read not to eat it at all. In fact, I think I read that you don't eat lettuce, Special K. I am so confused.
Just about to finish chemo and want to make sure I do all I can to eat safe and healthy.
Thank you, all.
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auntie - still no AC on the one side of the house. In the closed off AC side it is OK for sleeping, but the common areas of the house are warm! The guy is coming this afternoon to fix it, my DH just called me to climb up a ladder in the garage where the air handlers are to get the model/serial numbers. That involved dragging a tall ladder around all of DD's crap in the garage and climbing up it and reading tiny numbers and letters with my reading classes on, hanging a bit over DH's little sports car - yikes! When we went to Austria in '13 - also in mid-July, eeesh! - this same thing happened, and if I remember correctly the house cooled fairly quickly once the AC was functioning again. Tonight is an easy dinner that doesn't involve heating anything!
mysunshine - I do buy grass fed or organic meat/poultry, wild caught fish, and eggs from pastured chickens. I do eat both spinach and lettuce, but I do buy organic. Try not to worry too much and do your best to eat cleanly.
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I got lucky recently -- found 2 sources here for home grown eggs, one supplier even has Araucana eggs. Woohoo! Love the deep orange yolks.
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Nance, sorry that you're coping with an over abundance of rain. Your meals all sound good, especially the pasta with fresh tomato sauce. As for the authenticity of the fish species, it's probably better to buy from a "fishmonger," when there is such a person. At home I buy from a seafood market and am fairly confident the fish is what it's labeled to be. I guess the best way to be sure is to catch your own!
Lacey, the pictures make me think you're in a lovely place eating delicious food.
Mysunshine, good luck to you in eating as healthy as possible. The best way is to get the food at its source, straight from the rancher or garden grower, but that's not always possible. Organic produce is available just about everywhere now and I am seeing more antibiotic-free poultry and grass-fed beef.
I think a vegetarian diet is probably the healthiest diet for humans, considering our digestive system, but I enjoy meat. Apparently early humans did, too, once they figured out cooking it.
With all that said, we're having pork babyback ribs for dinner and small boiled red potatoes. We're both going to be hungry because our only meal today was breakfast in town at Great Northern, our favorite breakfast place. One of their specials this morning was Eggs Benedict. Not an offering you expect at a small town MN restaurant. We didn't order it. I had a breakfast sandwich with English muffin, one egg and a gigantic sausage patty than was much too big for the muffin.
I'm wearing a sweat shirt because it's 60 degrees and overcast. DH is outside building a deck in the light drizzle. I offered to help and he refused! We biked 16 miles this morning and it was enough. I may be eating mustard later if I get leg cramps. That's a tip from dh's niece who runs marathons. Plain old yellow mustard helps eliminate cramps. Who would have thought?
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Oh such beautiful pictures, Nance and Lacey! Have you considered being photographers?
Susan Take her clubbing. Kidding Maybe ferry to Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard if you're up to it? I always liked the aquarium and Faneuil Hall. Everything will be new to her so anything would be good. Put her to work! Kids like their independence, if she's old enough send her out shopping or doing chores. I know, I'm practical, but she will like to feel useful
Goats! So happy to see you! How do goats cope with the heat? Do they sweat? Pant? Drink water? Or just love it
For dinner it's hot. Cold buttermilk cucumber soup, and cottage cheese with fresh pineapple
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I wish we did have a fish monger but they are few and far between. When we're on the gulf coast I do exactly that. I especially like the places where you can see the fishing boats at the back of the shop lol! If there's a pelican or egret hanging around, all the better. St. Louis used to have a wonderful seafood vendor but sadly, they went out of business a number of years ago. There are several small operations but the largest are in the Asian supermarkets. But language is definitely a barrier there. But I'll keep looking!
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