So...whats for dinner?
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This is the little Perrier-Jouet flute. Filled to the brim, it holds less than half of what a regular-sized flute does. Bob came home and we decided to finish the bottle of Thienot before it went flat.
And this is an example of the latte art I can *sometimes* pour if I get the milk textured just right.
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ChiSandy, I'm always impressed when I get a cup of cappuccino with the foamy milk decoration on top! Your description of your Japanese dinner was like reading a foreign language for me. But when you open the bottle of wine and pour, I would happily hold out my little glass! You and Susan and Lacey live in city foodie heaven with all your restaurants.
Luv, we live outside any city limits, too, and arrange for our own garbage pickup. But you couldn't find a more reliable (local family) garbage company than the one we're had for 20 plus years. The garbage man's son has a mini mansion that rumor has it he paid for as it was being built. No mortgage. I get amused when I see a couple of garbage trucks parked on the grounds of the residence. I guess that odor smells like greenbacks. They're very nice people and are definitely entrepreneurs. What a subject for this thread, huh?!!! ChiSandy, what different worlds we live in!
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Luv, you must read the oldies thread if you saw my hats. I've never seen a post from you there. When I was first dx'ed in 2009, I came to bc.org and found a discussion forum with a small group of women who opted for the same surgery/recon procedure I was having. It was fairly new then. The woman who started the thread called herself Year of the Hat. When she told her father she had bc, he replied, "This must be the year of the hat." I love that story. That group of women were so special to me. After my surgery, my goal was to get to the computer as soon as I was able to "talk" to my friends. We eventually disbanded, although the forum is still active from time to time, and I'm the only one who continued with bc.org. And I'm glad I did.
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Carole, I'm glad you did too :-)
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Moi aussi, Carole!
Chi, my DH would have loved your sashimi meal.....I avoid sushi/sashimi foods since my allergies are set off by many of the components. So whenever I am out of town, DH manages to dine at sushi restaurants.
Last night I made chicken breasts with mushroom and wine sauce, a recipe from NYT, but, of course had to add onions (which I'd diced the night before at the knife skills class) and garlic, which are my staples. We had farro and spinach salad with it.
If I get around to it, I plan to make chicken chili today.
On the real estate front, DS2 closed on the new condo yesterday, so he and DGF are no longer couch surfing. We will go in on Saturday to see their new digs. Maybe we'll get lunch or dinner at the restaurant where I once before had the most delicious kale and butternut squash salad. I'm happy that these two will get settled after their last two months of selling, buying, moving, storing, traveling, and couch surfing.
I am trying to come up with a nice menu for a dinner I am having for two friends next week. Both are older gents who are used to eating well...and heartily. I'd love not to be tied to the stove since I will be the only lady in the house, but don't want to do a casserole-ish meal. Any ideas? I rarely entertain these days, but want to have one friend over while his wife is in Haiti on a medical mission, and the other man is a long time colleague of DH who lives in a retirement community in our town where his wife is cared for in the Alzheimer's unit. These two men do not know each other and both are interesting, strong personalities, so it should be lively. But what to feed them.....
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lacey - maybe a beef stew that could either be done in a slow cooker or made ahead and warmed in the oven with crusty rolls and a green salad? We just had dinner with friends to see their renovated kitchen and for dessert she served Talenti salted caramel gelato with big purchased sugar cookies broken in half and stuck in each side of the bowl. Easy and yummy!
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Yes, Beef bourguignon! My DDIL made it for my birthday one year and used tenderloin. Wowza. Don't know if you need to that (although it was pretty awesome), but after the initial prep, it's fairly hands off in the oven (or can be). I think your "faux" french bread and lovely pizzelles with Talenti would be delightful with it.
Today's pressure cooker experiment is a braise - Ligurian Chicken with rosemary, lemon and olives. Some braised mixed greens and teeny weeny farfalles (farfallettes?) will be the sides. The Greek yogurt turned out absolutely perfect. Lovin' this thing more and more.
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auntie - farfallinis, lol! Actually I just googled that after I wrote it and it is a thing! How funny! Clearly, I am not as clever as I thought!
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Yes that's it -- farfallini! I bought a box at the Italian grocer because I had never seen them before. They are so cute.
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carole laughing at the vision of a mansion with garbage trucks out front. Garbage is big business here as well, it is said to be mafia owned in the nearby city of Rochester. And we have a large dump here with a fancy name (Seneca meadows) that there is much controversy over, as they are planning on shipping NYC trash up here. BIG Business!!
tonight will be chicken picata with some of the leftover homemade linguini added into the lemon butter sauce
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Fish tonight..... the haddock is running so it was quite inexpensive [for fish.] Did the Moonan "restaurant" style broiler method, and served with a lemon butter sauce. A few roasted potatoes and a large green salad. Very simple, but delicious meal. The French cousin is fabulous! She went off on her own today and walked the entire Freedom Trail, and since she had more time, walked all around Beacon Hill as well. Tomorrow she plans to explore the Back Bay, again, on her own. Friday I will take her out to Lexington and Concord, now that she has learned about Paul Revere and the beginnings of the American Revolution. I think the world of her mother, and clearly, C. is made of the same cloth. Such a delight.
*susan*
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Carole - Yes I lurk on The Oldies Thread from time to time. I might have posted long, long ago on it. And I'm glad you continued with BCO.
Well looks like I'm headed into town tomorrow after all. DH is worried the dog will run out of food b4 next week. So going into Ft Worth. Hoped to put it off until Monday. One of the 2 Macy's in town is closing and the sale starts Monday. But hints of maybe snow on Monday so I guess I will take what I can get tomorrow.
At least I can get the yeast I forgot.
Susan - glad the French cousin is so independent.
Dinner was whatever night. DH had some frozen french bread pizza. I had the leftover pork/potatoes late afternoon. The chicken will keep for a day or two.
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Another Maple Farms roast duck half (I took the leg quarter this time and gave my son the breast & drumette), reheated in the oven this time (skin was crispier, no grease); with broccolini sauteed in olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, a touch of truffle salt and red pepper flakes. Accompanied by a 2014 Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages. (OK but not worth finishing the last ounce in the glass).
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Carole - I too read the other thread. I wish you'd post your hats here. Not only would everyone love them, I'd like to buy some of them for my cousin's daughter who is back in chemo again & lost her hair again. Would you consider "special orders"? You could donate the money to charity instead of the hats!!!
Lacey - I agree - you need to be sitting visiting & not off in the kitchen. I like the beef bourguignon idea on rice or noodles. But if these guys are old school enough to just want meat & potatoes, do a roast (beef or pork) w/baked potatoes (or scalloped) & a salad or veg. Contrats on DS's new domicile. Theoretically, I'll get to go to San Francisco & see my son's new (1925) house in March.
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Minus, I would love to give your cousin's daughter some hats. I made a really cute one yesterday. The pattern is out of a book called Chemo Caps & Wraps. I plan to go back to the Mary Bird Perkins cancer center with another supply of hats. I want to see if the ones I left there were taken. If they were, I'll leave some more. The problem here is finding a day cold enough to wear a hat. I wore one yesterday to hide my hair and ended up with a sweaty head.
I made the buns yesterday and modified the recipe by using 1/2 whole wheat flour. I have already admitted my bias against white flour. I discovered a couple of packets of KA yeast especially for wheat bread. It was slightly past the date but tested out good. So we had the buns last night with barbecued beef. The beef bones were meaty so I saved it and heated it up with barbecue sauce. The side was a simple cabbage slaw which I put on my sandwich. I put the rest of the buns in the freezer.
Carrie's chicken piccata sounds good. But we have leftovers. Dinner may be leftover-of-your-choice with a large salad.
Minus, I haven't forgotten to share the oyster mosca recipe. That will be coming soon.
Off to the gym this morning.
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Another family dinner tonight 'cause we all really like hanging with C! Again, she went off on her own today to investigate the Back Bay. I coded and made up a duck ragu. So easy to reheat when everyone was back home at the end of the day. Made up some buccattini, sautéed some petite peas with shallots, and whipped up another salad. Some folks drank some wine [duck does love some wine] and we just chatted and chatted and chatted.
Tomorrow, C. and I are headed to Lexington and Concord, following Paul Revere's ride. We will stop at Wilson Farms on the way home. C. wants to visit American supermarkets, farms, wherever we buy food. She has decided to just stay with us for the rest of her holiday and not try to travel to Washington or Philadelphia. I could not be more pleased.
I tried something new the last time I made hamburger buns. I sprayed some of that oil stuff on the bottom of a 2 cup flat-bottomed measuring cup and pressed the buns hard before baking them in the oven. It kind of worked, though I was not crazy about that little bit of oil on the surface.
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Carol, You made a hat in one day? Wow! You are really talented!
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Susan, the warm energy of your post just adds to my happiness for you and your family to have this oasis of joy in your lives. How wonderful that she will be with you for a while...for you and for her!
Thanks for the dinner menu suggestions! I love the Beef Bourguignon idea but one of these guys doesn't seem to eat red meat these days. So I'm tentatively thinking about Mediterranean stuffed chicken breasts that I can pop in the oven, with sides of couscous, tarragon carrots and either Greek or spinach salad. I may also make that faux French bread and at Nance's suggestion, have Talenti and pizzelles for a light dessert. I shall continue to obsess about this for a bit, and be reminded why I so rarely entertain anymore.
Tomorrow after my orthopod appt to have my shoulder checked out, DH and I are meeting friends at a local mall where three of "us" will go to see "Star Wars:The Force Awakens". I will shop! Then we will regroup to have an early dinner at Legal. Susan, I'll be very interested to check out the haddock prices! Do you suppose Roger B. knows that they are running?!
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Picked up my friend from New Orleans, and she still is fighting a cold and needed boots (we’re getting 2-4” of snow Sat. night, during her concert out in the western burbs). So after I made a couple of vanilla almond-coconut milk cappuccinos, we went to the shoe store and then back to the pharmacy that houses J.B.’s New York Deli, and bought some matzo ball soup to take home. Just what the doctor (would have) ordered. Tangerines and baklave (low-carb oatmeal cookie for me) for dessert.
Bummer is that I wore a pair of UGGs I hadn’t worn since I lost weight, and even though I’ve gained back 30 of 50 lbs., they’re way too big for me--and despite wearing a couple of blister bandages, after only the third of the six blocks we walked, the hard edge of the heel counter rubbed the bandages off and caused a blister--which popped. I swear, it’s like the Princess and the Pea--the tiniest little irritant finds its way to my skin!
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chisandy, have you tried the advance healing bandaids? They are a colloidal bandaid that work well. They used to be by a different company but bandaid bought them out and they weren't available for a long time. Now I'm seeing knockoffs. But they work.
Lacey, I'm sure your friends will be happy with anything you make!
Carole, i love to crochet but sometimes I find it hard to stick to one thing before I see something else to try. LOL
Susan just enjoy having your cousin. That's so cool. And I'm glad for the kids they are finally back on their own.
Minus I'm sure you are just waiting for March.
Luvmygoats. Hope you remember to get the yeast. I've been known to forget things I had on my list....
Carberry, i used to live in Webster, NY. LOL was always glad it wasn't Irondequoit! Trouble spelling that all the time. LOL
Tonite my supper was some sandwich steak. With Brussels sprouts. I bought single serving frozen bags to try. I put it in the microwave and it started whistling, and spinning like those fire crackers that hop. LOL it was cool.lasted the whole 2 minutes of time it required. I'll try the next bag with my camera handy next time! I was kind of afraid to touch it so I grabbed the pumped up abg with tongs but no problem. LOL
Did you know if you trip and fall on replacement knees, it's not that bad? I've got Bruises but not too bad and I didn't knock over the tree so I guess that's good. LOL. Yes it comes down this weekend. I can't reach it or I'd have it down already. And if i cant walk in the living room that's flat, i probably shouldn't be climbing on things and leaning over! LOL
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Susan, good to hear how much you're enjoying the cousin's visit.
Lacey, your menu with the stuffed chicken breasts sounds promising.
ChiSandy, boots are all the thing down here in NOLA country but probably not the waterproof variety. I gave my expensive pair of seldom-worn boots to the Veterans of Wars on a recent pickup. I don't find boots with high tops comfortable and I long ago gave up on fashion.
We had the rest of the pork chop oven dish last night and it was really tasty. I wished there were a little more of it. The side was a large green salad with romaine, tomato, cucumber and avocado. Vinaigrette.
Sunshine, when I first dug out my crochet supplies a couple of months ago I was out of practice. I had to review the stitches. And I had never made hats. So at first I was slower, closely following the patterns. Now I've developed some confidence and improved my skill. I can usually create a cap in one evening. I love the different colors and textures of the yarn. I have a bag of small balls of yarn left over from making hats. I'm planning to use some of the small balls to make a rainbow hat. That should be fun.
Lunch will probably be at Pontchartrain Poboys today. After my mother's hair appointment, I will take her out to lunch. Yesterday was a "back on the weight loss effort" day so PP will present some challenges. My mother will probably choose crab cakes and pasta, a special on Fridays.
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moon - stop falling down right now!!! You waited too long for the knee replacement! Eeeks!
susan - yay for your cousin!
carole - awesome on the hat making! I bet they are super cute!
lacey - I would be shopping too - I am lacking enthusiasm for Star Wars.
chi - I have better luck with moleskin for blister prevention. Since the end of chemo I have had trouble with blisters on the bottoms of my feet when I walk distance - I have finally found the right sock/shoe combo, but benefit from moleskin as well.
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Just saw star wars yesterday. Loved it. But I'm a fan. I liked the aged characters. Carrie Fisher is my age.
Just got back from grocery shopping but don't know what's for dinner. At least there are possibilities.
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Special, I am glad to hear I have a non-Star Wars fan compatriot in you! And I am not really even much of a shopper! Choosing the least distasteful option for this afternoon. Maybe if I'd been up on the Star Wars story I might have given it a try.... but the only one I saw was "Empire Strikes Back". Seeing it immediately after a job interview I was stressing about with my two very into it young sons was not a great way for me to spend the afternoon. I was crawling out of my skin with impatience to get out of that loud theatre. So why suffer....:/
Carole, I love that you are making those hats! I used to crochet and knit and have not picked up the needles for several years. Maybe that would be a nice way to clear out my stash of yarn. But I worry about being able to re-learn as quickly as you seemed to. That's impressive!
Yesterday I picked up a couple of 100% wool skeins to make felted "dryer balls"...purely an impulse afterseeing them on Pinterest. But it seems like that might help things dry faster, and save a bit of energy?? We'll see.
I saw the orthopod doc this morning. She is a lovely 40ish gal and we had a long chat about my fear about finding that I might need surgery if there is a tear. In the end, we decided that I should have the MRI for accurate diagnostic and after that I'll know what my choices are..... Of course after her mini tests, the shoulder/arm is pretty achy.
So the holidays are over and DH is gathering a few pics for us to use in a Happy New Year note since we did nothing before Christmas. He is usually the prime mover in this effort, and I think unconsciously he never got around to it since hecould not bear to re-visit the "year of the ladder fall". Fortunately, DDIL sent us such lovely photos from our 70th birthday dinner at the lake that he became motivated. I do like to keep up the tradition up since it keeps us in touch with folks we do not "see" on Facebook.
Off to get a bit of exercise in before heading to the mall.....looking forward to having some fish tonight...but Carole, crabcakes and pasta?? Be still my heart!!!
I second the advice for you to stop falling, Moon! Or at least try?
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auntie - I saw the first SW movie back in the day, but have not seen any others - I feel like I would need more background to understand the current movie. I think I also have an aversion to movie theaters, I don't even like the surround sound we have in our house, it always startles me when noise comes from behind me, lol! Occasionally my husband uses it during football games and fans who yell stuff sound like they are in my kitchen. I am also the same age as Carrie Fisher, we were born the same month and year, but I am a couple of weeks older.
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Monica, those are the blister bandages I’ve been using since 1996 (when I first bought them in Austria under the “Compeed” brand). The hard heel counter in that UGG rubbed the bandage off, caused the blister, and it popped within the space of 3 blocks’ walk. I have unusually sensitive skin. I removed the bandage and boot as soon as I got home, and once the blister stopped oozing replaced the bandage. It still stings! Will probably cover it with a second bandage and perhaps get some synthetic fleece to glue on (several layers, probably) over the entire lower back of that boot (and not wear those boots again until my blister heals). Luckily, I have other UGGs I can wear (though not pretty ones). I could wear a sock, but that’d negate the insulating value of the shearling. Part of the problem is that my feet perspire no matter what--which is why I get blisters even with thick moisture-wicking socks in cushy running shoes.
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I misspoke (love that term). I am several years older than she is (and you SK). I must say, she looks more like my age in the movie. Still it was an interesting spin on the story.
Carole, you should post a pic of your hats here, they really are darling.
I forgot I promised dh spaghetti tonight, so the sauce is on the stove. No bread, but a largish salad that includes artichoke hearts and olives (both of which dh will pick out) to accompany it.
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My little pumpkin and I, I spent the holidays with my family, they live in Bermuda.
How is everyone?
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deborye - good to see you! Your grandson looks just like you! So sweet!
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I agree, very cute picture! Grandchildren are such joys! I just came back from a trip to Virginia Beach to play with 3 of my 5. I love them so much. I would post a picture, but I left my ipod at the airport! DUH! Fortunately, they tracked me down and my son went to pick it up, and my pictures are on it. So, I am on my laptop. Good lesson......keep track of your stuff!
By the way, I love reading on this thread. One day I will cook and will post......ha, ha.
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