So...whats for dinner?
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the Avalon...
he puts locally made bourbon in his recipe now. and the clothing shop is called Pacific Breeze if you happen to breeze thru... and happen to call. I am going up (it's about 30 minutes away) to take photos. Seriously, I have never seen such clothes that I loved instantly. They were pricey (out of my budget) but certainly not out of line with a mall experience.. the skirts were like 108.00. I am spoiled by a lifetime of garage sale-ing and thrift store shopping. i got a jacket for about 50 dollars which is seriously the 2nd most I've ever payed for a clothing item.
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I hear you about clothes, although I do mall-shop. My most favorite words are 30% off the Clearance Price! I was desperate for new pants and found a $44 pair of Worthington dressy brown jeans at JC Penney for $8.97. I also found cropped khakis for $7.97. I don't do so well in thrift shops because it's so hard to find "petite" sizes. Most of the missy sizes are too long for me.
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Hauntie- I just had to tell you how much i love the braciole recipe you gave me, I didnt know how long this all was going to take so i assembled it earlier this morning, and refridgerated it until it was time to cook it. I had two pieces of flank steak in the package, made mine exactly as yours is written, since DH hates raisins i made his with a stuffing of bread crumbs, celery, onions, garlic, parsley, parm and provolone cheeses- They both are almost done but i cut of a bite of your recipe and i love it with the raisins, so good!! I will def make this again. Im also serving it with mashed potatoes with some of the gravy from the braciole= saute spinach,
If any one likes spinach this is a really good recipe- I buy organic baby spinach in a large package already washed, but still wash it again.
Saute 4 cloves of chopped garlic, i large chopped shallot, saute until fragrent (dont brown the garlic) In EVOO- add i cup of white wine, cook over med-high heat untill the wine evaporates to about 1/4 cup- turn heat down and put all the spinach in pot put a lid on it, cook for 2 minutes, uncover, put on high heat and cook for another couple of minutes stiring take off heat, add a few tablespoons of butter, and tip with lots of parmesan cheese, kosher salt and pepper. I add a few tbs of lemon juice too, This really is excellent.
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Debbie - the spinach sounds yummy. We were talking about sauteed spinach yesterday. I make mine with bacon! Take two strips of bacon and cut them into little pieces, then saute until crisp along with some shallots or onion and garlic. When the bacon is crispy, add in the spinach and stir it around for a couple of minutes then cover and cook to desired doneness. Add salt and pepper to taste. You can add a tiny bit of water if it doesn't have enough moisture to wilt.
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Apple I love that story! please share all your knowledge with us! I love to find the unusual shops also. My dream job would be to play with clothes all day.. well i missed that calling, but my DD is living it in NY city and we have the best conversations aobut clothing and fabrics...would bore most people to death. She loves to search the side streets of Manhatten for the little boutiques. When I was teenager I would get out the sewing machine and alter all my clothes to make them different, LOL drove my mom nuts.
Debbie i love spinach done like that, and I sometimes throw in some pasta for any easy meal.
Tonight is beef stew and bisquits. Have had in the crockpot all day.
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Anyone (other than Debbie) watching The Chew? It's on at 1 p.m. eastern time on ABC, and it's live. Here's a link to a recipe for a 5 minute dish with roasted cauliflower, angel hair pasta, garlic, capers and parmesan. It looked very good and it made me think of you vegetarians/non-cookers who might do something if it was really, really quick:
http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Michael-Symon-Angel-Hair-Cauliflower-Parmesan
It looked really good, and if I made it I would add some cooked chicken or shrimp to bump up the protein.
Carrie - my daughter started out her college "career" in fashion merchandising so she was really interested in clothing and fabrics. But alas, the other side of her brain took over and she will be graduating in December with her degree in Accounting.
Michelle
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I love neat clothes and have always bought them and fixed them up to fit me. my machine is temporarily broken.. just need to spend some time with it.. If you visit kc loveRVING - you have to see this place.
The lady said.. My sister and I design them then we have them made in India and China
Hauntie - that recipe is going on my winter list. it looks like it is to die for.
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Hauntie- Just finished our dinner, and boy was it good yum yum is all i can say!!!!
Michelle- I have done my spinach that way too, i also make a spinach salad with a hot bacon dressing, i havint made it in awhile but now it will be on my mind to make this week, im kind of on a spinach kick right now, must be iron?? I was watching the chew and news broke in about amanda knox so i didnt get to finish the end, thanks for the link i will watched what i missed.
Carrie-Beef stew and bisquits sound good too, you can sure tell winter is around the cornor we are back to stews and soups and casseroles.
Im seriously thinking about driving to the DQ for a hot fudge sunday!!
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Oohh, Debbie! I am sitting here thinking about ice cream. Luckily, there is some no-sugar-added coffee ice cream in the freezer. I really want an ice cream cone, but I'll make do with a dish. DH is working really late, not even on his way home yet and he's an hour away. So I ate leftover sausage pasta and veggies from a couple of days ago.
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Apple - maybe next summer, around the time of the Komen walk, which is usually in early August.
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Apple- I loved your cooking story that you shared! So nice that you were able to reconnect with him. Also, it sounds like you had a great find with the clothing. I am pretty cheap too when it comes to clothing but once a year I like to buy one article that I love regardless of price tag. If I'm lucky I follow through. I am like you and Michelle and love to find that super sale/deal. It makes wearing it all the better! I had never cooked until I was 20, and one of the chefs at the restaurant I worked at called out and the owner suggested I take off my waitress apron and put on the chef apron for the night. I told him he was nuts, I couldn't cook! I had so much fin and LOVED it. I switched to half waitress half cooking after that. In later years my husband and I actually had a seasonal place in Alton NH that we ran for two seasons. Hard, fun rewarding work. We worked 6 days a week and left our home at 5 am to return at 11 and do it again. We said at the beginning after the venture we would know if we should get married or spilt up. Thank goodness it went the way it did!
Today I had roofers here all day and still managed to get both boys down for a nap despite the noise. (two points for me!) Though it shows how tired they were from the weekend. My poor husband is loading a dump truck up with the shingles right now at almost 10 at night to save us 300 dollars. He is not a happy boy. Some thing are better in theory. Well, live and learn. I made fried pork chops and country gravy for dinner- nothing too exciting.
On a side note- did anyone watch the Big C? I am sad tonight that the season is over! Last week ended with such a bang!
Hope everyone had a great day, Michelle I hope you are resting!!
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Apple, I loved your story too! And your clothing find. I used to work at a yarn manufacturer. We bought raw cotton and polyester and wool and then would spin something together. It was much more expensive than yarn you would usually buy to knit. It was put into fabrics or some was made into sweaters or such by designers. My boss, the owner, always shocked me because he could just look at fabric and know what it was made out of and if it was high quality or not. I also love to find a sale and fell like I am getting a good deal. I hate to pay full price. I guess I am cheap too.
Laurie, I was a big fan of the Big C. I was so upset, we got a much better deal on cable, but ended up losing showtime and I haven't seen the Big C since the summer. It was my favorite show. I have to go over to my sister's house and catch up on it.
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Debbie6122 - I'm so glad you liked the braciole. It's something my mother made whenever she made gravy - which was quite frequently.I never understood why my friends always wanted to eat at my house on pasta night. I thought everyone had homemade gravy with braciole and all the other meats. I didn't know how lucky I was.
I just got home about 1/2 hour ago. I left at 7:15 this morning. I saw a ton of kids today, then stayed another 2 hours after school doing paperwork, ran some errands, went to my usual Monday night gir's night - I'm exhausted. This is the longest day since my PMX 6 weeks ago. I think I should head to bed.
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Laurie - we had our roof redone right about this time last year. I asked the roofer how much weight was in the shingles and he said about 10,000 lbs! Our roof was big with lots of elevations, turrets, etc., but still. Shingles are heavy, much heavier than I thought! Your poor DH is going to be exhausted!!!
Anyone watch The Singoff? Love this show! Amazing vocal talent by all the groups!
I rested today, but starting tomorrow I am getting my butt in gear! Actually, I will go visit my mom unless it's raining. I'm sure she's ready for an excursion.
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We're cleaning out the fridge and freezer, getting ready to go back to Florida for the winter, so it's always interesting. Tonight I made some turkey meatballs and sauce with spagetti squash. We actually like it better than pasta, very low carb. Also made a big salad with tomatoes from the garden that are making their final appearance. No bread...no dessert...but we're getting our weight back down from the cruise food!
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Laurie- Im sorry your DH has the shingles. I hear they can be painful. Hope he gets better soon, And what is the big C? Never heard of it?
Michelle- My Hot fudge sundae was so yummy did you have your ice cream tonight? So many shows on at the same time i was switching between, the singoof, dancing with the stars, and house. Another show i love is Pan Am i love it.
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Kaara - I love spaghetti squash...DH is not a fan. I cooked it when he was doing Atkins and he tolerated it. Every now and then, it shows up on a restaurant menu and I am always happy to see it as a pasta substitute. Another good substitute is shredded zucchini.
Debbie - you are too funny!!! The Big C is a Showtime series about a gal with Stage IV melanoma. And I did have SF coffee ice cream sprinkled with walnuts. Missing the hot fudge and whipped cream - going to have to pick some up for those late night snack attacks.
We watched The Singoff last night - love that show, one of the best for really good vocals. And House was recording. I need to try watching Pan Am again, I tried once and didn't get into it but I keep hearing good things about it so I need to record it and watch it during the day when DH is not around to make comments. I have never watched anything but snippets of Dancing With the Stars, but DH and I both love So You Think You Can Dance. There are so many reality shows these days, you gotta pick and choose!
I guess I won't go to my mom's today. What I thought were Taxol SEs are really cold symptoms. I coughed half the night away. Got up this morning and found the "good" RX cough syrup with codeine. Maybe it will make me sleepy here in a little while. I could use a nap already.
Michelle
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Why are all the good shows on all in one night? had to flip channels all night to catch them all. I like the playboy club also A little sex, a little mafia, a little murder....and of course my DH loves the girls outfits. LOL I will have to get me one of those outfits
I saw the chew yesterday, between painting the bathroom. today my sisiter and i are going antiquing, gonna try to find a huge mirror that I can get creative with and make art deco. Asked my DH to remove the old vanity mirror and lights for me and he was not happy.
Michelle your daughter and mine must be of the same fiber. Mine wanted to do accounting, she is a math braniac like her father, and we had a talk and my advice was to do what you love, as you will do it the rest of your life. she chose the textiles/merchandising, also has a degree in business. My DS is in his last year of college (5yr degree) I am going to be so much richer when these kids are finally done! We are headed to Ohio on Saturday to visit him for parents weekend...We stay in an old grain silo that the college transformed into a hotel (quaker oats) and they serve the best oatmeal in the world for breakfast.
Sorry...guess I had a lot to say this morning
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Carrie, your posts are always so interesting, don't apologize! I am an accountant, and one of the good things about it, are that you can work in whatever interests you, non-profit, textiles (if there are any still in this country), music, etc. Unfortunately, I don't think I have a creative bone in my body. I worked for a yarn manufacturer as controller for 10 years. My boss (the owner) knew everything about textiles. If I had been interested, I could have learned it too. Now I work for a water treatment company. I do find it interesting, but I haven't learned a whole lot about it. Been working there for 10 years now. My twin sister is also an accountant and works for a university. She loves it. She loves being in the university setting and all the things that brings. I wish I could feel I was doing something "good" with my job. I have thought that way before, but now since BC, I really want to feel that about my job. Maybe I should try to switch to a non-profit.
Just had a tuna sandwich last night for dinner. I had the simulation for rads and start today. I am surprised that it took a lot out of me. I guess my nerves are still a bit on edge with it since I just don't know what it is going to be like yet. I don't think my family can expect too many big dinners until I am through with it though. Have a good Tuesday everyone.
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Good luck, Kay! And yes, accountants can work almost anywhere!
And Carrie - no apologies necessary! My posts are almost always long!!!
My daughter has 4 CPA firms interested in her (the new grad recruitng has begun already!). She wants to do Tax Accounting (really???) and is particularly excited in one company that is in Manchester NH (just a few minutes from where she lives), she knows several employees and managers of this company, and they help pay for CPA courses. Also, because she graduates in December, she has a head start on the competition. It looks like she won't have a problem getting a job, unlike so many other new grads. Could be her 3.999 GPA and the fact that she has work experience (she'll be 31 on Thursday). I am so proud of her for figuring it out and going to school fulltime at this point in her life!
Michelle
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Hauntie - take it easy. I am glad you are here on this thread.
Carberry - (cute name) - my kids totally wipe out my income. I am the only one who ever has any cash... at least for a while.
about the Sing Off. I've been watching tv lately.. i need to put my feet up and give them a rest more often than not. I've been a big fan of Ben Folds and the judges are so knowledgeable and competent. I love hearing their learned analyses. plus.. the music is fantastic.. I love Afro Blue and the Yellow Jackets particularly. I love all of them.. I hate to see them booted off. That lead singer of the guys that lost last nite was absolutely awesome..his voice OMG!!!
I see a trend of them letting the 'professional' groups leave. i kind of like that even tho they are really good.
let's see.. tonite we are having a pork roast of sorts. i can tell this will be a nap day (i've got to be high energy tomorrow).. so I think i will just put it in the crock pot and see what happens.. maybe make some mashed potatoes and salad.
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Hi, I've been absent from this thread for 4 months because DH and I have been travelling. We departed on May 17 headed to Alaska with DH's 1 ton pickup and a truck camper on top of it. We arrived home on Sept. 12 after travelling over 13,000 miles. We had a wonderful trip through the Yukon and into Alaska, where we visited most of the huge, beautiful state. Anyone on this thread who lives in Alaska?
I missed a whole block of posts and haven't gone back and read them all. We ate some delicious halibut in Alaska and brought some home that we caught on a charter fishing trip out of Homer, AK.
Last night we had roast pork and sweet potatoes. The pork was a bone-in Boston butt. I used a recipe from America's test Kitchen. You mix 1/3 cup kosher salt and the same amt of brown sugar. Make slits in the fat cap on the roast. Pat the salt/sugar mixture on the roast all over and double wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 12 to 24 hrs. Cook the roast in a 325 oven for 5 to 6 hrs to 190 degrees. Rest an hour.
Make a peach sauce with 10 oz fresh or frozen peaches, 1/3 c. au jus, 2 cups white wine, 1/3 cup rice vinegar. Simmer and reduce to 2 cups. Add 1 T brown grain mustard. Easy and very delicious.
The recipe says to brush off the excess salt/sugar before cooking but I rinsed the roast because the last time I used this recipe the meat tasted a little salty to me. It's actually a very easy recipe. Just takes some planning ahead. The pork is juicy and delicious. We had it with baked sweet potatoes. Tonight we'll have leftovers.
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Carolehalston - welcome back! And I am sooo jealous of your Alaska trip! We did an inside passage cruise but didn't do a land excursion because we fully intend to do what you just did! Do you have pictures on a website that you are willing to share? PM me if so and I'll give you my email address. My daughter uses America's Test Kitchen recipes all the time. Your pork butt recipe sounds yummy! I guess it's a roast pork kind of day everywhere! We may have pork chops.
Michelle
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Wow carole haste.. thanks for the recipe idea. I still haven't gotten out the crock pot.
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What luck! I just found a container of homemade chicken soup in the freezer. I think I made it right when I started chemo. Just what the doctor ordered!!!
I am washing my pillows today. They just needed help! And it requires little work on my part!
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Michelle- I hope you're feeling better and that your chicken soup helped! I havent watched The Voice or The Chew. I am so happy that your daughter is having luck with getting a great job right out of school. I think she picked a great career path. After all, you always need your taxes done right?
Carrie - I agree never apologize for a long post, I always enjoy your posts too and I have a tendency to ramble a bit. Not to mention just the comments to keep up with what everyone is doing!
carol- Welcome back! It sounds like you had an amazing trip. It sounds like it was pretty relaxing and so much fun.
Kay- I hope you rested today and are feeling ok. Sometimes adrenalin can kick our butts when we don't even see it coming. You have a lot going on, take care of yourself.
Debbie- LOL, my husband was picking up shingles from the old roof, he doesn't have them! But thanks :P
My son has his last soccer game/practice whatever you want to call it when they are 4! So we are headed to the field for 5:30. I took out a pizza dough to make a pizza when we get home. I honestly hate the whole 5:30 thing, by now I am ready to go into evening mode and relax a bit.
I hope everyone had a good day, it was soooo dreary here. Hopefully the sun comes out tomorrow. I need to find a Halloween costume for my oldest son, this should be interesting....
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Michelle- LOL! Its funny because im thinking in my head hmmm the big C what is that, didnt even dawn on me it might stand for cancer-! I have all the premium channels showtime etc,, and searched for it on my tv search area and it didnt come up, when does it air? Washing pillows sounds like a big task, somthing i probably need to do but havint, wash the cases only.
Carrie- Have you seen my long post LOL!
Kay-I hope your rads go easy on you!
Carol- Wow, what a trip.and an adventure you have been on, i would love to just get in a RV or camper and travel, I bet Alaska was beautiful, what was your favorite state you went through? And glad you are back!!! ;-))))))
Apple- I didnt have time to read all the post the other day and just kind of caught up, I bet you are a great chef with all your background experience. I grew up working in restauants (family owned) and my brother was/is a great chef as well, it kind of came naturally to him but he did go to culinary school as well. They give culinary classes here where i live and am thinking seriously about taking a few classes just for fun.
Had a taco salad for lunch and finishing off the Briocole for dinner tonight- Easy nite!
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Laurie- LMAO-! Glad i misread it!!
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Debbie- the Big C is on showtime and the second season just ended. If you go to On Demand and look under series you will see all the shows from the last two seasons. They say they are going to do a season for each stage of grief. denial, pain, anger , grief etc. The shows are only ahalf hour long and I have loved watching this main character.
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Laurie and Debbie - it's even funnier because I thought Debbie was joking about Laurie's DH "having" shingles!!!
Washing pillows involved two loads in the washer and dryer, four pillows, seriously not a big deal because it wasn't a load full of stuff to be folded and put away. DH will be home when I get ready to make the bed and he'll help. We have 2 down pillows and 2 down-like pillows. I like them to be squishy. But they were so "flat" that it was time to fluff them up! A trip through the washer and dryer did the trick - they look like new!
I just ordered a pizza for delivery. DH won't be home until probably 9 or so, this project is kicking his butt! I didn't feel like heading to the grocery store and I wasn't interested in the fridge's contents of leftovers. Sooo...pizza will fill the gap.
I got an email yesterday from Stop'n Shop and they are starting to deliver groceries in my area through their PeaPod service. I think I'll give that a try! My daughter did it when she lived in Clinton MA and it worked out really well.
Michelle
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