So...whats for dinner?
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MOmmy, lol Budget stretchers!
Cute shoes! Olivia
Been watching Charlie, gardening, getting the Atlanta house ready to be put on the market next week, checking out SS when to retire, joined the YMCA and avoiding my Financial Advisor.
Have a camp job this summer, either in the Berkshires again or Bristol RI. Nice to be home. I LOVE not working.
Here's my budget stretcher- remember, this is a no judgement zone, lol
Ramon noodles with spinach, mushrooms, soft boiled egg, on top, sriracha sesame oil. Got the recipe from my new favorite site Budget Bytes! Love that site.
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Had a stomach issue, just off the couch now. Dinner will be stir fry veggies maybe. DH had 5 things he cooks. Don't want any of them. Will check my freezer. I usually have soup or something else frozen.
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I can remember when..."Should we spend the extra money and *heat* the water for the Ramen Noodles?"
:-)
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Well I am thinking it might be kielbasa or ham steaktonight
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Beef stroganoff over home made egg tagliatelle (that pasta machine is lethal...too easy!) I will at least use some Greek yogurt (for my portion) instead of sour cream but hubby wants his sour cream..LOL. And he is the skinny one!
LOL Eric...heat the water for the ramen or not. Now that is a budget stretcher!
My son used to want those (he had them at a friends) and I would use my own seasoning and call them "special noodles" and he just loved them. That little packet had too much salt in it for my taste. Or I would only sprinkle a tiny bit in the noodles and add butter (no broth) and make them as "special noodles with the special seasoning" LOL!
Olivia's shoes are soooo cute. My grandbaby LOVES shoes. She is two going on 22. Here are both of my granddaughters at Easter.
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Chicago dogs for lunch and jambalaya for dinner (thinking of you Carole and Sandy.)
Lots of hard work today mulching beds and weeding. I'm tired. But the potatoes are in full swing and zukes are coming up. Squashes are sprouting but haven't broken through yet. Cucumbers are a mystery. Hope I don't have to replant.
Carole, Minus is right, congratulations are in order on your weight loss - no mean feat.
Now to wash the garden off then sit down with a cup of coffee and a book.
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Yesterday was busy. Graduation season is here and I blush when I think about how much people are spending to stay here this month! So, so make me feel less guilty, I have made mini Almond Orange Bundt Cakes as arrival "gifts." Fussy little pans. Fussy to butter. Fussy to flour. VERY VERY fussy to clean. But the results are absolutely cute as can be!
These took far longer than I had anticipated, but I persevered and make up two casseroles of a very cheesy, baked penne rigata. One will be eaten today, tonight, and probably again tomorrow, while the other is nestled in the freezer for another time of chaos.
*susan*
p.s. I vote for heating the ramen noodles with hot water.
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Those little cakes are too cute to eat! The cheesy pasta casserole sounds delicious.
Today was the 2nd day of a two-day golf event and there was lunch. Salad greens with choice of two dressings, crispy fried chicken and green beans with bacon. There was also white beans and white rice and lemon triangles for dessert but I bypassed them. I had two drumsticks and enjoyed them, skin included.
Dh had lunch at the club after his round of golf. So dinnertonight will be beef burgers without buns and a tossed salad.
I am enjoying a cappuccino made on my little machine. The coffee grounds are dark French roast from Cafe du Monde.
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Hubby decided that he wanted the last of the mini steaks we had in the freezer
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susan - love the little cakes, I have a mini bundt and I always forget I have it but the cakes are do darn cute I should use it!
Dinner tonight is a small pork roast, seasoned with garlic and herbs, and I am making Greek potatoes, per the convo earlier in the thread - I love those potatoes! Probably a green salad so I feel less guilty about the potatoes - I might do a Caesar with grilled romaine.
april - cute, cute, cute!
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Special K. I will look forward to your bundt report. I am now on the hunt for bundt recipes, but my preference is always going to be citrus. The report from Mr. SMT is, they are really good! Tonight's guests were asked if they would like the two cutie cakes on a platter with a bit of powdered sugar sprinkled on top. They gurgles of pleasure told me that, why yes, we will take those little cakes, please.
They are off doing a pub crawl. Yes, the 71-year old woman and her son are off to the pubs. Folks from the UK are different!
Dinner was leftover cheesy pasta. Tomorrow we have our standing reservation at Sarma so we will walk down the hill to the restaurant, eat a bit too much, and then crawl back up the hill to get home.
*susan*
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Carole—what espresso machine do you have? Gordy got back last night from a week in New Orleans, and has vowed to “eat clean” for now. He skipped Cafe du Monde Mon. night—just too hot out for cafe au lait and beignets fresh from the fryer.
Skipped breakfast except for coffee (and a green tea at the nail salon), had lunch late at 4 (egg & toast, more coffee) and a donut & decaf cappuccino at 5. Not enough water. And I am paying the price—tried to make up for it at the gym by drinking water between exercises, and got faint & queasy after my last set of squats (we’d worked pretty hard). My pulse was up to 134, which is my cardio goal—and I hadn’t even hit the treadmill yet. So my trainer had me lie down and he pumped my legs to get circulation going to my upper body. Then he told me to just stretch—skip the cardio tonight. Was going to hit Whole Foods for dinner fixings, but it was storming like crazy. (Still is). So I’m defrosting salmon, and will have it with the last of the tabbouleh salad. And no more donuts…even if they are Krispy Kremes.
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April - love the pictures of the grands.
Nance - can't believe how far along you are on your garden.
Susan - I too love the little cakes. Although I don't have a mini-bundt pan, I wonder how the citrus recipe would adapt to a mini cupcake pan? Or would they be too dense? Please forward if you think I should try it. There was a time of my life when I had a "local" and played darts regularly in several pubs. Hmmm, maybe more 'dives' instead of pubs.
Eric - love the ramen hot or cold story. When I was in college & lived in a dorm, I kept Carl Buddig chipped beef on the ledge outside the window in the winter. We had no fridge. It was often my dinner when I was studying late. Looking at the Carl Buddig archives, a package was around $0.39.
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Warmed up the leftover mustard greens with pickled pork last night and also the leftover crumbly cornbread. Cooked two beef burgers, mine about 3 oz and the rest of the 8 oz in the larger burger. That was dinner and the greens were even better than the first time.
Yesterday's caffeine may have kept me awake an extra hour and a half last night. Sandy, we've had this discussion before. I have a small de Longhi expresso machine, about $100, that works perfectly for me. I do need to get a little metal pitcher for foaming the milk. I use a small crockery pitcher. We have friends in Thunder Bay who have a cappuccino for breakfast. They have a large machine that dominates their smallish kitchen counter space. It sure is fun visiting them and being served a cappucinno for morning coffee.
The Confederate statues are being removed in New Orleans amid much publicity and high feeling on both sides of the issue. The traditionalist in me hates to see landmarks like Lee Circle changed. I can see both sides. Our early Presidents had slaves. There's no changing that history. For now Andrew Jackson will still sit atop his horse in Jackson Square. Maybe the American Indians will want him taken down. Sandy, the mayor of New Orleans held off on removing the statues until Jazz Fest was over. Is that not funny? Sorry for the off subject.
Not sure what dinner tonight will be. Maybe fish. Salmon or catfish are the easy choices, popular and thus always fresh at the Winn Dixie. I have broccoli that needs to be cooked. And salad fixings.
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I think most any cake can be done as a muffin, or a cake, or whatever! Give it a try!
http://technicolorkitcheninenglish.blogspot.com.br...
And that reminds me that I still owe someone the Greek Lemon Potato recipe. I will I will....
*susan*
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Sorry I had forgotten our prior “cawfee tawk” (per SNL’s Linda Richman circa 1996), Carole. For a metal frothing pitcher, your best bet is WholeLatteLove.com. (Amazon has them too, but WLL really knows their coffee stuff). Even Starbucks sometimes stocks them on the “tchotchke” shelves, along with cups, mugs, etc. Maybe even Bed, Bath & Beyond. The advantage of metal is that you can keep it cold in the freezer between uses. I also can gauge when it’s hot enough to stop steaming/frothing, but it’s wise when starting out to use an instant-read thermometer for that purpose (cheap dial ones mounted on skewers are fine—no need to spend more than >$10), so you don’t scald yourself or ruin the milk.
Defrosted both wild sockeye and farmed salmon—no one piece was big enough to split between Gordy & me, so I pan-seared both. (The timing was tricky, as the sockeye was not as thick as the farmed fillet—had to guesstimate when to flip & remove each of them, but 30 sec. in the microwave made them both perfectly done inside). Made some griddled asparagus with balsamic vinegar and caper-flavored Sicilian sea salt, and also plated some more tabbouleh salad.
Tonight is a winemaker dinner—northern France.
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Thanks Susan. I'll have to get some Almond Meal, but otherwise I can proceed.
Looking forward to your Greek Potato recipe. I looked up several but didn't really understand the differences.
Carole - I've been following the news about your statues. We are in the middle of changing all the names of our schools. The alumni who are 70-80 years old & still very active are really pissed. I'm not from the South, but I do see both sides.
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Your grandchildren are model pretty April
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Dinner was leftover pork loin on one piece of Pumpernickel (cut in half) served with 3/4 cup of coleslaw. The slaw was made mostly with oil & tarragon vinegar & garlic salt, with just a touch of Hidden Valley Cole Slaw dressing to bind. Proceeded by a very strong gin & tonic (poured heavy by mistake) and served with a one glass of Kirtland Malbec.
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Still "Keto-ing" along...supper tonight was a chicken thigh, mashed cauliflower and broccoli salad. It is so easy to eat whatever fits my plan...DH is working in VA- was home last weekend Sat-Mon. While I miss him terribly- we weathered being apart when he was deployed to Afghanistan for 10 months 2012-2013. So, while we can do it- will be glad when he finishes this job....HOWEVER, it is so helpful that I have time to adjust to this way of eating all on my own.
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Winemaker dinner tonight, "Flavors of France." Aperitif and with pate de campagne (with pistachios & dried cherries), Domaine Schlumberger Pinot Blanc (Alsace); with a seared tuna Lyonnaise salad (frisee, lardons, matchstick potatoes, poached egg), Domaine Schlumberger Riesling (Alsace, bone-dry); with roast chicken breast & leg confit on panzanella waffle, Regnard Cotes de Beaune (Burgundy, Pinot Noir); with ribeye filet, Brussels sprouts and crouton, Carpe Diem Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley—very soft & approachable); and with bananas Foster profiterole & salted caramel gelato, Scharffenberger Brut (Anderson Valley, Mendocino County). Of course, plenty of leftovers for Gordy. (Bob had pasta & zuppa di pesce at our old Italian joint).
Gotta get back on the low-carb (if not true keto) wagon!
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Dinner out tonight with former neighbors. We're meeting them for a pre-dinner drink in the bar. There will be high calorie specials on the menu like au gratin dishes.
Susan, I asked for the Greek potatoes recipe. Someone in our group recommended a recipe some months (or years!) ago but it called for a large amount of olive oil and I didn't try it.
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Might think of making BLT's
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So either nobody is cooking? Or nobody is eating?
I had very weird meals. I usually skip breakfast, but since I missed diner last night I had a bowl of oatmeal w/heavy cream early very this morning. I knew I was going to a friends for bloody marys at 4pm, so I had a can of Beenie Weenies around 3pm. My friend's husband makes a WICKED bloody mary & I needed some ballast. Last but not least, for supper I had a can of smoked oysters with triscuits and the remainder of my Malbec wine.
Tomorrow is one of the plays on my season ticket subscription. We usually go eat afterwards but considering it's Mother's Day, we may not get seated anywhere.
Happy Mother's day to anyone who is a Mother or who had a Mother. Well - that's about all of us.
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Path of least resistance after setting ot & watering my new tomato & herb plants and a long workout (training + cardio): the hot bar at Whole Foods. Chicken thigh teriyaki, collard greens and mac & cheese. Gordy's taking me to Spiaggia for an early dinner tomorrow (Bob's working late).
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Friday hubby got home late from work, so he picked up KFC for dinner. Enough leftover for tonight for dinner! No cooking for me on Mother's Day!!!!!!!
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Two of Sharon's recipes for this week...baked ziti and Chicken and Dumplings.
Yesterday was baseball game food. Each of the three of us (DD, Sharon and I) ordered the same thing...regular hot dog (with a fancy name), french fries (in an 8 ounce drink cup) and a large (12 ounce) soft drink...each of the three meals was $21.
I guess we were paying for the ambiance.
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Wow Eric - $21.00 is sure a lot of ambiance. But hope you had fun after you got over the sticker shock.
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Most amazing play - "Luna Gale" - about who gets the baby of meth addicted teens. Way too many judgements and every scene you had to stop & think again.
We were able to sneak into one of our favorite Asian restaurants at 5pm just before the Mother's Day rush. An hour later there were lines out the door. I had the Special Lo Mein - combo shrimp, pork & chicken. My friend had a diet plate - steamed shrimp w/vegetables.
Dessert was 4 Godiva dark chocolate ganache pieces from my secret stash.
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i just lost a 2 page post. Arrrggh. Happy Mothers day! LOL
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