So...whats for dinner?
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Heres Felicia after helping me pick Dandelions for the Dandelion Jelly. 2017 batch cam out a wee bit cloudy, i think because I used pectin powder instead of the liquid. But it still tastes great.
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2017 Dandelion Jelly batch
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Moon - great to see you. She's a real cutie.
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Pasta, Italian sausage and asparagus dish tonight, a variation of a WW recipe that calls for orecchiette, Italian sausage and broccolini. The Italian sausage is homemade with ground turkey. The pasta is campanelle. The asparagus is lightly cooked in chicken broth.
I will cook the pasta in chicken broth and not drain it. I will add the other ingredients plus grated Romano and lemon juice and zested lemon peel. The starch from the pasta and the cheese form a creamy sauce. I cooked this once before with broccoli as the veggie. It was worth a repeat.
We will have a salad with "artisan" lettuce medley, cucumber and grape tomatoes.
A whole chicken has been thawing today. I guess I will roast it tomorrow. It needed to be used.
Cute granddaughter, Moon. I have never tasted dandelion jelly
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moon - she's so big! I also have never had dandelion jelly - what does it taste like?
Dinner tonight is small sirloin steaks, mashed red potatoes, and Brussels with some bacon and onion glazed with balsamic.
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Minus- love that you have a "secret stash"!
Moon- DGD is a real cutie! Never even heard of Dandelion jelly but it looks good.
grilled pork, tossed veggie salad w avacado and homemade blue cheese dressing. Day trip to Charleston today to see DS2. Lovely day!
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Happy - the best part is the secret stash is on a top shelf and I often forget about it for weeks at a time.
Dinner was LOTS of radishes, carrots & celery w/ranch dip while I read the paper. Then leftover Chinese lo mein.
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Mothers’ Day dinner at Cafe Spiaggia yesterday—Gordy had a tuna crudo and I a salumi plate (coppa, bresaola, and some fior di latte cheese) for appetizers; we shared black truffle cacio e pepe spaghetti, a grilled pork porterhouse with broccoli rabe and “watermelon radish” slices, and gelato (one scoop each of dark chocolate sea salt, coconut, and blackberry-ginger sorbet). Took home leftovers of everything but the crudo (surprisingly small portion) and of course the gelato & sorbet.
Tonight after my workout I pan-seared salmon, which I topped with mango salsa from Whole Foods and accompanied with sauteed snap peas with sesame seeds. Dessert is a fruit cup of pineapple, mango, cherries & mixed berries. (Being a good girl today—had egg, cheese and a little of the leftover salumi for breakfast; a mixed green salad with avocado, tomato & sardines plus an almond-flour “tortilla” for lunch. No junk).
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The thawed whole chicken was huge. I cut it into pieces and the breast made 6 pieces. The bony pieces are roasting in the small oven. They will be boiled for stock.
The meaty pieces will feature in tonight's dinner in a lemon and olive skillet dish. A side will be yellow squash
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Hello ladies and (poor broke) Eric- long time no "see" as I have been sicker than I have ever been on and off for the last two weeks. Ugh. Anyway, feeling on the upswing so making stuffed peppers tonight. This is another time when I had my camera at the ready but they look nearly identical except 3 red and 1 orange and 2 green cause that is what I had. Enjoy your day!
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april - very vibrant! I love stuffed peppers and take advantage of having them when I can, the rest of the fam are less enthusiastic about them!
Dinner tonight is not decided upon. DD is driving to the east coast of FL and back today, she set another world record (she will be on the TV show Finchasers in July setting 6 world records for rainbow trout and spotted bass in NC and GA - what?) for a bass caught a couple of weeks ago and is delivering the paperwork and weighing device personally to the IGFA over in Dania Beach, FL. It is about 3.5 hours each direction so she won't be home for dinner. DH will likely go to the gym since he skipped last night. I need to grocery shop as we have guests coming tomorrow night for a one week stay and I have a birthday luncheon to attend tomorrow at noon (need to bring a salad). I really want to put the shopping off until tomorrow morning because I am cleaning today, and looking decidedly unglam! I would need a bit of an overhaul if I go to the store, lol! So, I must peruse what is available and the freezer is looking like Mother Hubbard's cupboard! I am leaning toward a short pasta with turkey and spinach meatballs, jarred marinara, and some shaved parm, and calling it good.
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Linner was scrambled eggs with a piece of Pumpernickel toast.
April - sorry to hear you've been sicn & glad you're on the mend.
Special - that DD of yours is amazing.
Carole - can't believe it's time for your migration already.
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April, so sorry to hear you've been sick—hope you're getting better. Hang in there. Both here and in the DC area, people are reporting that grass & tree pollens are so high this season that their colds seem to last longer, because the allergies are making everything worse and creating more gunk for the viruses & secondary bacteria to infect.
I remember my grandma used to make stuffed peppers with ground beef, onions & rice. But when I read the words “stuffed peppers,” I remember back to when I was on the original (Jean Nidetch-era) incarnation of Weight Watchers the summer before senior year of college. (Looking back, I shake my head in wonder—I was 134 lbs. and thought I needed to get down to 115. Geez. And I was an inch and a half taller then). One of my staples was stuffed peppers, made with an entire 6-oz. can of water-packed tuna, tomato juice, salt, pepper and dried veggie flakes. And I actually ate them. Back then, a dinner portion of protein (poultry, beef, lamb or fish—no pork) was 6 oz (after cooking).
Really nice and warm today—87 even here by the lake, but the wind made it feel comfortable. Was going to grill, but had a little pork and rapini left over from Sunday. Walked to Whole Foods for various citrus fruits (not to mention returning a lucite dishwashing brush that began disintegrating after just a couple of uses) and intended to grill a small grass-fed hanger steak, but they had roast chicken thighs at the hot bar along with grilled veggies at the salad bar—so refrigerated the steak (as well as a couple of small wild sockeye fillets to defrost) and nuked the leftovers to add to the chicken & veg. Last night made a fruit salad—tonight they had sliced papaya, so may have that with mango and various berries for a late dessert. (Also had sliced jackfruit, but I remember from last year there was so much waste breaking down the slices to get to the edible bits, so I passed on it).
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Hubby and I were at a toast and roast for a friend last night. Dinner was salad, rolls, penne pasta with a meat sauce, chicken dish, a beef dish, mashed potatoes and carrots. Dessert was ice creams with hot fudge.
Tonight is the last of the chicken from KFC and a side dish. Hubby doesn't want me slaving over the stove in the 90 degree heat we are supposed to have today and tomorrow.
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Tonight DH and I will have dinner at Pontchartrain Poboys and have oysters one last time before leaving the land of fresh shell fish. I will probably have an oyster Poboy.
I was up at least four times last night with my body flushing out all the fluid it was holding after I ate baked ham on Sunday.
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Hello All
I have literally a house full of people this week. My sister, her kids (25, 27) their husbands, 2 dogs and a hamster. My sister is a chef in her second career now so we are eating like kings. We all sit at my island and just watch her work. She was a radiologist, decided to retire early at 50 and went to culinary school. .
Last night was a wonderful chicken dish, with all types of veggies and a balsamic sauce with wine. Each night is a surprise. I'm happy to let her display her talents. It is in the upper 80's, soon to be 90 here.
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Mommy - if I get take-out chicken, original greasy KFC is my favorite. It's been over a year so I'm ready for some more.
Carole - I finally gave up on ham. I like it but I don't like the residual swelling. The closest I get anymore is ham hocks & beans or pea soup.
Oh Val, what a wonderful treat. And how interesting to discover and train for a 2nd career that you love at 50.
Tonight 4 or 5 of us are taking the husband of my friend & neighbor who died in March out to dinner for his birthday. He is choosing the place and it is a surprise, but knowing him it won't be fancy. Likely just large quantities for a reasonable price. I'm still having a problem remembering not to call her every couple of days. He disconnected their home phone, so that announcement is a rude shock when i forget and dial the number I've known for 30 years to share the little things that make up our days.
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My hubby gets enough for us to have for at least two nights, sometimes it stretches into three.
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Val, what fun to have a chef family member in the house and cooking great dishes.
A restaurant near our MN summer location cooks broasted chicken, which looks and tastes a lot like fried chicken. Several times during the summer we order a box of 6 or 8 pieces and pick it up for dinner, usually with a side container of coleslaw. I like Popeye's fried chicken and some of their sides, too, like coleslaw and red beans and rice. In the distant past I used to cook fried chicken on a fairly regular basis. The crispy skin is what I like the best.
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Carole, Chez Delisay and Rogers Pier just n. of my ‘hood both do great oyster po-boys, but alas—my deep-fried food days are behind me (actually, better on my behind than my belly, since butts are in fashion). So tonight will be either cedar-planked or pan-seared sockeye salmon with mango salsa and an asparagus/snap pea/ramps stir-fry, perhaps preceded by some green garbanzo & tomato salad. Slept in past the crack of noon: up waaaay late online and watching archived TV last night, and quite bummed out over the cliffhanger Chicago Fire season finale; have hated cliffhanger finales ever since “Who Shot J.R.?”. So lunch was a BLT on low-carb toast with avocado instead of mayo. My first BLT in more than a month.
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I've been a man of few words lately....uggh. The past couple of weeks have been busy and for the next several days, I'm doing my third job as a staff member for a training class...I'm printing out paperwork, packing uniforms and more. Compared to my regular work, this will likely be relaxing. I normally keep everything packed for a disaster deployment and bring enough stuff to fix the crack of dawn (all kept within the 60 pound limit). When I do a planned deployment, I pull out what I need, put it into a small bag and travel light. I'm probably not going to be up too much later as it's an hour drive to the airport and I need to be there by 6am.
Dinner tonight was Subway. Neither of us felt like even heating the already cooked food. Sharon's allergies have been driving her crazy.and she hasn't been sleeping well...whenever the weather is good, her allergies are bad...hopefully the good weather will soon end. :-)
I'm glad you're feeling better April....sick is no fun. Those peppers look awesome. For whatever reason, the green ones are about 1/2 the price of the red, yellow or orange ones, so stuffed peppers always are in green ones.
My dad grew up near Corbin, KY (home of KFC) and I've eaten in KFC's "home base" quite a few times. I like their chicken, but like anything else, too much of a good thing....isn't so good.
That's neat about your DD's fishing records. I would go fishing with my dad and it was a good day even if we only caught a sun-burn. :-)
Val, I know of someone who kind of went the other way...chef at a.big famous restaurant to firefighter paramedic. They other firefighters said the meals went from "OK" to amazing and that the guy had the shortest "boot" period of anyone they ever remembered.
I like ham and it doesn't bother me. Sharon like anchovies on her pizza. They taste good, but if I eat them, I'm thirsty all night and need to keep a gallon jug of water on the night stand.
I've never made dandelion jelly. I've made cactus (prickly pear) jelly and all sorts of jams. For the jellies, And it's not like I couldn't grow enough dandelions. Felicia looks like she's having a great time.
Hi to Susan. I hope things are going well. I've been reading all you've been up to..and maybe that's why I'm tired. :-) I was looking at the shoe pictures and it sure doesn't seem like Olivia could be a year old. Also, those pictures bring back a lot of memories from when DD's shoes were that size.
The dryer buzzed. I'm going to put a pair of jeans and a couple of shirts into my bag and go to bed. It's almost 8pm, Sharon's asleep and I don't think I'm far behind.
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Eric - thanks for the long post. Great to hear from you. Hope your deployment isn't too long or arduous.
I guessed right about the meal. Outback has a $9.99 - 6 oz sirloin steak special with one side on Wednesdays, so that's what he picked. I've never been a big fan of Outback, but I ordered the $14.99 meal which included soup (french onion) salad, steak, side (baked potato) & cheesecake for dessert. I ate the soup & salad and brought everything else home. So for $5.00 extra I get at least 3 meals. If the sirloin is tough, I'll slice it thin & do a stir fry, or a brandy cream sauce.
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I've never been nuts about sirloin or round (too tough), and can even take or leave filet mignon (too boring, not beefy enough). I'm definitely a ribeye gal—especially bone-in “cowboy cut." If we go out, the two of us can usually share it and still have leftovers. Wouldn't turn down a Porterhouse or T-bone, either.
I pan-seared the salmon and did the aforementioned veggie stir-fry. Took it and a small glass of rosé out to the deck, where I was able to enjoy it under the stars for all of about 10 minutes, before the wind started whipping up. We're expecting severe storms to hit about 1 am—there's been a twister reported in Boone County, IL and the warning box now encompasses the Lake Geneva, WI area, headed towards Racine. We won't be getting tornadoes, though—just thunderstorms, high straight-line winds, heavy rain and perhaps large hail.
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KFC is a an occasional treat for us. Usually I cook our meals.
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I have been cooking.... Indian masalas and other side dishes. Lots of vegetables. Big brunches for family. And then a few nights out to Sarma, a new Korean fusion spot called Meju, and then last night when the kitchen was in the 90º;s, our "Big Fish Night." Tonight was are grilling a massive salmon steak, cut especially for us. This will be enough for 4 adult servings and 1 for Olivia. She had her 1-year doctor checkup yesterday. She is 20LB and almost 30". Very healthy. Physically precocious but a bit behind on "communication." What does that mean in a 1- year old? I will learn more tomorrow. So funny since she is "talking" and telling stories all day long. We are the problem, not her! We don't understand her!
Cycle 3 began on Tuesday. No premeds! I felt almost normal afterwards, except for the Xgeva side effects.
*susan*
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Well since hubby has to work late today because the college he works at is having their gradution ceremony today, I am going to either make something light or get a grinder from a local pizza shop
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Had intended to make fish tacos tonight but realized too late that I have no tortillas. Not sure what plan b is but it may involve fish.
Yum to Popeyes (don't forget the biscuit) -- KFC not so much. To be fair, I haven't eaten it in years so I may be missing something. Not an Outback fan either. But boy do I love a ribeye (or porterhouse or t bone.)
Bon voyage Carole. Safe travels to the North country. Are you managing again this year?
Dad went to a nursing home Monday. After he finishes rehab he will remain there in long term care. The rehab is the result of a hospitalization for C Diff, leaving him very weak. The nursing home I found is 15 miles from where he lived but they allow him to have his own tv, lift chair, electric wheelchair and even a mini fridge if he wants one. This has made him very happy. So far, he likes the staff and the food and told me that he's glad that we chose this facility. I have no illusions that he will maintain this attitude but at least it's made the move less traumatic. The real test will be when he has to give up his single room and take a roommate. But the rooms are quite large, so maybe it will be ok.
April I'm so sorry you've been sick. I hate illness that lingers. My bout with noro virus left my stomach in such a mess that I'm just now getting back to normal (dad stress hasn't helped of course.) I'm glad you're feeling better.
The babies born into our group have grown so, it's amazing! Little Charlie will be walking around before we know it.
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Nance, I'm surprised that your dad is allowed an electric wheelchair. At Belle Maison we have traffic snarls with the manual wheelchairs.
This week was spring fling and there were all sorts of activities all week. Tuesday night there were three bands and party food with family invited. My sister drew that detail. Tonight was Bingo sponsored by a club with generous cash prizes. Also cookies and punch. I accompanied my mother and we sat at a table with her friends. My mother is back to her status prior to the hospitalization in March.
I hope the nursing home works out for your dad.
I had a late lunch after day two of a member/member golf tournament. So I had no dinner tonight
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I sous vide(d) some small potatoes tonight, and then dumped the m into a ice bath before cutting them into quarters and sautéed them. Meanwhile, a salmon steak and asparagus were cooked on the grill. We made enough to have a lunch with Miss Olivia tomorrow. She loves fish!
Yea. I am still not eating much. Heck, I wasn't able to finish even this! I have to get my potassium numbers up. So potatoes are on the menu! I don't want to delay chemo for a lack of potassium after all.
*susan*
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