So...whats for dinner?
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My ice maker did the same thing. The problem turned out to be the water valve that controls the water going into the I've tray would drip and overflow the tray.
Replacing that fixed the problem.
That seems to be something the repair folks never remember to check.
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Thanks, Eric! That makes sense--I do sometimes hear a trickling sound coming from the icemaker—and not only after the tray dumps its load into the bin. I will mention that to the repair dept. at Abt Electronics—maybe schedule them to come Mon. or Tues., when my housekeeper will be back on a limited basis.
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Soooo, if we were all having a meal together (wish we could actually make that happen) I would ask you all this....so, my sorority sisterfriend for over 30 years just found out she has cancer- in the lower colon- think most would call it "anal cancer"...she will get a port next week and then have 6 weeks of rads and chemo for 5days in a row each of the 1st and 5th weeks of rads... I just LOVE the fact that we all have access to all of the threads on this site....do any of you know of anything like this for what she is dealing with>|????? IDEAS????? TIA!
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BTW- Val...glad you are back...was wondering if you and yours were ok. I am a "worrier".
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A friend of mine in MI in mid-2015, in her mid-forties, had a colonoscopy for what she thought were hemorrhoids but turned out to be anal mucosal melanoma (very rare, and she called it “butt cancer”). It was Stage I, thank goodness (if there’s any goodness to be had in colorectal caner). She had surgery & rads first, then some pretty grueling chemo. She’s back to full strength, speed & hair and back at work, though not touring.
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Here's a VERY scary note from an article in The Atlantic:
"90% of Americans live within 15 miles of a Walmart". They really have taken over. The groceries at the WalMart by me are worse than pitiful. Anyway, I think we all fall into a WalMart or Target categories & I am definitely the latter. But I don't grocery shop at either. It's a challenge because all the "real" grocery stores within 15 miles of my house closed years ago - leaving only those two choices and one 'Stop&Rob'. Needless to say I only shop once a week or once every two weeks.
Then this morning - Amazon is buying Whole Foods.
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Thanks so much Happyhammer for thinking of me. I'm not too far from you I am in Harrisburg
We have had some issues, but back to our new normal.
Looking for skillet dinner recipes? I am growing tired of grilled chicken , fish and steak. Dinner last night was sweet corn ,baked potatoes with a side of green beans.
Va
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Where I live....I do not like either Walmart or Target produce. Fortunately, for me, there are still nearby alternatives.
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Minus two I can't wrap my head around the Amazon Whole Foods deal? What's next? Walmart buying Trader Joe's?
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Val - we were posting at the same time the other day & I totally missed the brandy cream sauce. Thanks for sharing.
Edited to say - interested to see you used onions. Another friend of mine was horrified that I did too, since she doesn't think they are ever appropriate. One time I had no onions & used garlic. Last time i used beef broth instead of chicken/vegetable. I thought it was too overpowering.
Susan commented on my question about NOT using both onion & garlic in the same 'sauce/gravy'. I had never heard of such a thing before. Anyone else?
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Making a pre-seasoned pork tenderloin tonight.
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Unfortunately, if not for Walmart I wouldn't get fresh vegetables in the winter at all in my small town. Before Walmart, I couldn't buy parsley here. The nearest large grocer is 30 miles from me. So I'm grateful for Walmart but I wish I had a choice. I can buy or grow local stuff in the summer of course. I will say that our Walmart has pretty fresh stuff, probably because of no competition and quick turnover. As you know, I do make frequent food forays to "the city "
Speaking of which I got some very lovely large asparagus spears today. We're having Swiss steak in the pressure cooker with mashed potatoes. I may grill some of the asparagus.
Love the rompers!
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Chinese buffet tonight, been craving it.
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Had to fast for a 2:30 PCP appt. and the blood draw wasn't till almost 4! Was gonna make bacon & eggs as soon as I got home, but I was so famished I stopped off at Forever Yogurt and had the almost-no-sugar Eurotart flavor with some almonds. That filled me up for an hour, after which I fried a couple of eggs and used the "heel" of a loaf of seeded rye bread to mop up the yolk. I got the eggs for free this morning--Peapod delivered them and five were cracked. Gordy just ate the leftover fish & chips I brought home last night. Not sure if I'll just have a tomato salad, defrost & sear a halibut fillet, nuke an Atkins lasagna (sounds like an oxymoron), or walk to Cellars for soft-shell crab. By the time I'm hungry enough, they'll have run out.
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Last night we grilled up three lamb chops [Costco, not our annual two lambs] and baked up two potatoes. One lamb chop and one potato became lunch today with our Olivia. I had scooped out the innards of the second potato while it was still warm and mixed it with some chives [from the garden] and butter. Before lunch, I grated some Emmanthaler, topped the potato halves with this, and then baked the second time. Mr. SMT and I split the one leftover chop, while I shared my half a potato with Olivia. I cooked up some limas for Mr. SMT and Olivia, and sautéed some falafel for Olivia. Dinner tonight was pizza focaccia. Sadly, tonight's checkin arrived 2 1/2 hours early [ARGH] so the dough was over proofed. Still delicious, but not perfect. We have at least 3/4 of a sheet pan of "pizza" leftover, so good leftovers going forward.
Trip to Costco in the AM for AirBNB stuff.... Another romper is almost done.
*susan*
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Can't wait to see the next romper. If I were ever going to have a grandchild, I'd hire you to make me some. In your spare time (LOL)
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Minus,
Sadly, all I have these days is time. Down to one client... and they are scaling back the scope with each day. But you don't have a grandchild. Your son is a minimalist and doesn't seem to be producing babies!
*susan*
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Susan- LOVE the rompers!
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Susan - Cute rompers!
Had a "mini-pizza" made on a small naan, with pesto, some chicken breast, a few thin slices of chicken bratwurst, mushrooms, fresh tomato and a sprinkle of cheese. DH had it ready to pop in the oven when I came home.
Am saving my appetite today for dinner out prior to seeing La Boheme. We are celebrating Father's Day a day early and also 27th anniversary on 6/30 (will be in NYC area visiting DS & DD). Looking forward to a nice evening.
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Friends from Louisiana are in town and making me Red Beans and Rice. I'm really excited!
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lillimae - yummy!! Lucky girl.
For the very first time in my long cooking life - and even longer life as some of you know my age - I made an Italian sauce from real honest to god fresh tomatoes - not canned. I did help my Grandma & my Mother bottle fresh tomatoes, but that's not really the same thing.
I had a bunch of tomatoes that needed to be used & it was almost too late for salad, so I tackled a Rosa Sauce. It came out pretty good if I do say so myself. Compiled from 6 recipes & meatless. Hmmmm, maybe Vodka sauce next time? Served over Farfalle (no for heaven's sake, I'm not ready to try fresh pasta yet) with steamed spinach on the side. (it needed to be used too), There's enough sauce for one more meal next week.
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At 10pm last night, the thermometer was showing101F degrees. The air conditioner, (crossing my fingers) is working perfectly--even during the day, it comes on for about 30 minutes each hour, but the garage door quit working again. It's too hot to go out into the garage, so the front door is being used again.
DD was busy with some work stuff today, so she came over yesterday for fathers' day. Sharon made the chicken & dumplings recipe and I made the cream cheese pie and DD successfully convinced me (not that it took much effort on her part) to make more twice baked potatoes.
The grill, when covered, makes a great oven and it doesn't heat up the house. I've figured out the knob settings needed for various temperatures.
The potatoes were baked "in" the grill.
I also made banana bread and baked it out "in" the grill.
A frozen a year ago chicken (that was apparently wrapped well as it still tasted OK) was also cooked "in" the grill.
DD left with the remaining twice baked potatoes (3 halves), a lot of the whole chicken to shred for burritos, a couple of slices of the cream cheese pie and 1/2 of the banana bread.
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Last night's dinner out: Split crab cake appetizer with DH, DH's main course was paella with extra shrimp, Mine was pasta w/grilled shrimp, scallops, artichoke & mushrooms and we split an order of roasted brussels with pancetta & vanilla butter. Had a glass of Sauvignon Blanc. It was all delicious!
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Last night was leftover romaine salad (from Friday night’s softshell crab Louis) with baby arugula, rainbow cherry tomatoes & vinaigrette, followed by Atkins lasagna (which was much better and more substantial than I’d expected). Father’s Day brunch out was chicken-giardineria quiche with salad, followed by a bananas Foster bread pudding we shared (and most of which we brought home). For dinner, just gonna sit here & burp.
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Today's meal was an egg salad sandwich on thin slices of rosemary/garlic bread. It's way too hot to eat & I have to force myself to stop & consider it. I'm on a roll with Silver Sneakers classes 2x a week and water aerobics 3x a week and usually the treadmill added a couple of days. Blood work was all good for the 6 month MO doc appointment tomorrow & I have lots of energy, so obviously one meal a day or two very small meals is working for me. Maybe I'll have some peaches & cottage cheese later tonight. Or maybe just some nice cold celery sticks.
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Might make myself a chopped liver (my heritage’s soul food) sandwich on low-carb bread, &/or a Caprese with heirloom tomatoes & homegrown basil. Or whatever Bob wants to order out—it’s still Fathers’ Day after all.
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7:31pm. And it's 114F and most of the afternoon I've been having to work in the garage
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Bob went around the corner & brought back dinner from En Lai. It’s nominally Chinese, but calls itself “Asian.” (I think what it does best is Thai). Bob likes it because they serve brown rice, but I find that everything on the Chinese side of the menu has the same heavy, overly salty & sweet brown sauce; and here in the heart of one of America’s largest SE Asian communities, it seems to use only American vegetables, (broccoli, carrots, celery, onions, etc.) albeit not overcooked. It’s small-town Midwestern Chinese-American: as if they couldn’t find bok choy, bean sprouts, Chinese broccoli, choi sum, bitter melon, etc. and had to make do with what they could find at Wal-Mart or Aldi. Having been raised on Cantonese-American back in NYC (both in the neighborhoods & Chinatown), as was I, I’m surprised Bob likes it so much. Hot & sour soup, bland veggie spring roll, sesame grilled chicken with veggies, more mixed veggies, and BBQ pork satays with gloppy sweet brown sauce (like diluted hoisin mixed with Karo syrup).
But I’m not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth—so I said “thank you, I love you,” and took some food.
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My mom and dad used to have similar issues with Chinese food. Dad spent 8 or so years in mainland China and mom spent 2 years there.
Dad spoke fluent Chinese and mom had traded "American cooking" lessons for "Chinese cooking" lessons.
The only place that they liked was a restaurant at the Chinese-American center.
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