So...whats for dinner?

Thanks, Joyce, for keeping us up to date. This has to be so difficult for you. My heart goes out to you.



Lynda

I appreciate your sharing that Joyce. Thinking of you too during this time....((((hugs)))).

I know you will be eager for Michelle's return.



What beautiful weather we are having today. But since we are staying put this weekend, instead of enjoying the sunshine, I found myself needing to do some organizing around the house...not much mind you, but clearing our some kitchen cabinet spaces so I could get cabinet items off the counters. Even that little bit felt good. It is easy to ignore so much of that stuff when we leave for long weekends all summer....I just get involved in food and clothes management for those two months and it seems that so much else gets ignored. So my house work is cut out for me this fall.



Clearly we will be having leftovers tonight since the fridge is loaded with them, and I have no urge to be creative.....

Laurie, I am chuckling at you having yet another task on your plate.....I avoid painting whenever possible b/c of all the clearing out that it requires! Good luck!

I actually "cooked" dinner for myself tonight. Stop & Shop has fantastic fresh chicken Italian sausage. I sautéed one with some of the best jarred sauce I've ever had. I found it at Ocean State Job Lots, of all places. It's a brand I've never heard of - Paisano's. It's "soak up the extra with your bread" good. Of course, they'll probably never have it again. I cut up some tomatoes, from my landlord's garden, and made a fresh tomato salad.

The real cooking was done making homemade vanilla pudding for my 94-year-old dad. He's in rehab recovering from his latest bout with pneumonia. I'll add bananas and put it in individual containers to bring to him tomorrow. I'm sure I'll sneak a little bit for myself. It's a very simple recipe, made with half-and-half. He can afford the calories, unfortunately, I can't.

Oh Carrie, I hope your dh is ok. Please convince him to go if he's not significantly better tomorrow.



Lol on the painting. I suck at it too and thats how I get dh to paint. I threaten to do it myself lol!



Tonight's dinner was French dip with Ruhlman's baked local corn (Thank you Susan) and roasted Parmesan red, yellow and orange peppers from the garden. Wow, tasty! Also some applesauce from the 5 gallons I made today from the apple harvest.

Hugs to Christine and Joyce.  I never know what to say at times like this...so I tend to be quiet.... I am keeping both of you, Rick and Michelle in my thoughts.

Carrie, I agree with Nancy.  An 8 foot fall is enough to break things.  Even if nothing is broken, the doctors can do something about the pain...tell him getting checked out will make you feel better....

Tonight's dinner is a slow roasted pork shoulder with a "red pepper, black pepper, garlic powder, brown sugar, olive oil, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, salt, ginger"  rub...not quite a tablespoon of red pepper, about a couple tablespoons of brown sugar, olive oil, wine vinegar and about a teaspoon of everything else.  I didn't bother using measuring spoons...  The house is kind of smoky right now as the roast is in the oven at 500F for about 15-20 minutes and then I set the oven temperature control to 250F degrees and wait until the thermometer says "done"...145F degrees.

Rouding out the meal is corn on the cob and a fruit salad to go with it, and for desert, the no bake cream cheese "pie" that everyone here likes.

I've also got the sourdough going again.  If I had thought about it, I'd have started the sourdough earlier and made some dinner rolls...but I didn't....... :-)

I got a whole chicken and I'm thinking that tomorrow I'll use the grill and rotisserie to cook it.  I'm hoping there will be enough left overs so that Sharon doesn't have to cook until at least Thursday.  I'd cook during the week, but I don't get home until 7:30pm or so....

Tomorrow I'm also going to be putting together a small trailer....must remember to save the receipts for everything so I can get it titled, registered and licensed by the state.  Sharon has a couple of kayaks, but she isn't tall enough to get them up onto the Jeep's roof rack...so tomorrow it's trailer building time.  The weather here is finally getting to the point where one won't boil in the water and she's anxious to (again) get them out onto the water.

Susan, what is Daisey's Puerto Rican rice?

Dinner tonight was my first foray into this month's Cookbook of the Month, Smoke & Pickles. Did a braised lamb shoulder with the most unusual ingredient list ever! Here goes: salt, pepper, lamb shoulder, oil. onions, carrots, celery, minced garlic, button mushrooms, serano pepper, bourbon, ketchip, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sorghum, black bean paste, bittersweet chocolate, and chicken stock. See? Anyhow, served over polenta it was on the edge of too sweet. But we have oodles more, so we will be eating it for days to come!

Lacey, we are on our way home to Louisiana.  We arrived in Duluth, MN, on Tues.  The next day DH wasn't feeling well, complaining of pressure and discomfort in his upper chest.  With his history of heart disease (3 stents), we both were worried.  When he still didn't feel well on Thur., we went to the ER at St. Luke's Hospital.  He stayed overnight and underwent testing and monitoring.  The diagnosis was angina.  He was discharged with a couple of prescriptions and instructions to follow up with an apptment with his dr. when we got back home. 

So we cancelled the family visits in IL and MI and are returning home. 

Tonight's dinner was a garden salad with a scoop of tuna salad on top of it. 

I hope Michelle has a good trip to Marco. 

Carole, Thoughts are with you and DH. I am impressed that he was willing to head to the hospital. So many men-folk refuse.

Nancy, Daisy Cooks is a PBS show featuring Puerto Rican and general Latin food. I bought her cookbook from that show before we went to Puerto Rico. Her rice recipes are quite good. This week I did a total riff since I didn't want meat in the rice. So I sauteed the sofrito, toasted the rice, and then added the water/stock. But, this is great with some chicken thighs and sausage.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/daisy-martinez/chicken-with-rice-arroz-con-pollo-recipe/index.html

*susan*

DH went to urgent care yesterday...diagnosis is muscle spasms? they did not xray? said if anything was broken they prob wouldnt see it anyways.  lots of muscle relaxants, pain meds, ice and heat.  i am not convinced this is a good diagnosis...he walked on a broken ankle once for three days and never complained of pain, and now he cant even lay down or get in any comfortable position without screaming out in pain. Thinks he is going to work today..ha ha.

Susan was liking the sound of that recipe till you got to the chocolate.  i know that Cincinnati skyline chili calls for chocolate also, but I still dont like it in a savory recipe, and there isnt too much I wouldnt eat with chocolate.

I made lemon pepper marinated chicken on the grill...DH would not eat dinner...I think the meds making him not hungry...or the pain. So we will have chicken leftovers for awhile....will make a good chicken salad.

Yikes, Carrie! An x-ray wouldn't show them any breaks?? Maybe they could ask a radiologist to look at it! ;/. I would be especially frustrated with that kind of (non) care after convincing DH to go. (((((HUGS))))) to you both as you get through the day.

Susan, I'm familiar with Daisy's rice with pigeon peas. Will have to check out her other rice recipes.



Carole and Carrie, all I can say is yikes! Carrie, I agree a second opinion is called for.

Chilly 63º here. Summer is winding down quickly.

I have never been to an Urgent Care place. They are fairly new around here, and to be honest, I get so much medical care during regular office hours, I avoid it at other times. [tongue firmly in cheek] Sounds like their quality can vary wildly.

*susan*