So...whats for dinner?
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Lovewins- That is a great story! I bet your father was thrilled!
The boys are excited for trick or treating tonight. It is cold and is supposed to rain a little but who cares right? LOL!0 -
Well, you can be sure the kids don't care! And my DH already has every light in and out of the house on and is eagerly awaiting the first of the goblins. He is too funny about Hlliween!0 -
Tonight, I am making chili for our dinner. This is NOT Texas chili. This is chili that when we lived in Texas, we would pull down the blinds so that none of our friends or neighbors could see that we put beans in with the meat. I actually prefer the chunk meat variety, but this chili is what Mr. 02143 loves. So that is what I make since he is the one who actually craves chili. I was going to make some cornbread as a side until I actually looked at the recipes. Too much butter. Too much white flour. Instead, I will make a bit of rice. Anything to cut the richness of so much meat.
My lights are turned off. I always hope that if I ignore Halloween it will go away. Our neighborhood is not filled with cute little children, but hulking middle schoolers that maraude around town looking for hand-outs. When we first moved here, trick-or-treating was from 5-7 and it was fun. But now, all the kids go to the fire stations and library, or the festival last weekend.
Loewins, congrats on making your Dad happy! Love that story.
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Just popping in to say hi to everyone. Dont post much these days - life is busy
Wanted to share this recipie I had last night - very yummy, quick and easy !Tuna Noodle Casserole
6 oz no- yolk noodles (Ronz oni Healthy Harvest, or brown rice pasta for gluten free)
1 tbsp butter
1 medium onion, minced fine
3 tbsp flour (gluten free use rice flour)
1 3/4 cups fat free chicken broth
1 cup 1% milk
1 oz sherry (optional)
10 oz sliced baby bella mushrooms
1 cup froz en petite peas (thawed)
2 (5 oz ) cans tuna in water, drained (I used 2 tuna steaks (smallish)
4 oz 50% reduced fat sharp cheddar (I used Tex Mex)
butter flavored cooking spray
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
2 tbsp whole wheat seasoned breadcrumbsDirections:
Cook noodles in salted water until al dente, or slightly undercooked by 2 minutes. Set aside. Melt the butter in a large deep skillet. Add onions and cook on medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the flour and a pinch of salt and stir well, cooking an additional 2- 3 minutes on medium- low heat. Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly spray 9 x 12 casserole with butter flavored cooking spray. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth until well combined, increasing heat to medium and whisking well for 30 seconds, then add the milk and bring to a boil. When boiling, add sherry, mushrooms and petite peas, adjust salt and pepper to taste and simmer on medium, mixing occasionally until it thickens (about 7 to 9 minutes). Add drained tuna, stirring another minute. Remove from heat and add 1 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar and mix well until it melts. Add the noodles to the sauce and mix well until evenly coated. Pour into casserole and top with parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs. Spray a little more cooking spray and top and bake for about 25 minutes. Place under the broiler a few minutes to get the crumbs crisp (careful not to burn).
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Tazzy, good to hear from you!
Lacey, you have the most yummy food outings.
I've spatchcocked, dry brined and am now roasting a giant chicken. Along with some cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce and baby peas, we'll call it dinner.
We had one trick or treater so far. I really hope we get more so I'm not stuck with all this chocolate!
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Nancy,
That certainly sounds like dinner! Call it anything, just enjoy the eating.
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Tazzy,
Good to see you again!
Happy Halloween to all! Mixed feelings about it here! Used to love it when my kids were little! Our neighborhood was new and all the families had young kids. Halloween was a big social event as we all crossed paths on our route. Lots of chit chat and general catching up as the kids collected their treats. Some homes even had treats of the liquid variety for the grown-ups! Point was we all knew each other and it was a bit like a block party!
Things have changed here over time. The kids have grown up and moved on. We still get the little ones early in the evening, which I love! But we also get the roving bands of teens later in the night which I'm not crazy about. Most are fine but there are enough who are just so obnoxious and rude that you just want to smack them!
The last few years we've turned the lights on/off early to avoid the crazy teens. This year, for the very first time in our 26 years together, did not turn the porch light on and went out to dinner instead. Not sure yet how I feel about that!
Dinner was Thai food at a restaurant we'd been meaning to try! Really good and totally not crowded since it's Halloween!0 -
As for chili, I like the beans in it although the Texans would definitely disagree!
Lived for 5 years in Minnesota and, while not the state I would say screams chili, they sold in the grocery stores a 'coarse ground' ground beef. It was coarser than typical ground beef but finer than diced/shredded beef.
Loved it for chili but have not seen it in the stores here. I have a grinder so can do my own just have to get motivated to do it.0 -
Seaside, one of the grocers here offers a coarse ground beef they label "chili grind". I've never bought it however.
Sometimes I put beans in chili, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I use a lot, sometimes just a few. If I do use beans they are either strictly black beans or a mixture of 3 or 4 different kinds. Beans or not, we always like it spicy.
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We actually bought flap steak. I trimmed it up, rubbed it with some homemade chili powder and salt before grinding with the "big" die. Today I used small red beans, dried, soaked, and then cooked in the pressure cooker. It wasn't a bad chili. Husband and the "boy" loved it! For me, chili is a dish of love. Love for my husband, not me. :-)
Usually, I grind three or four different cuts of beef and make the chili, meatballs, etc, but my hands are too painful to consider all of that, so flap steak had to do. To be honest, it was a great choice. Very beefy and earthy.
What is sixty?
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Susan, lol - "sixty" was supposed to be "spicy", which I have edited, yet again. For some reason, I'm suddenly having problems posting with my cell phone. It will change words when I hit the submit button even though the word I want has been typed. I have edited that post 3 times trying to get the word spicy to stick even though it's what was originally typed. It seems to be happening to me routinely, which is why you'll see that my posts have often been edited. This just started recently and it is maddening.0 -
Happy Halloween! I dont mind the middle schoolers because if they are busy trick or treating they arent causing any other trouble! And all 4 of my kids were around 6 foot tall by the time they were 11! At 5'4" I am really the short one! LOL..
I made up a casserole of 4 beans with ground beef to try to raise my mag level. After 3 days of eating it over a plain baked potato, i couldnt face it again. So I went out to eat with my neighbor. She had turkey I had scalopped potatos with ham. I of course had leftovers. I mean she did too. LOL. But its a Greek restaurant and its home made and the portions are huge.
Susan it has to be love to cook something you dont love. Nance I used to serve the beans separate from the chili cause my kids wouldnt eat them back then. They love them now.
Seaside I miss MN. Except for the snow. And the cold. And the lutefisk. Uff da! LOL. Of course WI is pretty much the same! (minus the lutefisk - but add Fish Fry Friday)
We had about 125 kids on Saturday for T &T . Actually gave out almost all the candy. Except for the KitKat bars. Funny how they never got put in the bowl........
And, Hello Tazzy! Glad to hear from you. That looks like a better recipe for tuna casserole than the one I have. Ill have to try it!
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Morning everyone: Haven't been here in a while....moving is such fun:( but it's all done now and I can admire my handiwork...lol!
It's been nice catching up on things....Eric...so happy that your DW is cancer free. That is always such good news!
Haven't done much cooking lately...eating out a lot...so nothing to contribute. I am planning an early Thanksgiving dinner for my BF's kids at our new beach house. I'll do this just before I return to Florida for Thanksgiving with my family. BF will join me after the traditional football game between USC and Clemson (a tradition that he watch with his DS).
Time to get ready...taking BF to hospital to have his pacemaker changed out due to low battery. He should be as good as new tomorrow...lol!
Have a great weekend everyone!0 -
Kaara where is your new beach house? didn't know you were moving!
I have been making tuna noodle casserole for years and tried many different ways, but will now try it with the sherry. Thanks Tazzy.
Going to a Bills game this weekend. Will do chicken tenders in wing sauce in crock pot for travel and bring buns with blue cheese crumbles for "chicken wing" sandwiches. there will be lots of tailgate food. 2 day event with everyone camping. Oh boy!!!0 -
Wow, looks like parts of Texas got hit pretty hard with storms and flooding. Hoping our Texans are safe! Luv, not sure where in Tx you are but, hope you are OK!
Moon,
We loved where we were in MN (Rochester) but those winters... OMG were they cold! I thought I knew cold from living in the NE my whole life but MN took cold to a whole new level! Funny though, the summer temps were way hotter than we typically get in NY!
Lol on the 'missing' Kit Kats!
Nancy,
Yes, I seem to remember it being labeled 'coarse grind for chili' so that's most likely it! I wonder why they don't sell it here?
Kaara,
Welcome back! Thanksgiving celebration at a beach house!!! My idea of heaven!0 -
Carrie,
Have fun at the game! DH is a die hard Bills fan and we've certainly had a rough season(s)! Hopefully your tailgate party includes some adult libations!!0 -
Eric, that cookbook was pretty interesting. It should be named "How to Cook." it certainly covered all the bases. Some of the recipes sounded pretty good. The Scalloped Macaroni with Tomato and Bacon caught my eye. If I could only figure out the scale for 2 people ;-)
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Hi Tazzy!
We had a gazillion trick or treaters - some really cute ones! One of my faves was the investment banker - little guy with a suit, glasses and a laptop. My kids are too old (24 and 25, lol!) so we dressed up the dog!
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Kaara, good to hear from you. Sounds like life is busy and good!
Carrie, have fun on your camping tailgate! Now that's a hardy, loyal fan!
Tazzy, good to hear from you also. That recipe looks interesting to try. I cannot recall how many years it has been since I've made tuna casserole. I do recall that it was one of those dishes I could just eat and eat and eat......maybe that's why I stopped making it!
Last night we had pizza, and tried an unusual one from Bertucci's...balsamic marinated shrimp with gorgonzola cheese. We liked it....but I always enjoy my favorite mushroom/ onion the best. I made a big faux Greek salad to have with the pizza.
It was damp and cool here last night, and we had barely 25 trick or treaters....so candy abounds in our house! DS2 is stopping over on Saturday, so hopefully he will take it off our hands. He turned 33 yesterday and had his best birthday ever. A friend of his who works for the Red Sox org sold him a face value ticket for the final WS game, with all the accompanying privileges like participating in the on field celebration after the game, and then the team party at Fenway, so he got to hug and congratulate Big Papi and other players. He was deliriously happy to start his BD in such a special way. Then in his typical thoughtful way, he gathered some dirt from the diamond for his parents.
Nance, your Cards are an amazing young team who will be right there for years to come! I was amazed at the poise and talent of Michael W. and that bullpen. You can look forward to October late nights over the next few years! A formidable young team!
Today I am heading to the wake of a colleague who had a very aggressive ovarian cancer. She was younger than I. Once again, I hate cancer soooo much!!
Loving and comforting thoughts to Michelle.0 -
Special....did he pick out his own costume??
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lacey - last year he was a ladybug, he had a football jersey or the pumpkin to choose from this year. He was not crazy about the pumpkin hat, although last year he wore the ladybug antenna the whole night. He is a trooper! I briefly considered putting DD's fluffy net petticoat from last weekend's German beer girl costume on him, and some fairy wings but I couldn't bring myself to do it.0 -
Specialk, its good to know you know when to stop! LOL!
Lacey thats an awesome memory for your DS! Wow.
And, Lacey, so sorry about your friend. Cancer sucks.
Kaara, good yo see you. Im happy for you that you are settled in snd enjoying it.
Nace if you like to read cooknooks there is a new one out by Sandy D'amato. He won the James Beard award and was one of the chefsvto cook for Julia Child for her Birthday dinner. His Sunday food column in the Journal is so much fun to read. He tells the story of his recipes and he's fantastic. Ill have to edit this yo put the name of the book in here. Its Good Stock-Life on a slow simmer. He tells the stories and each chapter has a bunch of recipes. Its meant to read. But also his food is amazing.0 -
Thank you joyce. So heartbreaking.....0 -
(((((Joyce))))) Thank you so much for posting I know it was hard for you.
My heart goes to Michelle and her family. I pray that they have peace at such a horribly difficult time.0 -
Joyce, I am so sorry To hear about Michelle. Thank you for filling us in. Please let her and her family know we are praying for them all at this time. Also that Michelle is loved in so many ways by so many people. May that love help them through this passage.0 -
Joyce: Thank you so much for the update on Michelle...I've been thinking about her a lot as she is no longer posting on her facebook page. It sounds like she is near the end. I pray that she passes peacefully. What a strong and courageous woman, and an inspiration to everyone who is blessed to know her.
My BF came through his surgery just fine...I left him a while ago demanding food and the TV remote so am sure all is well! They will keep him overnight for observation then home tomorrow.
Tonight I ate at Cracker Barrel...fish and veggies...oh, and a piece of chocolate cake. Felt I had earned it as it is my only meal today.0 -
Joyce: thanks for the update - it really is heartbreaking. I hope her family can find solace and peace in their hearts.
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Thoughts, as always, are with Michelle and her family. *susan*0 -
Oh Joyce, thank you for telling us. Sending peaceful wishes to Michelle and herfamily.
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Thinking of Michelle and her family tonight and always - hoping for peacefulness to surround them.0
