So...whats for dinner?
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Don't post much but read often... had me lmao with the picture - ha ha ha!!
I have been attempting to cut out as many carbs as I can (darn tamoxifen) but have one cheat day (which is today). Not sure what doing for dinner yet.... either tuna casserole or a pasta of some description.
Hugs everyone xx
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Lol!!
You all are cracking me up! Just the fact that you all are making your own bread has me in awe!
Nancy,
The breadsticks gave me a bit of a giggle (my inner child coming out... and Debbie you were not slone...lol)! I expect that they were really good!
Monica,
Sorry to hear about your 'brick'! The pumpkin bread sounds really good and paired with ham and cheese for a sandwich? Yum!
Had homemade black beans and rice with a pork roast cooked in the crockpot. nBeans and rice were good as always... The pork, meh, not so much!
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So good to see your post Tazzy....:)
Last night DH and I attended a comedy night fundraiser put on by a local town group. The comedians were a riot and we laughed a lot! The food was pretty basic, chicken salad roll ups, (which I never eat due to my weird celery allergy), barbecued chicken tenders, some chinese eggrolls and fried rice. It was a mix of many of the food vendor donations.....the chocolaty desserts were better, so I departed from my healthy eating effort and had two!
Today, I made a big pot of kale soup, which has a very balsamic flavor to it, since when I went to add a splash of balsamic vinegar to it, I accidentally poured way too much in. Oy! Thus the distinctive flavor! As usual, DH was totally fine with it. I also made a crabmeat, broccoli, mushroom quiche tonight since that whole milk I had leftover from the kids' visit was burning a hole in my culinary psyche. Turned out well....but quiche is yet another departure from my current eating habits. Oh well, there is always tomorrow.
Monica, lovely loaves!
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I rarely ever cook steaks at home, but local grocery had the natural grass fed beef on special, so got two bone in ribeyes and did them on the grill. They were absolutely delicious...so tender they melted in your mouth! I only ate half of mine they were so large (saved the rest) They were served with a lettuce wedge and baked potato. Oh...and a nice glass of red wine to accompany. As good as any meal at an expensive steakhouse.
I've been making dishes using the gluten free pasta. You actually can't tell the difference and we don't feel as bloated after eating. BF loves pasta with meat sauce or meatballs, so I have substituted turkey for burger and he doesn't know the difference...lol....as long as I spice it up. Yesterday I made him turkey chili for the big game day and he loved it. Me...I went for my facial and massage...using my gift certificate that I got for Christmas. It was heavenly.
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Boy we certainly are a desperate group....ooogling the breadsticks! LOL
Wouldn't have thought of grilled cheese on the pumpkin bread, hmmmm, probably very yummy, and the loaf looks perfect to me.
Did a lasagna last night, mainly for the DH, I could live without it. Had a big side salad, so that was my dinner.
Today I am feeling like a simple baked chicken, bone in, all the parts. Rice and vege on the side.
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Last night was a Provencal chicken stew that turned out quite good. Dh thought it was fantastic and stood at the stove eating the last of the sauce and chicken bits with a spoon lol! Looks like I'll have to make that one again.
Tonight is dan dan noodles with an Asian cucumber salad.
Off to the gym today then back to make a loaf of sandwich bread for leftover meatloaf sandwiches.
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BBQd some Tbones found in freezer. OK but tough. Glad I did not pay full price for them. Have leftovers for my lunch. Also did some chicken thighs/legs with a coconut/mango sauce from Central Market. I have to put them back on again in oven as I don't think they got done enough. Should have left the sauce till a bit later in cooking, that and they were straight out of refrig. Maybe should have warmed them up just a bit. So tonight is leftover night - chicken, deli chicken, steak and I'll make something to go with them. Oh and the leftover shrimp that DH has decided he does not like. Did I mention he was raised in CA and was/is spoiled for fish? I will eat just about any kind. I even got him nice Cross/Blackwell cocktail sauce for them.
Humm - maybe I can freeze the shrimps and make them back into something? Any suggestions? Prob. have 1-1.5 cups whole and pretty big ones - Lacey the quiche caught my eye but don't think DH will eat it. Not sure why - loves eggs, crust, - think it's a texture thing.
Nancy - mmm - leftover meatloaf. Think I have some of that too. Can you say I need to clean out the freezer which is once again full to the top? What goes in a Provencal chicken stew?
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Luv, not much, here's the recipe:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Proven-al-Chicken-Stew-237289
I added 4 cloves of garlic and a tablespoon of herbs de Provence, which I highly recommend. Also, I cooked it in a Dutch oven and not the slow cooker (which I will try next time.)
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Nancy,
Thanks for the link to the chicken recipe. Was going to ask for it but Luv beat me to it...lol! Sounds really good and is going on my list to try soon maybe even this week. There's some really great prices on chicken this week!
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OO - I missed that Nancy posted the recipe. Thanks Seaside and thanks Nancy. What is with the prices of chicken? We had Pilgrims Pride (Texas brand I think) bags of thigh/legs for 39 cents a pound. I had a $3 super shopper coupon so my chicken cost me 12 cents. They were 8# bags and pretty nice, not too much fat. My freezer is overstocked. I need to process turkey carcass and the deli chicken one but haven't and trash day is tomorrow. Guess they will wait until next week. Wish I had them done since cold (relative) is visiting again Thur/Fri. Maybe chili instead - have 2# ground beef in freezer.
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Gosh I didn't read the recipe. Sounds like a good use for that whole chicken languishing deep in bottom of freezer. Hmm.
I made a coleslaw/ramen noodle dish trying to use up some dry roasted peanuts we have. They are pretty bad to eat out of hand but OK in dish. I put the olive oil in a bowl and was shocked it was sooo green. Prob. tells you the stuff I was buying was not so hot. Of course I could always feed the peanuts to the goats that is if they don't eat my fingers off in the process. I have a Playskool sandbox minus the lid I dump things in for them. Also a fav. napping place. Might have to do it that way - that's how they get the wilted salad mixes. Silly goats would not eat it for a long time.
I have to go to Ft. Worth on Wed. for mammo - 2 year check. I changed appt to 8:15 am - DH thinks I'm crazy. But I'm having a no shopping attack. I see TJs coming - I did not go in there over Christmas holidays - spent enough at Central Mkt. to cover it instead lol. So Wed. may be a long day or maybe not depending on how checkbook holds out.
Nancy - Italian groceries are very uncommon in Texas at least FW. I know of a middle Eastern one very tiny but more or a lunch hangout than grocery. Even on the west side of FW not a good Oriental grocery which I would dearly love. Midcities area much more common.
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luv - I sometimes have cooked shrimp that I need to use and I usually sauté some veggies - whatever I have on hand - red onion, a pepper (red, green or yellow) maybe some zucchini, etc. until they are tender but not overcooked. I will add red pepper flakes, or a sweet and sour sauce (ketchup, chili sauce, pineapple juice, brown sugar, vinegar, Worchestershire), or pesto, and then stir in the shrimp at the last minute just to warm them through since they are already cooked. I serve it over rice or angel hair pasta - it is a good quick dinner and has everything in one dish.
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It's been awhile since I posted. I check here a couple of times a day with my phone--it's easy to read, but difficult to type, so I just read.
Tonight, dinner is going to be something very simple...Sharon is fighting a cold so I'll probably do a "hot and cold" thing and let her choose whatever feels the best to her throat. Some BBQ chicken and, since we have lots of grapes, apples, bananas, pears, apricots and such, a nice cold fruit salad. We have just enough sourdough bread left for the meal, so we should be in good shape. I *might* even bake some potatoes on the grill while the chicken is cooking. There is no point wasting the 70F degree weather!
I hope everyone is busy enjoying themselves.
Eric
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Boy Eric, what I wouldn't give for 70 degrees. The high here today was 13, 10 on Thursday. I know the northeast folks are getting hammered with snow and cold. I need spring.
Tonight was baby back ribs in the crock pot then finished under the broiler. Pretty good.
Hope everyone is staying warm (you too Eric lol!)
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Oh Eric, you reminded me of my brother in LA who loves to call during our hardy winter weather patterns to let me know he is driving around in his convertible with the top down. LOL Hope Sharon feels better soon.
We are piling up with snow now... DH and I took a walk up town to do errands just as the snow was starting. Super cold, invigorating walk! Am loving those errand walks....as long as we are bundled up!
Made chicken piccata (with lots of mushrooms added) tonight served over brown rice pasta and with a cuke and tomato salad. I was supposed to go to observe a school meeting related to my volunteer "job" tonight, but since the roads were a mess I opted out and enjoyed our leisurely dinner. Lots of shoveling tomorrow.....
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Goats,
I used to make coq au vin with all those pieces for my second husband but I didn't make it with bacon so who knows what I was doing
And also Chicken Cacciatore
And Chicken Paprika
I made cauliflower and kale casserole last night
I child's nightmare
And not very good, although I followed the instructions in the James Dean video on youtube.
I'm watching the neighbor's dog for 10 days. .
She is pooped out on the bed
I drank one of their Pabst Blue Ribbon beers.
I will have to replace it
Love to all
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Wow the weather has been just crazy!! Just.so.cold here in the NE. High today of 7! Yikes! By contrast you are having a heat wave in AK from what I saw on the weather channel, Bedo!
The good news for us shivering our butts off.... Last time we had this bitter cold during the winter season, we had almost no mosquitos and gnats the following summer! So lets get through this and hope for the benefits this summer!
Stay warm because Baby, It's Cold Outside!
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HaHa - I think it was on Yahoo that I saw this. Turning your thermostat down helps in shedding pounds. Is that because you're shivering so hard? Not me - makes me want to drink more hot chocolate, hot tea with sugar.
I had an outbreak of outdoor moths last week when it warmed up so. Also had a spiny lizard running around this weekend outside. Now to be fair DH disturbed where he was napping but it was only on the patio, not buried in nice warm leaf mold.
Special K - I did make the stir fry with the leftover shrimps and chicken all in one. I had something called RecipeReady Vegies - Birdseye I think. Not the greatest vegies but OK for something fast. Turned out well despite the soggy veggies. Used the cocktail sauce. I warmed it up tonight and put on bottled mango coconut marinade. Even better. Thanks for the suggestion. Will have to cook something new tomorrow.
Went for 2 year mammo and radiologist said Bye-Bye see ya. So off I went shopping. Will let BS and MO decide how often they want it done. Will hassle with that later. Off to bed. Mammo. was early this am and traffic congestion is the pits in Ft. Worth - making a new freeway.
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It was 75F degrees today. You all can laugh this summer when it's 119F and walking on pavement feels like I have bubble gum on my shoes.
I cooked a whole chicken in the dutch oven so Sharon won't have to do anything for food if she gets hungry tomorrow. I think she has the flu and I'm trying to make life easy for her...and not catch it myself.
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Eric - how's it going with the DD driving? She got her full license right - not just the 'learner's permit'? Is she running all your errands now?
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Eric, rub it in. It's 0 here. LOL. A baked chicken sounds great. I had left over chili from George Webbs. LOL. Hey it wasn't THAT bad. LOL.
I think I told you guys I had an eye doctor apt for retinal bleeding . I was a bit scared. Ok ok. I was A LOT scared! LOL but she looked and said I also have cataracts starting. BUT we will watch it and I don't have to go back for a whole year. So I feel good. Yay. Also exercise is ok so I can continue with the Live strong program. Whew!
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Glad you are doing well Moonflower
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That's good news on the eye front Monica!
Thought of you today, Nancy, as my eye itching is back. Does yours stay year round? I was not expecting this until Spring.....annoying and "unsightly" (no pun intended). Probably need to head back to the allergist. Just love this Tamoxifen.....NOT!
Yes, Seaside, quite frigid here too....not the bedroom, the outdoors! I would be very happy if the extreme cold helped to reduce some of the Spring/Summer's flying bugs....tho it is probably not good for the overall ecosystem, I 'spose.
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-3 here this morning, but expected to warm up to a whopping 5 degrees by noon. Getting out the crockpot for tonights dinner. I have been working so much, been slacking on the meals. Just cannot eat at 9 pm when I get home from work, but poor DH needs something when he gets in earlier. Looks like pork chops in the crock, not sure what else I can put together....having a hard time getting to the grocery store too.
Today we are getting together at noon for lunch at an Indian restaurant for a co-worker that is leaving, then back to work. Love all the curry in the dishes. My DH hates curry so I can never use it at home, unless I make myself a fried egg with curry, just for me!...yummmy
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Monica, good news on the eye. I have a weird eye disease called adult onset foveal pigment epithelial dystrophy that causes a blurry spot in one eye. I get it checked a couple of times a year while it's behaving itself (which it is thankfully), but the eye doc is always looking for bleeding. They can't do anything for the AOFPED but they can for the bleeding, which I haven't had, again, thankfully. It's not related to the diabetes, just bad luck.
Lacey, my eyes are itchy all year because I'm allergic to mold which knows no season. I hate it. Makes wearing eye makeup so difficult.
I have some skirt steak languishing in the freezer so I think we'll have fajitas and black beans for dinner.
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I have no clue what we're having. Maybe dig out that bit of leftover meatloaf and make something else to go with it. And it is just a bit because I sent most home with DD at Christmas.
The north pole blew in this morning. Going to get snow/sleet in San Antonio, and in Houston which is rare. SA not so much. We might get flurries. Great timing. I have a lady coming tomorrow to see about buying Mr. Bucky. But I can say this cold weather has all of them in the goat romantic mood.
Eric - I hope Sharon is beginning to feel better. I have stocked us with soft kleenex, Sprite and lots of canned soups expecting one of us to get sick. So far DH has had a cold and not the nastiest around. I just have the dry nose stuffies. I have the saline spray - just need to make myself use it.
My eyes itch frequently but that's due to the glaucoma drops.
Nancy - are the tortillas languishing in the freezer or are they part of your repertoire? I've used a brand that was reported to supply Cowboys' Stadium. I actually pass the factory (ha not that big a place) on the Northside of FW. Was not that impressed with them. Tortillas in our house never get eaten up by us but goaties finish them off.
Alas, no time for CM or TJs yesterday. Spent time looking for a server, entry chest etc. on the cheap for dining room to corral my glassware. Found one at TJ Maxx I liked but had scratch in top and seems the only one they had. Only a couple stores in metroplex so might have to get out and drive. Tried the Homegoods, Marshalls too since I know same company. Found a lovely consignment furniture store that I could have bought everything in - a pair of lady boudoir chairs I fell in love with. Alas no room. Oh and several what are they called loungers (not right) that if I owned Tara I might have room for. Might see what weather is for next weekend and so see DD and visit midcities area. I can leave late-ish afternoon and dog not put up too long. And then he's off for weekend.
I guess I will see that is languishing in my freezer. I still follow someone's rule - know what you're having for dinner by 10 am - even though DH doesn't get home until 10 pm.
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My computer power supply is dead, so this is being done on my phone.
That's good news on the eyes, Moon. Sometimes, it seems I'm dyslexic. You wrote retinal bleeding....I was reading along and screeched to a stop and I had to go back and re-read it. The difference between what you wrote and what I read....is embarassing, but did make me snicker after I figured out my mistake.... :-)
Auntie, AOFPED--one I never heard of..
Sharon is starting to feel human again...she basically slept through her coughing for about 36 hours...and yes...DD has her graduated license...and she suddenly enjoys running errands. :-)
Fajitas sound good...that sounds like a good Saturday supper...
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Eric, LOL on the , um, dyslexia.... Did you wonder why I went to the eye Doc for that? LOL. And I am glad Sharon is getting better. Your DD will run errands until she gets comfortable . Then she'll be too busy! Hope you get your comp back soon.
AuntieN, I haven't heard of that either. Not exactly one of the easy ones huh.
Luvmygoats. Just wondering just HOW you know your goats are getting romantic? Is that why you keep CHECKING on them? Hmmmm? LOL. I hope they will be ok in the cold.
It's below 0 here again. Ugh. Had a P'S appt today. No more. I am as good as I am gonna get in the foob dept. At least the 3 try made it! Happy. Now tomorrow is MO. Well see.
Had the rest of the chili for dinner. Hey it was there. LOL Much love to all. Stay warm!
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Nope, I had never heard of aofped either. My retina doc said "it's a cousin of macular degeneration but more well behaved." At this point, it's just annoying. It's like a tiny smudge on my glasses that won't wipe off.
Luv, when I go to Galveston, I usually load up on a brand of tortillas I find there to bring home and freeze. Can't remember the name. Otherwise, I get trader Joe's handmade.
Eric, when I was in the throes of my cold and cough I read an article that said putting Vicks vapour rub on the bottom of your feet at night can help a cough. I was desperate but couldn't find my rub. I found it yesterday but no longer need it. If Sharon gets desperate enough she could try it lol
Monica, it's cold here too, barely got above 0 yesterday. Sunday is supposed to hit 50 then down to -4! Crazy stuff!
Dh wants pizza tonight. Will use the made crusts I bought at the Italian grocer and the last of the scamorza.
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Goats romance - the males - and the females in heat - blubber at each other. Sometimes it can sound like a baby crying or some animal in distress. Mr. Bucky nasty thing pees on his beard - goat perfume. Attracts the ladies - in the goat business they call it the smell of money. Pervades clothing you wear near him - do lots of laundry if I handle him.
DH had the meatloaf and I had the very last of the shrimps - glad to see them go. Tonight will be frozen pizza. I don't think I will want to cook after getting him off. It will be sad but good. Sounds like he will have a good home. Just hope it works out. Keep your fingers crossed.
Nancy - I must have missed your orig. post about the aofped. Never heard of it either. Glad it's behaving. I have another glaucoma doc. appt. in 2 weeks. Last drops seem to have brought it back under control.
I will have to look for TJ tortillas. How do you handle the frozen ones - assuming that's what you do with the ones from Galveston?
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