So...whats for dinner?

Luv, I usually very lazily put the whole pkg inside a freezer bag and toss them in. To use them, I just thaw the pkg enough to remove what I need then put them back. I have repackaged them in single use bags which is the preferred method.

Goats,

Why do you have to bring them warm water?

Can you post the potato blue cheese soup recipe please?

I planned on making potato soup tomorrow, but yours sounds better.

Thanks!

That chicken I cooked earlier...I saved the bones and juice and am making soup.  Sharon and DD have a super nasty cold/something and both are in seeing a doctor to see what, if anything, can be done.  Maybe some homemade chicken soup will help....  Yesterday I was very tired and had a slightly sore throat.  Today, I'm OK and keeping busy with chores.

Moon...On the way to lunch with 5 other co-workers...I was the only one in the car to immediately understand the bumper sticker on the car in front of us, "Dyslexics of the world...Untie".  Numbers don't seem to be a problem for me, but 4 or 5 times a day, I'll have to re-read something that made no sense the first time through....

Carberry..chili is amazing for cold weather. That, and some corn bread!

I haven't seen Susan post in awhile???????

Bedo - this is the cheating way to post a recipe. I assume your internet is pretty good. This is the google book review that takes you to the book page. Susan kinda got me leery of posting recipes that I'd lifted from somewhere but with a direct reference I don't see a problem since I got it by a simple Google search.

http://books.google.com/books?id=WrZXd3spyCYC&pg=P...

I will say I have not made this yet but I did find plenty of other blue cheese soups while looking for this. This 2nd site seemed esp. full of them. I love blue cheese, Feta anything like that. Hope DH does; he says he will eat it. I don't see why I can't add a bit of cooked chicken/turkey/smoked sausage to it but prob. will not at 1st to see how he likes it. I stopped with ingredients for the potato and the black bean chili. There were lots I could have liked.

http://girlichef.ziplist.com/recipes/search?filter...

I take the goats warm water to make them drink. They don't much like cold water and it was freezing a layer of ice on the top. They will drink it if they have to and when I was working they did, no choice. Stock - cows, horses - make do but mine are spoiled. Stockmen use an immersible tank heater than just keeps it from freezing. I have neutered males - they're called wethers yes no "a" in it if you ever see that term - and it's esp. important they drink since they can get bladder stones pretty easy. Also if I had a doe with babies it helps them make milk. The buckets are 2 1/2 gallon and I have 2 immersible bucket heaters gets them nicely warm in 15-20 with just cold tap water. The goats are just outside my backyard so not like I have to walk acres to get to them.

Have done my angel deed for a good while. I live at the bottom of a small rise. I watched the mail lady pull in neighbor's drive just above me and just thought they were getting a pkg. Later I looked out and saw some big white things in the bar ditch. 2 lovely dogs. About that time mail lady del. my mail and I asked if she was asking them about the dogs and she said yes. I didn't recognize them so between the 2 of us we managed to read their tags - she had dog treats. The owners were out driving looking for them. Fancy dogs with hunting tracking collars on them. The owners didn't realize how really close to their place the dogs were - across a few acres of open hay field. Told them to google map it and they'd realize how really not far they'd gone. Good dogs were just sitting, waiting. Could tell they were not dumped dogs. Feel good about it even though I have to wash the clothes from extreme doggy smell. Feel for mail lady she had them in her SUV. Offered a washcloth - one severely licked her face - but she declined. Must leave her a thankyou treat maybe Monday if I can catch her going out to verify it's her day.

OO - Carrie when I previewed this I saw your post. Good Karma there. Love when things work out like that. I saw my grocery has creme fraiche. Don't think these people will know what to do with it and it was $5.99 for a tiny tub expiring Monday. I bypassed for Greek yogurt for my potato soup. Bet they don't restock it.

Eric me either with Susan. Hope she's just good busy. Hope Sharon and DD get some relief.

Nancy - I'm tired of January too and we've not had your weather. But I'm not a spring storm person either. I passed up whole pork loins yest. at 1.49/lb. No room in freezer and they had some smaller ones. Oh well. Que sera. Oh bet you meant beef tenderloins - yum. We're having the remains of a Stouffers's lasagna - straightening house for goatie visit tomorrow.

LMGoats, I concur with Nancy, you are a good goat mommy. And it's good the dogs were found pretty fast. 

Eric hope Sharon and DD get over whatever it is fast! 

Carrie, I Love the chew. That soup did look good but a lot of cheese went in. But as Mario said it would make a great dip! And I too have chili on the menu. That way my DH can take some back home with him tomorrow. 

Everyone stay warm. It's going to get cold enough here for me to keep the water dripping in the upstairs bathroom for the next couple nights. Predicting 10 to 20 below....

All that "below 0" stuff is so foreign to me.  I've been in those temperatures (in Arizona's mountains) and can deal with it...but I don't like it.

The fajita stuff, vegetables and meat, is marinating...olive oil, salt, chili powder, red pepper garlic, orange juice and cilantro.  Bell peppers and onion for vegetables and some generic beef that I sliced *real thin* for the meat.

Tonight was roast chicken with rosemary,

lemon and garlic , orzo with roasted

It was over 50 degrees and beautiful, if windy, today. Going to make the sub zero temps the next couple of days harsh. This polar vortex needs to go back where it came from and stay there.

I have no idea what's going on with this weird spacing.

Monica, it was very easy and dh loved it, much to my surprise. But it was far too much for 2 people.

The fajitas were good, but I was the only one eating.  I had to mop up and start some laundry after DD's "Dad, I'm sick", so she didn't feel like eating.  

Sharon has been feeling like crud, but not so spectacularly as DD....so no appetite there either.

I've been washing my hands every few minutes...that and my flu shot, so far, seem to be working.....

Moon, what are dressed greens?  I've dressed deer, elk, squirrel, rabbit, and in a different way, myself and (a long time ago) DD, but never greens...at least that I know of....

Auntie, That souffle looks good...another thing you all are inspiring me to try.

Eric:  I always took Airborne when I was trying to avoid other's colds or flu.  I learned about it when I was flying a lot but now use it at home too.  It's easy to take & has lots of extra vitamins/minerals/etc.  Good luck.

Laurie- So sorry to hear about your MIL not doing well. That was one of the reasons I had come here last night to see how she was doing. (((hugs))) to your family.  How do you make your americian version of chop suey? I have never made it home made before, Even without your dads good tomatoes I would like to try it.  I am hanging in there, seems like I am doing better on the machines each week I go a little longer, I actually enjoy going there, it gets me out and gets me moving which I know I need.

Eric-Hope DD and DW are doing better, glad you got the shot and not having any symptoms.

On the 29th will be 1 year since my sis passed, it feels like yesterday to me, It is also mine and DH anniversary so I feel bad that I won't wont to celebrate it with him this year, just too hard. 

Seems like the dinner thread has been slow lately. Since DH is not a fan of speghitti squash, I made him a sgeghetti carbonara, He thought ti was delicious. Saute some cut up bacon and onions and garlic,in some EVoo while your speghitti is cooking, in a bowl whisk about  6 eggs, drain pasta (reserving some pasta water) mix the bacon,garlic and onion into the pasta then whisk in your eggs stirring constantly so they won't scramble, keep stiring until incorparated about 3 minutes or so add tons of parmesan cheese S&P to taste. The reserved pasta water is in case your pasta is a little dry you can pour a little water in to moisten it. A quick but easy delicious meal served with garlic toast.

big hugs to all.

Well Laurie, good thing DH tacked that "ok" on. You could remind  him that he could have been as lucky as my DH who got to have a combo of two nights of leftovers tonight! LOL! 

I know what you mean about the winter blahs. I am having my own little case of them. Even with all my exercise efforts I find myself feeling moody....partially because I am not crazy over the heads I do volunteer work for and have to work with them this week....and also because the side effects from my tamoxifen are driving me nuts....the cognitve fog makes every project I do so much more difficult than it needs to be....and disturbingly, my eye allergies have  started up full force. For darn sake, it is January, not June!! Feeling physically and mentally not up to par is really bugging me, tho at least if I decide to take a long cold walk, there will be no pollen problems! Today I went to the Fitness Center to work off some steam, and was horrifed to see that our usually calm gym was wildly busy (January resolutions, I suppose!) ..first time I had to wait a long time (or at all) for a treadmill, but managed to get that done, then enjoyed my stretching class....always feel better after that.

Also had my yearly PE today and learned that I am 25 lbs lighter than last year at this time. That was exciting......not too exciting is that I have to start seeing an allergist for these damn tamox effect itching allergies. I keep trying to shed docs and keep being unsuccessful. Drat!!

Tomorrow I need to be ready to do a workshop with first graders at 8:30AM, when it will be (hopefully) a bit over  0 degrees out. I feel out of practice with this getting to school on early cold mornings! Guess I should be thankful I'm not doing it in Wisconsin  or Minneapolis!

Thanks Nance....:)

laurie - your recipe was my MIL's go-to for the kids when she and my FIL were going out for the evening.  They called it "Mulligan Stew" - no idea why, but this same recipe is included in the family recipe book and all the kids loved it.  Sorry about your MIL - I know it is hard.

Debbie - when I make carbonara I add spicy Italian sausage and mix my eggs with a little heavy cream or half and half - it makes the egg coat the pasta well.  Sorry about the convergence of the anniversary of your sister's passing and your wedding anniversary - this is very familiar to me as my dad passed on my best friend's birthday, and my mom on her own birthday, which is another very good friend's birthday, and Cinco de Mayo - it is an ongoing problem for me.

lacey - congrats on the 25 lbs - awesome accomplishment!