So...whats for dinner?
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Everyone is eating so healthy and it all sounds good. Although I don't know what some of the ingredients are? We need to start eating healthier and get away from the winter foods.
DS1 got sent home from school vomiting today. Round three of the stomach flu in this house for the winter. You can tell the boys have been at home with me and not day care. The poor kids are catching everything.
Tonight is Bulogi- the pork medalions in sauce with pineapple and white rice.
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Oh Laurie, poor kid. I know you'll be happy when winter is over!
Eating from the freezer tonight, spaghetti and meatballs and a salad. The sauce and meatballs are the frozen parts. In honor of Mardis Gras tomorrow, it's pancakes for breakfast and
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3 bean casserole tonite. I could have added more different beans but 3 cans makes enough for me to eat all week!. Today is kidney beans, baby limas, and baked. Add a bit of brown sugar. And if you like heat I added Siracha cause its easy. Heat or nuke till bubbly. Serve over baked potato. Or rice. Or salad. Or taco chips. Tastes better than it sounds and Full of fiber. Also magnesium and potassium. Alright. I admit i added 2 slices of fried bacon on top. ( on my serving)So now you know why I need it. LOL but it makes enough for a loooooong time.
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moon - one of my fave recipes from when my kids were little is a similar sounding casserole called Calico Beans. Three kinds of beans (your choice) combined with crumbled cooked bacon (a lot of it!), 1 lb. of cooked ground beef, and a sauce of 1 c. ketchup, 2 T of vinegar, prepared mustard, 1 c. of brown sugar (yikes!), and a diced onion. You can crock pot it, or bake in the oven until bubbly. Super delish!
Tonight is shrimp and veggies over angel hair brown rice pasta, and a green salad.
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Umm yum bacon. Tonight is leftovers. 2 BBQ chicken thighs, 1 piece of pizza (maybe I'll eat that shortly) and 3 hamburgers though they're just from last night. DH was home last week so even though I was gone Thur night to DD's I cooked more.
Nancy - glad you dodged the major snow bullet. We had ice again though worst was east of Dallas. It was snowing lightly this am with a clear sky. Weatherlady said it can do that. Plus we had lake effect snow in some suburbs. No lake near here to make it. It was beautiful and sparkly.
Laurie - Sounds like no so much fun at your house. Hoping you and DH, DS skip the bug.
Carole - I did that last week. Delegated DH to make ribs, turned out good and I didn't have to.
Though meatloaf does sound good.Eric - how is your MIL doing these days?
Special - those beans sound delish. Always looking for ground beef dishes. Seems grocery always has pkgs on meat clearance. Stuff them into freezer. Had a hospice boss who would bring in chili beans on really cold nasty days.
Carrie - thinking about you and your mother. (((HUGS))) from here and prayers for her health.
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SpecialK that is a similar dish. Mine has just been simplified. I do sometimes add ground beef. When the kids were home it was always over baked potatos. That way if they didn't want to eat it they had a baked potato. I don't like mustard much so use only a tiny bit and I never miss it in this. But i do like the added heat of Siracha. And put over salad it's kinda like a taco salad.
LMG leftover night is hard, you have to decide what is really good.
Much love to all. It's cold here but we missed the large snow.
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DH's chili is delicious. He cooked dry pinto beans for the beans component. The meat was cubed beef that was in the freezer. Onions, garlic, and bell pepper were the "aromatics." More food channel lingo. LOL! A big bowl of leftovers will not go to waste.
Went to the movies today and saw Philomena. It's a very good movie.
Good weigh-in at WW. Down 4 lbs for the week.
The weather forecast is not great for Mardi Gras tomorrow. Possibility of sleet.
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Congrats on the weight loss Carole!
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carole - yay!
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Congratulations Carole...
My news....25th wedding anniversary today.
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Eric, so wonderful! Happy anniversary!
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Happy anniversary, Eric!
Happy Mardi Gras to all! The weather is crappy, but the people are out on the parade routes in New Orleans and in the French Quarter. The forecast is for rain and sleet all day and the temperatures in the 30's. I have no plans to go out! The local NO tv stations will be showing the parades today.
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eric - Happy Anniversary!
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Happy Anniversary, Eric!
Carole, sounds like your comfy couch is the perfect way to view this year's Mardi Gras parade! Enjoy!
Good weight karma prevails on our site....just lost two more lbs. and reached a new older adult low for me.....so I am very relieved to have gotten off my plateau! I am tempted to try on my 40 year old wedding dress.....but it is preserved in a box!
WHY!!!??? Should I offer it to a museum? LOLMaking a turkey breast for dinner, with salad and butternut squash....and a green veggie of some sort.
Just returned from teaching a first grade child safety lesson. Boy, I get so nostalgic for working with those elementary kids....so much fun! I keep feeling like I have to figure out something of value to do in the schools. I ran into a staff member today who I knew from my old system who said how much she enjoys using my old "bubble space" lesson (I wrote a lesson then a book....still unpublished
) to help the younger kids deal with personal space issues. If I could escape this darn tamoxifen cognitive fog, I could work on getting it published. It seems so ironic that now that I have the time to do it, I don't enjoy clear thinking or organizational skills. Drat!! Feeling like I missed my opportunity......:(Laurie, hope the stomach bug would just clear out of your house once and for all! We are planning to go to NJ to visit our grandkids at the end of this week. The baby (!) is supposed to start toddler school this week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she doesn't pick up whatever germs are lurking in her new little classroom after being exclusively at home for her first year and a half. Really looking forward to seeing them!
Happy Mardi Gras everyone!
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Lacey, congratulations to you too! Well done!
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Eric - a load of anniversary cheer from frozen Houston. What are you doing to celebrate?
Ice, sleet, finally got up to 32 degrees at noon. The trees are loaded and branches crashing down from the weight of the ice. Houston drivers have no idea what 'ice on bridges' means & are whipping back & forth between lanes at 75mph. The drive to radiation was definitely white knuckle & 40 long minutes each way. Now it's settled down to a heavy rain at my house.
I was planning to stop & buy a T-Bone steak for dinner but no way w/this weather. Looks like I'll pull a salmon fillet out of the freezer & add creamed spinach (Stouffer's). But first some Lipton Noodle Soup made with 1/2 milk for lunch.
Carole - looking forward to more stories about Mardi Gras. Can't remember when you're going to the private party.
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I just received a recipe in my email for vegan King Cake for Mardi Gras - anyone interested? It is supposed to be a healthier version.
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Wow Minus! Yes, stay indoors until warmer temps melt all that ice! Crazy winter.....glad you are safe.
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Congrats Carole and Lacey way to go!. Lacey I know what you mean about time but no ability for creativity. Sigh...
Eric congrats on your 25Th. That's a milestone. You need to give her a stone to. Can be small but 25th is definitely a STONE anniversary. 3 diamond or all the way around... LOL
Carole stay in and enjoy Mardi Gras vicariously! LOL
Minus I am glad you made it safely both ways. Are you almost done with rads?
SpecialK that sounds interesting. But a no fat danish doesn't sound all that good! LOL
Laurie I hope everyone starts yo feel better and don't bring anything else home.
To all, much love.
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Way to go, Lacey! The admirable thing about your weight loss is you're doing it on your own with healthy eating. I know you'll enjoy visiting your grandkids and seeing your son and DIL, too. Isn't she a great cook?
Minus, glad you made your trip to and from treatment safely. Sure wish you'd been able to buy that steak!
We've had our fireplace going all day, running up our natural gas bill. It has added cheer to this dreary day.
Dinner is a repeat of last night, chili and salad. No dressing except a flavorful vinegar on my salad because I'm using up points on a rye old-fashioned! DH is making the drinks now. Must get myself to the gym tomorrow morning. It was closed today because of Mardi Gras, which is a bona fide holiday around here.
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moon - the healthier King Cake has soy free buttery spread and full-fat coconut milk, so it does have some fat, just not from animals!
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Special - by all means, do post the recipe in honor or Mardi Gras.
Moon - just hit the 1/2 way mark at rads so I have not quite 3 more weeks.
Carole - I'll get that steak tomorrow. Tonight I ended up w/a baked potato and a bunch of fresh strawberries dipped in sour cream and then brown sugar. Not the most healthy meal, but...
Bedo - my weird dinner makes me think of you since you & I both eat odd meals. How's it going up there? Are you still really tired?
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Here you go! Lassaiz les bons temps rouler!
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Congrats on the weight loss guys! I will live vicariously through you!
Happy Anniversary to you and your wife Eric.
Made a jambalya with chorizo yesterday. Best I could come up with to get in the Mardi Gras spirit, and it was easy to make ahead and have ready when I got home late from work. Wish I was with you Carole...warmer, and watching the cool parades.
Minus so glad your safe....ice is soooo much worse than snow for driving. When we get ice like that, I drive with two wheels on the shoulder to get a grip in the gravel....lol but of course these are country roads.
Feeling like an egg salad sandwich...maybe that's whats for dinner tonight.
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Carrie, the weather was wretched yesterday, cold (high 30's) and wet. I watched parades from the comfort of my living room with the fireplace lit. How is your mom? We're all concerned for her.
I'm off to the gym, which was closed for Mardi Gras yesterday! Otherwise I would have gone. DH and I are talking about going to the movies this afternoon and seeing Monument Men. I saw Philomena on Mon. with a friend. It's a heart-wrenching story but a very good movie.
No golf again this week with all the rain keeping our golf courses in sloppy condition. I'm severely golf deprived!
Missing all of you who aren't checking in.
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carole - get in the RV and come over here - our weather is now perfect for golf
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Carrie, fried egg on rye toast is my favorite "home alone" treat! Second favorite is a BLTE.
DH and I are off to a casino overnight as a delayed anniversary outing. We'll have cocktails at our favorite martini bar (my fave is the Key West key lime) and dinner at one of our favorite Italian restaurants. After that, well we'll see how long my funds last lol! It's just nice to get out after the nasty weather confining us, although we did go to the gym yesterday. Had to work off those pancakes!
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Today is my 26th wedding anniversary! We are going out for dinner to Ruth's Chris and I'm so looking forward to a nice meal! I plan to have the chopped salad and petite filet. I'm trying to cut back on carbs, too, but I know the bread basket will be calling. Tonight's dinner will certainly be an upgrade to the cereal and banana I had last night.
Happy Anniversary to Eric & Sharon, too!
It seems the bad weather is all around~~~we had another 6" of snow this morning. It made for a slippery trip to rads and then onto work this morning. I still managed to get the the coffee shop for an iced coffee. It is my treat to myself during rads. You would think that on these super cold mornings, we were -15 earlier this week, I'd have a hot drink! At least, my icecubes don't melt!
Even though I don't post much, I love reading about everyones food! All my best to all you good cooks~~~ GIna
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Gina, Happy anniversary! Enjoy dinner. Sounds delicious! Safe driving.
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For everyone behaving and losing weight I applaud you! I also need to join you!
Bathing suit season is coming.Happy Anniversary to you and Sharon Eric. Also to you Gina!
Carrie- any news on your Mom? How is she feeling, when are the tests being done?
For the first time in two weeks I got to be ALONE. It was wonderful. I worked a few hours this morning, came back had lunch and laid on the couch by the fire and read a good book and took a little nap before picking kids up. It was lovely. Dinner tonight is roast chicken. I love having the left overs to make other things and it was on sale.
My MIL had scans done and it shows a lot of progression. Things are not looking good. Dh is looking for plane tickets to head back down to Florida. I haven't gotten all of the details as my SIL has been working a bunch and she doesn't want to talk in front of MIL. The whole thing is just a strange situation. Still very hush hush.
I am excited for DS2, he has first official play date of his own. He has always been the tag along to DS1 and his friends. Friday we will meet his best friend for a play date- she is a girl and they are just about the cutest things ever!
I hope everyone had a good day!
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