So...whats for dinner?
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Debnie, you inspired me. Just finished a big pot of chili. I'll have to freeze most of it. My DH can take it back with him when he comes in 2 weeks. Otherwise it would make sick of chili! I have just can't seem to make it in a small batch.
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I made the veggie lasagna tonight (leeks, asparagus, artichoke hearts) and it was delicious. But quite a lot of work. I pressed dh into service as sous chef. The recipe didn't call for wheat lasagna noodles but I used them. I'm developing a taste for the wheat pasta. It's a pretty dish. I took a picture with my cell phone and will try to post it on another day.
I poached chicken breasts this afternoon for chicken salad but was too tired to make it after cooking dinner and cleaning up. I also have some containers of broth for the freezer.
Laurie, glad you're having a great time in the mountains.
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I will be glad to be going to church again. I know the pastor slightly. He always comes to the Center Christmas dinner. Also a few years ago I was part of a group that put on a festival celebrating our differences, not just ethnic but sexual preferences. The pastor was originally part of the planning group but dropped out when he found out the last were recognized. I hope he leaves his prejudices out of the sanctuary. My friend and partner in cooking at the Center is gay. He is like a son to me. We have worked together five years. His mother died the week after he started volunteering and we bonded. I was never able to have kids and he now had no mother. For T's sake and that of all of the gay and lesbian friends I've had over the years I can't sit and listen to gay bashing.
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Chabba, I hope you find that inclusiveness has found its way to the sanctuary during your absence. How lovely for your cooking partner to have you enter his life at such a critical time...and for you too.
Looking forward to seeing a pic of your veggie lasagna, Carole. It sounds delicious!
Moon, I know what you mean about making large amts of chili. Your DH will be a very happy beneficiary, I'm sure!
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It was almost harder to tell Tim when I got my dx than to tell DH. His father died of cancer 6 months before his mom died. I will really miss the hours we spent together cooking at the Center .
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Well I was wondering where everyone was when I discovered, once again, I unsubscribed myself. Sheesh!
Chabba, I really hope you find something that replaces your work at the center. What a good friend you are.
Laurie, sounds like you're having a grand time!
Monica, I think it's some kind of rule that chili has to be made in large quantities.
Yesterday I made two loaves of cinnamon bread, one for the freezer. Today is sandwich bread. Tonight's dinner is unstuffed cabbage rolls with brown rice.
I've become quite taken with Carole's microwaved popcorn. I've eaten it for the past two days and plan to have it again today. It's so easy and tasty! A very satisfying crunch factor. Can't argue with only one bowl to clean up! Btw, I looked at my bowls and they are both microwave and oven safe so I won't worry about them. I highly recommend White Cat popcorn if you can find it. Thanks for sharing Carole!
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Nance, never heard of White Cat popcorn, but may have to seek it out if we get into Carole's naked kernel microwave popping. I have to go through my pyrex bowls to make sure I can do it w/o freaking myself out with an explosion!
Sounds so good!Chabba, while I also hope you find meaningful work/experiences to fill the void you feel, I hope you also give yourself time to grieve...the loss of twenty years of service and a close meaningful relationship is a lot to lose. Keeping you in my thoughts....
We are having unbelievable winds here today....but fortunately without the snow that the Cape is having along with the wild winds. Sadly, there is a raging nine alarm apartment fire blazing in our old Back Bay Boston neighborhood......looks like there may be loss of life with at least one firefighter. The wind is a major factor in this blaze. Keeping all those folks in my thoughts.
Was just going to have soup tonight, but went to the store after gym, and saw the fish truck backed up to the loading dock.....just had to get some fish. so it will be baked fish and veggies tonight.
Carole, I picked up an interesting recipe card for Cod that I saw.....
Cod Parmesan
1 and 1/2 cod fillets
1 cup shredded mozarella
1/2 cup marinara sauce
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Lay fillets in single layer in oiled baking dish. Cover with marinara sauce
Top with both cheeses
Bake at 450 degrees until cooked through (they recom 10 minutes per inch of thickness)
Sounds easy peasy!
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Lacey, that recipe does look easy. I've never thought of cooking fish with marinara and cheese.
Nancy, I really enjoy the popcorn, too, and it's so easy. Cheaper and you don't have all that wasted packaging from the bag microwave popcorn. The butter-flavored cooking spray is quite tasty with a little salt.
I always admired you, Chabba, for your volunteer work at the senior center.
Yesterday I bought whole boneless chicken breasts at Fresh Market for $2.99 a lb. I poached 3 or 4 of them and today made a huge chicken salad, 11 cups (I measured to figure out the WW points!) It has shredded carrots, diced celery, halved purple grapes, raisins. The dressing was part Hellman's light mayo and part greek yogurt, plain and nonfat with a generous addition of curry powder.
Tonight's dinner is leftover lima beans and brown rice and tossed salad.
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I can actually recall having cod parmigiana at Italian restaurants over the years....one of my favorite dishes...sort of a light Italian food option.
We had baked salmon brushed with a blend of evoo, garlic and balsamic, sautéed broccoli rabe with garlic, mushrooms, walnuts and red pepper flakes, and a spinach salad....lots of greens
I resisted the crusty bread loaf that DH brought to the table...but not too easy.Sadly, two firefighters in that Boston fire today lost their lives.
It was nothing short of a miracle that the firefighter in that Texas apt fire was saved....or I should say, heroically saved himself!
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Chabba- Your Partner is lucky to have you as a friend. Sad when you
hear of church's being predujiced but hopefully it has changed since you
were last there.Lacey- It is so sad about the fire and the loss, I saw on the news how big a storm was there too, hope you stay safe.
Nancy, I have done that too, either unsubscribed or blocked someone accidently lol!
Still finishing off the chili because like Monica I can't make a small batch. But it is always better the next day. Tomorrow will be some of the fresh cod I will lightly blacken it and pan fry in just a small amount of evoo. Then at the end put in a pat of butter with some parsley, capers and lemon juice. maybe some wine too If I decide I want to open a whole bottle.
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Debbie, I think I'll drop in for some of that pan-fried cod and sauce! Sounds delicious.
Lacey, your dinner sounds yummy, too, and healthy with those greens. I resisted a piece of corn bread last night with my beans and rice. DH had a big slice warmed up with real butter. I didn't mention that I made corn bread Mon. night to go with the lima beans. The warmed up limas were better last night than on Mon. For those who don't like lima beans, these are the dried beans. They're white, not green.
Today is the last day of a 3-day golf tournament. Afterwards there's a luncheon and the awards. My lunch choices were a Mexican buffet or Caesar salad with chicken. Not a good choice on my WW program but I'm going with the Caesar and chicken, which I really like. Often order it at a restaurant It's the dressing that ups the cals and fat. I'll have to go really light for dinner.
More challenges at the end of the week. Dinner out on Fri. Barbecue on Sat. afternoon with dh's woodworkers' group.
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Oddly enough, I like the green limas, just not dried. But I'm going to try them with smoked sausage. If nothing else, it will make dh a happy man. You're a better woman than I, Carole to be able to pass up cornbread ;-)
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DH is branching out into more regular foods, although last night he said one side of his jaw hurt a bit. He has not had any pain meds since Saturday. I made some really good soup the other night for dinner so he is having that for lunch today. I sautéed carrot, onion, celery and small bella mushrooms with S&P - a bit heavy on the P, and some parsley. Added a carton of stock, and a slurry of corn starch and coconut milk. Then added some cooked chicken that I chopped up in fairly small pieces and some brown and wild rice. Yummy and easy! I made some scrambled eggs last night and put them in a container, then added some salsa and shredded cheddar. He microwaves that at work in the morning, or has some grits. Seems to be working out. I made cabbage rolls last night and also have some leftover ricotta stuffed shells, so that is dinner tonight!
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Funny you mentioned the stuffed shells. Haven't made them in years but picked up ricotta yesterday. Unfortunately I forgot I had no mozzarella so they will have to wait a bit. I have some Parm. but not enough to do the trick I think. Now if you want yellow or jalapeno cheese I could make your day. I think tonight is bacon/pancakes again. I have must be 4-5 partially emptied cans/packages so we might have combo pancakes. Would like to reclaim the space they are in.
Glad your DH is feeling better. I did the dentist yesterday. Passed which I was surprised about. Not been as diligent the past few months and actually forgot this appt. for a bit.
I spent some time looking up smoked sausage recipes this am. I bought a hunk (3 lb I think) and froze it in pieces. DH thought I'd lost my mind but just told him to cut it about 1/3s and stick in 3 ZipLocks. Hillshire Farm had a bunch I bookmarked.
But on an entirely different note I bought 4 months of Cooking Light at HP Books yesterday. Now to just put it into practice. We're going to OK in a couple of weeks - usual twice yearly group "camping" and I always plan for rainy days. Will make good light reading there.
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SpecialK, you impress me as a very resourceful cook! Your meals always sound good. I'll have to check out coconut milk to see if it's good on ww.
I was counting on having to figure a lot of pts. today for my chicken Caesar salad, but the dressing was served on the side. I did the dip your fork trick and was quite happy. So I'm having a vodka martini tonight!
Dinner will be warmed veggie lasagna and a salad dressed with pear infused white balsamic. Zilch pts. on the salad.
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Specialk- Glad to hear your DH is doing better. Some times the sacrifices we make to get our loved ones healthier turn out to taste good. Your soup sounds good
Luvmygoats- I love having breakfast for dinner. In fact I made a sausage and cheese in a hash brown crust today which we will have for breakfast tomorrow and possibly for dinner tomorrow night.
Carole- I told Dh about the lady who put extra stuff in her husbands food so he wouldn't lose weight faster than her, he laughed but now is very suspicious when I make him stuff. LOL! I told him I would never do that ever!
It did get me to thinking of the stuff I did do though back when I was married to a real A-hole I knew he was cheating on me, I should of left him way before I did but was afraid of him, but I remember a friend had told me to put some visine in his food it would give him Diarrhea, After googleing to make sure it wasn't going to harm him other than the running to the bathroom a lot, one night when he told me he was going out I decided to put baby oil in his conditioner and visine in his soup, after eating a bowl of soup and showering he got dressed and didn't look so hot when he left, (his hair looked greasy) haha! he came back early that night looking a liitle puny, and said he had bad stomach cramps. he was up going to the bathroom all night. And guess what I didn't feel bad about it one bit. I know this sounds crazy for me to do. but it was worth it. LOL!
Seaside- Where are you at? Haven't seen you in a while
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carole - I use SO Delicious unsweetened> Here is the link:
http://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/products/coconut-milk-beverages/unsweetened
I also use Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk for shakes or smoothies. Link:
http://almondbreeze.com/?navid=329&pid=333
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Carole, you crack me up! Shades of that movie, "Something to Talk About!"
Tonight was a really excellent stir fry with flank steak, onion, garlic (10 cloves!), baby bok choy and hot peppers. I served it with udon noodles instead of rice. It was supposed to have leeks but I had a bunch of baby bok choy that needed to be used. Anyway, it didn't suffer from lack of leeks. DH even requested a repeat.
Supposed to be 70s tomorrow. I have leftover flank steak so may make some spedini for the grill.
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Nancy - I was watching a rerun of Mr. Selfridge on PBS last night. Lady of the house was served spatchcocked quail. I though AHA I know what that is thanks to you.
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Oh my all your food sounds so yummy. I ate a roast beef sandwich for supper but lunch was the star of my day. My Livestrong program had our graduation today.so we were treated to lunch by many of the past grads. we had Pasta fagioli, veggie lasagne, salads, veggie tray, fruit platter, turkey sandwiches and desserts. One of which was " better than Sex " cake. Been quite a while so I'll have to think about that for a while ! LOL. But it was real good! LOL of course we still have 2 more Livestrong days to make up, because they were canceled 2x when the temp was 20 below. But 2 of the class members were going on trips and had not planned on the longer time and so would not be there.my DH did spring for 3 months more however so I'll continue to go 3x a week. I'll have to sign up for a class because if I don't it's too easy to have an excuse not to go. LOL
Much love to all you wonderful cooks!
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Dang it, I went to edit my post and I accidently deleted it. Don't really want to re write that long post.
Seaside- Hope you are doing OK, haven't heard from you in a while.
Joyce- Hope your mom is doing well.
Hugs to everyone!!
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SpecialK, the coconut milk is higher in pts than 1 percent milk but the almond milk is lower than milk. I use ice water in my smoothies for the liquid and add Greek yogurt for creaminess (plain, nonfat) and chia seeds for protein. Frozen berries for delicious taste. I avoid the protein powder because I think it comes from soy, which I was told to avoid.
I tried adding kale and didn't like the taste. My stomach didn't like digesting the kale. Sorry, Lacey! I can eat the blanched and sautéed kale but the raw gave me terrible gas. The same woman who eats all kinds of dry beans!. Go figure.
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carole - I don't eat dairy or soy - so don't use soy or whey based protein powder either, I use vegan protein powder which is pea and rice protein. I can't handle the kale or spinach in it either. I use the vegan protein powder, almond or coconut milk, chia seeds, and a cup of frozen organic berries.
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The dogs started barking at 2am. They didn't quiet down like normal so I got up and saw the neighbor's (we have adjoining back yards) house burning. I called the fire department and they were already on the way.
They (husband, wife and 3 kids) and their 2 dogs are all safe and uninjured. The fire appears to have started in their garage...possibly at their motorcycle.
They are staying at their next door neighbor's house. I and many others in the neighborhood have been up with them to help however we can...
The house across the street from this burned house suffered a fire 2 weeks ago. I was worried about an arsonist or some housing defect starting to cause problems, but the two fires appear to be unrelated...possibly a vehicle fire this time and a cooking fire at the first house.
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I am glad everyone is ok. That's scary. Our neighbors house had a fire when we were kids. Scary. Sounds like a good neighborhood! Stay safe and just in case practice your fire drill.
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That is scary. I'm glad everyone got out safely.
Tonight we're having hamburger steaks, roasted asparagus, and roasted butternut squash. The now-seven-year-old will also have pasta.
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Yike Eric! Scary stuff! Glad everyone is ok, but what a trauma. My DH, in his former life (marriage) had a house gutted by fire. Fortunately, they were gone on a trip, but what a shock to return to!
Luv, I love Mr. Selfridge (though he is a bit of a cad). It's a decent enough replacement for Downton Abbey. Spatchcocking just sounds like a British term, though I don't know if it is.
Debbie, ha! I've done that so many times it's ridiculous. I've taken to copying long posts before submitting for that very reason. Saves some aggravation lol.
Tonight is rolled flank steak stuffed with bread crumbs, parmesan, onions, garlic and peppers, braised in a tomato wine sauce. We'll have asparagus parmesan orzo as a side. I kind of winged this flank steak dish, so we'll see how it turns out.
It's been very cloudy here for a couple of days. Really affects my mood but at least the temperatures are warming up, though still below normal. I'm missing hearing the spring peepers. They should be in full song by now but we haven't heard one. Either too cold or too dry, or maybe both. Tomorrow, we'll dig up the potato bed and get those planted this week. At least I'll feel like I've done my part to hurry spring.
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Spring sprung in NE Texas with a bang today. Lots of severe T storms. We got only bit of thunder and few drops.
Not sure what we're having tonight. Today has been dog day - dog bath, wash dog crate, clean around dog crate. Maybe that saved Stouffers dinner tonight. Maybe stuffed baked potatoes. Maybe spaghetti. DH coming home early so don't need to decide quite yet.
Monica - I realized I never answered your question about the sweet tea marinade. It's from McCormicks - one of those tear open pkgs. Grill Mates Smokin' Sweet Tea. It was pretty good maybe a little peppery for my taste.
Paula - hamburgers here tomorrow night. DD visiting and want something easy so I can spend more time with her (26 year old). I think she wants her dad to do her taxes.
Eric - what a scary situation about fires
Funny about the word spatchcocked. Sounded perfectly at home in the episode to me but a bit of reading might be Irish. Close enough for TV. Still haven't done one. Need to try. Break out of my cooking ruts.
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breakfast for dinner today. Scrambled eggs with salsa.
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Last night ended up soup and bit of leftover enchiladas. Tonight the Stouffers in the freezer won out - chicken lasagna which was pretty good. Two servings left over for DD to take with her. We both had salad with it - major accomplishment for DH; he usually passes on it. Pleasant amount of food.
I used to eat eggs with ketchup years ago. Who knew we would be trendy then?
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