So...whats for dinner?
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I must admit that thise carts are important. If it's a really bad day I wouldn't go to a store without them. Otherwise a get a big cart and lean on it hard. Carol I bet your Mom loved the day out.
Started my arthritis water exercise class. I actually had trouble doing one move with my hands. I couldn't hold the noodle. LOL its just weird the things that don't work anymore the same way! LOL but a nice gentle workout.
Saw a nice stuffing mix at the grocery stire. Apples cranberries nuts and bread. Heated it up with a frozen chicken breast. Supper. Pretty good.
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Laurie, have you started painting yet? Isn't cutting made a lot easier with a really precise brush? I wish I had the confidence to paint....Carole, you must be enjoying your newly painted rooms.
Tonight for dinner, I think we'll head to a potluck and last Q and A with the new ministerial candidate at church...the vote is on Sunday. This young women has done an amazing job in a zillion meetings all week and I think has changed the worried minds of the very older folks who seemed sure that a person so young could not be up to the task.....before they met her!
I'll bring a baby spinach salad with mushrooms, walnuts and cranberries with a dijon vinaigrette.
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Very stormy here - lightning and thunder are scaring the dog. Had to put his pajamas on. They calm him down - like a Thundershirt. Realize this is not a "purse dog", this is a pit bull.
Lacey - can I go with you and eat your salad? It sounds delish!
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We had a dog that ran from window to window barking and trying to chase the thunder away. When it stopped he would run to the kitchen and stand in front of his treat jar as if to say I was so good, reward please!
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chabba - that is so cute! This dog sticks to me like glue in the thunder, but barks when there are birthday candles and the happy birthday song - I think he is warning us about the fire! He does not bark when someone is at the door, only at birthday candles and squirrels.
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I had shelties who barked at the mailman, the garbage man, the vacuum cleaner, the garbage can itself, rakes, the doorbell (even on tv), the hose, the broom, the wheelbarrow ,
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auntie - Lol! Hilarious! Maybe not so much for you though....
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Our last mini schnauzer would get frantic at thunder storms....such good dogs would make good weather aps...since they start their anxious behaviors well before we hear the thunder....and to think that we now pay for an ap to domthat when we are at the lake! When people added their condolences on my Facebook page after she died, one of DS2's buddies commented on how much he would miss her in her little thunder cape....brought sweet tears to my eyes. The little cape sort of worked for her....
Special, come on down!
Part of my purpose in making that salad is that I can enjoy it in the event that everything else at the potluck has cheese in/on it! Off we go......
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Gypsy, our little yellow lab dog, barked where she could hear her echo.....she barked for quite awhile and was relieved when "the other dog" finally got tired too... :-)
Eric
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Aw Eric, too cute!
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Hysterical, Eric!
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Healthy lunch. And delicious. Grilled salmon on spinach salad. Unhealthy dinner at my mother's house with a group of family members. Popeye's fried chicken and sides (beans and rice, mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, biscuits). The coleslaw was pretty good. I skipped the mashed potatoes but did have a small helping of the beans and rice. And a biscuit.
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Carole, when indulging in Popeyes, one MUST have a biscuit. It's a rule.
SK, they were such sweet and wonderful dogs, it was easy to put up with their vocalizations. I miss them everyday.
Not much interesting cooking going on here. The new refrigerator got delivered yesterday so the kitchen is in a state of flux while appliances get moved around and food transferred from one to another. In addition, we decided to turn the space the old refrigerator inhabited into a baking center for me. We found some base cabinets that fit the space and I'm now looking for a marble slab to use as a top. I'm excited at the thought of having a dedicated space for my baking endeavors. But all of this searching and decision making is exhausting.
Lacey, your salads always sound so delicious!
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Nancy, you will love the marble, Be sure it is nice and thick (at least 3/4" so it holds the cold) I loved mine for making danish pastries and croissants. Also good for pie crust and candy making.
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auntie - you might do well to look for a piece of scrap marble at a stone merchant and have it cut for the space. That can be an inexpensive way to go if you need a smaller piece.
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Well Nance, maybe not much going on right now....but I can hardly wait for the posts once the baking center in set up. Wonderful!
The potluck was pretty good. Everyone was happy that there was a real variety of food...and it made for very colorful plates....lots of orange and green! Then the candidate fielded a zillion more questions. She is amazingly polished, warm and bright. Afterwards, DH ended up discussing mortgage strategies with her DH. He is doing the house hunting since she has a schedule to knock your socks off.....I feel for him/them. There is precious little on the market in our town right now, and the houses that are, get bids considerably beyond the asking price. Ask me how I feel about dragging my feet on clearing this place out! At least my thinking stages about doing that are getting more developed now....;)
News on DS2 front.....he is out in Chicago (again) and actually sent us a photo of self with gf at the Cub's game. I have a feeling we might be meeting this gal in the not so far future. Hope so!
Tomorrow driving to the South Shore for a friend's mom's memorial service and luncheon.
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Nancy - your shelties' behavior sounds just like our rat terrier. Esp. funny when she barks at doorbells on TV. I don't know if our's even works. We use the side door and almost never have unexpected visitors. Your new baking center sounds marvelous. What kind of casserole pan do you make your bread in? I only have the basics - Pyrex or Corning Ware. Or disp. aluminum. More concerned about the size.
Finally got the stuffed shells made. I used a recipe from "Mueller's Pasta" very basic, cheese, ricotta, eggs, parsley no meat. Made a full 9 x 13 and an 8 x 8 that I baked/froze. Well worth the effort. Tonight is a Southern Living recipe I've only made 1-2x. Chicken Cobbler - I have 3 jars of roasted peppers to use up. My store is changing its stock out - not sure why. Tons of "gourmet" stuff on clearance but seems to be replacing with other equally gourmet. Not so many gourmet cooks out here - chicken fried steak/mashed potato land. If you've ever watched "The Pioneer Woman" cook it's just like my little town. SO - I have a giant pkg. of froz. breasts thawing to boil and freeze in a bit and save for the cobbler. I also found a roast buried so will crockpot it on Monday. That should get us through for a few days anyway.
Made the Central Market run too yest. while in town for well woman checkup. Only spent - tada - $33 there. Applaud my restraint. They did announce last week or so the official news of Whole Foods opening in the same area but not until 2016. Not sure of why so long. The new south toll road is "opening" mid month - opening in quotes because I just don't see how. They are working I think 24 hours/day (more unpopulated areas) and the weather has be very cooperative for that. This will be very near that new toll road but no reason given I don't think for the delay. Land is mostly vacant.
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Luv, I use a porcelain over cast iron small Dutch oven. I have a much larger one but this one is just the right size for the small loaves I make just for the two of us. I also have an oval one that I use for longer and larger "batard" shape. I know you could use a cast iron Dutch oven with a lid, but I'm not really sure what else might work. You might try a cast iron skillet or baking stone with a pan of boiling water in the bottom of the oven. The loaf may not be as high but it will have a nice crust.
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Chabba, I have a piece of marble that I use to make pie and pastry crusts and I love it.
SK, thanks, that's what I'm trying to do, find a remnant from a fabricator.
Saturday night is pizza night (homemade) - Canadian bacon and green pepper for dh, sausage and mushroom for me. I'll add a salad for a healthier component.
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I lost my post by accidentally closing the browser. Grrrr.
The only marble I've had are the little round ones in my head...and they rattle. :-)
As for baking, I use a double bottomed cookie sheet (has two layers of aluminum about 1/4 inch apart) for round loaves and I have both Pyrex and black sheet metal bread pans. For cornbread I use the 11 inch cast iron skillet and I also have used the dutch oven (my avatar) for different breads. Sourdough is the only bread that has needed to put the pizza pan full of water on the bottom shelf off the oven.
Lacey, the potential future pastor sounds like a neat lady and it sounds like you've cooked your socks off! :
I've been cleaning today. dusting,, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, laundry, so far. I'm heading out on a business trip for a few days (Dallas) and am hoping I can get things so Sharon doesn't have to do much. Her allergies have been making her feel pretty tired and miserable and her grading stuff has been falling behind, so I'd like to keep her "un busy" with housework as much as possible.
Dinner will probably stuff with lots of left over potential, so she, or DD, can make something with minimal effort.
I'm laughing about the "don't know if the bell works". I've disconnected both the doorbell and the telephone bell. Any time either would ring, it was either someone selling something or doing a survey with the intent to sell something. Not answering the bell is easier than politely (or impolitely, if polite didn't work the first two times) telling them "No".
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Is anyone else having difficulty posting? I don't know if it's my phone or the site itself, but I frequently lose my post or my keyboard just freezes and I can't type any more words. It only happens here. If I try on the computer, it works fine. Maybe it's just me.
I think I have a pretty wonderful husband, but Eric you are a peach!
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When I moved the refrigerator out so I could sweep under it......."Where's the Emend?" Wow!! :-)
Two dogs that are shedding and the normal desert dust make it challenging to keep up. I dug out the whole room electrostatic/ HEPA air filters and have set them up to try to trap whatever I stirred up. We don't normally run them as they are quite noisy.
My phone seems OK for typing, but the site seems a bit slow to respond.
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I've had slow draggy internet all day long. Don't know why traffic would be high on such a lovely day as today.
Nancy - gonna be a pest. I don't have a porcelain cast iron or even plain cast iron. I guess I might make 1/2 recipe (have to find recipe again in my "stack") and see it it will rise in say maybe a round Corning Ware casserole. Depends on temp but I can't believe you'd bake it over 375 anyway for bread. Prob. not next week though. I thought I had a stretch at home but DH's truck has major work needed at Ford dealer which means 2 trips into FW next week that I hadn't planned on.
Never got beyond simmering the chicken breasts for the chicken cobbler. Will instead finish the shells with some sauteed peas I got at Cent. Mkt and some Italian rolls.
Eric - you should be right at home in Dallas next week temp. wise.
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Luv, it's baked on very high heat, 450 I believe. If you don't have a baking stone I think you'd be better off baking it in a cake pan or just on a baking sheet. On parchment paper if you have it. I'm not sure your corning ware will take the high heat but if it does, try it. You're not a pest at all!
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As you will see, no problems posting on Ipad here.....
Seconding the "peach" opinion for Eric....:)
...And maybe you could give DH those kinds of indoor cleaning lessons. Tho I so appreciate how he leaves his pollen laden outdoor work clothes in the garage after a hard day of Spring cleanup (and there have been many of those this "spring"). I was happy he decided to do it himself this year, since it costs a lot to have a service do it, with corners cut that DH is more careful not to do. And since he is in great physical shape this year, he is not even complaining about the hard yard work. Yay gym!
I went on a long road rally today to my friend's mom's memorial service. Drove down with another friend, and am glad I had company since we took forever to get there. This particular South Shore area seems to be a challenge for google maps or mapquest (which everyone told us AFTER we arrived....having stopped four times for redirections...good thing we are xx and not xy folk:)and we drove around in circles a lot to find the obscure neighborhood the church was in. Then similar problem on way home, so I abandoned the tech map and thought that if I just kept the water on my right we'd make it home....not so fast!! LOL We ended up on a few fingers in Hull... Could have used a skiff! So many laughs we had as we finally made it back to the highway and home again, home again jiggidy jig! Phew!
I was pretty starved upon return home since there were lots of cheese laden dishes in the buffet luncheon. So, DH and I ordered take out dinner from our favorite local Greek restaurant....lemon scallops over rice and veggies, and lamb shank with sides, which transformed somehow to a chicken and beef kabob. DH really hoped for that lamb shank and called to "complain" ( he is so NOT a complainer) and they right away offered to credit his card, and give us the mistake meal, which he settled for, and we enjoyed both entree dishes plus their delish butternut squash, lemon potatoes, grilled veggies, and Greek salad (minus the feta for me....whine!) Oh, almost forgot...we went all out and got baklava for dessert.
Yum!Ongoing church dynamic...DH attended a memorial service held at our church today and said that after it, the local Methodist minister gave a solid endorsement from the pulpit to our candidate for her initiation and coordination of the service with him...a collaborative first in our town! Wish I had been there....tomorrow is the vote. Fingers crossed that this young dynamic woman can be endorsed to come and impact our church and town in positive ways! There are still a few older folks who just cannot appreciate the gifts of a young candidate....:(... Hopefully not too many who decide to vote!
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Wow Lacey great story! LOL. I will pray that you get the lovely young minister.
Eric I triple the peach opinion! LOL
The weather was beautiful today. Saw a friend from N Dakota today for lunch at Noodles - her pick. I like the Bangcock curry dish. It's pretty good.
Much love to all.
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I'm roasting a pork butt in the oven. It's 9 pounds, so I cut it in half so it will cook faster.
The lamb talk makes me want to get some lamb to make a middle eastern lamb dish tomorrow.
Apple's posts inspired me to try that type of food and we like the flavor.
Sharon has been grading papers for about 4 hours and is only half done.
It seems like her allergies aren't bugging her as much...maybe the air filters are helping. I see they have quite a layer of "crud" on the filter elements, so they are doing their job. I should look into an electrostatic filter for the house air conditioning system...
Eric
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Eric, the air filter report is encouraging. What kind do you have? We could probably use one here to help my allergies.
I do recall as a child growing up, having a dust filter in our air conditioning system. My father had terrible allergies and asthma. The system "snapped" like a cap going off when zapping the dust. Wonder if they are more sophisticated now....fifty years later! Would guess so!
Middle Eastern lamb dishes, so delish!
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They are made by Honeywell...Enviracaire model 12520.
It has a blower that pulls air through a replaceable HEPA filter that is wrapped with a thick activated charcoal sheet. The thing is about a foot tall and about 18 inches in diameter.
I don't know if they still make this particular filter as it is 17 years old. When Sharon was pregnant and couldn't take anti-histamines, I bought the filters to keep her from going crazy.
I have seen similar filters in the home improvement stores.
I used to have an air conditioner filter that created static electricity from the air moving through the filter. It would loudly snap and pop when it was time to wash it out. That thing worked pretty well, but it didn't fit the filter spot at the new house...so we left it behind when we moved. Since we moved we've never seen them from sale....
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Thanks for that air filter info, Eric.
Church result.....the entire congregation voted her in! There was jubilance abounding after the vote! And I am so very happy for this young couple as they start their househunting and get their life started in our town.
This afternoon we went to an open studio art event at the home of a friend who does simple metal sculptures for outdoors. We bought a praying mantis for DH's brother's garden, and five tall, simple circle and diamond shape sculptures in different colors to add a bit of life to our lakehouse backyard. It is sort of like having a garden of tall flowers without the pollen! ;/ But boy did we take in pollen while perusing the sculptures in our friend's backyard. All the trees have first blooms, and the wind is frantic!
I think I'll make that turkey tenderloin with the balsamic glaze again for dinner. certainly was easy!
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