So...whats for dinner?
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nance! We get it. Love is love! LOL
One of my best friends brought over supper tonight. How sweet. She stopped at the Pick save deli and bought the dinner special. Cold 1/2 chicken, mashed potatoes and mixed steamed veg..it's about 6 bucks and very good food. Real potatos too. One is enough for 2 people but she also bought the meatloaf meal. Sides are your choice. I used to buy them for myself when I was alone as it's fresh good and easy. So i was really looking forward to these meals. 2 days my DH doesn't have to try to cook and egg and hamburgers can wait 2 more days!(one of the few things he can cook) LOL it was yummy. So thoughtful. And proves you don't have to make a big dinner on your own to make someone's life easier. I didn't care she didn't cook, but I loved I could eat food I didn't have to cook. Meant the world to me. Especially since I haven't even gotten texts from any if my 4 kids since sx last wed. Hummmph. That's 5 days..... LOL Here's me with my new jazzy walker, pink zebra stripes and all. LOL
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moon - love the walker and the smile!
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Zoom!!!!!
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Hello all...
Nice to see you Moon...great smile and walker decor !! I wish you were closer, I'd deliver a pot pie. I have one left.
Need to try making a beef one, they were a hit with kids fulfilling and not expensive.
ok, I'm hungry now.
V
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viv. The COSTCO Near us Has THE Most Amazing Pot Pies that Taste Like homemade. 12 inches though. Huge! Really good though. Just in case one day you are out and about. LOL
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Moon, you must have been a special patient--looks like you got red tiger paw slippersocks at the hospital. All I ever got was army drab or green. (They gave my mother bright yellow and hot pink....)Eric--you have a twisted sense of "Mandatory FUN" I always thought of that as things like showing up for the 3rd grade Piano recital of the Jr. High Band...HA
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Just lost a lengthy post (obviously on my computer). AAAGGGHHH!
I'm not up to typing it all again, but I'll just say I'm brining a pork loin that I'll roast and glaze with an aged balsamic glaze that my DSIL brought me from Italy. Sides will be new potatoes from the garden and sautéed baby spinach. I'll try to retype the post about my 4 course Italian dinner another time.
I've been gone for the past several days and haven't been able to post from my stupid smart phone (although I think the problem might be swype instead of the phone itself) but it only happens on bco. Very strange. Thank you Lacey, for so eloquently saying all the things that I would like to say IF I COULD POST FROM MY STUPID PHONE.
Monica - - girl, all you need are some baseball cards in those wheels and you'd be stylin'! Dahling, you look mahvelous!
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Auntinance---that sounds delicious.0 -
Definitely lookin' good, Moon!
Nance, I'd be happy to be your ghost writer anytime......if you'll be my ghost chef!
I have a burning question....about caste iron skillets. We have two that I enjoy using for a variety of meals. When I went to make my ratatouille last week, the large skillet (my favorite) had that bad olive oil odor to it. DH always does clean up, and he uses olive oil to season the skillets after washing them. Should we not be using olive oil? Regular vegetable or canola oil? We are of the mind that the skillets do need to be washed rather than just wiped down, so it seems we need to season them with something.Please help!
Yesterday, DH and I headed down the highway in time to make our stretching class...we really needed it. I especially did since I was stiff from the long drive, with lots of commuter traffic right at the end. So all I wanted to eat last night was a big bowl of oatmeal, which was great with cranberries, raisons and walnuts. DH grilled himself the last of the lamb burgers....and was starving by 8:30, so we did the Carole/Nance popcorn prep. Yum! We've mastered the technique....very nice.
Tonight we are grilling chicken which I have yet to marinate....better get to it!
Today my big event was heading to the dentist to learn what I need to do about a lower (heavily filled) wisdom tooth that is starting to act up (I did confess to the dentist, who I know well, that I probably challenged the poor tooth by eating peanut brittle). After xrays, hr recommended that I have it extracted rather than a root canal. Well, that seemed fine, except the oral surgeon he referred me to is scheduling in OCTOBER! My dentist recommended I try to get it done before we leave for the Cape in two weeks. Great! So I will now be on the hunt for a good, but not too busy oral surgeon! I HATE mouth pain and have had a lot of it lately....with the allergies and that virus affecting my gums. This is just the icing on the oral discomfort cake! I sure would like to enjoy my meals on vacation without tooth pain! Well enuf whining for now......
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Lacey, if you're going to oil them, I suggest using vegetable oil. Oil, then heat them wipe out with a dry paper towel after it's cooled and before storing.
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My mom always said plain water and a dish towel to clean, then let dry in a warm oven, wipe down with oil and then wipe out as much oil as possible.
It's always worked for me.
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Thanks so much, Nance and Eric! I will pass both methods on to DH so he can choose and feel like an empowered clean up person!
Our marinated chicken (will we ever get sick of blk blk blk?) was really good. I made a marinade of cranberry balsamic with some evoo, garlic and fresh ground pepper. Very tasty grilled. Salad was baby spinach, arugula, mushrooms, carrots, red onion, grape tomatoes and a bit of feta cheese sprinkled over...dressed with a balsamic dijon dressing I had stored in refridge. Microwaved brussells sprouts rounded things out and some semolina bread (not baked by me!) I had two pieces since it was so temptingly fresh, and b/c several people at the grocery store today commented on my weight loss.
Doesn't take much for me to give myself permission to fall off the wagon! LOL0 -
Sooooo loveable Moon!
Ha! Nance! Give the girl some sparklers! Are they legal there?
Made a TON of risotto, asparagus, and peas and sugar snap peas from my garden with parmesan cheese, vegetable broth garlic onions and salt, pepper Yum. From the new Moosewood Cookbook for a new generation or something, too lazy to get up and look.
Soo, how do I not act shy or not worthy as Eric said? D'oh I am nervous
First date I have been into in a loooong time.
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Bedo - just be you. You are charming & interesting & intriguing. So... maybe challenging, but otherwise it would be boring. You know how to play the game if you want to. Hopefully this guy won't want to.
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Bedo,
Just be who you are, which is an amazing woman, that any man would be lucky to have as his date.
Have fun and enjoy !!
V
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Be yourself...it's too much effort to be someone else.. :-)
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Bedo, your risotto sounds delish!
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What everyone else said Bedo! Hugs.
To all thanks. I hurt during PT and I hurt otherwise. But then I kinda did any way so such is life.
Re the socks I have red, tan , yellow, blue, aqua, and maybe more. I can't remember! LOL. .I'll have to get them together to See LOL! .
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Forgot to add Bedo.....is he's worthy of you?
Tonight I made a chorizo, hash brown, egg and cheese mixture while Sharon built a primitive electric motor out of wire scraps...for her physics teacher class.
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I can't seem to edit my previous post..
Is he worthy of you? That's the question to ask!
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Eric - that's the best question.
Ran errands most of yesterday so yummy shrimp salad from Costco for dinner. For those of you who haven't had it, HUGE whole shrimp, celery, green onions, dressing.
Missing Carole as she travels across the country. Also missing Laurie & Debbie.
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Here's hoping everyone who's missing is having a great time and too busy to post.
If my knee were good this year I'd be at SUMMER FEST : ) tonight! -Bruno Mars is headlining at the Marcus tonight. It's too bad the weathers crap but it will be a great show. Rick Springfield is also playing tonight. Two weeks of amazing music. It the biggest music festival and one of the oldest..just Google it to see what you are missing. WI takes no back seat to anyone this time of year. Now if the weather would cooperate LOL. I'm ready for few food. But will probably get stuck with something from a chain... boo. LOL not that interested in Lady Gaga but Usher? I'd go. Maybe next year.
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Minus, I'll check out that shrimp salad. Sounds delish.
Tonight was grilled citrus chicken, sauteed beets with butter and dill, grilled corn.
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Yum, Nance!
I was supposed to go to a candidates forum a out mental health with DH tonight, but felt lousy all day and really tired after going to the gym, so begged out. After falling asleep on the couch for a long nap (never usually take naps!) I got up and felt pretty uncreative re:dinner, so poached eggs and had a banana with it. Intermittent fresh cherries (lord, I love them!) rounded things out. I am sated....in a weird way.
Also looking forward to Carole's return once she gets settled in a camping spot!
Hope all are doing okay with the bad weather...again!
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My most favorite dinner - REAL garden tomatoes. We're just about at the end of our growing season here - way too hot. How I will miss them.
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Hahaha, Minus....we have yet to see a home grown ripe tomato here. It seems amazing that you could be finished with your tomato growing season! Do you start up again in the Fall and get two seasons in one year?
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In Phoenix we get two growing seasons. Each is about 3 months long, which requires fast growing tomatoes. The best tasting of the lot, I think, are the little yellow pear tomatoes.
They are not hybrids, so the seeds are worthwhile to keep and use next time around.
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Hi everyone, it is so great to see Tazzy, Bedo, and Joyce posting again. I missed you and everyone here, great to see Seaside pop in real quick for our triplet BD ( Happy belated BD to you) Told Lacey Happy Birthday on FB. Hope your family problems get solved and things are ok for you.
Oh my gosh, where to start, I had to read about 30 pages to get to here, took me pretty much all day off and on. My computer had a virus, just got it back yesterday and even though I can post on FB for some reason on BCO my phone kicks me off or I lose my post. Between that and gone most the time and company I am sorry I haven't been around to check in on all of you been so busy.
Glad to see every one is doing fine and cooking up a storm. Lots of good recipes too!
Bedo- You never let me down, you make me laugh so hard every time I read your post. Can't remember what you said exactly in one of your earlier post, oh yeah something about Martha stewart isn't the boss of you, I spit out my pepsi. haha! I ditto what everyone said about the guy being worthy that is the real question here. I got a feeling that you will know weather there is chemistry or not when you first meet him, if you act silly and all flush then you have a crush and it might be worth persuing. if you yawn and can't think of anything else but going home and petting your cat (ha) then that's your clue. You mentioned on here that you had a lefty issue, did you find out what it was is everything OK? Kisses back!!
Moon, Hope your on the mend, you look pretty darn for just having surgery. wow Im amazed. Speaking of Bruno Mars, I saw him when I lived in hawaii he was only about 3 or 4 and him and his family would sing every week at the sheraton waikiki he would wear a elvis outfit and sing and shake his body it was the cutest thing ever, now to see him all grown up makes me feel so old ughh!
Joyce- So nice to see you checking in, I am so glad that Rick is staying in touch with you and DH and you all get to sit around and keep Michelles memory alive. I think of her all the time and think of you knowing how hard it was on you. (((hugs))))
Lacey- sounds like you have been very busy with dinners, parties and lots of kids to enjoy. But, I am a little worried about you being tired all of a sudden, you kind of mentioned it before in another post. Are you doing to much or maybe you need to go get a check up just to be on the safe side??
Nance, Oh boy what a pain in the arse with the propane tank, that must of been a real crazy day for you. Glad you had insurance. Loved your kitchen, the back splash and counter. The cupboards are beautiful. Oh and loved the planter DH made. so pretty.
Carole, glad your off enjoying yourself on another adventure.
Hi to Minus, Deb. LMG. Eric, Laurie, chabba, SK, Gardengumby, and the new to me newbies. and anyone else I am forgetting right now.
I was going to report on what I have been up to and tell you a few recipes but the post is so long already so will come back later with more to report.
Love to you all. Miss ya bunches!
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hiall. I laughed when I read you made chicken pot pie, as I made potless chicken pie the same day.. At least that's what we call it. I made the pot pie filling and hubby made biscuits (with a little coaching). Had the filling over biscuits.
For lunch yesterday had omelets with cold salmon, pesto and Greek yoghurt. The we went fishing. Got home late, so just fried a steak, steamed some brocolette, and fried potatoes, onions and mushrooms. Added a glass of red wine and dinner was complete.
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GG - your chicken over biscuits sounds a bit like chicken a la king - that is old school, baby! Love it!
Just got home yesterday from visiting DD - I cooked in the electric skillet and microwave, she has no stove in her little efficiency. I made Bolognese over fusilli, chili (with a beer in it), we had store bought pulled pork with coleslaw, and I made something for breakfast that turned out delish. I toasted some English muffins, drizzled some mustard, laid on a tomato slice, several thin slices of salami, then two thin slices of provolone. Microwaved it long enough that the cheese melted. The cheese slices were slightly larger than the muffin so it was completely enclosed, nice and neat. Yum! We had them for breakfast with fruit salad with yogurt dressing. Made the 6-hour drive home yesterday for an appt. with the oculo-plastic surgeon to check my eye for the suspicious spot. He is officially releasing me - doesn't feel it is cancer - so yay! This started almost a year ago and has been weighing on me, since they can't biopsy, only remove and then do pathology afterward. The procedure is taking a pie shaped wedge out of the eyelid rim and is a surgery, not an office procedure. I am so relieved I don't have to do it. I have another skin cancer on my back, so that will be handled in a few weeks, have not decided how yet - wide excision (lumpectomy) or burn and scrape. Neither sounds appealing...... Today is 6-month appt. with oncologist, tomorrow I take my friend for her 7th Taxol treatment. I want to do NOTHING this weekend! DH has been driving back and forth to the east coast of FL taking care of our elderly friend - he went last weekend unexpectedly to get him ready for admission this past Mon. to a 30-day skilled nursing/physical therapy facility because he was not doing well. I think DH wants to do NOTHING this weekend too!
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