So...whats for dinner?
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Yes it works now! Thx
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Look what popped up in my Facebook page today.... How delicious does that soup look? Another way to eat kale my dear Lacey!
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/1...
Linda, how wonderful your house must have smelled. A good bolognese is a thing of beauty. How did the bread turn out?
*susan*
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The oxtail soup sounds good too.
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That soup looks very appetizing. Would it be good with meatballs made of ground lamb instead of turkey? I'm looking for a recipe to use pkg. of ground lamb in freezer.
Linda and Nancy, the breads sound wonderful. Inhaling those aromas! lol.
For you west coast folks, the last few minutes of the Green Bay vs. Seahawks game was amazing football. I had already given the win to GB. Patriots game boring in comparison. We switched to PBS soap Downton Abbey.
Susan, what are your destinations on your big trip? Last year this time we were in AUSTRALIA.
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Carole, DELICIOUS with lamb. Far closer to the original inspiration for that dish if you ask me. Still working on the trip, so won't post places until I have the tickets "in hand."
Basically, I love soup. Almost all soups.
*susan*
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I agree about the lamb meatball substitution. What a wonderful soup! It will require me to make a few store stops first for some of those spices and the Persian dried limes. There is a grocery store in Newton Highlands that probably carries them. I checked out that man's website....such interesting food. Thanks Susan!
Carole, the Pat's game was certainly a yawner after that first contest, but of course we had to see it through to the happy end.....then watched the DVRd Downton.
Am just imagining how beautiful your French loaves are, Nancy. I am going to make some for the couples I'm bringing dinner to later this week. Am feeling very intimidated....might just resort to my faux French bread recipe....and of course call it that.
Last night we had onion soup, garden salad and an omelet filled with many and varied vegetables, mozzarella and robusta cheeses. Very filling
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I don't know how beautiful they are Lacey, I'm still working on shaping and slashing technique, but they certainly taste good and are not as difficult as you might think.
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Okay, Nancy, I'm in the middle of a French bread experiment. I am off to a bad start by using all purpose rather than bread flour which the recipe called for. In my research about French bread, I did see that if you snip the top of the crust instead of trying to slash it it can be easier....just need to push down any peaks that result from the snips.
Am afraid my effort today may be a colossal failure. ...soon to find out!
And DH was supposed to be going out to dinner with his niece who is returning to college here from California. She didn't have time to go, since her plane was late arriving so he is lurking about the kitchen looking like a sad puppy who is starved. Oy! I am giving the bread my priority! Dinner kitchen is closed
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sounds yummy!
Was crying in beer last night though. That last 4 minutes of the game HURT! Ouch. Pretty sad mood around here today. Monday gloom worse than normal! LOL We say go Pack go. They did go - just not far enough. LOL
Much love
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Lacey, I don't think it will be a failure at all. My recipe calls for kaf all purpose flour with a little bit (2 tablespoons I think) of whole wheat with the bran sifted out. Besides, I've never had anybody spit out a piece of just baked bread even if I wasn't happy with the results lol.
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Oh, and I'm determined to master "the slash."
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moon - I wanted the Pack too - I am an Aaron Rogers fan! He went to my dad's alma mater, Cal. I do like Russell Wilson though - I have watched several snippets about him, and he seems like a quality young man - gives quite a bit of his time to Children's Hospital in Seattle. Consistently. Some of the players in the NFL should take a lesson. Same with Andrew Luck, lives in a regular condo and still uses a flip phone - doesn't have an ostentatious lifestyle, smart enough to know that a career in the NFL can be pretty short, best to save your money.
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The red lentil soup was delicious. Lacey, I added the lemon juice and a mixture of baby spinach, chard and kale (because that's what I had). The lemon gave it a really bright flavor. Dh loved it too. Definitely a keeper.
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Lacey I want French bread. I want to eat it in bed with as many slices of real butter as I want. It's cold here. I think that it would be heavenly to eat it in the morning with hot cocoa
Moon I don't know who won! I was in Ketchikan Alaska last year when the Sea Hawks won and all 50 of them-fans- ( small town) were dancing in the street.
Susan, I know what you mean about soup- made kale, sweet potato and great northern bean soup tonight. So good. And I threw out the last cup of "butt soup" and took 1/2 of the new soup to my lovely landlords
Was offered a job today that is 4 days a week that almost pays too good to turn down. But it would clip my wings for a year. However, I would still be able to volunteer in Appalachia for 2 weeks in March. Haven't heard about the research job. I would be the only provider there. Time to tell you I am a Nurse Practitioner. Not the best, not the worst, somewhere in the middle, but a patient, here always.
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Bedo, I would never have guessed. Why? I don't know. But I'm impressed. No wonder you can get a job any time you want. Nurses are in demand and NP's probably more so.
Lacey, how did you like the spaghetti squash? I cooked one tonight and it was utterly tasteless. Served it with some home-made spaghetti sauce that was quite good and the left-over turkey meatloaf in slices nestled in the sauce. Grated romano and a chopped salad of romaine, diced tomato and diced avocado with home-made vinaigrette. After the meal I commented that the squash had no taste. DH agreed and said that was my same assessment the last time I had cooked one. He was surprised when he saw that I had bought another spaghetti squash. I don't think I'll be buying another one.
I cooked it according to the instructions on the sticker. Sliced it in half, removed the seeds, rubbed the edges with butter, put the two halves face down in a pan and roasted in a 350 oven for 1 hour. Shredded with a fork. There was lots of watery liquid. Maybe I should have drained the shredded squash in a colander.
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Well, can't say the baguettes were a total flop...baked up well in my black double loaf baguette pan, tho the recipe called for a baking stone. Just tried some with butter....yes, Bedo this would go great with hot chocolate in the morning! Reminds me of my early days in parochial elementary school where the nuns gave us monthly breakfasts of crusty bread hot chocolate and butter after "First Friday" communion (you had to be totally fasting for communion in those days, and I always recall this large girl in my class who became sick every First Friday on the way to the church...poor thing.) I don't think she ever got much sympathy from those angelic nuns! Now, my mother would never have thought to feed us that menu so I thought it was great....loved those carbs even then!
Anyway, I digress, as usual....here are the loaves.
I forgot to slash or scissor cut the top of the loaves and frantically took my kitchen scissors and did it while they were in the 450 degree oven. A paltry effort, looking like they had been stabbed. I will try the scissor cut method again, but on the counter next time to see if I can get it more like a slash, which I have never been able to do well either.
I served a nice big piece slathered in butter to DH as a peace offering after not only not cooking dinner, but also chasing him away from the counter while he tried to put together his tuna fish, so I could do the time and heat sensitive tasks with the bread. I'm sure he is happy now......;)
DS2 was clearly optimistic about the Patriots and lined up a hotel room in Phoenix over a month ago. I jokingly texted him that DH and I might go join him, and he wrote back, "Come on down". He is funny...and kind to us. Probably knows that there is a rare chance that I would head to Phoenix with a lot of crazed sports fans on Super Bowl weekend to spend a fortune. Super bowl is not really my thing....but then the last time the Pats were in it was with the Giants. We happened to be in Paris and stayed up all night long to watch the game (French play by play!), only to see the Giants win in the last two minutes. We were too tired for our tour the next day to even be dejected. Ha!
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Carole, it sounds to me like you did the right thing with your SS, but it is never really terribly exciting and is not really a good substitute for real pasta if one hopes for that....but it's another one of those vegetables that I enjoy because it feels like "goodness" entering my body.
I never put tomato sauce on it...usually some garlic and a bit of melted cheese. They do tend to be a bit watery. So Bedo, yes, you are in a profession where you can find so many different opportunities...short or long term. That's great for you since you like to include the far away adventures in your life!
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Bedo - I would never have guessed either. I had you figured as a wandering musician or painter. Don't know why, since my BFF friend forever was an infection control nurse for 35 years before she died and no one would have ever guessed her profession either. Hope that doesn't sound patronizing. Your life always sounds so romantic & I love your free spirit. It's hard to consider clipped wings. I what part of the world is the latest offer? Will it give you enough savings to take off in your little trailer for the next year with no worries?
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Lacey, your bread looks deliciously edible. Julia Child said that by the time you slash 500 loaves, you should be able to do it perfectly. I'm going to need a lot more flour.
Bedo, not surprised at all. And I imagine you're pretty good at it. Instead of butter, try the bread with nutella in bed . Watch out for the crumbs ;-)
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Bedo - I had pretty well guessed that you were in healthcare in some form. I wasn't sure if it was delivery or admin. I'm a retired RN. What is your area of practice? If too nosy just ignore me. Would a year of salting away a hefty salary justify clipping your wings for a year then more freedom after? And with just 4 days a week you still have lots of free time. That travel trailer might just be waiting for you to buy it in a year or Equcador? When is DD's wedding?
Lacey - you can send any unwanted misshapen loaves right here. I can't imagine where I would buy dried Persian limes. Spices usually no problem, either Penderys or bulk buy at Central Market. But Persian limes no way.
Market had personal melons on sale. I bypassed them thinking they would be tasteless so Carole I understand the no taste thing.
Nancy - I will be a willing taste tester for you as well for those 500 loaves. Heck I wouldn't care what shape they were in. Hah funny about the Nutella. Doesn't drip as bad as melted butter.
Had zaps in L eye yesterday. Hurt more when done but only took 3 zaps vs. the 7 on R eye. We did make it to breakfast so we were definitely ahead of the last week's schedule. Doc was still late but not as bad and not near as many pts ahead of us. I did find out it was his 1st day back from Christmas vacation so I think last Mon. had lots of "work in" pts.
We finished off the last of the "scalloped" potatoes with the leftover artichoke/bacon/spinach dip last night. Made a bit of smoked sausage, salad and faux garlic bread - butter mixed with garlic powder. Tonight I think the 3 remaining pieces of smoked sausage will go in a stir fry with maybe orzo. I think I have 2 pkgs in cabinet need to use up.
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Luv, those Zaps in eye do not sound good but those scalloped potatoes do.
Lacey, gimme those loaves. I am on a serious carb craving.
Luv, Minus and those who asked. I do different things. I have worked in Barrow, Alaska on the Arctic Ocean in Women's Health and helped set up 6 mammogram clinics where we flew Native Americans in from tiny villages like Atqasuk, to last year in acute care in Ketchikan, to anything. And yes, that is my goal, to save enough for my trailer and take off. Yes I live a very romantic lifestyle lol, There's a nut in every jar. I'll stay near home for a year and work 4 days/week so I can be near my daughter. Before she leaves me. Forever. To get married. : ( and her husband finishes school in may 2016)
I wish that I hadn't given that kale soup to my landlords.. I ate mine.... I'm going to try to get them to invite me to dinner.
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Bedo & Luv - I'd like to share the mis-shapen loaves from Lacey & Nancy too, but I'm afraid the Fed Ex guys would go crazy from the delicious smell & eat them on the way.
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Well bedo, you know what they say "a son is a son till he takes a wife. A daughter is a daughter the rest of her life." She'll still be there for you and vice versa.
For tonight I'm marinating some turkey cutlets in the remainder of the citrus salad dressing I made last night. I'll either grill or saute them. There will have to be some dressing for DH, a baked sweet potato for me (Carole, I really like how you do them -- sauteing the halves in a little butter) and perhaps some broccoli for greenery.
Tomorrow I'm making bialys. I'll have to skip the onions on half of them (heresy, I know) because DH won't like them. I think he'll like the bread part though because the thing he dislikes the most about bagels is the chewiness (silly man). Anyway, that should be fun and something different for breakfast. I'd better make some greek yogurt too. Trying to get back on the heathier eating wagon.
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Ouch! on the zaps in the eye.
I've never cooked or eaten turkey cutlets. They must cook very quickly. Not familiar with "bialys" and am impressed that you make Greek yogurt, Nance. I would definitely not want onions on my bread of any sort.
Back to basics here. Marinated and grilled flank steak for dinner. Baked russet potatoes and cabbage slaw. No bread but I'm thinking ahead to having fajitas tomorrow night with leftover steak and fresh home-made tortillas. Haven't used the new tortilla press yet.
Wonderful weather today, sunny and low 70's. Played golf, badly, but enjoyed being outside. Tomorrow will be nice, too, and then crappy winter returns on Thurs. I'm not really liking winter this year.
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Sounds like a nice breakfast menu at your house, Nancy! You are definitely the baking queen...and a good role model for me who is not oriented to baking (maybe because I got to take sociology instead of chemistry in HS...one of my character flaws!). So I get a bit intimidated by making yeast products...and of course, I am impatient...but maybe I can learn to change that!
The loaves I made do taste pretty good....very much like the baguettes that we buy from Volante Farms, made by their baker, Jen. So that made me very happy.
Today I pulled myself together and went to WF to the Course I am taking. Not so much a course...more of an introduction to going vegan (which I will never do!) using recipes from a guy named Rip who is a firefighter and named his eating plan, "Station 2" . Turns out it was fine that I missed last week's class since it was all about using cashews, to which I am allergic! Today the instructor made some interesting potato veggie main courses. After our very relaxed class, the instructor took us for a little tour (of course!) to find some of the products we might use in this cooking style. What actually piqued my interest was the instructor saying how she only uses Kerry Gold butter from Ireland. Well, I sprung for that gold and when I got home. I slathered some on the almost day old bread. It was lovely!
Meanwhile, my foray into the world left me really exhausted and a bit nauseous. Am wondering if the Bactrim pills are causing that. This virus or whatever is getting its money's worth with me. And I am sick of not feeling well....having too little energy to do more than a bit of stretching for exercise and having to think carefully about whether I can make it through an activity. Complaint over....it will pass at some point.
And much as I hate that saying Nancy, it is true that all things being equal, daughters do stay connected more to their moms than boys do.
On the other hand, I got off easy with just having to deal with boys going through adolescence...a breeze! So I will remind myself of that! . Bedo, your plan to stick around while DD plans her nuptials sounds like a good one.My lids are drooping....might just go lay down....no real dinner here. DH is in CT on way back from a consulting project and visiting my stepmother. We are giving her my old IPad to see if she likes it enough to get one for herself. I think she will. And he gets to be techie for a night!
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Dinner tonight was a grilled lamb chop from the year's lamb, potato rosti with green onions, and a huge "Greekish" salad. I love a good bialys.... and in fact just saw a show about the origin of this dish which was developed by the Jewish community in Bialys Poland. Traditionally, there were about the size of a quarter and had either poppies, onions, or poppy with onions. This show discussed how the "art of the bialys" was lost during the second world war and then someone who lived in NYC brought it back. No mention of WHY the art was lost in Poland, Ummmm.... you rounded them all up. Anyhow, this should give you permission to make them with no onions.
If you find that you love Kerrygold, it is very well priced at Costco. It is delicious. So is Plugra. My frugal nature makes it hard for me to splurge on these lovely butters.
*susan*
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Lacey, I had a terrible reaction to bactrim, including fatigue, nausea and vomiting. I had taken it before with no problem but cannot now.
Keep at it Lacey, I never baked well until I retired. I was a decent cook but not a baker. I decided that one of the things I was going to do was learn to make all kinds of breads and other baked goods. It's been fun.
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Dinner tonight was a delicious pizza! I made the crust with sweet potatoes and roasted garlic. It was soooooo good. Here is the link for the recipe: Sweet Potato Pizza Crust
Part of my recovery strategy and moving beyond cancer involves making tasty and nutritious meals for me and my family. I have made many changes to my diet and lifestyle since my diagnosis and have found that making my own food is the best way to know exactly what I am putting in my body.
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Bedo I eat French bread with butter with hot chocolate/cocoa just about any time I have a loaf in the house. I buy the Land of Lakes Cocoa from Sam's Club where you get about two feet long 8 different flavors, 8 each in a box.....My favorite is the Choc/raspberry and the Warm Oatmeal Cookie but the s'mores one is also very good. Not to crazy about the Artic White one....
One of my friends posted this quote on Facebook
"You can't please everyone-----after all you aren't a jar of Nutella".
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Hi rcurtisra.
I also like to know what's going into the meal for my family. I also try to give my wife (Sharon) some time to relax...plus I like to cook.
All the bread talk...no french bread here...just my usual sourdough.
Last night DD got me (Please...DAD!!!!???!!!..Please??!!??) to make the chicken-rice dish again and twice baked potatoes. Tonight we had chili-mac and for sandwiches, I have a pork loin.
I found a Glenna Snow cookbook put out by the (Akron) Beacon Journal from 1944. It's a typical cookbook but in it are margin notes. My mom pointed out her writing, her mom's writing and her grandmother's writing.
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