So...whats for dinner?

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  • Susan, you get a cookbook every month?  You must have a large bookcase for cookbooks.  I read the cookbooks I buy.  Right now I'm enjoying Healthy Comfort.  The chef author was up to 350 lbs when he was dx'ed with diabetes 2 and decided to lose weight.  He lost 120 lbs.  Of course, he could afford to hire a trainer who moved into his house!  His recipes take common foods and make them a little more interesting while cutting down on excessive fat and calories. 

    DH's split pea soup was very good.  He made it the way I would have, with onion, garlic, carrot and celery in addition to the smoked ham diced up.  The cornbread cooked in the cast iron pan was in the shape of little half ears of corn.  We both commented afterwards that we had overeaten.  I seldom am guilty of that any more. 

    All this bread making has me in the mood for baking bread. 

  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Posts: 2,394

    Well that took forever. Someone [looking at you girl-child] had used all the ground cumin. The coriander bottle was also empty. And then, no Garam Masala, so I became a toasting-grinding queen! The house smells wonderful though. Toasting spices have so much flavor, and that translates into smell.

    Carole, I don't buy a cookbook every month, but my online cooking group votes for one. Very often, I get the book from the library, cook and then buy only if there are at least five recipes that I know I will make over and over. With the Minuteman interlibrary loans, it is rare that a book isn't available, especially if it isn't the "hottest" book out there.

    *susan*

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    I can ditto Nancy's comment about her DH wondering about what the ingredients on the counter were going to be used for. I am so impressed with your DHs cooking ability, Carole.

    Nancy, the bialys must be so wonderful! They look great even w/o the indent. My DH LOVES them, too. He's originally a New Yorker, so all that Jewish deli stuff makes him soooo happy.

    Red, I am horrified that Sam's Club was so disrespectful to your dad. I hope that works out for him with no more frustration.

    Last evening, I attended a retirement party for the nurse at one of my former schools. It was a large and festive event, and I so enjoyed seeing my old co-workers. The food was unremarkable....lots of Italian casseroles.....stuffed shells, chicken Parmesan, sausages and peppers, and baked cod (yes!), and a very boring Caesar salad. It was a wonderful night because of the people, so I am really happy that I went.

    The woman to whom I delivered the soup dinner emailed me today to say that it was terrific, so I was happy about that. I had forgotten to count the parm rinds and bay leaves in the soup, so had gone on a frantic hunt through the entire pot searching them out before delivering it. I will definitely count next time!

    Am thinking I might make some 00 pizza dough today......big messy snow day forecasted for tomorrow.

    I LOVE that you guys are posting food pix!!

    Susan, you always amaze me.....replenishing your ground spices on a moment's notice....and "aromafying" your home! Love the pix! Do you use Pensey's

  • m0mmyof3
    m0mmyof3 Posts: 10,061

    Had planned on making something with the chicken I took out earlier today, but the chicken is still frozen solid. So hubby is grabbing a pizza!

  • yum Susan, those noodles look delish! Hakka food is very tasty I think!

    Carole- i hear you on the turkey. Dh has cut way down on the red meat because of cholesterol, but we still have it maybe twice a month, but only the grass fed stuff from the fancy whole animal butcher round the corner. I guess theoretically the turkey is supposed to be healthier because of low fat, but I wonder, do they even sell pastured free range turkeys?

    Nancy those bialys look crusty and all kinds of tasty!

    Dinner tonight was a greek salad, sauteed brussel sprouts and dover sole with garlic butter and lemon caper sauce.

  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Posts: 1,455

    Whew, went on line and Special, you were right about the stuff they would ask for.  I called them, explained the situation with him sending in his license due to the letter about it being medically revoked and the facility manager approved us to just come in with the social security card and a utility bill showing his address.  He is still frustrated about losiing his driving, and the staff were so kind to him, even though he knew that he couldn't do anything about it with them...

    then we went to the diner (YES it is FRiday FISH NITE) and he had his walleye and I had a Rueben.  I know it's not the best choice, but it tasted so good. 

    then I went to Walmart to pick up milk and greek yogurt and they had pints of Blueberries for 1.80 and 6 oz red raspberries for 1.75, so I snagged some of those and will be having fruit and youurt and smoothies till it is all used up..... Dole brand. Another guy and I were really checking them out and couldn't see anything wrong with them but the price had us scratching our heads.....

  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Posts: 2,394

    Dover Sole.... oh my. Such a lovely fish, but generally outside my price point. And yes, there is such a thing as pastured free range turkeys. Hard to find year round of course. Turkeys don't fatten when cold, unlike humans!

    Red, what a Dad story. Thank goodness for Friday fish fry. Placates even the most irritated people. And yes, Reuben's are amazing. Haven't had one since the last time I smoked a pastrami. Wonder if I can get Mr. 02143 to do this in the middle of the winter.

    The tandoori chicken was delicious. Served with my "everyday garlic dal", some basmati rice and a bit of naan bread. There is enough for at least one more meal. They say we will be getting snow tomorrow. I have moved my car to the "correct" side of the road just in case they call a snow emergency.

    *susan*

  • Redheaded, you've aroused Reuben envy!  One of my favorite sandwiches along with a really good hamburger. 

    Last night's dinner meat was about 10 oz. of pork tenderloin medallions.  I modified a recipe for pork curry and it turned out good.  Tossed the medallions in about 1 T curry powder, 1 T low-sodium soy sauce, and 1/4 tsp cayenne.  Seared the pork in grapeseed oil and removed.  Tossed in diced parsnips (I'm low on veggies!), grated ginger, and chopped garlic and caramelized.  Returned meat to pan and deglazed with some home-made broth and simmered a few minutes.  Very nice taste.  I thought the combination of soy sauce and curry powder was surprising but dh and I agreed it worked.  He actually cooked the meat dish while I worked on the side dishes.  The recipe was for a tougher cut of pork and involved longer cooking time and more veggies.

    One side was sautéed kale with sliced garlic and red pepper flakes.  I splashed in some balsamic vinegar to see how that would taste and I wouldn't do it again because the balsamic gave a sweetish taste.  Wine vinegar would probably be better.  This kale wasn't bitter so I didn't blanch it.  We tasted it raw.  The other side was roasted butternut squash, which I LOVE.  Went to the trouble of peeling and dicing it into largish dices.  Tossed with EVOO and s & p.  Roasted at 400 degrees for 30 min. then tossed it in small amt of maple syrup and roasted another 10 min.

    The plated food looked rather nice! 

    Tonight's dinner may use up some leftovers in the freezer.

  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Posts: 2,484

    Not really sure what we've been eating. Did finally make the stir fry with the small bits of leftover smoked sausage. Thought I had plenty of basmati rice left from Christmas cooking but no (use it up mantra). Then I looked in the pantry and I had brown jasmine. Didn't we just have this discussion. I know it had to have come from WalMart and not that long ago, maybe summer. I have been cleaning out pantry.

    Thursday night when the advertised snow storm did not arrive I baked one of those long slow cooking Stouffers chicken lasagna's I bought on sale. We will have that to finish tonight. Tomorrow I plan to go the grocery after church - always dangerous and crowded but needs to be done. Have prescriptions to pick up that will be out. But Tuesday I think I'm going into Ft. Worth. I have not been shopping there since mid December. WooHoo. DH is off so I can leave early, stay late. He will be happy to have the house to himself. Weather will be great too. Eye doc appt. is midday on a Monday. Probably not the best time to go but I had no choice really. I know of at least one store, the spice store, where I can waste a bunch of time if he is late. Prob. 5 min. from his office. Lots of new restaurants/lunch places nearby also the Mexican grocery but not so close as the spice store.

    Carole, I'm hearing rumors of a big storm next weekend, maybe early the week after around Feb. 2. Your pork medallions reminds me I have some coconut curry seasoning in the cabinet. I might try that on some of the pork loin frozen.

    I about to make this cake. I have the fruits soaking in refrig. I think the description of "Bundt cake pan" is overblown. I think it should fit in 9 x 5 loaf pan. I have a new Bundt pan but I think it would just be overkill and barely fill the bottom.

    http://relish.com/recipes/holiday-fruitcake/

    Nancy the bialys look wonderful. Don't think I've ever had any. There was an article in yesterday's weekend section about the new kolache bakeries around. Might have to time a stop there either Tuesday or the following Monday when I go back to eye doc. I think Tuesday might be too warm to stash kolaches in the car for long. (Can you imagine kolache is not in dictionary here? lol) Now down in central TX is no problem to find them. My GM used to drive to West, TX (yes the same with the fertilizer plant explosion) to the turkey shop and the kolache bakery. She lived S of Ft Worth so would go with a friend.

    Susan - how much snow have you had?


  • specialk
    specialk Posts: 9,299

    red - glad the DMV was cooperative!  DD just had a positive DMV experience yesterday too - she was pulled over in Florida (she lives in Georgia) for an expired temp tag, and when the police officer ran her license it came back suspended!  He charged her criminally for driving on a suspended FL license - untrue as she surrendered her FL license when she got her perfectly legal Georgia license.  This is a problem as she has a secret clearance at work, which could be in jeopardy with a criminal charge, but I assured her this was all a paperwork thing - which it was.  She bought a new vehicle in November and they dropped the ball on reporting the previous vehicle as being sold and the tag NOT transferred, and they failed to follow through on converting her temp FL tag to a permanent Georgia hard tag.  Eeeesh!  So she and I spent a LOT of time yesterday on the phone/fax sending many documents to the third party title/registration girl, who was uber helpful - and also someone at the DMV who was likewise!  So, yay!  I will be going up to northern FL for her court date - and doing my best mama bear rendition.

    luv - your post made me laugh - "not sure what we have been eating"

    I am not a Reuben girl, but my MIL is - she has a crockpot Reuben recipe if anyone wants it - it is in the cookbook of family recipes I made for her 80th b-day.

  •  Delicious and easy dinner tonight.  Shrimp scampi and home-made pasta from my recent pasta making marathon.  And Caesar salad.  I was delighted that my pasta is very good.  I ate a second portion that I really shouldn't have eaten. 

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Well, last night, I started figuring out which 00 flour recipe for pizza crustrather late in the afternoon, so decided we should order Greek instead. DH always happy about that. We ordered two fish entrees, baked cod and salmon fillet....both had a mustard sauce of some sort...tasty. We had butternut squash as a side, and Greek salad with their yummy dressing...not scale friendly, I'm sure.

    So last night I made the pizza crust and let it rise in the fridge until tonight when I got serious about making the pizza. The crust was definitely more delicate in feel as I shaped it into the pans (I have yet to use a pizza stone, but have one so....some day), and I have to say the basic texture after being baked was lovely. Toppings were all sorts of veggies, which we always choose...onions, baby portobellos, green pepper, zucchini, and roasted red peppers. I would definitely do this again. I used the crust recipe online from Roberta's Pizzeria in Brooklyn. Just love Brooklyn pizza, even if it's faux! ;)

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Carole, yum....that dinner sounds great....definitely second portion worthy! And I am definitely impressed with the inclusion of your home made pasta! I am almost tempted to start the search for the pasta maker my sister gave me years ago

  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Posts: 2,484

    Too funny Lacey. I had just signed up for King Arthur Flour's email list when I refreshed my favs and found your post. I found Roberta's Pizzeria dough. How big do you make your pizzas?. Sounds super easy and yummy. But alas no 00 flour around here. Might have at Central Mkt maybe. But then I don't know I would use enough to justify the purchase.

    The holiday fruitcake I posted earlier is interesting. Certainly not sweet, needs little bit more sugar and maybe a little salt with it. DH will eat it I think for his early snack. I for sure will and have eaten it. It made a very flat loaf, might have been better in the 8 x 4 pan even. Been looking up other non candied fruitcake recipes.

    Special - I would love to have your MIL's slow cooker Reuben. I had an interesting sandwich the other night at prayer meeting. King's Hawaiian rolls split with something baked in them. Almost kinda Reubeny now that I think about it. Whatever it was it was yummy. And meals seem to run into each other here. That's why I can't remember what we've had. Long stretches with DH working and me not going anywhere.

    Carole they keep promising that Fresh Market will open in 2015. I'm ready. Think I will investigate next week when I go to eye doc. It's close to there and a way back into SW part of town where I usually shop. Another fun thing I need to do is go get a tetanus shot. Trying to catch up on those maintenance issues.

  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Posts: 1,455


    Fresh Market----we have one and it is the most amazing food. The seafood and meat counter is like non other  and they have wonderful coffee too.  The bakery---omg.  They have tiramisu, need I say more.......

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Luv, re: scoring the 00 flour ......I was so excited to find it at an Italian restaurant's attached market. Then my neighbor mentioned that she got some for a better price at Costco! And the pizza crust recipe I used called for half 00 and half all purpose. Definitely closest thing I have made at home to an Italian pizzeria pizza. Yum!

    We got several inches of heavy snow today, but apparently a real "blockbuster" snowstorm is arriving Monday night and departing Wednesday morning. Yuck!

    Wish we had a Fresh Market.....but I have to admit now that Wegman's and Market Vasket entered our locale, we are over saturated with grocery stores

  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Posts: 2,394

    We have a trip! Plane and train tickets have been purchased. Some of this is still loose, but at least I know which country we will be in, when. My mother and I start in Paris, visiting the cousins, and fulfilling her dream of seeing Paris "one more time." After ten days, I put her on a train to London and head to the airport to fly to Malaga Spain. My husband should arrive in Malaga the next day and we start our 4- week stay in Spain. This part still needs to be flushed out. I know that we want to spend time in the south and then start heading north to Murcia and Valencia before arriving in Barcelona. We will stay in the Barcelona area for a week and then head to Istanbul for another week. Phew! I will be gone for 6-weeks; husband for almost 5.

    Now I will start the process of arranging apartments. Can't be in these wonderful places and not be able to shop at the market to prepare a few of our own meals, after all.

    I get my scan results on April 9th and we leave on April 10th. My mother is acting like a 6-year old school girl. Positively giddy. I still have too much reading, learning, and arranging to do to allow giddiness to overtake me just yet. I speak some French, but not a word of Spanish or Turkish. Gonna have to start learning just enough of both to be polite.

    Dinner last night was exactly the same as the night before. Tonight I have some boneless chicken thighs in the fridge and plan to make some type of Chinese meal. Hope to use up the rest of the mustard greens, snow peas, and the lovely oyster mushrooms I bought on a whim.

    *susan*

  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Posts: 1,455

    Oh Susan, what a wonderful experience.  I've been to Paris twice, but never Spain and Never Turkey.... Always thought I'd like to visit Morocco.....don't ask me why. I just liked the pics in the travel catalogues...

    I bought Turkey drumsticks at store yesterday.  There was a recipe in my Practical Paleo  cookbook for Sage roasting them.  You make a salt blend of sage and coarse salt.  You dry roast the fresh sage in a low oven on a cookie sheet until it breaks apart with your fingers--it says roughly four hours.  then you grind hem with 1/2 cup coarse sea salt in your food processor or mortar & pestle to desired consistency and re-dry in oven if there is any moisture remaining.... 

    Really tempted to just use some dry rubbed sage with sea salt........

  • auntienance
    auntienance Posts: 4,043

    Had unexpected house guests this weekend. DBIL and DSIL breezed in for two nights. DH and DBIL's eldest sister just had open heart surgery in a town near us and they came in to visit her in the hospital. Not a lot of time for meal planning but Friday night was a dry brined tri-tip roast with horseradish sauce, roasted fingerling potatoes with preserved lemon and garlic and steamed broccoli sauteed in garlic butter. The leftover broccoli and few potatoes went into a frittata the next morning for breakfast with some bialys.

    Last night we made individual thin crust pizzas with roasted garlic and other roasted veggies such as tomatoes, peppers and whatever else we could find, Italian sausage, mushrooms, etc. etc. and a large Italian salad. Lots of good food and lots of leftovers. The beef will be rerun tonight with some sort of sauce and roasted smashed potatoes, plus something green. Perhaps a sauteed greens mix.

    It's now quiet as guests have gone. It's rainy and gloomy today. I didn't sleep well last night (not unusual) so it's going to be a reading, lounging, coffee drinking kind of day. Looking foward to Downton Abbey tonight.

    Luv, Galveston and that area had lots and lots of kolaches everywhere. When I was a teenager, I worked in a bakery and one of the things they had was kolaches. These were quite different than the ones I found in Texas. They were a square pastry that had an indentation in the middle that was filled with jam or a fruit filling. They never ever had meat in them. I hadn't seen that kind in years (still haven't) I was quite excited to find them in Texas and was a bit disappointed to find that they were not the same at all. Susan -- the noodle dish looks mighty slurp-worthy. I desperately need to make pasta.

    I'm planning a food safari next week. May go to Columbia and visit all the ethnic food shops to replenish supplies and add to my stash. I need some more high gluten flour. There is a Halal food market and cafe there that's on my to-do list, as well as my beloved Asian market. I see pho in my future. There are also Filipino and Indian markets. Fun! The St. Louis area has just gotten a Fresh Market and is scheduled to get two more. I may try to go to the newly opened one next week on the Costco run. It's been years since I've had Dover sole and certainly haven't seen it anywhere. Not a lot of fresh fish markets in the Midwest unfortunately.

    I hope you NE folks aren't buried in snow and/or ice. And I'm not sure what's going on with you Texas folks. I keep seeing different weather reports. Wherever you are, stay safe!

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Nancy, would love to know what recipe you use for your pizza crust....am a bit obsessed with it of late.

    I have never heard of a kolache....interesting, and varied it seems.

    We have a very messy covering of snow and ice....but the big blizzard is expected from tomorrow night into Wednesday...sounds like two feet of snow may blanket us. Am dreading a trip to the store today...the crowds will be enormous, there will be no bread nor milk..fortunately we need neither. I am always ambivalent about buying food before a storm since there is always the possibility of a power outage, which means all could "go bad". So maybe canned tuna might be the best option...and anything else that can survive well in the cold garage.

    Planning to make kale soup today. Have I mentioned that I use the low fat Trader Joe's pre-cooked sausages (only one cut up into little pieces) to start my soup so it gives it more of a kale and sausage soup taste, without much fat. I'm sure we will finish up the leftover pizza with the soup tonight along with a salad.

    Hope everyone is staying safe and warm....or in your case, Eric, cool and comfy!

  • Sitting at the race track in the grandstand on the finish line. We drove into New Orleans this morning and camped out on the route of the NO marathon so we could cheer dh's cousin from WV when she ran by. Also her dh who came by much later. He ran the half marathon.

    It's a beautiful day and we enjoyed watching all those runners of every description. Some were in costume. Cafe Degas was nearby so we treated ourselves to brunch. I had a crepe with lump crabmeat, wild mushrooms, and asparagus and a decadent cream sauce. Also good strong dark roast coffee.

    The NO Fairgrounds was a few blocks away so here we are about to make our fortune betting on the horses. Dh plans to have a hot dog while he's here. The "famous" food at the concession stand is the corned beef sandwich.

    Susan, I'm excited about your big trip.

    Nance, I would love to accompany you on that shopping excursion.

    Lacey, the pizza crust sounds like a great success.


  • specialk
    specialk Posts: 9,299

    Here is my MIL's Crock Pot Reuben recipe - I have never had it or made it so there is my caveat!

    1 brisket of corned beef, with spices
    1 pkg. sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
    1 yellow onion, sliced or chopped
    Dijon mustard
    1/2 c. dry white wine
    Swiss cheese slices

    Place brisket in crock pot, spread the surface with Dijon mustard, then cheese slices.  Cover with onion, then sauerkraut and spices.  Add white wine and cook all day on low. 

    Note from my MIL (on the recipe itself) Serve this dish with creamy mashed potatoes, rye or pumpernickel bread with butter, and applesauce or spiced apples or figs.  A wine suggestion would be an Alsatian Gewurztraminer, a German Dry Mosel, or your fave spicy Chardonnay.

    Edited to add:  Susan - I don't know if any of this is useful, but when you said you were going to Paris I was reminded of Michelle's trip, so I searched her blog and found her posts about that trip.  Here is the link:

    http://www.mch-breastcancer.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-06-18T10:15:00-05:00&max-results=7&start=46&by-date=false

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Nancy, what a fun time you will have on that shopping trip!!

    And Susan.....be still my heart! What a wonderful trip you have planned! Sounds like you should add travel agent as yet another side talent of yours. So exciting! And how lovely that your mom gets to go too.

    Kale soup is made, and now before the sun goes down I need to try to take a walk...if I can find some boots with good treads...otherwise it's down to the treadmill. I have been so remis about keeping up with my exercise regimen since being sick, but the excuse in now passed. :/

    By the way, on the 14th we are going to a chili fest? If anyone has a really special chili that they love, and would be willing to share, please do. I am never married to one particular chili recipe, so I have to make a decision here.....

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Oh, Carole....WIN BIG! :)

  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Posts: 2,484

    Texas is variously having a blizzard next weekend or just cold rain. Depends. My local guru weathercaster who now teaches is on the fence and who can blame him almost a week out. I know that I will get dog food when I go to town on Tuesday just in case. Forecast says 80 for Wednesday.

    Lacey I looked just now at weather channel and it has blizzard (! mark in red) for Monday night. Don't think I've ever seen that. You don't need bread you are the bread king. Just make pizza. Would it make any kind of thing for sandwiches?. I will look for 00 flour but no ethnic grocers in Ft Worth. We don't even have an Asian market darn it. Brookshires had KA whole wheat pastry flour - didn't even look to see how old it was - well more exact how soon it would go out of date. DH I think owes me some stuff on Amazon (wink wink) - maybe I'll look there.

    Nancy - what a wealth of shopping places. I would just die and my pantry would explode.

    Susan - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised how much your French will help your Spanish. At least you have most of the basic words down just the French version. I had 2.5 years college French (+2 years HS) but learned Spanish on the fly in El Paso and some as hospice nurse. Must admit my Spanish does have a French inflection. But I bet most will want to practice their English with you so unless you are really, really off the beaten path much Spanish will not be necessary. Turkish whole 'nother ballgame. I bet your French would do there. Isn't French the international language? What they use at the Olympics? How will you bring home all the goodies I know you will buy? Inquiring minds want to know. But in all seriousness I know you will have a wonderful time. Can I sneak in your luggage?

    Carole - hope the ponies are lucky for you today.

    Thanks Special for the Reuben recipe. Sounds like something you can make and freeze extras. DH has (silly me only married 38 years) not liked sauerkraut. Noooo. I love sauerkraut so long as you rinse it well. I must buy a jar of Claussens for him.

    Tonight is the remianing calzone (sorry deli bought) with a pasta/spinach salad from the grocery. No idea about tomorrow. Maybe chicken since Tues. is trash day and bones can go out. I did buy 2 sweet potatoes. Remind me what to do with them. Not something we eat as a rule. Also grocery had some of the best looking reg. potatoes I've seen in a long time so I bought 2 of those along with some greek yogurt (shhh don't tell DH).

  • auntienance
    auntienance Posts: 4,043

    Carole, I didn't know NOLA had a track. I loved horseracing, especially harness racing, but the last time we went to see the thoroughbreds race, a horse broke it's leg and had to be put down on the track right in front of us. Very traumatic and definitely dampened my enthusiasm for racing.

    I would love for you to go shopping with me. My dear friend who is always a willing companion on my safaris, is a very good, but simple cook. I think she is always amazed and somewhat perplexed at my fascination with more exotic ingredients and food from other cultures. She always completes her shopping long before I do on these forays lol!

    Lacey, I use a pizza dough recipe that was given to me years ago. It's handwritten on a piece of paper and I have no idea about it's origin. I usually use KAF unbleached all purpose flour but have also used bread or high gluten flours. I've let it rise for as little as an hour and as long as overnight. I've added olive oil, herbs or garlic at various times, but it's just as good without enhancements. It's a simple recipe.

    2 1/4 tsp yeast (less if doing a longer rise)

    1 1/4 cup warm water

    3 1/2 - 4 cups flour

    1 tsp salt

    Mix it up and knead until it's smooth and elastic. I do it in the mixer, my dbil did ours by hand last night. Cover and let rise.

    We roll it thin and bake them on the grill in good weather. Otherwise they're on baking sheets in a 500° oven. If we only have a couple we'll bake them on a stone in the oven or on the grill. Last night we had a bunch so opted for baking sheets.

  • m0mmyof3
    m0mmyof3 Posts: 10,061

    Pancakes and bacon last night

  • Our WV relatives lucked out with the weather.  It's supposed to be mild and sunny every day this week.  We're headed back to NO today to have lunch with Cyndi and Bill.  DH plans for us to take the streetcar up Canal Street to Mandina's restaurant, which is his favorite.  We love the oyster poboys and oyster artichoke soup but the turtle soup is very good, too.  The menu has Italian choices as well as seafood, and it's not uncommon to see some of the locals eating spaghetti and meatballs. 

    Yesterday was an indulgent food day.  DH and I shared a bread pudding with rum sauce at the track.  He had a hot dog with chili and I had a corned beef poboy.  I made a big detour around the scales this morning.  With all that sodium I may not be wearing rings today. 

    Nance, I saw the same sad spectacle at a race track.  I think it was our one time at Saratoga.  The Fair Grounds is now owned by the owner of Churchill Downs.  It opens after Thanksgiving and stays open for several months.  The grounds are the location of the Jazz Fest.  The historic building burned down, I think in the 1990's, and the new building is very nice and comfortable.  Admission to the grandstand (air-conditioned and smoke free)  is free so it's an  economical outing, the only cost food and betting. 

    Lacey, why not make a white chili?  I probably like it better than the regular chili.

    SK, what struck me about that reuben crock pot recipe was cooking cheese for 8 to 10 hours!  I have never fallen in love with my crock pot.  I do find it useful for cooking beans to portion up for the freezer. 

    Pancakes for dinner sounds like a treat to me!  I love those dense whole grain pancakes with nuts.  About once a year we go to IHOP and I have those.  In MI last summer we had breakfast at a little place that served lemon ricotta pancakes.  They were wonderful, very light. 

    Time for breakfast--a smoothie made with delicious frozen berries and fruit!

  • m0mmyof3
    m0mmyof3 Posts: 10,061

    Thinking frozen pizza that we bought yesterday and a salad!


     

  • specialk
    specialk Posts: 9,299

    carole - I think that is why the cheese is sandwiched in there?  I have never made this recipe so have no idea how it works, but maybe the moistness of the sauerkraut helps?