So...whats for dinner?
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Orange chicken, brown rice and spring rolls (store bought). Normally, this would be carryout meal but I decided to make it instead. It's been pouring down rain all day and chilly so we decided to stay in.
Heavier rain tomorrow and a Costco run scheduled. That should be fun.
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susan - labor of love - the lady retiring was a good friend! I am so excited that you have heard the heartbeat - has to be music to your ears! My dad always called me peanut. I love that you have a "chicken store"
auntie - wear a hazmat suit so you can stay dry all over! Be careful! It is not raining here but I was sitting waiting for my left turn green arrow and witnessed a rear ender this afternoon! Silly people - green light means go but only if the people in front of you are going!
carole/auntie/susan - I want all of your dinners. Tonight I made some brown rice, put the sweet and sour meatballs (leftover party food) and sauce on top, and some green beans with bacon sauced tomato paste mixed with a little sugar and vinaigrette. DH has an out of town trip over the next few days - I gave him mini quiches (leftover party food) for his on-the-road breakfast!
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It is windy and pouring rain here in Central IL this a.m. I don't want to even get started....The wind is just gale force.....I started Ham and beans for my dad in the crockpot yesterday. I mayy have to go see him to get some lunch today......
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Same here Red. But at least it's 60°. No cooking plans for me, we're eating at a local joint tonight. Nothing fancy, but it's good stuff. There is fried chicken in my future.
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It's windy here, too, but hot and muggy. Dire forecasts for tomorrow as the cold air from the north clashes with this hot air. Storms and possible tornadoes. DH actually turned on the a/c when we came home from the gym. He can't seem to shake the sinus congestion and coughing. Today he's staying inside where the breathing might be a little easier. I made a trip to Sam's Club and Walmart with a list.
I bypassed the rotisserie chickens at both places and bought a raw chicken (pricier anti-biotic free) to roast for chicken salad. The injected cooked chickens just didn't appeal to me. Lunch was stove-top grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. Dinner might be soup and salad. We have lots of turkey soup left. Or I might roast the chicken in the Pampered Chef clay cookware that's seldom used. After all, November should be oven weather.
Fried chicken always sounds good. So does the ham and beans. Stay safe, Red and Nance and everybody else.
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Wind and rain here today. Flood watches were in effect last week and again now. I'm making bean soup. Need hearty warmth!!!
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It will be a late dinner tonight! I have a meeting at the middle school and DD has gymnastics practice until 8:30 tonight. I did get a jump on things this morning and made a big pot of pasta sauce with ground turkey. I had a red pepper and zucchini squash in the veggie bin so I added those. We'll have spaghetti with a salad and crusty bread. I do need to try making my own baguettes sometime this winter..
Have a lovely evening all.
Amy
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daisy and garden - sounds yummy and comforting! Nobody is home tonight so not making any dinner - just started on my list for Thanksgiving. Sent DD to work with a couple of curried chicken salad sammies on rolls, and I ate the rest of it, sans roll, for lunch!
Hope all with windy/rainy weather stay safe! DH may not be able to come home tomorrow - the weather in Lexington, KY is supposed to be bad about the time he is scheduled to take off. Our weather here is warm, but fairly dry and pleasant - it is the time of year that we are happy to be in FL.
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Dinner was French Toast with the last of my San Francisco Sourdough. YUM And I scrambled the extra egg dip. Carole - thanks for the reminder about grilled cheese. I think of it occasionally but always forget when it gets to meal time. I'll be running errands before & after the dentist tomorrow so maybe that will be dinner, if I don't eat out.
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Tonight I'm having what Minus had-yum
This Friday I'm making
"busy day chicken" in the crockpot and taking it to a friend's workplace for her to plug in so dinner will be ready when she gets home. She is my age and now has custody of a 4 and a 6 year old.You are all a bunch of party animals.
Especially you, Special.
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Last night's dinner was uninspired. Reheated chicken with some sautéed potatoes and a salad. I am in my nausea phase, but hope is nearby! I have about 15 lbs of chicken bones and feet in the fridge and stock will be made today! Soup soup soup.... that is what my body craves.
Minus grilled cheese is never forgotten in this house. Mr. 02143 loves a tomato soup with grilled cheese for lunch. I consider this one of our "fall back" lunches when dinner didn't produce enough leftovers. We like the Cabot Seriously Sharp cheese melted between two slices of sliced French bread.
Our weather has been quite spectacular! Sunny with a bit of a Fall chill. Really lovely..... I suppose that the midwest storms will make it here soon though.
*susan*
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Susan, I hate that you have a "nausea phase". I'm glad soup makes it better.
What a good friend you are Bedo!
The rain has finally stopped -- 4 1/2 inches! The Costco run was a soggy one. I'm digging some lamb shanks out of the freezer for lamb shanks and beans. I'll cook the beans in the pressure cooker. I also need to start some more baguettes. Soup weather is on the way, temps this weekend down to 20s. Ugh.
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bedo - I'm either a party animal or comatose - I need to work on what is in between, lol! Yay for the busy day chicken! I have a busy day stew recipe my mom used to make, actually the name of it - it is stew beef with a packet of dried onion soup and a can of cream of mushroom smeared on - low oven or crockpot for 6-8 hours. I try to use organic COM soup and add sliced onion and sliced mushrooms to make it a little less of a 70's thing, but it is good when you have a busy day for sure!
I am thinking susan's uninspired dinner sounds like most of my regular ones!
susan - soup sounds good for your ick phase - and also sorry that you have to go through that, but glad it is partially moderated by a nice weather day!
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I agree with Special that Susan's uninspired meal sounds like common fare in this house! Your party food sounded wonderful, Special! It's always nice to have those leftovers to cover a few days of lunches and/or dinners after the busy days of prep. I can't even imagine prepping such a party menu these days. The guest of honor must have been thrilled and so appreciative.
This past weekend I made up two large vegetable and dip platters for a local auction event. Also made lemon brownies for a dessert item. The platters were so much more work than I ever realized.....mainly because I am so compulsive about cleaning the veggies. Since I overbought, we have been having veggie stir fries for meals for a couple of days. The lemon brownies are REALLY LEMONY....and hard to eat just one! I've been distributing extras to neighbors since it would be dangerous to keep the leftovers here.
Yes, it is finally soup making weather here. I would so prefer to be focusing on just that rather than doing our Thanksgiving menu. I realize that I am truly not a cook/hostess when I think about how much I would like to avoid all the prep and set up that Thanksgiving requires. This is when I miss having a few daughters to help. Maybe I am just getting old and tired. DH and DS2 always appreciate my efforts, and this year DGF will be joining us. I hope she will at least eat some turkey. I don't want to make more items. As I write this I am realizing that I need a quick attitude adjustment to bump up my planning and prep energy!
After spending time at the car dealership for regular maintenance yesterday morning, then food shopping for next week, we had roast chicken sandwiches here before attending a Moth "slam" in Hvd Sq., which was great fun. It is quite a challenge to score tickets for these popular sessions but DH was persistent enough this time (after missing out this summer by trying 5 minutes after they were up for sale!) and we got to enjoy some interesting stories. The winner was a young man who told his story about growing up on the Autism Spectrum in a very authentic and poignant manner.
Today, I am lazing about, will probably walk soon...then attending a neighbor's yearly food gathering tea. She works closely with the Haitian community in Boston and delivers all the gathered food to them tomorrow. I'll help her sort tonight but won't be trekking into town since I'll be in my K classes tomorrow.
Hope your nausea goes packing soon, Susan.
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Today I had my monthly blood draw, a few days earlier than usual due to the T-Day holiday. The clinic was filled with sick people and then I headed to Costco where EVERYONE was coughing. Why don't people cover their mouth as they sneeze and cough? Blood work is back and I am officially immune-suppressed. Argh. I knew I didn't feel right, but now I have been near all those people. Crapola. Came home and Mr. 02143 was chopping all my chicken parts. While he continued to chop, I made a quick tortellini with pesto for our lunch. Then I started two pots of stock; one slightly Asian, one slightly Western. [The house does smell good now!] While I was waiting for the stock to come to temperature, I made a batch of granola. And then I made some starter for this year's Thanksgiving day bread. This is one of the greatest ironies of T-Day. I make fresh bread which I then age, i.e. make stale, for the stuffing. I had planned to make smoked salmon with a lemon cream sauce and pasta for dinner, but we have already had pasta today. So, then the plan was Big Fish Night at my fish store, but now that I know I am immune suppressed, we will get take out from our Chinese spot. I will dine on some Lion Head's meatballs which is a soup-like dinner that I know has been cooked for forever, destroying any bacteria.
Soup soup soup!
*susan*
p.s. Lacey I can't believe you got tickets to the Moth SLAM! You guys are so just darn cool.
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special--is there any other liquid in the crock pot stew? Sounds good. to me. And I could share that with DAd....
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Goodness - I had to google MOTH slam. Looks like they even do it in Houston. That's probably what I get for not ever turning on the television.
Susan - so sorry about the nausea, but even more about the immune supressed state. I sure hope your trip to the clinic & Costco didn't involve germs sticking to you. Maybe we should all be like the Japanese and wear masks everywhere (ugh). Anyway, hope the nausea stage is over soon.
Lacey - I only have one son so can't imagine daughters to help. Originally I was going to my niece's house for Thanksgiving, but that's 3 hours away & I don't feel like driving. I'm invited to my friend Pat's house, but that' 1-1/2 hours away. I have concert tickets for Saturday and new windows to be installed that Monday. I'll probably cook a pork roast.
I sort of gave up on large parties after my BFF died in 2005, and then I had my pool filled in. There was a time when I always hosted NY Eve parties - mainly because I didn't want to be out driving and I didn't want my son out. He invited 10-15 kids and we had the parents of those kids, plus a few more. I was the queen of appetizers. The highlight was always when the teens jumped in the pool at midnight - regardless of the temperature. Well it's Houston so could be anywhere between 20 and 80. Well, that was in another life.
Nance - we only had 2-1/2" of rain yesterday and luckily missed the tornado warnings that were just North of us. Today is bright sun so after my dentist appointment, I think I finished my Christmas shopping. I know, you'll all think I'm nuts, but I've never lived where families could gather for the holidays and gifts need to be mailed early to avoid paying extra FedEx fees. I plan to spend the Thanksgiving holiday wrapping & packing.
I have one lonely Russet potato, so I have to decide if that will be dinner, or if I'll finish the tuna salad on more Hawaiian rolls. Oh, I forgot, I did buy a fresh sliced California Roll, so maybe I'll have that with some Rothchild's Lemon Wasabi sauce.
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Last night had leftover BBQ (2 ribs and 2 slices of brisket). Made “greens” with steamed kale, olive oil, lemon and Panola sauce. Brunch today was “egg in the hole” made with low-carb (no white flour) bread, out of which I cut & toasted two circles a little smaller than a turkey sausage patty. Voilà: low-carb, low-fat “sausage biscuit” (half the calories of the Jimmy Dean frozen version). I get a locally-baked brand of 100% whole-wheat plus fiber bread called “Today’s Temptations:” 2 gm. net carb per slice and it actually tastes like whole wheat bread.
Tonight’s another lazy-chef night: a leftover roast chicken thigh covered with jarred tikka masala sauce; nuked palak paneer (shelf-stable packet); and will steam some leftover sweet potato chunks with sea salt & garam masala. But first, I just had a decaf breve latte (just bought some freshly-roasted decaf espresso beans). Dinner will be a couple of hours away.
Tomorrow night I’m going to a Beaujolais Nouveau tasting (gonna have to exercise extreme discipline and either spit or pour out & rinse). Will Über it downtown, of course. That’s my wine for the week.
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red - no other liquid, it makes a creamy gravy all by itself. I have also made this with a whole beef shoulder roast if you don't want to use stew beef, or cut up your own. I usually serve it with rice or wide egg noodles. Beware of the salt content though - you might look for low sodium COM soup. It makes your house smell awesome too!
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Chisandy Have fun out there tomorrow
Susan I hope you feel better
I've been eating lots of pears lately as they are in season here...I'm thinking grilled cheese sandwiches with sharp cheddar or brie with pears and a ridiculously expensive bread from a breadshop (and lots of butter)
It's time to eat lots of good food, put on weight (in case there is a famine or power outage this winter) and take a good winter's nap with the kitties and the fire.
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OK, This is probably a silly question, but what is COM soup?
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Cream of mushroom.
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I told you it was silly! Thanks! But with all you good cooks, I thought it might be some creative thing that I had to learn about!
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Not silly, It took me a second glance too lol!
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KitchenAid Pro 7 update. This morning my new and very handsome best friend, kneaded a dough that had a total of 12 cups of flour. The machine did not dance, grown, sweat, or do anything exciting! I was able to move around the kitchen, turning away from the mixer to do other tasks, without fear. This new guy is welcome to hang in my kitchen for forever!
*susan*
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Awesome! Just don't use it during a storm. That's how my Pro 6 met it's demise.
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Sorry guys I am used to military acronyms, lol! I had written cream of mushroom out in the earlier post and then used the abbreviation afterward, but didn't think about the page breaks! Definitely not an exotic ingredient!
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Got to hit the store for stew ingredients......
I didn't know what COM was either-----thought it was a funky BRand abbreviation....LOL.
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I decided to grab about 3/4 cup of the dough to make us a mini loaf for dinner in a banneton. Obviously, my cuts weren't quite deep enough, but I think it will "eat" just fine. The rest of the dough was split, shaped into batards and are now baking in bread pans. I prefer bread pans when I know I have to cut the dough into cubes for the stuffing. [Time to refinish my countertops, it appears!]
*susan*
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Beautiful!
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