So...whats for dinner?
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Congratulations! I love the name Olivia.
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WOO HOO!! No wonder she took her own sweet time getting here at over 8 lbs. Tomorrow will be so special. Congratulations to you and the lovely couple.
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So excited for Susan and co!
Nance, maybe we can arrange for a whole wing there. Sounds great to me! Tho I probably would bring my own fridge.
Today I marinated chicken breasts in a tandoori marinade (inspired by the fact that I discovered a container of plain yogurt in the fridge, and my spices were easy to locate due to a recent spice cabinet re-organization:) and DH grilled them along with a veggie blend of zucchini, onion, and mushrooms that I tossed in some evoo, balsamic and tarragon. A mixed green salad, and pita bread with za'tar (sp?) accompanied the chicken. I feel like we had not had a "real meal" at home in several days, so I enjoyed pulling this together....and we liked it.....and even better, there are leftovers
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Awesome, Susan/grandma!!!!!
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Mazel tov, Nana Susan! Olivia was worth the wait.
Hope you don’t all hate me for this, but I went to a wine-pairing dinner tonight--theme was Spanish wines. Brut cava with tapas (bacon-wrapped dates, candied pork belly over jicama slaw, tortilla español topped with salmon, marcona almonds and olives). Albariño with grilled asparagus topped with avocado and a grilled prawn. Rioja with cod and mussels poached in chorizo broth with olive oil mashed potatoes, grape tomatoes, shallots & cilantro. A petit verdot/syrah blend (two grapes usually grown in France) accompanying a trio of baby lamb chops with garlic crostini, and a sort of short-cooked ratatouille (tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, eggplant). Dessert was queso (Iberico and Drunken Goat) y chocolate (chocolate mini-tarts), red pear, and orange-chili jam--with an absolutely delicious cream sherry (the kind of wine I thought I left behind after my college days). I don’t normally drink sweet--especially fortified--wines any more because of the sugar and alcohol, but this was divine. Good thing I walked there and back!
I’m more of a bruncher than a duncher--being retired, I keep “musician’s hours” and have my breakfast at noonish and dinner after 8 or 9, rarely eating in between except for some fruit or yogurt. Ironically, when we go out for a special occasion brunch buffet (such as on Mother’s Day), I usually don’t have anything other than coffee and my morning meds for breakfast--and I rarely can manage to eat dinner that evening. Today around noon I made myself an olive-oil-fried egg, a couple of postage-stamp sized slivers of jamon Iberico (which I bought at the airport in Barcelona last Dec.--that stuff keeps forever in the freezer) and a thin slice of sourdough toast for brunch; the wine dinner wasn’t till 7. Had a decaf cappuccino when I got home. Bedtime snack will be my night meds, gummy vites and a half-glass of milk.
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susan - congrats to all of you on the birth of beautiful Olivia, I am so excited for your whole family
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She is beautiful Susan! Congratulations to all of you!
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Congratulations, Susan! Olivia looks very healthy. I know you and your dh will enjoy having her in your lives.
Nance, the living arrangement for your dad sounds ideal for an elderly person. I wish my mother were presented with that opportunity.
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Congratulations Susan! Oh my, she is adorable! I love her name! Olivia is also my youngest GrandAngel's name... Sending much love and prayers to Olivia and for all of her new family!
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We will be having zuccini lasagna chili for dinner tonight as it's going to be a bit chilly out
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Beautiful, she has a little smile!
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Adorable first pic of Olivia after her long journey Welcome! And congratulations to mom, dad and grands! Let the fun begin!
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Package of chicken thighs, skin on and bone in, thawing for dinner. I thought about doing Laurie's chicken salsa but we had tacos and then enchiladas the last two dinners. Instead I'll probably cook them in the small oven seasoned with onion and garlic and cayenne or chipotle pepper and let the skin get brown and crispy. We'll have a lettuce salad with add ins and asparagus as sides.
We have an Olivia in our family. She's a very smart and sweet 6-yr-old. There are usually one or two other Olivias in her classes since Olivia is currently one of the most popular girl names. It's funny because she likes making friends with another Olivia! I find the popularity of names interesting. My mother's name is Inez, pronounced eye-nez. There were two more ladies in our rural neighborhood named Inez so they were each called Inez plus their husband's name. My mother was Inez Elvin and another lady Inez Jake. Now the only females with the name Inez are Hispanic. My mother's prescription drug company was sending her statements in Spanish!
I just finished up a couple of hours of yard work and am sitting here sipping a cappuccino. Love my little espresso machine.
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AWWW beautiful granddaughter Susan! Both of my children were over 8lbs..... son was very close to 9.
Nance love how neat and tidy you garden plots are...the flowers are awesome. I am on a quest to find old fashioned white hydrangeas. Everyone around here seems to like the everblooming pink and blue ones, and its all I am seeing in the garden stores....I have 4 of these already. May have to do online.
Wasn't feeling the motivation to go out tonight, even though the hubby suggested going out to dinner. His response was "alright then you'll have to cook" I guess he is really hungry. Made a simple goulash with added zucchini. Very unusual for us to be in on a Friday night.
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Carrie, are you looking for the mophead variety or Annabelles? I have lots of both kinds and an oak leaf as well.
Toasted ravioli and a wilted spinach salad with strawberries, bacon and toasted pecans for dinner tonight.
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Played dominoes this afternoon & as usual, had plenty of food. One lady made a very good chicken salad. Another a salad with green peas & water chestnuts & tiny cheese cubes, & etc. We had Fuji apple slices with Strawberry whipped cream cheese for dipping. And homemade choc chip cookies. And Madelaines. I won't need anything else to eat.
We booked tickets for Shear Madness in July. I know it's been on stage in Boston for double digit years, but none of us have ever seen it.
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Our dinner tonight was a large composed salad with a simple Mustard vinaigrette. Toppings included carrots, tomatoes, artichokes, cucumber, Boucheron goat cheese, and the leftover steak from last night. We had a fresh bread. There is lots of that left over. Then I made the kids dinners.... for her garlic, sun-dried tomatoes with pasta, sautéed chicken breast. And then a bag with lots of freshly grated Romano cheese. For him? Two natural peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwiches.
My Mom and I went back to the hospital after we ate to deliver dinner. Our wonderful pediatrician was there! She spent TWO whole hours with Olivia, doing a full review of all of her body parts. [My Mom came down today to meet her great-granddaughter.] Dr. B spent as much time teaching my Son in law how to clean a girl after pooping, and what to look for over the next few days, and all sorts of things. This woman, Dr. B is wonderful. She was my daughter's pediatrician and now she is my grands'. How lucky are we?
My mother will leave tomorrow [which is a good thing since she is annoying the hell out of me], and Mr. 02143 and I will visit the hospital in the morning.
*susan*
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I'll bet those were no ordinary p & j sandwiches. The thing about p & j sandwiches is that it takes two of them to satisfy because they're so easy to eat.
Dinner tonight will be ground lamb patties cooked on the cast iron grill pan. One side will be roasted sweet potato chunks and there will also be the house salad minus blue cheese. I used the last of the chunk last night. The lettuce came in a squarish clam shell with four little heads of "artisan lettuce." One is purple. I have bought this lettuce many times and always enjoy it as a change from the romaine which is our favorite.
Lunch will be a repeat of yesterday's yummy sandwich with goat cheese, sliced tomato and avocado slices.
I spent time browsing at Barnes & Noble yesterday to spend a $25 gift card I bought with credit card points. I ended up with three recipe books from a bargain counter: Anne Burrell's Own Your Kitchen; Hummus & More, Delicious, Healthy Recipes Inspired by the Ancient Mediterranean; and Casseroles & Baked Side Dishes. The last thing I need are recipe books but I enjoy reading them and all three of these looked interesting. I could use some inspiration. I was looking for a spiralizer recipe book. There was one but it didn't appeal to me.
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Of these three, I thought I would find Burrell's book the most interesting, but after reading about them on Amazon, it is "Hummus & More, Delicious, Healthy Recipes" that peaks my interest. Book is out of print, of course. I will eagerly await your thoughts on the recipes [like I need more Meze cookbooks!]
We are off to the hospital to visit Olivia and her parents. They should be headed home tomorrow. Though the food isn't very good, they might miss being able to order whatever they want, whenever they want, and all the attention. Being home with baby is very different.
*susan*
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Carole, I just cannot allow myself to succumb to buying anymore cookbooks...so it is tough to walk past them in bookstores, especially when on the bargain table! However, I can totally appreciate how you could enjoy these since I recall how you enjoy browsing them. Hope the new ones are good reads and inspiring!
Susan, your "kids" live a charmed new parenting life with such requested meals prepared and delivered by you! Does their hospital offer a couple champagne dinner before sending them off to deal with reality? I hear many of the young parents who deliver in our community hospital talking about enjoying that. Of course, it could not even compare to your creations. The Boston "factories" where I delivered my kids had no such amenities. I was lucky to get out of the hallway into a room after delivering....and certainly no culinary amenities for the new familes. I do recall my mother making DH and I a lovely anniversary dinner the day I returned home with DS2. Unfortunately, I spontaneously broke into hormonal post delivery tears in the middle of dinner, which she did not understand at all. Despite that, it was wonderful to have someone else make a meal in my house.
My mother adored babies....toddlers and above, not so much. So having her here for a week, constantly reminding/reprimanding DS1 that he would be injuring DS2's eyes everytime he tried to touch his face was really hard to deal with.....basically prescriptions for dangerous behavior. When will adults realize when we tell little kids what we are afraid will happen, we are giving them a presctiption for that behavior. Oy! She also kept reminding me that my insides were going to fall out if I continued to go up and down our stairs. Fortunately they remained intact.
I wonder how I might have been were I to have a daughter bring home a baby....Last night we had baked cod over a spinach/kale/onion sauté, with brussells sprouts, and a mixed greens salad. I am trying hard to get back on my careful diet, to lose those lbs that have resumed their place on my hips over the winter. Carbs are clearly my enemy.Tonight we are going to a swing era jazz concert (not my favorite, but DH loves it), and will eat leftover chicken tandoori and salad before heading uptown.
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Susan: I hope the daddy is able to take some parental leave too. That didn't happen much in my day but I think it's really important for the new family to bond. Not to mention the assistance for the new mom.
Carole - without going back to the previous page, I can't check, but I don't think you mean PB&J sandwiches as you described for today. with goat cheese, sliced tomato and avocado slices. Had good chuckle and then decided since I eat such wildly, crazy combinations sometimes - maybe you did mean that. Hmmm.
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BTW - I googled "Spiralizer recipes" since I'm new to this too. Several sites sound promising.
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We are back from today's visit. My poor daughter is having a rough time with breast feeding. Thank goodness we arrived, and were able to go to the compounding pharmacy for an ointment before they closed at 3pm. Olivia is a bit rough on Lauren's body, and though she is getting some good feeding time, it is very painful for my daughter. She has been directed to have a lactation consultant in the room for each feeding to help.
No champagne dinner at Mt. Auburn. Lots of menu options however, and they feed both Mom and Dad which is nice. Dad headed home when we arrived to go home to take a shower, make sure the cats have enough water, and do some cleaning [i.e. vacuuming.] We slipped out when my daughter and grand-daughter were fast asleep. I don't think she has been getting enough sleep at all. The nurses STILL come into her room for this and that all the time. It is like Grand Central Station in there. Her body is still feeling VERY pummeled from her really long labor. She needs some sleep badly. Dad can take some paternity leave, but it is unpaid. The kids really can't afford to not have that income for too long, so he is taking one week off. He is totally smitten with this baby. No bonding issues at all. Wonderful to see, actually. Because her labor lasted so long, he will only have until Wednesday at home. I will give them tons of family time, and will start helping more when he hades back to work.
Dinner tonight is a hamburger with cole slaw. Mr. 02143 has a craving; the weather is nice; the grill is happy to be used. Tomorrow night, I am doing a meal train meal for a colleague who just had a baby. Her baby was due on April 28th, but she didn't actually give birth until this Wednesday! She was supposed to be on her second week of meal deliveries, and instead, I will be her second meal. They love Indian food, so I am making a chana masala, green bean curry, and some basmati. They are vegetarians, so no meat in this meal. Us? We eat meat, so I think we will be some tandoor protein from our local Indian spot.
*susan*
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Nance the mopheads I have a tree that gets the white cone shaped blooms can ya tell hydrangea are. My favorite?
Tomorrow early morning me and the girlfriends are heading to a huge flea market it's going to be cold here will need the winter coats. But if I know the girls there will be wineries involved. I am hoping the guy with the crepe truck is there. Awesome savory sun dried tomatoes crepes
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Congratulations Susan, Youre a Grandma! Welcome Olivia!. Poor Mommy - I remember that toe-curling pain from Breastfeeding well. Just let her know it goes away pretty fast and every BF mom goes through it, sooner or later, sooner if the baby hangs on a lot. But then the nips toughen up faster. But with such a long labor I'm sure they are exhausted. What fun for you though. LOL
It snowed today. Sigh.
Tonite was leftover from my box. Last night it was hot honey pork chops with tomato, pepper, shallots, and snap peas. They always want you to roast the veg for flavor but i stirfried them and saved 20 min. Tonite i put it in a bun with some bbq sauce and tossed some of the shallots and peppers on it. I ate all the peas yesterday. LOL
Much love to all
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Carrie, they are mine too
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Making a Garlic/Pepper Pork Roast in the crockpot
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Olivia heads home!
The little hat she is wearing was the hat that Columbus Hospital in Great Falls Montana gave Lauren the day she was born. Not only did we keep it, but 30 years later I found it!
*susan*
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Wow. That is so COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This brings back lots of memories for me....
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