So...whats for dinner?
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DH and I are both sick AGAIN so it's potato leek soup and a small baguette. Carb heavy I know, but I'm wallowing. What the %(@*&# has happened to our immune systems?
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Pork chops, rice and a veggie
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The portions were neither too big nor too small, but by the time we got to the pheasant breast & risotto, I got only 1/3 of the way through before I realized I was getting full. So I had it packed to go. (I did have the dessert, though).
Dunno what I’ll do tonight—going to temple for the rabbi’s 50th birthday/son’s Bar Mitzvah celebration. There will probably be a bigger Oneg (dessert reception) than usual. Might not want dinner after all those sweets. Slept in today, had egg-in-the-hole (low-carb bread) and a “sausage biscuit” (turkey sausage patty between the two rounds I cut out of the slice of bread). Then Bob, who decided to take a long walk, came back from an Indian lunch with a huge samosa, so that was my late-afternoon lunch. Might have last night’s leftover sauteed kale and a bowl of miso soup for a light dinner before heading to temple (to which I’ll have to walk because I’m sure the lot will be full).
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Carol, I picked up some seafood the day before when I drove to town for an Oncology appointment. It was the MO's first day back from holiday and I finally got to see her at 8.30pm. Left her office at 10.30 and finally home at 1am. Are you still watching the tennis? I watched the Nadal and Dimitrov game, it was so intense. Serena and Venus playing each other in the womens final tonight.
Nance, hope you feel better soon. When you don't feel well, comfort food is the best.
It is going to be a scorcher of a week, averaging about 110f, so we will be living on salads.
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Had some small sirloins, steamed broccoli, and fettuccine alfredo with some smoky bacon adde. DH had a couple of scoops of Apple Pie Ice Cream, a specialty ice cream his folk's next door neighbor "forced" him to buy, lol! I tasted it and it is too sweet for me. Good thing, since I don't need to be eating any!
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SpecialK, my husband is an ice cream fiend. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, salty and savoury is my downfall.
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Freya. 110F. Does it cool off at night? What is it like in the winter?
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Oh my Freya 110F, is that the peak or will it get hotter?
dinner tonight will be beef tacos, refried beans and spanish rice.
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Went last night to hear a brass quintet play music from "across the pond" - mostly British with one French offering. The encore was from the Cole Porter song book. Lovely experience in a small venue. Since the show was at 6:30pm, I met my SIL for an early meal. Dinner was wonderful, but I ate enough home-made bread to gain 2 lbs - both rosemary with garlic & 9 grain - and the waiter sent home a go-box of bread for later. Sigh. My main course was 3 seared scallops on French green lentils with a side of "exotic" carrots and asparagus - accompanied by a glass of Hahn Meritage. My SIL had the same meal but she requested her scallops as quoted, placed on quinoa vegetables.
So for tonight I had 3 things in mind to cook, but the 2 lbs gained was a literal reading from my scale this morning and I'm still really full. I can't imagine eating again.
Eric - everyone forgets that AZ cools down at night while Houston remains a stream bath. I'll be interested in Freya's answer too.
Oh Nance, how could this happen? You aren't around any little kids are you? Maybe from the nursing home? I'm so sorry you have another round.
Lacey - I don't think I ever said Hooray that the lung issue isn't cancer. Whew.
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I don't think I gave Lacey my hooray either - so hooray!
Minus - I got it from DH who got it from who knows where. He hasn't been anywhere to speak of. Dad's in supportive living, so while there are lots of people in his building, he's in his own apartment so not around lots of people constantly. I'm always amazed, and not a little annoyed, when every little school aged kid I see, coughs or sneezes into his or her elbow, but I encounter few adults in public who even bother to cover their mouths with anything! C'mon people -- learn from your kids!
I made a cool rise pizza dough early this morning, so that will be dinner. I had leftover toppings of pepperoni, Canadian bacon and hot Italian sausage that I froze from the last pizza fest so I'll probably just cut up some peppers and mushrooms and take some frozen roasted tomatoes from the freezer. While I was floury, I decided to make some sour cherry hand pies. Feeding the cold you know :-)
I've discovered I'm out of chicken stock (horrors!) so tomorrow is stock day. That's an exaggeration -- it takes 2 hours in the IP pressure cooker. It'll be done before lunch. I'll throw in some extra chicken parts and make pot pies to use up the extra pie crust.
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Carbed out last night—the Oneg Shabbat after last night's service was a joint celebration of the rabbi's 50th birthday and his son's Bar Mitzvah. The whole family (both sides) came in from all over the country. Normally, the Oneg is a cake or two, cookies, brownies, fruit & coffee. Last night it was like the dessert table at a wedding: different kinds of cakes, cupcakes, brownies, lemon bars, mini-danish, rugelach, chocolates, linzertorte, fruit and even a make-your-own sundae bar. Obviously catered, because the usual temple coffee (always decaf) was unusually strong & tasty. Had a lot of catching up to do with friends I hadn't seen in a while. Spent a long time there, stayed up late (caught up on TV shows I'd recorded). And was able to sing a little bit—our new rabbi is a singer-guitarist; between him, the cantor and the kids' music director the Shabbat services are like Jewish campfire singarounds. Ironic that for the first one I've attended other than High Holy Days or funerals I'd have laryngitis. This a.m. I have the bottom 2/3 of my my range back, to about the D “inside the staff,” but last night the entire middle was missing. The cantor says to gargle with salt water and drink as much water as I can stand.
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Sandy, sounds like you had a great time last night. What a feast of goodies!! Glad you are starting to improve. Take care of yourself!!
Nancy, I thought I was the only one who made coolrise pizza. Haven't made it in ages. So much better than anything I buy. With just me, it's far too much. Maybe I'll make it for the kids sometime. Geez it sounds good!
HUGS!
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It usually does cool down overnight, but once it starts being hot for a week or two the warm air just sits there and becomes stifling. This heat is an aberration for us, but it has happened for the last couple of years now, so perhaps our new normal. As for our winters, we have our combustion heater going for 7 months straight, and often get snowed in.
Lacey, hooray from me too, what a relief.
Nance, I am often shocked at the poor hygiene of adults. There is no excuse.
Pizza and sour cherry pie, oh yum. I am making a big batch of swedish meatballs, we will have a some for dinner with salad and the rest will be frozen.
Minus, what a nice night. Living remotely, live shows are one thing I miss a lot.
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Great news, Lacey!!!
So I made a "stir fry" with 2 chicken breasts and all of the veggies in the fridge that jumped in...had it over rice...meal in a bowl. Easy and good!
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Hammer - I LOVE stir fry. i LOVE 'bowls'. Maybe this is my new destiny. Maybe I should get a rice cooker.
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Went to the movies tonight, and saw La La Land. Afterward, we went into the attached restaurant (Carbon Arc) and shared salad, gouda mac & cheese, and fried chicken with biscuits & gravy. Still managed to have leftovers. Tomorrow we’re going back to see Hidden Figures and Manchester By the Sea, with dinner in between. (The theater lets you take a tray from the restaurant to your seat). Thursday night Bob doesn’t have office hours, so we’ll stay down in Oak Lawn and see Moonlight.
The reason we’re seeing so many movies in such a short time is that Cellars hosts an annual Oscar Night party, and the winner who guesses the most awards correctly gets a bottle of wine, a poster with caricatures of the nominees drawn by the chef-owner’s brother, and their autograph on the “Oscar Wiener” (a large inflatable Oscar Meyer Wiener that sits above the bar). I missed most of the parties because I was always out of town at Folk Alliance International in various cities over the years, but this is the second year I opted not to attend—it’s getting more & more like the Folk Music Hunger Games. One year Bob won. Last year we pooled our entries, and ended up in a tie with one other patron—but lost the tiebreaker (whoever most closely guesses the time the end credits begin to roll).
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Nance, I meant to ask, how do you keep your chicken stock? I used to freeze mine, then a few years ago bought a Presto pressure canner. It took hubby a while to trust that I wasn't going to poison him.
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Freya, I freeze mine in 16oz and 32oz containers. I would like to have a pressure canner but haven't made that jump yet.
Peggy, I agree the cool rise dough is the best but it means I have to plan ahead a little more. Something I seem to lack more and more lol!
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Shepherd's pie for dinner. Plan is to use up some potatoes. Ground chuck and carrots will be included. Will be checking out some recipes for hints
Did not know about the Chris Kendall feud with ATK until recently when I saw an ATK program without him. He was on a morning news show this morning advertising his new magazine and cooking show.
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I "can" my turkey and chicken stock in 12 ounce jars and keep a couple of dozen jars in the pantry. Stock day seems to come around about every 6 months.
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Nothing better than having fresh stock on hand, either frozen or canned. My canner gets used a lot for our fruit and vegies. I haven't tried canning meat or chicken, the amount of salt needed puts me off.
I will have to check out the cool rise dough, I have not heard of it.
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Apparently there was quite a bit of friction between Kimball and the ATK staff over the years—because he created the franchise he was a bit of a control freak. I like the vibe of Julia & Bridget co-hosting (one gets the sense that they really like each other), and more airtime for some of the other chefs.
Went to see Hidden Figures and Manchester by the Sea, with late lunch/early dinner in between. This time instead of the Carbon Arc bar/cafe attached to the theater we walked two doors south in the other direction to Fork, a farm-to-table wine-tasting restaurant. We shared a kale/fried pork belly/poached pear salad and a very good bouillabaisse (could have used a bit more garlic but otherwise excellent). After the second movie we were still hungry but our car was parked a block and a half south and it was very cold, so we looked for a bite to eat in that direction. Didn’t find anything open that floated our boats, so we ended up at the Fireside (open till 3 am). Not the best food, but hearty portions, reasonable and easy parking. I was jonesing for schnitzel, so I had the country fried steak with sausage gravy (which was bizarrely spiced with Cajun seasoning), fries and steamed broccoli—most of which we took home because we were freezing cold despite sitting near the gas heaters.
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I never liked Chris Kimball. Dh thinks ATK won't make it without him.
The shepherd's pie was enormous. The meat mixture on the bottom was better than the potato topping, which dried out some during the oven stage. I made the mashed potatoes with quite a bit of butter and some milk. We will be having the leftovers a couple of times.
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carole - I sometimes add some shredded cheddar to my potatoes before I top the Shepard's Pie, seems to help keep them more moist, and what in't better with cheese?
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Jonesing for matzo ball soup, so that’s either what I’ll make tonight or pick up at the kosher deli/pharmacy. Got some leftover chicken-fried steak, fries and broccoli too.
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Yesterday I had a prime rib French dip after one of my season ticket Sunday afternoon plays - small theater, usually off Broadway shows & often edgy. The play was about love - Who Am I This Time, young, middle age, old - what does love mean & and how do we relate to each other as we all grow & change. Very moving & funny & uplifting. Playwright was Aaron Posner and the show was based on three early stories from Kurt Vonnegut. I never would have guessed Vonnegut.
Dunch today was the other half of the French dip. Although I must confess I did order their French fries as a side yesterday (instead of asparagus) and ate every single tiny one in the restaurant. They are marvelous and I very rarely eat fried foods.
Going tomorrow to an AARP get together so see what programs they have in my area - and what kind of advocacy & lobbying they are doing in our behalf. Should be interesting since after all, this is Texas - EEK. And then a friend has talked me into going to a "Silver Sneakers" exercise class. It's mostly chair exercises and the weights are only 2 lbs, so maybe I'll do OK in my weak, protesting frame of mind, not to mention body.
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I have BCBS as my Part B supplement, and they don’t do Silver Sneakers. They used to have a plan where, for $25 a month, you had unlimited access to a network of gyms including, inter alia, L.A. Fitness and the local JCC. You could go to any one as often as you wanted. They are ending that this month, and instead just offering a discount on memberships at L.A. Fitness, Curves, and a number of lesser gyms—and you are limited to just one branch, the one where you enrolled. Think I’ll stick with my exercise bike & treadmill.
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Tonight was chili, since (don't hate me northerners!) it is chilly. For Florida. Dropping down to the 40's tonight - all my tropical plants are saying wtf?
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Mushroom, thyme and sage pasta is the plan for tonight. Probably not the best dish for a hot day, but the mushrooms need to be used.
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Had the leftover chicken-fried steak and French fries from last night—gonna munch on the broccoli as a snack. Earlier, I stirred the leftover sauteed kale into some chicken soup.
For dessert, I had some sugar-free ice cream, Halo Top. <300 cal. for the entire pint, but I had just a half-cup. Most of their flavors are awful: anything chocolate-based and sugar free tastes “off” to me; I found the vanilla tasted like saccharin and the mint chip like toothpaste. Was going to see what the Red Velvet was like, but I saw Salted Caramel instead, so I bought it. It’s actually pretty decent.
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