So...whats for dinner?
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If they could grow cube shaped tomatoes that were strong enough to use as wheel chocks, they would sacrifice every bit of tomato taste to do it.
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minus - spoiled growing up in California, with such a long growing season for tomatoes - my dad grew tons in the backyard, organically - a man before his time! On the nights we didn't have the cottage cheese and tomato salad, we had spinach picked in the backyard and tossed with red wine vinaigrette, topped with chopped hard-boiled egg and crumbled bacon. It is weird in Florida - such an early growing season means that tomatoes look good now and strawberries are at their peak next month - crazy!
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Oh all the talk of CC and fruit or tomatoes has me wishing I had some CC! My sweet dad always had a big garden...for us and to share. A favorite summer salad was CC with fresh tomatoes and a blue cheese vinaigrette he always made. Another fave was cottage cheese with pineapple....typing this as my mouth waters.
Since DH is away all week on a job...had a hot dog (no bun) with coleslaw the neighbor made...back to being "good" tomorrow
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Happy - I forgot about w/pineapple. That's what my Mother liked.
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Minus- thinking about cc with pineapple for supper tomorrow night....protein and carb...works for me!
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Super-lazy dinner tonight. Went to the pop-up Nespresso boutique at the local mall (its permanent boutique opens in May) for the latest limited edition espresso capsule: 2014 aged Colombian blend. (Very smooth & rich, not bitter). On the way out, passed Buffalo Wild Wings and saw it was “Trad Tuesday:” half price on traditional (bone-in, not breaded or battered) wings. So I got a medium-sized box with mild sauce (still plenty spicy) and celery. But was viciously attacked en route home by some heart-shaped Boston Kreme Drunken Donuts. Extra session on the treadmill tonight (which won’t make much of a dent, of course, but is partial atonement).
Tomorrow night’s my monthly BC support group meeting up in Evanston. Glad I’m someone’s ride home so Hoosier Mama Pies won’t be on my route. Maybe I’ll make that choucroute tomorrow, maybe just dump a can of sardines—olive oil & all--on top of some salad greens and then squeeze a little lemon on the oil. And hopefully, those remaining donuts will be taken off my hands by then...
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Cajun fish with a lime, cumin and coriander (cilantro) slaw tonight. I made some tortilla's earlier, so might have mine as a wrap.
We grow heirloom tomatoes, collecting and storing the seeds each year. Some may not be pretty, but they taste like tomatoes should. Too much of our food has been modified so it travels and stores better.
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Dinner for one tonight (me). Not feeling great today due to the continued hacking cough and accompanying laryngitis. It's robbing me of sleep as well. I rallied a bit by dinnertime so boiled a few baby potatoes and a couple of frozen Maine lobster tails. Melted butter was the only accompaniment. Awesome.
I'm the only one here who likes cottage cheese (but not the low fat version. Blech.) I go through phases with it. I will eat lots and lots and then not again for a year. I'm about due to binge again.
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Sandy, I'm intrigued by your drunken donut.
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Nancy, that’s my nickname for Dunkin’ Donuts. (Other fast food nicknames are Taco Hell, Long John Slivers, Pizza Butt, Kentucky Fried Children and Booger King). Sorry to hear you’re going through what I just did. For the cough, Bob swears by the Phenergan elixir with codeine he was prescribed for his pneumonia, but I swear at opioid-induced constipation. What helped get me through the night was generic dextromethorphan liqui-gels every 6 hrs. In between, sugar-free Luden’s cough drops (not Ricola—menthol aggravates GERD). For the laryngitis: hydration, warm herb tea with honey & lemon, bone broth, and Singer’s Saving Grace throat spray (3 sprays up to 7 times a day). It’s the only one out there with Jack-in-the-pulpit extract, which helps reduce laryngeal edema (swollen vocal folds—the anatomically correct term for vocal cords, since they are actually muscles). The swelling, as well as any thick mucus clinging to the cords, keep them from fully contacting each other along their entire length —so that when they vibrate, there are “gaps” in the voice and at the pitches corresponding to where the cords are supposed to meet but can’t—so air passes through at those spots without the cords vibrating—analogous to playing a violin with the bow not touching the strings.
As to cottage cheese, for me it’s gotta be whole-milk (4%) or nothing. I like it best with cinnamon, vanilla and a little sweetener on toast and then broiled briefly in the toaster-oven. I also like ricotta mixed with rum extract, sweetener, and either crushed pineapple or apricot spread—tastes sort of like cannolli filling. (Both recipes from my classic 1970s Weight Watchers’ days).
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Sandy, I am the same way with restaurants. Taco Bell is Taco Smell, Pizza Hut is Pizza Smut, Dunkin' Donuts is Double Dognuts and McDonald's is McFleas.
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Love the fast food nicknames. I had to grip the wheel when driving past a doughnut place yesterday. It's not a chain. The need for doughnuts has been building lately.
We buy 2% cc for fast lunch or snack. I cook fresh cranberries for a topping. On top of that a spoon of mayo. Also sliced banana as an alternative topping. Fresh pineapple on those rare times I buy a pineapple. Sam's has large tubs for a good price.
Salmon tonight
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Jack in the Box????
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Ha ha, we use taco hell but the rest are new to me.
I like cottage cheese best with salt and pepper. But I love canned peaches Minus.
I have the fresh Costco corn and some baby potatoes left so tonight I think we'll have frogmore stew with smoked sausage and shrimp.
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Thanks for the explanation Sandy. That explains why my voice cracks like an adolescent boy.
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I agree with Sandy's DH - Phenergen with Codeine works best for me when I've had a cough that causes lack of sleep. Hope the healing hurries up Nance.
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Tonight is chicken Florentine pasta. Simple, yummy and delicious. Basically I sauté chicken breasts in olive oil/butter combo with garlic. I then deglaze the pan with white wine and then throw a pile of spinach in the large pan that I use and then put the lid on and let it wilt. Then I add some lemon juice at the end to brighten it up and serve over linguini or some other long pasta. I love this dish as it takes all of 20 mins tops to prepare. Serve it with a salad and some grated parm/reggiano and if I am really being bad, I make some garlic bread too.
Tomorrow we are expecting 6 inches to 1 foot of snow. If I don't work, I will make a big pot of stuffed cabbage (my mother in law's recipe which is to die for) and bake some bread (in my bread machine as I am not as ambitious as some of you may be on that front..LOL)
Enjoy your day!
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Tonight is chicken kebabs: chicken marinated in chili sauce and garlic, fresh pineapple, red onion and red bell peppers. I have some left over potato salad. Hoping to do it on the grill as it's close to 70. If the rain holds off.
Going to make DS2 a german chocolate cake. He was in a fender bender and asked for his favorite comfort food. He's 33 but still needs Mom for cake.
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april - your chicken pasta dish sounds yum, and fast - I need that as DH is often arriving home late and I need something quick to make.
val - awww, your DS needs cake - how cute is that? Sorry about the fender bender, happens to the best of us!
Dinner tonight is colonoscopy prep
Edited to add - the whole family is not having colonoscopy prep, just me, lol! Not sure what I am doing for DH/DD, but whatever it is I feel like it needs to be ready before I start drinking the icky stuff!
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The chicken/spinach/pasta dish sounds really good. So does German chocolate cake.
I played golf this morning, came home and finished up the leftover white chili for lunch with dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of sharp cheddar cheese. Now I'm searching for motivation to go outside and wash my dirty Prius
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Dont do it Carole (wash the car).
You'll make it storm again. :-)
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Had the leftover Sloppy Joes from last night. Thinking of making chili tomorrow night
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I had a late afternoon appointment for LE treatment on the other side of town and errands to run along the way. And I talked to a friend this morning who kept talking about new hamburger places. My mouth was in gear so I stopped at Five Guys. There isn't one by me and I've only had them twice. Luckily they have a 'small' size, but I'll bet it's still larger than a Quarter Pounder at Burger King. It's a nice sloppy burger on homemade bun with cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomato, mustard, ketsup, grilled onions & sauteed mushrooms - and at least 6 other free things if you want them, from BBQ sauce to jalapenos. It's wrapped in tin foil so it doesn't drip & it was very good. I have to confess - I let him talk me into a small order of fries. They were great but a small was equal to a triple order at any other fast food place - and they here hand cut fries. Yum. No dinner for me.
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No Jack-in-the-Boxes in Chicago for at least 20 yrs. The actual name is already such a double-entendre there’s no need to parody it. But I did forget about Hardly’s (my name for Carl’s Jr.’s eastern brandmate) and UnFriendly’s.
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minus - I love, love, love Five Guys. They started in Fairfax County as a family burger business when we lived there when DH was stationed at the Pentagon. The "five guys" are their five sons and they swore they would not franchise until all the kids were old enough to help with the family business. We used to take DS there after his little league games and he just turned 29. I have several nearby and their quality has not gone down with franchising - I understand they are very strict about ingredients and technique - they taste as good today as they did 20 years ago! Their fries are the bomb, but I am glad they recently introduced the small (not so small!) size fries.
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For those of you not familiar with Five Guys, I'd guess it's in the same league as Becks Prime. So yes, it's fast food, but upgraded ingredients. (and of course upgraded price)
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None of the Five Guys near me have drive-through windows; only one (5 miles away) even has parking (either lot or a realistic chance of finding a spot on the street). I love them, though—they even tell you the provenance of the potatoes from which your fries were made.
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Val, hope your son wasn't hurt, and cake fixes everything.
SpecialK, best wishes for a good colonoscopy result.
Sesame chicken with rice and broccolini planned for tonight. Heading into 3 more extreme heat days, so salads after this.
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Five guys has good hot dogs too. I had to write myself a note on my phone to remind me to order small everything at five guys instead of "regular".
DH decided he wanted gyros for dinner so it's back to the freezer and off to throw together a quick tzatziki.
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chisandy - are there any Five Guys with drive thru? I have been to FG across the country and I have never seen one.They make everything to order, including fries - it would be a very slow line.
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