So...whats for dinner?
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Happy belated birthday Monica!
Nothing but liquids today. Colonoscopy tomorrow. Ugh.
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So dinner wasn’t great for a couple of nights - freeze dried because DH and I did a lovely two night backpack. But the views were incredible!
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KatyK - Gorgeous picture. Oh I think the views were worth the MREs. Where were you hiking & camping?
Went to a 'senior expo' today presented by a local paper & one of the hospitals at the SPJST hall. Lots of 'booths' handing out info that we might need & stuff like pens & koozies & hand lotion & pill boxes. (the funeral homes stuck to giving out pens) We did get in to one class about chair yoga. Lunch was to be free from one of our better Italian restaurants (which is really why we went), however there were way too many old people. Yeah, I know that's me, but I just don't feel as old as all these people looked. Lunch was supposed to start at 11:45. At 10:45 these people were already lining up with their walkers & canes & yes, even oxygen tubes. My girl friend and I checked out and went to a lovely bakery cafe. I had the special - roast beef on fresh ciabatta. She had a salad. Their homemade soups & quiche are delicious if I can just remember to go back in the winter.
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I had leftover spaghetti, tomorrow I’m thinking stir fry.
Katyk, great pics! DH and I are planning a “survival” weekend near our west Texas cabin this winter. We’ll be testing our gear and general preparedness.
Minus, wanna meet up next week for lunch at Hughies?
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illimae - I'll send you a PM with possible days.
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Katyk, where did you go?
I'm heading home tomorrow. North Carolina's disaster response capability seems to be very good...we do stuff a state is unable to handle on their own...and we had little to do.
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Good job Eric!
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The temple actually catered some tapas from Cafe Ba-Ba-Ree-Ba as the break-the-fast tray (besides the challah bread, red wine & grape juice): grape & Manchego skewers, tortilla español bites, and crostini with fig jam and goat cheese. No need to pop in for a slice of pizza on the way home--got caught in the rain and drenched to the skin despite using an umbrella. Bob had moules frites at Hopleaf and brought home half the frites plus aioli (he ate all the mussels and broth). I pan-seared a coldwater mini lobster tail and had it with the frites & aioli.
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Been wondering how it was going Eric. Glad to hear you can head home!
Minus, I tend to feel the same way about identifying with “being old”. I think I’ll continue to be that way until I’m walker- laden, then might be in that free luncheon line. LOL Glad the funeral home just gave out pens.
Tonight we brought the modified paella, salad with horseradish/maple syrup vinaigrette dressing (my fave), crusty bread, and choc chip cookies with malt vanilla ice cream to our next door neighbors. They had asked us to join them, so we had a good few hours to catch up since they are often away, and recently have been clearing out his just deceased mother’s house. Wondering how Special’s MIL’s house fared through the storm.
Tomorrow seeing Hamilton (finally...have had the tickets for way over a year), so will eat at a restaurant near the theater.
Cool pic, Katyk
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Lacey, you will LOVE Hamilton! (Even if you don't like hip-hop).
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Not sure about dinner. Probably will warm up the left over pasta in red sauce and make a salad. My interest in cooking is almost nonexistent. This is a risky (in terms of weight management) time as we near the day to head home to Louisiana. I lose interest in making meals and am tempted to opt for eating out. It will be nice to get back to my home kitchen.
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Cut into the ripest, biggest tomato from my garden (about 4" in diameter). Was a bit nervous about what looked like hornworm trails in the top, but no evidence inside. Cut a couple of slices for lunch's avocado toast--really delicious, not overripe, great texture. Had a fried egg atop the toast. Tonight will be a couple more slices with basil and mozzarella, with a sockeye fillet I'm defrosting. Will wilt some baby spinach as the fish's "bed." (Haven't decided if the starch will be the dregs of the brown basmati or the rest of the frites--tilting toward the former, as the frites were pretty salty).
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lacey - my MIL's house did fine - just some wind and rain since the storm moved north at the last minute - we were so fortunate. However, as is "lowcountry" style, the realtor could not get anyone on the phone to do the closing last Monday as previously planned - argghhh! Compounding that, the buyer, who is divorced and remarried, apparently needs something from the court that oversaw his divorce saying that he can stop paying his first wife alimony if she remarries - which she has, so it triggered a 10 day closing delay. That means earliest closing is middle of next week. The good news - no new named storms are approaching so his insurance company should be able to write a policy. Can't wait for this to be over. Glad I didn't have to dispatch Eric, and also that he didn't end up seeing my SILs in NC either!
Dinner tonight will involve some of the roasted chicken breast I cooked today, I am just not sure in what form. Have spent the day planning a trip to Hawaii for next Jan with my BFF from CA and DH and myself - much of the airline reservations had to be done separately - total of 6 legs for each of us since I am using a combination of points/miles on different airlines, and DH had vouchers. I am over it at this point, lol! Still have to do lodging in CA, Oahu, Kauai, plus rental cars - I shouldn't be complaining though, it's Hawaii!
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I did end up making a beef stir fry with cauliflower “rice”. Turned out well but probably too bland for most, as I’m not a big salt user.
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Illimae - looks delicious. Right up my alley. Did you use fresh sprouts & snow peas? Or frozen? Maybe purple cabbage but do I see Bok Choy hiding or is it green cabbage?
Special - so glad the house is OK. Hope this new closing date comes off. I'm jealous of your HI trip. Are you doing hotels or VRBOs? I haven't been since 2016 and that was only to Oahu. Haven't been to Kauai since 2008. Sigh. So many neat things to do & see. I was amazed by the changes/growth on the North Shore of Oahu.
Dunch was left over cod with left over 3 bean salad. I bought a Costco rotisserie chicken yesterday, ate the wings, and froze everything but the legs. Tomorrow I'll eat the legs. I have two packages of smaller pieces that I'll use for stir fry or for chicken Cacciatore and the two large breasts frozen separately.
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illimae - your stir fry looks good to me! I seem to do a lot of dishes that way - combine what I have over rice, ramen, quinoa, or riced cauliflower.
minus - I’m excited about the trip - I haven’t been to Oahu since 1986, lol! I have never been to any other islands. We are planning a non-touristy trip, with hiking, waterfalls, beach walks (with a lot of sunscreen and sun proof clothes for me - early morning and evening, not direct daytime sun and soaking up local culture - no planned tours or Waikiki luau action. We will prob book out of the way places through VRBO or Airbnb. DH and I will be in Los Angeles for a couple of days to break the trip on the way and will do a hotel there, then just overnight on the way back, so will stay near the airport.
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The stir fry was red & green cabbage, broccoli, chopped leeks, garlic, beef (London broil) and fresh snow peas and bean sprouts (from food town).
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Specialk, yay for the undamaged house!
I stirred a fair amount of fresh grated asiago cheese into the leftover pasta with tomato sauce before microwaving it. Then we had extra cheese on the side. The salad was romaine, tomato, blue cheese, kalamata olives and avocado with a dressing of vinegar and light mayo. A satisfying, easy meal.
It was 46 degrees here in northern MN this morning! Definitely winter temperature in Louisiana.
We may be eating out tonight. Not sure.
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During the deployment, I gained four pounds...sigh....
Sitting in a staging area (at hotel next to an industrial park) on a "short leash"...must be able to get back to the hotel within 15-20 minutes...leaves few options for food. The food choices were described by one of the team's medical folks as "nutritional pornography".
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Eric - thinking of you. Speaking of deployed... and food...
Interesting article in our morning paper about a breakthrough in food for U.S.troops - combat-ready pizza. Yup - a 3x5 Sicilian style pizza MRE. They've worked for 20 years to make this one item possible since that's what a survey of the troops always showed pizza on top of their 'want' list.
"To qualify for MRE duty, a food item has to be able to survive years in storage in a dank ship's hold or a sun-baked shipping container, withstand Arctic freezer and tropical monsoons, stave off assaults of insects and remain intact through a parachute airdrop, or even a free fall from 100 feet... It has to stay fresh for 36 MONTHS and be tasty enough to eat."
In the taste test, a slice of pizza that remained stable for 6 months in 100 degree storage scored 7 out of 9.
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Dinner tonight is a pork tenderloin, baked potatoes and salad.
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Pork sounds wonderful. It's raining & nasty looking here & that would be comfort food.
My dunch will be fresh (made at the grocery store) sushi - California Roll. Or maybe it will be a big salad. Hmmm. Obviously haven't decided yet.
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Turkey pot pie tonight to use up the remains of last week's turkey breast. May make some gumbo tomorrow. The weather is beautifully cooler here this weekend and into next week.
The stir fry looks wonderful! May have to work that into next week's menu.
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Illimae- stir fry looked so good! I like salt but not too much. I often find restaurant meals too salty, especially soups.
I’ve been in a “manic” cooking phase the last few days getting ready for a trip in our camping van. I love putting meals in the freezer and then just have to microwave. So nice when traveling. I have made enchiladas, burritos, eggplant parmigiana, chicken wild rice soup, butternut squash soup, and apple pie! I’m trying some frozen breakfast foods from Traders Joe. I’ll let you all know if they are any good. And well stocked with some nice wines!
Last night at home will be grilled chicken thighs, a box of rice pilaf and spinach. Good and easy after all the cooking I’ve done! I may let my husband handle it!
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Interesting pizza MRE info, Minus! I can just imagine how much our troops must miss having pizza. So it's great that they made one to pass the MRE test!
Last night I was on my own for dinner. DH was in Western Mass at his board meeting (enjoying a delicious mixed grill dinner of scallops and lamb!), and in the afternoon I had part three of my molar implant that has been going on for over a year. So I ended up making myself a nice soft bowl of oatmeal to go along with a peach and some cantelope. I do love my “alternative" dinners, even if just oatmeal, which tend to be rare...so even more appreciated!
Tonight we'll warm up some of the paella I made on Wednesday. My mouth still hurts, so am hoping I can enjoy some salad.
Sorry about the weight gain, Eric. Doesn't exactly seemfair, does it!
Enjoy your trip, Katyk! You are certainly well prepared.
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Made a cacio e pepe with the remainder of one of my homegrown tomatoes and three cheeses (asiago, pecorino Romano, and Parm-Regg.). Bob brought home bacon rolls from a Lithuanian-Polish bakery near his office last night--had a late snack, and then one with a fried egg & tomato for brunch.
Dinner tonight will be the season's first Black Tie Hospital Gala From Hell. Treated myself to a new outfit (well, not the pants--my 5-yr-old Chico's Travelers black knit crepe pants will do fine) at Nordstrom--a 2-pc black tank + sheer black/gold/bronze embroidered jacket. (I liked it because it didn't shed glitter all over the place). Alas, didn't pop for the palazzos, as even the 1X were too big (apparently, I'm now plus size only from the waist up) and they had neither XL nor petites. Those Chico's have done me yeoman service and cat hair doesn't stick to them. Tried on various dress shoes from my closet last night--the adorable little Stuart Weitzman metallic strappy mid-heel sandals I bought 4 yrs ago will no longer slip over my bunion--and the glitter shredded my toenail polish. Fortunately, I am a pack rat and found a bottle of almost exactly that shade (sorta like Chanel Rouge Noir, but Morgan Taylor--which is available only to nail salons) by Salma Hayek, much cheaper. I will wear my gold glitter orthopedic Alegria flat platform slides, invoking old-fart bad-feet privileges. Sadly, it's chilly out and the cocktail hour is out on the hotel's rooftop deck. BRRRR! I could take or leave that, but Bob doesn't want to miss it, as they usually have great pass-around appetizers.
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Pork tenderloin came out perfect and juicy. It was one of those you can buy in the store pre-marinated. The marinade was garlic and lemon. Salad was good and the baked potatoes were leftovers from our dinner at Texas Roadhouse on Thursday night.
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For supper tonight, I'm going to make a chicken salad...more salad, less chicken.
It's still kind of warm here, so cool and light foods are very welcome! :-)
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Tonight we'll grill a butterflied chicken, shishito peppers, and cabbage on the Weber. The latter gets a spicy Thai dressing. We bought strawberries and blackberries at the farmer's market this morning, so I will make drop biscuit shortcakes for dessert. (Also got long beans, various kinds of tomatoes, peaches, nectarines, plums and gorgeous figs.)
I'm thawing boneless leg of lamb which will also be grilled, along with some corn, tomorrow night.
Leftovers from both of these meals will be repurposed during the week.
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mommy - I use those pre-marinated pork tenderloins often, they turn out great and they are fast! Love them!
eric - same boat here in FL, hot and sticky, translates to light dinners.
lacey - sorry about your tooth - that is sure a long process, are you done now?
chisandy - hope you enjoy the evening
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