So...whats for dinner?
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special - thanks for the newsy post. Glad to catch up. Hope you son will do well with treatment.
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We had 11 inches of snow, not the 16 they thought, but it is cold for us. 9 degrees and living in an urban setting, it’s a walking culture so all the cars are all snowed in still, street sweeping cancelled (yeah) and the curbs and crosswalks have piles of snow everywhere. Not as cold as up by maggie .. but I’m already tired of it lol. Grateful for my down parka I bout at llbean in Freeport Main 25 years ago . And funny about side angle glaucoma, I too have it, as my sister and mother all ashkenazi heritage too.
Maggie - I did my Fulbright in Cork, lovely city!
Special- knowing the mutations is so helpful for treatment options, knowledge is power. I hope your DS is doing well .
Made roasted cauliflower and mushrooms seasoned with paprika, onion and garlic salt, tossed first in olive oil , and steamed broccoli and carrots, mixed with Einkorn wheat penne , and Raos of course. The marinara of champions. It was a nice mix of tastes and textures.0 -
Carole, The fajitas sound tasty. With the beans there is really no need for tortillas.
Rhonda, I lived in Dublin for a year before moving to Edinburgh. My SIL lives in Cork so I have been there quite a bit. I will definitely have to try your roasted cauliflower and mushroom recipe.
Dinner tonight was chicken, Canadian bacon and mushrooms in Alfredo sauce on farfalle.
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Dinner was crispy catfish fillets, pan fried. Skillet wins out over air fryer. LOL. Bob's mac and cheese. A salad of avocado and tomato.
Minus, are you back to healthy normal?
I like our typical winters but have had enough of freezing temperatures. This is not "typical." Meanwhile it's mardi gras season and parades are rolling. I feel sorry for the die-hard parade goers. It could be worse. There's always freezing rain to make things unbearable.
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Last night was salad and French onion soup topped with toasted sourdough and a slice of provolone. Turned out great.
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Carole - Thanks for asking. No disease remaining but no energy either. I'm told that it takes 3-4 weeks to get normal energy back. So doing OK with frequent rest stops. I need to get back to cooking. Eggs, English muffins & cheerios have been my go to for awhile.
I agree about "typical" winters in the South. We've had more days below freezing in the last couple of years than the previous 50. Finally a low above freezing last night - 36 - but it's going back down to the 20's this weekend. I've been enjoying lots of reading & I LOVE my heated throw. Maybe next week I'll be able to go out & cut down some of the frozen dead flowering bushes and see if what I covered survived.
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Minus - glad you are recovering. Friends who have had the flu this year also said it took some time to get energy back.
Special good to hear from you too. I hear you about the decorations. We have our take down time down to a little over an hour and that seems like too much at times. I bet your house looks beautiful during the holidays.
Last night was red beans and rice from the freezer and a small salad with no distinguishing characteristics. It was all delicious. I welcomed the easy meal because my eyes were dilated from an eye doc appointment.
I’m sick of winter and especially piles of snow. No chance of melting anytime soon.
I think tonight is chicken cacciatore if I can find the chicken breast for DH that I know is buried in the freezer. It’s legs for me. IMHO the breast is the least interesting part of a chicken.
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I took a package of leftover turkey breast from the freezer and will likely serve with StoveTop stuffing. That's the most ambitious meal I've had in two weeks.
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Illimae - your French onion soup looks great.
This weather definitely calls for soup. I made an onion vegetable soup, with toasted garlic bread and bruschetta. Hit the spot.1 -
We went to Sequim today. Had mexican lunch at our fav place. Just a gut-punch watching DH walk/hobble/ugh….I try not to cry in front of him. The trip takes longer, the shopping takes longer…pity party. And as much as everyone hates their cold/winter, I was disgusted with the 55 degrees. Wish I could trade someone.
Still having the tri-tip leftovers. Maybe one more day….delicious.
Minus, glad you are feeling better.
Illimae, your soup pic is food-porn. Looks (and I am sure, tasted) amazing.
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Carole, I laugh about the "typical" southern winters since every winter when I lived south of the Mason Dixon line there were at least two weeks of well below freezing temps or snow/ice. In the north everyone is prepared for such weather but southern houses are not constructed for it and local governments don't have the appropriate road equipment. I recall one night in AL when DD was an infant with an ear infection and a temp of 106. They couldn't send an ambulance 15 miles out into the countryside and the icy roads were impassable even with 4WD. A neighbor who was a GP walked the mile to our house with adult amoxycillin tablets which we ground with my mortar and pestle, mixed with the appropriate amount of water and fed her with an eye dropper.
Illimae, That French onion soup looks to die for.
Minus, I'm glad you are finally feeling well enough to try a real meal. In one way landing in the hospital was an advantage since I got antivirals, steroids and immune system boosters so my recovery wasn't quite as long as it might have been.
Wally, Glad you were able to have lunch at your favorite restaurant. It’s so hard to remain upbeat when someone you love is struggling. Hugs for you.
Dinner tonight was salmon piccata, acorn squash and boiled potatoes.
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Last night's dinner was an oven barbecued small pork steak, shared. Turnip roots, yes, again. And a salad of avocado and tomato. Everything good.
It's too cold for dh to play golf, even if he hadn't been told not to play by a therapist. DH has sciatica and is going to PT. I admit to boredom. Yesterday I got out a jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces. So we're going to a casino on the Mississippi Gulf coast today. The same one where we met you and your dh years ago, Nance. It's always a pleasure to see the huge decorated foyer lined with pricey shops. It's about a 1 1/2 hour drive, part of it along the beach if we take that route. We're not big gamblers and won't win or lose much $$. Just something different to do.
A wordy way to say dinner is not planned.
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'Mae, I agree. The soup looks awesome. :-)
I've been hearing the flu is "terrible" this year.
Minus…good that you're starting to feel better.
Special…good to see you post again and glad that DH is getting back to normal as well.
We had some long time friends (41 years) stay the night here on the way to visit their family in Ohio.
Dinner was spaghetti and apple pie…and my pie crust skills are improving. The morning they headed on, I made them the cinnamon kuchen "for the road". :-)
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What a good host you are Eric!
Carole that sounds like a lovely way to alleviate boredom. Ŵe haven’t been to the gulf coast in too long. I’m sure you can find something interesting to eat. I’m envious. Hope you have a lucky day.
Ŵe are puzzlers during the winter months. Our favorite is 750 pieces mostly because 1000s are more difficult for my arthritic hands to pick up. Our dining room table is almost ashtrays covered with a puzzle. Right now we’re struggling with a particularly vexing one that the kids gave me for Christmas.
Tonight is as always , pizza night. Probably wood fired if it’s not too cold for delivery. Otherwise it’s flat bread pizza.
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They are the parents of "test daughters".
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Eric, What a good friend to send off your guests with a delicious homemade snack for the road.
Carole, I hope your DH’s sciatica improves with PT. Enjoy your outing. You might not need to cook dinner tonight if you find something along the way.
Nance, I enjoy puzzles but my hands can’t handle the pieces now. I’ve done some online puzzles but they’re not quite the same. I hope you can get the wood fired pizza.
Dinner tonight was Tuscan garlic shrimp on cavatappi.
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As expected, we skipped dinner last night after enjoying a heavy lunch at Beau Rivage Casino. One thing I appreciated about the lunch menu was its honesty. It stated plainly that the catfish was farm raised and the shrimp was imported. Some restaurants claim to serve Gulf shrimp and actually serve imported. We didn't have seafood. DH had one of his favorites, patty melt, and I had a favorite I seldom eat, a Reuben sandwich. Both came with either chips or fries. We had the fries but didn't eat many because they didn't come close to good fast food fries, like McD's. DH said his patty melt was really good. I enjoyed my Reuben but I've had better.
The cafe is a nice eating space, and the service was good.
The gambling went as expected. I broke even and dh lost $16. Not bad for a couple of hours of entertainment.
I'm re-thinking solving a 1000 piece puzzle. I don't have all the pieces out and I'm running out of space on the coffee table. In addition to the puzzle, I'm getting out my crochet needles and researching donation options.
Meanwhile, what's for dinner? It's cold and blustery this morning. I have to venture out onto the porch and take down my battered chimes.
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I'm going to thaw shrimp for tonight…no idea how I'll prep it.
Made Indian shrimp in delicate sauce (page 240 from the indian book previously mentioned here). Super easy and delicious. I didn't have yogurt so used sour cream.
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Carole, It’s nice that a good lunch out gave you a break from cooking dinner.
Wally, Your dinner sounds delicious. Aldi has been selling good fresh shrimp recently. DH doesn’t love shrimp as much as I do but enjoys it if it’s in a good sauce. He likes Indian food so I’ll have to make this.
Dinner tonight was tilapia Vera Cruz on rice.
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I bet you can sub fish for the shrimp, just add it when reheating.
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Wally, I'll have to look up page 240.
Dinner last night was a treat. DH made a delicious leek and potato soup. He used pickled pork from the freezer as meat seasoning. Struck me as an unusual choice. I would have used smoked ham hock. But the substitution added wonderful flavor. I remembered a loaf of garlic bread in the outside refrigerator freezer and braved the cold to retrieve it.
I recently noticed packages of meatloaf mix I bought on sale before the WD closed. Also in the outside ref/fr. Tonight's dinner will be meatloaf and roasted butternut squash. DH used the potatoes yesterday. Meatloaf is good leftovers for dh's lunches.
I have a yen for Nance's Italian beef. I'm saving money to buy a pot roast. LOL. I have packages of the seasoning Nance recommended. It's not available locally but like most things in the world, is in stock at Amazon.
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Wally, I think tilapia would work well. I might make the sauce, divide it and put shrimp in one portion, fish in the other.
Carole, It's a nice surprise when you find something useful in the freezer. "Saving money to buy a pot roast" is definitely a sign of the times.
Dinner tonight was chicken in vermouth sauce, sautéed yellow squash and mashed potatoes.
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I found this lovely free iBook recipe collection from a Jamie Shler, called IsolationBaking, an ecookbook. Thought you all might like it. I spent the day reading the French based recipes and enjoyed myself ! . I don’t eat a lot of her ingredients , one used 24 tablespoons of butter.. , but everything sounded yummy it was fun.
Tonight was homemade croutons and split pea potatoe soup, simple comfort food.1 -
We make split pea soup and potato soup but I haven't eaten split pea and potato soup. Interesting combo. Yum on home-made croutons.
Wally, was the cookbook 660 Curries? I looked up page 240 and didn't find a recipe for shrimp.
I used the two packages of meatloaf mix (beef, pork, veal) and one package of ground beef and referred to Natasha's meatloaf recipe. The meatloaf was moist and tasty and, as planned, a lot of leftovers. I find making meatloaf a bit of work so always make a large one. I'll probably freeze a meal portion or two. Prepping the butternut squash is also a lot of work. Cooking both meatloaf and squash in the oven meant compromising the best temperature for the squash, but the squash was still good. I tossed it with olive oil and honey and s & p.
Tonight we'll have dh's leek/potato soup again.
After this morning (28 degrees) we have a stretch of days through next weekend with no freezing temperatures and mild daytime highs. It will be nice to abandon "hunker down" for a while, maybe for the rest of winter.
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Carole, no, it was the Classic Indian Cooking: Master Moghul Cuisine with Simple Techniques, Essential Spices, and Traditional Recipes. I can post the recipe if you are curious (or try to take a picture of it, LOL).
I'm thawing ground pork and will make mapo tofu tonight.
It has been non-stop windy here….so far, no outages.
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Wally, I must have missed your post mentioning that book. I have it and just looked up the recipe. I read that entire book years back when I bought it. It was a favorite of Susan's, who had probably passed away before you joined this group. She was an accomplished cook. Even made her own crackers. I was in awe of her.
I'll read the shrimp recipe and decide whether to try it.
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She sounds amazing. I've only tried crackers once. The recipe is as mild as you choose…I used one jalapeno for the "chili" mentioned. I also added cauliflower and peas (instead of rice).
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I think we were all in awe of Susan. She was a great cooking inspiration to me. I miss her here.
I’m very tired today so tonight is carry out chicken tenders and coleslaw. Although I’m not a chicken breast fan I will tolerate these occasionally. DH is a big fan. I’m a fan of not cooking when I’m tired.
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Nance, I hope your "tired" is what is my DH's issue…he could barely walk today. I was googling dying…ugh…he's not great but better; hope you are too. Of course, my DH has metastatic cancer, so there's that.
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Carole, I’ve never put honey on my oven roasted butternut squash before. I do use a bit of brown sugar on acorn squash halves so I’ll have to try it.
Wally, I ordered a used copy of that cookbook. I have another Indian cookbook but it calls for ingredients only found at specialty markets while this one mentions it uses ingredients found in regular supermarkets.
Nance, It’s good you gave yourself a break and got takeout. Hopefully you’ll feel better tomorrow.
Dinner tonight was meatballs in Rao’s on spaghetti.
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