So...whats for dinner?

M0mmyof3

Tonight was last of the lasagna that I made last week and froze the last two pieces and salad

ChiSandy

Leftover quiche & salad or scallion pancake—exhausted, stomach too touchy to go out to dinner.

MinusTwo

Leftover bow-tie pasta with squash & mushrooms & Rao's sauce.

illimae

Chicken quesadilla with cheese, onions, avocado and sour cream and a Sierra Nevada

eric95us

Auntie, I took your advice and doubled the spices. The spices are now good. The next attempt will be with a slightly shorter cooking time so that maybe the chicken won't be quite so "fall off the bone" tender.

I cooked the chicken while Sharon made enchiladas and a chicken quinoa dish. So, we have enough leftovers for the rest of the week.

My retirement is still on track. I kept a little log of when I left home and got to work, and when I left work and got home. 16 hour, 12 minutes in one week and this is typical. I'll be glad when this is done and Sharon is getting excited as I will be able to take care of stuff around the house so we aren't trying to catch up over the weekend.

ChiSandy

Dinner was leftover scallion-pork belly pancake from Little Goat Diner (across from The Girl & the Goat, both—along with proto-Chinese takeout Duck Duck Goat—owned by Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard). Dessert was a Valrhona chocolate cake donut from Do-Rite. I prefer raised, but this was phenomenal. OK, I’ve been to the well—so back to fruit & yogurt from now on.

SpecialK

Tonight was marinara with organic chicken Italian-style sausage over spaghetti squash. Happy to see our Texas folks reporting in - happy to know y'all are safe!

MinusTwo

Special - looks like there's a storm about to get Florida too. Double whammy!! Let us know if it turns out you are in the path.

ChiSandy

Louisiana ladies, heads-up as well. Baton Rouge & NOLA are now in the path of the mega-rainfall.

eric95us

Illimae and Minus......how you doing today?????

illimae

I'm good, working from home, still safe and dry

Valstim52

so good to hear from our texas ladies. like you minus I've lived through 4 hurricanes. All in south florida. wilma destroyed my home as it picked up strength when it crossed the everglades, which basically is a body of warm swamp water. i was in Boca Raton, I found the after effects were worse than the storm. No power, nasty water everywhere.

My sil is in a part of Houston where she is still safe and flood free. Her 2 daughters on the other side of town are flooded out and one barely made it to safety. Go figure. These storms have their own mind. Now a friend in NOLA is facing floods.

ChiSandy

Valstim, my mom lived in Kings Point just north of the Delray/Boca line—Wilma devastated the complex, ripping the walls off some of the upper back porch utility rooms. But her 4-unit bldg. was untouched. The drainage channels (aka alligator havens) & floodgates worked, keeping the first floor units from flooding. I went down a week later and it was still like the aftermath of a war zone. But what Houston is going through is unimaginably worse. Thousands will lose their homes, millions will have to relocate for awhile.

MinusTwo

I'm still safe & dry. This afternoon we've had quite a wind start up & branches are falling off of trees. No big limbs, but enough to block the path of the water down the street if not moved. Obviously I still have power but I understand many people have lost their phones & internet. Dinosaur that I am, I still have a "land line". The strangest thing for August in Houston is the temperature. It's only 70 degrees. Before the storm it was normal at 98-100. At least those w/o power will not be sweltering w/o air conditioning.

M0mmyof3

Just heard my family friend whom I have known of almost 40 years and lives in the Houston area is fine. He and his wife went to the Dallas area ahead of Harvey hitting. Have been very worried for them since getting the news that they were living in the storms path.

SpecialK

minus and illimae - hang in there!

Having chili and corn muffins with honey butter (Earth Balance, lol!), it has been raining all day - enough to overflow my pool - of course, nothing like Houston, but it seemed like chili weather and it is already made from Saturday - bonus!

auntienance

My niece in Missouri city is under a mandatory evacuation order as the levee protecting their (large) subdivision is not expected to hold. Unfortunately there is no where for them to go. All roads out are questionable. Very worried about them. They do have a two story house and are planning for the contingency that they will be forced to stay. Very concerned for their welfare.

MinusTwo

Nance - and anyone else who is trying to follow this mess - hope your niece is OK. Below is a link you can use to put in an actual address and get rain totals. I've found my address shows 1-2" less then my actual rain gauge, but it's close. Also you can change the parameters on the top left and see the height of the bayous. I've been trying to follow my friends through this since some are now w/o power.

https://www.harriscountyfws.org/

ChiSandy

My last day for solid food till Friday morning, at the least. Bob brought home tamales made by one of his RNs, so I had one each pork and chicken adobo for breakfast (and if there are any remaining, for dinner as well, supplemented by a tomato—what else?).

Minus, your neighborhood still okay? I heard one of the reservoirs overflowed overnight despite yesterday’s preventive releases of water.

M0mmyof3

Still waiting to hear if my family friend's house is okay or has started to flood.

eric95us

Still OK in Houston????

Lacey12

Missed you all during my food thread hiatus, and hoping things are going well here.

Am posting with concern about Minus, Nancys relatives I just saw mentioned on this page....the only one I read.....and anyone else in the Houston area who is being impacted by this flooding. In addition to sending thoughts and prayers, am wondering if Minus, if,you afe still dry and safe, or anyone else, has suggestions for where to direct 💰 donations that will be directed most efficiently to those who need help. Clearly this is a huge undertaking by so many agencies....some more efficient than others. DH does remind me that bureaucracy isnt necessarily bad...but I am a bit wary. Then, after giving to the Houston Food Bank, saw that their warehouse is also flooded. Oy! So, any help with this info from people in the area is appreciated! Hoping for your safety!

Hi to all.....miss being here, hoping my Fall schedule will lighten up and I can read and post again. Tho already my Ipad is fussing with this site. Darn

MinusTwo

lacey, lacey, lacey!!!! How great to see you.

I'm still safe & dry and still have power. But I haven't left my house since so many roads are flooded. Unfortunately I have no clue the best way to help right now. Our airports won't even be open until later this week - and of course we've had no mail or newspapers since Friday. Even the Burlington Northern and the Santa Fe trains have stopped since they are unable to survey the track conditions. I'm guessing as big as the devastation is the Red Cross will be involved. I haven't heard much about them here yet, nor do I know their ratio of money going to the needy vs. the administrative costs. And there was a scathing article in the Washington Post about not donating to them. We have a fairly active Salvation Army group. That's the only place I donate in normal times, but that may not help with immediate food needs. I'll ask some folks who are more active than I am and let you know.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp...

MinusTwo

By the way Lacey - you look as gorgeous as always!!!

auntienance

Lacey, missed your smiling face so!

My niece evacuated to my other niece's in San Antonio so they are safe. So far the levee is holding so their subdivision is ok for the moment. Hoping their house doesn't flood while they're gone.

ChiSandy

To donate $10 to the Red Cross, text HARVEY to 90999. (It's not the most efficient, per CharityNavigator, but it's a start). You can also donate to Catholic Charities (relief is non-sectarian), Americares (gets meds & supplies to patients in the area), or the Sally Ann: online, calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY, or text STORM to 51555. If you are more than 10 years after ending active treatment and are healthy, donate blood. Other charities accepting storm relief donations are GlobalGiving.org (funding first responders), TexasDiaperBank.networkforgood.com (self-explanatory), FeedingTexas.org, The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund set up by Houston's Mayor Turner, the food banks of Houston & San Antonio (they'll need the money to remediate, restore and restock once the waters recede), and the Humane Societies of both those cities for pet rescue and relocation. Meanwhile, start gathering up clean clothes & shoes in good condition that no longer fit, as well as any extra canned goods, cookware & utensils you may have. Houses of worship all over the country will doubtless be holding drives, and the Sally Ann will likely be scheduling more pickups.

M0mmyof3

Last anyone has heard from them was over the weekend and at that time from what they knew the water hadn't gotten to their house yet. Might be a different story by now.

Lacey12

I'm so relieved to hear that you are safe and still have some life amenities, Minus. It must be so awful to have so many struggling in your area. I did read about the Red Cross concerns, and thus resisted donating there. That's when I got the mini-lecture from DH about all bureaucracies not necessarily being "bad" until I directed him to the article!

And Nance, you must be so relieved to learn that your relatives are safe and were able to evacuate to be with family. I, too, hope and pray that the levee holds. I just can't imagine what living in those huge shelters must be like for so many people with children, elderly, etc. And this is going to be a long haul....

Someone named Dodgersgirl (coincidentally, I was a huge dodgers fan growing up!) just mentioned on a PM to me that there is a local org that is collecting and servicing folks directly in Houston.I will check it out and get back here unless she has also already listed that on this thread. I have lost touch for so long that I do not know the thread's new member's "names".

Take care, all....am heading out to do some late errands and stop at a local diner for either a BLT or veggie omelet, in which they specialize. We are at the lake thru Labor Day, where it is very cool and about to rain...but no complaints here!

illimae

So far but I'm close enough to the reservoir releasing overflow to be concerned. Wait and see. I have power, food, water and a 2nd story, if needed.

MinusTwo

Lacey - my nephew with the gov't said of course there is a surge of fraud after disasters. However enforcement efforts are usually directed at fraud of federal relief funds and not the non-profits.

Sandy - I like your thought about the Houston Food Bank needing funds to re-stock. I think that's what I'll do.

Dinner was a bag of spinach, steamed and topped with two poached eggs. English muffins on the side.