So...whats for dinner?
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Lacey, what a nightmarish experience in CA. I'm glad you were able to leave with some positive emotions after speaking with your brother's boss and fellow workers. Your new granddaughter is adorable. Good pictures. Keep sharing.
Nance, according to HGTV the only acceptable houses have sterile white kitchens, open floor plan and dark wooden floors. And the houses are "staged." I imagine the moment when the van arrives and all the furniture and decorations disappear. Someone will come along and love your house and property.
Yesterday was hot and humid. I could have been home in Louisiana. Almost. It wasn't quite that bad but we ran the a/c all afternoon and through the night. It's 68 degrees this morning and the weather woman in Fargo promises there will be less humidity.
Last night was chicken breast fillets lightly breaded with Italian bread crumbs and browned in olive oil. Very much to my liking. One side was zucchini cooked in diced tomatoes and sprinkling of pepper flakes and topped with grated asiago. Salad was arranged on plate. Cucumber from the farmer's market, fresh beets (sliced) also from fm, avocado and onion for dh. Oil and vinegar.
My neighbor Mary made yeast rolls yesterday and gave us two. They were large enough to serve as sandwich buns. I made a ham and cheese sandwich with mine and the roll was yummy.
No inkling yet about dinner.
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Carole, I know about the staging. I saw one program where the house seeker husband plopped himself down on a bed (which I thought was boorish anyway) in one of the bedrooms and the bed collapsed because it was a staged fake bed. Funny scene!
I think tonight will be jambalaya. I'm craving brown rice.
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Lacey, I am so sorry to read about your brother. My sincerest condolences.
Auntienance, I completely agree about HGTV creating unrealistic expectations for young house hunters. It drives me nuts when I watch some of those shows and some young couple is looking at a beautiful home in a great neighborhood and they don't want it because they don't like a light fixture in the dining room or the paint color in a bedroom that can easily be changed.
Dinner tonight was leftovers from Sunday- veggie enchiladas on organic corn tortillas with a spicy pumpkin seed salsa, a fresh tomato salsa, a little crumbled queso fresco cheese, and toasted cumin spiced pumpkin seeds. I served them with a chili lime rice made with brown rice.
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Lacey, so sorry about your very stressful time in California and what a wonderful little one to come home to!
I agree about the ridiculous comments on HGTV that imply a house shouldn't be considered because something that is essentially an easy fix, such as paint color, is not to one's liking!
Actually felt like being creative tonight. We had baramundi seasoned with seafood rub and cooked on the stove; small potatoes oven roasted with onions and seasoned with butter, parsley and fennel pollen; steamed broccoli; and fresh tomatoes. The broccoli came packaged to steam it in the microwave, not happy with the results so will go back to my favorite method of oven roasting.
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Tonight was leftovers; 1/4 of a tandoori chicken breast, okra stew, palak paneer--preceded by two appetizers: some cioppino from Whole Foods (was going to have gazpacho till I saw they changed their recipe to add molasses & agave nectar!), and a small insalata Caprese of heirloom tomato, burrata, homegrown basil over arugula. Might have dessert later of some of my first ripe black raspberries of the season.
Got that pesky "horse-tooth" front incisor trimmed today--my smile is even!
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I, too, am sorry about your California experience, Lacey.
We are at Glacier National Park and dinner was a noodles, peanut sauce and various "need to finish" veges.
This typed on a phone, so it's short.
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Dinner was a grilled ribeye and baked potatoes with butter and sour cream.
I have two eggplants in the refrigerator and an overcast rainy day. Dinner may be a layered eggplant hot dish with tomato sauce and grated cheese.
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Today is the last eye doc visit and refraction after cataract removal followed by a Costco run which is conveniently across the street from the doc. I think I'll pick up a roast chicken and make chicken enchiladas. The remainder of the bird will go into chicken salad. We're having visitors Saturday so I thought I'd make a trio of salads for lunch, one of which involves chicken. Egg and tuna for the other two so surely there will be something for everyone.
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lacey - I’m so sorry about your experience at your brother’s memorial. It is hard to feel so excluded and disconnected from the planning and event - I share that experience with you in reference to my own brother’s service, virtually no reference to our side of the family except by me - I’m glad I spoke at the service - otherwise there would have been zero. It is hurtful, I feel ya.
auntie - I often make a trio of salads for dinner, especially at this time of year when hot food seems oppressive at the end of the day. We are having my DH’s cousin and his son over to dinner tomorrow and I am doing two salads and grilling. The cousin’s high school age son is attending an orchestra conference at the USF campus, which is only ten miles down the road. This is the cousin we saw when we went to PA in March, he owns the winery with our family name thatwe visited there, so it’s nice that he got in touch to tell us he was here!
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Gordy & his GF are headed to Montana this weekend for her sister's wedding, and plan to do a side trip to Glacier.
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About 3/4 the way through today's 6 mile walk, we got to see a stand of Pacific Yew trees...the first source of Taxol.
The park service even had a sign that talked about the Yew and paclitaxel.
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Tonight's dinner was Baked Salmon with Trader Joe's mustard sauce and a homemade Iranian style Tabouleh salad, made more interesting at the last minute when I realized I had no mint! Still pretty tasty as it had a honey based vinegar dressing.
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Tonight was Cellars' "France's South Side" wine pairing dinner (see "how about drinking" for the wines). It was a challenge for me not to completely carb out, but I did ok till dessert. First course was a crab cake topped with asparagus Hollandaise and a poached egg. (No getting around the bread crumbs in the crab cake, but too good to pass up). Second was a seared sea scallop atop spinach, with a relish of mango, watermelon, corn, tomatoes & peppers in vinaigrette. Ate my way around (most of) the fruit & corn. Next up was a cream of wild mushroom soup with a chêvre-topped crouton--you better believe I licked that crouton clean of all its goat cheese. (Bob was more than willing to consume my excess wines & csrbs). Entree was rack of lamb over a potato grstin galette, surrounded by lamb jus and English pea puree (surprisingly, peas are okay on my diet, as a "limited" veggie). I got through one double chop and the puree, and packed the rest (as well as the double chop Bob couldn't finish). Finally, dessert: strawberry-rhubarb creme brulee and a mini-eclair. So full after the creme brulee that I took a couple of bites of the eclair and left it at that. Bob was too full to finish it for me.
Walked the 1/4 mi. there in the pouring rain, and despite my umbrella my dress got drenched. It was clear by the time we walked home. For the next week it's nothing but water, black coffee, dead animals & leaves for me--and gotta get my creaky dehydrated de-conditioned arse moving. Odd how I was in better shape 20 lbs. heavier and 2 yrs ago--I was able to do strength training & cardio, but despite being lighter now, I can barely walk that quarter mile without my legs & shoulders aching and heart fluttering. (Bob looked at my Apple Watch EKG tracing and reassured me I don't have A-fib, I'm just in rotten shape after a year and a half away from the gym after those falls and arm surgery I ended up having in 2018).
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My eggplant lasagna was a disappointment. It turned out too "soupy." Not sure what caused the problem, maybe too much tomato sauce or too much heat in the heating process in the outdoor grill. The side was a chopped salad with romaine, tomato, Kalamata olives and avocado with mayo dressing.
I was thinking broasted chicken from nearby Clancy's for dinner with a pea salad (thawed peas, cheddar cheese, sweet pickle and mayo dressing.) But Nance's rotisserie chicken ideas caught my attention. And I am going to Walmart's this afternoon.
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May do leftovers or ham steak, hash browns and a salad
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Eggplant has a nasty tendency to not only soak up oil but also weep like a paid mourner at an old-country funeral. I have to salt it and press it between paper towels (for a long time and several changes of the towels) before I can do anything with it except baba ghannouj. There's a reason why it's so hard to find breadcrumb-free eggplant parmigiana.
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Nance, interesting idea for the rotisserie chicken, I usually get a couple of meals from one before using the rest of the meat for a layered enchilada casserole. Generally make layered enchilada so I can use corn tortillas to avoid the gluten in flour tortillas.
Tonight was the last of a macaroni salad (with onion, peppers, broccoli, olives, and chicken)-- just enough left for two meals. Needed to empty the bowl as DH has requested potato salad from my family's recipe to take to a Saturday event. I'll make that tomorrow using that bowl.
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Tonight was last night's leftover lamb chop, reheated on the cool side of the grill in foil with slivered garlic, chopped mint and a squeeze of lemon while I grilled a thick slice of Vidalia onion on the hot side. Preceded by a Greek salad (only after I finished it did I realize I forgot the cucumber)--no anchovy because even the lower-sodium feta was fairly salty.
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Potlatch, Idaho. Using a dialup speed connection, so a short post.
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I know that sugar is bad but since i was a little girl i have got a sweet tooth and cancer cant take away all the pleasures of my life from me so i have decided to have a 3 scooped banana split sundae with chocolate, hazelnut and coconut ice cream flavor along with loads of almond and cashew nuts and chocolate and caramel syrup on the top of it. i am going to have a big serving as i don't know what would be the next time that i am going to relish it. so today is my major cheat day. I guess i am going to add some beetroot chips to my Chinese food for dinner tonight. I hope you guys relish everyday of your lives. love and hugs
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Last night was a grilled chicken sandwich and a hamburger. This morning was a sweet potatoes, onion and hot pepper hash. I found a 2qt Dutch oven at a camping store and it is perfect for cooking this kind of dish.
It's the only "I bought it new" piece of cast iron I own.
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Eric, you and Sharon are really, really making tracks! What fun! I hope you are skirting some of the outrageous heat that is covering so much of the whole nation. I’m glad that your vintage cast iron pieces are safely tucked away at home. 😊
We are now back at the lake, albeit briefly. In contrast to the many dinners out we had at the Cape, we grilled marinated chicken when we arrived last evening, and tonight ate a quick (turkey club for me, fried fish sandwich for DH, with swt pot fries) dinner at the 104 Diner on the way to see Avenue Q at the Winni Playhouse. The play was good...the book being fine, but the puppeteer creativity and singing voices of those performers were absolutely outstanding. I always admire such talent!
Tomorrow we will be at the beach dealing with the 90s temps, and braving a wine tasting event there...probably not a great idea with the excessive heat, but we will see. I somehow doubt there will be many tasting event drop outs!
Today (late July already!!!) we were needing to finally remove the past two months of various pollens collected on our porch and deck...bring the furniture up from the basement, wash it down, relay the porch rug moved for last fall’s housepainting, and set both areas up. Knowing that his current less mobile and weak hip/leg state would not get him far in that effort...and I am of no use with heavy pollen cleaning due my vile allergies...DH put out a Facebook post to our lake association group seeking an assistant for this effort. In no time, three neighbors volunteered (rejecting the compensation he offered). He was expecting some idyl teenagers hoping to earn some summer cash might respond, but not the case.
So today, our newest neighbor, a quality control engineer (struck me as perhaps a relative or clone of Eric’s?!:) shows up, as later, does another friend of ours, and despite the increasing heat they worked so hard helping DH clean and set up in little over an hour. AND THEN....our wonderful new neighbor who has every piece of outdoor worker equipment made for man, brought his super blower over and blew all the millions of pine needles off our roof...in a way that none of them would land under the shingles. Then he went out to the quiet street with our very long tangled extension cord and untangled it. We were overwhelmed with his kindness....BUT WAIT! He then went home (two doors down the street) and got his chain saw since he noticed that a very long birch tree limb listed close to our back lawn after being damaged in the last storm. He cut it down, stripped off the small branches and cut the wood into stove sized logs, stacking them up neatly on the side yard to dry. Oh my! We are overwhelmed with and so appreciative of his kindness, and now have to admit, that after 35 years we are now the “old neighbors” up here. Lucky ones at that! But hopefully, DH will not need so much help once he gets that hip replaced!
Reader, I’m curious about Iranian Tabuleh? Ingredients? Thanks!
We leave here Sunday or Monday, to head to MV to visit my widowed friend who always counts on our July stays so she can visit her favorite restaurants, current plays, and go to the beach with us. Given DH’s physical state, we would prefer just staying here, but her last two sets of friends canceled their visits due to illnesses, and we don’t want to further ruin her summer. So off we go....I know...1st world problem! But I so love staying in one place, which has not happened in several months. And summer here will be over in a flash! Hoping we can string two lakeweeks together, since we also need to visit the NJ “kids and grands” in mid-August for a NJ family reunion of DH’s family at their home.
I hope everyone is finding comfortable ways to beat the heat!
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godisone, I just vicariously enjoyed your sundae (except for the banana, which I can only tolerate flambeed in caramel as Bananas Foster). As for me, I'm laying off the real ice cream till I get to my goal weight and can indulge occasionally (as opposed to the extreme guilt trip I just suffered after eating that creme brulee at the wine pairing dinner). Tonight I did allow myself one of my 3x-week-to-every day "not-so-bad carbs" for dessert: a 4 oz. container of sugar-free Jello chocolate pudding. When I started this diet, I tried it and found it awful...compared to my favorite Jeni's Splendid Deepest Darkest Chocolate ice cream. Tonight I relished it.
Dinner was a repeat of leftover lamb chop--only this time cooked indoors because it was just too hot outside to grill. Made a gremolata of garlic, lemon juice, mint leaves and chopped "garlic scape" bulb and reheated the whole thing gently in foil. Sliced a couple of cryovac'ed baby beets, and sauteed six sllim asparagus spears in olive oil & balsamic vinegar. (The $15 supermarket stuff, not the three-figure Reggio Emilia "real thing" from Eataly--I dole out the latter drop-by-drop for ripe strawberries & Parmigiano Reggiano, or insalata Caprese with burrata, homegrown basil and a perfect tomato).
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Wow Lacey, what great neighbors! We're the "elderly" neighbours around here too. Speaking of which, today is my birthday. I never thought I would be this old (71). It's difficult to wrap my mind around.
My trio of salads for today's lunch for SIL and BIL turned into a quartet as I decided to add a non mayo cucumber, onion and tomato salad in olive oil and wine vinegar. I picked up the first tomatoes of the season at the produce stand yesterday. They probably won't be as good as later ones but I had to have them anyway.
My good friend has a birthday on Tuesday so we'll go with our DHs to dinner to celebrate both of ours on Monday. Tonight will be a simple seafood pasta for myself. Since DH has an aversion to seafood, he decided to grill himself a porkburger. Unfortunately, he'll want fries with that so that means heating up the kitchen. Thankfully, today is our last day for the oppressive heat. We've had all 26 windows covered by pulled curtains and shades, I feel like I'm living in a cave.
Sandy, if you haven't tried the dark chocolate sugar free pudding, it's better.
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39F right now ...
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Happy Birthday, Nance! Can you hear me singing, “Oh to be 71 again!”? How nice to look forward to celebrating with a friend and your DHs this week. Enjoy today’s lunch salads. I always like making refreshing cucumber salads similar to the one you described.
Chi, you must be losing weight faster than the speed of light! It is interesting how being on a restrictive diet results in our favorable perceptions of usually unexciting food options like the pudding you mention. I can also recall being so impressed with certain restaurants that are really not that great, which I tried while on a restrictive diet, thinking their offerings were wonderful. LOL
That is quite the sundae, godisone! I think as you gradually shift your diet to include more vegetables and fiber, lean meats, fish, and naturally sweet fruits, you may reduce that sugar craving, tho I know how hard that is. I have always had a sweet tooth, too.
Eric, I’m picturing you two making some nice hot porridge in that cast iron pot to start your chilly day! 😉
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lacey - wow - awesome neighbors! I love that!
auntie - Happy Birthday! I feel ya on the "crap, I'm, old, but yay that I'm still here to be this old!" feeling. I'm glad you are here to be 71! Enjoy your birthday celebrations with friends.
I found that once I stopped eating sugar when I did the Virgin Diet I lost the craving in about 3 weeks - then I found things with sugar to be overly sweet, almost bitter. I also found that whole foods and non-processed things tasted infinitely better that they previously had, as others have noted.
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Oh Eric - are you bragging or complaining? 100 in the shade on my back porch again today. I don't even want to know the heat index.
Godisone - sugar is mainly bad if you are hormone positive. You don't have your specs listed, but I am NOT so I continue to enjoy what I want. Everything in moderation (except smoking) However sweets are not a serious problem for me since I prefer salty things most of the time.
Nance- Happy B-day. I agree with Lacey, I remember 71. Love your salads. But really Lacey, we're not THAT far ahead in age. BTW Lacey, amazing that you have such good neighbors. I just hate to ask anyone for anything - but see what miraculous results happen! I agree, it would be 'heaven' to stay in one place at the lake. Let us know about the wine tasting in the heat.
Special - thanks for jumping in on the Prolia thread. I was beginning to feel like a broken record.
Took my nephew's wife for lunch yesterday at Perrys. Even with a lunch special on the filet, it had to be a real occasional celebration for me to pay $30 each for lunch. I may be living in the past - but an $80 lunch for two (+ tip) is WAY out of my league, and my budget. I'll take my nephew (her husband) for a patty melt next week. I'm trying to pay more attention to my niece & nephew & spouses since my SIL (their mother) died last fall. I've invited the niece to join me in California in Sept for a week. Oh, and Lacey - I did book at the Anza in Calabasas for a couple of nights.
Speaking of CA - question for those of you who know. One afternoon I only have a couple of hours for lunch or dinner on the way from one place to the other, so would Santa Barbara or Malibu be better? I'm thinking Malibu would be a lot more high dollar and we won't be beaching, so maybe the pier at Santa Barbara? Also my niece likes to consider buying art, so if there are any "starving artist" around painting at either place she would be pleased.
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minus - same, lol! I wouldn't leave you hanging! I feel like I have made identical posts on that thread about five times. I don't know about you, but I try to read threads from the beginning if it is reasonable, but I feel like some don't do that and just comment or ask questions that have already been answered. More than once... right? State Street in Santa Barbara is pretty fun, even dating back to when I used to go there one million years ago - here's a link. Despite Malibu being my high school beach and holding a special place in my heart, I think it is spread out and harder to navigate on foot, also harder to park. I stayed at the Anza in Calabasas for my last high school reunion, which was at Sagebrush Cantina - very nice and it was super convenient for me to walk to the restaurant.
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Thanks for the tour tips. Interestingly it was Lacey who recommended The Anza. We all are on the same page!!!
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