So...whats for dinner?

debbie6122

Great idea Apple, i usually make half of what it calls for next time i will make more and freeze them.

Kay- Im still feeling sluggish, dont know why i dont do anything all day LOL!

Laurie08

The soups sound good, both of them.  I might try one this week, I wonder if the boys would eat the mushroom one?  I love mushrooms.

Michelle- great news on your house, so happy for you!  Hope all went well taking care of the grandkids and that they are all on the mend.

Friday night I got the stomach bug.  I don't understand how I could get it so much worse than the kids but I did.  I went to bed around 9 and was up by 10 sick and only got out of bed for about three hours yesterday.  I'm doing much better today but no where near 100%, yet I am function able, so good enough for now.

Last week with the kids sick I never went grocery shopping. This morning DH suggested we all go to the store together. I said ok, we need to go through the fridge, the pantry , freezer etc and plan our meals. He says "never mind, you can just do it tomorrow." LOL!!

LuvRVing

We are here with the grandkids.  The youngest has been puking all morning and my SIL has a sore throat.  So the two of them went off to the doctors and the little one now has strep.  Dad doesn't have it.  The grandson that had strep is better, so he is going to Pickity Place instead...  It's hard to keep up with the logistics around here!!!  My DH is taking the oldest grandson out to the Mall, where there is a setup for the kids to build things using something like Legos.  They are going to build things and eat junk food!

Laurie08

OMG Michelle!  You make my house sound like it is calm and healthy!!  Good luck with everyone today, it sounds miserable  

deborye

Pot Roast, Gaaaalic mash potatoes and carrots with Pop Overs for supper tonight.  

I am so glad (knock on wood) DH and I don't have that stomach bug going around, a lot of ppl in work have sinus infections.  Last time I was sick with the Nuro Virus(sp)  was about a year ago. 

Lacey12

Oh dear, good luck to everyone in your DD's household, Michelle. They are lucky to have you and DH nearby to help out!



Enjoy the calm of your empty nest when you return home....and hope everyone is well soon!

Lacey12

Laurie, I got a kick out of your DH's response to the effort it takes to pan for the shopping list.

What is it that positioned so many men at the end of the line when the "planning and process" genes were given out?!

Laurie08

Lacey- I have no idea!!  On the upside apparently the only thing that makes my DH clean bathrooms is either when I am pregnant ( the chemicals could hurt the baby he says- OK!!  I say!!)  and when I have been throwing up!  He scrubbed both bathrooms down from top to bottom this morning and opened all the windows on the second floor claiming our house was like "death valley".  I think he REALLY does not want to get it, lol!  But hey, I may not have much for food in the house but the bathrooms are clean

debbie6122

Laurie- LMAO! about your DH and the bathrooms. If i lived closer i would bring you some of my great homemade chx noodle soup! to make you feel better My DD and GK live in Georgia they are all sick now too.must be hitting the midwest and east coast, I know it wont be long before it hits the west coast Oh snap! can't wait!

Michelle-Sounds like a full house around there, how are things since your rads ended, have you got your energy back yet? Hope your family feels better soon.

Today is mine and my DH anniversary, married 18 years and together 23 we basically had our anniversary and dinner dates in hawaii we are all partied out and decided to stay home, made him a big breakfast and still deciding on what is for dinner, maybe leftover soup...but wanted somthing a little fancier since he bought me some flowers, a beautiful card and 50.00$ worth of scratch tickets all i got him was a card, he really surprised me this time, (must of been the scream cream) hehe! 

deborye

Pop Overs are in the oven.

Laurie08

Debbie- LMAO !!!!

LuvRVing

Debbie - you are too funny!  Happy anniversary!!!   And I am feeling fine, thank you! 

Deb - the popovers look so yummy!

We are home, away from the strep house and hoping we escaped without contamination.  I think I've had strep just once when I was a kid, so hopefully I am not prone to it.

deborye

Pot roast came out med rare just the way I like it.  Enough leftover for hot roast beef sandwiches tomorrow.

Keeping my fingers crossed that you and DH do not get sick.  

((((Laurie)))

(((EVERYONE)))) 

MinusTwo

Laurie08:  regarding husbands & shopping - when we moved to Texas in the 70's & I signed up for a grocery store check cashing card, the lady in the booth asked me why I didn't want to list my husband.  My answer was - if he ever shows up in the store she should call the police because I would be dead.  He didn't even like to stop for milk on the way home from work.  His reason was - he didn't drink it.  Funny about men.  Given my age, maybe it's a generational thing since my 40 yr old son does much of the shopping for their house - or they go together.  Hope you're feeling better.

duckyb1

Yesterday made a huge pot of homemade Vegetable soup.............good shin meat with the bone, and every kind of veggie you can think of..............nice pot herb, and I was set.............

I used carrots, peas, lima's, corn, string beans, turnips, potatoes, cabbage, canned tomatoes,celery, onion, shallots, garlic, and barley........................it was amazing................enough for an Army, and i will probably give it all away.............

chabba

ducky, Wish you lived here so I could try to talk you into helping cook at the Center.  Soups are our main staple and it sounds like you make lots of good ones.

debbie6122

Lauire-!!

Michelle-See, i do learn things everyday, didnt know you couldnt get strep if you already had it as a kid, This is like going back to school again only this time im not in the bathroom smoking! LOL! (quit 4 years ago)

Minustwo- My DH likes to go but only with me, he has to nit pick everything i get though, he always says what is that going to be for or why are you getting that? It irratates the heck out of me.

Ducky- The soup sounds good and hearty, i agree with CHABBA, wish you lived closer then we could all have some.

DH decided to take me to the casino, (Not the one he works at) We ate at the buffet and boy was it terrible the only thing that tasted good was the dessert and that wasnt all that great, had a good time but didnt win any money.

Laurie08

Deb- Your pot roast sounds good, how did you cook it so it came out medium rare?

My Dh is great about stopping and picking things up if I ask him.  He just doesn't like shopping with me because everything is planned and I stick to a budget.  He says it's no fun and usually by the time we are done shopping together we are both irritated and we spend alot more money.  He's right, it is easier without him when it comes to shopping!

So, today I need to restock the house and come up with my meals for the week.  You can tell we had a bad week last week, this morning I actually had to go out to my car and get a diaper from the bag I always just leave in the car for grocery shopping etc.  I am completely out!  So grocery store and Sams club is on the agenda for today.

I asked my boys for dinner ideas and they suggested cheeseburgers.  I am thinking I will make those one night this week with the potato wedge fries recipe.

Thanks to everyone for all the thoughts and hugs!

LuvRVing

Laurie - glad you're feeling better and getting back to normal!

Debbie - Too funny!  I think I'm just not very susceptible to strep...the kiddies have had it more than once each just in the past couple of months!  I think the "house" is sick...LOL!

I'm making lasagna for dinner tonight.  My DH will be very, very happy. 

apple

popovers?  i  didn't know anyone made those anymore.

yum

apple

i can't stop thinking about them

 i need to make something super unhealthy life pork tenderloin sandwiches.. or something.

Laurie08

what exactly is a pop over?  They look good and I don't know if I've had one?

apple

if you make them with beef fat and pot them in popover (muffin tins) in a super hot oven) they are so delish.. They are kind of like cream puff dough but softer..  They are very old English countryside.. British cooking at it's finest.  roast, gravy, vegetables,  popovers..

you really shoudn't eat that stuff.. just like the pork tenderloins i am going to make tonite.. I've  had this craving. 

and pickles

LuvRVing

Popovers - I've made them before but didn't use beef fat.  My recipe was something like this:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/melissa-darabian/fool-proof-popovers-recipe/index.html

They're actually pretty easy to make, so long as you remember that you can't open the oven door to take a peek or they will likely fall.  Lovely little things, dripping with butter.

Talk about beef fat, my dad used to make "suet pudding" for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It's about the same as plum pudding, and we ate it warm covered with "hard sauce" which was nothing more than a mixture of butter, brown sugar and vanilla. 

My lasagna is in the oven and smelling really good.  It's not exactly a low-fat version, either, with hot Italian sausage and two pounds of different cheeses!  But it will be yummy!

Apple - I lived out in your neck of the woods for 17 years and never once ate a pork tenderloin!  But I sure liked the fried chicken!!!

Laurie08

my DH would be so happy if I made those popovers!  perhaps I will give it a go?

I used to roast pork tenderloins all the time and have lost my taste for them for some reason.  Now I buy them to do pulled pork in the crock pot.

Making Debbie's Belgian chicken tonight, yum.

Michelle- Lasagna is one of my favorites, enjoy!

LuvRVing

Laurie - I think the pork tenderloins that Apple is talking about are a little different than what you are thinking...not a roast but a fried thing, sort of like a chicken fried steak.  Here's a recipe with a picture:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/midwestern-pork-tenderloin-sandwich/Detail.aspx

They are very, very popular in the midwest. 

Laurie08

that actually looks pretty darn good...lol!

deborye

Michelle~was the tumor marker test called CA 27-29?  A year ago mine was 45.3 now it is down to 41.2, my onc is pretty sure it is elevated slightly due to B9 reasons.  I do have uterine fibroids.

LuvRVing

Deb - yes, that's the test.  Mine was up around 65 or so last year before my surgery in April.  It can be unreliable and give false positives; but in my case, when it trended up it was telling us something. 

Lacey12

So what is that test and who should be having it? I am not even aware of it...