So...whats for dinner?

Lacey12

Deb, That's a great photo of Rebekah...She exudes such confidence and freedom!

By the way, I am in Needham.



Michelle, thanks for the info on Parker's.

I love that your gk's will be swimming tomorrow...definitely photo worthy during this gift of a week from global warming! I'll bet our Newfound beach is a busy place, too.

debbie6122

Joyce- Oh wow, im so sorry, you know they say it comes in 3's i hate hearing that but seems to be what happens sometimes. You have been through so much here lately. Have you noticed that the flight attendants seem to be more humorous, they use to be so stuffy now they crack jokes, i noticed that on my last couple of flights. I like that!

Deb- Such a pretty picture of DD, i bet she is having a great time in the bermudas? 

Lacey- Thanks, i will check it out!

Michelle- Cant believe you all are having such great weather and getting tans already, summer is just around the cornor so cant wait. I already lost my tan from hawaii and it was an expensive tan too LOL!

For all those who asked, Chuck is doing a lot better he is still having headaches on the right side of his face and nauseas but feeling better. When he went to work Tuesday his boss was so nice, he was in shock and today he was great too, hmmmm... he feels like he is being set up, LOL!  I told him maybe he is feeling so much stress from the counsil so he was putting pressure on everyone else, dont know but hope he is being sincere, i dont really trust the guy but for now everything is fine.

Momine

Deb, ha! That was my dd too, she is also an only. She cried when I picked her up, not when I dropped her off. As she said once, 3 years old, "You know, mommy, I like it when I don't see you ALL the time."

apple

i tried putting my 2nd two children in preschool.. they all wanted to drop out and stay home.. fine by me.

Dinner last nite was rather awful.. mr. apple requested potato and sausage soup and i simply have no appetitie whatsoever..

, i hope tonite's psuedo-mexican will be better.  Anything with cilantro rocks.

Kaara

Apple:  I love cilantro as well...it's my favorite herb and I would put it in everything, but boyfriend is not as fond of it as I am, so I have to add it only to my dishes.  I know I don't need to tell you this, but you really need to force yourself to eat to keep up your strength...even if it's just small meals all day long.  

apple

oh thanks Kaara.. I'll be fine.. it's just those first 3 or 4 days and i can force myself.. Oddly, i have plenty of energy and haven't really lost more than a couple pounds.

I have a cilantro patch.. it is a bit unweildy in that the bunches are not bunches.. i just sprinkle seeds in loose soil all thru the growing season.  i can let it go to seed, but like it tidy. I have an awesome Thai or Vietnamese grower at the city market nearby, and for a buck I can get huge huge bags of cilantro, greens, etc. . 

We had such a mild winter that my WHOLE spice garden, every single plant survived.  (have you tried sorrel?  It's wonderful - the plant lasts forever  if you don't let it go to seed.... and just a few leaves add a wonderful sourness to anything.

carolehalston

Deb, that's a gorgeous picture and a gorgeous daughter!  You must be so proud of her.

It's 9:30 am here and you wouldn't believe how dark it is outside.  We're under that big weather system that dumped so much rain on TX.  We've already had about 4 in. of rain.  Luckily no tornadic activity here in our neighborhood, but we heard on the news last night that a subdivision about a mile from us did have some damage.

I took some turkey "parts" out of the freezer to cook tonight, 2 thighs and 2 drumsticks.  I'll use the recipe with apples and apple cider.  I'm also planning to bake bread this afternoon.  Had some "starter" in the freezer.

If it lightens up, I'll venture out and do some shopping.

Hugs to all.

Kaara

Deb:  Yes, forgot to mention, your daughter is beautiful, and looks so carefree!

Carole:  Hope we don't get that weather, but don't think so we are so far south.  Texas really needed the rain though...nature takes care of that.

Think I'm doing something with turkey tonight too...just haven't figured out what yet!  I buy those little turkey loins and there are a multitude of way to prepare them.  Perfect for two people with leftovers. 

Momine

Apple, there is a very old-fashioned, traditional Danish soup made with sorrel. It is also very simple. You heat up some clear, light chicken broth, then you load it with tons of chopped sorrel and let the sorrel wilt. In each soup plate you break an egg, then  ladle over the soup, resulting in a poached egg in your soup. You can also poach the eggs separately and add to the soup as you serve, to make sure they are done.

Kaara

I don't know if I've ever tasted sorrel...don't even know what it looks like.  I grow my herb garden in North Carolina in the summer.  They do very well there, but not so good in the S. Florida humidity and heat unless I baby them.  I'm going to try some other veggies besides tomatoes and herbs this year.  We have a common area that gets overgrown and I'm the only one who takes care of it, so I'm going to set up a small garden and see what happens:)  The whole common area would make a great community garden, but I'm not up to keeping that, it would have to be a community effort, and I can only imagine the ruckus that would arise from doing something like that....lol!

Laurie08

I am trying to keep up and having a rough time!  With the weather being so nice the past week I am hardly ever inside.

Deb- love the picture of you DD, she looks so content!

Apple, I tried to grow cilantro last year as I love it too and use it quite a bit and it died on me.  Someone said it was too hot out for it?

Debbie- I am glad your DH's work is being extra nice to him.  I hope it's because they smartened up!

Joyce I am so sorry for all the loss you and your Dh are going through.  It is so hard to go through a loss, let alone many. ((((hugs)))

Last night was chicken Caesar salad for dinner with some crusty bread.  Tonight I am doing some pulled chicken in the crock pot to do sandwiches with and macaroni salad.  It is just so warm here!  80's yesterday and today I don't feel like making a big hot dinner.  DS #1 was just out in his sandbox for about 5 minutes and cam in saying it's too hot, he needed some juice and a cartoon.  We've got to get the big umbrella out that protects them from the sun so he'll last longer.  But, I mean it is March in NH it's just nuts!  We are sleeping with the windows open at night, you can hear the peepers.  There are buds on the trees and the grass is turning green, unheard of.

Sorry if I missed anyone!  Hope you all enjoyed the day and I will try to check in again later.

Laurie08

I had to add, when DS came in from the sandbox and saw me making the macaroni salad he asked "why are you doing that now?"  I told him- Daddy likes it to sit for a few hours before he eats it-

Made me stop and realize I may have him well trained, but he has me trained too!

debbie6122

Laurie- Hope the peeper isnt looking in your window LOL! Ok, what is a peeper? I dont have a clue. Im glad you are having such nice weather and are able to be outside, we finally warmed up to 43%

Apple- I dont know what sorrell is either im thinking mushroom? Hope you get your appetite back!

Carol- Thats scary to have storm damage so close to home, 4 inches is a lot of rain! I didnt know what i was having for dinner tonight but since you and kaara mentioned turkey i think thats what i will have for tonight, i have ground turkey so will make turkey burgers. Heres my recipe for it:

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 3 Granny Smith apples , peeled and diced
• 1/8 cup canola oil
• 4 pounds ground turkey breast
• 2 Tbsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. black pepper
• 2 tsp. Tabasco chipotle pepper sauce
• 1 lemon , juiced and grated zest
• 1/2 bunch parsley , finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Major Grey's Chutney , pureed

Directions

Sauté the scallions, celery and apples in the canola oil until tender. Let cool.

Place the ground turkey in a large mixing bowl. Add sautéed items and the remaining ingredients. Shape into eight 8-ounce burgers. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Season the turkey burgers with salt and pepper. Place on a preheated, lightly oiled grill. Grill each side for 7 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Let sit for 5 minutes.
 The time it takes to make it is worth it, thanks for the suggestion i havnt made these in awhile.

debbie6122

 For some reason talking about turkey made me remember this joke:

Bad Parrot A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot.  The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed.  Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior." John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird spoke-up, very softly, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

Laurie08

Debbie- LOL!  love the joke and yummmm to turkey burgers!

apple

sorrell is a light green lettucey leaf.. it just grows in a bunch.  My plant has lasted thru two transplants and 4 years. It's only about the size of a soccer ball tho. .  I think I will plant a few more plants this year and try Momine's soup!  I never see it in the stores.  My Russian friend grew it and gave me the plant a few years ago.. I see it in the garden center too. It's great just to eat a leaf or two... very sour.   She used to make a sour cream based noodle-ish dish with meatballs and sorrell that was REALLY good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorrel

Kaara

Thanks apple for that definition of sorrell...I've never seen it in my life I don't think.

debbie:  LOL to the turkey joke!  I'll try and remember that one for Thanksgivng next year:) 

Kaara

PS:  I don't remember if I said anything about this on this thread, but my DS and family had purchased a turkey that they were going to raise for our Thanksgiving dinner last fall.  Well, it turned out the turkey became a close member of the family and come Thanksgiving they couldn't kill it.  It walked around the back yard like it owned the place, and it did for a while.  Unfortunately, it became a hawk's dinner several days ago.  All they found left in the yard was the foot.  Thank goodness DGD isn't old enough to understand...she just thinks it flew away, but DDIL is inconsolable.  I feel sad myself, because the last time I was there it was following me around gobbling all the way.  She did have quite a personality.

carberry

Debbie  thanks for the joke  I have never put apple in my turkey burgers...gonna try your recipe.

Laurie...what was our answer to the peepers?  We discussed them during our barbecue with friends last night.  when it got dark we could hear them while sitting on their deck.  they have a pond out back of their house.  I think they are tiny frogs right? We get them around the pool in the summer and they sure can make a lot of noise.

Never had sorrell that I know of...sounds different...would like to try it in that sour cream noodle dish if you could get your hands on the recipe Apple.

debbie6122

Dont know why those dumb fonts come up Argghh!

Carrie- I think you will like the turkey burgers Oprah had this as her favorite burger a couple of years ago from Donald Trumps restaurant she raved about it so much i had to make it, it is very moist. I put avacodos and pepper Jack cheese on it too. I have already started prepping for it. YUMM!  HMMM peepers are little frogs? Who knew LOL!

I learned 2 things today, what sorrells and peepers are!

SeasideMemories

Debbie,



Those turkey burgers sound good... Put them on my 'Must try soon' list... The turkey joke was a good one, crazy fonts and all!.....



As for peepers, I thought they were everywhere but looks like it's an east coast thing....



From Wikipedia...



"Spring Peepers are tan or brown in color with a dark cross that roughly forms an X on their dorsa (thus the Latin name crucifer, meaning cross-bearer[1]), though sometimes the marking may be indistinct.[2][3] They have a body length between less than an 1 inch (25 mm) to 1.5 inches (38 mm)[3] and a weight between 0.11 ounces (3.1 g) to 0.18 ounces (5.1 g).[2]

The species have large toe pads for climbing, although they are more at home amid the loose debris of the forest floor.[2]

The color variations of the P. crucifer are mostly tan, brown, olive green, and gray. Females are lighter-colored, while males are slightly smaller and usually have dark throats. This frog has a vocal sac located by its throat, which expands and deflates like a balloon to create a short and distinct peeping sound. Only males have the ability to make this loud high-pitched noise, and they use it to attract mates."

SeasideMemories

Oh Debbie,



I also saw and bought some peppadews at my deli... Sliced them up and put them on my sandwich today.... Really good and not too spicy at all! Thought of you!

SeasideMemories

Joyce and Laurie,



So sorry to hear of the losses you both have had to face... My sympathies to both of you and prayers for you and the families during this time of sorrow....

deborye

Remind me to buy some Sorrel at Pickity Place Saturday.

BTW~~how many of us are going?

bedo/Sally~~you still planning on coming over and I will drive?

Tomorrow morn is my Physical, YUK, Pap and all.  Last time due to the Arimidex she had to use the smallest speculum.

 I have vaginal atrophy.

deborye

Peepers are sure loud tonite. Spring Peepers in March is unbelievable.

 

LuvRVing

And the geese are noisy at 2 am!!!

What a spectacular day we had! The kids played in the lake (yes, really), we had grilled chicken, caesar salad, rice, yesterday's leftover pasta, and cut up veggies for the kids.

Right now I have 6 of us for Pickity Place

Deb

Bedo

Lacey

Me

Joyce

Hauntie

Lacey12

IN....Pat

bedo

I figured out how to put in pictures!

http://us.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ag5ouh4l2jfou

That's Nellie!  Now only if I could make it smaller and right side up! 

Late day, worked 8:30 AM-9:00 PM

So many computer issues and paperwork that is not needed.  zzzzzzzzz

I'm sorry for not reading everyone's post tonight, but I am going to sleep and will see some of you Sat!

deborye

deborye

Didn't work bedo.  It states server unknown.  Email it to me.