So...whats for dinner?

debbie6122

Laurie-Somehow I missed the last page with your pictures of you, your Beautiful mom and dad in a hot air balloon. What a great picture. My mom always wanted to do that too but no one would go with her we were all afraid too. wish now i would of.

Apple- Havnt had fish stick in forever but always loved them.

Got up early today 8am (way early for me) to go to some garage sales today, every third week in april they have The Great Oregon coast garage sales, there is like over 300 in just my town and i think just about every one on my street is having one wish it wasnt raining. Wow i cant remember the last time i got up before noon LOL!

Laurie08

Carol- I hope doubling up on the meds fixes things for your BP.  The CSA sounds awesome!  Hope you had fun with Olivia today!

Carrie- Yes I did like the balloon ride!  I wanted to go about as much as I wanted a hole in my head, but I love my mom so....it is nothing like you would think it would be.  You don't even feel the balloon move, it is the smoothest, lightest peaceful thing you could imagine.We rode in the air for about 45 minutes and the landing was just as smooth.  I was so glad I did it.  My mother and father had been out in Sedona Arizona and my mom had seen a place where they could go on a balloon ride and my dad wouldn't do it.  She came back and kept talking about it, how she wished she would have gone with out him, chance of a lifetime etc.  She was super excited when I called her and told her I had a free balloon ride we could go on.

Debbie- The garage sales sound like fun.  I love that kind of stuff, especially if there were a bunch in one area that you could just walk from one to another.  There is nothing like that around here.Thanks for the compliments on the boys!  It is crazy that the 2 year old has gotten the hang of it and blasts around the yard.  When they aren't fighting it cracks me up how they communicate with each other and help each other out.  In the video the 4 year old is trying to tell the 2 year old how to put it in high gear to go faster.  ( I had purposefully put it in low) 

So I woke up this morning with the heart thing going on again and they felt stronger and closer together so I broke down and went to the ER.  They did blood work, chest x rays etc etc and sent me home with a 24 hour monitor on me.  They seem to think it is just PVC's.  But man- if this is going to happen to me all the time I am going to have to figure out a way to work through it.  It makes me anxious and it seems worse if I am busy.  It makes me want to lay down, which is not something I can do whenever I want to say the least.  I get results back on the monitor on Tuesday.

So I am voting for easy dinner tonight- turkey burgers

Lacey12

Laurie...what a cool picture of you and your parents fulfilling your mom's wish. Lovely!

I'm glad you decided to go to go to the ER....it would have been awful to be on pins and needles all day, listening to your heartbeat. Hope you can take it a bit easy this weekend after the monitor results are sent in.



Apple, I'm wishing that you can get a nice serene hot air balloon ride in sometime very soon. The thought of you soaring in a beautiful balloon brings a smile to my face. Deb, those balloon pictures are great. Glad you started this, Michelle!



Carole, love the CSA opportunity

you have. Great healthy eating! I hope your BP cooperates after the meds changes.



Debbie, garage sales are so much fun ( tho I no longer collect ANYTHING and will be having my own

purge sales once I retire, to clean out this house....that will take a while:). Hope you had a fun day!



DH picked up some pizza from Trader's so I guess it counts as him cooking. They were pretty dry with minimal cheese, but I guess that makes for less fat calories.



Carrie, have a fun celebration for/with DH!

debbie6122

Laurie- That has got to be so scarey for you, I hope it is nothing serious. I have heard and not sure how true this is but i heard that when your heart is beating real fast you should cough?? I should check these things out before i say anything but will do some research and let you know. Said a prayer for you!

Lacey- Wish we had a Trader Joes around here I use to love all there products.

It was a zoo around my streets today people parking in my driveway, all over the roads and walking to all the garage sales. I found a good find and a not so good find. I bought a beautiful king size comforter that was brand new worth about 80$ it was half off and i offered 20$ and she took it. yay me!! Then i went to another one and saw what i thought was a taco press i have wanted one it was brand new regulary $25. but was for $15. offered $10 was so happy to get it and then realized it was a quesadilla maker not a tortilla press at all. Crap! Much easier to put the tortillas in a pan and make quesadillas that way plus now i have to find room for it, wonder if i can take it back tomorrow LOL!

Anyhoo, hope everyone has a good weekend, we are going out, been awhile since i had a drink, im due!!

Edited to add, it ended up being beautiful and 65% today!!

deborye

I think I will make this tomorrow. Pickity Place Potato Leek Soup.  Found my old books I bought years ago.

 

Laurie08

Deb- I LOVE potato leek soup, my recipe is much simpler, but it sounds yummy.  Sunday is supposed to be rainy, good soup day.

Debbie- once again you have me cracking up.  Never even heard of a taco press?  lol that you bought something thinking it was something else.  I would have been the fool still standing there thinking ...hmmmm, I think it is?  Do I buy it?

deborye

I think I did boo boo, I ordered on line from Chipoles and ordered a veggie burrito with guacamole, forgot to check off what veggies I wanted in the burrito, started to eat it at work, YUCK all guacamole nothing else. Gooey green guacamole

deborye

on the potato and leek soup, do you thing I can add fat free 1/2 & 1/2?

Laurie08

For my potato leek soup it is just 6 cups chicken broth, 1 pound leeks sliced and peeled, 6 large baking potatoes cubed, 2 medium onions, salt and pepper.  Cook till done and put in blender and smooth.  It is delish.  No 1/2 and 1/2 or any of the other stuff- but the other stuff sounds good too.

Lacey12

Since I hate the work of cleaning fresh leeks, I was excited to see that Trader Joe's carries frozen cleaned, sliced leeks....easy to keep in freezer for when the urge hits to make a soup such as the yummy one you mention, Deb and Laurie. Yes, this coming rainy Sunday will be a good soup day!



Debbie, sounds like you had a fun day....I suppose you can always put the q maker in the next garage sale.

deborye

I can use my stick mixer/blender instead of putting it in the blender right?

Lacey12

of course!

MinusTwo

Our neighborhood is having a community garage sale this weekend.  Subdivision puts up signs & runs ads in the paper, but everyone sells out of their own driveways.  I'm working with the organization so I only pulled a few things to set out at a friends house.  And since this is a dinner thread....

I'm picking up two dozen Shipley's glazed doughnuts for the lady who will watch my stuff.  I LOVE glazed doughnuts and don't think I've had any in 8 or 9 months - maybe a year.  I plan to eat three (or four) - two for breakfast and two for lunch.  So much for the diet.

 Ooops - must confess I played dominos this evening and had a Jr. Whataburger and three (3) brownies for dinner.  Then two lovely Jack Daniels & water.  Scratch reasonable food for the weekend.

Laurie - hope it's going Ok with the monitor.

I agree about Trader Joes.  Rumor is we're supposed to get two in the next 12 months.

debbie6122

Laurie- a taco press is a thingy where you make the dough out of masa harina mix and you put the ball in the taco press and it flatens them so you dont have to roll them, they are so good fresh. LOL!

Deb- Your soup sounds delicious. Actually I prefer half and half in my soups thats what i put in my corn chowder.

Had a nice time tonight DH was on a roll so knew i had to limit my drinks thats ok b/c frankley im tired of being hung over lol! I had steamer clams and french frys for dinner pretty good but like my steamer sauce much better.

bedo

Debbie I lived in a tent one summer when I was younger in Hull, Mass. We dug our clams every day and steamed them over the fire with butter and garlic, bought bread and wine.  Those were the days!  Can't wait till it's time to dig in RI

Laurie, I hope your monitor works out.

Maybe we should organize a group hot air balloon ride!

Heading over to the book section to find a good book for tomorrows rain. Will make red lentel soup

apple

minus two.. we are going to have to call you plus two after those 3 (three) brownies and glazed donuts.

carberry

Minustwo  Laughing at your weekend "diet"  Sometimes you just gotta give in to the cravings. Hmmmmm Jack Daniels and brownies......

Laurie  Hope the monitor figures things out for you. My girlfriend has the same thing going on, she says it feels like an anxiety attack, she called 911 in the middle of the night once it got so bad, she is aware of it but that time it wouldnt stop.  Cardiologist wasnt concerned, gave it a name, and said they would watch it. Also told her that menopause can cause some of that. Hope for you it is something simple.

Todays plans are pretty much out the window...cold and rainy, cant believe they are talking about snow! for tomorrow and Mon. YIKES

Making mini red velvet cupcakes for my Dh birthday.  Not sure where we will celebrate now that the weather is crappy...oh well... will just go with the flow and see what transpires.

SeasideMemories

Lol, Apple!

luvmygoats

Hey Minus Two - Heard the same thing about the Dallas-Ft.Worth area getting a Trader Joes.  Emphasis on Ft. Worth or Mid Cities!!!  Jealous of those who have them.  Never thought about frozen - wonder if Central Market might have them?  Have leeks in my local grocery but I've never cooked with them.  Not a "Texas-Southern" food group.  LOL.  Does sound good and I LOVE lots of onions in my cooking.  Tonight since chicken thighs on sale making comfort food.  What I call chicken and Italian rice with the rice being the ooey-gooey best part.  1 cup regular white rice uncooked, 2 1/2 c boiling water, 1 pgk dry Good Seasons Ital. dressing mix, 1 can cream of chicken soup ( I use lo fat).  Put in greased 9 x 13 casserole.  Lay chicken pieces on top - I use about 10 thighs or legs skinned usually, slop a little of liquid from rice on them, cover with foil and bake 350 degrees 1 hour.  Uncover and bake 30 minutes more.  Sometimes need to add a little extra water when you uncover it.  Not the healthiest meal but I love it.  After 2 weeks of rads I need comfort today.  And little cool today so hot oven on 1.5 hours won't matter much.

Love reading the camaraderie on this group.  LOVE to cook but no time during the week. Only DH and I since DD moved out really 5 years ago for college but permanently 3 years ago to her own apt.

Oh, yeah, Shipley's donuts.  Didn't know they were statewide.

TTYL.  Hope everyone is having a weekend of their choice.  Busy or quiet.

Lacey12

Was researching mitochondria (if googling counts as research:) and now I get what my derm doc was talking about. I wasn't planning to take a course on cell biology along with bc treatment, but whatever!



Here is the "reader's digest" version of what mitichondria are....and I now plan to add co enzymeQ10 to my vitamin regimen, since other articles (and my derm doc) recommend that. Maybe I should have already been doing this?

http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/mitochon.htm



Going out for dinner tonight with friends to a great local northern Italian restaurant where we always have good meals.I may even check out the menu before we go so I don't have to make too hasty of a decision. HeeHee

Enjoy the day....the rains are a comin!

debbie6122

Bedo- I have never dug for clams always wanted to. I use to go crabbing and really enjoyed that, now that i live so close to the beach i will look into the claming and what time of year is good for that.

Apple-LOL!

Carrie- Happy Birthday to your DH! Last week you were boating and this week maybe skiing? LOL!

Lovemygoat- Hi and welcome. Your chx, rice dish sounds good, Have you checked out Lauries chicken and salasa recipe from here it is really good. 

Minustwo- Some how i missed your post on the donuts, browines and jack daniels quite the combination but one i would try LOL!

Lacey- I have heard alot about Q10 but never took it. LOLat the comment didnt know you were taking a course in cell biology. I have learned so much about stuff since i have joined bco that i could become a dr, minus the blood, almost faint when i see blood, I feel bad for my DD everytime she got hurt i ran the other way and had to have someone else bandage her up!!

Beautiful day today, getting ready to go garage hunting again, and maybe take a walk on the beach. suppose to be about 65% today.

Lacey12

Debbie, Somehow I had you living in Illinois, and your post about eating steamers and hoping to dig for clams now that you live close to the beach woke me up to reality! Oregon? Very cool!



Apple....very funny and clever...that brain is working just fine! Hope you are having a peaceful....and mirthful, day!

MinusTwo

Apple - I've given away all the donuts I could & still have two left.  Sigh.  Funny that I'd lost two lbs when I weiged this am after the brownies & Jack last night.  My net from a 4 hour garage sale was $70.00, and that was only tossing out last minutes stuff.  I'm heading back to the "decluttering" site.   LuvMyGoats - Did you know there is already a Trader Joe's in the Woodlands?  That makes it more hopeful.  Thanks for the ChickenRice Special.   Bedo - I've never been digging for clams either although I've seined for shrimp & gigged flounder.  Maybe Debbie & I will have to head east.  What's the season?

Laurie08

Carrie- Happy birthday to your DH!! Can't believe it is going to snow where you are, it is high 70's here today.  Though we do have rain in the forecast for tomorrow and Monday but temps in the mid 50's. lol at the Jack Daniels and brownies   We all have our weaknesses!

Debbie- Hope you find some good stuff at the yard sales, keep us posted:)

luvmygoats- Welcome!  I think your dinner sounds yummy.  Thanks for sharing.

Minustwo- enjoy your donuts, you deserve them!

Lacey- Enjoy your dinner out with friends tonight.  I love Italian and you are a lady after my own heart, I always go online ahead of time and scope out the menu.

We have been trying to work on the yard most of the day today.  There is always so much to do.  But my heart is still flipping and flopping so I stuck mostly to chasing the 2 year old.  We are lucky we can start on the yard projects so early this year.  Dinner tonight will be burgers on the grill with some grilled veggies and salad.

chabba

Debbie - our last clam did of the season is Monday then no more until fall.  They reproduce in the summer.

MinusTwo

Dinner was Spareribs & a baked potato.  The sparerib recipe came from the first man (boy) I ever dated who cooked, so it's worth reproducing. I was 19 and have been cooking this dish ever since because it's so easy.  My Mother even started cooking these - but then she wanted me to marry this guy and that wasn't happening.  Just as a reference, we're talking about the VERY early sixties.

Spareribs  (I used some wonderful St. Louis style ribs that were on sale last week)

1/2 cup Worchestershire;  1/4 cup Tobasco;  juice 1 lemon;  6 Tblsp ketsup.  Mix and pour over ribs.  Bake one hour at 350 degrees.  (I cover w/foil since I remember the mess when he didn't)   I was short on Worchestershire this evening so added some bottled Jack Daniels Original #7 BBQ Sauce.  (do you think I'm getting too friendly with Jack?)

Lacey12

Dinner at Chiara (I really wish DS1 and DIL would name their expected girl baby that...the owner named this restaurant after his mother) was great even tho super pricey. An amuse bouche of a butternut squash soup with a dollop of maple cream....local greens salad with citrus and a blueberry vinaigrette....and a wonderful pan fried breast of duck over a grits pancake and collard greens with a blackberry bourbon sauce. Very inventive and sooooo tasty!

bedo

Debbie, usually May through Oct.             

         http://noflukefishing.blogspot.com/2010/02/frutti-de-mare-or-my-favorite-quahog.html  

Sorry if that didn't go through.  My computer is being a big weirdo tonight.  

                                                                            

chabba

bedo Pacific Coast clam season is Sept through April. 

apple

i really wish my husband would take me out to dinner.  he eats so much, we can never find a place that will fill him up.. he's 6'4" and works like a dog.    I used to be and still am a real foodie, former chef. 

the good thing is. is that in the 80s i would go eat at happy hour, visit with the chefs and eat like a king for practically nothing.. like 5 bucks and that included a bloody mary or two.  i got to taste their dinner specials, eat leftover lunch specials.... we all took care of each other in a way and shared valuable insights.

now, I can hardly eat anything.. must be the abraxane and have lost more than 20 pounds.. still have a bit of  plumpness tho just a bit... i kind of look like i was in a concentration camp.... getting kind of scary.    Remember those years when you were 12 and 13...? growing and filling out but still kid skinny?