So...whats for dinner?

eric95us

One of those gotta get home to rest up vacations! The best kind!.  :-)

 Athougth I *sometimes* like the "put my feet up and snooze" ones.

It's already to hot here for a garden, so nothing but the grapevine and the pomegranate here right now.  The grapevine provides a lot of shade and attracts the birds, but they don't bother the pomegranates..so I get to eat those...If my daughter were about 6, I'd risk teaching her how to shoot the seeds from a straw!  Sharon would probably have stuck the straw up my, ahh...nose, yeah, that's it....nose....... :-)

Eric

carberry

AHH Eric  Life lessons only to be learned from Dad.  When we would go camping I would try to teach my daughter how to pee in the woods....told her it was a lesson she may need some day.  She is now 25 and can easily navigate this...she comes home every summer to camp with girlfriends at the wine festival and I know ther has to be lots of woods visited since the lines are so long at the makeshift restrooms.

Laurie  No I have never had the white eggplant, havent even seen it in stores....this I must investigate.

Debbie  Finding a good pizza...priceless. Sounds like a perfect afternoon being on the beach...it is still rainy and cool here.

Michelle  Hope you are feeling better, its no fun to travel when you feel icky.

apple

peeing in the woods.. that made me laugh. My aunt taught me how to pee in a cemetary but she failed to teach me how to keep my pants out of the way.  I was a little dissappointed.. all in all tho it was kind of an adventure.  This was the cemetery that my mother's side of the family was buried.. they came over from Alsace Lorrain to eek out a very meager existence in Missouri.  My mom's mother died when she was only 6 moths old from pneumonia and the father could not keep his five daughters.  His sister (a nun) ran an orphanage close by.  Sister Mary Demetria - I was scared to death of her.

Laurie08

lol at peeing in the woods!  I have no issues there.  I will never forget in my early 20's going to a concert with friends and wehn we got out my friend wanted to stand in line at the porta potties.  I said- let's just pee inthe woods, I'm not going int hat germ mobile.  So she got inline and I waited the 20 minutes with her when it was her turn she went right in and walked right out.  It was about to over flow.  I told her to come with me and pee in the woods.  She confessed she had never peed outside before. (???)  So I taught her not to pee on herself.  I couldn't believe she had never done it before!

As a mom I am grateful I have boys.  They can pee anywhere with no issues and no one would care.  Although we had a close call this past Easter.  We got out of church and I have always told my 4 year old to fins a tree if we are outside.  He walks over to a small tree, maybe 4 feet tall and 2 inches thick and proceeds to drop his pants in the parking lot!!!  Um....NOOOOOOOOO!  I stopped him and pulled his pants up.  He says, but it's a tree?  I said yes it is...in a parking lot....at church...on Easter.  Lets go inside and use the bathroom.  He informed me he "didn't have to go that bad, he could wait till we got home."

deborye

Too funny Laurie, LOL

eric95us

At the Home Depot....Little kids don't always understand the concept of display toilets....  

Laurie08

LoL Eric- I wouldn't put it past my kids!

My neighbor dropped off some soup for DS.  He wouldn't touch it.  It was AMAZING!  Tortollini's, (sp?) chicken, broccoli carrots etc.  I just ate two bowls and am stuffed, I just texted her and asked her to e mail me the recipe.  It is honestly one of the best soups I have ever had.  Once I get it I will share it.

Lacey12

Your pee stories are keeping me amused as I wait for my flight back to Boston! Hysterical!

Michelle feel better fast!

carolehalston

Love the peeing stories!  One of my best ones is peeing in an empty tennis can when we were stuck for hours in the parking lot after a Nascar race.  Guys definitely have the anatomical advantage!

Michelle, hope you're feeling much better.

chabba

When I was a kid (8 & 9 yrs old) we drove straight through from NE Washington to South Central North Dakota and I so envied my little brother.  We didn't even have to stop for him to pee, he had a little red plastic urinal with a leak proof cap that he used in the car.  For me Dad pulled over to the side of the road and I had to squat beside the car.  Mom would leave the car door open and try to block me on the other side with her body (she really was rather overweight).  I was always so sure someone would see me.

MinusTwo

I only had a son but I've taught several friend's girls how to pee behind trees, or even behind dumpsters in an emergency when we used to go to the air shows at NASA.

A neighbor shared a piece the best chocolate cake I've tasted in ages.  She suggested I warm it in the microwave but I'd eaten it all before I got to that side of the kitchen.  Recipe below.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake

1 Box   Devil’s Food Cake Mix (without pudding)

1 large pkg instant chocolate pudding

1 cup sour cream

1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs, beaten

½ cup warm water

1 – 12 oz pkg semisweet chocolate chips

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In large bowl, mix first 6 ingredients.

Stir in chocolate chips

Pour into well greased 12 cup Bundt pan

Bake 50 – 55 min

Serve plain, sprinkled w/powdered sugar

            Or drizzled w/warm icing

MinusTwo

Gee - I don't know how all the garbage got in the post.  And I can't figure out how to delete it.  Sorry.  But the recipe is worth it.

MinusTwo

Trying again.  I only had a son but I've taught several friend's girls how to pee behind trees, or even behind dumpsters in an emergency when we used to go to the air shows at NASA.

A neighbor shared a piece the best chocolate cake I've tasted in ages.  She suggested I warm it in the microwave but I'd eaten it all before I got to that side of the kitchen.  Recipe below.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake

 

1 Box  Devil’s Food Cake Mix (without pudding)

1 large pkg instant chocolate pudding

1 cup sour cream

1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs, beaten

½ cup warm water

1 – 12 oz pkg semisweet chocolate chips

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In large bowl, mix first 6 ingredients.

Stir in chocolate chips

Pour into well greased 12 cup Bundt pan

Bake 50 – 55 min

Serve plain, sprinkled w/powdered sugar

            Or drizzled w/warm icing

debbie6122

OMG! All these pee stories having me laughing out loud, seriously funny! I have done my share of peeing on the side of the road i was too afraid at night to walk in the woods so would wait until the coast was clear and pee by the car. When my DD was younger and she was peeing in the woods she asked, mommy why do girls have nu-nu's and boys have squirt nu-nu's? How do you respond to that? LOL!

Minustwo- That chocolate cake sounds really good i saved it. Thanks!

Michelle- Hope you are feeling better from the flu. Have a safe trip home.

Lacey- Have a safe and good time on your trip.

Laurie- Did you see the Big C tonight? Strange turn of events on the serogate mom, and susan serrandon. wow!

Had a great time today dinner was good and simple fare with bq ribs and chicken, corn on the cob, garlic bread and a shrimp and avacado salad. We sat on the Lanai watching all the people on the beach and kites. An awesom day!

bedo

I have a tip.  When you're peeing in the woods and it's on a hill or slope, face towards the top of the hill, I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but it works better.

carolehalston

That cake sounds delicious, but I would like to make a carrot cake from scratch for dh's birthday on the 8th.  Anyone have a great recipe?  I'll be looking through my collection of recipe books.  I usually order a cake from a really good bakery but now I have my super duper stand mixer!  Might as well use it.

Kaara

I have to chime in here on the pee stories...seriously...I was in a sporting goods store with my BF and there was this device they were selling for women so that it is easier for them to pee out in the wilderness...it's a cup with a hose attached...too funny!  This way you can do it standing up!  Some genius made a lot of money inventing that one I'll bet!  I asked the clerk how many they sold and he said quite a few.

Spectacular day yesterday...drive to Asheville...lunch, and then a visit to the farmer's market and garden store for a look see.  I purchased some verbena for my little flower pots that attach to my trellis...an easy plant.  I will see how they do with little water, and if they die, I am going to put english ivy as a replacement since it does well and withstands the winter.  In my front flower bed a foxglove volunteer had sprung up, giving me an idea that this would be an ideal place to plant more like this...in with my hostas.  What great ideas you get from nature taking it's course.

Dinner last night was leftover soup and a salad with some nuts and dried cranberries for dessert.  We never made the movie as BF wanted to watch the end of the golf tournament on TV.  Got to watch Tiger make his awesome put that put him in the lead to later win.  I think even Tiger was surprised as he hasn't been playing that well lately!

It's cloudy out today, so a good time to think about looking for herbs for my garden, and getting that started.  Have a great day everyone! 

Momine

Carole, check Joy of Cooking. I really like that book for baking.

apple

bet none of your family's left your little brother at a gas station in New Mexico for 2 hours.

Kaara

apple:  What?  That's awful...he must have been so scared...please tell me it wasn't on purpose.  My ex drove off in his motor home after my DD's wedding and left his youngest...a cute little 3 year old.  Actually she was happy because she thought she was going to be able to stay with us for a while...hehe!  She threw a fit when he realized it and came back to get her.

JillThut

My mother lost four out of the five of us at one time or another. She left me at a dept store..she had the five of us and some of the nieghbor's kids piled into the tailgate. I guess she didn't stop to count! I went back into the store and tried hard to cry (something I've never been good at) till someone noticed. I still remember them asking me to spell my last name so they could frantically look up my phone number. I knew the phone number ...still do to this day..8963591...and could have given it to them...but they didn't ask me for the number...just the spelling of my name..I was a literal child!

Laurie08

Apple!  2 hours?  Your poor brother!

Jill- sometimes people don't give kids enough credit.  Love the image you gave of all the kids pileing into the tailgate.  Welcome!

I laugh at the forgetting kids stories.  We only have 2 and every time we go to leave the house my husband actually looks in the back seat and says ok we have 2, are you both strapped in?  Ok we can go!  EVERY time!!  I always shake my head at him.  Although the strapping in part came secondary after we pulled out of the drive way and our 4 year old told us pull over.  No....why?  He says, no one buckled me in and the police are going to come.  oops:(

Last night my friend passed away.  I am happy for her that she was comfortable and with her family.  It's just so sad.

So I am going to make Debbie's Belgian Chicken tonight, except I don't have shallots.  I am hoping it's good anyway.  It was pouring rain all day here again and I didn't want to drag the kids into the grocery store.

OMG I almost forgot- Carol- LOL!!!  A tennis can at a race?  That had me rolling laughing!!  We do what we have to do!!

carberry

Once while working the evening shift at the hospital, I left at 11pm and the roads were total ice...well I slid off the road, and a cop came by to my rescue and while sitting in his car waiting for the tow truck, I had to pee soooo bad (should have gone before I left work) I told the cop what was up and i got out and went to the back of the cop car and peed on his back tire.  Afterwards I thought OMG he could probably see me in his side mirror!

Cold and rainy here too, I actually had to put socks on to warm my feet.

Tonight is leftover pork roast in spaghetti sauce, just as I promised my DH. It has been simmering on the stove all day.  I slow roasted the pork for 7 hrs yesterday in a beer bath...was so good.

Apple  made me laugh about leaving your brother.

debbie6122

Carrie- LMAO you peed on his tire i really giggled on that one!

Laurie- So sorry about your dear friend may the angles enfold her in there light and love. ((((hugs))))

My mom left me at a convience store bathroom once we only lived about 2 blocks away, when my mom realized she had forgotton me she turned around to come get me and i was standing outside the store crying my eyes out, i could of walked it! lol

LuvRVing

Hi all!  We are home, made it off the plane, through Immigration, baggage pickup, Customs and onto our shuttle then home in less than two hours.

Last night's dinner cruise was lovely, the food was enjoyable, we were surrounded by English-speaking couples (a nice change) and the lights of Paris were lovely.

I am feeling a little better but I seem to have a cold as part of this crud I picked up.  I still had a fever in the middle of the night so I've been taking Tylenol.  It's about worn off and I think I am ok other than the sneezies...we'll see.

DH wants pizza for supper, I swear he should have been born Italian.  He's making a quick grocery run and fetching the pizza, so it will work.  We should have brought a baguette home!!!

debbie6122

Michelle- Glad your feeling some what better, when you get home i hope you rest for a few days. Safe drive back home.

Kaara

Michelle:  Glad you're home safely!  What a great trip with many good memories of traveling with your family.  Those are my favorite kind of vacations..when I can see my family enjoying themselves.

deborye

Michelle,

 

debbie6122

 Here's a healthy recipe i saw on Dr. Oz today that Dr joel Fuhrman says is one of the things to help lose weight without all the calories and sugar. its called a Fudgy black bean brownie with a banana shake. My friend had tried one of these brownies before and said they were delicious. Think i will try them tomorrow and let you know how they turn out. Sounds yummy to me.

Brownies

Ingredients
2 cups cooked black beans or canned no-salt-added or low-sodium black beans, drained 
10 Medjool dates
2 tbsp raw almond butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup natural, non-alkalized cocoa powder
1 tbsp ground chia seed
Raspberries or other berries for topping

Banana Treat

Ingredients 
2 frozen bananas
Handful of blueberries
A few walnuts

Directions
Preheat oven to 200° F.

Blend the black beans, dates, almond butter and vanilla in a food processor or high powered blender until smooth.

Add the remaining ingredients and blend again. Pour into a very lightly oiled 8 x 8 inch baking pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours.

Cool completely before cutting into small squares. Top with raspberries or other berries.

Blend bananas, blueberries, and walnuts in a high speed blender.

Pair the banana treat with the warm brownies and enjoy!

debbie6122

If anyone is interested in healthy recipes here is a good site. drfuhrman.com then click on recipes once you get there. He has tons of great recipes im going to start putting in my diet.