So...whats for dinner?

Tazzy

Veggies and dip goes well with wine.. especially after 2 glasses :-)

I made hummus yesterday - cant believe I've never done it before - easy peasy and so much tastier than shop bought.

DH is just home.  Pork chops, bi-colour corn, and coleslaw salad for us.

SpecialK - I would love your salad dressing recipes.  I actually printed off your last one.   Since being off work I am really into making my own stuff - salad dressings being one of them.

debbie6122

LoL laurie, funny how we get mad or upset at our DH's even if its not there fault at least i do, i was upset at him when i fell a couple weeks ago  but it really wasnt him i was upset at, but they stay calm through all our hysterias. haha! Well, nothing wrong with wine for dinner!

Tazzy- Looks like a pork chop night for us all.   Mine were good too. How did you make your hummus?

SpecialK- I too would like for you to post some of your dressings. 

Kaara

We just got back from dinner and an awesome concert featuring music from the Bee Gees.  Everyone was dancing in the isles...it was so much fun!

Dinner was at a local italian restaurant.  We had calamari for an appetizer, and the grilled trout for the main course.  It was half price wine night, so we each had a glass.

I'm so wound up from the concert I won't be able to go to sleep for a while, so think I'll read.

Night everyone! 

debbie6122

Kaara- What a great night it sounds like you had, i love all the bee gee songs bet it was a awesome. Good night and sleep tight.

funny how everyone is in bed sleeping and it is still light here. 

carolehalston

I was a real Bee Gees fan in my younger days.

Kaara

Carole:  You would have really enjoyed it!  Those songs and the words were amazing!  This little theater we go to is one of the best in the country for live performances..people come from all over the tri state area to attend.  There are concerts all summer...upcoming is the Beach Boys.....we'll be away during that time... then Simon and Garfunkle.  I can't help but compare it to some concerts we've attended in Ft. Lauderdale where you go to this huge venue, sit in the nosebleed seats where you can hardly see the performers, pay $20 for parking, and then people spend the entire evening looking at their iphones instead of watching the show!  It boggles my mind that some folks can't disconnect for even a short time from the outside world to enjoy a live performance, but I guess that's what young people do these days.  The crowd was definitely more mature last evening;)

Looks like yet another cloudy day here..no more rain I hope!  All the rain we've had and still my little plants are drooping and I must go out and water them.  The soil here really dries out quickly.

Have a great day everyone! 

Tazzy

I couldn't believe how easy the hummus was and it was someone on this thread that mentioned how to make it (and as I have a chemo brain so bad lately I cannot remember who it was and I dont want to guess as I know it'll be wrong - Carole was it you? ha ha !!).   But it was - can of chick peas, zest and juice of one lemon, quarter tsp. salt & Pepper, couple cloves of garlic crushed, 2 tbs olive oil, put all together in a food processor and pulp until mashed up.... can add olives and anything else which takes your fancy.   Its soooooooo much better than shop stuff.

And Debbie that is what DH's are for - I have a fridge magnet that says "to save time lets just assume I am right".

Kaara your evening sounds such fun... and half price wine... I like that idea.

Well we have a really sunny day here so finally I can get into the garden.  

We have organic lamb chops for dinner tonight.  I met a friend for lunch yesterday before my appt. with my BS and she gave them to me from her Mum's farm... yum, yum.   Not sure what to do with them yet, but I have all day to think about it... unless you have some ideas too.

Enjoy your days.

Momine

Tazzy, glad the hummus worked out. 

Tazzy

Darn.. I knew I'd get it wrong... thanks Momine

gardengumby

Hubby went fishing yesterday and caught a 20+ lb salmon - so tonight it's barbecued salmon!!!!  (plus green salad and quinoa)

LuvRVing

Oooh, lucky you, Gardengumby!  My DH won't touch salmon with a ten foot pole... or a 6" fork

Tazzy

Oh! you cannot beat fresh salmon... I am jealous. 

Kaara

Fresh salmon...how great is that!  Nothing better....went salmon fishing once in Oregon and caught a nice one.  Fishing license $40...guide....$100....dinner....$75....packing and shipping....another $75....the experience...priceless!!  Glad I did that one pre retirement;)

debbie6122

Deb- Thinking about you today. (((hugs)))

Gardengumby- I love fresh salmon especially from the pacific northwest, it the best. Yum! I got some fresh tuna a few days ago from a friend who caught it on there fishing boat and have not made it yet.  I like to blacken it. 

Carol- Glad you had a great time. we have the Jackson brothers coming to the casino i think next month, sure is going to be interrestig to see how they perform w/o there brother Micheal. My DH said they have not sold very many tickets yet. I think i would like to see them though. I didnt even know they were still. 

Funny story about the beach boys, My hubby plays the conga's at a place we go on friday nights and brett the singer will say and here we have Mike Love to play the drums for us tonight. so Chuck plays and then a couple comes over after and want his autograph and they go on telling him about all the records they have, Chuck says im not Mike Love and the couple still did not believe him and they google him and say see this is you. He doesnt look anything like him but it was funny anyway.

debbie6122

Tazzy- I almost forgot, i like to take some garlic (lots) rosemary, tyme, sale and pepper pulse or mash together and rub paste all over the chops. let marinate at least an hour and i grill mine about 3 or 4 minutes per side if making mr. If i bake them i do the same thing but put a little bread crumbs on chops after putting on the paste and baking them at 375 for about 15-20 minutes or until its done to your tastes. Edited to add i forgot to say parsley too.

Tazzy

Debbie that sounds like a delish marinade.  They will be bbq'd.  I'm thinking with just a fresh green salad and some corn (again!).

MinusTwo

Oh Garden - fresh Pacific salmon !!! And Debbie - fresh tuna !!!

Kaara & all, I know it's not new but if you haven't seen Jersey Boys, keep an eye for it in your area.  Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons...and 'Oh What a Night' it was.  The entire audience was singing & dancing by their seats.  It's coming to Houston with Broadway Across America this fall & I can hardly wait to see it again.  I think someone told me it's one of the permanent shows in Las Vegas.

Also I have season tickets to a small theater here that does off-Broadway productions.  Next spring is a repeat of Always...Patsy Cline, which I haven't seen.

Steak & two veggies for lunch at a hole-in-the-wall by work, so only wine & popcorn tonight.  I'm not doing well monitoring my intake to lose 15-20 lbs before my one year check up with the PS in Sept.

SeasideMemories

Carrie,



The 'What's For Dinner?' thread moves so fast sometimes that I sometimes struggle to keep up! Just saw your post and depending on which Finger Lake you live on, I think we are very close... I tend to not post too much about my 'real' self out on the threads but, I am just outside of Binghamton.... There is also a fairly large group of women from western NY that have a thread in the Get Togethers forum..... Quite a few up us upstate NYers here!!!

Kaara

MinusTwo:  Yes!  I've seen Jersey Boys twice...once in Vegas and again in Ft. Lauderdale when they came to the performing arts center.  It's a must see!

BF is watching the US Open so I went to the store and bought a grilled chicken and some broccoli slaw for a salad.  That's it for dinner tonight.  Tomorrow I'm going to make white chili with leftover chicken, and Sunday...not sure yet...but I know I'm having a piece of red velvet cake and ice cream cause it's my birthday;) 

Moonflwr912

Ooh, fresh salmon. My DH used to go out on lake Michigan and bring them home, on the grill within an hour. Yum. They need only butter and some lemon , and sometimes a glaze of terriaki sauce (kilkomans baste and glaze mixed with a squeeze of lemon) I could almost eat a whole side! Enjoy yours!

SeasideMemories

Kaara,



I knew we had one more June Birthday to go!!!! Just in case I don't get back here this weekend.... Happy Birthday!!! Hope you enjoy your day!

Kaara

Seaside:  Thanks!

Tazzy

Happy birthday for Sunday Kaara... in case I forget by then (chemo brain).

eric95us

Kara. Happy Birthday from Arizona.



Eric

MinusTwo

Kaara - Happy B-day from Houston.

LuvRVing

Kaara - happy birthday from New Hampshire!!!

chabba

Kaara, Happy Birthday!

SpecialK

kaara - Happy B-Day!

Here are some salad dressings:

Buttermilk Garlic Ranch - 1c. buttermilk, 1 c. mayo, 1 t. onion powder, 1 T. parsley flakes, 1/2 t. garlic powder, 1/2 t. salt, 1/2 t. thyme, 1/4 t. black pepper.  I shake it in a jar and let it chill and thicken in the fridge.

Horseradish Sour Cream - 1 c. sour cream, 1/2 c. sugar (you can use less, or use baking Splenda) 3 T. vinegar, 1 1/2 t. dry mustard, 4 T. drained horseradish, 1/2 t. salt.  Whisk and chill.  Great with spinach salad.

Mandarin Salad Dressing - 1/4 c. veg oil, 2 T. sugar, 2 T. vinegar, 1 T. parsley, 1/4 t. salt, pepper to taste, several dashes of hot sauce like Tabasco.  I use this dressing on salad greens of choice, sugar glazed almonds, chopped green onion, mandarin oranges tossed together.

Laurie08

Kaara- Happy Birthday from me too!!  You are always out having so much fun I KNOW your birthday will be amazing  

Lacey12

Whew! I just caught up on several pages of posts.....a manic thread!! Last I posted I was fighting sleep to attend my birthday dinner with DH and DS2. We went to a little French restaurant, Le Petit Robert, close to home and almost had flounder prepared like the one you had at La Morra, Michelle. But opted for their lamb stew which was delicious! Had chocoate birthday cake at home....then more cake at work on Wednesday since a co-worker made one of her delicious sheet cakes for me. I'm pretty caked out, but your red velvet one sounds yummy, Kaara . Happy early birthday!



Deb,I was so sorry to read about the death of your father. He was lucky to have you as such a caring daughter. I'm glad he went peacefully.



It's late and I'm falling asleep, so tho I know I am missing responding to many posts, I enjoyed them all.....brussells sprouts, fresh salmon, spaghetti squash, toileted phones!

I am looking forward to the end of work (but so sad that I will miss my families), especially since this week has been insanely busy. In another week I should be finished with full time (and a half) work....that should be so much better for the fatigue factor...and keeping up with this buzzing thread! nite.......