So...whats for dinner?

SpecialK

tazzy - DH's dinner was a cheesesteak sandwich and sweet potato fries.  You are funny!

laurie - glad your cat is OK!  Ours had never seen a pool before moving to florida - it was terrified at first but then came to view it as a giant water bowl.  We have a spa that is part of the pool and he would actually get in the spa with us - crazy cat!  My DD got a dog right after HS graduation and when he was a puppy he would see the cat drinking the pool water and sneak up and nudge him on the bottom and the cat would almost go in.  Crazy dog.

debbie - the pork chps sound yummy!  For some reason I seem to have the least imagination when it comes to pork chops so I am using that recipe!

My DD is a lover of plants and animals too, except for spiders or cockroaches, that is where she draws the line!  When she was the age of apple's DD she would take leaves and put caterpillers on them and float them in the creek - kept her busy for hours.  We have spent many hours caring for abandoned and injured animals - once had a newborn rabbit that the neighbor's cat brought home.  I was bottle feeding it rabbit formula throughout the night - I must be crazy!  The wildlife rehab people in Virginia knew us - we rescued an injured bat which got loose in the car on the way to the rehab lady!  We had numerous birds that we took in, and DH found a newborn squirrel that had fallen out of the nest on his way home from work, her eyes were still closed but man she could squeak!

carberry - so sorry about your sister's dx, so devastating.  I am sure you will be very helpful to her though.  I can't imagine how your mother feels, it is so hard to see this happen to your children.  It was hard to tell my FIL/MIL - I am glad I didn't have to tell my parents.

Kaara

Funny cat stories!  They are such independent creatures...I love them!  When we first moved to Fl ours ran through the patio doors and right into the pool, jumped about three feet into the air back onto the pool deck, and away he ran...didn't see him for an entire day.  It was like an America's Funniest Video's segment!  He never did that again.  Also, if we ever wanted him to come to us and he was hiding, we would just run the electric can opener...he thought it was time to eat;)  I loved that cat, but my ex got custody of him when we split because I was moving to an apartment that didn't accept pets.

Carrie:  That would be so much fun...a girls night out for Magic Mike....wish I was in Florida...my DD might do that with me.  I'm going to try and drag my BF...it's my turn to choose the movie...hehehe!  He liked Think Like A Man, so he will probably like this one too.  There's another movie that I wanted to see that was on at our local art flim theater...Hysteria...about the doctor who invented the vibrator.  It's supposed to be hilarious, but I think I'm going to have to wait and see that one on netflix.

Have a great day everyone! 

Tazzy

Funny story about the cat Laurie - what a shock for the poor thing.

I am nowhere near as compassionate when it comes to insects and all things like that... especially when they eat my plants in the garden that cost a lot of money and time.    

SpecialK, here's a link to a ‘pork' website http://www.passionforpork.com/

Kaara - enjoy the show tonight.

Oh! carberry my thoughts are with your sister and your family.  

SpecialK

tazzy - thanks!

debbie6122

Carrie- So sorry about your sister that has to be so hard on your whole family. I had never heard of that kind of bc befor now, hope everything will be ok for her!!! ((((hugs)))

Michelle- Hope you are having a great day with all your friends.

Funny story on the cats!!

Here is how i make my all time favoite pork chops, they are so tender and full of flavor lightly dust them with flour, dip in egg wash then into some italian seasoned bread crumbs that i mix with parmesan cheese, garlic powder, s&p and paprika. cook in some evoo about 5 minutes on each side jsut to brown then put in a 325% oven for 25-30 minutes. I might make them like this next time and make the other sauce i posted above and pour over these chops. 

tomorrow my girl friend, Janeen Sanders who is a singer and lives from my home town is going to be a back up singer for a elvis impersonater at the casino tomorrow and saturday she is staying with us friday and saturday. We have plans friday for a friends bd party but will get to watch her sing saturday. She is fabulous shes not well known or anything but does travel and sing a lot of places.  Today i have a lot of cleaning to do since i was told last minute she was coming. !

 

Laurie08

Carrie- I am so sorry about your sister.  This most be so frightening for you and your family. 

Debbie- Have fin with your friend coming up!  The pork chops sound good, wish I would have bought some at the store today

Michelle- Hope you guys have a great time.  What was the campground you mentioned right outside Keene?  I can't find the paper where I had written down the tow you recommended.  We are looking for our next camping adventure:)

Kaara- Funny cat story!  I honestly couldn't believe it when we heard the splash...dumb cat.  Have fun tonight!

Dinner tonight is steak on the grill, corn on the cob, baked potatoes and steamers for an appetizer.  I got a lot done today.  Went grocery shopping, cleaned out the garage and organized it, mowed the front lawn and went for a swim with the kids.  Dh is going to be psyched when he gets home and sees it:)  I just wanted to lighten the load for weekend chores so we can relax as a family a bit more.

Tomorrow I am meeting a friend for lunch at my favorite Mexican place.  She is my dearest friend, the one that moved to St John.  She is back in town for follow up dental work and will be flying out the following day.  I am so excited to spend some time with her.  I don't think I will be doing anything tomorrow afternoon with a full belly and a Margarita

debbie6122

Laurie- So glad you get to see your dear friend again even though it is going to be a short visit im sure you will have a great time catching up. Your dinner sounds really yummy especially the steamers my favoite!!

My friend called back and said she will stay at the casino instead of here was kind of glad since i didnt have much notice.

Making brandy mushroom chicken tonight for dinner with left over broccoli.

Laurie08

brandy mushroom chicken?  Sounds good.....whats the recipe Debbie?  I am glad your stress is reduced with your friend staying at the casino.  I don't do well with last minute guests...I want the house perfect which is just about impossible!

Lacey12

Carrie, I'm also so sorry to learn about your sister. Yes, how painful for your parents to have to hear about her Dx. She is fortunate, tho, to have your knowledge on her side.



I am finally physically OUT of my office. Phew! Very appreciative of the four early adolescent boys (my friend's grandson and co.)who lugged many boxes of books down flights of stairs to my car. Nothing like the energy of those little testosterone emerging guys!

Of course DH is going to die when he sees the pile of heavy boxes to be brought into the house. Yikes! I think I'd better find a spot for them and maybe get the young boys over here!

LuvRVing

Wow!  We had THE most fantastic evening with JoyceK and her DH, and our friends from Milton.  The weather was spectacular, we went on a pontoon boat ride, and while we were eating dinner, two hot air balloons came down the lake, just as I had arranged    JoyceK is looking pale and feeling OK but tired.  She has a doctor appointment early tomorrow morning. 

Carrie - so very sorry about your sister.  But she has you as her mentor, so she'll be in good hands. 

Lacey - congrats on finishing the "move out."  Finishing is never as much fun as starting!

Laurie - that's Greenfield State Park on Otter Lake.  It used to be very, very nice!  Enjoy your Mexican fiesta tomorrow!

Tazzy

debbie... have fun with your friend - sounds like you will have a blast.    Yes, please share the brandy chicken recipe.

laurie.. you too - enjoy the margarita's - the best summer drink.  And how would you, with 2 young sons, ever have a perfect house - I dont manage that and there's only me and DH

I am being lazy today - felt very fatigued - so am doing stuffed peppers - mixture already made up and was in the freezer - just need to do the peppers, sweet corn and a green salad.

Looks like we are about to get a storm too. 

Congrats of being out of your office Lacey - that was a lot of work !

LuvRVing

Tazzy - stuffed peppers, excellent idea.  I haven't made them in a long time, I'm overdue.

deborye

JOYCE

 

deborye

I took Tues and Wed off to meet Nick's parents, Chris and David.  We hit it off so well, it was like we knew each other for a long time.  We went on the MS Mount Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee, it was a bit cold and winding but we still had a great time.  Then we went to Portsmouth NH *that is were DD, FSIL and Chris & David were staying. DH and I booked a room then we went to Ogonquit, Kennibunkport the next day, saw the Bush Compound, very nice went into tons of gift shoppes then we ate in Kittery at Roberts, had some drinks and apps.  Went to their hotel, chatted then came home.  We won't see anyone until August.  I love their british accent.

apple

deborye.. you have the nicest postings..

thank you

 i have family in town.. 20 all together.. tomorrow it's my place and my brother is buying the steaks.

yay

bedo

Tazzy, I am hoping for more energy for you!

Michelle, so glad you had a good time with Joyce

Carrie, I am hoping for the best for your sister. I think that you will be a good source of strength for her

Laurie, are you suggesting that Debbie have "fish" with her friend? as in "fin" or fun"?  in any case I hop you have fun Debbie.

I have a question, I don't have time to look at other sections, and really like this one, so I'll ask here, I have been too busy to pick up my Arimidex for two days and feel great!  It's 11:15 and I'm not tired at all!  Could it be going without it? And has anyone taken a vacation? I know that it's important, but I have 41/2 years left. and feel sooo much better and like myself off it. It's either that or the lasagna that my neighbor made me yesterday. Does anyone have any advice?

Moonflwr912

Got to admit I just had a hot dog and a small can of baked beans. Not exactly the best food, bit I was hungry, it was there and done in 5min. I had my first big dose Herceptin, was still low with magnesium, so had another iv. Had a pt appt as well. Tired. Came home, it was 89 degrees in the house. So I sat in front of a fan. Hot dog it was. LOL

SpecialK

bedo - it totally saps my energy.  I just made the switch from Femara to Arimidex - I had about 2 1/2 - 3 weeks without and I felt fantastic.  Went on Arimidex a week and a half ago - feel crappy.

bedo

Oh, Moonflwr,  Is there any way that you can get an air conditioner, even a used one from Craigs list?  It made such a difference for me.  It's OK, you did well with your dinner!  I hope you get some rest and feel less tired tomorrow.

debbie6122

Michelle- What a lovely day it sounded like you had and all with air ballons hovering above that is awesome! Sorry to hear that about Joyce. so upsetting. Hope her appointments go well tomorrow. Glad you had a great day with her and your other friends too!

Lacey- Congrats on finally getting out of there. I would def ask for some help to get them in your home.

tazzy- I havnt had a stuffed pepper in ages either sounds good when i made them i used red ones is that what you use?

Deb- Love the sun flower wish i could post those kinds of things! Ugghh! Glad you liked your soon to be inlaws, that always helps lol!

Apple-Hope you enjoy your get together with family sounds like fun.

Laurie- I use  (boneless and skinless)   chx breast that i buy kind of thin or pound them to desired thickness. season w/s&p and garlic powder.Lightly dust w/flour brown in some evoo remove from pan- in same pan i add mushrooms cook them down for about 5 minutes then added some garlic and shallots(had extra so threw them in) 2 cans of drained artichoke hearts,(they were the marinated kind) after about another 5 minutes i added about 1/2 cup to a whole cup of brandy and some heavy cream probably about 1 cup bring to a boil let reduce to down to about 1/2 of what it was then put on simmer, put chx back in sauce let simmer for about 10-15 mintues or so. Put over some brown rice i had already in the fridge. Was very good!

Edited to add: i make this with white wine alot too and just as good and if i have some asperagus i blanch them lightly cut them up and put them in the sauce too.

Lacey12

Debbie, that chicken dish sounds delightful! Thanks for taking the time to share it.



Michelle, so pleased for you and Joycek et al. to have such a lovely evening, especially with your magic hot air balloons. It is so cool that you get to see them a lot. I hope she gets to feeling better soon.



Bedo, it is frustrating that these meds cause us to feel unlike our formerly energetic selves. I'm curious that fatigue is not listed as a SE of Tamox... or so my MO says. Is that also true of Arimidex? I hope you can get some good advice to make a well-informed choice.



Moonflwr, Ditto on the air-conditioner recommendation. There are precious few points for suffering!

And no sweat on the hot dog. I can do you one better.....ate tortilla chips and Helluva Good Black Bean dip tonight. And I even had decent leftovers in refridge.....fatigue is not a healthy partner!

Sleep tight everyone.....so exited that I do not have to race anywhere to pack anything.....except my little NH bag for the weekend.

debbie6122

Bedo- LOL on the fish or fin leave it to Laurie to say somethng funny like that!! Sorry to say that your energy is probably from the arimidex or or any of those als. It really did a number on me i would of stuck with it even though it zapped my energy but the pain was unbearable that i had to give them all up i tried them all.

Moonflwr- 98% is hot with out an airconditioner we live on the coast and none of the hoses here have air conditioning or maybe you said 89% but still hot it doesn't get to much over 75% but our house gets like a oven Dh bought a air conditioner that you just fill with water, you dont need to put it in a window it has helped so much i think he paid somewhere around $200 for it.  Hot dogs and beans is such a nice easy dinner one of my DH favorite.

Lacey- Have a fun safe weekend away! When you get a chance i would love the bean dip recipe.

Kaara

Michelle:  Glad you and Joyce were able to get together and have a good time!  Nothing like sharing friendship to life the spirits.

Bedo:  I think all those anti hormonal drugs make you tired.  I can fall asleep as soon as I sit down to relax...it's so frustrating!  Otherwise, I have a lot of energy...I just can't stop and sit:(  I guess we have a choice to take them or not.  I will put up with tiredness, but not some of the other SE's that I've read about.  There are supplements that accomplish the same thing...just lacking the "scientific" proof that is needed by many.  I take some of them along with the tamox, hoping for a boost.

Debbie:  Yum on the chicken dish!  A good way to use up our brandy that we don't drink anymore;) 

moonflwr:  Sitting in front of a fan...lol....I did that in NJ years ago when I was pregnant and had no A/C!  No one dared come near me..grrrrr!

The play last night was awesome...a little silly, but the acting was so good that you had to like it.  We had dinner at a tapas restaurant and I was pleased to see so many gluten free items on the menu, marked as such.  After sharing an appetizer (flatbread with fig preserves, goat cheese and arugula) I had shrimp and grits, except the grits were replaced with polenta and smoked guda cheese...outstanding!  Something was added to give it a little spicy kick which added to the flavor.  The meals were smaller portions (good for us) and very reasonable.  A nice glass of cab was only $5 rather than the $9 we sometimes pay in the big city.  My BF had a lamb t-bone with demi glace served over the polenta..it looked yummy!

Our mornings are still very cool here, but it's expected to heat up later in the day.  Have a good Friday everyone! 

LuvRVing

I thought you guys might enjoy the picture of how the hot air balloon ride ended last night.  I'm pretty sure that's not how they planned it to happen! 

Deb - I agree with everyone, you always find the right picture with the right sentiment! 

Kaara - everything about your evening sounds lovely!  And $5 for a decent cab is a definite bargain. 

Moonflwr - definitely get yourself an A/C.  No extra points for suffering!!!  Even new units are not terribly expensive these days.

Lacey - I think you're going to have a very nice NH lake weekend!  How's the traffic on your drives north?

I'm happily doing not much today! 

apple

they look like a set of tatas

carberry

Everyone sounds like they are having such a great time with friends and relatives and going to fun places and restaurants.....LOVE summer just for that reason.

Thanks for the sentiments about my sister. She is scheduled for an MRI then to see the breast surgeon.  Unlike me, her tumor is really very sm and has not spread so we are hoping for minimal treatment. She is so discouraged as she is sceduled to retire in August and this is not how she wants to start her retirement. She was my rock during my treatment, and the strongest person I know.

Last night DH worked at marina installing new stereo in boat...so my dinner was two ears of corn and ice cream for desert.

Debbie  like the chx recipe. Even if your friend isnt staying...got you to clean the house huh? My DH always says we should have company more often as it gets the house cleaned.

Have never made stuffed peppers...not even sure if I like them...but would like to give them a try, anyone here help me out with making them?

carberry

Michelle  Looks like someone got a surprise in their backyard.

LuvRVing

Carrie - I don't use an exact recipe for stuffed peppers (been making them for eons), but here goes with my "approximate" recipe.

Depending on the number of peppers you want to do (I usually do 5 or 6), about 1 1/2 pounds of lean ground beef.  I usually use 93% for this recipe. 

one egg

a few dashes of worcestershire sauce

a cup of uncooked Minute rice - I use the brown rice version these days

Some finely chopped onion - maybe 1/4 cup, but more if you love onions

A couple tablespoons of chopped parsley, about a teaspoon of oregano, and about a teaspoon of basil. 

Salt and pepper - I just do it, no measuring, so what looks about right.

16 ounces of canned tomato sauce.

I take my peppers and cut them in half.  I never use green any more - I like the colored ones so much better.  Place them cut side down in a 13 x 9 glass dish, add a little water, cover with plastic wrap leaving a bit open as a vent, and nuke for about 10 minutes.  This is essentially the same as parboiling them for a few minutes, which is what we did in the pre-microwave days.  You want them still a bit crispy because you're going to cook them more after they are stuffed.

Mix up all the ingredients, reserving 8 ounces of tomato sauce. 

Drain the peppers, let them cool a little because they are darn hot.  Then turn them over and fill the pepper halves with the mixture.  Pour the rest of the tomato sauce over the tops, cover again with plastic and nuke until the meat is done.  Or you can pop them in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes.

They freeze really well, by the way. 

Momine

I can give you the Greek method for making stuffed peppers. In Greece this is a vegetarian dish, but you could add some chopped meat to the recipe if you prefer.



Take your peppers and cut in a circle around the stalk, which will make a "lid."



boil 2 cups of brown rice till al dente and drain.



Chop fairly fine:

1 large onions

3 stalks celery

6 cloves garlic

2 carrots

1 large tomato

Saute the above in olive oil

Add in rice

Add in a large handful of finely chopped parsley and one of dill. You can also add chopped mint or basil.

Add in a half a cup of pine nuts.

Mix well

Fill peppers and stnad tightly togther in a dish, put the "lids" on, pour over about a cup of olive oil (yes, seriously), cover with aluminium foil, bake at 375 for about an hour, remove foil and bake another half hour.



Greeks also often make this with half peppers and half tomatoes that they hollow out and stuff.

LuvRVing

Momine - I think I would like the Greek version with a little chopped meat addition!