So...whats for dinner?

Momine

Michelle, there is no reason it wouldn't work with some meat added. Here we just have a lot of vegetarian dishes because there are many fasting days in the Greek church.

Laurie08

Michelle- are the balloons stuck in the tree's?  So glad you had a great time!  Also, I checked out the campground and from what I can see they have no electricity hook ups etc?  Thats a little too rustic for me!  But thank you and the place does look really nice.

I do my peppers about the same as Michelle.  Although I don't take the time to soften the peppers first.  We usually have them when my dads garden is producing lots of them and they need to be eaten up.

It does seem like everyone is out having great times with friends lately.  I love summer!

So, this morning good friends of ours (one of the families we always camp with) called and asked us to go spend the night with them at their family cottage on the lake.  Of course we said yes   So I am getting all the stuff packed up and ready to go so we can leave around 4 and head over.  We will spend the day there tomorrow and head home for dinner time.  I love the lake it is on  and the cottage is comfy and right on the water.  The kids will be so excited when they find out we are going.

Meeting my friend for lunch at 12 and have to hit Target and buy the kids new pails for the beach.  They both have holes in them and I noticed Target had some big ones in their dollar bin.

Enjoy the day everyone!!

Tazzy

Stuffed peppers were delicious.   Like you Michelle, I never cook them enough. 

20 family members?  Enjoy your time Apple and I look forward to hearing about your escapades... I am sure you willh have some,

Deborrye... sounds like you had a wonderful visit.   I love how you all love British accents - makes us Brits laugh as we dont think we speak any different.. ha ha ha !!

Bedo - your hopes worked.   So far I feel the most energetic I have since PFC last Friday

DH wants to take me to dinner tonight - yippee... now I just have to pick a restaurant.

LuvRVing

Laurie - I think there is open space on the street side where the balloons came down, although DH wondered if one was caught in the power lines.  They deflated and disappeared rather quickly, so I think it all ended OK.    Enjoy your little lake excursion!

Apple - 20 is a crowd, hope you get lots of help so you have time to relax and enjoy!  And oh, voluptuous tatas!!!

Tazzy - glad to hear your energy is returning.  It's all downhill from here!

apple

ok - i need some steak help.  I never cook steak and am cooking 20 tonite. kc strips mostly.. a couple rib eyes and porterhouse for my husband the biggest eater.. boy will he be happy.  I went to the stores at 6 to buy the ones from yesterday, 50% off.  YEAH!

Any marinade suggestions.. my boys say i should just salt them afterwards. We can't go too spicey.

eric95us

I just grill the meat about back and forth about 5 min on a side until the meat is slightly pink in the middle. No marinades and folks can salt/pepper to their own tastes.



Unless the meat is very thick, on an open grill it takes about 20 minutes total for cooking.



Eric

apple

thank goodness for my bro who earns a bunch of money

go Geo!

debbie6122

Michelle- I never thought to cut my pepper in half i like that idea alot. plus it would make it easier for folks to eat. When i make some for my dad who is vegetarian i stuff them with red and black beans, rice or barley tomatoes. parsley. onions. garlic sometimes olives and jack cheese. Hope you have a good do nothing day!

Lauire- Have a nice time at the cottage souns fun.

Apple- I have used a marinade on my steaks before i used wishbone salad dressing and let it marinade for a few hours but really like it with just coarse salt and freshly ground pepper yummmm! 

LuvRVing

Apple - I agree with Italian dressing as a marinade.  Or lots of pepper - I love steaks with a peppercorn sauce, too.  And there's always Montreal Steak Seasoning - a lemony salt and pepper concoction that you could probably whip up yourself.  We always season our steaks before cooking. 

Having a good do-nothing day.  We are going out for steak (Texas Roadhouse, not my favorite but DH seems to have a love affair with the place) then we are going to the movies to see "Ted"...raunchy adult humor, should be good for some laughs.  I tried to talk him into Magic Mike, but he wasn't buying it.  I'll have to see that with my girls.

Tazzy

I agree on the Montreal Steak Seasoning.

Oh! Ted looks hilarious and very adult too.  You must tell us what it was like.    I think Magic Mike is definitely a girls night out movie.

Laurie08

Apple - I agree on the Italian dressing for a marinade also the oils salt and pepper.  Have a blast with your get together!!

Dh is running late but we should be leaving soon.  Hopefully it's not too hot on the lake, no a/c for sleeping!  Lunch was great with my friend.  We had a small garlic chicken nacho and some baby been and cheese chimi's and decided to get another small nacho.  It had garlic sauce on it and sliced avocado and fresh tomato's.  Super yummy.  Now I am stuffed, had 2 (!!) margaritas   I guess that is one way to start a Friday get away!

Have a great night everyone.

Tazzy

Have a great trip Laurie.  Lunch sounds divine - and 2 margaritas to boot.   Best way to start the weekend.

bedo

Oh, there is a lot of drama at my house too.  2 cats, 1 dog, size of cat. hissy fits, dominance fights, lap fights, who eats first fights.  The excitement never ends.  Cats can be SO dramatic.

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deborye

I love a juicy Prime Rib medium rare please, LOL

Tonite was take out, cheese steak sub that we split and a small cheese pizza with xtra sauce.  I'm full.  It's windy out side but it is a hot wind.  AC is on, we have one in the family room and one in the bedroom, it does a pretty good job although we do have a very small house. 

debbie6122

Yumm on the prime rib deb i love them and great on sandwich the next day with peppers and onions on a hoagie. Guess i better order the prime tonight for dinner so i can make that sandwich now it has me drooling.

Have a fun night and weekend everybody!

Tazzy

Hmmm... how intersting, I just checked on this thread and it took me to Luv`s post with the picture of the balloons... how on earth did I miss that earlier.   I am so blaming chemo brain on that one.    Wow quite the finish to their ride eh - and now my question marks look like this É.

Tazzy

Oh! and I forgot to say - I generally use organic lamb mince for my stuffed peppers.

deborye

A bunch of friends of mine at work bought me a huge rose bush and a pink Hydrangea bush in sympathy of my Dad's death.  Tomorrow I will have to find a place to plant them.  Him and I have a green thumb and we love flowers, oh darn now I'm crying, it is weird how certain things can set you off

bedo

I am sorry, Deb. I hope that the bush comes to remind you of better times and the beauty of your relationship

We have a lot of drama around here too, apple. 2 cats, 1 dog the size of a cat, hissy fits, slapping of heads, fights for the lap, raised hair, the excitement never ends. Cats can be so dramatic.

http://whattayagonnado.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/cats-are-so-dramatic/

Plus all the dating drama of 20 somethings, and working with basically all women

Luckily, my own personal summers and drama have gone away since stopping the arimidex on my own 3 days ago. Wondering how long I can go without it? Have 4 1/2 years left, but feel like myself again off it.

Kaara

Apple:  Those steaks sound good...easy to do for a crowd.  I always season mine with garlic salt or montreal steak seasoning.  Take them off a little early and let them "rest" under foil as they will continue to cook to the right doneness.  You can always throw them back on if they're not done, but when overcooked, it's a problem.  If you use tongs and don't pierce them with a fork, they retain their juices better.

Laurie...glad you enjoyed lunc with your friend..have a great time at the lake.

Michelle:  Those hot air balloons looked like they came right down on top of houses....scary.

Tonight I made salmon with a thai chili sauce, mixed veggies, and fresh corn on the cob. 

Lacey12

Busy group this weekend. Loved both stuffed pepper recipes.Haven't made them in years and I think I made mine with cooked rice which probably explains why the rice was always so bloated!



Michelle, we rarely take this trip when it is going to be super trafficy (like rush hour), but today we left home a bit late, close to 3PM and it took longer than usual.....usually exactly two hours door to door, sometimes a little less (when I'm gunning)and sometimes a little more....like today, an extra ten minutes with traffic on 128. Was really happy to enjoy a lovely breeze on our porch when we arrived, as it was sweltering when we left home. Sadly, in our rush to get out, DH neglected to pack his array of heart meds, so he is heading back down now to get them. I suspect he will not return until AM. I was exhausted after driving here...I am always the driver....keeps the peace. So I hope he makes it home safely.....

Oops, not so fast .....DH got on the highway and obviously decided he wasn't up for the trip....called the doc, (who was on the Cape) who called in his prescriptions to the local pharmacy. I'm glad he decided to do that. Oh sweet technology!



Debbie, the bean dip I had last night was a store bought, Helluva Good brand. But your question reminds me that I used to make a similar one years ago with sour cream, some salsa and a can of (I think) Frito Lay bean dip (more spicey than just regular refried beans in a can....I have not seen it for ages, but also have not looked:). I think it has lard in it, so we opted out some years ago? But this Helluva Good one is decent for a spicey sour cream bean dip. I really like their spicey jalopeno dip, and they used to have a clam dip I loved, but never see anymore. Only problem with these is that they are way fatty, so a rare indulge is more than enough.



Apple, I suspect about now you are all enjoying some tasty steaks. Nice brother, indeed!

I do hope you get some help with such a big crew visiting...and that it is great fun!



Laurie, have a great visit to the lake.....a good weekend for it!

bedo

I am having Edy's frozen strawberry fruit bars for dinner. 2 or 3. We'll see.  They took a long time to pick out and I had to prep them in the freezer because they partially thawed on the way home.  So it was quite a bit of work.

I may have a glass of white wine.  I wonder if I put the fruit bar in it if it would taste like a daiquiri?  I don't drink hard liquor, but I've had a strawberry daiquiri when I was younger.

LuvRVing

Bedo - LOL, it would taste like Sangria, methinks!  And there's nothing wrong with Sangria!!!

OK, Ted was very, very funny!  Not an ounce of socially redeeming value...well, maybe a bit about friendship.  But funny lines enough that I would see it again because sometimes you were still laughing when the next funny line came along!  I don't smoke pot, but if I did, this is one of "those" movies...

Lacey - as I was reading about your DH forgetting his drugs, I had a thought that if the RXs were at a chain pharmacy, you could probably call a local one and get enough meds to make it through the weekend.  I'm glad he decided to call his doctor and pass on the long round trip!

Kaara - I think the balloons came down in the front yards or the road in front of the houses.  I'm going to have to walk around the lake when it's not 95 and see ... I think there is some open space right there.

Deb - the plants were very thoughtful gifts that will be beautiful reminders of your dad's love of greenery. 

Apple - hope those steaks were delicious!

Speaking of delicious, I have to admit that the Texas Roadhouse steak was extremely good tonight - very, very tender!  Hard to beat $9.99 for steak, baked potato and caesar salad!  And mmmm to prime rib!  I admit it, I am a beef lover!

deborye

My Mom used to make the best stuffed peppers and cabbage.  The name of the stuffed cabbage was GOLUMPKI's.  She had a hard time pronouncing that, it sounded like she was saying Gawumpies. LOL

Moonflwr912

Golumpkis, polish cabbage rolls, my mom pronounced them Gah-womb-keys. That is the polish prononciation, and ours had a gravy sauce, not a tomato bases one.

Kay_G

Hi everyone, it's been a while. It seems everyone is in the summer mode and having fun, fun fun! WooHoo! Carrie, sorry about you sister though, but it does Sunday like she has caugh it early. I will be thinking of you and her and hoping for the best pissible news. I am back to work full time and it has seriously cut into my computer time. It feels good to catch up here. I've been busy outside work too. My DD had a big dance competition Memorial weekend, then her dance recital the next weekend, then her 8th grade graduation dance, then graduation. And we've been down the shore a few weekends. Also been going to some Phillies games. I love summer too. And got my port out 2 days ago. It feels so good tobe rid of that after a year and a half.



Bedo,sorry you're having a hard time with the arimidex. I am on tamoxifen and it made me so irritable, I was constantly sapping people's heads off. No one wanted to be around me. I started taking celexa, and it made a humongous difference. And it really diminishes the hot flashes too. Maybe you could get something to help. I hate taking a medication just to offset the side effects of another medication, but my onc insists it's important to take the tamoxifen.



I made some sautéed kale today with Bobby Flay's recipe. I added a teaspoon of red wine vinegar after sautéing with minced garlic and water for 5 minutes. It was pretty good. Kale was one veggie I just did not like, but it was good this way.

deborye

It's strange how some meds don't bother people, some have minimal SE and some just have to stop taking the med because of the SE.  I tolerated Arimidex very well until a year and a half ago then the joint and muscle pain started.  I will be done July 26th even if I have some left over, down the toilet they go.  I"M DONE!!!  Maybe I will lose more weight and be able to exercise without feeling like I was hit by a truck.

debbie6122

A www Deb so sorry! Wish i could give you a big hug in person. you will watch that flower bloom and it will always remind you of your dad.

Tazzy- Chemo always made me forget things too i still do and blame it on chemo brain but it will get better.

I think i will read the rest tomorrow. good night everyuone

carberry

Kay  Welcome back we missed you!

Deb Love the idea of the plants, whenever you see them you will think of your dad {{{{HUGS}}}  Hydrangeas are my all time favorite!!  Everything is looking very dry and wilted here, we have not had a drop of rain in a very long time.

Thanks everyone on the stuffed peppers recipes...I like the idea of using a different pepper, green peppers have such a strong flavor. I will try to make these and see how it goes over with the DH.

Today we are doing a barbecue out on the water...because its too hot to come in to shore to eat. Everyone bringing stuff, the usual salads and stuff.  I am making deviled eggs, and we will grill hots and burgers.

Hope everyone is staying cool and having a great weekend.