So...whats for dinner?

debbie6122

Michelle- That is so awesome you are getting to meet these wonderful ladies here from BCO. I guess if anything good can come out of this terrible disease it's meeting wonderful people from here which clearly you have done. I hope Joyce is doing good. Some how I missed your post on your Dr appointment and your tumor markers. I hope they are way down on your next appointment, and everything is working!

Carrie- Happy Birthday! Have a great day with your daughter and fun shopping!

Kaara and Lacey- Glad you are both enjoying your vacations safe travels on your returns. Kaara sorry the weather is not cooperating for you but enjoy a good book and take advantage a do nothing day.

Laurie- How did your work go the last couple of nights? Hope you made lots of money and getting some rest.

Still feeling punie and not sleeping but since i have no job I guess I dont have to worry about getting out of bed.

apple

the buffet?  very interesting.  I don't know that i dare take my girlfriends there or not.

Moonflwr912

MICHELLE, volcano sauce at this place is basically just a hot sauce, similar to tabsco, but without the big hit of vinegar. I always get grilled pineapple to go with it, as I love the hit of sweet and the dash of hot together. Yum.

Lacey12

Apple, so interesting weird? You are intrepid about challenging foods, so I'm curious about a fuller review.....



Enjoyed Head of the Meadow beach today.....so beautiful! Got to watch two seals doing laps up and down the coast, right off the beach....apparently the smart ones that got away from the sharks which are devouring the many seals that live several miles away on Chatham's coast.



Sadly we are packing up now....this was one of the best weeks. So appreciative to have it. I was mentioning to DH that we are so lucky that in the 30+ years we have had this time share, the overall environment has hardly changed at all....and not a chain store in sight! Just beautiful dunes and beaches....and colorful activity in the heart of P-town. It was Bear Week here....hysterical, if a bit crowded for space everywhere.

Have a good evening everyone.

LuvRVing

Lacey - it all sounds divine!  I'm such a beach gal! 

Thanks, Moonflwr!  I think I'll be passing on the volcano sauce, at least for now!

apple

a fuller review... the buffet was a bit 'old'  .. the curries had sat there for a while and the flavors blended.. they all tasted pretty much the same.  It was so healthy.. well i kind of wanted to pig out...  the food was actually expertly prepared.  maybe i wasn't in the mood.

the bread was soooooooo good tho and the babba ghanoush and hummus were excellent..   I guess it's worth another trip or two.  I just wasn't blown away.  The owner thought i was Persian because my scarf was tied so 'professionally'..  ha ha.  i asked him how many Persians had blue eyes and he said.. actually, quite a few.  (Iranians I guess).

Moonflwr912

Michelle, I ended up paying for it today, though. Had some gastric issues. Guess I shouldn't have eaten the spicy stuff. I am just so tied of bland, though.

MinusTwo

GardenGumby:  I'd like the recipe for salmon mushroom souffle if you're willing to share. 

Dinner was two gin & tonics, two ears of corn on the cob and 2 pieces of spinach artichoke quiche from Costco.  I'll try to work off the calories at water aerobics in the morning if we can get an hour or two without thunderstorms & rain in Houston.

Tazzy

MinusTwo... sounds like a good dinner to me

DH cooked us steaks on the bbq, corn and salad - simple but lovely.

lacey - your place on the Cape sounds absolutely idyllic.

Hope everyone had a good dinner, and enjoying the evening.

Momine

Apple, that bread is the best. It is basically naan. It is cooked that way all Across kurdistan, Persia and India. We have a Kurdish restaurant in town where they bake it, and it is really, really good.



LOL on the scarf. When I was sporting mine, I would get shy smiles from Muslim ladies.

debbie6122

Dh bought a large meat lovers pizza for dinner and for dessert we had ice cream with chocolate fudge topping.

Hope everyoen has a nice week-end!

Lacey12

SpecialK, best of luck to you with trial, and have a wonderful stay with DS. I bet they will love for you to prepare some Mom's meals for them. Safe trip!



We are home and getting ready to head to our friend's lobster birthday bash this afternoon. It is really hot here (already miss that sea breeze). Would love to head to NH later, but DS2 is hosting his hometown buddies there this weekend.



Stopped at Plymouth for dinner on our trip home last night where the wait for a table at all the seafood restaurants on the harbor was too long for my tired self, so we tried a Thai restaurant on the main street. Had that hot soup with shrimp, spring rolls, and Pad Thai. The soup was great....not so much the rest, but the atmosphere was lovely and I was surprised to see so many people out walking on their main street at 10:00PM...no pilgrims tho.

carberry

Thanks everyone  I had a great B-day yesterday with the girls, got a cute summer dress and some shoes.  Met a cancer survivor last evening, 3 yrs out, she had the Diep recon as well, we talked for quite awhile.

Today there is a triathalon going on, the bikers are all going past my house this morning.  Michelle thinking of you and your husband biking.

Garden.....Yum for salmon.  Yes please share the soufle recipe.

Oh and Michelle,  I did take note of the desert with lemon pudding and blueberries, just gotta get the stuff.

Apple that buffet sounds good, Hope you had some appetite to enjoy some of it.

Happy weekend everyone

bedo

I did it!!!

I found a way to eat all those zuccini. I'm going to "cook" and make refridgerator pickles I will read up in a bit

Michelle I hope you get good news on your tumor markers. I'm taking the arimidex and looking for protein.  Thanks, Mom!  When is our next get together?

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Chilled Zucchini Soup with Purslane Contributed by Alain Coumont

• ACTIVE: 25 MIN
• TOTAL TIME: 45 MIN Plus 3 hr chilling
• SERVINGS: 12

• HEALTHY
• MAKE-AHEAD
• VEGETARIAN

Alain Coumont's cool vegan soup gets its creaminess from pureed zucchini, sautéed onion and garlic. It's brightened with purslane, a lemony weed that Coumont plucks from his Languedoc country garden; if purslane is not available at your local farmers' market, substitute baby arugula leaves instead.

1. 1 small onion, thinly sliced
2. 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3. 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
4. 1 bay leaf
5. 8 small zucchini (3 pounds), thinly sliced, plus long zucchini shavings for garnish
6. Kosher salt
7. 3 cups water
8. 2 tablespoons finely shredded basil
9. 2 cups ice
10. Freshly ground pepper
11. 2 cups purslane or baby arugula

1. In a large saucepan, heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderate heat until translucent, about 8 minutes. Stir in the thyme and bay leaf and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sliced zucchini, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the water and bring to a boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Discard the bay leaf and stir in the shredded basil.
2. Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender until very smooth. Transfer the zucchini puree to a large bowl. Stir in the ice. Refrigerate the zucchini soup for at least 3 hours, until thoroughly chilled.
3. Season the soup with salt and pepper. Ladle into shallow bowls and top with a small handful of purslane and zucchini shavings. Drizzle with olive oil and serve.

Make Ahead The zucchini soup can be refrigerated for up to 1 day.

Suggested Pairing

The Grüner Veltliner grape produces crisp white wines that often have a distinctive green note, making them good partners for vegetable dishes-and ideal with this velvety zucchini soup.

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SpecialK

lacey - thanks - just hope I get the actual vaccine!  DS is actually a great cook himself, just doesn't have time.  He is a volunteer firefighter, works in the emergency room for 12 hour shifts, and goes to school!

Laurie08

I am trying to catch up!

Carrie- Happy belated Birthday!

Bedo- adorable picture!  Congrats on figuring out how to post it:)

Lacey- your trip sounds heavenly, so glad you got to enjoy yourself so thoroughly!

Debbie- I hope you are feeling better, sounds awful!  Also, I have my fingers crossed for Chuck that all went well.  Maybe a new adventure it sounds like?

Michelle- As always it sounds as though you have been having lots of fun and going all over the place!  Congrats to your DH for all his hard work prepping and participating in the race!  I'm sorry about your tumor markers but as you said, it is probably too soon to tell anything.  As always you have a wonderful perspective.

I am sorry for everyone else I am missing, there is just so much I missed!

So work went well last week except Tuesday was really quiet so the money was not as good.  Thats the thing with waitressing, it isn't a sure thing.  But the other days made up for it.  My mother in law and her BF came to NH on Wednesday.  We borrowed our friends cottage on the lake and stayed there for 3 days- all of us- including DH's sister.  It all went remarkably well.  The kids had a blast and we even had a chance to head out on a boat on lake Winnipausakee.  The boys had never done anything like that before and they loved it.  I was very proud of them that they even jumped off the back of the boat and went swimming way out in the middle.  Of course now DH wants to buy another boat, lol!  Not anytime soon I am afraid. 

Today DH took the boys to the Nascar race that is near our home.  This is one time being the beer guy will pay off.  He can get them into the suite and into all the private areas, the boys were soooo excited.  He will bring the boys back around lunch time and head back up onhis own for the rest of the day.  Having the house to myself this morning let me catch up on my cleaning and laundry.  I am pooped from the pace we have been keeping this summer.  We are even thinking we might head camping this coming weekend?!  I am on the fence....we may need a break.

I hope everyone is doing well and keeping cool:)  Here is a pic of the sunset our first night at the cottage.

Laurie08

here is one of the boys keeping cool by jumping off a chair into the lake.....they did this for about an hour,lol!

deborye

Oh, what fun.  What Lake is that?

bedo, that soup looks delish, I love Zuccini in fact I love most veggies.

Hope everyone has a great day. 

Tazzy

Laurie... like you, it will take me forever to catch up on what I've missed here... but will try tomorrow when DH is at golf.  Have my DH's company bbq to go to today by the lakeshore - should be fun and the weather is hot. 

Great pics laurie... the sunset is beautiful and your boys adorable.

Everyone have a great day with good food and company.

Chat soon. 

Moonflwr912

Happy belated Bday, Carberry. Laurie, that sunset is beautiful. The boys look like they are having fun . Bedo, that soup looks good. Tazzy, enjoy the bbq. To everyone, have a great weekend.

carolehalston

Great pictures, Laurie!

Michelle, I'm hoping for better markers.  Keeping on keeping on takes a lot of spirit and courage and you have both in abundance.

DH and I are enjoying our summer getaway in MN.  This area offers a lot to older folks with our interests.  There are numerous nice golf courses with affordable greens fees.  Then there's the Heartland State paved bike trail which runs for 47 miles through little towns spaced apart.  We're mulling over spending another month here.

This morning we visited the Farmer's Market and bought fresh veggies.  Then had breakfast at a restaurant.  Now we're in the library using our laptops.

Yesterday I cooked a white chili in the slow cooker.  It was quite good.  Browned ground turkey with onions, garlic, chopped yellow bell pepper, and chopped jalepeno pepper for a little heat.  Mixed with canned cannellini beans and frozen corn.  Seasonings were s & p, cumin, dried oregano, and powdered bay leaf.  Cooked on high a couple of hours and then on low for 6 or 7 hours.  Served with shredded cheddar and sour cream.  Didn't have any tortilla chips, where were suggested as a topping.

We had leftovers but I'm saving them for another day.  Today I have a small pork butt roast cooking in the slow cooker.  Seasoned the pork with s & p, garlic powder and onion powder.  Poured a small amt of barbecue sauce in the cooker and more sauce on the top.  The cooker is turned on High.  I'm counting on liquid coming out of the meat.  At any rate the cooker is doing whatever it's doing while we're 7 miles away in Park Rapids at the library!  Side dish will be fresh green beans and new potatoes from the Farmer's Market.

Hugs to all.

Laurie08

Carol your trip sounds amazing and relaxing!!  How long are you planning on being gone again?  Your white chili sounds good, I have never had white chili.

Momine

Today I had a lazy lunch, but it wasn't half bad. I cooked close to a pound of frozen spinach with a bit of garlic and onion (just till it was thawed), topped it with a filet of sole, topped that with a mixture of a spoon of bread crumbs, two spoons of almond flakes, a little garlic, some chopped parsley and a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper. Then broiled it till fish was done and topping was browned.

debbie6122

Specialk- I ditto what Lacey said hope the trial goes well.

Michelle- Wondering how DH did during the Pouty hope you have some pictures to share!

 Carrie-Glad you had a nice Birthday!

Lacey- You always have such amazing sounding feasts while dining out. Wish I could join your Lobster BD bash. Yummm!

Bedo- That soups sounds really good and looks yummy tummy too! It def is a keeper. I love zucchini. I like to saute it in some evoo, rosemary, thyme and garlic after it is almost done and browned I put some parmesan on top and broil it just until the cheese is melted it is soooo good!

Laurie- That picture of the boys jumping off the chair had me laughing that is so cute. The picture of the lake looks like glass so calm and love the sunset. Glad you will get a little time in for yourself this morning even if it is doing chores. You are right about tips not being a sure thing but then again you can have that one person who makes your whole night just a little more flirting and smiling will get you anywhere lol JK! hehe! 

Just had some melba crackers with stilson blue cheese and dates Its what they served at El Gaucho's when I went to dinner for my BD so I bought the ingredients and had that for lunch soooo good I could of ate it all in one sitting. 

deborye

LuvRVing

Hi all!  I don't have a lot of time to comment on everyone's posts, but I thought I'd let you know that DH did great at The Prouty - made all 20 miles and he's still alive...lol!  We are at a B&B, our friends are here and we are going out to dinner in a few minutes.

Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend!

apple

Laurie - I am so jealous that you are waitress.  I loved waitressing.. did it for years and year  and years and years.  I thought the opportunity to interact with diners to be so much fun.

Kaara

Lacey: Glad you had a nice vacation..they are always hard to come home from

Carrie:  Happy Birthday!  Sorry I missed it yesterday.

Bedo:  That soup looks fantastic...like something I want to make in my vita mix.

Laurie:  What a great summer you are having with your boys...such wonderful memories!  They grow so fast..enjoy this age.

Tonight I made stuffed peppers with a butternut squash sauce, white corn on the cob, broccoli, and a green salad.  We have leftovers for tomorrow...yea! 

Moonflwr912

Sounds like everyone is having a great weekend. Keep it up! LOL. Today we had fresh salmon on the grill. It is so good. Actually, that is all we had, no rice or veggies, just the fish and lemon. I.had two pieces. much love to all.

Lacey12

That's great Michelle...do congratulate DH for us. Impressive!

Laurie, what fun for the boys to jump in the lake. Our guys used to love to do that when we took the boat over to Winnipesaukee, and Lacey would be on the boat barking frantically since she wanted to follow them in but hated the water, so she would precariously balance herself on the swim platform. 

I'm finally at my regular computer (since it is really hot in our house and we have this room air-conditioned), so am trying to post a photo.

 Oh drat....still can't get the copy and paste to work on this site. I probably need another tutorial when you return from your weekend Michelle. Thanks! what I did was emailed the photo to this computer, then copied it, but the paste just didn't happen!

 Our friend's birthday party was fabulous! They are a very interesting and generous retired couple who live in a beautiful setting with stunning grounds (I won't even mention the house which is basically a small estate) which our friend (the wife) weeds mostly by herself (lots of energy, and loves things to look perfect). So this should have been someone's wedding....but it was, instead, a great birthday party. Her daughters (who we love, told us that they were sure mom had this level of party for her husband since she has been dying to hold a wedding on their grounds, but no rings on their fingers yet!). This couple, DH and I are always hoping that their DD2 and our DS2 will get together....probably not going to happen...DS2 " gets' that we have those wishes and informed us recently that he would never date her because if it turned out badly, it would strain the family friendship...and ruin our Christmas since we spend it with them! He is so right! Our DS1 was supposed to have his wedding ceremony on their grounds, but it rained, so we had it indoors at the reception venue downtown....we were all very disappointed about that move indoors. So it was great to be at their place on a pretty day enjoying this event. Anyway, back on topic....There were lots of Mediterranean type hors d'ourvres, then lobster, mussels, a really interesting corn and pepper salad, potato salad, caesar salad, cole slaw, barbecued chicken, veggie burgers for those who would rather save the lobsters and chickens, lots of breads, and for dessert an array of cookies and decadent cupcakes. We brought some salt water taffy for "after dinner sweets"....ya know lobster, salt water...:)

 Our friend, the birthday boy, had everyone take home one or two of his favorite books, which he re-purchased for our favors (he wrote down a brief description of why he liked each book he was giving out). He hoped we would all move beyond our comfort zones and take a book that we would otherwise be unlikely to read (they were in all sorts of genre). Well, I have to admit, I did not do that and my "favor" was The Housekeeper and the Professor, by Yoko Ogawa. I look forward to reading it. A rare and wonderful party!

Tomorrow I do need to get outside to deal with some weeding heatwave or not!