So...whats for dinner?

debbie6122

Lacey- Have a fun safe trip!

Kaara- Welcome back! sounds like you had a great time. Can't wait to see if it is a love match with your friend woo-hoo

Made oatmeal pancakes for breakfast and added a banana. tasted like an oatmeal muffin. 

Laurie08

Dianna welcome and I agree your chicken sounds great!

Kaara- Sounds like you had a great time!  I say go for it with fixing your friends up:)

Debbie- The rosemary info is kind of scary? It shows why herbal remedies can be so effective.

Carrie- How is your sister?

Eric- how is Sharons tooth?

Brought DS#1 to the Dr this morning just to be safe as he was still running a fever of over 101 while on Motrin or Tylenol, I tried both.  Not strep, she said there are a lot of funky flu's going around.  He seems better this afternoon, I guess we will have to wait and see.

I am thinking dinner tonight will be chicken Marsala, some fresh green beans, cous cous and a salad.  I need to go to the grocery store tomorrow, I am well over due.  But with this sinus thing, work and a sick boy I keep blowing it off.  Tomorrow....which means I need to plan my meals which I have been horrible at lately!!  It is so much easier to plan in the winter for some reason?

Laurie08

Oh- I was laughing to myself thinking of all of you last night as I brought a bag of veggies to my neighbors:)  I brought them 2 zucchini, 2 squash and a bunch of green beans.  She was SOOO happy.  I thought to myself, yha you are happy now, wait a couple of weeks when I keep bringing the zucchini!!!

Lacey12

Wow, Debbie, those are a lot of side effects! Who knew that either??

So maybe I'll just stick to using rosemary powder in my lamb burgers...and other such occasional food items.



Kaara glad your weekend was fun! Hope the match making works out....you must still be under the spell of Emily and Jef! LOL



The zucchini glut is starting everywhere, eh? A friend I knew used to drop off zucchini with several recipes for ideas. I always liked a chocolate zucchini bread recipe I used to make.

Laurie08

Lacey- I use oregano on my lamb patties...maybe I should try the rosemary?

Lacey12

Laurie, probably not tooo different, but My first lamb /burger I had at a restaurant was with the rosemary and garlic and I loved it. I use oregano in lots of stuff, so this is a bit different. And every time I make these lamb burgers we all love them. I just finished bottling some rosemary powder for my DIL so we can make them while we are visiting.

Tazzy

Lacey/Laurie... what about mint on lamb patties?

carolehalston

Just wrote a long post and lost it.

Debbie, I cook everything in the slow cooker on High for at least one hour because I don't like the idea of food sitting there at a low temperature, especially chicken.  So..   I seasoned the chicken and placed it on a bed of slice onions and cooked it on High for 2 hrs.  Then 5 or 6 hours on Low.  I didn't put any water in it.  Some of the slow cooker recipes call for greasing the crock.  If your slow cooker is normal size, not small, like mine, you can put some other raw veggies in with the onion.  It's really a great, easy way to cook chicken to use in recipes.

DH makes bay powder by grinding the dry bay leaves in a small coffee grinder.  I would think you could do the same with dried rosemary.

Eric, not fair that Sharon should finish up chemo and have to undergo root canal surgery.

Diana, welcome and the chicken sounds wonderful.

We don't have Trader Joe's in the south.  Wish we did, judging from all the good comments.

Kaara, welcome back.

Dinner tonight is leftover linguini with tomato sauce cooked with Italian sausage.  Garden salad.

Laurie, surprised a fever was able to catch up with you!

Tassie, I'll post an old-fashioned jambalaya recipe after I get back home in Oct.  Two recipe books that have great traditional recipes for cajun and creole dishes are River Road, I and II.  You can buy them used on Amazon for a good price.  Another wonderful recipe book that I bought last year is Cooking Up a Storm, which was compiled after Katrina by the New Orleans newspaper's food section.  I highly recommend it, especially the recipe for Oysters Mosca.  I bought it on Amazon.

Maybe I should put a printed sign on a window of our truck--Zuchini Welcome.

A happy Thursday to all.

eric95us

She's pretty frustrated.



It hurts and the dentist understandably doesn't want to do his work without checking with the MO. Unfortunately the MO is out and we are not sure if the MO (or even a different MO in the same office) will get to it before tomorrow.



There is a possibility they will want to preload her with antibiotics before pulling the tooth, so that will delay things without stopping the pain from a fractured tooth.....Vicodin may be her friend for a few days.



The dentist said he'd come in on a weekend if that's what it takes, so that may be of some help.



Eric

Lacey12

Tazzy, great (foodie) minds...:).That's the exact thought I had as I submitted my post to Laurie. I have mint growing everywhere on my property, so will be trying that for sure!

SeasideMemories

Heads up to all the NE ladies.... A line of storms just came through here and, in addition to extremely damaging straight-line winds, it spawned a tornado... According to the news, lots of damage from Elmira and parts East....



Stay safe!

SeasideMemories

Actually... Looked at the radar map and it looks like it will most likely pass to your south!!

Kaara

Eric:  Nothing worse than a tooth that is bad and hurting.  Hopefully she can get the pain under control.  Doesn't need that kind of stress right now.

Ladies...be safe in the storms that are going through.

My BF took me out to lunch today at the asian restaurant and I ate so much that I came home and took a two hour nap!  I must have been really tired from all my wild partying the last few days..hehe!  Time to get back on track with my diet..I've cheated enough lately. 

Moonflwr912

KAARA, you must have needed the nap! Lacy and Tazzy, let us know how the mint works out. Eric, oh, I hope they get ahold of any MO for Sharon to stop the pain. Carol, hate when that happens. Deb, chix recipe sounds good, but the rosemary powder had too many contraindications for Me, diabetes and all. To everyone I missed, much love.

Marcia1111

Hi!

 I've been a lurker for the past few days and  love your foodie conversations!  (Hi, SpeciakK!) 

I have a question for anyone that is familiar with a vegan diet.  My niece is coming to visit next week and she is a vegan.  I am very comfortable with vegetarianism, but vegans are a whole different story!  I want to make a dessert for a party we will be going to.  Does anyone have a good vegan dessert recipe?

BTW, tonight's dinner was turkey tacos.  Unfortunately, I was feeling too bloated to eat, but my family enjoyed them.

Thanks for your help!

debbie6122

Dang Laurie thats too bad DS is running a high fever! And with you working now it has to be extra hard when you dont feel good. there is a lot of crud going around I still have this terrible cough I've had for at least a month i sound like i have whooping cough or the croop I dont feel bad, just can't get rid of the cough. Dr gave me another round of antibiotics the other day this time a z pack of azithromycin hopeing it does its job, still wheezing and out of breath so don't know what it is. Hope you and DS bounce back quick. Probably being summer you want to be outside all the time so it is a lot harder to plan meals..

 Lacey- your right oregono is good but rosemary has that special flavor, i love to saute my zucchini with tyme and rosemary and garlic then put some parmesan cheese on it and stick it under the broiler until the cheese melts so good.

Eric- Sorry Sharon is still in so much pain, its good to know the dr is available for the weekend should she need it.

Kaara- I always get tired after a big meal but you probably needed the rest. glad you had fun last few days.

Carol- Thanks for the chx recipe I will do it tomorrow since its getting close to dinner time now.

Moonflrw- I will still use it but sparingly. I imagine every thing in moderation is ok but with Diabetes i would not take it either.

Dinner tonight is pork chops in a brandy mushroom sauce. and spinach salad. The dressing is good. I mix 2 tbls of balsamic vinegar with 1 teas of dijon mustard, 2 tbls evoo. 1 tbls of blueberry preserves, mix well then drizzle over spinach leaves and mix in some walnuts, blueberrys and gorgonzola cheese. Yummmm!

Watching the weather news looks like storms everywhere over there, everyone be safe.

debbie6122

Hi marcia and welcome. My dad is vegan i make these brownies for him when he comes to visit they are really good but gooey. These are tofu brownies
• 3 ounces
  firm silken
  tofu
• 1/4 cup
  non-dairy milk (like e.g. soy) you could use almond milk too
  
• 1/2 cup
  canola
  oil
• 1 cup sugar or raw sugar
  
• 2 teaspoons
  vanilla
  extract
• 1 cup flour
  
• 1/2 cup
  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  

 

Directions:

1. 
   1
   Puree the tofu, non-dairy milk and oil until smooth and fluffy.
   Transfer to a mixing bowl. Use a fork to vigorously mix in the sugar and
   vanilla.
2. 
   2
   Sift in flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking powder and
   salt.
3. 
   3
   Use a spatula to mix batter until smooth. Transfer to an 8X8
   greased baking pan and smooth out the top.
4. 
   4
   Bake in the preheated oven at 325°F/150°C for 25 minutes or until
   set.
5. 
   5
   Remove from the oven and let the brownies cool for at least 15
   minutes before slicing and serving.

Moonflwr912

Welcome Marcia! Deb, yes I will use rosemary for flavoring, but not theraputically. Thanks for the info.

Tazzy

Hi Marcia...welcome.   My sister and her DH are vegans.  Let me ask her.  Hope I get back to you in time as she's in England.

Laurie08

Welcome Marcia!

Debbie- I am so sorry you are still not feeling great and have the cough.  You must be so frustrated.  I know I am.  Whatever the heck is wrong with me has been going on for so long it is nuts.  This morning when I got up the pressure in my face was so bad I thought my eye was going to explode.  I was actually crying.  But some Aleve and I was better.  Jeesh.  Your dressing sounded good, different, I would never have thought of putting mustard and blueberry preserves together.  Whats it like?  I mean besides yummy:)

So I got my dinner all prepped and started sauteing my chicken and realized I had no Marsala wine!  So I went online and looked around real quick and improvised it was really good!  I loured the chicken with flour, salt and  pepper and dried parsley pan fried it till golden on both sides and put in the oven to finish cooking.  Sauteed some mushrooms and garlic in the pan, added a cup of Madeira wine and a cup of vegetable broth (it's all I had) and a couple of table spoons of flour, reduced by simmering 20 minutes.  Put the chicken back in for a few and then topped with a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese.  DH walked in the door and said what is it?  Told him I had no idea, lol!  He said after dinner, your  no idea chicken is pretty damn good

Seaside thanks for the heads up on the storms earlier.  We have been lucky so far and have just had rain.  THANK GOD!!!

Tazzy

laurie.. ha ha ha on the dinner.  funny how a meal which we are improvising on can turn out so well.  In french No Idea chicken would be `Aucune idée du poulet`and they`d charge a fortune in a restaurant for it

MinusTwo

Spices - Do look up Penzey's and request a magazine/catalog.  They do have powdered rosemary.  Descriptions of spices are amazing - along with recipes in every issue.  If you have a store close to your location you will think you've entered heaven.  www.penzeys.com or 800-741-7787.  I can spend hours just reading about all the spices & some of their histories.

Beets - Del Monte makes canned "shoestring" beets.  I throw a handful or two into most green salads - along with black olives.

Hooray for Trader Joes.  The first one just opened in the Houston area.  Unfortunately 40 minutes away from me but I made the trek yesterday.  Such wonderful goodies. Blueberry scones for dinner tonight.  Tazzy - your closest location is probably Spokane.

Hope everyone who's sick is soon on the mend.  Working 5 days a week & doing water aerobics 2 nights & Saturdays has really cut off my computer time.

deborye

Pickity Place has the ground Rosemary, it is ground so fine that it looks like powder.  I bought some.

Had burgers and watermelon for suppa. 

Laurie08

Deb- Love when you say suppa:)

Tazzy:)  Now that sounds fancy!!

debbie6122

Laurie- What did you do to loure the chicken into the flour LOL!! funny!  I was thinking since there are viral and bacterial infections maybe a different antibiotic different than what they were giving us  would work. I dont know, just a thought but agree it is so frustrating. The dressing was good wasn't sure i would like it but its good. I put dijon mustard in a lot of dressings you dont need much or it will be too overpowering and give a bite, so usually just a teaspoon is all you need for a great flavor. Glad your dinner came out good after all the improvising.

Minustwo- Hi good to see you again.  And horray for the new trader joes, wish we had one here. your blueberry scones sound good.

Deb- I agree with laurie love when you say, suppa or lobsta! haha!

Sorry about the long recipe post on the brownies. dont know why the format came out that way.

SpecialK

Hi Marcia!  I think you could do apple strudel and it could meet vegan requirements - just don't use any butter - but I think everything else is OK.

chabba

Strudel without butter?  Blasphemy!

Moonflwr912

Marcia, I remember a chocolate cake made with vinegar and baking soda. I can't remember the whole recipe. But maybe you can Google it.

eric95us

Wow.  This thread has been busy today.  I know I've forgotten someone, so I'll apologize ahead of time for forgetting.

Hi Diana and Marcia.  Welcome!

Laurie.  I can see it now.  You sneaking over to put the zucchini on the front seat of their car! 

And for both you and Debbie, hopefully the sick goes away *real soon*...nothing worse than feeling bad when the weather is nice.

Sharon is snoozing right now.  She's not quite at the point of Vicodin...Aleve is working for the moment.  They doctor's office didn't get back today. What's a bit irritating is that the doctor told her she could get the port out at any time.  I don't see how a port removal can be any more invasive than a tooth extraction, but then I don't have DO or MD after my name....

There is a Trader Joes near where I work and an AJ's Fine Foods near home. I just looked and there are two nearby Penzey's--one about 20 minutes from home and one about 20 minutes from work.  I go to the others, I'll have to check the Penzey's...maybe this weekend.

Thanks everyone for the recipes. I print them out and stick them in my notebook.  I have a bunch in there from here and I also have a bunch from my college days--some were typed on a typewriter and some hand written.

Tonight's dinner was the stuffed peppers left over from last night. I think this is another of the recipes that tastes better after its set for awhile.  It's got the salt, pepper, paprika, onion, garlic and orgeno in the rice that was cooked in chicken broth.  One thing I was thinking of doing was adding in a few raisens, but I didn't have any..(TMI alert) they had therapeutic value during chemo......

Eric

SpecialK

chabba - I know it is blasphemy but I was just trying to help a vegan have some dessert!  Forgive me, please, lol!