So...whats for dinner?
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Laurie, my kids are between 36 and 27 and I still hang this canes on the tree! LOL they last forever. However the favorite one we made is the Christmas catapillar. Yep. Just took pompoms in Xmas colors, glued them into a catapillar,added googly eyes, and pipecleaner reindeer antlers and set on the tree branch. Not too many people have one of those! I'll post a pic when I find it in the ornament box, I haven't put any on the tree yet. I want to do that wed. Much love
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As places were able to take the nursing home folks, they were transported to the new places.
I stayed away from the nursing home folks because of the danger of being contaminated with the norovirus. Besides I was "crazy busy" keeping up with the computer and radio communications needs as the isolation needs increased.
We are being put up in a hotel, 1 per room, instead of 2 per room, and if anyone gets sick, a special team comes in and cleans up. The virus is simple to kill...0.5% hydrogen peroxide, 1 part bleach to 4 parts water, or any of the hospital room disinfectants will do it.
I have the feeling we won't be leaving for a couple of days. We don't have to isolate ourselves unless we are sick, but we were asked to limit our outside contacts...which we are doing.
We did go eat...it was the 2nd decent meal since the 11th. Baby back BBQ ribs. Before that, except for Thanksgiving, it was MREs, takeout Chinese food or fast food from the school cafeteria.
A strange thing. One night around 2:15am I woke up and wondered why. I went back to sleep. Working 12 hour days, 7 days a weeks and not reading a news paper, listening to the radio or watching TV...it's easy to forget the date and even the day of week. It wasn't until later in the day I realized it was the 24th. Mickey died at 12:17am on the 24th. That would have been 2:17am in New York....very strange....
Eric -
Quesadaillas last night...was gonna add leftover turkey but just couldnt do it. Onions,mushrooms, chopped tomatos, and gouda cheese.
Leaving for NYC on Thurs with the girlfriends, staying with my daughter and doing whatever is on all of our bucket lists. Seeing the rockettes Christmas show and maybe a broadway show..Wicked. Ice skating in Bryant park, carriage ride through central park. Daughter wants to take us to a comedy place that is one of the originals, and of course lots of shopping.
Got my DH all stocked up with chef-boy ar dee for the 4 days I am gone.
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Eric, what an eerie experience. That date and time must be etched into your psyche. On a mundane level, glad you were able to enjoy a good meal.
Carrie, your trip to NYC sounds like such fun! I visited NYC only once quite a few years ago. Stayed at the Marriott on Times Square for the Romance Writers of America annual conference. I did not attend a single seminar or session of the conference. Just did sightseeing and loved every minute. Would love to go back. It's such an "alive" city.
Dinner last night was pork piccata made with tenderloin medallions, baked sweet potato, and steamed broccoli. The lemon juice for the piccata was from Meyer lemons, which are a cross of lemon and orange. The juice is so mild and delicious. There were several Meyer lemons in my last CSA pickup. The broccoli was also from the CSA farm.
Michelle, I hope you are having fun in Vegas.
Apple, thinking of you and your big family of hearty eaters.
Hi to everyone else on this rainy day in south Louisiana.
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My plane will be landing at home, weather, schedules and airlines permitting, at 5pm. We're leaving around 10am.
My guess is that they wanted us to "cook" for awhile to make sure we weren't going to make a spectacular showing on the trip home, courtesy of the norovirus. Public Health is NOT making people sick.
I wish I had room for a cookbook from here, but my bag and pack are full. I missed good food, but most of all I have missed actually cooking it for/with my family. Unless I'm completely exhausted, cooking is my quiet relaxing time.
Right now, I'm relaxing in my room and looking out at the rainy "ground zero" World Trade Center site. We went there and got a tour. As responders in uniform, we got to the head of the line and a docent showed us around. It was eerie and made me feel sad. Last night the flash from the arc welders working on the building would light up the wall.
New Yorkers, in typical fashion, really took care of us and made our stay downtown very nice.... :-) -
Turkey pot pie for dinner. Ho hum.
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Carrie have fun in NYC
Eric congratulations on all you do
I'm taking a day off from work tomorrow. Lots of vacation time. I'm making Susan's onion soup tomorrow!
My DD spent the night last night
On the 5th day after Thanksgiving my daugh-ter gave to meeee
1 frozen goat leg, ??!? (in the freezer)
$200 (Not- that she owes me)
3 doooo-og barfs! ( on the sofa, bed and rug)
4 empty raspberry beer bottles (Ok she only drank three)
And tomorro-ow we will see!
Happy Holidays everyone!
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Safe trip home, Eric! Imagine how happy your girls will be to see you and benefit from your culinary talent.
Bedo, sounds like never a dull moment when DD is on board!
Carrie, have a great NYC visit. I'm envious.....we used to go there frequently during DS1 and DDIL's residencies in midtown Manhattan....seems we never get there now that they live and work in Jersey. We must make the effort to get across the river! Sounds like you have a lot of fun things on your docket.....enjoy!
Making some mini-quiche (spinach/ bacon, as well as roasted tomato/basil with asiago cheese)for a fundraising and food pantry filling "tea" (actually more wine than tea is imbibed in!) that my neighbor is holding tomorrow. She is a nurse who travels to Haiti at least two times a year to vaccinate, and help the families with other health care needs. Here, she helps the Boston Haitian families be cared for. I'm hoping that my energy will return to my old normal so I can be lot more involved in such activities now that I'm not working, where I had the chance to support such needy families.
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That last week has been a whirlwind of Thanksgiving and my visitor, plus a gig. Yesterday we drove to NY, north of the city. Visited Hyde Park which I haven't been to since I was a kid. It is a really great National Park, but the gorgeous view of the Hudson River is now blocked by tall pines. From there we headed to New Paltz to meet up with another of my "September Sisters, my chemo group, and we all had dinner together. Night at a hotel, and then I was on the road by 7 this morning for a long drive home in the snow. To be honest, I am so happy to be back to our usual routine. Tonight I made some chicken parmesian with a simple quick tomato sauce. I went light on the cheese. After so many restaurant meals in the last week, time to lighten up.
There seems to be a large chunk of turkey breast left, so that will turn into tomorrow night's meal. Maybe a turkey pot pie without the crust would be good. Instead, I would make some biscuits. I like those much more than pie crust and they actually have less fat.
Have I missed a post from Michelle in Las Vegas? Hope she is having a wonderful break.
Eric, you will enjoy being home so very much I would think. I was only gone for 24 hours and couldn't wait to get home!
*susan*
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Eric, thank you for all you do. And be sure to thank Sharon and the girls for sharing you with us, and NYC! And your waking up, was just a little visit to let you know you are loved. Safe travels.
Lacey, I hope you get your energy back soon so you can enjoy.helping others.
Carrie, have fun. What the heck, buy something on a street corner, so you a souvenior with a story! Not some boring store stuff! LOL
Michelle, I hope you have a lot of fun, even if you have to leave it in Vegas and not tell!
Supper tonite was just soupvsnd a hamburger from Culvers. I had my jewelry class, and its enough to drag myself out and try to work on something fun. I still get so tired. And carrying anything using a cane is not easy. but I have some thin sirloin tip steaks I will make tomorrow. I have mushrooms and potatos.
Apple, I fed my four kids this casserole: obrien potatos, 1 large frozen bag, 2 cans creamed corn, at least 6 sliced cooked and crumbled Bacon. (Increase if you like more) add sausage or hamburger, if you have any leftovers. mix all together, Bake or nuke till potatos are soft. will fill up at least 6 big eaters. Add hot sauce if your kids will eat it. No need for salt, but pepper if kids will eat it. You can add more veggies, but only if kids will eat it. Are you sensing a theme here? LOL
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DH had a Woodworkers Guild meeting last night. My dinner was a small bowl of Zapp's salt-free potato chips, which are very good, a paper plate of Triscuits and cheddar cheese, and 12 dark chocolate kisses. Oh, and I had an old-fashioned made with bourbon before dinner. No damage on the scale this morning. Guess I can't be trusted to eat a healthy dinner left on my own!
Cooked a lb of pinto beans in the slow cooker yesterday. Will put together the rest of the ingredients for chili this am and let the cooker do its thing. Ground beef, onion, garlic, canned tomatoes, chopped bell pepper and hot pepper medley from the freezer, cumin and cayenne, s & p.
After two days of rain, the sun is shining and the temperature is mild outside, in the 50's.
Happy Wed. to all.
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Hi everyone, we are home from Las Vegas. Our plane landed in Boston at about 11 p.m. so I'm a little tired today. I'm going to do a blog entry in the next day or two with lots of pictures and a video from about 4000 ft above Vegas. I had to take it easy - my endurance for walking around was not so good after having been stuck in my recliner for a couple of weeks. I felt like I had shin splints by the time we were leaving...lol. The weather was fabulous - about 70 every day and brilliant sunshine.
Today I desperately need to go grocery shopping. I think I'm going to attempt to make spaghetti sauce. We'll see how that goes...
Susan - my son-in-law's parents brought us Alton Brown's curry chicken pot pie and it was fabulous. I am sure it would work with turkey.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/curry-chicken-pot-pie-recipe/index.html
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Welcome back, Michelle. That Alton Brown recipe looks fairly simple. I think I'll give it a try one day soon. Did you have any memorable meals in Vegas?
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Michelle- Welcome back! I can't wait to hear and see about your trip in your blog. Try to rest up if you can, just a trip is exhausting never mind just finishing rads!
Carol- I laughed at your dinner! But I bet it was good- chocolate, chips, and a drink
Carrie- Have fun on your trip to NY, I know you will!
Today was pretty quiet. DS #1 had school this morning and I took DS #2 to story hour. They are both fighting colds (and winning ) so naps were mandatory today. We have started working on Christmas ornaments for the boys to give as presents. We are mixing it up this year in all different ways, feathers, shredded paper, paint, glitter stickers and glass bulbs. I am trying not to be obsessive with how they turn out and just let them choose what to do. They are very proud to give them as presents and feel that they contribute to Christmas that way.
Dinner last night was homemade chicken tenders and baked potatoes, yum. Tonight is spaghetti pie- DH will not be thrilled when he comes home, it is not his favorite but hey- I need to go grocery shopping and It's hot food ;P Bless him though, I know he won't bitch.
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Carole - yes, the best steak ever! TripAdvisor lists 2180 restaurants in Vegas...there are probably more. The top-rated steakhouse, #6 out of the 2180, was Vic & Anthony's in the Golden Nugget downtown on Fremont St. We ate there and it was the best steak either of us have ever had. Then we trield lunch at Todd English's Olives Restaurant. Rick had a burger and it was good. I ordered brick oven-roasted free range chicken and let me tell you, they could take a lesson from Lacey on how to prepare a tasty chicken dish. It was dry and unseasoned, and I told the waiter. At least they comp'd my meal, I didn't eat 1/4 of it. I had high hopes so that meal was seriously disappointing.
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nice take home Bedo
tonite, I made feta and spinach casserole, chicken noodle soup, and whipped cream to go on the frozen berry jello salad. i'll just eat whipped cream i think.
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Laurie, a little more detail on your spaghetti pie? I think I had that once at a restaurant in Holland, MI, and it was good.
Nice veggies from the CSA farm today. A bag of tatsoi greens that are now cooked along with the turnip greens attached to some lovely little white turnips. A bunch of small carrots. Napa cabbage. Salad greens. Satsuma oranges. Green onions. Fresh oregano. Peppers. The carrot tops were very pretty. Does anybody cook/eat the carrot greens? There seems to be some controversy about eating them.
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I did a turkey pot pie filling tonight which I just served in bowls with some buttermilk biscuits. To assemble, I dry sauteed the mushrooms and pearl onions, simmered the carrots and then dry sauteed those. A few celery leaves and frozen peas with a bunch of turkey. The veloute sauce is what makes this special. Sadly, the onions were a bit undercooked, but I will throw the leftovers into the oven and they will finish cooking.
I am delighted to say, that is the end of the turkey.
*susan*
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Hey all! Glad to hear that everyone had a good holiday!
We visited my sister and brother and their families for the holiday and I posted before we left that the downside of being a guest was no leftovers...
Soooooooo, even though I know most people are sick of turkey by the end of the weekend, I actually cooked a small one on Monday!! We enjoyed it as a meal and then I at least got a sandwich out of it before DS and DD polished of the rest of it....
Last night was a really bad wild rice casserole (aka hot dish) that sounded way better than it tasted. On the upside, the wild rice was still somewhat crunchy so I may not need to have my teeth cleaned for awhile...lol!
Tonight was a twist on a Cuban dish called Ropa Vieja (using a pork shoulder that I got buy one/get one rather than the more traditional flank steak at $7.99/lb) and black beans and rice. I thought it tasted really good but my Mom, no doubt, would frown on the meat substitution!! Better yet... I did it in the crockpot. Something I always thought about doing but due to the expense of the meat I was scared to try...
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Michelle -
Debbie,
Just noticed you haven't posted here in a few days... Miss your sense of humor!! Hoping all is well with you... I don't always post everyday here but, please know, I have you, Chuck and your Dad in my thoughts and prayers each day! -
Today is our 42nd Anniversary so on the way home from the eye doctor's I stopped at our favorite take out place in Billerica and I had a scallop basket and DH had a shrimp basket.
Boy was it a challenge driving home with eyes dilated and cataracts, the cars headlights and traffic lights were painful, not fun.
(((Eric and family)))
(((EVERYONE)))
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Happy Anniversary Deb! That drive home sounded scary tho.....
My neighbors "tea" was a very full gathering and lots of food was collected. I went back tonight and helped sort and distribute all the items. We have 70 bags to bring to the church center in Boston tomorrow morning for the seniors to pick up. I enjoyed a few appetizers at the tea and DH, home alone, made (aka warmed it up!)himself a full turkey leftover dinner....glad to see all that leave the refridge. I was very happy that the roasted tomato and basil mini-quiches I made last night for the tea were really tasty! I would be tempted to make them crustless next time to reduce the work, (and the calories) but the crust was so delicious.
Glad to hear you are back, Michelle, and I hope all went well....will check out your blog. Enjoy your recliner! -
Michelle- Glad you had a good time in Vegas DH and I wanted to try that restaurant last time we were in Vegas but somehow didn't make it. Next trip I will make sure we do since you said it was good. Did you win any money? How was the balloon ride?
Laurie- Saw your christmas bulbs on FB They are so pretty. Hope the little ones feel better tomorrow!
Deb-Happy Anniversay!
Seaside- Happy your got your turkey sandwich! lol! And thanks, we went to Portland for my dads and DH app. We scheduled DH app the same time as my dads so we could show him where the hospital was, Portlamd is a big city and lots of traffic I knew he wouldn't be able to find it because there is so much construction going on, and didn't want him stressed so we got his and our motel room at the same place, stayed for a couple of nights just got back a couple hours ago. My dads surgeon told him he didn't think he was a candidate for surgery so he and all of us are pretty bummed and upset. My dad said he is ok with this decision but won't give up.
Last night we went to dinner at a place called shari's we ordered pie to take back to our room to eat, I had put it in the back seat and forgot to take it in to the motel room, this morning DH had an app at the hospital, we did valet service when we got back to our car our pies were gone! I can not believe someone stole our pies!! Nothing else was missing just our chocolate pies LOL! What a bunch of turds. I should of reported it but DH didn't want to complain our pies were missing. Haha! I was not leaving until I got my choc pie so we went back to sharis to get some to go to eat when we got back home tonight and told the lady in there the story and she gave me a whole pie for free thought that was so sweet.
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Chocolate pie thieves give valets a bad reputation!! Nice that the Shari's server gave you a "replacement"....:).
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I'm home....last night around 6:30pm and I've already used the dutch oven...eggs and bacon...it feels good to be back with my family, sleep in a bed instead of a cot and to actually cook..
Everything, and I mean everything that can be fit into the washing machine is being washed in hot water, and where I'm handling the dirty clothes, I'm washing the floors with Clorox/water solution....Norovirus was going crazy where we were working. It's not fatal to healthy folks, but certainly uncomfortable and I don't want to pass it around.....
Eric -
Welcome home Eric. Real beds and food, in your own house surrounded by family is always the best.
*susan*
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Eric: Much appreciation for the time you gave! I would like to see ground zero, but that's about it for me in NYC! Been there...done that!
Carrie: You'll have fun in NYC..forget what I said above...that's just me. My GF goes every year with her daughter and they have a blast.
Michelle...hope you're having a ball in Vegas! Great time of year to be there I'll bet with all the holiday things going on.
Last night's dinner was mahi mahi grilled blackened with butter and lemon, brown rice, and a raw broccoli slaw. The fish was done just right. We put it on foil with a layer of garlic under it, and grill for about 15 minutes. Delicious! Trying to stay healthy during the holidays...it won't be easy I know.
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Happy anniversary, Deb! Glad you got a celebratory dinner although driving with dilated pupils is no fun at all.
Debbie - we had a great time but didn't win any money. I hit for a few bucks on Saturday night but then we had no luck at all for the rest of the time. The casinos were not very busy for a weekend - I think Vegas is feeling the brunt of the economic woes in every way. And oh, not nice that the valets took your pie!
Eric - welcome home! I'm sure your girls were happy to have you home, safe and sound. And cooking for them
My cold has turned into a nasty sinus infection and I'm getting really tired of it. I have a full course of keflex on hand, so I started it this morning and hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow. And while I was in Vegas, I used a Clarins face cream that I must be allergic to. I don't usually stray from Moisturel because I have sensitive skin and I've used the stuff for 20 years without incident. But I couldn't find my little jar that I use for traveling so I found this little bottle of Clarins day cream. Big mistake - my face has an itchy red rash, not nice. So, I'm bald, my face looks like hell and I feel and look rather pathetic today. LOL!
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Welcome home Eric and Michelle! Michelle, wow you sound miserable, hope all of that clears up soon!
Happy anniversary Deb! Debbie, the only thing worse than a lunch thief is a pie thief!
Last nights dinner was orange chicken with brown rice and spring rolls. It was pretty good but next time I'll give it a shot of siracha for a little more heat. I think tonights dinner will be penne pasta with vodka sauce and asparagus. Maybe I'll make some garlic bread sticks to go with it.
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