So...whats for dinner?

SeasideMemories

Michelle,



Thinking of you tomorrow and Wednesday.... Hope the MRI and treatment goes smoothly...

curveball

looks interesting deborye.  I can see mushrooms and some kind of greens--spinach?--plus some kind of stems I cant ID, and it looks like it is in a phyllo shell. Is it a Greek dish? The link just goes to the cookbook, was it supposed to go to the specfic recipe?

Lacey12

Busy folks here!

Loved the pic, Michelle and Special.



Hope you can get the sled dogs goin for doc appts tomorrow, any of you locals who need to! We already have a few inches of snow here....actually there may be less up North this time...and wow, it is really cold! I think we've been spoiled with such reasonable temps so far this winter.



Had a friend over for lunch today....we had my favorite chicken pastina soup, spinach salad with cranberries and slivered almonds, and fresh faux french bread, right from the oven. We were all nicely sated! Had eggplant "for darn sures" aka leftovers, and salad for dinner tonight. I did ask my sister about that expression, and she confirmed that it was just the softer version of "for damn sures" shared by my mother's Southern friend. Neither of us know what that has to do with leftovers. I think I'll abandon the expression for "jump ups"!



Laurie, it sounds like your family will be well fed with" jump ups " for this whole week!

Deb, I'll happily take your DH's share of that "pie".

Welcome Annemarie! Looking forward to your and other orzo salad recipes. There is just something so sweet about orzo! Altho it can get pretty hefty in soups.

eric95us

I, too, like the pictures of the 3 of you.  It's nice to put some faces to the names/screen names.  Today the weather here made up for last week's "cold" (near freezing) weather.  It was almost 80F degrees.  Very nice.  Like I've said earlier, you can gloat when it's nearly 120F (50C) here in the shade and the pavement is so hot that it feels stickey....like there is gum on the bottom of my shoes.

Whooping cough!?!  I've heard folks with that. It doesn't seem like much fun.  The Tdap shot is much easier! :-)

Nancy, I suppose you could tell the doctor you'll stop by their house at night and ring the doorbell if you can't get to sleep! :-)  That might work...   

Laurie, I hope the ear gets better soon.  I used to get swimmer's ear.  It drove me nuts...not that it was a very long drive! 

Hi Annamarie.  Welcome from, as far as I know, the only guy on here.  I was looking around for info about Sharon's (my wife) chemo treatments and found my way here...and was welcomed.

Tonight's dinner was a ham with a "add vinegar to brown sugar until it's a syrup" glaze, a regular salad and some soda biscuits (as an experiment) taken from my mom's recipe book.  The experiment was a success...they are standard soda biscuits, but the recipe was a bit vague.... "Mix flour, salt, soda and baking powder as instructed.  Cut in butter until it looks like corn meal.  Add thick sour milk until a dough is made. Knead 20 strokes, no more.  Roll, cut and bake very hot for a little bit under 10 minutes." 

Either I hit it right on, or the recipe is very forgiving.  :-)

Eric

LuvRVing

Thanks, Seaside.  The MRI shouldn't be too bad - I hear it's not as long as a breast MRI.  Chemo should be routine.  The worst of all of it will be going outside to the car - it's really cold here!

Laurie08

Michelle- Hope everything goes well today.  Stay warm.

Hope everyone is feeling better!

Today is the anniversary of my mothers passing- 8 years ago.  Hard to believe she has been gone that long.

DS #1 was up all night with a stomach bug, DS#2 has a wicked cold and my ear infection is so bad I feel like I am going to tip over.  We make quite the family.  At least DS1 has not thrown up now in an hour and a half- so I am hoping to still make it to my Dr appointment.  I really need to make it my equilibrium is way off.

carberry

AWW Laurie  probably got some fluid in there.  I still do, but feel as if its getting better.  I can hear it crackling when I yawn.

Michelle  Good luck today...they really need to make fur lined patient gowns for this weather.  Hope they have the heat cranked up.

Eric great job on the biscuits. About the whooping cough...they are now saying that we should be immunized again as adults

Whoever grounded Debbie...did you take away her computer too?  Hopefully she is just resting and trying to get her mojo back to normal.

I made a blueberry pie yesterday with the berries I froze in the summer when the price was lower.  Yum with vanilla ice cream. Had stuffed pork chops before the desert with baby potatos and veges. 

SeasideMemories

Eric and Carrie,



Totally agree that, if you are able to, all adults and adolescents should get the Tdap vaccine (not to be confused with the DTaP)!!!



Unfortunately for me I had it back in 2004 I went back to college and up until 2005 there was no vaccine available for adolescents and adults. You can bet, when that vaccine came out both of my kids received it pronto as they were experiencing outbreaks here... Hopefully this booster provides the lifelong immunity that they thought the DPT series would.



I don't think I have ever been so sick in my life and literally thought 'this could kill me'... Started in February and it was June by the time the cough finally was gone with the worst of it lasting 8 weeks.... Wouldn't wish it on anyone!



(((((((( Laurie ))))))))



Sounds like you are having it really rough! So hard to be sick yourself and still have to take care of little ones especially with the stomach thing!



Thinking of you today as you remember your Mother... Time goes by quickly but, in these cases it often feels like forever ago and yesterday at the same time....



Sending you healing thoughts!



Carrie,



Blueberry pie sounds so good!!



Lacey,



Did you give your recipe for your Chicken Pastina Soup? That sounds good!



Ooooooohhhhhhhh Debbieeeeeeeeee! Come out, come out, wherever you are!!!! Lol!!

Lacey12

Sending healing and caring thoughts your way Laurie. Enjoy some wonderful memories of your mother.



Michelle glad to hear your MRI won't be as long as the breast one is. Maybe you can ask for a little antifreeze to be added to the chemo. It is such a shock to the system to return here in the middle of a cold spell after being in FL romping in the sun and surf.

I imagine that Debbie is feeling that same shock!



Carrie, I'm glad you mentioned your blueberry pie. I have blueberries we picked last August in the freezer.....better do something with them before they turn to freezer burned dots!

auntienance

It's cold here too (for us anyway), 9°. The drugs seem to be working, I did manage to sleep (thanks to cough syrup with codeine) finally and my throat is very much better since I'm not coughing as much. My doc thinks it's bacterial, so she gave me antibiotics in addition to something else for the cough. Same thing happened to me last year only not this bad.



Laurie, I feel so sorry for you! You guys just can't catch a break!



I need to use the leftover rotisserie chicken, so I think pot pie is tonight's entree. I've felt pretty uninspired lately, but everone else's menus have sounded wonderful.



Hope everyone stays warm and comfortable!

Kay_G

Carrie, that's a good point about the fluid in the ears.  When my DD was a baby, she kept having problems with ear infections.  She'd go on antibiotics, they'd get better, but they'd come right back.  The pediatrician sent her to an ENT suggesting ear tubes.  The ENT said the reason she kept getting the ear infections was that she had fluid in her ears which was always there.  So the antibiotic would kill the infection, but the fluid would still be there and if fluid is just sitting there it is prone to infection.  The ENT put her on a teaspoon of Dimetapp (and she was just about a year old) a day to dry up the fluid.  He said he always tries that and usually it doesn't fix the problem, but sometimes it does.  It did in her case!  She may have had an ear infection since then, but it if so it has been very rare.  And she just couldn't shake them for more than a couple of weeks before.  It may be worth bringing up with your doc, Laurie.  I hope you feel better.

Laurie08

Thanks everyone for your warm thoughts about my mom and the thoughts on my dumb ears.  I just got back from the Dr and they are ordering a cat scan of my sinus'.  Because, yes, at the age of 37 they think I might need tubes in my ears.  Grrrr.

Eating a quick lunch of grilled cheese and going to take massive doese of C and D and an airborn and go snuggle with my germ filled boys for a nap.

Laurie08

Grilled chicken Caesar salads for dinner tonight.  DH's request, after all don't you grill when temps are in the single digits?

Vitamins helped a bit, so did the nap. With it being the anniversary of my moms passing and feeling like crap I think wine might help too.  DS1 is doing better as of about an hour ago.  Just happy he is drinking right now. 

CAT scan is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow for my sinus'.  We shall see....

annemarieh

Laurie~hope you and the boys are feeling better soon!!

I did'nt forget about you guys! Still looking for the cold orzo salad recp.! Can't seem to find it....grrrr

Moonflwr912

Laurie,.we grill all year. But today, its only -4 here. Not gonna do that today.

LeeA

I just got caught up on this thread this morning.  

The photos of SpecialK and Michelle are great!  I love the red carpet pose. 

Ramen noodles were mentioned at some point along the way and I just happened to see this about 20 minutes later so I thought I'd share -

'Anti-Loneliness Ramen Bowl' Has a Smartphone Holder

Ramen-loving students who want some entertainment served up with their noodles can look forward to the possible debut of the "anti-loneliness ramen bowl." The eating accessory is a simple bowl with a holder slot for a smartphone — perfect for browsing email messages or streaming a favorite TV show during meals.

Link: http://www.livescience.com/26472-anti-loneliness-ramen-bowl.html

carberry

LeeA  cool on the bowls, just dont microwave your phone!

Laurie Good luck tomorrow with the test...tubes for an adult is ok if it means no more sinus and ear infections.  My daughter had them in at 7mo old and when they fell out a year later she never needed them again.

No cooking tonight....I have been grazing junk all day  chips, pickles, pie and everthing else I can find in the kitchen WTH?  I need to get outta this house...getting cabin fever!

deborye

DH stated he thinks he is coming down with something.  LORD HELP ME!!!  Men are such BIG babies, (sorry Eric).

(((Michelle)))

(((EVERYONE)))

deborye

for that recipe go to www.marthastewart.com

deborye

Kick off Meatless Monday with a savory Mushroom, Spinach, and Scallion tart. This easy to assemble meal is satisfying for lunch or dinner. Get the recipe:http://shout.lt/fPbv 

Get more vegetarian ideas in this sneak peek of our newest cookbook, Meatless: http://shout.lt/fM2v

 

 

 

 

curveball

@deborye
Went to Marthastewart.com but it's not "Today's recipe" and didn't see the same photo in the other previews from the cookbook. Do you remember whats the name of the dish? Help me out here!

LeeA

Curveball - the recipe is at this link (the first one in Deborye's post above yours): 

Mushroom, Spinach, and Scallion Tart

http://www.marthastewart.com/953795/mushroom-spinach-and-scallion-tart?czone=food/vegetarian-cnt/vegetarian-favorite-recipes&center=852566&gallery=953683&slide=952930

curveball

Thanks LeeA! Mushrooms, spinach & scallions sound like a tasty combo but oh rats, it has eggs in it and I don't like 'em. Also I don't know goat cheese but could use something milder I suppose. The dish sounds fiddly to do, with separate roasting times for each veggie. Oh well, the search continues. Maybe the eggs can just be left out....saute the mushrooms et al, butter up the phyllo, dollop of cheese, dollop of veggies inside, fold in half & bake....

chabba

curveball, you wouldn't even be able to taste the eggs in the custard.  They are hardly detectable in an plain custard and with the addition of savory ingredients they are about as detectable as an egg in a chocolate cake. 

bedo

LeeA  that is hysterical!!

As IF Ramon noodles aren't the ultimate comfort anti-loneliness food! (In my opinion)

Along with butterscotch pudding, mashed potatoes, graham crackers and milk, etc etc but especially Ramon noodles because you know you shouldn't eat them so by the time you need them, they are there for you.

Using up stuff in fridge for vacation.  Canned artichokes with spagetti, cauliflower with cheese, blech,blech except the cauliflower with cheese casserole

What's really dumb is that I'm buying really nice things for the house-sitter

annemarieh

Hey now!! I can house sit!! I'm sitting in MY house not doing a thing until i'm cleared after exchange!! LOL!!

bedo

Ok Annemarieh!

I have you on reserve for next time!

I hope you don't mind living in a 700 square foot cabin with 2 black cats and a fireplace that was built as an addition to the main house built in the 1700s.  Done! PS no washer/dryer/dishwasher/airconditioning and I hope you don't mind bringing in the wood!  There is heat. Lol!

When will you be cleared for exchange?

Kitties would take good care of you.

 I hope you are doing OK

I am wondering about a good vegetarian crockpot soup recipe....hmmmmm

annemarieh

bedo~LOL!! I'm good with everything except no air!! These hot flashes STINK!!! And as long as the fire place works, I can cook myself anything I can buy from the store...(I don't hune wabbits)!!! And you are not that far from me!

bedo

I'm not sure you would like my cabin, lol

When will you be cleared? I hope you're doing OK!

bedo

Sorry for deleting, Happy Fingers move too fast!

I grew up in Bedford NY, is that far from you?

Have to get up for work tomorrow , night night ttyl