So...whats for dinner?

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  • gardengumby
    gardengumby Member Posts: 7,305
    edited July 2013

    Thanks, luv!

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited July 2013

    Lacey- Thank you so much for the tempting and wonderful offer!  This is the forst time I have been alone in almost 6 years and I am being very lazy.  I have been reading and lounging all day- in the a/c and by the pool.  Tomorrow afternoon my brother and his girlfriend are supposed to come visit and have dinner together.  Your offer is very tempting- I love New Found Lake.  Enjoy your weekend and if I get stood up tomorrow I will let you know!

    I have been reading a wonderful book called The Snow Child all day- I am more than half way through.  I ran errands this morning and got a few things done and picked up a BLT from a local shop in town for lunch.  Dinner tonight was a pizza I made with  a pesto tomato sauce, Gorgonzola, mozzarella, spinach, mushrooms and tomatoes.  I made a nice salad to go with it- it was very good.  I believe I am headed to bed early with my book and to get a good night sleep.  :)

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited July 2013

    Susan, that meal sounds wonderful (tho I would not want to be the griller in this heat). And I do hope that dh's splurge has to do with some good news, as you surmised.

    I did have to chuckle about your roll situation last evening.....your homemade hamburger rolls must be damn good! We still use store bought from the deli section. ;)



    Laurie your weekend already sounds like fun!! I always treasured any alone time when my active boys were little. I'm impressed with your reading track record! I have such a difficult time concentrating on reading while on Tamox. I've barely finished any books! Of course the invite stands, but your weekend sounds great already.



    Tonight we went to a local restaurant that has the best elevated view of the lake...where we went last year with you, Michelle. We were horrified at how much their dinner prices have increased, and decided to have shrimp and tuna appetizers and caesar salads which were quite nice and certainly filling enough..... but not so much to keep us from stopping at the new ice cream spot on the way home. Yum!



    Keeping cool in the lake was great on this hot day....DH and I may take the kayaks out in the early morning if I can get myself to bed at a decent hour. Our hot weather is forecasted to leave in the next couple of days. :)

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited July 2013

    MICHELLE

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited July 2013

    Hugs to everyone who needs them. 

    I'm pretty lucky and don't need any at the moment...

    Tonight we took DD out in a 1964 Jeep and let her get used to the idea of no power steering, no power brakes and a manual transmission. 

    She said she got quite an arms and legs workout.  :-)   It wasn't long before she quit stalling the engine, and another 15 or 20 minutes before she quit lurching (to shrieks of laughter) across the empty parking lot. 

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited July 2013

    Tried something new with the baby back ribs last night. I usually cook ribs on low heat for a couple of hours before grilling them. I read about cooking baby backs in a pressure cooker before finishing them on the grill, so I tried it. Wow, moist and fall off the bone tender in only 20 minutes and I didn't have to turn on the oven! I marinated and cooked them in a mixture of hoisin, ginger, honey and garlic chili sauce. I forget about my pressure cooker and need to use it more.



    Because today is my birthday, I'm doing absolutely nothing. No cooking, no cleaning, no errands nothing but fun stuff. I plan to read, putter around on the computer and drink coffee all day. Maybe I'll even take a nap. Wish I had a pool like you Laurie. Sounds like heaven to me.



    Thinking of you Michelle, hope you are feeling better today. Have a lovely weekend everyone.

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited July 2013

    Happy Birthday Nancy! [Very interested in the pressure cooker idea. Have a link to how to make this happen?]

    *susan*

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited July 2013

    Susan, I do:



    http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/honey-glazed-spareribs

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited July 2013

    Happy Birthday Nancy!  I hope you have a wonderful time indulging!

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited July 2013

    Happy Birthday Nancy!!!



    Still hotter than blazes here and both kids are away so we're heading out just the 2 of us to a really good local restaurant. It's a bit on the pricey side so it's been awhile since we've been there. Hope it's as good as it was last time!



    Michelle,



    Hope you are feeling better and regaining strength with each day! You and your family are in my thoughts even when, I'm not posting.

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited July 2013

    Happy birthday, Nancy!!! Hope you enjoy your day of self-indulgence.



    At the laundry mat using their Wi-Fi while machines wash the clothes. Attended a child's,bday party at the campground at noon.



    Dinner tonight will be pasta with Ital. Sausage and tomato sauce and a green salad with romaine and avocado.



    Sorry about family health problems mentioned in recent posts. Hoping for best case outcomes.



    Thinking of you, Michelle.



    Enjoy your respite, Laurie.



    Weather delightful today. High in 70's. Low humidity. Good forecast for upcoming week.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited July 2013

    *H*A*P*P*Y*   B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y*

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited July 2013

    Decision has been made. In light of the fact that the promised cold front is missing in action, someone else will cook dinner for us. I have no idea who just yet, but it is just too brutally hot to cook in my house.

    *susan*

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited July 2013

    Thank you all for the birthday wishes!



    Am I to assume that a lot of you northeasterners don't have a/c? We have it, but with this 90+ degree weather and a 2 story house, it's hard to keep it cool enough in the heat of the day. I like moving air, so I have fans in every room (and 3 in our bedroom) which help a lot. Hope we all get some cooler weather soon.

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited July 2013

    Nancy,

    A/C is a bit of a rarity around these parts, especially in the older housing stock. More and more people have window units as the nighttime temperatures keep rising. We have installed on in our bedroom so we can at least get some rest. The promised "cold front" was a bust. Scattered t-storms, none near me.

    Went to Taco Loco for supper. $2 tacos. Just what the doctor ordered!

    *susan*

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited July 2013

    As long s it stays below about 118F here, the A/C can keep up pretty well.  But then the electric meter is about ready to spin off of the wall.... :-)

    Dinner tonight is from a hand written note I found stuffed in a cookbook.

    Dry and rub a whole chicken with salt & pepper. Heat skillet over medium-high heat.  When hot add 8-10 garlic cloves and a chopped onion and brown both sides of the chicken.  Then put everything into a covered pot and put in oven at boiling until done.  s.a. 

    I used a dutch oven.  I figure 225F degrees is pretty close to "at boiling".

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited July 2013

    Checking in late...with end of day wishes for your happy birthday, Nance. I liked the sound of your birthday plan...and hope it was implemented as intended!



    Just returned from dinner at our long time lake neighborhood friends here...we frequently combine efforts formdinner....very casual....grilled lamb burgers I imported from home, and grilled sausage with peppers and onion, corn on cob, bean salad, and a giant garden salad. Nothing too exciting, but always fun to catch up with these friends.



    We were supposed to have terrible thunder storms here and in our hometown today....happened in neither place, but the meteorological promise is for cooler sunny weather tomorrow. Yay! Hope "they" are right with that one.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited July 2013

    The chicken was awesome....very moist...not dry at all.

    I was amazed at how much juice came out of the chicken.  From a 4-1/2 pound chicken there was slightly more than 1 cup of juice after I had skimmed off the fat.  Next time I'll make some potatoes to go with it.

    The other things I'd do would to add some rosemary and not use quite so much garlic.  It was not "over garlic", but was getting close.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited July 2013

    Wow Eric, that's a big chicken! Imho, there is no such thing as too much garlic ;-)

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  • carberry
    carberry Member Posts: 1,153
    edited July 2013

    Happy Birthday Nance  Hope you had a great day!

    Tonight is red and white hots with saurkraut at DH request and macaroni salad. Just getting in from boating at 8:30 and its the best I can do.  Made the salad this morning.

    The price of blueberries has dropped, so I have a large container of them and reallly need to make something.  I do not like pancakes.  Any ideas?  maybe a blueberry cobbler?  I do eat them on my cereal every morning and sometimes with yogurt for lunch, but I do have a very LARGE container.  I will freeze some too.

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited July 2013

    Happy Birthday Nancy!  Hope it was great! 

    Our AC is still problematic  - I sympathize with the northern folks in the heat - I think our AC issues are finally figured out as DH re-programmed the thermostat.  DH and DD are at the movies - hoping their popcorn serves as dinner...  I had margaritas and guacamole/chips with a good friend - no more dinner for me at this point!

    Michelle - thinking of you and yours always!

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited July 2013

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited July 2013

    Oh, I'm not late in the Birthday Wishes.

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited July 2013

    Happy Birthday Nancy.

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited July 2013

    Well the heat has moderated here in the lakes region....tho the forecasted perfectly sunny day was not accurate. still I'll happily take this.



    Eric, I concur with the birthday girl....never possible to have too much garlic! :) That chicken sounded great!



    While at the Cape recently, one rainy morning (as I recall a teaming rain that even motivated me to find my umbrella hidden in the car) we stopped at the Atlantic Spice Company in Truro(where I found my elusive rosemary powder last year). I needed absolutely nothing but bay leaves......but saw some packaged bearnaise sauce and I thought, "what the heck, this will make a grilled steak special some evening with no effort!" Tonight was that evening....



    I love Sunday evenings here at the lake when most of the flatlanders (us folks from Mass) head home, so, it is relatively quiet. We planned a nice grilled steak dinner. I did an experiment, getting both a grass fed strip steak and a piece of NY sirloin. In truth, I was not as happy with the grass fed this time, but I may just not be a fan of strip steak. But the addition of the bearnaise sauce was quite nice for both varieties. We also had a garden salad (literally, with Australian lettuce from a neighbor's garden that I selected on the walk home from the beach), and grilled zucchini and mushrooms.



    I have discovered my new favorite way to prep grilled veggies. I had often made a balsamic marinade for them...but recently, have used a teriyaki marinade , adding a garlic/chili sauce that gives the vegetables a wonderful bite. Yum! I don't think I could ever tire of this!



    Carrie, I always pop my glut of blueberries into the freezer for when I get inspired....being careful to label that they HAVE NOT BEEN WASHED. ;) If no inspiration......I use them up in my morning smoothies. I did make a wonderful lemon blueberry sherbet in my vitamix last summer...but that could break the bank if you don't have one "yet". ;) I bet you could find a blueberry lemon trifle on the internet....so many fun recipes await there. Good luck!



    Michelle, thinking of you and hoping you are gaining strength.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited July 2013

    I had to dig around in the grocery case to find a chicken *that* small.  Most are closer to 6 pounds and (to me, anyway) don't taste "right".

    I think it took me about 15 minutes from start to "in the oven" and then it was just waiting about 2 hours for it to cook.  So, it's not a very time consuming recipe.

    Blueberries.....I'd be thinking jam or preserves for some of the glut.

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  • PeggySull
    PeggySull Member Posts: 686
    edited July 2013

    Hi,



    I am going on a 2 week vacation with my daughter who is following the Paleo eating plan. I've read about it and wondered if anyone here is using that plan? If so, what has your experience been? Do you think it's ok for BC survivors. It will be a difficult vacation if we are eating different diets as we will be cooking most meals.



    The basics of Paleo are high protein from organic meat, chicken, fish and eggs. No dairy, no sugar or bread or other white stuff and gluten containing things. Lots of veggies and a moderate amount of fruit. Cooking with olive oil or coconut oil. Exercising.



    Thanks for any feedback,

    Peggy

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited July 2013

    I know what you mean about those giant chickens Eric. The only place I could get a 3 pound chicken around here went out of business. There is an Amish farmer here that sells fresh free range chickens. I seriously need to order some.

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited July 2013

    Peggy,

    The paleo diet is so outside my comfort zone, I am no help. I don't think any diet, done for two weeks, will make a difference in your life and/or health. But man will you want a piece of bread or a scrap of pasta when you are done. I am curious, why is it you that has to modify your diet and not the other way around? This happens when I have my sister with me too, and I don't know how this choice got made.

    *susan*

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited July 2013

    Dinner last night was a true "summer" dinner. Local corn, steamed, a huge platter of tomatoes cut over lettuce with a bit of garlic-infused olive oil, and just a bit of grilled steak. One NYStrip now feeds us for three meals when the vegetables are this beautiful.

    Dinner tonight is at Zoe's, a local Northern Chinese restaurant. My cousin [older than my Mom] arrives from London this evening. I am picking her up at the airport and taking her directly for Chinese food. She just loves this place.

    Big news here.... I am getting a FoodSaver today! A local farm lost a court battle with one of their neighbors so I have purchased 1/2 a pig at a large discount. It will be cut into parts on Wednesday down the street, but I will need to portion and freeze the results. Very excited by this turn of events, though I don't understand why people build McMansions next to a farm, and then try to put the farm out of business.

    *susan*

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