So...whats for dinner?

chabba

Debbie, My heart and prayers are with you.  

deborye

lexi4

Debbie,

Praying for easier breathing and comfort for you and your DH. Sending you strong hugs.

Lexi

debbie6122

Oh man, you all made me cry!! Thank you so much for the grouphugs, hugs and love, I felt it!!

It's crazy knowing there is a late stage and not even a cancer. Who knew! I don't plan on going any where just yet, so you will be hearing a lot from me for quite a while my friends. It is nice knowing I have such a great amount of love and support here. It helps so much. The only person I have told is my niece and she is not even some one I would normally confide in lol! 

Anyway, I am doing Ok and doing fine right now. Except the fact that I have gained 30 pounds in less than 4 months, thanks to the steroids, the avatar on this thread is from a year ago at my dads house in his spare bedroom now I look like a big fat cow. LOL!

Seems like this thread has been so slow lately, every one must be busy. Which is good. We have been having an unusual amount of snow and ice here for the north west especailly on the coast. the roads are not driveable. I hope you are all staying warm and safe. Love to all

auntienance

Went to see my dad yesterday. Since they changed his heart meds, he has been doing very well. He's pretty perky for 87, thankfully. He's now using a walker instead of a cane when he goes out, but that doesn't stop him from getting out and playing pool a couple of times a week as well as other activities.

On the way home we picked up a "St. Louis style" pizza from a local chain. This is a very thin crust pizza with a cheese mixture of mozzarella and provel. I'm not even sure provel is sold outside of the St. Louis area. It's definitely an acquired taste but one we like to indulge in occasionally. Rather like White Castles.

One of the three chickens I snagged at the sale is destined for chicken and dumplings today (DH's request).

I'm really thinking about having a Day of Beauty today -- hair dye, eyebrow wax, facial and paraffin dip. All done at home. I think I could use it lol!

Moonflwr912

Glad to hear you'll be hanging around Debbie!  It's been pretty cold here too. Lots of snow too. This is like winters of 20 years ago. The younger people have never seen it like this! LOL. 

Nance, they did a episode on Cooks Country a about St. Louis pizza. I think they said Provel WAS very hard to find. They used 2 kinds to try to duplicate it.  And you certainly deserve to have a pamper yourself kind of day! 

Much love to all. 

naiviv

A little switch to breakfast if that is ok.... Made mini omelettes for kids. Basically I use the small fry pay that is meant to cook one egg .(I have 4 and all going at one time)

It is a great way to use up little bits of stuff from fridge in a one egg omelettes.  Something new tried today and met with approval of all kids was potato salad and macaroni salad. I just chopped up the potato salad a bit more whisked it into egg and cooked did same for macaroni salad.

I really liked the potato salad omelette and will experiment more on larger scale. mac salad was ok, kids want to try a mac and cheese one.

Others made were:

broccoli and cheese; spinach and onion; ham and cheese; french fries and onions; green pepper,onion,tomato.

It's a great way to use those little bits of stuff that I hate to throw out but not enough for a meal.

Also made my Grandma's hot chocolate , I still remember her making it when I had absolutely no idea what a calories were.

I hope you are all doing well today.

Vivian 

carberry

Vivian  Now those are some creative omelets  Good for your kids to try new things.

Today is bacon potato soup and chicken salad sand.  Did up a bunch of chicken breast for future dishes.  Maybe chicken quesadillas tonight. YES sometimes we cluck around here too! Chicken is just so easy to create a meal without much fuss.

Moonflwr912

viv, those sound real interes th ing! But when I make individual omelets I use my muffin pan. Then they can be eaten any time or frozen. I used to do that when the kids were young. (Make that 20 or more years ago... LOL)

Moonflwr912

Here's a pic of my DH commute to work daily. He stopped to take this picture of his Nissan Leaf from across the road....

luvmygoats

Carrie - we clucked for a while then not and now back to it. Chicken has been sooo on sale it's hard not to. Last night I finally made the fajitas that the tortillas were languishing around for. Extras for that's for dinner tonight. Picked up a DaVinci pasta at grocery and nice recipe on the back. Calls for ground beef but might make it chicken for tomorrow or more likely Monday when deep freeze comes back. Kinda like an Alfredo; uses cream cheese which I think I have a piece to use up. That and some parsley DH tried to throw away a few days ago. Still usable. One of those things I buy and never use. Anyone have success in freezing it for casseroles?

Did not have to make bread. Finally got to store yesterday. They had Nature's Own buy1 get 1. Also bought 2 loaves day old bakery bread for freezer. I guess I need to freeze on cookie sheet and rebag so slices not stuck together.

Nancy - I just looked at St. Louis temps. Are you ever going to get out of the freezer?

Monica - Oh I have some leftover mac. salad. How do you make omelets in a muffin tin? I could do that, not so much in a skillet. Where the heck does DH work, Siberia? Though I do note the blue skies.

I cancelled glaucoma doc on Thursday. Our schools were at first delayed 2 hours then frankly cancelled. I printed the ISD notice so if they give me grief (like trying to charge me for the appt) I have some backup. Sorry the Ft. Worth schools were not closed but ours were and were yesterday too. I don't know if that's how your docs judge bad weather but how mine do. No way could I have gone on Thursday. He deals with old people (ha) so he should be used to it. I don't think I've ever cancelled an appt on the day of but I've had several docs do it - and he was one of them!

bedo

I am going to have a "day of beauty" too!

I'm going to shave my legs for the first time since November.  I hope I don't clog the drain. I've gone AK and no longer wear makeup at all.

I am going to have venison casserole for dinner tonight at a friends house. Blech and double Blech. I am going to starve myself all day and pretend that it is something else, I don't know what, maybe bark. This will be the second time in my life that I've eaten venison, both here in Alaska. I think that if I told anyone I was vegetarian (except for fish these past few years) I would be shot. But the deer live happy lives until they are shot, so good

auntienance

Bedo, I hope there are some veggies in it so you can maybe get by the venison.

Luv, I'm beginning to think we're not. I've never experienced a winter like this. Our average winter high is 40 degrees. We haven't seen that at all and we never have this many below zero temps EVER. We do have years with lots of snow but never with such cold temps.

Moonflwr912

bedo, I a tally eat a lot of venison..If it is handled properly it'd not bad. Gotta serve it Hot! Physically not spicy. Although it can be spicy. 

Nancy it has been one of the long cold winters here. It's like the winters when my kids were little. They are 36 to 28! LOL

Luv, that is in Manitowoc, WI. About an hour north of Port.  Our snow banks are not quite so spectacular! LOL I am glad you didn't go to the Doc when the weather is that bad. They canceled school here 2 days when it was in the negative teens.  And I make the omelets in the muffin tins in the oven. You just mix up a egg and seasoning and milk in a bowl. Pour into tins and then add your leftovers in any combo you want. That way you can mix and match..

Much love to all. Stay warm. 

Lacey12

Hope tonight's dinner was tolerable Bedo. Do you have to be a closet vegetarian in AK? Maybe you should have brought some burritos to share.

I know what you mean about the brutal sustained cold weather, Nance. Even in Boston we do not usually have the likes of this deep freeze either.

I had a food prep day today. Made ham roll ups with herbed cream cheese and chives for an appetizer, and a ham, spinach, onion, kale and mushroom quiche for a pot luck gathering my next door neighbor was having. I had a little bit of the egg cream mixture left after the two ham quiche, so instead of pouring it down the drain, I created another one using Pillsbury croissant dough I had....this time making a bacon onion quiche. I also stocked up on chicken yesterday, and tomorrow will probably make some soup from the breasts with bones in, then make an Italian casserole or chicken piccata with the boneless breasts. Then I may take a cooking break for a couple of days and start to catch up on all the sewing I have not been getting done for the past few months. I know five new babies I need to make taggies for. 

Monica, I can tell by that crisp photo that you are more than in a deep freeze! 

Debbie, glad you plan to keep us busy reading and are feeling pretty well. But damn those steroids!

Viv, yes very creative omelets! Isn't it a great feeling to use leftvers creatively and have family actually enjoy them!?

bedo

I have a rock in my stomach. I forgot that I lost the enzymes to digest meat a long time ago   Same thing happened 10years ago when I ate a few bites of steak to be polite. It hurts. It will be like this for 3-4 days.. The venison wasn't bad. It was made with some kind of white sauce.

Those omelets sound amazing!

Lacey I have no more burritos!  I'm freezing PB&J sandwiches for work today. 5 haha. I hate mornings and want to be ready. Then hard boiled eggs and oranges and of course, ginger ale goes with them

I'm looking for a new soup to make a pot of.

I looked out my window today and saw one of those nuts that live on the island across from here, coming over here in his skiff to buy groceries It will take about 1/2 hour. Basically an island off an island. There are no roads there and everyone visits each other by boating along the shore line. Then there is Prince of Wales Island. So beautiful. I will have to go when it gets warmer. It's been about 32-40s the last few days, no snow on the ground and so sunny that I have to put my shades down at work. I hope it gets warmer for all of those in the cold.!

eric95us

Can you get some deer bones and make soup from them?  

bedo

No I can't get any deer bones!!!! But I did notice that their freezer is stocked full of deer meat and halibut. They are very organized.

I asked my friend why people live on that island.  Her answer, "They think they're special"

???? 

 She is Tlingit, like a lot of people here.

naiviv

Bedo,

Can you get beans? Dry or canned?

They make a good "Potaje" as we call it in Spanish or a thick bean soup.  I would normally use chorizo , ham, bacon , piel bone to season but they can be made without. 

They also freeze / reheat very well.

I take advantage of our few cold days to make up a pot . It too hot in Miami for me to eat regularly. But my Mom believes it's not a meal if there isn't potaje.  I  can send you recipes for red , white, chick pea, split pea and black bean . Also there is "Ajiaco" that is made from root veggies.  They are relatively simple , you mix , boil  then simmer for a few hours and done.

Stay warm

Vivian

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auntienance

Tonight is spaghetti, more meatballs, and marinara. I'll also heat a couple of sourdough garlic rolls that I made the other day. Not very exciting, but also not very labor intensive since I've already made all the components.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend. I'm so excited, they're promising 40 degrees Thursday!

Lacey12

OMG, Nance, quick get out your tankini!

So last night my neighbor sent us all home with any remnants of the food we brought. I had about six little ham roll ups, so tonight, using some of the chicken I overbought this weekend, I made chicken breast roll ups. Just pounded them thin and popped a leftover ham and herbed cream cheese  roll up inside each breast, rolled it, fastened with toothpick, bathed in a bit of egg, then rolled in breadcrumbs. Baked in a greased shallow corningware dish at 350 for 30-40 minutes. I actually baked them a bit longer and shouldn't have, since they were a bit dry, but I always prefer dry to undercooked chicken, unlike DH.  

carberry

Spaghetti here too, Nance.  Was gonna do meatballs, but DH bailed on me to go watch the cuse game at our friends house.  I did not want to leave the house, too snowy and cold!  So I just had plain spaghetti, at home, alone, my favorite. Oh and a glass of wine.

Bedo  I love your Alaska stories.  Sorry bout the meat causing you so much trouble.  You were a sport to eat it.

Nobody home...singing at the top of my lungs to all the beatles songs on TV tonight.  Something in the way she mooooves..la la la

auntienance

Carrie, lol! Good for you!

eric95us

Bedo...I wasn't trying to be smart a-- with the deer soup.  I made some from rib bones and it was really good.  I made it the same way as beef soup.....

I was going to cluck tonight, but the store had no whole chickens.  So, I oinked instead and went with a pork shoulder as the main dish.

The Trooper that had its wiring make smoke from under the dash is fixed enough to drive home.  I still need to rewire the power windows and cruise control..and then put the dash and instrument panel all back together.  I used that car to take Sharon to the hospital for DD's birth, brought DD home the first time and it will be driven by DD....not bad!  :-)

auntienance

Awww Eric, that's sweet! You are quite the handy guy!

bedo

Yes! Vivian I can get beans. I like the dry ones because they don't have added salt and things. I love, black bean soup, so if you have a good one, bring it on! Post it Pleasssse.

I made

Feijoada for a Brazilian exchange student once but had to go to the farmer's market to get all the ingredients.

I've also made split pea out of , well dried split peas and nothing else, although I'm sure there is a better way.

And another soup that I love out of great northern beans, sweet potatoes, kale and ?? which I can look up if you want it.

I see that the computer has gotten all fancy on me mid post and then cut me off, so it probably thinks, I should stop typing. At least I was able to bring the post back, except the fancy letters, which it has done for me again. I find that doing whatever anyone want

s from me is easier. So I will sign off.

Thanks!

MinusTwo

Bedo:  Can you have meat broth for a base or flavoring? Or only vegetable?  Are chicken or fish OK or do they cause the same problems?  Hope your stomach feels better soon.

bedo

I usually only use vegetable if I buy or cook for myself or others.

But if someone serves me something I don't go psycho and refuse to eat it or say anything because it's rude and they feel bad and people never remember anyway. so I end up eating it about once a year if I can't eat double of everything else and then say I'm stuffed and can I bring it home because it is all so good.  I was vegetarian only for 40 years. But got hungry for FISH during radiation and started eating it about 2-3 years ago.

My cats are hunters and one is a serial killer of mice

I am still thinking about the people who live on that island without electricityy or running water unless they have a cistern or a generator. How do they cook?

carolehalston

I'm glad this thread has been "quiet," or it would have taken me a week to catch up on the posts!  DH and I got home this past Wed. from our big trip to Australia and New Zealand.  It was our first tour experience and we were told by other people in the group that we were especially lucky because our guide was so good and everything went so smoothly.  In brief, we had very interesting experiences in Australia, which is such a large country that we travelled by plane from one place to another.  The Great Barrier Reef was something of a disappointment.  It was blustery the day we were there and the water was stirred up.  The reef structures are amazing but I was expecting a lot more color. 

We loved Tasmania and New Zealand.  Both are very beautiful.  The Tasmanian Devil is an ugly little critter! 

The food was good wherever we travelled.  We had some delicious fish with unfamiliar names like barramundi.  I sampled the local "bugs" and scallops in Tasmania.  The bugs are an ugly shellfish like a very large flattened crawfish with the eyes on either side of the head.  My appetizer dish was one bug split down the middle.  I have a picture I'll post.  The scallops were small and had a little orange "leg" attached.  At the same restaurant dh ordered a fish called blue-eye that he thought was delicious.  We called it the Sinatra fish! 

All the breakfasts in the hotels were rather lavish buffets and there were some unfamiliar selections for the Asians.  Big tureens of Asian broth soups (like miso)  with an array of condiments including seaweed.  Some hotels had rice and rice dishes.  Also odd to us in the English breakfast section, baked beans and broiled tomatoes.  The latter was delicious and I had it most mornings.  I tasted the baked beans and they tasted like...baked beans, which I don't particularly like.  I felt quite pampered going down to breakfast every day with a vast array of choices.

Another difference we noticed besides the high prices in restaurants was the lack of any free extras like bread.  Bread and butter were included among the "entrees," or appetizers or among the side dishes and you paid for it.  All the menus were a la carte. The main dishes are called "mains."  We sampled a lot of wine in both countries.  I enjoyed the white wines, my preference, but dh wasn't as impressed with the reds.  However, I drank the Pinot Noir on the South Island in NZ and really liked it.  The white wine that is the favorite is Sauvignon Blanc. 

Bedo, we saw herds of deer in NZ, where deer are raised as livestock.  Also herds of elk, also livestock, and millions and millions of sheep.  We ate lots of lamb in NZ, and it was delicious, not strong like the NZ lamb sold here. 

One other high spot.  In NZ we stayed overnight with a local family, and that was fun and interesting.  The dinner we were served was wonderful and all the food was from their farm, lamb, beef and vegetables. 

It's good to be home and back to cooking!  It's not good to be back on arimidex.  I took a break from the  little white pill from hell during our trip and felt much better. Eight more months.

auntienance

Welcome back Carole, I've missed you! So glad your trip was a success!