So...whats for dinner?

luvmygoats

Lacey - sounds like she is the epitome of grace under pressure. I was away from the church for years until we moved out here. I would venture to say 75% is a good % to call a minister. I think my church will be in that in a year or 2. Think perhaps why they hired the new Young Adult Minister. He would be perfect but as you say getting the "old, established, done it this way forever" members together is hard. Have an older church friend who just loves this young minister. Bodes well if she thinks that. It will be an interesting next couple of years.

Carole - the cobbler was kinda pot pie-ish. Had a topping of sourdough bread cubes but the filling was delightful. Not for the dieting - 6 TBS of butter in total with maybe the 2 for sauteing could have been oil instead.

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-cobbler-ca...

carolehalston

Chicken veggie stir fry for dinner.  Chicken breasts, sliced, yellow bell pepper, onion, and snow peas.  The latter have been in the refrigerator for a while but still taste sweet.  I'll remove my portion and then dh will doctor his up with soy sauce and sesame oil.  I might sprinkle some Italian cheese on mine.  Do not like soy sauce.  Maybe a sprinkle of flavorful vinegar would be good.  Not my favorite meal! 

Already thinking ahead to tomorrow night.  I'm in the mood for homemade pizza.

 

auntienance

Last night, being Cinco de Mayo, was chicken enchiladas and guacamole salad. Tonight is pork cutlets, German potato salad and asparagus.

Got the last of the garden in today. 80+ degrees here. I am TIRED.

carolehalston

Nance, your dinner sounds better than mine!  I've been wanting enchiladas.  Will have to put that on my Coming Soon list. 

auntienance

The enchiladas are my DDIL's recipe. They are super easy and really delish.

Lacey12

Carole and Nance, I think both of your dinners sounded good!

I am possibly having the most bizarre of dinners tonight....can't even call it dinner! Walnuts and dates. Suffice it to say that I was too lazy to make myself dinner...and am sure I will later have some chocolate!

I had planned to make myself something with eggs since DH was taking two elderly neigbors to a dinner meeting on healthcare....but then got involved in finishing up two taggies that I need to drop off to someone's house tomorrow (a donation for silent auction for the CAP program in which I volunteer)....And thus the easy grab of dates and nuts....and actually to be totally honest, I succumbed to the Whole Foods tortilla chips on the counter and tried them with some cherry jalapena salsa I had picked up at Volante Farms. Didn't really like it....too sweet. Anyway, I am full....weird dinner or not! 

Friday night DH and I were scheduled to meet one of my college friends (and her DH)who lives in RI. We were planning dinner and a play. Well, when I emailed her to ask about restaurants, I heard back that she is in the hospital with a rare condition, transverse myelitis....a viral inflammation of the spinal cord....and cannot walk! OMG!! I was speechless. They have no idea how she came down with this on a moment's notice (that is typical for it). My DH immediately went to the internet, and what he read about it is pretty scary. This is an otherwise perfectly healthy, active 68 year old woman, who has a busy professional life as a college computer instructor with many disadvantaged young adults. Please keep her in your thoughts. Hard to imagine her as a parapalegic....and hopefully with her hard work in PT rehab, she won't be! This is the fourth rare medical condition that I have heard about with friends, their DH's, children, or grandchildren in one week! I like the term RARE much more when it is referring to lightly grilled steak!

carolehalston

Very scary health situation with your friend, Lacey.  Your dh sounds like a wonderful man. 

Nancy, would our DDIL mind your sharing the recipe? 

auntienance

Not in the least Carole, but it's pretty imprecise lol!

For the two of us, I use one large chicken breast that I've cooked on the grill. It's a perfect thing to do with leftover rotisserie chicken.  

Shred chicken, add two or three chopped green onions and enough sour cream and shredded cheese (I use cheddar but jack would be good too) to hold mixture together. Heat corn tortillas in oil just until soft. Put 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in tortillas, roll and place in baking dish. Cover with enchilada sauce, canned or homemade (about one and one half cups for 6 enchiladas) and shredded cheese. Bake in 350° oven for 30 minutes until cheese is melted. I have also added fresh or a can of chopped green chilis to the chicken mixture.

SpecialK

carole - if you want to reduce the WW point impact, you can omit the sour cream, and soften your corn tortillas in the enchilada sauce (heated) instead of frying them. 

auntienance

Don't know what it would be without the sour cream. That would be a different recipe altogether.

eric95us

Would plain low fat yogurt replace some (or all) of the sour cream?

auntienance

Eric, don't know. Never tried it.

SpecialK

If you do sub with yogurt, Greek yogurt has a thicker and more sour cream-like consistency, but sometimes it doesn't hold up as well in the heating process.  I agree it would lose a lot of flavor and overall yumminess without the SC!  I suggested eliminating it only in the interest of the WW concerns.

carolehalston

I buy Light sour cream and would use it.  The recipe sounds delicious.  I might add sautéed colored peppers for additional bulk.  And black beans!  And lean pork loin cut into strips instead of chicken.  Ok.  Different recipe.  LOL.  I learned the hard way not to prepare enchiladas in advance for baking later.  The corn tortillas began to disintegrate as they soaked in the enchilada sauce.

Tonight will be home-made pizza.  The pizza dough recipe is Mary Ann Esposito's whole wheat pizza crust which calls for a combination of whole wheat flour and white whole wheat flour.  A package of pizza crust yeast.  The toppings will be crumbled Italian sausage, tomato sauce, kalamata olives, grated cheese, red pepper flakes on my half.  Maybe sautéed diced yellow bell pepper.  Maybe sautéed onions on dh's half. 

auntienance

Carole, I want that pizza, yum!

Eye of round roast tonight with horseradish sauce, garlic roasted  potatoes and a wedge salad with homemade ranch dressing.

eric95us

I ran instead of eating tonight.  

The weather forecasters are expecting severe thundertorms when my flight leaves tomorrow and the airline is already saying my flight will arrive late into Albuquerque.....about 10 minutes *after* the connecting flight leaves for Phoenix...

sigh....

carolehalston

Nancy, the pizza was delicious.  I devoured my half.  DH ate 2/3 of his half but he had ice cream a little later topped with walnuts and chocolate sauce.  He might have been "saving" himself for dessert.  I like my home-made pizza better than the bought pizza. 

The pizza crust recipe makes enough for two pizzas so I have the other half in the freezer.

Tonight's dinner is undecided.  Maybe a red meat night with grilled steak.  Actually that sounds good!  I have the rest of the 2 lb. pkg of asparagus and makings of tossed salad.

SpecialK

eric - I hate it when that happens.  I am a non-stop girl for that very reason.  When that is not possible, I always sweat the connection.

Tonight will be a light meal, as tomorrow is surgery.  I don't like to eat much and then have anesthetic - seems to work out better for me.

Lacey12

Special, good luck tomorrow!

Carole, your pizza sounds delish!! I'm trying to figure out if any pizza w/o cheese is going to taste like pizza.  I just received a link from a friend to a NYT article re: pizza making.....from a Brooklyn chef...and that is a pizza mecca!

Yesterday, after the gym, DH and I decided to go out for lunch (he had a meeting at night, so for me it could  count as my dinner meal). It was a gorgeous day here (finally!) so I started my annual summer quest for my favorite BLT. Only an okay specimen this was, (we're still in the cardboard tomato season here) so the search will go on! In previous years, the best BLT was enjoyed, ironically, at a lobster roll stand in NH. Must check that out again this summer! Laurie, it was at Tamarack....you probably have gone there...for lobster or seafood like most everyone.

Heading out to buy some summer clothes today....

Hope your connections worked out Eric.

SpecialK

lacey - thanks!  Good luck on the BLT hunt - they are one of my faves!  I also love a good BLAT - bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato!

MinusTwo

Special:  Sending more prayers & more hugs for surgery tomorrow.  How long are you supposed to be in the hospital?  We'll look forward to hearing from you when you can touch base.

SpecialK

minus - A few hours -  I am just having my left implant removed - totally outpatient.  I should be able to touch base quickly!  I might even make dinner tomorrow night and let you all know!

debbie6122

Hi Everyone, just pooping in to say hi and see how everybody is doing!

SK- Hope everything goes as planned tomorrow for you.

Eric- Ditto on what everyone says about you being a peach! Your an amazing Husband. Have a safe flight!

Everyones dishes sounds yummy. Pizza sounds good to me right now. The last 3 nights I have had only a smoothie for dinner and small bites of stuff through out the day. Trying to lose some of the weight I have gained since starting on my steroids. 

Lacey- Your dinner sounded good to me because basically thats what my smoothie had in it. I put almond milk, dates, walnuts and rolled oats in a blender. It is really yummy! First time I added a banana but decided didn't need the extra calories and didn't miss it.

Loved the dog stories, so cute! There is a video on my fb that just cracks me up every time I watch it, it says what does the five fingers say to the face, laying down minding his own bussiness is a cute little dog and a very mischievous cat, The cat puts his paw on the dog and then slaps him in the face really hard,then the cat turns and runs away! don't know why but it just makes me laugh out loud!!

Going to dinner with a friend tonight so it will be my cheat night of the week. 

 A lot of people seem to be MIA thinking of all of you!  Hugs to all of you!

carolehalston

SpecialK, really sorry the implant has to come out.

Debbie, good to hear from you!  Hope you can lose some of those extra lbs. 

Steak and baked potato and salad tonight.  DH will be cooking the steak on the grill.  The potatoes are in the toaster oven. 

Nancy, I "found" a couple of frozen chicken enchiladas in the freezer today when I was searching for something else!  I thawed them out and nuked them for lunch.  The tortillas were kind of gummy but I still enjoyed the filling.  Chicken, black beans, and corn.  I really like enchiladas.

Wish all our MIAs would come back!  Still I appreciate those who check in regularly.   

eric95us

F is also the first letter for flight.   I can't get out of here until after the last flight out of Albuuerque.  So I'm on the standby list for some other stuff that might work out...or I'll stay here....  dinner tonight is airport food.

carolehalston

Sorry, Eric.  Hope things work out.

eric95us

It's working...I'm in Austin on my way home.

SpecialK

eric - yay!

carole - I miss enchiladas - they lose something in translation when you can't put cheese in, and on, them!  I did make some beef ones with sprouted organic corn tortillas, pinto beans, and tomatillo salsa.  They were ok, but not cheesy, so I was a little sad.

carolehalston

SpecialK, have you tried eating a little cheese to see how it affects you?  I don't snack on cheese or use it in meals often but I would hate to give it up altogether.  I embrace the concept of moderation. 

We have a lot of leftover steak because of my miscalculation.  I thought the ribeye wasn't large enough for two.  So I also took out a pkg of 2 filets.  Since I couldn't separate them, they both thawed.  It turned out the ribeye was enough so we have two cooked filets left over.  And a whole baked potato.  We split one.  The meal was SO good.  Steak and baked potato is one of my "most favorite" meals! 

It's supposed to rain off and on all day.  We really need rain.  I'm hoping it will not only soak my flower beds and lawn and water the trees but also clear pollen from the air.  I've been working outside for hours at a time and suffering from the pollen.  Despite taking allegra daily. 

Have a great day, everyone!

eric95us

I got home around 12:30 am.  It was better than trying to stay dry under the wing of the aircraft because it's too hot to sit inside the plane. :-)

Southwest Airlines did a pretty good job dealing with everything and more importantly, I didn't notice any passengers get all snarky with the airline folks.

Eric