So...whats for dinner?

You have been through a lot Debbie!  I hope everything is clear sailing for you with your reconstruction. 

Had flounder, corn on the cob, peas and spinach salad for dinner tonight.  Finally finished that bag of spinach salad I bought.  It will be time for something else tomorrow. 

The grilled pizza sounds good.  I will have to try that some time. 

Have fun on your camping trip Laurie.

Thanks Kay, I havnt really been through as much as most of the woman here (knock on wood) Im nervous about any kind of surgery but sure it will go well

Kay- Thats funny, kids say the cutes things! My 2 grand-daughter keep me laughing!

Laurie,

Sorry about your trip!  I think you are right though to re-schedule when it will be more fun for everyone!

The weather here is supposed to be iffy until Sunday.  This really hasn't been a very pleasant June!  Hoping for much better in July and August!

Laurie - I remember way too many camping trips where it rained most of the weekend!  There will certainly be a better weekend soon!   It's chilly and rainy here, and it doesn't look very promising until Saturday at best. 

Not sure what we're having for dinner tonight.  There is a package of steak tips that needs to be used.  But I was nauseous last night and this morning, and I don't know how that will fly.  I think I caught the tummy virus that the grandkids were passing around as this does not seem to be chemo-related at all.  I'm feeling a lot better now, but I don't know if I am up for something too heavy.  

Michelle

Well, by default, the steak tips were cooked after all.  I couldn't think of anything else that I wanted and it would have required a trip to the store.  So I threw them in a baggie with some soy sauce, onion, honey and ginger for a few minutes.  Hubby cooked them along with some Near East grains with pecans and a salad.  I've never had the Near East stuff before - it was actually pretty good.  Fortunately, the nausea seems to be gone. 

It's been our "tradition" to eat out on Fridays.  Time to find a good local restaurant for tomorrow night. 

Michelle

Hi All!  Tonight was no-cook, eat from the fridge smorgasborg (sp?)- My husband has been in London all week and comes home tomorrow night, so I'll probably cook something worth while then!  The kids and I had deli turkey rolled up, deli cheese, hummus with  baby carrots and snap peas, strawberries, and watermelon.  It was nice not to have pots and pans and a lot of dishes to clean up.

Teka- You are so lucky!! I wish i had an asperagus bed of spears, I cook it at least 3 times aweek!

I have a funny story to tell you, last saturday i did the cancer walk and at the ceramony they have the survivors come up and they put a red cape on us that had a big huge S on the back, for survivor., And they had tons of pink ballons filled with helium so i brought a bunch home for rememberence of my loved ones who passed away. When we got home i stood outside of my front yard and let the balloons go saying a prayer for them all (not rememberng I had the cape on still) I saw my neighbor who lives across the street looking at me strange, we have never talked, I remember thinking she probably things im nuts, haha! My neighbor who lives (next door) came over for our usual talk and glass of wine, she told me the lady across the street stopped to talk to her while she was outside picking weeds and she asked her if i was "unstable" my friend said, NO, why? She told her about the cape and wondered if I thought i was superman or something! OMG did we ever have a good laugh about that! My neighbor friend didnt know anything about the cape untill today, so she didnt have an answer for her, so needless to say the lady still thinks Im nuts LOL!

Debbie - I'll bet your pot roast will be even better tomorrow, just like beef stew is always better the next day. 

We have been unpacking stuff for a couple of hours and all of a sudden I told DH that I needed to eat.  So I came downstairs to make a whole wheat pizza (bought the dough at the market today) and read the directions...it needs to come to room temp.  So it's sitting on the oven which is preheating, and I grabbed a snack.  I hope this turns out good - I got some good fresh mozzarella, and a jar of pizza sauce that looked like it would be good, and we have pepperoni, sausage, salami, peppers and mushrooms.   In our house, it's not pizza without the pepperoni!  I haven't made a pizza in many years so this should be interesting! 

And hubby found the parts to the tv stand, so assembly can begin.  Progress! And his office is almost together, which will get him out of the living room on conference calls all day...more progress!  Now if I can get him to purge some clothes so I can have some closet hanging space...lol!  Tomorrow's challenge

Michelle

Ok so the pizza was good, but next time I'm getting regular pizza dough, not the ww stuff.  It might be healthier, but it doesn't taste the same.  And there are some things about pizza that are sacred!  I have a pretty big pizza stone, but the crust could have been thinner.  I like it thin and crispy, so more lessons learned for next time. 

Geez, I am trying to finish my Michelob Ultra but I could easily lean over and go to sleep.  Must be the effect of the 4:30 a.m. duck quacking outside our bedroom window!  Lake living at its finest...lol!!!  It has rained since Wednesday and I guess it was too much for the ducks.  They swam across the pond and took shelter on the neighbor's swimming raft, quacking the whole way!   

Michelle

Debbie - you got it!  Some thing are not worth compromising, and pizza is now on the list!

Tonight's dinner was grilled swordfish (yes, finally, decent enough to grill!) with a cucumber dill relish, grilled aparagus basted with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and coleslaw.

Here's the link to the cucumber dill relish, which was easy and very good.  I made it without the mint, I guess it would add a little more complexity.  But it was still delish!  And I used a regular cuke that I knew didn't have big seeds.  Didn't bother scraping them away.

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/grilled-swordfish-lemon-dill-cucumber-sauce.aspx

DH did a good job with the grilling and especially basting the asparagus!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Michelle

Now that was funny!!  

You are creative!!!!! 

I am so happy to have found this thread!!!!  I have been here since March and don't know how I've missed this.  I would love to jump in because I love to cook and am obsessed with finding/exchanging recipes.  

My admission recipe is a twist on simple pancakes.  Tried this for breakfast today for the first time.  Instead of cooking them on the griddle, I melted butter on the bottom of a pie pan, covered it with a chopped green apple, topped with cinnamon, chopped pecans, and butter pecan syrup.  Mixed up some Bisquick ( I know, not healthy) and poured it over the ingredients.  Baked at I think 350 for about a half an hour.  Delicious, and didn't have to clean a griddle (which I hate).

Again, hope it's ok to hop on in the middle and look forward to all the delicious dinner ideas!  I've started reading at the beginning but haven't gotten far-----but looks like there are some good cooks here!

Hi Beinghopefull!   Glad you could join us!  Your baked apple pancake is similar to mine, which resembles one served at Bickford's Restaurant here in New England. 

2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced

2 tablespoons butter

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/3 cup flour

4 eggs

2/3 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Melt the butter in a large ovenproof skillet.  Combine 3 tablespoons of the sugar (brown sugar works great in this recipe) and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the butter.  Add the apples and saute for 3-4 minutes.  Remove from heat while you make the batter.

Blend the eggs, milk, remaining sugar and salt until smooth.  Pour evenly over the apples.  Bake until brown and puffy, about 15 minutes.   Serve at once!

This is my hubby's favorite breakfast, and I think he was hoping he'd get it this morning.  But alas,  we have no flour...lol!  I buy a small bag and keep it in the freezer because I don't use it very often and it keeps the little buggies away.  I guess when he packed up the house, he gave the neighbors the stuff like that.  I do have some pancake batter and I might just try to use that and see how it goes.

Debbie - that story is hilarious! I've already copied, pasted and emailed to my daughters!  Hope you get some rest sometime today!  And yes, I used a regular cuke, just a thin one with small seeds.  You could scoop out the seeds if yours is too fat. 

Happy Sunday, ladies!!!

Michelle