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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    kay1963,



    I have been to the Ruth Chris Steak House in Minneapolis and, yes, it is a chain BUT there are chains and then, there ARE chains!!!



    I am not typically a steak person BUT, one bite of the steak from there and you will TRULY be converted! Hands down, bar NONE, the best steak (and service) I have EVER had! That was probably 15 years ago and I STILL remember it!



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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    Debbie,



    LOL on the Pillsbury Dough Boy story! Not sure if I will ever look at a roll of "pop and fresh" the same....lol!



    Welcome BeingHopeful1!!!!!



    Never too late to join in here! I am with you... I love to cook (when I can) and can sit and read through a cookbook as though it is a novel!! My husband also likes cooking so it is something we sometimes do together!!



    Michelle,



    SO happy that you are feeling well!! ! have a bird that has built a nest outside of my bedroom window and starts singing a full half hous before sunrise so can relate to your quacking duck!



    To all... Thanks for the pancake recipes!! I am going to give that a go next weekend!!

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  • Lynn18
    Lynn18 Member Posts: 416
    edited June 2011

    Debbie:  Thanks for the dough boy story, very cute!  The baked pancakes sounds great.

    Tonight we are grilling flank steak.  I like to also grill red peppers and zucchini. 

    This month's issue of Real Simple magazine has an article on 3 ingredient recipes.  Sounds good for summer.  Some of the recipes are at realsimple.com/threeingredients, if you are interested.  I have not tried any yet.  

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited June 2011

    Glad everyone liked the story, when i copy/pasted it, it left out the heading "Death of a pillsbury doughboy" Hope it didnt start out scaring anyone, if it did (sorry) didnt mean it to start that way.

    Michelle- Your pancakes sound really good too, we are having family and some younger kids staying with us in a couple of weeks, that will be perfect for them especially a big crowd.

    Kay- There is a ruth chris's restaruant in hawaii when we lived there we ate there at least twice a month loved there steaks as SEASIDE said, they are so tender. dont remember the ice cream maybe somthing new.

    Lynn-I havnt heard of that magazine before, i will head over there now to check it out, thanks!

    Edited to add: I also keep my flour in the freezer, and all my stuff in the fridge like sugar, and any opened boxes of food. I put my flour, sugar, cereal, ectt,, in the freezer as soon as i get it home for an hour to kill any thing that might have gotton through.

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  • BeingHopeful1
    BeingHopeful1 Member Posts: 203
    edited June 2011

    Thanks for all the warm welcomes ladies!!

    Michelle I like the idea of sauteeing the apples, I will do that next time! 

    Debbie I've never thought of freezing the flour and sugar first, that's a great idea!  

    Lynn your dinner sounds delicious....I especially LOVE grilled veggies.  Do you find it hard to find flank steak?  For some strange reason, the markets around here don't seem to regularly stock it.  Too bad b/c it's one of my favorites. 

    Tonight for dinner I had chicken breasts stuffed with pepper jack cheese and bacon.  Not homeade, frozen, but delicious!  The corn on the cob was fresh though, along with a garden salad.  Dessert was a homemade cherry crisp, made by my Mom.  Haven't had any yet but it looks good! 

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited June 2011

    Beinghopeful - try looking for hanger steak.  I think it's a similar cut, and these days it's showing up regularly on restaurant menus.  I think it's the same thing. 

    We are finally having a beautiful day on the pond, and the grandkids will be here this afternoon and stay for dinner.  They are such fussy eaters, but my daughter has confirmed they will eat grilled chicken breast.  I am going to marinate the chicken in a teriyaki sauce.  They love Chinese beef teriyaki so hopefully I can get this chicken close enough that they'll like it.  Actually, now that I think about it, I've got some skewers.  I'll soak them and we'll make it look just like the restaurant stuff.  Familiarity breeds contentment!!!

    Michelle

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  • Lynn18
    Lynn18 Member Posts: 416
    edited June 2011

    BeingHopeful1:  I usually get my flank steaks from Costco, they come in a pack of 2 or 3.  I marinate them with olive oil, pineapple juice and/or soy sauce.  I sometimes freeze them like that and just pull them out the night before.  I have also found them at my local butcher.  

    Fresh corn on the cob sounds great-- 

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    Used to be flank steak was kind of a tough, sort of throw away piece of meat, that you could pick up for a song at the market... More recently, with the popularity of tex-mex food (think fajitas) it is now a popular cut, hard to find and expensive when you do find it! We did fajitas a couple of weeks ago and flank steak was $8.99/lb.... Luckily, because we like the peppers, onions and all the fixin's you don't need that much meat!



    I have heard of hanger or skirt steak as being a good substitute but, couldn't tell you what it costs per lb!



    Michelle,



    Hope your day with the grandkids was a good one! You are right in that being familiar with what is being served is half the battle when it comes to kids!



    When my Mom had my nephews for a week, my sister-in-law brought some of the foods that she usually buys and that my nephews were used to. One item was hot dogs.... My Mom cooked them and one of my nephews said after taking a bite.... 'Hate to tell you Grandma but, this is NOT what we're used to'...... To which my Mom replied, 'Hate to tell you Joshua, but your Mom brought these and they are EXACTLY what you ad used to!'.....



    They ate the hot dogs! LOL



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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited June 2011

    Seaside - funny story about the hotdogs!   The younger grandson walked in the house once we started cooking tonight and asked, "what are we having...hot dogs?"  And yes, they are fussy about their brand.  Apparently it has to be  Ballpark Beef Hot Dogs.  My daughter gets her meat from a local CSA (community supported agriculture) farm.  They always have hot dogs in the box, and the kids won't touch them with a ten foot pole!  I cooked plain white rice so they could have it with soy sauce and one of them said it didn't taste like the usual stuff, another one said it tasted exactly like what mom makes, and the third said it didn't taste like the rice you get with Chinese food...LOL!  They certainly have their opinions!

    We had a fun afternoon and evening, the kids played well together and with the next door neighbors, and I am sure they were all asleep before they got home!

    Flank steak - $8.99/lb - that is just crazy!

    Michelle

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited June 2011

    I marinate my flank steak for at least 4 overs or overnight in a mix of, soy sauce, brown sugar, evoo, garlic minced, honey and a little red wine vinegar, mix and taste untill you get the right sweetness before putting flank steak in bag cut slits on top but dont go all the way through, One way to insure tenderness is not over cook it, only about 4 minutes per side, let rest for 5 minutes and slice thin on the diagnol. (against the grain)   I find that there are pretty inexpensive compared to reg steak.

    Funny stories about the hot dogs @michelle and seaside! Im the same way can only eat hotdogs if they are 100% all beef by ( cant remember the name) but they are Kosher?

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited June 2011

    Seaside, very funny story about the hot dogs!

    Michelle- I am so glad things are going well and that you are enjoying so much time with your family and having fun at your new home.  It looks like we might even luck out and have good weather for the holiday weekend!

    Debbie- great dough boy story, made me smile :)

    Beinghopeful- Welcome!!  So glad you found us!

    Things have been so busy around here lately.  This past weekend we went to Boston for the day and the next day spent it at the lake.  Boston was fun but very busy and the lake was just the right thing for the day after.  Very relaxing and the kids had a blast and both fell asleep on the way home.

    It looks like it is going to rain so I am doing to cook inside.  I am going to make a thing called Bulogi, my Mom used to make it and created the recipe after a dish she used to like to eat at a certain restaurant. 

    take a 1 lb unseasoned pork roast and slice into thin medallions.  Heat oil and butter in a pan and saute until golden.  Add about 2-3 cups (sorry I never measure!) chicken stock and I can of pineapple chunks, drained.  Add a few dashed of soy sauce until the color of the sauce is caramel colored, let simmer for about 10 minutes and serve over white rice.

    VERY random meal, but I grew up eating it all the time and the kids and husband both like it too. From start to finish it is about a half hour prep/cook time.

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited June 2011

    oops- forgot a step to dinner!  Mix corn starch and water to make a roux to thicken- about a 1/2 cup stir it in bits at a time.  Sorry!

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  • duckyb1
    duckyb1 Member Posts: 13,369
    edited June 2011

    Ladies...............speaking of Hot Dogs...............we all know they are loaded with "nitrates", and I honestly love a hot dog now and then......................well my daughter found "nitrate free" all beef hot dogs at Trader Joe's.............................they are a little more pricey, but they are great, they don't repeat on you,......................and they are not bad as far as "nitrates" go for us, and for out grandchildren...............................try them if your near a Trader Joes.

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited June 2011

    If only the grandkids would eat those hotdogs!  My daughter gives away most of the nitrate-free hot dogs that come in her meat box because the kids just won't eat them. 

    Michelle

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    Finally all of the graduation weekend leftovers are done!



    Tonight I'm going with simple.... Picked up a couple of rotisserie chickens that were on sale. We'll have those, corn on the cob and a gigantic fruit salad of watermelon, strawberries, blueberries and pineapple!



    Was weeding landscaping all afternoon and am exhausted!



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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    Laurie,



    Fot the pork, is it tenderloin you are using or a center cut roast? Tha recipe sounds really good (and easy,too)!!!



    Debbie,



    I bet you are thinking of Hebrew National hot dogs.... They ARE really good!!



    Good to hear from you Ducky!! I don't really eat many hot dogs but, my kids do!! I will have to check out the nitrate-free!!

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited June 2011

    Seaside- I use a tenderloin. 

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    Laurie,



    Thanks!! I was hoping that it was a tenderloin because I have 1 in the freezer that I should use soon!



    Can't wait to try it!!

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited June 2011

    Seaside- You'll have to let me know what you think if you try it.  Whenever I describe it to anyone, they wrinkle thier nose and say huh.  However, it did make me happy that when my hubby came home from work, took one look at what was on the stove and said "cool!".:D

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited June 2011

    Seaside- Hebrew, yes thats it, thank-you, hate when i cant think of a word, seems like it is happening more and more these days, even though im almost two years out from chemo i seem to be in a fog lately and no energy, maybe too much chocolate? LOL!

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  • tougherthanithought
    tougherthanithought Member Posts: 454
    edited June 2011

    Too much chocolate?  Is there really such a thing,  Debbie? LOL

    Laurie, I think I will try your pork recipe...my husband is always looking for me to make pork, and yours sounds different and easy!  I hate those pre-marinated pork tenderloins...they are so salty!  Yours sounds good, though!

    Lately I have made a few favorite, easy summertime dinners.  Two nights ago it was tilapia with mango salsa, last night was omlets (onion, tomato, spinach, black olives and feta), and tonight was fish tacos.

    The other day I logged on and typed a big long post, and I lost it!!!!!!  But now I can't remember what I wrote!  So, I hear ya, Debbie about not remembering!  Am I too far out (almost 2 years) toblame it on chemo brain?  I do remember commenting on the Pilsbury Dough Boy;s obituary.  Loved that!  So cute!

    Have a good night, everyone!

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited June 2011

    Sherrill- I read your post after reading an e mail from a good friend of mine and thought maybe it was a sign?  She e mailed me a new recipe for pulled pork wraps.  I haven't tried it yet but it sounds godd and thought I'de try it this week.

    Seaside- it also used a pork loin!

    Pulled pork wraps:Season 2   1 lb pork tenderloins with salt and pepper and place   in crock pot.  Mix 1 C bbq sauce, 1/2 C apricot jam/spreadable fruit, and   3/4 C chopped onion;  Pour over pork.  Add 1 C assorted-color sweet   peppers cut into strips. Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hrs or high heat for 2 hrs.  (pork   should be 160 degrees)Remove pork and shred with forks.  Stir back into mixture in   cooker.  Serve on whole-wheat tortillas with assort. toppings (shred.ched.cheese,   salsa, guacamole, sour cream)

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited June 2011

    laurie- I copy/pasted both your pork dishes, they sound exactly what my DH would love, going to try both after we eat all the leftovers i have from the potroast.

    Sherrill- Nice to see you here again, hey, i still say i have chemo brainLOL! actually i think i read somewhere that we do have it forever after chemo, dont know if its true, but im sticking to that story ha!- Your fish with salsa sounds really great too!

    Michelle- Meant to post this on last post (but forgot)! I read your last blog, and i wanted to say, i just love that new wig you had on, it was so very cute!! and love, love the toe polish looks like you all had a great fun day- Also loved the picture of the sunset at your house it looks like a painting its so beautifful- Would you mind if i used it as my screen saver?  Hope your feeling well.

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    Laurie,



    Ohhhhhhhh! Now THAT sounds really good, too!



    Debbie,



    Too much chocolate?!? PERISH the thought!!! LOL



    Sherrill,



    Love omelets....Hate those posts that go POOF!! I think we all suffer from a case of the 'Can't Quite Remembers'! I think it comes from having been through so much! Whether it be different treatments or just the stress of the whole darn thing! We ALL get it! Now if I could just get my kids to understand that sometimes, I just forget things, I'd be all set! lol

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited June 2011

    Debbie - thank you, thank you!  You are most welcome to use my picture!  I am flattered that you like it so much and I would be honored for you to use it!  And I like the cut of that wig - definitely a good summer do.

    Chemo tomorrow morning, so I have been drinking like crazy and ate some watermelon.  My son and his lady came tonight for supper - we had burgers, potato salad, baked beans, and salad.  And we're hanging out watching The Voice.  My daughter went to her senior prom with Javier Colone, so we have more than a casual interest! 

    Michelle

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  • BeingHopeful1
    BeingHopeful1 Member Posts: 203
    edited June 2011

    Michelle your menu tonight sounds like the perfect cook-out meal!  Thanks for the hanger steak idea, btw, I'll have to keep my eye out for that.

    Laurie your recipe sounds so good!  I need to start cooking pork more often.....I'm cooking chicken way too much lately....I need to add something to my menu mix besides chicken, beef, fish and pasta.  

    Seaside, rotisserie chicken is always delish....I just shredded one into a greek-style pasta last Friday. I will share the recipe tomorrow when I am not too lazy to go upstairs and get my cookbook Embarassed

    Sherill you're omelet recipe made me hungry!!!!!!!!  I LOVE making breakfast for dinner...I do that quite often!!  You can do so much with an omelet, and they are filling.

    Tonight was a "want something quick, don't feel like cooking tonight" meal--and very unhealthy to top it off.  Line a 13" X 9" with chilli-cheese fritos, top with canned chilli, more fritos.  Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.  Top with cheese, bake another 5 minutes.  I'm sure it's a heart-attack waiting to happen but oh so yummy.  

    BEWARE!!  it's rich, so anyone suffering acid reflux should stay away! :)   

    Hopefully I'll have something healthier to share tomorrow night!  

    Have a good day tomorrow ladies! 

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited June 2011

    Seaside- Even if they came out with a study saying chocolate was really unhealthy i think i would still eat it LOL!

    Michelle-Thanks, since i got my new computer a couple of weeks ago i have been learing how to copy/paste and changing my screensaver every few days i will keep your picture of the sunset for quite awhile its is so soothing. I have been watching the voice too, omg your daughter went to prom with Javier?? That is too cool. Wow is it that time already for your chemo? Seems like you just had it not even a week ago, Hope it all goes well and you have the same minimal SE!

    Beinghopful- Your chili with the fritos sound so good next time i make mine i will cook it like that. I know what you mean about the same ole stuff, sometimes just veggies sound good,

    I have a question, tomorrow i go for a yearly mamo on right breast, and having a chest xray for my lungs on left MX side, while they are doing the chest xray on lungs, does anything show up on xray if there were abnormaties on the chest wall like lumps ect.. Not that i think there might be, just curious.

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    Debbie,

     That's a really good question but, I'm afraid I don't have an answer.  I tried to google around a bit and couldn't really tell if it would show up or not.  Hopefully one of the others will have a better answer for you.  Hmmmm... Now that I look at the time stamp on your post, was your appointment today (Wednesday) or is it tomorrow?  Either way I hope it went/goes well!

    Michelle,

    I have tried to post a comment on your blog a couple of times and can't see where what I typed posted.  Going to repeat it here and please forgive me if it's posted on your blog as well!  Especially if it's posted like 5 times... LOL!! I really AM an idiot when it comes to the computer!

    Just wanted to say how much I liked the new 'do' .  What a perfect style for summer and it must have really been meant to be, if it fit great and didn't require any additional styling!!!

    Beautiful sunset on the lake!!!!  Just breathtaking!

    Hope your chemo was uneventful today and that your side-effects are little to none!!

    Thinking of you! 

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited June 2011

    BeingHopeful1,

    Gotta watch those Fritos!! They are dangerous!  I am not a big chip fan but can EASILY down an entire bag of Fritos!  They are soooooo good and sooooo addicting...LOL

    To All,

    Tonight is my daughter's birthday dinner and we are heading (at her request) to a local mexican place!! I think there's a large, frosty margarita calling my name!! lol

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited June 2011

    Michelle- I echo Seaside.  I love the pictures, the new wig is fantastic and I was jealous of your toes!!  The sunset was a slice of heaven.  Hope chemo went well and you are resting and letting your DH pamper you a bit.

    Debbie- I don't have an answer either but I would say I think so...but I don't really know.  I hope it went well and that you're doing ok.

    Well today is once again fish-tastic Wednesday.  Once again my son requested steamers at the grocery store today so we'll have that with some baked stuffed cod, corn on the cob and salad.  I was all ready to get swordfish and try it, I am trying to widen my taste of fish, I've always been a bit fussy when it comes to it.  11.99 a pound!  So I got the cod for 4.99 instead.  At least the thought was there right?  Lol!

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