So...whats for dinner?

OMG, we went for Chinese food.  He picked the restaurant.  I tried to warn him that we should go to the one Joycek suggested, but he wanted to try this other one because it was "big"...lol.  He reads more about a golf course before he plays it than he does a restaurant!!!  Anyways, this place was the pits and we'll be lucky if we don't both end up with tummy aches. 

So there's a story that goes back to a Christmas about 10 years ago.  We went out for a nice holiday dinner with some good friends, and he had the wine list in his hands...for a long time.  It was like a bible - this place was known for its extensive wine list.  So finally I said, just pick one.  So he did.  But he didn't pay attention to the price...until the bill came and he asked the server about the $100 item on the bill.  Yeah, it was the wine - a half bottle of wine - $50 a glass - and terrible!!!  After that, he swore he'd never pick wine again and it was a big joke among our friends.  I think we've reached that point with ethnic restaurants!  He's good with desserts, donuts and muffins, though!!!!

Michelle

Michelle,



We bought our daughter a Kindle for Christmas ( along with an Amazon gift card ) a couple of years ago and, as she said erven now, it was the BEST gift we have ever given her!



I still cling a bit to the actual books with paper pages (have even avoided getting a cell phone), but even I look with awe at that Kindle! I think you will love it!



Great news for your daughter having a lead on a job! Things right now are so hard for the kids just starting out, that any help is a blessing! Much in the way that I think you meeting JoyceK was no accident, I also believe, your trip to the casino with your daughter, led her right to where she was meant to be!



Wanted

Ah Debbie, the things we learn on this discussion thread...lol!  Hope you're feeling better after a good night's sleep.  I always have trouble with jet lag going west.  For some reason, going east never bothers me. 

I finally slept really well last night and my knees are not bothering me  I need to do some real cleaning today, so it's a good thing.

Michelle

Apple - lol!  I have a friend - mid 60's.  She hates meat but will eat a huge portion of anything with fat.  And she has the most incredible sweet tooth.  A whole carton of sour cream or half pound of cheese is routine for her...lol. 

Yogurt with blackberries and blueberries for breakfast this morning.  Now it's time to get off the internet and get something done!

Michelle

try having a baseball clap get blown off your head by freezing winds (January - Kansas City downtown where the breeze blows might fast down the street.. Way too fast to catch a hat.).. and then go to the opera with only a wool scarf.. I just took it off during the performance..  it was just too hot.

My 'seating neighbors'  were so kind and solacing... omg,... do you have cancer ?- you poor thing, you are so pretty.. one elderly man insisted on giving me 50 dollars.   He said... 'i have cancer too.  I know it's expensive."

 really.

Goat cheese and red peeper pasts, salad & red wine

Lovegolf,



That pasta sounds good... Do you have a recipe that you use?

Apple - yikes, I can feel the frigid KC wind now!  Everyone thinks that Kansas City doesn't get much winter, but it can be nasty.  How sweet of tht elderly man! 

We are in for a rude awakening once the NH winter settles in...I'm used to walking out the door to the car in the heated garage.  Umm, no garage here and we'll have to trudge through whatever Mother Nature dishes up to get up the stairs to the car in the driveway that holds 8 cars (therefore capable of holding lots of snow).  DH and I were having this discussion today.  I said I needed a new winter coat, a raincoat, and winter boots.  He poo-poo'd the idea and said he thought his leather jacket would be enough for snow shoveling.  I'm writing this here so I can remind him in December or January...lol!  He said he was going to wear t-shirts and shorts all winter.  Not sure about this "hearty" California surfer boy turned New Englander...I seem to remember buying him cozy slippers last winter because his feet got cold while sitting in his office...in a house with the heat set on 72!   Methinks he is the one with chemo brain!

Michelle

Thanks Seaside, had a great time down the shore.

Still recovering from the DIEP, so just had tuna fish for dinner tonight.

Handsome young man, Apple!

I just read this and had to share...those of you with ripening tomatoes coming faster than you can use up - did you know you can freeze them whole?  Just put a dozen or so in a gallon freezer bag and pop them in the freezer. And oh, this guy suggests using a straw to suck the air out of the bag - no fancy vacuum sealer required.   When you want to use them (soups, sauces or stews), just take out what you need, run them under hot water and rub off the skin.  Let them warm up a bit then chop them and add to your dish.  They will have the consistency of canned tomatoes without all the work.  Good idea if you have spare freezer space!

Michelle

BLT toasted for suppa tonight.  Didn't feel like cooking.  I try to visit my Dad in assisted living at least 2 to 3 times a week, so when I do visit him I get home around 7:30.  So I just don't like to eat a large meal at that time.  

The tomatoes are from my garden, the yellow ones did pretty good but the red ones where far and few between.  Between the gopher and the blight I only got to harvest about 6.  So I ended up have the BLT with yellow tomatoes.

Hugs to all♥ 

We are having BLTs tomorrow for lunch, unless I get ambitious and make them for breakfast!

Laurie - you are nuts, especially with everything you've been through in the last month!  But they are cute and that picture of your son with the kittens is precious!

Michelle

I was craving nachos, all day, so I came home after work, and melted some cheese on some chips chopped some tomatoes on top, and drizzled my favorite topping over it,,,,RANCH ,,,yummy

Zumbagirl- Nachos sounds really good, never tryed them with ranch but bet its good.

I have to admit I miss having a dog...we had a rescue dog (like a soft coated wheaten terrier) for many, many years and he was such a love!  Our lease here doesn't allow for pets, so I get my fix from my daughter's bischon/shih tzu mix.  We actually bought him in Missouri as a birthday present for her and then delivered him to her in NH.  My DH was afraid that if we kept him until we saw her (which would have been a few weeks later) I would never give up the dog and we'd have to buy another one,  Probably true!  So we drove 3000 miles over 5 days...LOL!  He thinks it was a good investment!

Michelle