So...whats for dinner?

Kay,



They may not have all of the details figured out yet BUT they have given it some thought!! I think that's the best we can expect at their age.....



By the end of rads I definitely felt like I was crossing the finish line but just limping across.... I was just sooooooo exhausted.. It took a few weeks even after I was finished before I felt my strength returning.... The effects of radiation are cumulative... They reach a peak and then, over time, diminish! How long varies and is as different as we all are.....



Wishing you the best!

Chabba:  Would you mind sharing your clam chowder recipe?  I have one I haven't made in years that is heavy cream & lots of butter, but Houston isn't cold enough yet for standing at the stove very long.  It's nuts to turn the A/C down just so you can turn the oven on.

You have to go on my FB and see my OOOO LA LA video.

Minus Two......I'll try.  My recipe has been developed over time since I've been cooking at the Senior Center and makes enough for 25 to 30 people.  I've never written it down, don't measure anything.  I'll try to put approximate amounts for serving four but adjust to taste.

4 strips of bacon, julienned - butter - 1/2 small onion, finely chopped - 1 clove garlic, minced - flour to make a roux

1 or 2 medium potatoes, cubed into 1/2 to 1 inch pieces cooked in broth from clams and 1 bottle clam juice with water to cover until barely fork tender, drain and save liquid

3 cans chopped clams or 1/2 lb or so chopped fresh clam meat

milk, heavy cream, Worcestershire sauce, dry sherry, minced dill or parsley for garnish

Cook bacon till crisp in heavy soup pot, remove and pour off all but 2 to 3 tbs grease, add equal amount butter.  When butter melts add flour to make a roux and cook on low for a minute or two.  Add potato water and cook to thicken.  Using about 2 parts milk to one part cream, thin to desired soup consistency.  Should be fairly thick.  Heat to serving temperature.

Season to taste with salt, Worcestershire and sherry.  Add reserved bacon and clams, heat again. Raw clams will cook in just a minute or so.  Garnish as desired.

Chabba,



Thanks for the recipe! I'm going to give that a try! Sounds delicious.... Today would actually be a really good soup day! Dreary and COLD here in NY.... Drizzly with snow mixed in... Yuck!

Carrie - I'm still laughing at that picture!!!

Chabba - thanks for the clam chowder recipe, I need to make some!

Deborye- great video!!!

OK, now a vent...how ridiculous that Komen is not postponing tomorrow's walk in Boston.  We're having a freakin' nor'easter and they are proceeding with the event, regardless of the weather. Damned irresponsible!  We have decided to "sleep in" for the cure and meet later for dinner wearing our team shirts.  I can't ask anyone to drive to Boston for this event when race officials are sending out emails saying that parts of the parking lot and the walk route will likely be flooded.

So we are ready...new electric snowblower (which will be fine if we don't need to get out before the power comes back on; snow shovel, ice melt, groceries, marine battery charging, lasagna and chili in the works, firewood, and apple pie. If the power goes out, we can reheat the food in a cast iron skillet over the fireplace. Now I can just hope that the storm blows out to sea and doesn't blast us with the 6-10" that they are predicting. Geez, it's still October!!!

I guess I am quite the weather maker...LOL!!! 

We moved from MO to my daughter's in Acton, MA and we have a tornado warning that is worse than anything we ever experienced in MO, then we go to FL and it rains for three days, and now this late October nor'easter...oh my, what frightful weather!  To be fair, the first October we were in MO, there was a snowstorm in mid-October.  I think we got more than a foot of snow and some people were without power for two weeks.  I really do hate snow!!!  If this is a sign of the winter to come, I'm in big trouble.

I'm sure there will be some interesting pictures tomorrow morning!

Michelle

The Komen folks finally got some smarts - the race has been officially cancelled for "safety" reasons.  I was beginning to question their intelligence! 

The lasagna is in the oven and the chili is in the pot.  I think we have passed Winter Storm Preparedness 101. 

Oh holy cow!



I guess I am living in a bubble today... Had no idea that you all North and East of me are having such a big storm!



Sounds like you have done all you can do to prepare! Keeping my fingers crossed that you you all keep power and that the storm totals aren't what they are predicting....



Michelle,



I am in the "I hate snow club", too.... As far as I'm concerned, it can snow on Christmas Eve and that's it... Good to hear that the race people came to their senses!!

amen sister

I completely agree on the snow.  I don't know how much snow we got, we didn't get 4 inches, but do have accumulation, and it is still coming down.  If a lot of it didn't come down as rain, it would have been a huge snowstorm here, supposed to get a foot in the Poconos.  That is a shame about Michelle's power, I hope it doesn't stay out long.  Your parents are brave Joyce.  I picked my DD up from her dance class at 1 and that is the last time I went out today.  I wish I didn't have my right arm wrapped in all these bandages.  It would have been a good day to bake cookies.  DH just called and is just on his way home from work.  I hope it's not too slippery out there.

Chaba:  Thanks for the clam chowder recipe.  Houston actually got down to 50 last night - cold for us.  It's often still 80 degrees.  Wonder if I should get out the blankets yet?  Thinking of all you ladies in the snow storm.

Met my SIL at Grand Lux Cafe for dinner before a concert.  Wonderful Salmon Piccata with mushrooms, artichokes, lemon & capers on rice with crusty sourdough bread.  Huge portions and lunch prices before 5pm.  We ordered at 4:57.

We still don't have power, so we are at our daughter's house.  They have power, heat and water - all good things...LOL!  We've been in this little house for 4 1/2 months and so far we've had 4 power outages.  Not a good record at all!  We got about a foot of snow.  My son lives a bit north of us and he says there's 18 inches in his driveway.  He doesn't have power, either, but his landlord has a generator so he'll be ok...as soon as she gets home from Boston.  She couldn't make it home last night because the weather was so bad.  There are trees down everywhere, including across the deck of our other daughter's house in Acton, MA.  What a big mess!

My favorite way to eat quinoa, is for breakfast with sugar, butter, and milk. It is great .

For dinner I made butternut squash and apple soup. It is one of those flavors, you either love or hate. The kids hated it, hubby and I loved it.

No trick or treating in our town due the the power outages and downed trees and wires.

We have no power and probably will not have any until Tuesday or Wednesday, maybe longer.  CRAP no hot water either.