So...whats for dinner?
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Debbie- your sandwiches sound wonderfu;! I would like one of each
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I went to 2 Farmers Markets today and bought some brownies from a vendor it's called "Deb's Cookies. She is out of Winchester, MA. www.debscookiesonline.com and a small Cranberry-Orange Bread from La Bella Dolce out of Westford. www.labelladolcebakery.com. There were lots of samples. I tasted the most wonderful Apple Wine with a small piece of cheddar cheese from a vendor out of Harvard, MA forgot the name. One Farmers Market was at Eric's Greenhouse in Westford and the other was at Agway in S. Chelmsford. Someone in Agway was also holding a kitten adoption they were adorable gray kittens.
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They looked like these cuties. -
Debbie.....
How do I get an invite to your house for lunch? That all sounds so good!
Laurie,
Hope you are feeling a bit better! Wouldn't worry about being so tired.... Your body is working overtime to get rid of the various infections... That's hard work! Rest when you can although I know it's hard when you have little ones at home....
As far as yogurt vs pro-biotics... The doctor may have thought that whatever he prescribed had a high possibility of causing a problem that maybe the yogurt wouldn't have helped... My son had pneumonia several years ago and I know they don't mess around with it! -
Deborye,
Love the farmer's markets! Never know what you'll find just know it will be good!
Those kittens are ooooooohhhhhh so cute! -
deb- How cute!!
Seaside- Call me and I will give you directions ha! In fact you are invited for turkey day, I will have tons of turkey LOL!
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Hauntie - love the cookie story - sounds like something I would do....
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oh btw Hauntie.. i live in a church that makes cookies like that.. the ladies roll the dough (in saran wrap or waxed paper) into a tube shape and then cut it into the right size to roll into balls.
i really like this thread. The only thing bad about the 'make your kids eat everything premise' is that I have to eat beets and pretend i like them..
blech
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My DH just left to go elk hunting, I made him a big breakfast before he left, made french toast, sausage and scrambled eggs, I only got about 4 hours sleep, not used to being up at this time, the joke in my family is, the only time debbie sees the sun come up is if she stays up all night LOL!
Think I will go back to bed, probably in time for lunch ha!
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Debbie - too funny! I wish I could sleep in, but nope, I am usually up with the bird, or now, the ducks and geese...lol. I made my DH a sausage, egg and cheese bagel sandwich. We have lots to do before the family arrive for dinner later this afternoon. And I already made Tollhouse cookie bars this morning...go me!!!
Laurie - how are you doing this morning? Hope you are feeling much better.
Deb - cute kitties
Apple - I don't like beets, either. We have been to Jess'n Jim's in Martin City a few times and they serve them to everyone. Just can't get past the "taste like dirt" thought.
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I will agree with a big ol yuck on beets. I don't force or cook the "yucky veggies" like cauliflower. I still don't like cooked cauliflower.
I agree go Michelle! I hope you have a wonderful dinner with your family, you have a beautiful day for a get together. I can't believe how nice it is out! I am feeling a little better today so thankful for that. I have not liked this sicky feeling, I can't remember the last time I had this hard of a time! We are getting ready to head to the park and take advantage fo the good weather and let the kids run!
Debbie- LOL about going back to bed- I miss those days!
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Debbie Congrats on the good news! Have thinking about you an awaiting the news.
Funny on the cooking mishap stories...I think we have all been there. Made me laugh. My mom likes to tell the story of her putting the roast in the oven for dinner and when she went to get it out, It wasnt there...she had put it in the refridge. I think we had soup that night.
Had a small trace of snow on the ground Friday morning, and on Sat we did a boat ride on the canal and stopped at a cute little canalside restaurant for lunch. Had a fish fry....yummm my new favorite restaurant. this is the longest ever having the boat still in the water and nice enough weather to use it, had a bunch of friends with us and some bottles of wine and had a blast.
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Carrie - I told my DH that today would have been a good day for a boat ride! We were busy with projects and getting ready for the crowd that should be arriving any minute, but it was a good thought!
Debbie - I ate elk in Colorado. It was a restaurant so I would guess it was farm-raised, but it was very, very good. I remember it was served medium rare with some sort of berry reduction.
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Laurie- I know when I was really sick a few months ago I was very fatiqed, but I was wondering if you had your iron levels checked?
Carrie- Funny story about the turkey still in the fridge LOL! I remember when I was going through chemo and had "Chemo brain" I made dinner and had twice stuffed baked potatoes and mashed potatoes, my DH said, how come there are 2 different potatoes on the placte? LOL! Hadn't even dawned on me what I did until he brought it up. Your trip on the canal sounds so lovely, I wish I could just hop in a boat from my yard and take a stroll down the lake, so neat!
Michelle- I never use to like elk,or deer or anything gamey, usually won't eat it, but not to long ago i made some elk steaks that I marinated in a teryiki sauce and it was better than I thought. We have no room in my freezer, so dont't know what we will do with all that meat if he gets one today. I cant get the toll house cookies out of my head, I have the chips for a chocolte silk pie im makeing for TG but i might just make the cookies and buy more chips later this week,LOL! Have a nice time with your dinner tonigth, glad the weather is nice there for you.
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Phew, the last of the gang left a few minutes ago. Now I have bins of decorations all over the place, but I'll organize them and start decorating tomorrow since the stuff is already in the right area of the house. We emptied a good dozen or more and the kids took away a couple bins each. Yay! Now I have just the ones for a traditional tree and still more house decorations than I will need. But until I start getting it all placed, it's hard to tell exactly what I'll use.
That beef bourguignon recipe was fabulous! I would make it again in a heartbeat and not change a thing. I made garlic bread to go with it and one of my grandsons said it was the "best in the whole world!" My daughter didn't think he would like it, so it was really a surprise. This was quite a crowd - we had 6 at the table, 3 kids at the counter and 3 guys on trays in front of the tv. Cozy is an understatement...lol! It was all fun and now I am pooped!
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Michelle- Hope you get some rest after a full day of family of fun, your dinner sounds great any special way you do your garlic bread?
I'm not going to do much decorating this year, but I do have a small tree that we bought when we went to visit my dad, some lady had brought them in to my familys restraunt to sell, she made these beautiful trees in differnent colors , white, pink, red, ect,, in memory of her daughter who died of breast cancer she gives all the proceeds to the bc awareness, we paid 60.00 for it, she put a lot of work into them, and what is great i can use it every year and just put it on my table.
Well, DH did not get his elk, i was secretly happy!!! LOL! He's going again tomorrow so he still has another chance.
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Debbie - for the garlic bread, I used a mini food processor to mix up 1/2 stick of soft butter, a drizzle of olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon fresh parsley and some salt. And I spread it on the cut slices of French bread. I put them on a cookie sheet and popped them under the broiler until they were browned.
Tonight the gang is coming to watch the Chiefs get slaughtered by the Patriots. Not sure I can bring myself to root for the Chiefs but they are such a sad team this year! I'm making a beef brisket, and then picking up some potato salad and beans. And I'll make some cole slaw. Our version of an Arrowhead tailgate party! My DH is leaving for Chicago this morning so hell miss the fun.
As for decorating, I LOVE Christmas and I love to have a huge tree.
From christmas tree This is my 2010 tree, which we had shipped to MO from Weirs Tree Farm in Colebrook, NH. It was about 8 ft, which is actually smaller than I woud have liked. It pretty much took over the whole dining room, which was fine because we never sat in there. I don't think I can get one quite that big...the room can take the height, but I don't have enough width available. Maybe I can find a tall narrow one that makes me happy.
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Michelle- Thanks for the garlic bread recipe, sounds good!! Your tree is beautiful, I miss having a real tree, Love the smell and miss decorting with family.
Very windy today, about 50 mph off and on, but starting late tonight and tomorrow we could have gust up to 100 mph they are saying, YIKES!!! We have lot of huge trees around us, thats what makes me so nervous. DH husband didnt go elk hunting today because of it.
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Michelle- I'm glad your family dinner went so well! Sometimes chaos is a good thing, especially when it is quiet at the end. Did you do Apple's recipe for your dinner? Love your pic of the tree, I love a big tree too, we always look for the biggest one to cut down.
Because Of all the water damage from the lightning strike I need to get on the ball, we lost our stockings, Christmas skirt, window lights, lights for the tree and most of the decorations I would put out around the house like the Anna Lee dolls. I don't care so much about the house stuff but we need lights and stockings! We picked our date to go cut the tree and we'll go on the 3rd so I better get my rear in gear!
Last night was chicken Caesar wraps, easy for a Sunday night. Tonight I 'm going to make chicken Marsala, which is really easy too. Not my DH's favorite, but it is one of mine. I am feeling so much better, getting my energy back and feeling more like me. Amazing how much the meds have helped!
Hope everyone had a great day!
Carrie- LOL at the roast story!! That is just awesome!
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Michelle,
Going to definitely give the Beef Bourguignon a try but, may have my husband do the fire thing....lol
That is a really pretty tree! I have a tree skirt that is almost the same as yours except instead of blue, mine is more green!! My Mom made it and gave it to me for Christmas the first year after my husband and I were married.... Have used it every year since!
Laurie,
That stinks that so much of your decorations got damaged!! We haven't had a real tree in years! Ever since the stand leaked and we didn't realize it until we took down the tree!! There was a huge rust stain on the carpet! I really miss the piney scent, though....
Debbie,
Yikes!! That's some serious wind! Stay safe!
I am curious as to what kind of tree you bought.... Can you describe it a bit further?
Well, we had meatloaf, broccoli and mashed potatoes for the kids and a Farro and squash dish for my husband and I... Yes... I am guilty of sometimes caving in to what the kids like and making it.... blush!
The plan was to just have it as leftovers today but, that meatloaf gave us the worst indigestion I think I have ever had..... Not sure I can bring myself to risk suffering that again!
Note to all of you.... If I ever invite you over for dinner and it's meatloaf..... RUN....lol
We tried floating the idea out there to our kids that maybe, in leiu of gifts, we would take a trip somewhere!! Well, that didn't go over AT ALL! It guess it doesn't matter hiw old they are, somethings you just don't mess with! -
Laurie - I made Ina Garten's (Barefoot Contessa) recipe for beef bourguignon. It was excellent and I'll be making it again soon.
I have a beef brisket in the oven, getting ready for our "tailgate" party tonight. I made cole slaw, bought potato salad, rolls and bbq beans. And you must have pickles - dill slices. In Kansas City, most bbq joints serve bbq with white bread - like your basic Wonder bread. We're going to make sliders so I found some small rolls, both white and whole wheat. And of course, lots of beer! DH is in Chicago and will miss tonight's version. But we'll have leftovers, of course. I'm wearing a Patriots tshirt and hoodie, and Chiefs socks. I'm so conflicted...lol!
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Michelle....the tailgate party sounds awesome...you are such an enthusiastic cook!! My girlfriend and I like making fried dill pickles and now we have brought the idea to alot of the local restaurants...the best ever to munch on with a cold beer while watching football.
OOOH Debbie batten down the hatches!! Being on a lake we get some pretty rough winds in the winter also. I always feel like one of the 3 little pigs and that my house will blow down.
Laurie so glad you are feeling better hope everyone stays healthy for the holidays.
My son just called to tell me his job gave him a 14lb turkey! I told him to leave it in Ohio and cook for all the guys in his house. Wish that had happened before I bought our turkey.
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Laurie- Glad you are feeling much better. Sorry about all your decorations, that sucks!
Seaside- I always liked my meatloaf and so did my DH but thought i would change it up a bit and found a recipe from martha stewarts Moms recipe I think it it called martha stewarts meatloaf 101 and it is fabulous, if you want the recipe i will post it.
the tree is about 2ft tall, the base and branches are white, looks like it started out as a bare tree made out of wire or plastic? But is covered in red velvet leaves with gold trim around the leaves with little gold and red balls and ribbon around it and white lights with a cord and sparkley stuff. I wanted the all white or all pink but they were already sold, love this one though. She had made like 30 or so and put them on our huge table we have when you first walk in the door at our family's restaurant and they pretty much sold in a coupld of days. I will see try and take a pic of it with my DH phone and d/l it if i can.- Funny, my DD is the same way, she would rather have presents or money instead of a trip, I would want both LOL!
Michelle- LOL! on your sports attire!!
Carrie- Yes, my stomach is a little nervous just thinking about those winds, the news casters have been know to be wrong, so im hoping they are wrong again.
I thought if we have our storm i would want some munchie in case our power went out so i made some cookies today ( chocolate chip) been wanting them since Michelle ;-))) what could of been a slight mishap turned out good. I put the cookies in the oven and had grilled a cheese sandwich at the same time, I went and ate my sandwich and then realized i had forgotton about my cookies they were in there for about 30 minutes (only suppose to cook for 10-12 minutes) so i run in the kitchen and they were just cooked to perfection, i realized i had turned off my oven when i turned off my stove, so i guess its a good thing i turned the oven off or i would of had burnt cookies LOL!
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Debbie,
I think I have a better picture of what you tree looks like... Sounds really pretty!
Would love your recipe for meatloaf.... I do like a good meatloaf just, apparently, not mine! Glad to hear that the grilled cheese saved the cookies...lol. Now I'm craving both!!!
Batten down the hatches and enjoy those cookies with, or without, power! -
Joyce- So glad you checked in, You have been on my mind. I hope you got your house back to normal again. Have a wonderful Thanks-Giving - Love and hugs!
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Seaside- here is the meatloaf recipe, If you try it, I hope you enjoy!!
Ingredients
- 4 slices white bread, torn into pieces
- 2 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and cut into eighths
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup ketchup
- 3 teaspoons dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Directions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place bread in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade; pulse until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a medium bowl, and add ground beef.
- Place onion, garlic, celery, carrots, and parsley in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade; pulse until fine. Add to meat mixture, using hands to mix well. Add egg, 1/2 cup ketchup, 2 teaspoons dry mustard, salt, and pepper; use hands to combine thoroughly. Place in an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pan.
- Combine remaining 1/2 cup ketchup, remaining teaspoon dry mustard, and brown sugar in a bowl; stir until smooth.
- Brush mixture over meatloaf; place in the oven with a baking pan set on the rack below to catch drippings. Cook until a meat thermometer inserted in the center reads 160 degrees, about 90 minutes. If top gets too dark, cover with foil, and continue baking.
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I just made one of my two cranberry relishes.
I can't find the recipe for my Mom's Cranberry relish it has a package of whole cranberries, an orange sugar and walnuts.
She used to use her metal grinder which I have hers and mine. But I use my food processer. I just pulse it otherwise too much spin will ruin the relish, it will turn into mush.
I think I add 3/4 c of sugar also. Does anyone remember?
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The Cranberry Sauce I just made is different.
1 c sweetened cranberry juice
1/4 c sugar
12 oz fresh cranberries
1/4 c dried cranberries
1 1 inch piece of fresh ginger
1 sprig fresh thyme (I had to run down to the garden for that ingredient)
Stir in 2 tbl apricot preserves for an added touch of sweetness.
Cook all of the ingredients in a med saucepan until the fresh berries burst and the dried cranberries plump--about 8 mins. Discard ginger & thyme sprig and let cool. Chill for and serve.
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Deb- Your cranberries sounds really good, I have not made it in a long time so dont really have a good recipe for it.
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The cranberry relish sounds good. What do you do with it? Do you just serve it as a side?
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