So...whats for dinner?

Regarding turmeric...it is one of the flavor ingredients in bread and butter pickles.  Many years ago (like 30 or so) I actually made some homemade pickles and my first husband liked B&B pickles.  Some of you have probably eaten it and not realized it.  It's also used for food coloring in yellow mustard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric

The wiki link states that there are 61 registered clinical trials involving turmeric (also called curcumin). 

Luvrving  oh that picture of the little cake decorators made me feel so good.  They are wonderful! It makes me remember being that age.

Deb I am so jealous.  I'm definitely going

Carberry, I used to live in the Arctic with polar bears walking through town, Barrow AK. In august one year it got up to 60 and all my friends had a cookout, no coats, nothing. right on the arctic ocean.  I thought they were nuts.

All your recipes sound great!

Debbie, you're a great wife. My DH has to fend breakfast for himself. And he usually makes the coffee for me. Tonight, I made curry chicken. It was just with a bottle sauce from trader joes, was good though. Had baked potatoes, salad and nan too.



Bedo, you lead an exciting life. I would love to hear about AlSka.



Echo didn't turn out well, not worse, but not better either. They said I would go back on herceptin on Thursday though, they'll just watch me closely. And now I have a second prescription for the heart. sigh. I feel fine though.

Debbie,



Tonight was thin sliced steak sandwiches with peppers, onions and cheese... I would call it a Philly cheese steak but, I'm sure it is not what the real Philly girls here would call it....lol! Was going to be dinner last night but, DH was feeling not so good.... He seems to have bounced back today....



Just made two holiday snacks.... not sure I'd call them cookies.... but these would be right up your alley since you like the salty/sweet.....

http://www.katrina-runs.com/prancing-and-pawing-2011

and

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pretzel-turtles/



Both get a big thumbs up!!



Bedo,



Yikes!! A polar bear walking down the street!! The only one I have ever seen was in the Bronx Zoo and I could not believe how enormous it was..... Same thing with seeing a Moose in Maine.... Never imagined they were that large!



Kay,



So sorry that the news wasn't better.... But not worse is good news too!! Glad that you feel OK... Hugs!



Joycek,



We like DD coffee here too! They have it on special from now till Christmas... Buy 3 get 1 free....



Those pork chops sound great and, even though I m in the minority.... I love beets!! Just wish I could have some success with growing them... planted them the last 2 years and have had no luck!

I wonder if this is the recipe that my DD's neighbor used:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/butternut-squash-mac-and-cheese-recipe/index.html

It does sound good! 

Kay - (((hugs)))  I'm thinking it must be a little scary to proceed with herceptin knowing you've got some heart issues.  Have they given you any statistics on the risk from a recurrence vs the risk of a serious heart problem?  I think I'd want to know...

Deborye,



Have a safe trip tomorrow and soak up some of that Bermuda sunshine for us all!!

Now i dont feel so bad that im not up early cooking thanks everyone!LOL!

Kay- Oh kay, im sorry you have to go back on herceptin, and saying prayers for you that your heart will return to normal.

Joyce- What a sweetheart of a DH you have, bringing you coffee in the morning, when i use to be a pepsiholic and it had to be with lots of ice, he ran to the store and bought me one, thats been years though when he was still in lust LOL!

Michelle- I was afraid that was going to happen once you started further along in your rads, i hope it dosnt get worse. Your DD sounds like an amazing person, i can see why you are so proud of her. I checked out that mac/squash recipe it looks good if that is the same one it will give it a try sometime.

Seaside- I love phyilly cheese steaks, i would of put peppers on mine normally but was out of them, plus put it on ciabatta rolls instead of hougie rolls so i guess it would just be steak sandwich LOL! I love the recipes, they look so easy and good to make, i use to make pretzle sticks dipped in choc on one end and white choc on the other end they were good but messy these look so much easier and the kttly on the first one is soooo cute.

Ducky- I would love the marinara sauce or (gravy) recipe, there have been some good ones on here but i always like to try new ones. 

Bedo- I missed the bear story, how scary, We went to a wild life safari place in winston, oregon a few years back where you drive through in your car. all the wild life roam around freely, we drove through a bear area, my DH had been fishing a few days before so the back of his pickup smelled like fish, about 4 bears were trying to get in the back of our pickup, the safari guys had to come chase them away, they were huge i was almost crying LOL!

Im going to make the belguim chicken tomorrow after hearing it was good, couldnt find belguim beer but bought somthing that sounded germain, couldnt understand what it said but it was dark, hope it will taste ok.

Shechirple- So glad you are back and wonderful news you dont have to have chemo or rads, that is just awesome!!

I checked out that site and it has fabulous recipes on there, i have tons of recipe links and have not seen this one before, i found the pasta/scallop recipe and it looks so yummy, i copy/pasted it. It made my mouth water.

I Make a fantasy fudge with the marshmellow puff, also a peanut butter fudge the same way only i use peanut butter chips and a few xtra spoonfulls of peanut butter, I get so many compliment on both.

Thanks for the recipe link, and im happy for you too!! ((hugs))))

SheChirple - woohoo!  So glad the surgery went well and there were no nasty surprises!  And while I understand why you might want to attend cooking classes, I agree with your DH that you know your way around the kitchen.  OMG - 47 pounds of fudge???  My dad used to make the cocoa fudge recipe that was on the back of the Hershey's cocoa tin.  Being diabetic, I don't make that stuff anymore.  I used to make pralines at Christmas and they were oh, so good. 

I had a recipe (if only I could find my notebook full of newspaper clippings - it's probably in an unpacked box!) for a fondue that used a lemony chicken broth to cook an assortment - beef, shrimp, meatballs, chicken, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, etc.  I made this a few times back in the early 70s when fondue pots were all the rage.  I don't even have a pot anymore, but I've been to the Melting Pot a few times and enjoyed it.  I think it's a great way to have a "conversational" dinner party for just another couple or two.  You get everything ready in advance and then you can just sit down and enjoy the meal.  Maybe I'll buy one after Christmas.

Debbie - yup, my DD is amazing, to have gone back to school fulltime and finish her degree at the age of 31. I think it took this long for her to figure out what she really, truly wanted to do. She got a fantastic job offer (about $6k over the average offer for new grads in her field) with a CPA firm and she will proceed with getting her CPA after a short break from school. Maintaining that 4.0 GPA really paid off for her!

I used to have a fondue pot years ago, when i did i made mostly chocolate (duh) and a beer cheese one. they are fun like Michelle said if you have a couple or two to share with. The only problem i had was when people doubled dipped- Ewwwe that kind me me nausaus.(I have a weak stomach) LOL!

Made a tuna salad for lunch today, using lettuce leaves instead of bread. 

Laurie- You are so busy all the time, i dont know how you keep up! I bet your house is starting to look amazing Now after what you went through. Are you and the kids feeling better?

I did my christmas shopping Last night we will have a Glazed ham, fruit salad, scallop potatoes, yams, broccoli casserole, coconut cream pie. Everything will be small portions this time (not like Thanksgiving) Dh will work part of the morning on christams, then off we go to the community center and will serve the homeless and the needy,DH is in charge of all the food this year, the casino is donating all of the food as well as some of the food vendors my DH deals with. We still have to buy some blankets and coats to take down there for those who need it, I also clean out my closets and take those there too. Then we will come back and have a quite dinner, just the two of us, we do get invites but prefer this year since family is busy working we let our friends have there family time.

anyone who actually eats beets is a super star.  they freak me out, they taste so awful to me.  I remember my beets as a child.. taken in cubes from a can and boiled for 2- minutes.  ick.

Hi All, I never posted in here before but I cried the other day.... During the holidays I always make turkey pot pie with veggies.. Until now, I used to use Campbell's Cream of Chicken and Cream of Mushroom soup for the sauce... I looked at the label It is full of soy protein and soy protein isolate!!!! Bummer... the nutritionist was appalled when I told her... she said make the cream of chicken soup from scratch... that way you know what is in it.. She also said she was going to tell Campbells what she thought of their ingredients..  Just an FYI... I used alfredo sauce instead LOL.