So...whats for dinner?

Apple,

I hope you feel better soon. 

I think that we would have gotten into a lot of trouble together in the 70s if we knew each other. I hope that you rest up and let everyone else do the work

I would not recommend that black bean soup I made either.  It was awful.  I want Susan's ravioli.

I'm going to help a friend pack for her move today.  I won a raffle for a double radio flyer filled with boy toys,  (No not Boy Toys sheesh, ladies!  ) for boys under 5 at a nursing home and I'm giving it to her single daughter for  Christmas! She has 3 sons under that age.

Sending more ((((HUGS)))) and caring thoughts your way, Apple.



Wow, Bedo, a single mom with three boys under five years...give her strength!!

susan - beautiful pics of the ravioli!  Making me a little hungry - anesthetic always takes away my appetite, but that looks yummy!

apple - yes, rest and let others do, thinking of you and sending you strength!

carberry - DS loves to cook!  And shop!  What is up with that?  DD like to shoot and fish, and drives a truck!  Funny kids!  I am looking forward to DS coming to visit - have some fun planned and my in-laws will be in Florida too so we will have a visit with them!

Big HUGS and warm energy to Apple.....rest and let people do for you.

Susan WOW is all I can say on that ravioli...you even plate it like a pro!

Bedo  Rats on the boy toy(s)

Christmas/Birthday party at my parents house, mom turned 78.  Ham and salads, fresh fruit..just kinda grazed all afternoon.  Lots of Christmas deserts and birthday cake of course but sweets are not really my thing.  Liked the salty ham..gonna pay for that tomorrow.

Michelle,



Thanks for update on Apple...



Apple,



Hoping that the symptoms you are having are due to the rads and when you are done they abate quickly.... In the meantime, rest as much as you can... We miss your posts here!



Eric,



I bet that is a #2 can... I have few recipes from my youth that call for that size. It is indeed equal to a 20 oz can (or roughly 2 1/2 cups) of crushed pineapple....



Debbie,



Hope Chuck's appointments go well this week and that you have a great visit with your Dad... Safe travels and look forward to hearing from you when you get back!

Dinner with a friend tonight. Made a lamb stew served with roasted vegetables over polenta. Topped with gremolata to add a touch of freshness. Very nice supper.

New Orleans is a town I must visit. I bet that the Christmas lights are beautiful.

*susan*

Michelle, thanks for the update on Apple.

Apple, I hope you start to feel better after RADS are done, and that your strength keeps up til you are done.

Eric, when I had something I couldn't read, I copied it much darker. Sometimes that helped. If some spots were TOO dark, try erasing the copy where there is too much toner. Sometimes that works. But you have to play with it, and I had good luck with some carbon copies from my mom and dad. Good luck.

To all, much love.

Kay, your Hanukka dinner sounds very interesting.  Completely outside my experience.  You pose the question many of us are asking:  Why own assault weapons?  The answer to why one can own them in the USA is simple.  The NRA, which is so powerful that the politicians in Washington are scared to oppose the organization.  The NRA has shown its muscle by going into states and waging campaigns against candidates it opposes. 

My bil is on facebook this morning stating that the problem in the Conn. school was not enough guns INSIDE the school to shoot the shooter!  He advocates everyone carrying guns!  I do not kid.  And he's a big NRA member and wouldn't miss a gun show.  He does keep his guns locked in a safe.  To his great dismay, IL is not a concealed carry state.  Here in LA, you can bet that a lot of the cars in the parking lot have guns inside them.  And a certain number of women have small guns in their handbags.  I do not object to hunting guns and revolvers that aren't rapid fire.  We always had guns in the house when I was a kid and dh owns several guns his uncle gave him.  The problem there is that I forget about them and occasionally we do have children in the house.

Susan, the weather in New Orleans this time of year could range from 70's to 30's.  This year we've seen a lot of the 70's, which doesn't make me happy.  I look forward to some 50's and 60's in Dec. and Jan.  Our cold weather never lasts longer than 2 or 3 days, then back into a warming trend.  It is nice that we have blossoms in winter.  My sansanquas have been gorgeous this year.  The yellow cassias are blooming and most people plant pansies in the fall to bloom through the winter and into the spring.  The camellias are blooming.  I have all those blossoms in my yard.

Happy Monday.

luvrving - glad you are home from what sounds like a smooth port-installment - and wow on the breakfast!  I am still in that period of no appetite from anesthetic, so have not been eating much.

carole - I also live in a concealed carry state - I assume that everyone I see driving or walking around has a gun.  It is truly crazy and it does make me nervous.  I see absolutely no reason for the average, non-law enforcement, person to have an automatic weapon.  Some people say they hunt with them but until the animals start shooting back I think it is overkill - so stupid, and one of the reasons things like this happen.

kayg - yay on the possible trial enrollment - it really was easy and I am so glad I did it.  I felt good doing something to advance the science and potentially get a personal benefit at the same time.

Michelle, I remember that winter 3 yrs ago.  DH and I went to FL in Jan and towed our 5th wheel camper to Lakeland, where our rv friends have a hookup at their house.  We visited Epcot and nearly froze our "arses" off.  When we were ready to depart and slid the slides back into the rv, sheets of ice fell off. 

Wonderful aroma of pot roast wafting through the house.  DH went to the supermarket, consulted with a butcher in the meat dept., bought the roast and is cooking it with veggies.  I'll cook some greens that need to be cooked and may make a salad. 

I finished up the last of the Christmas shopping today and the REI gift card I'd ordered for a gift arrived in the mail.  Ho, ho, ho. 

Volante Farms sure has grown since I lived out in those suburbs. Cooking classes? Wow.

Dinner tonight was a leek and potato soup with a tiny amount of sausage. I love this soup. True bistro, cold weather food. I topped with some fresh chives, and made some croutons from a stale loaf of sourdough bread. Perfect supper. My only regret is that I didn't have enough leeks to make a double batch.

Michelle, your light breakfast sounds like the Friendly Toast. Too funny.

*susan*

Yes, Susan, you would not recognize Volante Farms. Young Dave (their oldest kid, my son's friend) and his two younger sibs have taken over the business and expanded it in many ways...and they now have a chef preparing meals for people to take out..and they've had two "dinners in the fields" events. I learned this past weekend however, that they may not do it this year since it is a money loser and a huge undertaking.



I cleaned out and organized another couple of kitchen cabinets and a three shelf pantry today, more food circa 2004-2010. Makes me glad that I am now home and can keep better track of my inventory...this was really wasteful!



Then I baked some biscotti and also made dough for mexican chocolate chip cookies, which I'll bake tomorrow. At dinner time, since DH wasn't here, I decided to try a can of soup that I found in my pantry. The date was fine, the soup was awful...so I threw it out!

Tomorrow I'll make a nice kale sausage soup, while doing some more baking.



I saw a nice recipe for smashed pea/ricotta crostini with mint, which I think I'll also make for the "meet the baby" gathering this coming Sunday. This will give me a chance to make my own ricotta later this week...wish me luck!

Auntie, your baked goods sound delicious. 

Tonight's dinner is "same song second verse"--warmed up pot roast and veggies.  Warmed up greens.

Hope everyone is well and just too busy to post. 

We made tacos for supper and now we're watching A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott.  It's DH's favorite version.  Big day tomorrow - PET/CT scan and appt with the RO.    Port site seems to be healing nicely, I can remove the bandage tomorrow morning.  We'll probably grab a late lunch after my scan which will screw up suppertime.  Might be a popcorn night.