So...whats for dinner?

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

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  • LuvRVing
    LuvRVing Member Posts: 4,516
    edited December 2012

    Deb - can you see the picture OK?  When I first posted it, I could see it in the text box but it didn't show up when I hit the "submit" button.  I had just copied and pasted it from Sally's email attachment and it didn't like that process.  So I downloaded the picture then uploaded it to Picasso and it worked.

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

    Now I see it, it's bedo on a saddle. LOL

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited December 2012

    Specialk- Sorry about your friend, that is a sweet story and made me cry. I agree that we are destined to meet for a reason and what wonderful gifts she brought to your life.

    Michelle- I have made your apple pancakes a few times now and just loved it. Thanks for posting the picture of Bedo looks like she is having fun, I think its "Ride a cowboy and save a horse" LOL!

    Kay- Holy cow is right, that is a lot of meat. I wish we had a butcher around here it would sure beat the grocery store meats.

    Deb- Thats awesome you had your DD on New Years. Happy upcoming BD to her!

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited December 2012

    Ride Sally Ride!! Hope you had a great birthday, looks like you did!



    Happy B-day to your DD Deborey. It looks like she had a good one as well.



    Don't rub it in Eric! It snowed earlier, about 2 inches, but it melted some this afternoon. I hate winter! We did have a good soup which was nice in this weather though. My SIL gave me the recipe. I took one carton of Trader Joes tomato and roasted red pepper soup, 2 cups water, 1package frozen chimichura rice and one can Cuban style black beans. Put it in a pot and let it cook a while until a little thickened. Tasted like all home made!



    I plan to try making paninis soon. Can you use any kind of bread?

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited December 2012

    debbie - sorry to make you cry!  It was very cute - her children spoke of her love for glitter and sparkly things - clothes, accessories, etc.  They gave out little tiny bottles with glitter they found in her house, they said she put it in their birthday cards, and was so organized she had them labeled with years 20's, 30's, 40's, etc.

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited December 2012

    Well, this has been a big surprise of a day in the weather department... Woke up to, as Carberry said, snow coming down so hard you could barely see and it really didn't improve much all day until the last couple of hours or so... Last I heard this was supposed to be just a couple of inches but I think today we had more than the 6-8 inches we had on Wednesday when the weather guys were freaking out... Go figure!



    Since we weren't going anywhere in this weather, dinner was whatever leftovers you could find....



    Happy Birthday Bedo!!!! Looks like you had some fun!



    Michelle, Thanks for posting Bedo's pic.... but, if you're quoting the country song it's... "Save a horse, ride a cowboy"..... giggle..... I think I'm blushing a bit....

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited December 2012

    Oh Special K, I meant to say wonderful story, thanks for posting. My condolences.



    Holy cow is right, it will probably last almost a year. Last year three of us bought half a cow, this year there are only two of us. It is unbelievable how good it is though, and very little fat. No matter what cut we used or what we did with it, it was delicious. Last year no one wanted the short ribs,so they gave them all to me. It was a pain getting the membrane off, but I boiled them and mixed them with som sweet baby rays barbecue sauce, and everyone said they were the best ribs they ever had. It was definitely the meat, not the cooking. This year I even bought a food saver so I can wrap it really well in the freezer. I plan to freeze some of the veggies we get if we do the CSA again next year with it too.

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  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 5,065
    edited December 2012

    All the talk about wonderful meat has me craving meat like I used to get from a little shop in Olympia 1965 through most of the '70's when the butcher retired and sold his shop.  He bought his beef on the hoof and slaughtered it himself.  He dry aged it, if I remember right it was for about 60 days.  He had some pre-cut meat in his case but always cut mine to order. 

    Only once (well 5 times because I spent 5 days at my Aunt's house when I visited them in ND in 1963) did I ever taste any better.  Two of her sons raised and sold International Champion Polled Herford breeding stock.  One of her grandsons has bought a few of the culls from the herd to raise Kobe style, complete with messages and beer, to sell as meat.  One of the steers he had butchered, prope4rly dry aged of course, and gave thee meat to the family.  We ate his steaks every night while I was there.  Heaven.

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited December 2012

    Debbie.... Glad to hear i'm not the only one who thought of that song.... Great minds think alike!

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited December 2012

    Kay,



    The lyric 'Ride Sally, ride' came to mind as well! Too funny!



    Hope you like your Food Saver... I have eyed them forever to use for freezing garden produce but my garden has been a bit of a bust the last couple years due to my wildlife friends...boooooo... , So haven't been able to justify it....

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

    You should see all the beautiful pics she has posted on FB.

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited December 2012

    Deborye,



    I wish I could see the pics that you all share on facebook but, I am not yet there... Maybe 2013 will be the year...lol!

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

    That deer is so close.

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  • LeeA
    LeeA Member Posts: 1,660
    edited December 2012

    SpecialK - I'm sorry to hear about the passing of your friend.  Thanks for sharing her story and the story of your friendship.  As Jung was said to have said "there are no coincidences." 

    Editing to add:  Deb, wow, that deer really is close.  We get them in our driveway all the time but they never let us get that close to them (they love eating the ivy that covers the sides of our property - or USED to cover the sides of our property).  It looks like your daughter has a lot of fun and is a lot of fun.  

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited December 2012

    Specialk- The one thing no one will ever say about me is that I'm organized ha! I wish i was but I just don't take the time to do it right because Im always in a hurry. Again sorry for your loss.

    Seaside- LOL! After all we are born on the same day haha!

    Deb- Love the pictures. Looks like the weather is nice there too.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited December 2012

    If the deer is in the Grand Canyon, they are quite used to people.



    Eric

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  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 5,065
    edited December 2012

    Here the deer are so used to people they come right up on the deck and eat the flowers from the planters.  Some people feed them and have them eating from their hands even though there is a city ordinance against feeding any wild animal within the city limits.

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  • SeasideMemories
    SeasideMemories Member Posts: 3,194
    edited December 2012

    Deb,



    What beautiful pictures! Just look at how blue the sky is! Thanks for posting them so us non-facebook'ers can see them! I can't be the only one, am I...lol?

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  • curveball
    curveball Member Posts: 3,040
    edited December 2012

    no, you aren't the only non-Facebooker. I'm not on FB and have no plans ever to open an account there. I stick to online forums. Guess I'm just old-fashioned.

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

    One of many of DD and SIL's stops

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

    I think they were hiking and saw these deer.

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited December 2012

    Deb, great photos! I wonder what the specials were at the Roadkill Cafe? ;)



    We received 8 inches of snow, which would be more beautiful if the sky were blue. It is an ominous dark grey right now.

    I'm waiting for DH to start talking about the virtues of condo life....he just finished snow-blowing the property. For some reason we have always lived on a corner lot....more to shovel! But as I reminded DH, now that Lacey is in pup heaven (or Rainbow Ridge....or is it Bridge?:), there is no need to shovel a track around the back yard. Thank you, sweet Lacey....every once in a while I really miss her.



    Our chicken egg lemon soup was more like a chowder last night since I made it early in the day (the mistake)using orzo instead of rice, which absorbed a lot of the liquid. It wasn't bad....just a different texture which we actually enjoyed on the cold snowy night.

    Big news..... DH baked. A Stonewall gift basket we received included a loaf mix of rosemary/olive/parmesan bread which just needed to have a bottle of beer added. So he's off and running with his cooking efforts. ;) We are attending a cooking class in a few weeks, so maybe that will involve some real recipes. Meanwhile, I'm loving the willing spirit!



    Have a good Sunday, everyone!

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited December 2012

    Those pictures of the dam look very familiar. The engineer in me is always in awe whenever I stop by there. My brother usually lives in Las Vegas, I live near Phoenix, so it's right on the way.



    I tried the baked apple pancake today. Sharon and Chrissy are skiing, so I cut it in half for just myself. It's awesome. They'll be home tonight and I'll make it in the morning. My mom's skillet is so well seasoned that the pancake slid onto my plate.



    Tomorrow we meet with the oncologist and find out about the latest round of cancer marker results. The last results were concerning, but not alarming, so another PET/CT is also going to be scheduled.



    Eric

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  • carberry
    carberry Member Posts: 1,153
    edited December 2012

    Bedo  Love that pic...loks like you had quite the birthday.

    Eric Sounds like sharon is doing well...doing the skiing thing.  What is the closest spot for skiing out your way? My daughter also abandoned all our plans for a ski invite with friends   Glad she did, living in the city she doesnt get much of a chnace to ski, but she was really sore and wiped out when she got in last night.

    Soooo much snow here, it just doesnt seem to stop. Trying to keep the hot soups and meals going but running low on some stock items.  Not getting to store soon though as our driveway is drifted in up to my waist  Hubby needs to bring the snowplow home from work so that I can get out eventually.

    Deb  love the photos...we did that trip with our children when they were in their teens...such a gorgeous area and of course Vegas was a blast.

    Spaghetti tonight and tomorrow we are going to dinner at a new local spot that has just opened, they will have a band, then home before the clock strikes 12

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  • bedo
    bedo Member Posts: 1,866
    edited December 2012

    Oh happy birthday deb DD!

    Special K I am so glad that you got to meet that special person but I am sorry for your loss

    Luvmygoats.  Do you have your lima bean recipe to share?  I love them and brussle sprouts.

    Michelle, you look so cute, I think you may have a new job, Easter's coming!

    We got Lots of snow and some angel swept off part of the snow on my car.

    Not going out on New Years.  Too many crazies!

    But New Years Day Dinner and a movie.

    I hope everyone is staying warm and hello to all I missed!

    I hope Apple is OK.

    Now, if someone would get off the couch and peel and cook the frozen shrimp, I could have dinner.  I think that I will have that with some cocktail sauce and lemon.

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited December 2012

    Leftover Turkey dinner tonight.

    When DD moved to Bermuda she had 2 cats, one she had to put to sleep due to cancer, I have the other, Tinkie.  For about 3 to 4 months she has been going where every she pleases, I have tried every trick in the book but to no avail.  So we had to put a gate up so she only has access to the family room, kitchen and utility room where her litter box is. I had to take all lthe scatter rugs up cuz she was going on them.  She was doing good for a few days, going in her box but this morning was a pile of crap on the family room carpet.  She has been drinking a lot of water and I am noticing she is losing weight and sleeping a lot so I suspect she may have diabetes.  When Rebekah gets back from her vacation she is going to call her vet to make an appointment.  I can not have Tinkie ruining my house and it is really breaking my heart to put her down.  She has bonded with me and I with her.  She is almost 15 years old and I can not afford to treat a elderly cat.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited December 2012

    I, too, am worrying about Apple. 

    The closest place to ski is Snowbowl, which is just northwest of Flagstaff--about 2-1/2 hours drive when the weather is decent.  They went to Sunrise, which is a bigger ski resort near Hon Dah, on the White Mountain Indian lands.  it's about 5 hours drive from here--longer if the roads are messed up, like they are right now. 

    Found another recipe.  I haven't tried it. 

    Fasnacht Keichle   (Mom says it's Feast Night Cake--for before Lent)

    1 cup granulated sugar

    2 tbs lard

    1 egg

    1 cup mashed potato

    1 cup milk

    5 tps baking powder

    dash of salt

    1/8 tps nut meg

    2-3 cups flour to stiffen

    Lard for frying

    Powdered Sugar

    Cream sugar and lard.  Add egg.  Beat.  Mix with unseasoned mashed potatoes.  Heat in milk.  Mix baking powder, salt, nut meg and 2 cups of flour.  Add more flour if necessary. Pat to 1/2 inch thick.  Cut with a doughnut cutter. 

    Deep fry.  Turn once.  Drain, dip in powdered sugar.

    My mom says the frying is done in a deep fat fryer and the modern measurements were hers.  Tps is teaspoon and tbs is tablespoon.

    It's apparently a dinner doughnut...if it's like any fried bread, hot from the fryer is probably better than eating them the next morning.

    She also says the oil shouldn't be too hot....steamy and "bubbly" when the dough is in the lard...if it's too hot, the doughnuts don't turn out right.

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