So...whats for dinner?

Susan, you sound like you are back in the saddle! Yay!



I'll ask my younger sister if she has any further info about about the " for darn sures" term, since she was around during that period of my mother's life. Love the "jump ups"!



Ours were great tonight (maybe because I was really hungry!:) We had the winter squash/leek/lentil soup, then chicken chili which was even better than earlier this week, along with some orzo/rice pilaf. Since we were busy trying to get the dust mess out of the kitchen minutes before we ate,I just threw together my speedy cuke salad. All good...especially with a little cabernet sauvignon.



The bay window turned out great....with very large, but beautiful moldings .......and our poor builder froze his buns off finishing the outside in the freezing weather we are having. He was determined to get it done, and I appreciate his work ethic, but hope he didn't get frostbite!

Laurie, sounds like a nice weekend....and by the way, I don't think making quiche qualifies for being lazy.....you are always busy! Pulled pork sounds perfect for tomorrow's game watching.

All of my guys are going to the game (which they start tailgating for at noon), including Mr. NJ (ds1), so I plan to enjoy a quiet day by myself, (which I so prefer to being there freezing)and may get more sewing done than I did yesterday. I ended up having severe pain in my hand joints so never finished the sewing projects I had planned on. I sure hope they don't get that bad today....not too good so far, but not the stabbing pain I had yesterday.



I am currently trying to figure out how to make an attractive floral arrangement I was asked to bring to our church tomorrow. I got some flowers late Thursday and plopped them in water until I could get to it today, and am horrified that they do not look too lively! If I can't get them to look good, I'll be out to get more....and then it would have been no more expensive to get an arrangement from a floral shop! Gotta get rid of this DIY mentality!



Have a great day everyone!

The boy isn't my son. He is my daughter's partner.... Just call them the kids cause that is what they are.  :-) And I consider him my son-in-law, at least for the moment. Doubt marriage is in the cards.

*susan*

Lacey  I redid my kitchen about 3 yrs ago, all decisions on my own...scary...bought my granite at an auction then had to find someone to put it in....new flooring, raised the island and had a 1/2 wall into family room removed.  My DH did not want any part of it...except... when he came home and I was painting the room a brownish orange and he said "OMG what are you thinking?"  So I said "should I stop and go get a dif color?" and he was like no, you have the paint you may as well finish.  Well...that color turned out so amazing...we both love it and have gotten so many compliments on it.  My sons girlfriend that is an interior designer tried to match it to use in my sons new house.  Sometimes you just gotta go with your instincts. And by the way I love the sound of your second arrangement...iris' alone make a great display.

Went to dinner with hubby and son and GF and they had a new item on menu...blackened tilapia reuben.  Sooo good  they used coleslaw instead of sauerkraut with cheese and some sauce.

Laurie  Good for you for ordering in...relax and enjoy. Sounds like your thoughtful husband is trying to make sure you have a relaxing day.  "Happy wife....happy life" ha ha

The cooking class was fun. The chef at Volantes used to be at Wilson Farm in Lexington, where he has done this for many years. He was affable and did a great job. There were even some women there who followed him from Lexington! Referred to themselves as groupies....these were people my age.



Anyway, he made, and we ate, Winter Citrus Salad; Simple Braised Beef; with Mashed Potatoes with Celery Root, Parsnips and Bacon (he loves bacon as much as you do, Michelle!); and Local Wheatberries with Mushrooms and Kale. Dessert was Lemon Curd Cakes topped with a candied slice of star fruit and surrounded by citrus pieces. An extra treat was a delightful lemon/sugar cookie. It met my expectations for a hearty winter meal. As you might expect, Volantes sells all of the ingredients he used.....even down to the wheatberries. I do have to go there more often....discovered tonight that their produce was the same price or less expensive than our local grocery store....and they are so much more local farm friendly. I was thrilled to learn that Volantes are going to do their "farm to fork" dinners again this summer. I missed it last summer but saw pix and heard from my neighbors it was incredible. Definitely on my list of summer activities!



Susan, I am almost ready to start making my own stock after going to this class. His was unbelievable. It was so interesting to learn about how they obtain their beef, pork etc. I thought of you. The food industry is fascinating....could never do it, but glad they do!



Wow, Carrie, you did all that contracting by yourself??!! I am really impressed. I would be paralyzed with indecision and fearful about workers showing up. I really like the builder guy who did our kitchen a few years ago and who just did this window project...and have this fantasy that if we ever get around to putting this house on the market, maybe we can get a small handyman special house, and he could renovate it for us. Maybe that will get me motivated to start doing a better job at clearing out the 34 years of stuff!



Everyone's meals sounded so good...and the pizza made me think that while the guys are freezing, I might just be toasty here eating that tomorrow evening!

Every Saturday there is a Farmer's Market in my town.  I've been a few times, even did some Christmas shopping.

Lacey,



Just heard of Downton Abbey a couple of weeks back and am playing catch-up watching with my Amazon Prime membership! Just finished Season 1 and am part way through Season 2.... Just loving it! Such an elegant time in history...



Tried to talk DH into watching but it's just not his thing... Oh well.... It's my 'me' time and just soooo good! And while catching up, I allow myself 1 episode per day and I watch while on the treadmill so I figure it's good for me, right? lol



Bedo,



The anticipation is the worst... Once you begin playing it will all start to flow and you will be fine! Will be thinking of you tomorrow!

Haven't had a chance to catch up on all the post been so busy the last few days, went on a party boat cruise that was a blast last night, then a catamaran early today dinner tonight with my sis we cried our eyes out, don't know when we will be back but hoping next year will have to see how things go. We leave on the red eye tomorrow night ( Sunday) fly in to Seattle with a layover to Portland, so won't be home until Monday, sad, but ready to come home. Hope every one is doing well and enjoying there week-end hugs!!

DH and I are watching Downton Abbey too!  We love it.  Just watched Episode 1 of Season 2.  

Laurie, no but I've been using delsym and Nyquil, both of which are now ineffective. I'm assuming the DM is for dextromethorphan?

Nancy, DM is the best, but your doc can give you prescription strength DM.  If it's from post nasal drip and gets worse at night when you lie down, ask him to recommend something for that.  Guafenesin thins the secretions so you should cough less, but bring up more when you do, if that's the problem. Ask him if you can take that.  Then there's good old cough medicine with codeine, but he's not going to prescribe that on a weekend.  I hope you feel better!  Chicken soup???  Sorry you're not feeling well.

YUP Nance  I used just the regular robitussin, but they also have a robitussin nighttime that also helped me get through the night.  It only made a small dent though, basically just had to wait it out for the cough to be gone.

DH is much better, but not his mood..hmmmm.

SpecialK  Love the sound of that orzo "salad"  did you wilt the spinach first? I think I had a sald kinda like that with quinoa that was also very good.

Making spaghetti sauce with crumbled up leftover meatloaf in and gonna add it to some rigatoni.

Laurie  Ahhhh good practice for superbowl!!