So...whats for dinner?

Nance  what an amazing video..so cute.. Hope that GD also does some singing somewhere, love her voice

Minus  Yay!! for shrinking tumors. Hope that the chemo is easy on you and you are able to enjoy some of the good foods posted here.

Got outta work late last night, home at 9:30, was starving, so did some quick wraps with ham and vegies on a whole wheat wrap.

Happy travels to everyone...nothing better than seeing and experiencing new places...and new foods.

Michelle, what a treat!  Pecan pie. 

We had a good day's travel and are at the Sam's Club Casino rv park in Tunica, MS.  Dinner was stuffed peppers out of the freezer, purple carrots and a salad of cherry tomatoes and mini cucumber. 

Breakfast and lunch was McD's!

Laurie, chicken cordon bleu sounds so elegant!  Did you ever post that recipe?

Safe travels to all. If I could stand the mayo, lobstah rolls look.good, but I hate mayo! Ruins good lobster! LOL Much love.

Had a lovely and delicious meal at a new restaurant in town, The Farmhouse. We had participated in their kickstarter campaign before they opened some months ago, along with our next door neighbors, and it took us three months to find a date we could all go. Very much worth the wait! We had an amuse bouche of white gazpacho; fresh greens salad; bread choices of sour dough, olive, or whole grain; fried soft-shelled crab over avacado puree; sea scallops on a cauliflower and mushroom puree; beef tenderloin over mashed potato with a reduction of something that was delicious! The desserts (if you can imagine us even having any!!!) were unbelievable...moist chocolate cake; butterscotch pudding with a crunch topping; creme brulee with a side of fresh fruits; rhubarb tart with a minty sauce, and something else I forget. Good lord was it good...if too much! To explain our gluttony,...... we were given this tasting menu for our kickstarter contribution. Never expected it to be THAT abundant! No complaints, however.



Tomorrow morning we head to CT to spend time with my stepmother, then on to NJ to stay the weekend with DS1 and family. DH is DJ-ing at his 50th HS reunion in NJ on Saturday night. I think I'll stay behind and watch the final Bruins/Blackhawks game.



Carole, glad you have a good air conditioning option during your trip!

We had killer sub sandwiches from the little deli across from my surgeon's office. I had an after-work check-up that went late, since he had an emergency procedure to do ahead of me.



I don't seem to have the energy for cooking after work, that I used to, so the subs were sure a great option. Num!!! (not great for my attempted weight loss however haha)

Carole, I should have waved to you as we passed East St. Louis and downtown.  We were on our way back from West Virginia.  It was a lovely trip and we had such a good time with DH's aunt. We were surprised to see her so vivacious as it was not at all what we expected, but apparently some new medications have caused her to improve quite a bit, which made us very happy. I only hope if I ever make it to 92 that I'm a fraction of the woman she is.

There was no food preparation in W VA, so we had most meals out. Mostly fast food breakfasts (Biscuit World anyone?) and lunches, but we went to a local pizza and beer joint that was really really good.  The hand tossed crusts had garlic and sea salt in them, the toppings were fresh and varied and the beer was excellent.  Not much more you can ask from a pizza joint.  We had a capicola, roasted garlic and roasted red pepper, a gorgonzola and steak, and a "Hot Momma", which had roasted hot peppers and garlic on it.  They were all great, even the steak and gorgonzola, which is a little unconventional for me where pizza is concerned.

Lacey, your meal sounds fabulous!

Tonight we're having a very mundane barbecued pork steak, probably a salad of some kind and corn off the cob.

Laurie  LMAO!  I guess it was a just a poopy day for you alll around.  Go to bed and hope for a better day tomorrow.

I remember when my daughter and her best friend decided to cut (not the dolls hair) but all of her barbies  HEADS off! My poor mother would die if she knew....she spent so much money buying them for her...in spite of me telling her that she didnt like dolls. And, no, she didnt turn out to be an axe murderer in real life.

We did just plain old tossed salad tonight...thought of grabbing a sub...but was too lazy to go to the store after work.

Nance  I love trying different pizzas, as long as someone else is making them for me.

And mmmmmm on the peach cobbler.  Wanna share your recipe?  I've got a house full of kids coming for the 4th of July

eric - counter surfing - I love it!

laurie - all of those posts made me laugh!  Sorry you had a frustrating day!

I am trying to use up all the food in the fridge before our trip and had a bunch of tomatoes and a green pepper, so I made chili. Used some grass-fed ground sirloin from the freezer and a can of dark red kidney beans. That sounds reasonable except it is about 95 degrees outside, but DH was happy anyway!  I have several potential meals from current fridge/freezer/pantry supplies but I think after I get back from Washington, D.C. next week we will be getting takeout or just going out until we leave.

Hope the new meds work for you Monica.



Lol Eric!

At DS2s with their extended family arrangement (other grandparents live here for purposes of childcare)...and even with sometimes six (!) adults to watch these highly active babies, I so appreciate your "poopedness", Laurie. These little ones are sooooo active. You are amazing in my book to keep up with yours. Of course unless you turn into a multiple personality, you are at least dealing with them consistently. Too many parenting " chefs" here....I think it is confusing, to everyone! DH's and my heads are spinning.



Off to get ready for my post birthday dinner. We are going to a restaurant in the town where I spent the first seven years of my life. Sweet!



Moon, may your meds help you "slow down".



Best to all.....

Laurie, laughing!  Why do you even bother?!  My two destroyed everything.  They kicked cribs into pieces.  Ripped down security gates.  My DS still peeellls everything.  The baby ripped one of her baby blankets in half on Christmas day, like the incredible hulk!  Destroy, destroy, destroy.  And my dog EATS cat poop.

So, cheers!  Tonight's beer is dedicated to you.  

Love the sound of your evening, Laurie.Enjoy a nice swim....you guys have some heat there today?



It was really hot in the sun here today...DH took his initial dip in the pool. Tonight it's like San Diego weather outside...gorgeous! Hopefully we will be leaving for the restaurant soon...however, both kids, over tired and probably sensing that mom is eager to leave the house, are wailing loudly upstairs...prolonging bedtime. DS2 called to say he has an emergency surgery, so he has to join us later. Chaos reigns....how did we ever manage this?!



Am getting really hungry.....we were so busy with the kids and the general chaos,

I never had lunch....which would not bother me at home, but with the energy I expended today since 6AM, I really could have used some.



BoBo you also get the red badge of courage with your young'ens!

Dinner last night was cheese and crackers on the boat.  Oh and my ususal fruit in the cocktail form.  The lake was so flat without a ripple...so we took the boat and lots of friends to the middle of the lake and just hung out there till midnight.  The moon on the lake was fabulous.

Today is a graduation party that is being catered by a very famous restaurant here called Dinasaur Barbeque.  They bottle their own sauce (think you can find it in most grocery stores)  Really looking forward to some good food today.