So...whats for dinner?

Checked out both farmers' markets in Park Rapids this morning and bought a loaf of home-made multigrain bread, assorted cookies and mini rhubarb pie from the same lady.  Also bought a dozen fresh eggs, small bag of new potatoes, fresh yellow snap beans, and two beautiful cucumbers.

We're sharing a MN "heat wave" here in north MN but relief is on the way for the weekend. 

Dinner tonight will be chicken legs out of the freezer.  DH is hopeful that we'll eventually make space in the freezer for ice cream.

Welcome back, Special K!  Your trip sounds wonderful.  Returning to a broken a/c is not wonderful. 

I made a crock pot apple concoction recently that was easy and good with pork chops.  Peeled, cored, and sliced three apples.  Put them in the crock pot with some golden and dark raisins, a little water, and some splenda brown sugar and let them cook a few hours on low until they were tender.  My rv crock pot is small.

Hi ladies,

My mom (Michelle/LuvRVing) is happy to be home.  She's eating much better then she was during her hospital stay.  They've decided to up her Decadron to 12mg which, if you know my mother, is not making her happy.  She is walking a little better and has a little more energy at times, but her blood pressure has remained oddly elevated and she seems to spike a small fever at least once throughout the day or night.  She also has moments of confusion.  

She is in really good hands.  My step-father is taking excellent care of her, and her sister has been visiting and helping out as well.  Unfortunately I'm home with the kids, as my husband is in California this week and I have a cold.  Please keep her in your thoughts and send her strength.  It's been a tough week and we could all use a turn for the better.

Love you Michelle!  Sending you big kisses!  XXXXX

Sending you strength Michelle and my absolutely best wishes! Please get better soon!



Went to an international market today in the city. What fun! I needed to replace some of my Asian staples and ended up doing that and more. I found baby bok choy, Chinese broccoli, fresh Thai bird chilis, German sausages, sliced and cooked gyro meat, fresh feta, red and green lentils and more stuff I can't remember. Oh what fun I'm gonna have!

Thank you for the update on Michelle Lovingmymom!  So happy she is home.

Michelle, my heart and my Prayers remain with you.

Michelle,



So glad you are home and back under the loving care of Rick and your family! The hospitals do the best they can but there really is no place like home! Rest well and do what is necessary to regain strength to get past this set back! Thinking of you and sending healing thoughts your way!



Lovinmymom,



Thanks again for the update! Your Mom is, as I'm sure you know, a very special lady... And, I get the feeling you are very much like her! Don't feel bad sbout being with your kids. I am certain that's exactly where your Mom would want you to be!

Michelle - so glad to hear you are back home. Rest up and get stronger. Much love and prayers.

Michelle- Checking in to see how you are, I am glad you are home. I think about you alot (all of you) and saying special prayers for you. Much love to you

(((((((Everyone))))))

Michelle - so glad that you are home - I am so hoping that these current issues can be resolved quickly.  So glad that your loving family is there with you.  Know I am thinking of you all!

Aw Laurie, I'm so sorry. I hope she comes around so people can at least say their goodbyes. Sad on so many levels.

Wow, seems like everyone is having problems. Adding you all to my prayers. My DH parents were pretty good about preparing for the end. DFIL even cleaned out the basement. There was stuff to go through, but not the dumpster of stuff we had to go through for my dad!

Last night I made another Grace Young recipe in the wok, Chicken with Red Peppers and Pineapple.  DH loves pineapple more than life itself. I was tempted to add a couple of the Thai chilis, but decided to fix it "straight" the first time.  It was very very good, but the heat would have been good too. I was extremely pleased with how the new wok continues to perform. Everything cooks exactly the way it should and NO sticking! My patina is developing wonderfully and I can't help but admire it.  Susan, I decided that would be an excellent epitaph, "Her Patina Would Make You Swoon." 

I'm having two lady friends for lunch today and am fixing something fairly sensible, another Salad Nicoise (still have those potatoes and haricots verts) and sliced local peaches.  I did make some sour cherry handpies for dessert, but only a few   Dinner tonight will be baby back ribs, corn on the cob and a yellow squash casserole.

Tomorrow is my birthday and I'm planning a complete carb fest -- fried chicken, corn on the cob, biscuits, green beans and white and chocolate cupcakes for dessert.  Monday we're going out to dinner to a tepanyaki (sp?) grill with another friend whose birthday is a couple of days after mine.  Always a good time.  If you don't hear from me for a few days it's because I'm in a carbohydrate coma.  I have enough insulin to cover the carbs, but sadly, not the calories 

I'm sorry so many of us are going through some difficult times.  Here's a ((((((GROUP HUG)))))))!

Made spaghetti last night and hot dogs the night b4. Just not into cooking much. But I have made "wet walnuts" for an ice cream social tomorrow after our Mexican food group goes out. Yummy spiced with bourbon and cinnamon. Hope it sets up to some thickness; think it will as it cools. For some reason my grocery was clearancing English walnuts;they are divine. Might have to go back to town to see if there are more. I think Texans don't know what they are. Pecans even here are outta sight. Blue Bell has a new ice cream - coconut fudge which is not chocolate based but vanilla with tons of coconut.

Happy Birthday Nancy. I had not heard of Teppanyaki but found it is Japanese griddle. With my DH's work schedule we just never go out except maybe every other month with the group.

My grocery usually gets local canteloupes since there is a huge farm oh about 12 miles up the road. I've bought roadside from them. But Noooo not yet. I wonder if our coolish, late freeze spring got them too like most of the peaches.

Susan - love your fish bargain. Yum.

Carrie - hope your dad's biopsy turns out to be nothing of consequence. Prayers from here.

Laurie - sorry to hear about your MIL. Hopefully she will let the family "in" when the time is right.

Thinking of Michelle and hoping to hear good news.

Last night was grilled burgers on English muffins [too hot to make rolls], steamed corn and a salad with lots of lettuce and bits of other vegetables. Today it is already 98 degrees with no cooling in sight. Dinner will be made on the grill.... grilled lamb chops, grilled corn, grilled zucchini with some French bread, blue cheese and a bottle of Cote du Rhone. Have no idea why husband picked up the last three items on his way home from meeting with his surgeon. Must mean he is happy about something.

If he hadn't bought those items, we might be headed someplace with air-conditioning for mediocre food. But we will prevail! and hope this weather breaks soon.

*susan*