So...whats for dinner?

Moon. Don't forget that it probably took the TV shows' producers a very long time to find the kids featured on that show.

The kitchen is VERY clean....it's the "as clean as the day one moves in" clean.

I got side tracked, so I didn't get done until about 1:30am.

After adding air to my MIL's car tires, I decided that since I had the air hose out and compressor filled up, I'd check the tires on the other cars.....everything was fine except for the tires on the 1964 Jeep (doesn't get driven much in the summer), so I took the wheels/tires down to have new tires installed, then I had to unplug a toilet at mom's house, fix a water leak and "do" more driving lessons for DD.

DD cooked last night. Chicken, rice, beans and a salad...nice..especially since the counters were filled up with stuff from the cabinets. DD makes me smile (most of the time)... :-)

I "shopped" the freezer tonight and found brisket! All cooked and in sauce! For sides I made a buttermilk cole slaw, steamed green beans [local ones are still marvelous in October!], corn, and sliced tomatoes from our garden. We have enough of this brisket to have sandwiches for lunch tomorrow so another meal is dealt with.

Always concerning when we don't get a Michelle-Update. Think of her often.

*susan*

LOL everybody. My heats been on since we took out the AC in early Sept. 54 degrees outside and wet is cold enough for me. Today we had pizza for dinner. A CHSMO. Or otherwise known as a Milwaukee special. Yep. Cheese,sausage, mushrooms,onions. Yum. Better was the Packer win. And best of all, the smores dessert pizza. LOL not exactly healthy but the first pizza I had for 3 months. DH had his 2 brothers over so thank goodness no leftovers. Darn. That smores pizza was GOOD! LOL

Much love.

Good dog lol!

Eric We had a lab that would open the door to the outside, tried to teach her to close it, but that never happened and we were constantly finding the door wide open....so frustrating. Maybe teach the dog to cook? or at least fetch you a beer!

Had corn on the cob last night with a beef filet and tossed salad with tomatoes and cucumbers that I dressed with a red wine vinegar dsg this may be the last of the corn for the season.

Laurie Love football food!

Eric, just read your post aloud to dh and he got a good laugh! What a smart dog! My youngest brother had a black lab that chewed the siding off his house. Maybe he was mad that he wasn't inside and couldn't open the refrigerator!

Lacey, I've had the floater problem for years. The flashing lights would have sent me straight to an ER. That's a real danger sign for detached retina. So glad your checkup soothed your worries.

Susan, we would all like to share your freezer! Your refrigerator. Your pantry with the canned sauce.

Laurie, glad you and your sons are feeling good again.

Moon, that smores pizza sounds wickedly delicious! Would you believe I had never eaten smores until about 5 yrs. ago. Guess I had a deprived childhood.

Lacey, I might have enjoyed the dinner sandwich more than the planned dinner!

My chicken and sausage gumbo was very good. I did something a little different. Browned the chicken thighs with skin in small amt. of grape seed oil and olive oil. I knew I would be refrigerating the gumbo and could skim the fat off. Usually I put the skinned chicken and all the ingredients into a pot and simmer. Thought the browning would add flavor and it did. I take a short-cut on the dry brown roux because I now can buy the roux powder in a jar instead of making it myself. I stopped making roux with butter or oil many years ago.

The pasta making was a success, much to my surprise. I expected to feel like Lucy in the chocolate factory. I made the Light Wheat recipe in the Kitchen Aid instruction booklet. About a 2 to 1 ratio of wheat and white flours. I ended up with 8 long and very thin strips which I cut crossways into shorter strips before running them through the fettucini cutter. It was way too much pasta for one meal. DH made a very good sauce with crumbled Italian sausage and diced fire-roasted tomatoes out of a can, diced onion and garlic. We cooked the pasta about 3 min., drained it and dumped it into the sauce. Delicious! Fresh grated parm-reg on the top.

I "nested" the strips of fettucini and that didn't work out the best. The bottom of the nest got a little "stick-togethery." So I kept fluffing them until the pasta dried and then put it into a large bowl and into the freezer.

Martha Stewart used a wooden laundry rack, the kind that many of us took away to college. It folds up flat for storage.

The Kitchen Aid attachments are excellent products.

It's COOL here this morning!!!! We turned off the A/C and opened the windows yesterday afternoon. Fall has arrived!

My DD is a big s'mores fan and of course, I loved them as a Girl Scout many, many moons ago! After experimenting I figured out how to make them in the microwave - DD was beyond excited. Plus the marshmallow puffs up like crazy so it is pretty dramatic! DS is a fireman and says that if you mix a fire and a girl together it is only matter of time before she will excitedly exclaim "let's make s'mores!" which he finds hilarious. When I eat them they taste like childhood!

Carole, I would be interested in the artichoke casserole recipe if you haven't posted it already.

Tonight was red pepper garlic chicken sausage pasta. It's a very pretty dish with red, yellow and orange peppers. I also added some roasted tomatoes, since I roasted two trays today that I picked yesterday. I have a chuck roast thawing, so tomorrow will be beef bourgignon or a more pedestrian pot roast with vegetables.

Thanks Laurie...and Joyce, who I know is suffering as much as Michelle's family.

This is such sad news to think of our strong, intelligent, generous and energetic friend declining. She has been so strong and inspirational for so many...this is just too heartbreaking.

(((((MICHELLE, RICK, FAMILY, and of course, JOYCE)))))

Hugs to Michelle and her family. Hugs to her friends IRL as well as those of us here. Praying for an easy time of it for them and Michelle. May they make the most of every moment with her. Much love and sorrow.

I came here for dinner inspiration. LOL We had an all organic omelet last night (no cheese), and plain sweet potato. That was an easy fix to stick with the theme of uncomplicated Monday. The trick to shopping at Coscto for us, is we go only for the items we need. We have become really good at this. I can go for their 4 lb. bag of broccoli and walk out with only the 4 lb. bag of broccoli. The hard part for me is walking past the churros at the snack bar on the way out. I love those and can't have them, but still have to look over at them on the way out. LOL

Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) I live 60 miles from the nearest Costco, so I have to maximize my shopping opportunities.

Thinking of Michelle also - looking back on our lunch together, actually just looked at our picture. So hard to process that she can't rally back.