So...whats for dinner?

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited October 2013


    yes, such is the downside of ipads.....and mine seems to be getting less and less cooperative with responding to the letters I touch. Arggggghhh! I do love its portability tho.....


    Draggin' after my training, food shopping, and dinner prep, so may head to bed very soon ......a record for me of late....but the next training session is again early AM.


    Dinner was roasted chicken thighs, steamed broccoli and carrots, and a big garden salad. Pretty boring in my opinion, but about all I could muster tonight, and want to use the chicken bones for stock.


    Laurie, so happy for your brother, his fiancee, and you!

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited October 2013


    Now that I have a keyboard.... for the dinner we had the ribs, mashed potatoes with chives, roasted asparagus with Parmesan slivers, and a spinach salad with walnuts, cranberries, goat cheese, and pickled onions. And I made dessert! I never make dessert, but I had this olive oil that the rancher told me was perfect for a cake. They sent me a recipe, but it had chocolate which the boy and the husband don't care for. I became fixated that I wanted an almond, citris, olive oil cake and I found this one:


    http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009/02/almond-olive-oil-cake-recipe-torta-di-mandorla-italian-desserts.html


    Wow was this terrific! Everyone loved it. Me? I would have preferred more lemon in the glaze. A moist cake with a lovely yellow color. Totally goes on the list of "favorite" desserts immediately. Oh, and did I mention easy to make?


    Husband has some surgery this morning explaining why I am up at this hour. Time for me to be the person in the waiting room.


    *susan*

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  • carberry
    carberry Member Posts: 1,153
    edited October 2013


    Happy Anniversary Moon..sounds like you had a great dinner.


    Welcome Lexi I looove portabellas and don't have them enough. Like them as an alternative to a burger. Marinated and grilled with cheese on a slider..mmmm


    Sat night was popcorn for dinner and last night was spaghetti and asparagus..nothing creative.


    I have the hardest time with my simple phone that has a touch screen and my kindle fire..my fingers just cant generate any action and I have to touch everything three times...so frustrating. My DH says I don't have enough moisture in my skin? HUH? should I lick them first?

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited October 2013

    Have you touch screen users tried swype?

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited October 2013

    Susan, haven't tried that but will definitely do so. Thanks for the link. I make a lot of pies because I'm better at it, but cake is my true love. And I'm a big fan of Serious Eats.

    Tonight is braised lamb shanks, probably with tomatoes and white beans a la Julia Child. Tis the season for braising. Next up, osso bucco (if I can find veal shanks. Big if.)

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited October 2013


    susan - I remembered Giada di Laurentiis had a olive oil cake recipe - here is the link, and hers seems to have more citrus of different kinds, so might appeal to you.


    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/almond-citrus-olive-oil-cake-recipe/index.html


    moon - Happy Anniversary - 40 years is impressive, I am exactly a decade behind you - our 30th will be in Dec.


    More pretty china - so fun!


    laurie - congrats to your bro on the engagement! And bonus that you enjoy his soon-to-be bride. My brother's widow just got engaged and I have not heard a peep from her - on that subject or any other! My DD told me because she saw it on FB.


    carole - I am so glad you get to see your mom regularly - I have lost both parents but my in-laws are hanging in there - they are 88 and 82, and doing well - it is nice.


    auntie - sorry about your back! Take care and don't overdo it!


    lexi - hello!


    Everyone's food sounds terrific - it was a quiet food weekend here, DH was out of town for the weekend and DD was here but working or out on the boat, so didn't see much of her. I ran some errands Fri. night, but then didn't leave the house except to go walking. I saw this on my homepage this morning - after the critter discussion I couldn't resist!


    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/alligator-wanders-front-walmart-florida-article-1.1491516

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited October 2013


    Lexi, I think "awesome" is a good word to describe your meal! I love a good wedge salad.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited October 2013

    Tonight will be an unknown food night. I'm stuck in Vegas for the moment....for work.....

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited October 2013


    I thought they had a lot of good restaurants in Vegas Eric! But I suppose if you are there for work you dont have a lot of time to try any.


    Lexi and Susan your food sounded so good too.


    Laurie congrats to your brother.


    Carole I am glad you get to enjoy your parents. My Dad passed 10 years ago, my Mom 20. My inlaws passed last year and early this year. Miss them all. My Dad when I see my clutter. My Mom when I clear the clutter. My MIL when I worry needlessly and my FIL when I am too stubborn for my own good. LOL


    Susan and SpecialK, thanks for the link for the olive oil cakes. With all my family going clean, paleo or uber healthy I have to try to do better. But um when they are not here I get my sweet and sour FRIED chicken. So there! LOL


    Auntie hope your back gets better. Its hard to cook when you cant stand up and move! I usually have to sit to prep my meals if it is more than salting the meat. LOL


    If I forgot someone sorry. Much love to all.

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  • gardengumby
    gardengumby Member Posts: 7,305
    edited October 2013


    tonight is steak and green beans for us. For lunch some friends took me out for dim sum, so I'll probably pass on dinner. I'm fairly well stuffed up. :)

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited October 2013

    Change in menu tonight, now it's a spicy chicken dish, Chicken all' Arribiata with a creamy parmesan rosemary polenta. I don't know why, I just felt like chicken. 

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited October 2013

    When I can't decide, chicken is my default.  I'm on a phone "keyboard", so typing is slow and very error prone.....


    Eric

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited October 2013

    It was quite spicy and very good. Dh is requesting that it be put on the "favorites"  list.

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited October 2013


    Nance, there is just no keeping you or Susan away from that stove.....your lucky families! Hope your back and Susan's hands are feeling better. That chicken dish sounds delightful.


    Susan, I definitely want to try that cake....but is the catch that you have to order one of those really expensive California EVOOs? Or can it be a local store bought one and turn out just as well?


    I was going to make soup, kale pesto, and eggplant rollatine today....BUT....found myself in a women's clothing store (which is right near the Triple A office where I went to pick up a map of VT so I can figure out where this barn my sister bought is) that has great deals.....and refurbished my winter wardrobe over the course of many hours and bucks. Have been living in gym clothes for many months, but now that I decided to volunteer in the local schools, I have to have some winter clothes that fit. The good news bad news of working out is that one's clothes no longer fit.


    Never had real dinner, so just slathered a large piece of wheat bread with blueberry jam. Yum! May go for some yogurt to wash it down....or maybe popcorn? ;)


    Safe travels home, Eric!

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited October 2013


    Husband wanted a full breakfast for dinner. Since he had surgery this morning, I was willing to make whatever he wanted. So, he had two whole pieces of bread turned into French toast, 4 slices of bacon, and 3 eggs scrambled. He murmured "how delicious" "best ever" and my favorite, "mmmmmmm." He should miss two meals in a row more often!


    Lacey, I think that you do want a good quality oil, but it needs to be one that doesn't have too much of a peppery taste. I think the Whole Foods 365 brand Virgin Olive Oil would be pretty darn good, to be honest. I have also had Trader Joe's olive oil recently, and that would also work.


    *susan*

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited October 2013


    I think I'll go with the 365 brand since Trader's has a ton of "brands" and I have only tried a few.


    Glad that DH is so easily and happily sated...and I'll assume that says he must be feeling okay post op?

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  • debbie6122
    debbie6122 Member Posts: 5,161
    edited October 2013


    specialk and Minustwo- Guess what I saw on my MSN page when I logged on? It was an Aligator blocking the door of a Wal-Mart!! so I guess they do wonder a bit. Maybe he needed some new shoes or something Ha Ha! Minus- Yes, DH is feeling good enough to travel, I still have to drive though.


    Moon- Happy Anniversary,.your dinner sounded so good.


    Laurie- Sorry about both dinners being a bomb but congrats on the new engagment!


    Susan- Hope your DH is OK!


    Nancy- Hope your back gets to feeling better.


    Dinner tonight was, a pork loin that I seasoned and smeared with Dijon mustard and seared on all sides ;put it in the oven to finish cooking when I took it out I deglazed the pan with a little cream, scallop potatoes, and green beans with bacon, shallots, garlic and butter. Everything was yummy.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited October 2013


    Moon: Meeting a friend for lunch tomorrow at PF Chang's so I'll be thinking of you when I eat the sweet & sour.


    Debbie: Glad to hear Chuck is doing well. Were you thinking of driving to FL? That's one long trip.


    Susan: I LOVE breakfast for dinner. Made me hungry but since it's 9pm here I think I'll have to go with popcorn and an apple.


    Bedo: Are you gone? Can't remember your Alaska date.

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited October 2013


    Debbie - Lol! I posted the link to that on the previous page because it seemed pretty coincidental considering the recent conversation! What does an alligator need at Walmart, right?


    Tonight was beef stew and Italian herb bread.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited October 2013

    What does an alligator need at Wal-Mart? Lunch lol!

    For what it's worth my current favorite olive oil is Costco's Kirkland Tuscan. It has a very fruity flavor, which I prefer, and I think it will be good in the cake.

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited October 2013


    Nance, yes there are so many high quality products under the Kirkland name. Of course, I have given up my Costco membership since just cooking for two, but maybe I should reconsider.....

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited October 2013


    too funny on "lunch" Nance! LOL. MINUS2 enjoy the sweet and sour. I know I do! LOL.


    I like the Kirkland olive oil as well. Just good plain oil.


    Much live to all.

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited October 2013


    It has been an interesting morning. I was scheduled for surgery to remove a recurrent skin cancer on my back at 8:45. Left home and halfway to the hospital (about 5 miles away) I get a flat tire. I drove on it until I could pull into the shopping center and park. I called the doc to tell them and they said to come when I could. So there is a police officer sitting in the lot. I went up to his window to ask if he had the number for a taxi and explained the situation. He says hop in the back and I will take you! So off I went to have surgery in the back of a police car - has this been a ridiculous morning or what?

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited October 2013

    Just to be clear, the Costco olive oil is not the regular evoo in the large plastic bottle (i think it's plastic), but the Toscano in the glass litre bottle. I haven't tried the other yet because I'm so fond of this one. I used to get one from trader Joe's that I liked very much that was Greek, but I can't remember the name of it.

    Sk, I hope no one you know saw you get out of the cop car lol!

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited October 2013


    The med center has valet parking so the attendants were somewhat baffled, lol! The officer had to get out and let me out of the backseat. My jokester doc said I should have put my sweater across my wrists like I was hiding handcuffs!

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited October 2013


    The Toscano is a mighty fine olive oil. Hope that this year's crop is good! I use the large plastic olive oil, not extra virgin, but pure, for cooking. I do love Costco.


    *susan*

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  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 5,065
    edited October 2013

    Back in the seventies a cop gave me a ride to work but let me ride up front.  Olyimpia was still small enough that everyone knew everyone else.  We lived accross the street from a grade school playground.  The day before I had seen what looked like a drug transaction going on in the gully running down one side of our house and called the police to report it.  He came to take my statement just as I was leaving to walk to work.  I would have been late for work so he gave me a ride.  Even riding in the front it raised lots of eyebrows.

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  • lovewins
    lovewins Member Posts: 881
    edited October 2013


    So funny SpecialK...a day to remember for sure.

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  • Laurie08
    Laurie08 Member Posts: 2,891
    edited October 2013


    Special K- That is awful and hilarious!! The idea of the sweater hiding hand cuffs had me chuckling out loud! Hope your day got better as it went on.


    I have pork chops out for dinner tonight. Thinking of doing them in a mushroom gravy....


    Last night DS1 had soccer so we had veggies wraps for dinner. I am going to miss them this winter. My fathers garden is still producing peppers, carrots, eggplant, zucchini. yellow squash and broccolli!!

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited October 2013


    It was a little surreal because I was in the back seat of the police chatting away to the officer, I was thinking most people who ride back there are not so happy! They managed to get a clean margin on the cancer but I have essentially had a lumpectomy on my back - the incision is close to two inches, and the doc who closed initially missed cauterizing something because I was bleeding enough that they opened again and cauterized and sewed again. So a lumpectomy and a re-excision all in one day! When all the lidocaine wears off (I probably had a dozen injections) it is going to hurt! Yay for leftover old surgery pain meds that are not yet expired!!! I was laying on my stomach - I have a 600cc implant on the left and a 650cc implant on the right - it was like laying on bowling balls - I forgot to take my bracelet off and it was digging into my wrist of my LE arm, but I couldn't move because they were cauterizing and sewing and talking in hushed tones, lol! He asked if I was on any blood thinners because I was bleeding like a sieve. Nope - I guess I am just a bleeder! Very odd to be operated on and be awake - I don't really recommend it - I saw all the bloody instruments and the gauze, the fish hook and thread to sew with - not supposed to see that ... Then I got a ride back to my car from my old boss in the hospital, and waited for AAA to come and change the tire! Fun!!! Tomorrow will be tire shopping!

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