So...whats for dinner?
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Carole, welcome back! Your trip sounds like it was wonderful. Thanks for the interesting and rich description of your culinary experiences. I'm glad that you gave yourself a true vacation by leaving that arimidex home.
I am so sick of the side effects of Tamoxifen.....hadn't thought about leaving it home when we head to Italy in Sept., but I think I'll consider that....so I can (1) sleep, (2) remember anything about the trip, and (3) stop all this horrible allergic itching! Eric, that car has seen some milestones!
By the way, we are also two people with three cars, but DH puts his little blue convertible to bed each winter in NH. Wish I had car insurance company stock with all these excess autos hanging around! -
Bedo,
For 1 lb of black beans I use Olive oil, 1 green pepper, 1 onion, 4 garlic cloves, 2-3 bay leaves, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp vinegar, salt and black pepper. ( have omitted the salt pork bacon strips and ham hock which add salt )
Clean beans and place in lidded pot with water covering them and about an inch extra. Leave soaking all night.
Next morning check water level if receded fill to same and set pot to boil. Once boiling reduce to simmer/low boil , cover pot and cook 1.5 hours.
At 1.5 hours make the sofrito. Chop up small green pepper/onion/garlic (if you like to find these in your food, I put thru food processor after cooking) In fry pay place olive oil ( don't let it get too hot) onions, green pepper,garlic and saute until soft do not let them brown.
I then puree, but that is to my liking. you then take what is in pan and put into pot and add the bay leaves , vinegar and spices . Stir and close lid and cook another 1.5 hours on simmer. Let sit 1/2 hour before serving.
The cumin,vinegar,salt and pepper are to your taste you may want to add more. This is my mom's recipe and I have omitted 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, bacon and ham hock and my mother also roasts the green pepper then adds it whole to the beans when she adds the sofrito. This step adds a stronger green pepper smell and taste. My mom also insists on apple cider vinegar. I have used that and red wine vinegar also.
Enjoy
Vivian
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C a role , welcome back. That sounds like a really great trip.
Lacy, sounds like a plan.
Bedo. I hope your tummy feels better soon.
Carberry who didn't sing along with the singers on the Beatles tribute? Kinda hard not to!
Eric. Glad you got the car running.sounds like it has a lot of love in it! My DH leased the Nissan electric car in the pic. He uses it for commuting to the plant and back. Although he said he was scared the day it was 19 below because he had just one bar by the time he got home! I would not want to depend on an all electric car. He has his other car to come home in. He is almost at the cars range to make it home normally. In the real cold he would not make the 80 miles!
Much love.
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Bedo- Had to laugh at the "NUT" in his skiff- Does that mean he was
naked as a bluejay? wonder why they use that term naked as a blue jay,
are blue jays naked? Hmm that just came to my mind. Sorry you had to
fake your way through your meal when you don't eat meat. My family was
all vegetarian too and even though there friends knew this most of them
would cook a meat dish and say, oh try it you'll like it, some people
just don't understand. I have never liked venison, too gamey for me.Carrie- Sounds nice having spaghetti, wine and a lone time! Can just hear you belting your songs out and maybe a dance or two?? hehe!
Lacey- Funny remark to Nanc on the tankini! LOL! your roll ups sounds good will have to try them.
Eric- How neat that you have so many memories in the Trooper, hope it runs forever for you!
Carole- Welcome back, sounds like a wonderful trip. In Hawaii there breakfast staple besides spam is rice. I have eaten tomatoes for breakfast when I didn't feel like cooking, ha! Hope to see some pictures soon.
Laurie. Thinking about you and wondering how your MIL is doing.
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Huge Costco trip today. As always after such an outing, I'm too tired to face dinner, so I planned ahead and picked up a Costco meatloaf and mashed potatoes. They're very good and we'll get several meals out of it. Also was pleased to see that the 2013 Tuscan olive oil was in, so got a bottle of that.
I snagged a very nifty deal that was a bamboo cutting board that has a slot underneath that holds six flexible silicone cutting mats. There is one for chicken, meat, cheese, vegetables, bread, and one all purpose one. I like using these mats on top of my wooden cutting board but they slide some. This board has a depression for the mat so it doesn't move. There was only the display model left so they sold it to me for ten bucks. Score! My dh made my current board for me to my specifications and the new one is somewhat smaller. I hope I can get used to it.
Tomorrow it's back to the gym and orange chicken with stir frIed vegetables for dinner. Happy Chinese New year!
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Carol, it sounds like you had a good time. I'll be interested to hear more about the trip. My dad spent some time in New Zealand during World War 2 and liked it a lot.
I like deer meat...if it is prepared correctly. The biggest problem is that it is often over cooked.
We have Costco stores here but we let the membership lapse as there are other similar style/price stores that don't charge a membership.
For what it's worth, it's going to be in the upper 80F degree range this weekend.
Eric
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Okay you foodies - here is a link to a video that shows you how to slice a strawberry to look like a rose for Valentine's Day. Guy makes it look really easy. LOL
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-food/how-to-ma...
(scroll a little bit below the picture to see the video)
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Carol- Your trip sounds like it was amazing! I love the visuals and I can imagine myself going down the buffet line! I agree with Eric, share more with us when you are up to typing. Welcome home, we missed you!
Carrie- Your night in sounded wonderful. I love those quiet moments when you can watch what you want, eat what you want and be a little silly even.
Bedo- I can't believe you ate meat! I hope your belly feels better. I was a vegetarian for about 6 years or so and very, very slowly added meat back into my diet. Your body is just not used to it. I have a great potato leek soup recipe if you are interested.
I know I am missing a lot of people- sorry!
I had a cold which has no turned into a sinus infection. I went to a minute clinic at CVS today and got anti biotics. It made me think of Michelle. She always seemed to know when my cold turned to an infection. So I have a sinus infection and an ear infection, low grade fever. I am hoping to feel better soon. I am still functioning
Dinner tonight will be a new recipe that my boys ate at the neighbors house and loved. Haddock dipped in milk, tossed in bread crumbs and baked at a high temp drizzled with butter. Hopefully Dh and I like it too!Debbie- Thanks for asking about my MIL. Not much of a change. Tired, sleeping a lot. Her CA125 count went from 75 to 150 in a week and a half. So not a good indication. How are you feeeling Debbie?
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Laurie, hope the meds does its trick for you fast.....never want to mess with sinus infections since it's so close to our grey matter! The haddock recipe sounds great....hope everyone enjoys it!
If I weren't feeling so lazy, I'd hoof it up to the store to get some fish for me tonight. Very tired this week since my allergic itching (my bodily response to what the tamoxifen is doing with my estrogen levels) has reached annoying proportions, and wakes me up all throughout the night, so I get up feeling like I never slept. I thought I had mastered the non-sleep issue (from my friend tamoxifen) once starting a controlled release melatonin a few months ago.....and now this! Benedryl use is a no no with Tamox, so I'm in a catch22. Zyrtec is making no dent! Sorry to take up space venting....
Never tried deer meat.....
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Lacey, do consider stopping the tamoxifen for your trip. It was so nice not to have hot flushes during the night for a month. As soon as I started the arimidex, the flushes were back. They're especially uncomfortable at night. No matter how cold the temperature in the bedroom (dh likes an open window), I have to pull the covers aside and cool off. I'm fortunate, though, in not having the severe joint pain that some women experience on the med.
Tonight's dinner was pork piccata made with pork tenderloin medallions, brown rice and a tossed salad.
This has been an unusually cold and wet winter here in Louisiana. I didn't miss a single golf outing during our trip in Jan. because they all were cancelled. After a trip to the gym this morning, I started some much-needed housecleaning. I also have to label pictures from the trip and prepare our tax return. So there are lots of indoor jobs to be done.
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Taxes...uggh..... :-) They are a necessary evil, but still......uggh...
It sounds like another "ice event" is on its way. Stay safe and warm everyone.
Eric
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You guys in The Carolinas and other southern states are really getting a lot of chappy weather this einter. Please drive safe and stay in if you can. Also Much love and stay warm.
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It might make it to 90F degrees this weekend here in the Phoenix area.This summer may get "interesting". I wish I could send 10-15 degrees to the southeast USA.
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We northerners would also be happy recipients of your excess degrees, Eric!
Although today it actually heated up to the mid-thirties....and obviously felt so warm that one of the middle school kids who walks past my house was sporting his basketball shorts and tee shirt on his way home. Tomorrow we expect the snow, sleet, and snow again mess....and fortunately this area is way more prepared than those poor folks in the south. Ice dams are always a concern tho, which can be a real problem for inner walls that are not meant to be waterfalls.Tonight I was in the mood for shrimp and the local store was having a sale on the jumbo ones, so we had a big ol shrimp cocktail for the "fresh" part of our dinner....then had leftover chicken roll ups with some leftover pasta for the clean out the fridge part of the dinner.
When we returned from the store today, the mailman delivered a box from my sister....chock full of boxes of her delicious cookies....tadales...linzer cookies....and almond thumb print cookies. Looks like her new stove is working well in the barn. I hope she decides to start a cookie making business since she is a great baker, and, as an artist, presents her products in lovely packaging. Am hoping she enjoys starting a few businesses out of "barny", where she and the dogs all seem quite happy. Hmmm, I think I'll go enjoy a couple of her cookies.....:)
Stay safe and warm everyone.
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Navajo tacos tonight. Very tasty! DSIL and DBIL came to town yesterday for a few days to stay with us. So happy to have them here.
Temps are finally warming up for us. It was near 30 today and next week promises 50's! I'm not sure I remember what those feel like. My sympathies to those in the path of the storms heading your way.
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Vivian, that sounds great! I don't have a food processer, so should I just mash the vegetables, or leave them plain. Thanks!
Inspired I will have to make those for people at work
Laurie, I'm sorry you're sick
rest upCarol, that sounds like an awesome trip! Food so different but tasty!
Debbie, no, the people who live on the Island are not nekkid, but when it snowed for the first time since I've been here yesterday I worried about them. If they have generators they only use them for about 2 hours a day in the evening for electricity. I guess they have wood burning stoves or something. They are a special kind of nut.
I'm sorry for anyone I missed!
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Bedo ,
I'm worse than my kids. I don't like finding onions, pepper , garlic in cooked foods so I process either before or after cooking it.
My boys will eat it, but then again when hungry they will just about anything, my daughter is a little like me.
If you like them chop them to your taste.
I promise I am working on it, I like some of those things raw on salad. And cooked / grilled red peppers with meats.
Hugggs
Vivian
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Bedo - I've made black beans with Seaside's recipe - very similar I think. I take some out and mash them but I cook them longer so most break down. I'm southern so soupy beans are the norm.
We had leftover chicken with apricots last night with one of WorldMarket's rice mixes. I need to go to Sprouts or Central Mkt and see if I can duplicate the ingred. Tonight is a 2 hour casserole - 1 hour to make sauce, 30 min sauce/hamburger and 30 min in oven. I think I'll make it this afternoon. The one from the DaVinici pkg. I imagine a good pasta sauce would substitute.
Sending warm hugs for everyone in the snow storms.
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Last night I made two dishes that used Greek yogurt as an ingredient. One, oven fried chicken. I removed the skin from 6 chicken thighs, bone in. Marinated them in a mixture of yogurt, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, s & p. Then tossed them in coating of wheat flour, paprika, dry thyme, s & p. Sprayed the coated pieces with olive oil spray. Cooked them on a rack over pan covered in alum. foil at 425 for almost an hour. They came out crispy and brown. Second dish, mashed potatoes. Peeled and diced some russet potatoes that had sprouted in the pantry. Cooked until tender in water, drained water and added some warm chicken broth. Mashed. Added some Greek yogurt and a couple of tablespoons of butter. The potatoes were fluffy and quite good.
Tonight I plan to cut the left-over chicken in pieces and also cut up some leftover pork medallions and make a stirfry with veggies (mushrooms, colored peppers, spinach) and leftover brown rice. I will sauté some onions in a separate skillet for dh. I will remove my portion and add some grated asiago cheese. DH will add the onions to the remainder and doctor his with soy sauce and sesame seed oil. I'll also make a salad with romaine, yellow cherry tomatoes, cucumber and an avocado that is at the perfect stage.
Today is a beautiful sunshiny day, quite cool in the 50's. It was in the 30's this morning when we drove to the gym. You should have heard the people grumbling about the cold weather! We southerners don't like wearing jackets because you have to put them on, take them off inside, and on and on!
Spring will be here before we know it and the pollen will drive everyone crazy with allergies.
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I hope everybody has electricity and is staying warm. Last night's stirfry wasn't wonderful but it was dinner! I gave dh a choice of steak, lamb, or pasta for our Valentine's Day dinner and he chose pasta.
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Happy Heart Day everyone!
We fared better with this latest storm since the temp rose and hours of rain followed the first seven inches of snow. Fortunately, DH had decided to snowblow before the rain, and now we are able to see ground where he cleared.....icy tho. Folks north and west of us got total snow....and more on the way this weekend. What a winter!
On the way home from the gym Wednesday, we stopped to shop for tonight's dinner. Bought lamb chops which we will marinate and probably broil since the grill is iced in. Will make winter squash, an interesting rice, and a greek salad. That should do it! We have my sister's heart linzer cookies for dessert.
Hope everyone is safe and warm.....but not too warm, Eric!
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Last night was stuffed shells. I bought a giant can of San marzano tomatoes at Costco and wow! What a great tomato sauce they made! I have an mo appointment today near Costco so I'm going to pick up a couple more cans. They're gigantic though, so I'm not sure where I'm going to store them. But at $3.99 a can, they're too good to pass up.
I hope I can make it to my appointment today, we're getting snow on top of snow. Winter be gone!
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impromptu visit to doc today....I've got an ear infection. I knew this was just a matter of time since I have been dealing with fluid in my ears for a month now, getting some vertigo off and on...but not an episode like you experienced Nance. She put me on an antibiotic and told me to take Claritin or zyrtec to dry up the fluid.
Drove home in a blizzard last night, very scary, unable see where the road was...no plows out yet. This stuff is really getting old!!
Tried a new recipe from my "chew" cookbook. Sweet potato pancake type things with a fried egg on top. I liked it a lot...hubby was just so-so, thought it needed a sauce on top. A mixture of grated sweet potato, apple, onion with 2 egg whites and 1/4 cup of flour (very simple) and fry like a pancake, add egg on top. I liked the combo of the sweet and savory together.
Today, roasting a turkey breast and will make turkey pot pie...bought an apple pie for desert for my DH. Wanted to get a store bought cheesecake, as that is his favorite, but they wanted an arm and a leg for a very small (maybe 3 serving) piece.
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That sounds very inventive Carrie
This is a three day weekend as it will be
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in Alaska. I am not awake I'm drinking coffee
This weekend I will be making Vivian's soup. Maybe my neighbor has a blender or something If not I'll mash
Breakfast is hillbilly overnight oatmeal from the hillbilly housewife site
Oh, I'm the valentine. There are more men than women here, but they all seem to be in the bars :O
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Bedo - a good stiff drink does not do that much to keep you warm. Too bad hiking doctor does not have a brother.
Finally make the pasta dish with the one hour tomato sauce. DH thought it was wonderful but he was not the one in the kitchen cooking/washing the dishes from it. It called for cream cheese kinda dribbled on it and darn it it came out like ricotta. That the and the Kraft cheese mix and Parm on it were I think the clinchers. Will make it again but prob. with a very dressed up spaghetti sauce. One hour tomato sauce, 30 min simmer sauce/hamburger, 45 min. bake. I made the sauce mid afternoon. PTL for leftovers from it.
Think I will put chicken or pork roast in crockpot tomorrow. Have a day of chores lined up on the homefront. DH off and finally a decent weekend.
Carrie - hope ABT and Claritin does the trick.
Carole - have not welcomed you back from your adventures. Sounds like a wonderful time. I think you escaped the coldest LA had during your trip - right?
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Oh goodness - how can anybody be too warm? I watch Eric's weather jealously.
Bedo - of course I had to look up Elizabeth Peratrovich. Sounds like an interesting woman.
Had my first rads treatment yesterday and stopped to treat myself to a Denny's Grand Slam. It wasn't the way I remember, but I still don't have all my taste buds working. Today I'm going to have two broiled lobster tails (yes 2 just for me). Well they're only 4 oz and nothing like what you get on the East coast, but I'm going to pretend for Valentines.
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Minus, You go girl! Eat dem lobsters!
Eric, could you TRY not to wave your weather in front of us? LOL
LMG, that sounds like way too much work! LOL.
Bedo guess you'll have yo go to the bars to drag them gutless homw! LOL. Don't they always say you have better luck fishing if you go to where the fish are? LOL
Much love to all. Happy Valentine's day. If no one pampers you, pamper yourself!
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Don't forget that you can make fun of me when my shoes melt into the pavement.. :-)
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Whoa Bedo...sounds like you would be fish "bait" walking into one of those bars full of men. May be fun though soaking up all the attention, and watching them all fluff their feathers.
You know, Eric, the minute we hit a 90 degree day in the summer, we will be complaining about that too. Its the nature of the game.
Moon I like your last line about pampering ourselves, and no need to wait for a special Holiday to do it.
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It only made it to 87F degrees today. Most of the day was spent on cars....DD's car radio antenna installation and then the fried wire Trooper project.
Bedo, for what it's worth, I don't, and never did, like bars....too loud and too much smoke. Even if I had no alcohol at a bar, I'd have a head ache unless I showered before I went to bed.
Minus, how many rads? I like lobster. One of the local store keeps live ones and DD always goes over to them to say "hi". I'm not sure how she would react if one showed up on her plate. :-)
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