So...whats for dinner?

Carole, you crack me up! Shades of that movie, "Something to Talk About!"

Tonight was a really excellent stir fry with flank steak, onion, garlic (10 cloves!), baby bok choy and hot peppers. I served it with udon noodles instead of rice. It was supposed to have leeks but I had a bunch of baby bok choy that needed to be used. Anyway, it didn't suffer from lack of leeks. DH even requested a repeat.

Supposed to be 70s tomorrow. I have leftover flank steak so may make some spedini for the grill.

Oh my all your food sounds so yummy. I ate a roast beef sandwich for supper but lunch was the star of my day. My Livestrong program had our graduation today.so we were treated to lunch by many of the past grads. we had Pasta fagioli, veggie lasagne, salads, veggie tray, fruit platter, turkey sandwiches and desserts. One of which was " better than Sex " cake. Been quite a while so I'll have to think about that for a while ! LOL.  But it was real good! LOL of course we still have 2 more Livestrong days to make up,  because they were canceled 2x when the temp was 20 below. But 2 of the class members were going on trips and had not planned on the longer time and so would not be there.my DH did spring for 3 months more however so I'll continue to go 3x a week. I'll have to sign up for a class because if I don't it's too easy to have an excuse not to go. LOL

Much love to all you wonderful cooks!

SpecialK, the coconut milk is higher in pts than 1 percent milk but the almond milk is lower than milk.  I use ice water in my smoothies for the liquid and add Greek yogurt for creaminess (plain, nonfat) and chia seeds for protein.  Frozen berries for delicious taste.  I avoid the protein powder because I think it comes from soy, which I was told to avoid. 

I tried adding kale and didn't like the taste.  My stomach didn't like digesting the kale.  Sorry, Lacey!  I can eat the blanched and sautéed kale but the raw gave me terrible gas.  The same woman who eats all kinds of dry beans!.  Go figure. 

The dogs started barking at 2am.  They didn't quiet down like normal so I got up and saw the neighbor's (we have adjoining back yards) house burning.  I called the fire department and they were already on the way. 

They (husband, wife and 3 kids) and their 2 dogs are all safe and uninjured.  The fire appears to have started in their garage...possibly at their motorcycle.  

They are staying at their next door neighbor's house.  I and many others in the neighborhood have been up with them to help however we can...

The house across the street from this burned house suffered a fire 2 weeks ago.  I was worried about an arsonist or some housing defect starting to cause problems,  but the two fires appear to be unrelated...possibly a vehicle fire this time and a cooking fire at the first house. 

That is scary. I'm glad everyone got out safely. 

Tonight we're having hamburger steaks, roasted asparagus, and roasted butternut squash. The now-seven-year-old will also have pasta.

Spring sprung in NE Texas with a bang today. Lots of severe T storms. We got only bit of thunder and few drops.

Not sure what we're having tonight. Today has been dog day - dog bath, wash dog crate, clean around dog crate. Maybe that saved Stouffers dinner tonight. Maybe stuffed baked potatoes. Maybe spaghetti. DH coming home early so don't need to decide quite yet.

Monica - I realized I never answered your question about the sweet tea marinade. It's from McCormicks - one of those tear open pkgs. Grill Mates Smokin' Sweet Tea. It was pretty good maybe a little peppery for my taste.

Paula - hamburgers here tomorrow night. DD visiting and want something easy so I can spend more time with her (26 year old). I think she wants her dad to do her taxes.

Eric - what a scary situation about fires

Funny about the word spatchcocked. Sounded perfectly at home in the episode to me but a bit of reading might be Irish. Close enough for TV. Still haven't done one. Need to try. Break out of my cooking ruts.

Last night ended up soup and bit of leftover enchiladas. Tonight the Stouffers in the freezer won out - chicken lasagna which was pretty good. Two servings left over for DD to take with her. We both had salad with it - major accomplishment for DH; he usually passes on it. Pleasant amount of food.

I used to eat eggs with ketchup years ago. Who knew we would be trendy then?

Both of my kids ate their scrambled eggs with ketchup, but neither DH or I do - not sure where they got that!

Eric - wow on the fires! So scary! We had a house fire when I was little - probably six. Just damaged the kitchen, the fire department put it out but man it was a mess!

DH had leftover cabbage rolls and herbed mashed potatoes for dinner. I made a salad with romaine, pinto beans, salsa, Beanitos chips and some guacamole. Today was the dog's birthday so I gave him a tiny piece of DH's leftover b-day cake and a dog sundae with a candle. We sang and he barked!

Auntie - I used to make a rolled flank steak in wine recipe. The steak was spread with herbed garlic cheese (like Rondele) and spinach. Then it was rolled and seared. Added the wine and covered and cooked until done and wine sauce reduced. Haven't made it In ages!

oooh Lacey that omelet sounds great..

Eric, glad everybody is safe in your neighborhood.  Two fires...  That is scary. 

Nancy, I'm impressed that you're winging it with a rolled flank steak dish.  I like flank steak but have never cooked or eaten it with that preparation.  You must slice it very thin?

My niece's three children eat ketchup on everything.  I wonder if they even know what their food tastes like other than tasting like ketchup.  I'm not a ketchup fan.  Dh puts it on pot roast, meatloaf and French fries. 

The Hungry Girl potato salad made with cauliflower is quite good.  It has a lot of flavors, including part of a packet of ranch dressing mix.  I used some of my fresh dill and chives from my patio herb garden.  I took a bowl of the salad to a barbecue this afternoon so I would have a healthy side dish.  I also took crudités and hummus, which was largely passed over.  So I have a bag of broccoli, cauliflower, celery and sliced colored peppers all ready for snacking.  Dh likes the veggies, too, so they won't go to waste.

The dessert offerings were really tempting but I contented myself with a delicious oatmeal cookie.  Someone brought home-made rice pudding.  I haven't seen that in ages. 

DH likes me to make crumbs of dry croutons, mix them with minced onion, garlic, rosemary, thyme, a little broth and an egg.  I pound the flank steak, spread with with the stuffing, roll and tie then sear and braise it in broth with a bit of red wine. Serve with mashed potatoes and a sauce made from the cooking liquid.  yum 

Hey Bedo, great picture! So happy to hear from you. I made that recipe a while ago and found it a little bland. Did you do something to spice it up a bit?

Pretty woman in that picture!  I'm assuming it's you, Bedo?

The soup looks good.  A splash of vinegar and maybe a sprinkling of good Italian cheese would suit my taste.

Bedo. What a cute picture of you. Never seen a hobbit tree before ( I don't think) It almost looks like an elephant to the right of you with an eye lol! cool!

Laurie- Ok, just had to laugh out loud at your BUG breakfast, EWWW! LOL!

On a serious not though, I am so sorry to hear your MIL has taken a turn for the worse. My prayers for comfort for her in the days ahead. Prayers for your whole family. (((hugs))))

Tonights dinner will be Pork chops with roasted cauliflower and baked fennel. I made the fennel last night and just loved it baked. I don't care for fennel raw don't like the licorice taste but when it is baked it does not taste like licorice. After cleaning and slicing the fennel I put in a baking dish with 1/4 cup each of white wine and chicken stock, salt and pepper, 3 tbl of butter wrap in foil and bake 45 minutes in a 350 oven, meanwhile, make topping with bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, parsley, minced garlic, and melted butter. After 45 minutes turn oven to 400 take out of oven and top with breading return to oven without the foil and bake another 30 minutes, It is now my new fav thing to eat.

Hope every one is well.

Debbie, love love love roasted fennel!