So...whats for dinner?

Chicken veggie stir fry for dinner.  Chicken breasts, sliced, yellow bell pepper, onion, and snow peas.  The latter have been in the refrigerator for a while but still taste sweet.  I'll remove my portion and then dh will doctor his up with soy sauce and sesame oil.  I might sprinkle some Italian cheese on mine.  Do not like soy sauce.  Maybe a sprinkle of flavorful vinegar would be good.  Not my favorite meal! 

Already thinking ahead to tomorrow night.  I'm in the mood for homemade pizza.

Nance, your dinner sounds better than mine!  I've been wanting enchiladas.  Will have to put that on my Coming Soon list. 

Carole and Nance, I think both of your dinners sounded good!

I am possibly having the most bizarre of dinners tonight....can't even call it dinner! Walnuts and dates. Suffice it to say that I was too lazy to make myself dinner...and am sure I will later have some chocolate!

I had planned to make myself something with eggs since DH was taking two elderly neigbors to a dinner meeting on healthcare....but then got involved in finishing up two taggies that I need to drop off to someone's house tomorrow (a donation for silent auction for the CAP program in which I volunteer)....And thus the easy grab of dates and nuts....and actually to be totally honest, I succumbed to the Whole Foods tortilla chips on the counter and tried them with some cherry jalapena salsa I had picked up at Volante Farms. Didn't really like it....too sweet. Anyway, I am full....weird dinner or not! 

Friday night DH and I were scheduled to meet one of my college friends (and her DH)who lives in RI. We were planning dinner and a play. Well, when I emailed her to ask about restaurants, I heard back that she is in the hospital with a rare condition, transverse myelitis....a viral inflammation of the spinal cord....and cannot walk! OMG!! I was speechless. They have no idea how she came down with this on a moment's notice (that is typical for it). My DH immediately went to the internet, and what he read about it is pretty scary. This is an otherwise perfectly healthy, active 68 year old woman, who has a busy professional life as a college computer instructor with many disadvantaged young adults. Please keep her in your thoughts. Hard to imagine her as a parapalegic....and hopefully with her hard work in PT rehab, she won't be! This is the fourth rare medical condition that I have heard about with friends, their DH's, children, or grandchildren in one week! I like the term RARE much more when it is referring to lightly grilled steak!

Not in the least Carole, but it's pretty imprecise lol!

For the two of us, I use one large chicken breast that I've cooked on the grill. It's a perfect thing to do with leftover rotisserie chicken.  

Shred chicken, add two or three chopped green onions and enough sour cream and shredded cheese (I use cheddar but jack would be good too) to hold mixture together. Heat corn tortillas in oil just until soft. Put 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in tortillas, roll and place in baking dish. Cover with enchilada sauce, canned or homemade (about one and one half cups for 6 enchiladas) and shredded cheese. Bake in 350° oven for 30 minutes until cheese is melted. I have also added fresh or a can of chopped green chilis to the chicken mixture.

Don't know what it would be without the sour cream. That would be a different recipe altogether.

Eric, don't know. Never tried it.

I buy Light sour cream and would use it.  The recipe sounds delicious.  I might add sautéed colored peppers for additional bulk.  And black beans!  And lean pork loin cut into strips instead of chicken.  Ok.  Different recipe.  LOL.  I learned the hard way not to prepare enchiladas in advance for baking later.  The corn tortillas began to disintegrate as they soaked in the enchilada sauce.

Tonight will be home-made pizza.  The pizza dough recipe is Mary Ann Esposito's whole wheat pizza crust which calls for a combination of whole wheat flour and white whole wheat flour.  A package of pizza crust yeast.  The toppings will be crumbled Italian sausage, tomato sauce, kalamata olives, grated cheese, red pepper flakes on my half.  Maybe sautéed diced yellow bell pepper.  Maybe sautéed onions on dh's half. 

I ran instead of eating tonight.  

The weather forecasters are expecting severe thundertorms when my flight leaves tomorrow and the airline is already saying my flight will arrive late into Albuquerque.....about 10 minutes *after* the connecting flight leaves for Phoenix...

sigh....

eric - I hate it when that happens.  I am a non-stop girl for that very reason.  When that is not possible, I always sweat the connection.

Tonight will be a light meal, as tomorrow is surgery.  I don't like to eat much and then have anesthetic - seems to work out better for me.

lacey - thanks!  Good luck on the BLT hunt - they are one of my faves!  I also love a good BLAT - bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato!

minus - A few hours -  I am just having my left implant removed - totally outpatient.  I should be able to touch base quickly!  I might even make dinner tomorrow night and let you all know!

SpecialK, really sorry the implant has to come out.

Debbie, good to hear from you!  Hope you can lose some of those extra lbs. 

Steak and baked potato and salad tonight.  DH will be cooking the steak on the grill.  The potatoes are in the toaster oven. 

Nancy, I "found" a couple of frozen chicken enchiladas in the freezer today when I was searching for something else!  I thawed them out and nuked them for lunch.  The tortillas were kind of gummy but I still enjoyed the filling.  Chicken, black beans, and corn.  I really like enchiladas.

Wish all our MIAs would come back!  Still I appreciate those who check in regularly.   

Sorry, Eric.  Hope things work out.

eric - yay!

carole - I miss enchiladas - they lose something in translation when you can't put cheese in, and on, them!  I did make some beef ones with sprouted organic corn tortillas, pinto beans, and tomatillo salsa.  They were ok, but not cheesy, so I was a little sad.

I got home around 12:30 am.  It was better than trying to stay dry under the wing of the aircraft because it's too hot to sit inside the plane. :-)

Southwest Airlines did a pretty good job dealing with everything and more importantly, I didn't notice any passengers get all snarky with the airline folks.

Eric