So...whats for dinner?

Moon, glad to see you back.

I am attempting chicken pot pies for the first time. Dough is done, working on filling . I am using Pioneer woman's recipe with a few variations.  Kids tried filling with some bread, they were happy. All is good.

Vivian 

Viv pot pies yum I will make them with butternut squash, mushrooms and Swiss chard. Someday

Minus. Your meals sound lovely. I have recently become addicted to refrigerator pickles and red onion with vinegar and hot water and a bit of honey poured on top. It has to sit for a day or so in a closed container.

The weather here is still beautiful and the sugar snap peas are 4 feet high with peas coming and many many white flowers which will turn into peas. A fellow gardener gave me new yummy lettuce. I love the summer!

Oh, played at the Summer Solstice Festival today. We stink!  But they clapped! And people smiled and said "very nice" when I walked off the stage. People are so kind...

I have a date with an officer and a gentleman next week. I am not worthy. 

Debbie, kisses and hope you are doing well.

Bedo - WRONG.  The officer & gentleman will have to work VERY hard to be worthy of you.   You are such a vibrant, interesting soul.  Still - have fun!!

I love the summer too.  My son was here for 3 days last week helping me get quotes on a new roof & gutters.  He always wants to go eat cheap "tex mex" at the strip malls when he comes to town - comfort food w/lard from his childhood.  We compromised w/one cheapie and one more refined.  The latter had the best crab enchiladas I'd ever tasted.  Velvety soft sauce.  Of course it was $17 for two enchiladas.  For those of you who don't live in Texas (& maybe Arizona?), three meat enchiladas w/rice & beans usually costs under $7.00 at the local dives.  He said his beef enchiladas were no better than the dive for twice the price.  

Oh well, it was an occasion to remember the death of my baby brother 20 years ago -  two days before his 40th birthday, so we toasted his memory with a margarita or two.  My brother never married & my son has many of his favorite things.  Good memories.

viv so glad Iggy's home. BEDO, Minus is right, you are worth more than you think! 

Eric, I hope you can fix that car without giving yourself a stroke. My DH finally gave up on his Concorde with 318,000 miles on it. Now if he'll just get it out of the driveway! LOL. 

May I say hospital food is still not very good. O yuck. Breakfast wasn't bad but the rest was pretty ugly. Made the mistake of ordering spaghetti.  Um. No.perhaps if it wasn't whole wheat pasta.... Meatloaf wasn't bad. That was ok..The pizza was the best but I ate half the crust with all the veggies. It was a little 6 inch deep dish..so half was enough. The yogurt parfait was my big splurge cause they kept me to 5 carbs. That was 3 because of the fruit. But it had blueberries and strawberry pieces. Yum. So i had to watch it. But they gave me the stupid Sugar Free jam and syrup. I'd rather not eat the bread than that. LOL don't feel much like eating here at home cause I finally have had to use the bathroom and much more often then others on pain pills! LOL just got to make it through the first week. Then we'll see. Supper tonight was ham sandwiches. I don't know if they do it elsewhere, but here in WI, they sell baked ham at most grocery stores. You buy a pound and you get 6 free rolls. My DH bought that and added a slice of swiss cheese. That went down pretty easy..

Much love. 

I don't know how much of it is "man vs. car" compared to "I saved the $90 per hour labor charge".  Most things I can do as quickly as the labor estimator books claim, so it's a good deal for me since I already have the tools.  That stupid drain plug is not in the book and none of the other repair places will touch it except as a $950, plus parts, oil pan replacement.  

Back in the day, I couldn't afford to pay those kind of costs.  Now that I can afford it, I just don't want to pay those kind of costs.

With the heat, I just eat salty things, bananna chips, move slowly and drink lots of water.

Dinner last night was grilled burgers with a salad and tonight was a fend for one self night.

Moon I happy to hear, for two reasons, that the knee replacement is going well.  The first is, of course, that it is about your knee.  The second is that my mother in law will be have a new knee on July 3.

Minus, here in Arizona Mexican food is equally cheap.  The "gourmet" places are more expensive, but still very reasonable.

I see the same unhealthy behavior thing at one of the local hilltops.  It's a very challenging walk to the top, even for those that hike it all the time...and I see folks at the top, still huffing and puffing, light up a cigarette and consume the whole thing in under 30 seconds.

Bedo, I agree with Lacey, you are worthy.  You have done many amazing things.  Besides, thinking otherwise will make you less attractive....trust me on that.  Please.

Viv, I haven't made pot pies in a very long time. You've given me a good idea.  Thank you....   And again, I'm so very glad Iggy is home.

Off to bed for me.  I have a 5am wake up tomorrow.

Eric

All.see what I 

nance! We get it. Love is love! LOL

One of my best friends brought over supper tonight. How sweet. She stopped at the Pick save deli and bought the dinner special. Cold 1/2 chicken, mashed potatoes and mixed steamed veg..it's about 6 bucks and very good food. Real potatos too. One is enough for 2 people but she also bought the meatloaf meal. Sides are your choice. I used to buy them for myself when I was alone as it's fresh good and easy. So i was really looking forward to these meals. 2 days my DH doesn't have to try to cook and egg and hamburgers can wait 2 more days!(one of the few things he can cook) LOL it was yummy. So thoughtful. And proves you don't have to make a big dinner on your own to make someone's life easier. I didn't care she didn't cook, but I loved I could eat food I didn't have to cook. Meant the world to me. Especially since I haven't even gotten texts from any if my 4 kids since sx last wed. Hummmph. That's 5 days..... LOL Here's me with my new jazzy walker, pink zebra stripes and all. LOL

Zoom!!!!!

viv. The COSTCO Near us Has THE Most Amazing Pot Pies that Taste Like homemade. 12 inches though. Huge! Really good though. Just in case one day you are out and about. LOL

Just lost a lengthy post (obviously on my computer). AAAGGGHHH!

I'm not up to typing it all again, but I'll just say I'm brining a pork loin that I'll roast and glaze with an aged balsamic glaze that my DSIL brought me from Italy. Sides will be new potatoes from the garden and sautéed baby spinach. I'll try to retype the post about my 4 course Italian dinner another time.

I've been gone for the past several days and haven't been able to post from my stupid smart phone (although I think the problem might be swype  instead of the phone itself) but it only happens on bco. Very strange. Thank you Lacey, for so eloquently saying all the things that I would like to say IF I COULD POST FROM MY STUPID PHONE.

Monica - -  girl, all you need are some baseball cards in those wheels and you'd be stylin'!  Dahling, you look mahvelous!

Definitely lookin' good, Moon!

Nance, I'd be happy to be your ghost writer anytime......if you'll be my ghost chef!

I have a burning question....about caste iron skillets. We have two that I enjoy using for a variety of meals. When I went to make my ratatouille last week, the large skillet (my favorite) had that bad olive oil odor to it. DH always does clean up, and he uses olive oil to season the skillets after washing them. Should we not be using olive oil? Regular vegetable or canola oil? We are of the mind that the skillets do need to be washed rather than just wiped down, so it seems we need to season them with something.Please help! 

Yesterday, DH and I headed down the highway in time to make our stretching class...we really needed it. I especially did since I was stiff from the long drive, with lots of commuter traffic right at the end. So all I wanted to eat last night was a big bowl of oatmeal, which was great with cranberries, raisons and walnuts. DH grilled himself the last of the lamb burgers....and was starving by 8:30, so we did the Carole/Nance popcorn prep. Yum! We've mastered the technique....very nice.

Tonight we are grilling chicken which I have yet to marinate....better get to it! 

Today my big event was heading to the dentist to learn what I need to do about a lower (heavily filled) wisdom tooth that is starting to act up (I did confess to the dentist, who I know well, that I probably challenged the poor tooth by eating peanut brittle). After xrays, hr recommended that I have it extracted rather than a root canal. Well, that seemed fine, except the oral surgeon he referred me to is scheduling in OCTOBER! My dentist recommended I try to get it done before we leave for the Cape in two weeks. Great! So I will now be on the hunt for a good, but not too busy oral surgeon! I HATE mouth pain and have had a lot of it lately....with the allergies and that virus affecting my gums. This is just the icing on the oral discomfort cake! I sure would like to enjoy my meals on vacation without tooth pain! Well enuf whining for now......

My mom always said plain water and a dish towel to clean,  then let dry in a warm oven, wipe down with oil and then wipe out as much oil as possible.

It's always worked for me.

Sooooo  loveable Moon!

Ha! Nance! Give the girl some sparklers!  Are they legal there?

Made a TON of risotto, asparagus, and peas and sugar snap peas from my garden with parmesan cheese, vegetable broth garlic onions and salt, pepper Yum. From the new Moosewood Cookbook for a new generation or something, too lazy to get up and look.

Soo, how do I not act shy or not worthy as Eric said?  D'oh I am nervous

First date I have been into in a loooong time.

Bedo,

Just be who you are, which is an amazing woman, that any man would be lucky to have as his date.

Have fun and enjoy !!

V

Bedo, your risotto sounds delish!