So...whats for dinner?

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited June 2015

    Nance, limoncello biscotti? You are a great daughter!! :)

    As I reflect on my family of origin, a "family day" celebration would have been pretty much of a stretch too......yes, china, lots of cooking and stress for my mother, physically or emotionally absent father, taunting brother and isolated sister. So maybe Hallmark could leave it at "special person" in our lives day since I attribute much of my mental health to certain extended family members and neighbors who nurtured me in the most caring ways when my family just couldn't. We all get by in the "family of man"...:)

    Susan, we had thought to take a ride to the North Shore, but the forecast for strong rain makes a long drive sound pretty uninviting, especially since my back pain has yet to go packing. We may just settle for a no view fresh lobster local option....Dolphin in Natick...Captain Marden's in Wellesley? Or maybe something more creative if I research a bit more.....

    I am really sorry that the meds is impacting your digestive tract so badly. Arrrrgh!! Did your MO mention that possibility and what you might do for it? There is a terrible injustice in you having to deal with such a side effect, given your wonderful culinary skills and creations.

    We had a substantial dinner....spice rubbed tenderloin steaks, grilled pineapple, baked potatoes, and a big Greek salad to which I added fresh mint. My back is screaming at me for standing at the counter for prep. But the meal was tasty!

    I have been putting off starting my sub lingual drops all day, and better get to it now. I am a bit terrified of the possible allergic reactions that are mentioned in three places with the materials it came with. Okay, I will stop wimping out...wish me luck!

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited June 2015

    Lacey, Captain Marden's is supposed to be pretty darn good. There is also a lobster place in Natick. Have them steam it for you, and then make your own lobster salad to exactly your own taste, served alongside a bottle of beer or glass of wine. Is that place the same as Dolphin? Warning, Marden's is only open until 2pm on a Sunday.

    Made a Chinese soup for dinner which was delicious. Was able to eat about half of it. The recipe called for too much meat, not enough noodle, and WAY too much woodsear mushroom. In fact, about 1/4 of the mushroom amount. http://www.cookstr.com/recipes/fortune-noodle-meat... . I have this book, and have enjoyed many of the recipes, though I have to be careful with his salt and sugar amounts. Now we will see how the soup settles.

    And so sorry your back didn't resolve while sleeping last night.

    Bedo, sounds like you need a reset button for today.

    Nanace

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  • Suladog
    Suladog Member Posts: 952
    edited June 2015

    Susan,

    No I buy my mangoes, but I have a guava tree that gives me soooooo many I don't know what to do with them all. Everyone sounds like they have great plans for the weekend, enjoy ladies, hope wherever you are all located the weather is as nice as it is here in Wine Country....though we wouldn't mind a little rain

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited June 2015

    Lacey, The mods have posted this tip for iPad users in the Glitches thread. Maybe it would help you?


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    iPad users who know they have issues typing with the rich text editor; tap the "Use plain text editor" link before you start to type a post -- the link is located at the bottom right of the post text field, next to the Preview and Submit buttons. This will turn the rich text editor into a plain text box, which does not have any formatting options (e.g. bold, italic), but should be faster.

    Unfortunately, clicking this link and toggling to a plain text box will not permanently keep this as your default setting -- at this time, you'll have to tap the link each time you want to post. This is only meant as an interim fix -- unfortunately, a permanent fix will require money and time. Hopefully, we'll be able to implement a permanent fix in the future, but this should work for those having trouble in the time-being.

    We hope this helps, and please let us know if you have any questions or trouble using this new feature!

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited June 2015

    Thanks Susan! I had noticed the option recently but worried that if I chose to use it, I could cause even more typing probs! Now I will try it. :)

    Meanwhile, here's what we did for lobster roll Father's Day late lunch.....ate at, of all places, "Live and Kickin" in Central Square. Their "lobster sandwich" is delicious as were their steamers. A very primitive "eat in the rough" picnin table place with no view but of triple decker alleyways, yet great seafood! DH was happy. For dinner I made a weird light salad. Used some amazingly beautiful "salad bowl lettuce" I bought at our farmer's market this morning, on top of which I placed a bunch of prosciutto wrapped cantaloupe pieces, drizzled with balsamic, no oil. It was so tasty. Then to chase the healthy motif, we ate carrot cupcakes that had been burning a hole in the refridge.

    Before dinner, I ventured downstairs to the basement to start the onerous project of moving lots of stored items...bags of food, boxes of my old work stuff, our sons' memorabilia, etc. (Actually found some books I'd been looking for;) to make room for the workmen who are installing a new furnace and hot water heater this week. Glad that's done. I thought we'd be doing it together tomorrow, but this morning, DH managed to slip in the tub, and hurt his ribcage, so I figured I'd better do it, after dosing my back with ibuprofen, and have it be done. Tonight my back is not thanking me....but I'm still glad it's done! We are like the walking wounded here....but in time should get better.

    This text format is easier to use, so I will try it from now on.
    Thanks again Susan.......:)


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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited June 2015

    Live N' Kickin is a great place. That is where I have bought lobsters in the past. High quality, cooked to order, and they couldn't be any nicer. "Eat in the Rough" doesn't really begin to describe the experience. Imagine this folks.... you pull into a gravel drive, which is also the parking lot. Room for about 7 cars? It is on a tiny residential street and as Lacey has stated, there are three-family [quite expensive these days, but still pretty run down] all around. It is a Fish Shack without the water, view, ambience. The picnic tables are tucked under an awning outside that looks like it might just collapse at any moment. But, they have bins filled with live lobsters, separated by size. This place is all about the food.

    And the two of you need to stop slipping! Your backs won't be happy with you at all. It is summer time, and it is finally possible to move outdoors.

    Dinner here was the Merguez sausage [I am down to 1/2 and Mr. 02143 ate 1 1/2], some saffron bulgar using my Spanish saffron for the first time, zucchini strips sautéed and a simple yogurt sauce. So far, I have determined that orange is out, lemon is in; carbs are good; tomato sauce is out; red wine out, vodka in; eggs are marginal, yogurt in small amount is in; dark leafy greens are in but need to be cooked. Today wasn't a bad stomach day.

    *susan*

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited June 2015

    Some visuals to complete Susan's apt description of the fine dining DH and I enjoyed this afternoon:imageimage

    Casual fresh seafood bliss! The rain had stopped so we were fine under that awning. And yes, the working staff could not be nicer as they efficiently filled orders! I also learned today that if one buys soft shell lobsters there, they are about three dollars cheaper per pound. Never knew they were available for sale.

    And for the record, Susan, there is one person at this address who has slipped/fallen (twice in six months). ;)

    I hurt my back doing side leg lifts. Didn't know it until ten minutes later when a lower back muscle on that side abruptly spasmed as I went to put on slacks. Good thing we see Sarah the trainer tomorrow....

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited June 2015

    lacey - hope you both are feeling better quickly - regardless of what the hurtie is!  Your b-day lobster excusion looks like just my kind of thing!

    susan - sounds like progress in terms of determining what foods are tolerable with your new med.  Limiting/eliminating any of the delicious things you make is distressing, but maybe the stomach SE will dissipate after a bit - hope so.

    I did not make dinner last night - DD ad DH went to his office to work on his little aquarium, then out for snacks and then to the movies!  DD had to work earlier in the day so they didn't get started until about 4.  I ran some errands and then came home and put together their lunches for today - teriyaki noodles with veggies and roasted chicken.  I had a Horiatiki type salad (Greek salad, without the lettuce) in the early afternoon so didn't eat dinner either.  Tonight is the naughty meatloaf, with buttermilk mashed potatoes and green beans, that we would have had last night! 

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited June 2015

    SpecialK, naughty meatloaf sounds better than well-behaved meatloaf! 

    I spent the morning working on transferring frozen food and pantry items out to the 5th wheel camper.  The indoor chest freezer is about empty and will be unplugged later on this afternoon or tomorrow.  Our departure day is Friday. 

    I cooked a big (and I do mean big) pot of MS style chicken and dumplings for noon dinner yesterday.  That and a tossed salad was the meal and everyone had seconds of the dumplings. 

    Tonight we're having a large ribeye cooked on the outside grill and also sliced eggplant, cooked on the grill, too.  We'll also have a tossed salad with romaine, tomato, cucumber and avocado.  Maybe blue cheese vinaigrette dressing. 

    It is hotter and more humid outside than you New Englanders can imagine.  We are so looking forward to some MN coolness.  It would be wonderful not to have to use the a/c.  Last July was ideal but the weather makes no promises. 

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited June 2015

    carole - ugh on the weather, right?  We have 90 F. and raining/thunder/lightning right now - supposed to get hotter during the week.  When it is like this I am all about the air-conditioning, lol! Yes, naughty meatloaf is better!

     I spent the morning cooking - broccoli salad, dill/sour cream red potato salad, curried rice and chicken salad - I cooked ahead so I can supply my two worker bees with ready made food for their lunches.  I used some of the potatoes to make the buttermilk mashed potatoes for tonight - I will oven warm them while I cook the meatloaf.  On Thursday I am making some caramel corn and Andes mint cookies for my DH to take up to his parents - they love both and they are 84 and 90 - it is getting harder to get them gifts that they need or want, so I send their fave treats instead.  It is MIL's b-day, and late Father's Day - last month was the reverse - FIL's b-day and Mother's Day - so he is going with his sisters and they are having a little celebration.  I am dog-sitting here, and cat-sitting for a friend at her house while she is in the Keys.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited June 2015

    Lacey - I had to look up soft shell lobster. Either way, I am sooooo hungry for a good roll.

    I'm talking with a friend about taking a fall leaf cruise round trip from Boston up to Nova Scotia. Anyone have a good experience or recommendation to share? If it happens, we'll probably stay a night or two in Boston since she's never been to that fair city before.

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  • bedo
    bedo Member Posts: 1,866
    edited June 2015

    Minus, I've been to Nova Scotia and it's beautiful. I went to Halifax. There is Celtic music which you may not be interested in, lots of good seafood and shellfish,the leaves, and so many interesting things to see. Don't camp the end of Sept, the weather can be a bit cold for camping at night by then. Come and maybe you and your friend, the Boston /NH /New England ladies can have a get together, I would love to come

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  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Member Posts: 1,600
    edited June 2015

    Minus, I went to Prince Edward Island and it was lovely.  The mosquito's were the size of black flys though.....

    Dinner is left over pork shoulder barbeque, and mashed taters.  I have the fixins for ratatouille which I love to eat over pasta with some mozerrella cheese.

    the Black raspberries are ripening at my dads and I picked about 6 cups tonight, but the canes didn't get thinned last year as I was recovering from rads and it is  literally a jungle.  Can't get into the back side of the canes because of the undergrowth,and I be there are snakes and chiggers and critters I don't want to think of in there.  

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited June 2015

    The first year dh and I were married, we were in Vermont during the fall and winter.  The colored leaves were glorious.  It was summer when I was in Nova Scotia.  That sounds like a good trip, Minus. 

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  • bedo
    bedo Member Posts: 1,866
    edited June 2015

    Minus, check out the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. It's known for it's beauty and should be especially beautiful in the Fall. There are lots of Festivals there, and nice Inns. You can see whales and go kayaking if you like that, or just sit and see the beauty :)

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited June 2015

    The Cabot trail was awesome in summer.  It's very popular with bicyclers, hardy souls indeed.

    I just reviewed Susan's enchilada recipe.  I won't be frying any onions, perish the thought!--but I will be following the general procedure.  Still have some roasted chicken and also some black beans that need to be used and the remainder of a package of uncooked corn tortillas.

    Off to the foot dr.'s office for an appointment. 

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited June 2015

    We're eating lunch in Asheville, NC.

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  • Suladog
    Suladog Member Posts: 952
    edited June 2015

    Making peanut cilantro chutney for lunch today with cilantro from my garden. I am overwhelmed with cilantro and can't eat it, give it away, fast enough!

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited June 2015

    Sula, that's an unusual combination, peanut and cilantro.  I'm one of those people who like cilantro.

    Eric, what a nice place to have lunch.  Ashville is a lovely town. 

    The enchiladas are in the toaster oven.  The filling was chopped roasted chicken, black beans and red enchilada sauce, Hatch brand.  I put shreded cheese on top of the filling before folding the tortillas.  Sauce poured over the top and more shredded cheese.  I'll mix up a salad with shredded cabbage and avocado, mayo and vinegar dressing.

    Not many more home meals in the house.

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited June 2015

    I really love Halifax. We went there for several summers to visit a good friend that lived there. We did a lot of day trips that required a car up and down the coast, and into the interior. We took the ferry one year, but drove all the way around for the other few times. I highly recommend Nova Scotia as a destination. If you fly into Boston, you can head up the Maine coast and then take the ferry. If you will only visit Nova Scotia for a few days, don't bother with the car. But if you can stay longer, the car is useful.

    Carole, I don't fry the onions, I sort of "roast" them on a hot skillet to get the browned up after marinating them in lime juice.

    Red, did the tornados/storms miss you last night? Those storms seem to have reached MA today. We are under a tornado watch at my house, while West of here they have a warning. Strangely, MA does have a tornado alley.

    Eric, another place I love: Asheville. That is where we honeymooned. In fact, we spent a lot of energy and time trying to figure out how we could make a living there, but just not a big enough town to support two musicians. Now, it is a happening place and the cost of living has spiked out the roof.

    Sula, too much cilantro is not a bad problem, though preserving it would be a challenge.

    Last night we grilled some chicken with fresh, local peas [that took forever to pop out of their shells.] Tonight I made some mayo, boiled up some potatoes, and made a vinaigrette potato salad with just a tiny bit of the mayo. Lunch was made by Chef Pho N' Rice. We split one of their affordable lunch combinations. I am working really hard not to push myself too much. My installation deadline is looming and those files need my best energy.

    *susan*

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  • Suladog
    Suladog Member Posts: 952
    edited June 2015

    Carole, and Susan,

    well I cook with it a lot so that's a good point, though I wasn't doing much cooking during chemo, I am now back to work and back cooking I just have to catch up with the cilantro! Cilantro and Peanut is a great raw chutney

    1 bunch cilantro

    2 Tbs roasted unsalted peanuts

    3 seeded serrano chilies

    Dump it all in a food processor and grind it up,

    then add in:

    1 tsp sugar

    1/2 tsp cumin

    1/4 tsp salt

    3 Tbs lemon juice

    mix together and serve it up. This should be served fresh fresh fresh, as it's best that way. Great with fish or chicken

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited June 2015

    Just dropped in to say hello. I'm fine no trouble just not checking in very often. Lazy i guess. A problem with my stupid phone too. This replacement phone does the same thing my other one did. Not charging. Hope all are doing well. We went from 50's to 80s. Lots of rain too. I ope no one is having trouble with flooding.

    Much love

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited June 2015

    Sula, that sounds like a lovely chutney. I am also a cilantro fan. It is such an interestingly flavored herb drawing such polarized reactions from people. My love for it started when Casa Romero opened in Back Bay in the early seventies. We lived down the street and ate there frequently, savoring their wonderful fresh salsa with lots of cilantro.

    Minus, it sounds like a fun trip you would have to NS...especially with all these endorsements of so many sisters who have been there. And it would be fun to meet up in
    "The Bean" if that works out! :)

    Last night we had one of my weird kale meals....this time it was sauteed kale, onions, yellow pepper, mushrooms and scapes (hot variety) in lieu of minced garlic, topped with some delicious artichoke/sun dried tomato/ portabello ravioli that we bought at the farmer's market. It was drizzled with balsamic and olive oil and sprinkled with parm, and was quite tasty....along with a salad of the wonderful lettuce called "salad bowl", but I think it is also called "oak leaf". I also added scapes to the salad.

    Tonight we had leftover grilled chicken and another odd salad...baby kale, beet greens, mellow variety scapes, red onion, pear, pecans carrot shavings and an almond chili dressing. I think I am into excess ingredients with diverse tastes of late.....DH has been just fine with that.
    Susan, maybe I am balancing out your temporary (!) limited palate. :/

    We are having a new furnace installed along with a new hot water heater. Spent Sunday clearing out storage boxes and out of date stored food items to make way for the work. Now I would like to clear the whole damn basement! But I'm sure that by the time these guys finish (Thursday) I will lose my motivation for such a big job. Plus we are heading out of town. At least some of it will be neat...but I hope they don't leave their own mess. Several years ago we had a stainless steel flu installed in our chimney and the entire basement ended up covered in soot. That was a clean up nightmare!! This, I'm sure will not compare....plus everything is now covered....lesson learned, tho soot is insidious.

    My back is healing up, but clearly DH must have actually cracked a rib since his pain remains significant. :( Those cracks take some time to heal, sadly. He is not a happy camper...and needs to lug his DJ equipment out to Stockbridge for a staff party on Sunday....Oy!

    Carole, I hope your prep for your trip is going well. You are so well organized! Thought of you today as our weather was like soup....not a way I could spend my summer either! Our town missed the heavy winds and tornado watches issued late in the day. And fortunately, no towns got anything as serious as the midwest did recently.

    Eric, your little traveling band is making excellent headway. Enjoy the southeast!
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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited June 2015

    Hi Moon! We crossed posted. Good to hear from you! I bet you are really enjoying that baby as she continues to develop!! Take good care.....

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited June 2015

    My proposed trip is with my BFF who's husband died last October. While I did work for a Boston company & traveled there several times, it was in the late 1980s so there's much to explore. My BFF has never been. The tentative plan is to take a fall foliage small cruise ship North from Boston & yes NS is on the agenda but not camping. It seems that many ships are already fully booked for 2015, but if we can pull this together, we plan to stay in Boston a couple of days on our return. It would be fun to meet everyone if the plans solidify.

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited June 2015

    Moon, thanks for checking in to say hello!  You are missed.  And we need a pic of the GD.  She has probably grown a lot.

    Susan, my remark about frying the onion was self-deprecating and a reference to my antipathy for onions.  It wasn't a criticism of cooking technique.  I didn't realize that your dh was a musician, too.  Home-made mayo is highly appealing. 

    DH sets up the coffee maker every night.  I was up first today and clicked the ON button.  Waited an appropriate time and went to pour a cup of coffee.  He had forgotten to include water in his prep last night!  Oh, the delights of aging.

    The enchiladas were delicious and I ate a small 2nd helping.  No menu for tonight yet.  There's a package of ground turkey in the freezer and some frozen spinach.  Hmm.  Maybe a small meatloaf with fresh green beans with potatoes.  I like turkey meatballs and have a partial jar of Rao marinade.  But sauce would entail pasta and I'm having lunch out with my mother and sister.  Decisions...

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  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Member Posts: 1,600
    edited June 2015


    Susan, yes the tornadoes missed me.  We were under a watch for most of the evening, but the storms were north of me.  I am smack dab in the middle of the state.  Home of State Farm Insurance.

    Eric, I loved the book CHRISTY by Katherine Marshall.  It was set in Appalachia near Ashville--that was the biggest town in her book.

    Lacey, I thin k it is Panera that has a Kale Ceaser Salad now----it makes me think of you everytime I shop and see it...

    You will all love this---I splurged on my first jar of RAO tonight.  The hot spicy one.... yes, your palate can tell a difference between 8.99 sauce and 3.50 sauce..... Since it is just me, a jar will probably mean at least 4 servings and I like a lot of sauce....maybe more..

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited June 2015

    Red, So happy to hear that you missed the big stuff. Yes, the RAO's is a different sauce. Aren't you worth the extra money? And if you aren't, it goes on sale fairly frequently around here.

    Tonight was day 14 of this new drug Ibrance, and my blood work is back and not so good. My white blood cells are disappearing. I guess I am technically immune-supressed. Sucks, eh? So, no more bare feet outside, no more raw foods, lots of hand cleaning......

    *susan*

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited June 2015

    Redheaded, good news that the tornadoes stayed away from your town. 

    I made Motley Meatloaf for tonight's dinner.  My name for a combination of 1 lb. ground turkey, 8 oz. ground chuck, and 2 chicken Italian sausages.  Also some chopped green onions, plain bread crumbs, s & p, granulated onion and garlic and an egg.  Ketchup over the top.  It tasted good but the texture was too compacted.  An addition of cooked rice would have been good. 

    The side was fresh green beans with red potatoes cut into quarters.  Cooked with chicken broth and one slice of bacon cut into pieces. 

    One more home dinner tomorrow night.  I have two nice eggplants and may make an eggplant dish with grilled slices, tomato sauce and grated cheese.  I also have some smoked sausage made with turkey that would be good in a jambalaya.  Maybe I'll cook both dishes and have food for the road.

    Where is everybody?  Is anyone eating tonight?

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited June 2015

    WE did eat. Yet more leftover chicken, some leftover potato salad, reconfigured leftover bulgar with tons of herbs from the garden, and local peas with shallots and some butter. Somehow, with my reduced appetite, there is still more leftover chicken which will turn into chicken salad for lunch tomorrow. I have Sunday English muffin bread which will be great with this. I have already bought some wild caught Alaskan salmon for tomorrow's dinner. The other half of the side will turn into some kind of cured salmon. Given my new numbers, I will have to hot smoke it.

    *susan*

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