So...whats for dinner?

I read all your posts. I am supposed to be practicing. I told my teacher I don't like to and paid for a missed lesson this week because I didn't practice all week.. I've always just gotten by but I can't fool him so I'm going to practice scales after this. I told him practicing stinks, it's boring. He said "What is worse practicing or being boring and stinking at violin?" Good point

It is so hot. I am making more buttermilk cucumber soup and Nance's cod and little neck clams recipe (after I practice)

Minus you can come up here anytime. It's nice and cool in this little cabin attached to a 1700's house. I have a window unit which cools the whole room. I shut the bathroom and kitchen doors.

I'm going to go now. I'm procrastinating.

So glad you're all here.

Oh! I scored 4 pounds of local freshly caught bluefish at $7/pound. Pollock is on sale at $5/pound. I haven't bought it yet because everything I read says it's like cod but soft., the poor man's lobster, don't broil, it but there are no recipes on the web, so I don't want to buy it unless I know what to do with it. Thanks!

Added The blue fish is local, the Pollock is at the store the ad says wild all natural, which I know means nothing. I just fed the neighbor's cat. She will return from Paris in 7 days. Pro...crass...tin.a.ting...

First off Carole I hope you have a safe place to go today. Minnesota does look very stormy. Stay safe my friend.

Nope Bedo, sorry no picture. Darn it.

I too am procrastinating. Should get up and get something done about the dishes that would not fit in the dishwasher. The burgers were great 85% lean which I know they should have been a little fattier. I added - horrors I know - a bit of bread crumbs to make them hold together better. DH and DD loved them. Made a good fruit salad, I liked the dressing I bought for it, they both declined it. Potato salad gone. Grilled onions, mushrooms and red pepper and that's gone. The chicken breasts I did add on were very good. DD took hers home and we will have ours tomorrow on salad. DH going forcrown prep on tooth but thinks his abscess is coming back again so not sure what dentist will do.

Susan - so glad you had a wonderful visit with your friend. I have neglected to say how thrilled I was with your scan news and still need to read those pages I missed. DH and I have talked too about what we would like to eventually do. I don't see him living in town and he def. does not want to buy another house. So rent of anything decent would eat us up. So guess we're staying put until they something forces us to move. Lot is large but can get that mowed. I hope that what you hinted at about "The Place" comes to fruition.

Suladog - I could just eat up that tart. Yummy.

Special - hoping your AC gets its stuff together tomorrow.

At the end of the day, we voted and the vote was a "no" for buying this property. Just a few too many cons, in spite of the fact that this would have been a great from an investment choice. But first thing about this potential purchase is making it a home. And so, we are following our own advice and being patient. We were all very hot [stop rolling your eyes people in Texas, Arizona, and Missouri people] and no one had energy to cook and to be honest, the idea of heating the kitchen was abhorrent. So we ordered pizza and I make a salad with some local lettuce. As always, I took all five [count them FIVE] pills and within 6 minutes, I was not well. Who knows why I responded this way tonight, but it was ugly. An hour later, it has all passed.

SpecialK, you MUST MUST MUST get A/C soon. I am so impressed that you haven't run down the street naked, screaming for the Lennox maintenance man.

*susan*

Red, isn't that interesting? As it happens, I take my stupid pills in the exact same order every night. I start with the really expensive that is about the size of Rhode Island, and then the other four in two batches. It take a full 16 oz glass of water to get all five down. This happened once during the last cycle at about the same time. I am not going to be obsessed, but I am making note. Thank you for confirming that the order is important.

*susan*

Redhead,

I don't grease the pan before. Most tart dough both glute and gluten free are very buttery and so the tart ring slips right off. The pan must cool first however. Practice makes perfect and is also delicious

Very pretty Sula. Looks good enough to eat :-) I haven't made a tart in quite some time.

Special -- aaack! Still no a/c! But I did love the image of you running nekked down the street lol!

Sunshine - warm/hot water helps my cramps too but I often get them in the middle of the night so substitute a warm wet towel. Not as good as a soak but the best I can muster from a deep sleep.

Carole - I hope you enjoyed your time with your bco pal. How cool is that to have people you feel you know all over the place! Who knew breast cancer could be the tie that binds.

Last night I made salisbury steaks with a caramelized onion gravy. Sides were brown and red rice and haricots verts sauteed with a shallot and butter. Boy were they good. I know there are more to be picked but it was so freakin' hot and sunny today I didn't get out to do it. The few things I did do outside about did me in. BUT I'M NOT COMPLAINING. No siree, a day of sunshine beats a day of rain right now no matter how hot it is.

Tonight I had fish tacos (DH had a mini pizza from the freezer) with a chipotle slaw and some fresh corn sauteed with onion, garlic, green pepper and a jalapeno from the garden. Not much heat in these jalapenos. Maybe now that the temps are hotter, they will be too.

Bedo, hope your fish dish turns out grand. And you practice!

All I crave is fresh fruit and fresh veggies. Had masectomy last Tuesday and have been eating just the fruits and veggies with some protein. When I had chemo treatment over four months, I craved protein, just wanted that. So ate it whenever I felt the craving for it. Wonder if these cravings are what the body needs most for healing so that's why you get these?

OO Nancy - I would love a good salisbury steak recipe. I think my tastes have changed over the years and the one or two recipes I have I remember as being too salty. I have some recipe from DD's childhood I'll have to look up - from one of those starting out with real food baby cookbooks. Your gravy sounds divine too.

Local TV had chayote squash slaw on this morning. Looked really great.

http://www.fox4news.com/story/29533554/chayote-gre...

I have 2 ears of corn left. I think we'll have those with the leftovers tonight, cut off the cob to accommodate DH's crown repair.

JC - all those vegies/fruits are great for the bowel sluggishness that goes with major surgery. Vitamin C in them is also great for cell repair. Excellent time of year to be craving these lol. Do think Susan is right on adding protein back in when your tummy can handle it. I had never thought of protein rich vegetables. Maybe a cold bean salad with lots of vegies in it? Even canned rinsed beans if you don't want to cook?

Not sure if I believe list above. Maybe the protein is not in an available form. This one below is kinda hard to read but maybe I understand it better. Per 100 grams of the food that is the % protein. I believe the 100 grams of chicken breast is the standard size of "deck of playing cards" often quoted in diets.

auntie - I better be cool by tonight or heads will roll. I just ran errands in 95 F. and sticky and am frustrated because we have to submit a form with paint chips to the homeowner's assn. before we can repaint - we are painting the house the same color - but have to re-apply with a $25 check. I call BS on that. There are approved color combinations, which I understand - that way nobody has a purple house - but this paint store is not open on the weekends and closes at 5 pm M-F, I tried to go on Sat and figured that out - went today and the approved color combo no longer exists so I can't attach the right paint chips to the form. I am about to scream. Actually I am calling the homeowner peeps and giving them a piece of my non-airconditioned mind. The fan motor was supposed to arrive today - have heard nothing to the contrary so I assume that the AC guy will be here later this evening. Last time this happened the house cooled down pretty quickly once we were able to re-start. My fear is that there is an issue beyond the fan - will keep you posted!!! I am doing a chuck roast with mushrooms and onions in the crockpot in an effort not to heat up the house. Will have some leftover rice and a salad.

susan - Most of the housing in this area is controlled by HAs, the awesome older homes I would have loved were out of our price range in 2006 when we moved here - but OMG the purple house is crazy! Did it sell? It is a Barney house!!! We had a house in our neighborhood that was painted in an approved color scheme, albeit a horrible shade of green and yellow, and we called it the Green Bay Packer house. There were some odd folks who lived there and when they moved (the nice way of saying evicted and foreclosed on) and a cute young family bought it and moved in and re-painted and landscaped and really spruced the place up - the neighbors across the street were so excited they threw them a party, lol!

Susan - sure would be easy marker for directions, next door to the purple house. But it does look like they did a good job lol.

Special - fingers crossed for coolness.

Thanks Nancy for the the Salisbury steak recipe. I surfed around some of that blog it was on. Some lovely stuff. She has a whole chicken in the slow cooker on this week's menu. Not sure I could get that in mine but it looks good.

All - the AC in ON!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!

eric - lol!!! I am hoping so - asap!

Triple Yay!!

Susan,

I grew up in San Francisco surrounded by all the "painted ladies" as they call the Victorian houses so the purple house looks on the edge of normal to me. I would however not be crazy about our neighbors doing that..it just depends on the house and of course the neighborhood. Betcha that house went at bargain prices