So...whats for dinner?

Oh my gosh Susan, they're lovely!

susan - totally love it, it is so beautiful, and I am glad it all went well!

Susan - happy clapping for your happy house progress and pictures. Lovely. Tell me again (I missed the plan) how this house and your current house will be used.

Took roast out too late for slow cooker so it went right back in freezer. Will cook hamburgers and french fries and eat up the remainder of the vegies/rice. Tomorrow I take friend back for pre-op at the awful hour of 8:30. I just will not leave a slow cooker on if I'm not home so will have to be something else. Saturday we are going for the friends' hopeful (for them) last house party b4 it gets sold. Making a dip (probably baked refried beans - vegetarian black beans so not so bad) and we're pooling money and getting take out Mexican. Only going to be in the 50s so doubt many will spend much time out by the pool. We have been spoiled this late winter with very nice temps but worry that may foretell a hot summer. DFW metroplex had big time hail this morning, some tennis ball size. It evidently went just south of me and worsened. We both slept thru a tornado warning for an earlier storm but it too was farther south and already a bit east of us. Heavily damaged with westside Mexican grocery I frequent. May have to change plans for next week when I finally get to town and go to a different store.

My fig tree (bush size) has real leaves on it. Hoping that I get some figs from it this year. You betcha will bundle that baby up with a tarp if forecast for Sat. night is very cold - I think only about 39 forecast now.

Beautiful kitchen Susan!

Minus Hope you are on the mend and not dealing with a lot of pain.

Last night I did the roasted cauliflower. DH came home in the middle of the roast and kept saying "I am NOT eating that" unless of course there will be cheese sauce. Well not only did he eat it but went back for seconds...just had hot dogs with it. He is such a wuss!

Tonight I have the crockpot going with the Wegmans recipe of beef minestrone My favorite all time recipe, it makes a ton, and everyone I have served it to, loves it. The only thing I change is I add a cup of red wine towards the end.

Happy St.Patty day everyone!

Susan, beautiful countertops!

Minus, I hope you are feeling better. I love sliced turkey with havarti!

Quinn, ditto. That sounds very painful.

I also made hamburgers tonight. I put blue cheese crumbles in the meat, and sautéed crimini mushrooms as my topping. Brioche buns (Whole Foods) was my bread of choice. Sides were mashed potatoes and steamed cauliflower

Countertops so stunningly beautiful, Susan, and I 'd love to operate in that perfect looking kitchen!

Carrie, isn't it amazing how some roasted vegetables are hard for veggie haters to enjoy! That has even happened to me with the radishes.

Just had cabbage soup and a pecan roll for dinner after spending the day sorting and (mostly) throwing cards and old work papers out. Yikes! But a thimble of the ocean has been removed. Yay! I decided to do that and organize my second floor overstocked bookcases in anticipation of my friend's visit next week. Hilariously, I unearthed a set of clinical tapes on compulsive hoarding. LOL! If I ever unearth any trash, I'll submit my application to the "Hoarders" show. Meanwhile, it felt great to clear out some boxes of old work items from my former office/nowstorage room. I should have a houseguest every month to make sure the process continues!

While I was doing my micro-slaving at home, DH trained into the Seaport to join DS2 and his cohorts from his firm at a bar/grill, where they officially enjoyed the start of the NCAA games. This is a new tradition that apparently carries my son's name. The good news there despite my absence is that my brackett came out the best so far, and I made totally random choices. Yay!

Got my pizzelle dough and madeleine dough made last night and both are resting in the fridge until I have time to make the cookies...probably this weekend.

Meanwhile, back to organizing.....

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

The baked corned beef was perfect. I didn't boil it before baking but rinsed it twice and thew away the spice packet. Put mustard and a little brown sugar and cloves on before baking. Had little new potatoes,cabbage and onion that I baked separately.

Lacey One of my magazines did an article on unusual s'mores, and one was made with mini pizzelles. OH MY!

This arrived in my email today. Sounds rather good, and another savory use of Meyer lemons:

Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette Ingredients: 
2 Meyer Lemons (zest from one) juice from both 
1- 1.5 tablespoon of honey 
2 tablespoons of champagne vinegar 
1/2 cup of good olive oil 
Pinch of salt 
Ground pepper 

Directions: Combine all ingredients and shake well. Enjoy!

Susan, beautiful kitchen!

For dinner garlic roasted hummus and crackers. Such a shame to buy as hummus is so easy to make, but I'm lazy tonight.

I figured I would make this for "ladies night" tomorrow, but I'm not sure as the allspice sounds weird. What do you think SUSAN and anyone else who knows more that me EVERYONE

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-ki...

I don't really like cinnamon and prefer savory things, can I leave it out????

Changed my mind I'm going to make salt cod with little neck clams and corn

moon - since they are looking at a genetic assay performed on my original tumor specimen, I am suspecting that the answer is really that it was not providing me benefit all along. I don't see how the information provided by the test can say the first five years would provide benefit but not after that. This test is looking at a particular pathway so, I think it is either black or white - no gray. That said, I seem to have made it through the first five years NED, as far as I know, so... hoping MO can provide some answers about what to do now - high risk of recurrence with low benefit from continuing on AI is a bit nervous making.

Last night dinner was the apple and celery salad, I used lemon olive oil and grainy Dijon - it was yummy, and also another salad with julienned red pepper, thinly sliced steak, red onion, herbed goat cheese, a bit of plain vinaigrette and also some creamy sriracha dressing. This was about all that was left in the fridge - need to grocery shop today - but, of course, it is now raining.

Dinner was a big success, though I underestimated the amount of time needed to prepare so we ate quite late. No one complained and instead sat in the living room chatting. We have enough left that my sister took home some eggplant parmesan to cook in her oven for dinner today, plus enough additional to feed all four of us tonight. My Mom is at the airport. Her car is safely tucked at the end of our driveway. She returns April 14th. Long trip!

Today is filled with coding and packing. I have the kitchen almost done, but there are always those last bits that don't have a natural home.

*susan*

susan - eeesh - I hate flight cancellations! Hope all goes well for your mom. We are eating here - the naughty meatloaf, some rice baked in the oven with French onion soup, some clarified butter, and some beef stock, and a green salad with herbed goat cheese and vinaigrette. So excited for the move-in by the kids!

I made this last night for my friend who doesn't like fish

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/ten-minute-salt...

It is one of my favorite recipes and I made it again tonight for myself!

Susan do you think that the delay is due to the alleged storm coming tonight?

Spent the day with friends planning on how to spend the summer at a seasonal camping site one of us rented,. not me, Still deciding on RV trailer or tent. There is lots to do there, kayaking pool weekly cheesy events antique stores and campfire cooking! We are going to gussy it up whatever she buys.Fun!

Yes Susan we are eating here too. Went to friends' house last night for "farewell to the house" party. Had lots of yummy snacks oriented to Mexican Food. Then sent out for Rosa's chicken enchiladas and tacos. It's a Texas chain.

Today I put a 3# boneless butt pork roast in the slow cooker with a packaged sauce. With carrots, lots of onions, celery and potatoes. It was very good but a splurge for us on price. It did make 3 meals so not so bad and WooHoo I don't have to cook tomorrow night.

I hope your mother gets some sleep on the plane Susan. Yikes whata delay. Sounds like the house is coming together nicely.