So...whats for dinner?
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I I have to take the first two weeks off starting May 14th because I'm going to be a Grandmother!!! I just got the news I am not allowed to tell her dad his parents or even him that I know only people that she doesn't know so you qualify! Yay!! I ran around the room screaming Yay!Yay!Yay!!! I am so happy
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Oh Bedo, happy day! Congratulations!
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Huge lunch at dad's favorite Chinese place so dinner tonight was cheese omelets with some onion, peppers, tomatoes and bacon, and a sprinkling of garlic chives. DH had a grilled English muffin, rye toast for me.
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Congrats Bedo!
Made chicken-schnitzel for dinner with some plain, buttered popcorn. For me, I made a three tomato gazpacho and for him, a large green salad. Usually I made my schnitzel with panko as my final dredge, but the damn pantry moths were having a party in that glass container! So, I was reduced to progresso bread crumbs. Smart moths. They had no interest in this mediocre and tasteless product. I spritzed the chicken as it came out of the pan, and that did help tremendously.
My current guests are amazons. They are Arayan with a capital A. Incredible blue eyes, statuesque bodies, all at least 6'4", and fit. They are from the Brandenburg area of Germany. We got started on an uncomfortable foot, but we have warmed up to each other a lot, and I have decided that I really like them. They call me their American Fairy Godmother! Next up? A couple from Groningen, Netherlands. Then a three generation group from Florida. And then a blissful night off.
*susan*
EDITED: Pasta not popcorn. Can you tell what I have been craving?
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bedo - What great news. Thanks for sharing. We promise not to tell anyone who knows your DD.
Lunch was a La Madelaine sampler - cup of soup (mine was mushroom & my friends was french onion), 1/2 a personal quiche (mine was Florentine, hers was Lorraine), dinner size salad (mine was spinach w/strawberries, mushrooms, red bell pepper, pecans, balsamic vinaigrette - hers was Strawberries Romanoff.) Even with the smaller sizes, it was too much food & I brought my 1/2 quiche home.
Nance - funny about your omelettes. I had a hard time not ordering omelettes for lunch today.
Susan - I keep my Panko breadcrumbs in the freezer. So maybe I'm eating moths? Oh well, extra protein. You certainly have had a varied selection of guests. Interesting.
Eric - Glad DD is settling in. Keep your fingers crossed - my son never brought wash home for me to do, although he did use the washer once or twice. In fact he made money ironing shirts for girls in the dorm who had never learned to iron.
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thank you everyone
Susan it sounds wonderful to be a host even though I know that there is hard work
For dinner sauteed carrots (cut on the diagonal !) with zucchini
Ya, I know you're jealous
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Wow..you folk are busy! Very nice. Tonight for supper- black beans and rice and tossed salad with fresh garden tomatoes, peppers and cukes. Am really going to miss the fresh "just picked" veggies when they are gone!
Hurricane Hermine is bearing down on our neighbors and us...expecting wind and 4-8 inches of rain between now and 8am Saturday. Prepping in case we lose power- hoping all in the path of this storm fare well. Trying not to worry about our youngest, Robert, who lives and works in Charleston, SC. He is 22 and is off from work tomorrow...have talked to him about NOT surfing the big waves tomorrow (one of his loves) and just hoping he has matured enough to not do something so risky..ugh.
Bedo- YAY for the baby news...how exciting!
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bedo - yay for the grand baby! So excited for you!
I had a late afternoon appt at the MOnfor a port flush and Prolia injection. Received a call this morning asking if I could come early because they were trying to get everyone out early due to the hurricane. We have been rained on for two days, but not much wind at our house - we are a bit inland, but there is flooding and damage here. DH was released early as MacDill AFB is low lying and the tide was coming up early this afternoon, he got home at about 4 pm. We had patty melts and sweet potato fries from a good neighborhood place - I figured if they were staying open the least we could do is patronize, right? The storm seems to be past us for the most part - everyone north of me who will be affected stay safe!
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I marinated some chicken in lime and orange juice, Mexican oregano, and cumin. Cooked [more] some black beans. Made a pico de gallo salsa, and cut up an avocado. Cooked the chicken on a griddle. I had some cheese on the mashed beans. He had sour cream. It was a good, and strangely healthy dinner.
Today was bread day. Made a bunch of rye rolls. Guests from Northern Europe love this for breakfast, and I find that it works for me, with a bit of cheese, as a pre-chemo breakfast. Everyone who came in to pick up their bows today swooned. It did smell good.
Our new guests couldn't be cuter. She is Danish. He is Portuguese. He can not believe how many stores here have Portuguese language signs. They went to bed early, after gushing over the house. Some do. Some don't.
*susan*
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So happy for you, Bedo!
Stay safe southeasterners! We are back in NH where the weather now is cool and dry, and possibly the only place that is not forecasted to be affected by Hermine. We'll see as weekend goes on.
We have grand dog Winston with us as DS2 and DGF are scheduled to head to Gainesville tomorrow. I wonder if their flight plans will pan out given the hurricane. DGF is eager to have DS2 meet her college roommates and friends there at the football game. I hope it all works out for them. If not, they can always come here and dance to tunes played by DH, the DJ, at the 'end of summer' beach party!
We had an "all you can eat" lobster dinner at their place last evening. DH actually ate a very large AND a regular sized lobster. One regular for me was plenty along with corn souffle, corn bread and a mixed greens salad. DGF made a chocolate chip pie for DH's birthday "cake". There were several lobsters leftover, so DS2 "extracted" the meat and sent it home with us. That helped me decide what I will make for the beachpotluck...lobster linguine with a red sauce.Some pix...
DGD checking out new cars
Surf and turf I really appreciate these two making a special meal for DH (and me)! They work well together in the kitchen which is nice to see, especially given DGF's non-orientation to things culinary! She really works hard at it for us. DS2 does well in kitchen as he worked for several summers at some country club kitchens...good experience.
Meanwhile, the house going up across the street from us at home looks like an office building! It dwarfs every elegant home in the neighborhood. Can't help but wonder if this guy has an over (or under) inflated ego to need something so scale discrepant to the area.
Eric, it sounds like on par, DD is doing just fine....with a few lessons learned as we all do the first time we are away from home...especially with a car.
I'm sure you both must miss her a lot... but proud as everAgain, be safe Southeasterners!
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Susan, I hope you are keeping a journal of all these interesting guests....in your spare time! LOL
I just love the sound of that meal.....
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Tonight was “Zinfest” 20 wines/$20 tasting at B’way Cellars. Mostly Zins (including a Primitivo--Zin's ancestor--from Puglia and a meritage from South Africa). Some whites, a prosecco, a couple of Cabernets and Syrahs in there too. Food was grilled corn salad, sour cream potato salad, cheeses, watermelon-mango salsa with housemade chips, assorted cheeses, bacon mac & cheese, pickle-brined chicken wings, Thai crabcake sliders, Texas brisket, baby back ribs, key lime and peach pies. I plead the 5th as to what I ate & drank.
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London Broil on the grill last night that I marinated in teriyaki sauce. Made rice and grilled squash, tomatoes and onions with it. Came out sooooo yummy. It was on sale for $2.89 lb at our local meat market if you buy 5 pounds or more so hubby bought two nice ones that came out to just around 5 lbs(angus beef) I froze the slightly larger one and grilled the other smaller one. This appealed to me as we don't have beef all that much, maybe once a week. We enjoyed it and it was quick cooking for a week night meal. I had hubby put it in the marinade before I got home from work so it was ready to go when we were. We don't generally eat dessert so nothing to report there but hubby often has a scoop or two of Ben and Jerry's before bed..LOL
Edited to add a shout out to those of you on the southern East Coast (FL, SC, GA etc.) to stay safe! We might get the storm surge form Hermine this coming Tues or Wed but we in CT have LI as a buffer so while it gets bad (Irene and Sandy were horrific) it is not as bad as those of you right off the Atlantic Ocean!
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lacey - are your son and GF flying or driving to Gainesville? We live about 2 hours south of Gainesville, but they are more inland than we are, and it is currently quiet here after raining all night with wind and lightning/thunder. The "Swamp" at UF is a very steep stadium so actually pretty well suited to excess rain as long as they can funnel it away from the field - they will have fun there - it is an experience! DH went into work although had to take an alternate route as his usual one is under water, which it typically is with any bad storm. My MO and at least one BCO member friend locally live right in that area he normally drives through, and some others lives over toward the beaches where it get even more dicey - hope they are all ok and don't have any flooding inside their homes.
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They are flying....into Jacksonville I think...then driving on to Gainesville. Their 9AM flight was cancelled, but they seem to be on their way on the 1PM flight. Last year at this time, they did the UMASS/ND game in South Bend which is an amazing experience for tailgaters and football fans. It was the first time I was at an ND game since I graduated. We had a great time! This time I know she is eager for her UF friends to finally connect with DS2, so I hope they are all able to make it to the game as planned. It sounds like you personally have fared well with this storm. Great! May the sun shine again quicklyin the sunshine state!
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Special, glad to hear that you made it through the storms with minimal damage! Sunday's guest is coming from Florida. Her flight this morning was canceled. She has been moved to an evening flight and is still hoping that her BIG New England Birthday celebration isn't ruined completely.
Lacey, great pictures. That is quite the condo, huh? Looks really suburban, to be honest, but I know that area, and it is NOT suburban at all! Really nice that they have a real dining area. So many of the redone buildings have lost that feature.
*susan*
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Thinking positive thoughts for any of you in the path of the storm.
Lacey - thanks for the pictures of the 'lobster fest'. Oh I am so jealous.
Yesterday I continued celebrating with my friend Pat at lunch at a South African restaurant called Peli Peli. The food was good but most of the flavors unfamiliar. I'll try to describe it. Sorry if most of you have already eaten SA food and are already familiar with the cuisine.
Appetizers: Bobotie - looks like shepherd's pie but made with curried ground beef as the bottom layer and carrot bredie next (a mixture of mashed carrots & potatoes & cilantro) with a flaky pastry 'cover'. Small butterflied shrimp on toast points. Biltong Mac & Cheese - white cheese w/mac, breaded, rolled around chopped biltong (dried beef sort of like jerky) then deep fried.
Mains: Trio of filet medallions - Hugenot (blue cheese & raspberry chipotle), Magadascar peppercorn, and garlic herb butter served with roasted red potatoes & sauteed baby spinach. South African Kingklip - a fish like sea bass with a butter cream sauce flavored with peli herb mix served over a bed of sauteed baby spinach with sides of carrot bredie and roasted Brussels sprouts. The sprouts are a good example of the difference flavors - sort of sweet, sort of tart, undetermined herbs. Pat drank a Pinot Noir and I had a lovely Australian Malbec.
Dessert: Sticky toffee pudding: a moist rich baby-bundt cake w/a taste reminiscent of gingerbread, topped with the homemade sticky toffee and vanilla bean ice cream. And because both of us celebrated our birthday on the same day a week ago, the dessert was complementary - as were glasses of champagne with passion fruit juice added. Surprisingly good - but another example of the unexpected as we tried to guess the flavor - peach? apricot? etc.
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And Susan - rye rolls for breakfast suits me perfectly. Or for lunch, or dinner. Yum.
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Minus, shall I serve that with butter and jam, or a small round of gouda cheese? :: taking notes ::
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Butter and/or gouda please. Oh wait -- you were talking to minus.
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Oh Gouda for breakfast please. Maybe Havarti for lunch. Just warmed w/butter for dinner.
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That S. African restaurant sounds fascinating. There’s a place on Chicago’s Restaurant Row called “Peri Peri”--wonder if it’s the same concept but just different spelling/pronunciation.
This morning, a two-egg (single yolks this time) omelet with diced peppers (red & yellow bell, green poblano), scallions, mushroom and Emmenthaler cheese. No bread, no meat. I realized that were I to buy low-carb bread or bagels, they’d have to go into the freezer, as except for tonight & tomorrow I won’t be eating at home: tomorrow night we’re staying over at the hotel in Oak Lawn where our friend’s birthday bash will be on Sun.; Sun. night I’ll be staying at a motel in Geneva, IL in order to get a decent parking space for our 11 am set at the Fox Valley Folk Festival. Buying bread & bagels today would mean they’d likely be moldy by Tuesday. And no need to buy tomatoes--three on our windowsill have ripened enough to eat now, one’ll be there in a couple of days, and we have several decent sized ones (and three or four little guys) still on the vine.
So I’ll likely have a Caprese salad, followed by mixed spiralized squash (zucchini & butternut) “noodles” with the rest of the pesto I made, perhaps even making some more--WF has Parm-Regg. ends and I need to cut back my basil considerably. (We have a plant growing in water indoors just in case).
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So, with Hermine moving away from us now- 4 hours without power earlier in the day with MUCH needed all day rain and temp at 68 all day- decided "comfort food" needed to happen. Homemade chicken pot pie in the oven with an arugula salad for supper tonight. Smells delish- never have made it before so we shall see. Hoping power isn't interrupted again...forecast if for a bit of higher winds between 7-10pm tonight before it all moves out.
Hoping those in the path of Hermine the rest of the weekend stay safe!
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Ooooh.....homemade chicken pot pie!!! Glad Hermine didn’t wreak too much havoc, Mary. We in Chicago always are more nervous about wind blowing down power lines or high AC use from heat waves over-stressing the grids and causing outages than we are about lightning strikes during downpours frying transformers, as there are always others in the chain that can take over. Brownouts and windstorms were responsible for our last couple of power failures this past spring. (I felt like Pioneer Woman hand-crank-grinding my coffee and lighting my stove with a match. A girl’s gotta get her caffeine).
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Piri Piri is a hot pepper from Africa. Peri Peri is a sauce that is made using that pepper. Spellings change as it moves across the world, but it is all basically the same thing. Peri-Peri chicken is a chicken that has been marinated and then cooked over an open fire with more of the sauce served on the side. Most Peri Peri sauces in this country don't use Piri Piri, but substitute the hottest pepper available natively.
Dinner tonight was a beef and broccoli stir fry. I put in a bit too much of the black bean chili mixture and it was mighty spicy! Olivia was a bit cranky today, so we didn't do our three errands together. That is life with a baby. Sometimes they just don't want to do errands!
My Florida guest is on a plane, so she will be here on Sunday as expected. Glad it wasn't a worse storm.
*susan*
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Susan - thanks for sharing about the peppers. Once I clean out my fridge - hopefully by eating everything - I'll be having stir fry w/a piece of my rib eye which I froze.
Tonight was a big bowl of spirialized zucchini and yellow squash. Dessert was two small macaroons with the base dipped in chocolate. These are leftovers of what I took to play dominoes this afternoon. One lady brought a great green salad w/kalmata olives, cherry tomatoes & other good stuff. Another brought cut up Honey Kiss melon - sort of a cross between Honeydew & Cantaloupe. Another did pimento cheese sangys. We don't plan ahead. Everyone just brings what they are in the mood for or what they have in their house if they've had a crazy week at work.
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Susan, I just knew you'd be able to interpret Minus and Pat's birthday menu. It sounded wonderful to me! So glad you and Pat enjoyed your celebration, Minus.
Just warm enough in the sunshine today, and quite a chilly night. I'm hoping that tomorrow evening is a bit warmer for our beach potluck dinner and dance party. So far for that I've made a bastardized version of Craig Claiborne's tomato sauce for his lobster in red sauce with linguini. I made it pretty veggie full (diced red and yellow peppers and a few chopped scallions), and will add some shrimp to the lobster chunks since I might be light on that. I'd love to have parmesan accompany the dish, but I always pay attention to the tradition (?) that Italians do not serve cheese with their fish dishes. What do you all think of that?
Tonight's dinner (since I did make it to the food store) was grilled porterhouse, food store local corn on cob (we're at the part of the season when they are 5/$1, and they were surprisingly great), and an arugula salad with my latest favorite dressing. I also bought a decadent one serving dessert for us to share...kind of a chunkie choc chip cookie thing with icing in the middle....the last thing either of us needed...especially since we will be facing (and eating!) many tasty desserts tomorrow night. Maybe we'll dance a lot!
HH, glad you are finished with the worst of the storm. Hearing about your comfort food dinner makes me face the reality that Fall is just about here. Maybe that is a good thing, since I have really gotten into a rut with grilling and salad menus. I'll also be happy to be back in my "primary kitchen" after this week since cooking here is a challenge of sorts. I never remember what I have here (particularly things that I have actually put away in a closet or drawer) so hunting is a major part of the prep process....and most things are "second tier" items I use to cook with....cast offs from my home kitchen that I obviously did not enjoy much there thirty years ago. While I will miss the beach and the hummingbirds and the quiet neighborhood here, by the end of the summer, I need to be based in one place.
Wondering if you have headed back to LA yet Carole.
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So tonight turned out to be “raid the fridge” night. I had some rainbow chard, a couple of tablespoons remaining from my homemade pesto, half a package of spiralized butternut squash, some button mushrooms and a chicken Italian sausage. It took a couple of skillets and a little coordination. I stripped the leaves from the stems, chopped and sauteed the stems (red, white & yellow) in olive oil and the melted pesto. In the other skillet, I sauteed the coarsely chopped chard leaves and transferred them to the stems, oil & pesto. I sliced the sausage into chunks and seared them off in the large skillet and transferred them into the first. I added the squash “noodles” to the large skillet with some more olive oil, salt and a little water. As the squash noodles softened, I transferred them into the first skillet. Then I chopped a mushroom and a small heirloom tomato and added them with a splash of red wine (leftover Brouilly, a cru Beaujolais). I transferred the mixture to a pasta bowl and topped it with chopped basil spikes. Yum.
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Some fancy eating going on here! Yummy sounding food Minus although am not familiar with South African cuisine. I like curry so would probably enjoy that.
The hurricane may strengthen again and hit my area by Sunday night into Monday so we will prepare for the worst but hope for the best. I am inland in the central part of the state so not too worried but our shoreline will likely take a beating. Hubby is going to secure our deck furniture and grill and trash cans in the event of high winds (which are likely according to the weather reports) but torrential rain is the real concern.
Susan, it will hit Cape Cod and especially Nantucket and the Vineyard so hopefully your area is not hit too hard. My daughter lives in Melrose but hangs out in Sommerville and Boston a lot as she works in the latter and lived in the former for 8 years so a lot of her social life is there. Hopefully you will be ok in your area and your guests will enjoy that celebration.
We are having a clean out the fridge night today. Looks like I will make a frittata with lots of veggies, some cheese and ham chunks for dinner. I love them anyway so it works for me. I have goat cheese and gouda so not sure which I will use but we shall see.
Have a wonderful Holiday weekend and be safe if you are in the path of the hurricane!
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HappyHammer I am glad that you missed the storm the worst of it
April I hope you do OK as well as the rest of Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts dwellers
I have to go to an orientation for the students tomorrow and part of it is outside
With the talk of rye bread I am now craving a vegetarian Reuben I will go to the farmers market to see what is on sale at the local catch today maybe some little necks
I still have not decided what to do about internet as I balk at spending $80 a month on cable and internet. Any suggestions?
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