So...whats for dinner?

I'm looking forward to trying this recipe. I may switch out water chestnuts for the bell pepper. Or I may add some green chili. It sounds like something I can keep in the fridge & just grab when I'm "starving" and in need of a small snack that isn't bread or muffins.

Baked Spinach Cakes

Thaw & drain a box of frozen spinach
Mix with the following:
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup cheddar
2 beaten eggs,
chopped, roasted red bell pepper
garlic powder
Salt & Pepper

Spoon into a sprayed muffin pan
Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes
Cool & Serve

Minus- The spinach cakes look good...Special, please post your recipe when you have time.  I would like to see the difference.  May make some of these this week!

Oh yes, I have something similar from when I lived in New Mexico - but no cottage cheese.

So now I've had to dig out my very old recipe for the only spinach my son would eat growing up. It was supposed to be served with a brown sauce but my family didn't want to wait. They even picked them up and ate cold.

Bite-Sized Spinach Egg Foo Young

3 slightly beaten eggs

½ of 10 oz pkg frozen chopped spinach (cook & drain so ½ cup)

½ cup finely chopped water chestnuts

¼ cup finely chopped green pepper

¼ cup finely chopped onion

¼ tsp salt

Dash pepper

Directions: Combine eggs w/all else & mix well

Drop from teaspoon onto hot well-greased griddle

Brown on both sides over medium heat

If desired, prepare ahead & chill on baking sheet

Bake in 300 degree oven for 20-25 min

Serve hot

Ony mom's bookshelf, there are a wives' club cookbooks from just about everywhere the Marine Corps sent them. My SIL wanted them, which was perfect as my bookshelf space is shrinking.

Jessiecat is eating more--baked chicken caught his fancy.

Feb 13, 2012 was the day of Sharon's BC diagnosis. So far, so good....But that doesn't stop me from worrying....and remembering 34 years ago.

(((Freya))), hope that this next chemo knocks cancer on its keister without knocking you on yours. We’re here for you.

eric, hooray for Jessie!

For lunch (slept through breakfast because I went to bed at 3, and took a Lyrica at 6:30 am when after having to take a phone call for Bob, who was in the shower, I had some hip aches and couldn’t get back to sleep), I made a French rolled omelette—a mashup of the ATK’s, Martha Stewart's and Ludo Lefebvre’s recipes. 2 eggs + 1 yolk, 1/2 T. frozen butter cut into cubes and added to the beaten eggs, chives & thyme, and stirring the eggs in the pan using chopsticks (ATK’s recipe); tarragon (Martha); and instead of grated Gruyere (ATK), I put 1 T. of softened Boursin into a baggie, snipped the end, and piped it across the center of the omelette before folding (Ludo). In an episode of PBS’ The Mind of a Chef, Ludo says it’s popular for dinner at his bistro, and after one taste, I know why—the most indulgent omelette I’ve ever had, with the Boursin & minced fresh herbs in every bite.

Bob came home in time to go out to dinner, so we were going to find the first parking spot we could in Andersonville and see what was still open (and as a backstop, go to our old standby Calo which has a parking lot). Ombra & Acre were both closed, but Lady Gregory’s Irish Pub was still open, as was its kitchen. What can you say about a restaurant with a one-page wine list, sandwiched between 10 pages of beers and 20 pages of whiskeys (including flights)? I started with Brussels sprouts roasted with pecans, and for my entree had half a roast chicken with broccoli (and they let me sub out minted mushy peas for the mashed potatoes. If I’m gonna eat starch, let it be green). Bob started with a white bean soup and then shepherd’s pie. Well, the portions were gargantuan—I ended up packing half of mine (including the sprouts); and Bob's soup was so filling he packed his shepherd’s pie. Gordy has some tasty leftovers!

You are all so lovely and I appreciate the support. I think I forget this thread is on a breast cancer forum.

Drove to visit MIL today, no one mentioned she had a couple of teeth removed. No wonder she was being difficult, she has an infection in her mouth, SIL assumed the antibiotics she is on for an ulcer on her leg would fix her mouth as well. Organised the right meds and hopefully she will start feeling better by tomorrow. Disappointed she was allowed to be in pain for so long, DH will be speaking to the nursing home manager tomorrow to make sure there are procedures in place so this does not happen again.

We went to a little Korean BBQ place down the road from the apartment for dinner. Little, as in it only has 6 tables, they don't take bookings, but we went early and avoided a wait. The food and service is always good.

The cauliflower sounds really good but I doubt it would convince dh. Only copious amounts of cheese sauce will induce him to eat cruciferous vegetables.

Tonight I'm fixing a small rib roast I bought at Christmas. A couple of baked potatoes and haricots verts will round out the meal. A small ice cream cake will be dessert.

Freya I'm glad you tracked down your mil's problem. I'm waiting for a call from my dad's doc to see if he will take him off the heavy duty diuretic that I think is causing him weakness.

What i forgot to share is that my neighbor convinced me I had to go out for pizza last night. Fuzzy's has a combo with a huge salad & two large pieces. I ate the salad & 1/2 of one piece - so I also have leftover pizza in the fridge. Most annoying that I don't live anywhere close to even a 1/2 way decent grocery store, so it seems like it's always feast or famine.

Eric - checked the recipe & it sounds delicious. Thanks for translating the grms to lbs.

Glad to hear Jessie is more comfortable.

Oh Happy, I'm so sorry, they are so much a part of the family. Our two dogs died a week apart seven years ago and I still miss them terribly. Thinking about them can make me tear up in no time. Hugs to you.

Happy - so sorry to hear about your loss. And doubly hard when your DH had to leave. If you're determined to be strong for him, take some time to cry while he's gone. We'll be keeping you in our thoughts.

Mary, so sorry about Mac. Dogs don't live as long as cats but they live and enrich our lives just as fully. I'm glad you were able to bury him at home—we never did with our four kitties who preceded us to the Rainbow Bridge (yeah, I know that's just a metaphor but it still comforts me) because we wondered what we'd do if we ever moved. So we had them cremated and put their canisters into decorative ginger jars, an Egyptian cat statue, and a wood-and-leather bourbon box that resembles a Tardis.

Today the groomer came over for our cats' mani-pedis. Heidi, having been recently trimmed under anesthesia during kidney stone surgery, didn't need to have her claws clipped. But Happy was a piece of work—it took half a bag of cat treats and two of us holding him down sideways so the groomer could get all 10 of his front claws (he never sharpens the rear ones). Fortunately, he still trusts me. But we'll see what happens next month. They're strictly indoor cats, so no need to keep their claws sharp for self-defense.

Tonight we walked to Cellars for Valentine's Day dinner. Appetizer was crab cakes remoulade with salad; entree was a Porterhouse & lobster tail with green beans, Brussels sprouts, & Bearnaise; dessert was brie, ricotta salata and gorgonzola picante, grapes and apples. Josie (pastry chef & bartender) and Geri (chef's wife & co-owner) will be doing the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in honor of Geri's sister Barb (an IDC survivor) this June, but it takes $1800 per participant to enter (Avon prefers this rather than to have people solicit sponsors). So besides the wine dinners & sales, they're selling cookies to raise money. Here are a couple:

Tomorrow morning Cora Italian Specialties is coming to pick up my espresso machine & grinder for servicing—they’ll vacuum out the innards of the machine to get rid of the plaster dust and tell me if it’s safe to use, and will clean out my grinder and tell me if I need new burrs.

((((Happy)))) Unfortunately, I know this pain all too well. May Mac fly free and enjoy all of the special things his heart desires until you meet again.

We had take out Chinese last night in honor of Valentine's Day. I did not feel like cooking and we did not feel like venturing out either. I had Sesame chicken and we shared house lo-mein. I also had a spring roll. I have not had bad take out Chinese food in forever, but they deliver and it is tasty.

When we go out for Chinese, we go to a much nicer and pricier place that does not deliver (white table cloth/linen place) so this was fun, complete with fortune cookies. I am a kind of Chinese food snob and I think I make most of the standard (delivery type) places food much better myself. But, I did not have to cook it so it was worth it. I have a lot leftover and will likely end up tossing it. They give you enough for 3 people! LOL

Minus, on that recipe....185kg is right around 400 pounds.

And the recipe says it serves 8!

I suppose that might be right if one is feeding high school competitive swimmers or cross country runners....Otherwise.....There might be some leftovers. :-)