So...whats for dinner?

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited March 2017

    Me too April. Not looking forward to this storm. Had been getting used to the warmer temps we'd been having.

    As far as dinner, I am not sure yet

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited March 2017

    Valstim,

    That is the definition of good cooking! Adult children are willing to drive through the snow in North Carolina to enjoy a meal with you! Only snowed once when I lived in Eastern NC and the world stopped for several days.

    *susan*

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  • Valstim52
    Valstim52 Member Posts: 1,324
    edited March 2017

    Ah yes Susan. They made my day. I just casually mentioned I was cooking. Then when pot roast was mentioned, it was a done deal. DH and I laughed a lot about their

    'braving' the snow to get here. Those of us that are used to more snow, have learned it's a different beast here in the Carolina's.

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  • april485
    april485 Member Posts: 3,257
    edited March 2017

    YIKES!!!!! Dang Grounhog! One week before spring!! I live in the 16-24 part of the state!

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited March 2017

    For those of you in a storm's path, stay safe!

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited March 2017

    I am in the 16-24 part of that weather map.

    Grilled boneless pork chops, noodles and a veggie

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  • PontiacPeggy
    PontiacPeggy Member Posts: 6,778
    edited March 2017

    Well, April and M0mmy, aren't you two just the luckiest things ever?! All that snow. Stay hunkered down and safe. Maybe some comfort food and bottles of wine or pretty drinks to help you survive this insult to living!

    HUGS!

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited March 2017

    Last night I made a batch of 5 scrambled eggs. Still trying to clean the fridge before I go tomorrow. I ate 1/2 last night with a Thomas Bagel. Yuck - never again. I bought a package because their English Muffins are pretty good.

    Lunch today was Auntie Chun's Udon soup. Dinner tonight was the rest of the scrambled eggs heated on two flour tortillas with shredded cheese & some salsa.

    I'll make 2 PBJ sandwiches with Hawaiian rolls for the plane. No way am I eating breakfast at 5am and it's a five hour flight. All the 'fresh' food that's left is radishes & carrots & celery. I'm half tempted to take them on the plane too for snacks.

    Off to finish packing. It's my most hated thing about traveling. I had to open up my cedar chest and dig out wool things that I haven't worn since last year when I met Susan & Lacey in Boston before my cruise to Nova Scotia. Both Seattle & Portland are 37 - 55 degrees with rain forecast every day. We're already at 80 in Houston. Talk to you all in two weeks.

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited March 2017

    minus - Bon Voyage!

    All experiencing the snow - stay warm and safe and have some soup!

    val - I just realized you live pretty near my SILS - one in Kannapolis, the other in China Grove. DD is in NC this past week filming a TV show about fishing world records - if they hold she got 7, crazy right? She was very excited about the snow - she has been in FL too long!

    susan - your soup looks fantastic! Can't believe the sophisticated palate Olivia has - oh wait, YOU are cooking for her, of course I can! I couldn't get my kids to eat anything interesting when they were little, lol! Also, your bagels were beautiful - DH would have been all about the "everything" ones - he is an everything guy. Fittingly, DD likes hers plain, lol! I have no info about whether DS even likes bagels - he is a question mark on a number of fronts. How smart to seed the top and bottom so that when you slice it there are seeds on both sides. That is genius.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited March 2017

    Stay safe from the effects of the snow. I won't talk about Phoenix weather.

    My brother and SIL flew down Saturday and we packed up the stuff they wanted. I helped him pack the truck yesterday and I knew I wasn't feeling great. When I got home, the fever thermometer told me I was at 103.2F degrees, which certainly explains (to me, anyway) why I wasn't my usual ball of energy.

    Whatever it is/was, it's going fast. The fever broke this morning and I had to keep switching sleeping places. I stayed home today, but as of tonight, I'm still tired and still sneezing, but the cough from hell and throat on fire stuff is gone.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited March 2017

    Making chili for tonight

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  • PontiacPeggy
    PontiacPeggy Member Posts: 6,778
    edited March 2017

    Trying a new recipe tonight with a chicken breast, asparagus, mushrooms and bow tie pasta. And no dairy - a plus for me. And that means I'm even COOKING from scratch! I find it hard to do for just me.

    HUGS!

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited March 2017

    I took a couple of jars of the turkey broth I made awhile back, added Jasmine rice, onion, carrots (I didn't have anything else) and made a soup. It tasted pretty good for such a simple thing.

    The cold is still hanging in there. My nose is running so much, I'm jokingly saying I have to worry about getting dehydrated.

    Sharon now has it too. I took today off too and will try to work from home tomorrow.

    I did get the mail toda

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited March 2017

    I took a couple of jars of the turkey broth I made awhile back, added Jasmine rice, onion, carrots (I didn't have anything else) and made a soup. It tasted pretty good for such a simple thing.

    The cold is still hanging in there. My nose is running so much, I'm jokingly saying I have to worry about getting dehydrated.

    Sharon now has it too. I took today off too and will try to work from home tomorrow.



    deleted a duplicate post.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited March 2017

    I took a couple of jars of the turkey broth I made awhile back, added Jasmine rice, onion, carrots (I didn't have anything else) and made a soup. It tasted pretty good for such a simple thing.

    The cold is still hanging in there. My nose is running so much, I'm jokingly saying I have to worry about getting dehydrated.

    Sharon now has it too. I took today off too and will try to work from home tomorrow.

    I did get the mail toda

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited March 2017

    Minus, safe travels! Take the veggies. In the airports last week they had little containers of hummus to purchase. Dip a radish and chew. Sounds like a great snack to me!

    I have been ported. Arrived at the hospital at 6:30AM and got home around 11:30AM. My surgeon wasn't a doctor and my sedation was delivered by a another non-doctor. Both women, both kind, both took all the time in the world. Non-doctor no 1 changed up the order saying that there was no reason for me to have anything but the smallest BARD power port based on my frame size. Did anyone know that they come in sizes??? Literature indicates that there are nine sizes to match any frame. Pulled true comfort food from the magic freezer for dinner... a pasta, cheese, sausage, sauce ready to be baked concoction that was delicious. While I was gone, I have been working on ciabatta breads. I pulled out one of those to make into a buttery garlic bread. Skipped the salad. I just wanted cheese and butter tonight.

    Glad to have this porting foolishness behind me and hope that it isn't too much more painful in the morning.

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2017

    Hoping for a painless time ahead for you, Susan. When my mom needed a port (and central line) put in for a 10-day course of I.V. Vancomycin, the procedure was performed by an NP. Hope you're not getting slammed by snow too hard up there in Somerville. (I've been there only once, on a side trip during a Boston vacation, to the atelier of a fountain-pen maven—collector, seller & repairer—named Pier Gustafson. He was in an apt. bldg. that had been turned into artists' & artisans' studios, about a block from the Davis Sq. T stop).

    Still in snowbound cabin-fever mode: Bob brought me home fish & chips with slaw (Cellars' special tonight—best I've had anywhere in the US; not about to try it next month in London, because it'll be Passover which—except for Seder the first night and a compulsory olive-size piece of matzo each day--is as good an excuse as any to stay low-carb on vacation). Also a blueberry pie from Whole Foods (which he jokingly calls his “den of iniquity" because of its wine bar and microbrew tavern) and at least a rudimentary padlock so I can finally work out without (much) fear of getting my stuff ripped off. But as soon as I can, I will get a sturdier shim-proof double-notch commercial padlock. (Combination locks are poppable with shims cut from soda cans). Watched a report from the NYC NBC station about how to minimize getting your gym lock picked.

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited March 2017

    susan - I had a very tiny port (subclavian) and it worked like a charm for me - I had 6 rounds of chemo with Herceptin, then 11 Herceptin only over the remainder of the year. I had it flushed every six weeks for the following five years. I just had the port removed in November after six years, never had any issues with it. Hopefully if they chose a smaller one for you it was a gentler install and less discomfort associated. I felt some pressure and tightness in that side of my chest and neck but my BS put my port in during my BMX, so it is hard to separate out what was port tightness and what was the rest of the surgery - it subsided pretty quickly though. When is your first infusion?

    eric - hope you and Sharon feel better asap - sounds miserable.

    Tonight was naughty meatloaf, mashed potatoes and steamed carrots with brown sugar glaze. DD is back from the wilds of North Carolina, she got to see some snow - which she was tickled about and she caught (and released) some beautiful record setting fish for the TV show! Yay!

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  • Valstim52
    Valstim52 Member Posts: 1,324
    edited March 2017

    Yes SpecialK, Kannapolis is just a few minutes from me. I love it the 'wilds' of NC. Glad she got to see some snow. It's really cold here: 20's. For us that's record worthy.

    Naughty meatloaf sounds delish. I'm doin chili tonight. Getting all my comfort cold weather recipes done. We will be in the 70's next week.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited March 2017

    Adding a little pasta to the leftover chili from last night

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  • april485
    april485 Member Posts: 3,257
    edited March 2017

    Must be "naughty meatloaf" week around here cause we are having that tonight too. Since I was home yesterday, I baked off a nice meatloaf for tonight and we will have it with mashed potato and a stirfry of veggies of whatever I find in my crisper drawer. I know I have carrots and some snap peas so we shall see.

    Stay warm and dry ladies. We ended up with over 20 inches of snow at my house. Digging out was pretty tough. I am thinking that FL is sounding more and more like our destiny since hitting my 60's. The cold weather and snow and ice is not fun anymore! The only thing keeping me here are friends and my son and his kids. My grandbabies are the world to me so that would be hard to leave for sure. But, there are planes...LOL


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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2017

    One fried egg & black coffee this a.m. before getting ready for my mani-pedi; just finished a BLT made with my last two slices of low-carb bread, tomato, whatever lettuce & basil leaves had not rotted, and one slice of Niman Ranch bacon, spread with spicy guacamole instead of mayo. Thinking about a choucroute for tonight—or defrosting some shrimp and making faux pad-Thai with shiratake noodles, peppers I need to use up and peapods.

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited March 2017

    I spent three days making mole sauce last month and this is the basis of our dinner tonight. Since I made 6 quarts of that mole, I have lots of it frozen. I also froze portions of leftover smoked turkey. Tonight they will be reunited. Will serve with some black beans and maybe some homemade tortillas or tortilla chips.

    Had my hair cut today. Kind of silly to pay for a haircut at this point, but it had gotten way too long! I will return in a few weeks for total removal. My friend Vanessa will accompany me and I am planning to bring mimosas. Just need to decide what food to bring as well. Obviously, everyone in the shop would be offered. Suggestions, that doesn't include caviar?

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2017

    Sushi that doesn’t include raw fish (e.g., vegetables, egg, cooked fish)? Cheeses, fruits and crudites? Mini-quiches? Chocolates or petits fours?

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  • HappyHammer
    HappyHammer Member Posts: 1,247
    edited March 2017

    Susan- hope your port does well and gives you no trouble...Like SPecialK, I had one for 6 rounds of TCHP and then, 11 more of Herceptin.  Had it removed in Sept- no troubles!  Wishing the same for you.  I think getting a haircut helps get ready for no hair and gives you some control over this.  Love the idea of taking mimosas for the next appt.  Maybe several varieties of Hummus and pita chips would be easy and go with the bubbly?

    Eric- hope you and DW feel better soon!  Sounds miserable but am so glad you had that turkey broth!

    The "wilds" of NC- love it!  Kannapolis is only about 45 mins from me...the fishing sounds wonderful and the snow- here and gone in less than a day.  Soory about those of you who have gotten slammed this week.  It's no wonder we have so many transplants from the NE in the Carolinas.

    Can't decide what to have for supper...meatloaf sounds good so may make that this weekend.  It's real winter here this week and then, we will be in the 60's and 70's next week.

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  • PontiacPeggy
    PontiacPeggy Member Posts: 6,778
    edited March 2017

    Eric, hope you and Sharon feel better!

    My dinner was a new-to-me one: Crockpot hamburger, cream of celery soup, tater tots, green beans, carrots, half and half. Totally my kind of comfort food. I froze some for later. I miss my freezer (which came with the house and was old and died). Should have new one Saturday - this will be the 3rd attempt at getting it right - no handle, paint scraped off. And to top it off, this one took over THREE weeks to get here from California (and this was before the weather interfered - just normal delivery time to my Best Buy store). That's ridiculous. Anyway. Dinner was good. Making a large turkey pot pie (with Bisquick top) for DS and DIL Saturday night - also a new for me recipe.

    HUGS!!

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2017

    Took the lazy way out for dinner tonight—grilled chicken and roasted Brussels sprouts, plus cornbread, from the hot bar at Mariano’s grocery store. The remaining half of last night's blueberry pie is sitting on the counter, mocking me. Maybe I will snack on chopped liver. (Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it). Will do that faux pad Thai tomorrow night (got some fresh cilantro & lemongrass, but not bean sprouts). Fri. night will be corned beef & cabbage at Cellars, with a Kaliber (near-beer from Guinness).

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  • Valstim52
    Valstim52 Member Posts: 1,324
    edited March 2017

    Waving to HappyHammer. I"m in Harrisburg NC no to far from you. Susan mole sounds delish.

    April, 20 inches of snow. I grew up in the Chicago area, then spent 20 years in St Joseph MI right on the lake. I've been out of snow "range" for about 18 years. Can't imagine 20 inches. Wow.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited March 2017

    Cooking from the freezer tonight - spaghetti and meatballs. It's been one of those days where absolutely nothing has gone right. So dinner is a sure thing.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited March 2017

    I was reading a story about not being able to park on certain streets when there was a lot of snow (snow plow routes) and it brought back a memory.


    Emergency Snow Route. No Parking When Snow Depth Exceeds 2 inches. It was a white sign with red letters and there was one right in front of my grandparents' house.

    I was probably 14, maybe 15 and for Christmas, we went to my grandparents house. It had been one of those snowrmageddon storms in Akron and I'd just finished shoveling out their driveway when I got an idea (cue up evil grin) I made a car shaped snowman right next to the sign.

    That evening a tow truck tried to haul away my snowman.


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