So...whats for dinner?

Hi Cherry. Welcome. All are welcome.

I didn't see any CNN activity here, but me not seeing anything doesn't mean much. Did they give the hospital name?

Thank you, Eric. Reading your recent posts with great respect, to get an insider view in these situations does bring one closer to the ordeal people are going through

Cherry - welcome. Where are you in Europe? What is your favorite national dish? We'll be looking forward to some interesting recipes when your active treatment doesn't make you want to avoid food.

Thank you MinusTwo, I live in Sweden and our national dish are meatballs with mushed potatoes, gravy cream sauce and lingonberry jam, sort of you can get at Ikea. My favourite Swedish dish is probably anything that contain Skagen röra which isa creamy salad that contains creme fraiche, shrimps, crabfish, onions and dill, s&p and a squeeze of lemon juice and the spawn of fish. You can serve itin backed potato, on a bread as an open sandwich or make a sandwich cake with it, several layers of bread with it in between and then you decorate it with lox, shrimps, sliced cucumber. Very tasty, but I enjoy all types of cuisine, love Chinese, Thai and Indian. I am good in cooking Persian recipes, as I said I like to cook. I liked your recent posts from your vacation with all meals you described.

Cherry

Leftover spaghetti from last night along with steamed cauliflower, carrots and broccoli veggie blend and garlic bread.

Eric, I'm so appreciating your island reports and nature observations (!). I will ambivalently post a food pic or two for your viewing enjoyment while eating MREs. 😏

I learned from DDIL1 today that her colleague and team who were able to fly to PR with a full plane of supplies, have reached a place called Morovis, an outlying town where she reported that they were the first support people to show up with supplies at all. The photos she sent were pretty bleak. I can't quite imagine how people survive for this long with such destruction and with no drinking water available. I'm glad we were able to support her effort by easily ordering medical supplies from Amazon. Relief services in a new age! Eric, if you were not in PR, I imagine you'd be in Napa. When will these disasters end!

We spent most of the weekend at Newfound and enjoyed our neighborhood lobster fest, including steamers, really big lobsters, corn on cob, and king crab legs. Many folks took their crab legs home since they were fill....us included.....ours came all the way home to MA. So yesterday, before we headed downtown to see the Celtics' pre season game, DH shelled all the crabmeat (his first time doing this ever), and I used it to make what promised to be a delicious crabmeat salad (he put it on a roll with lettuce); I piled it on top of green leaf lettuce. Visual aid below:

Well, sadly, as I took my first bites, I noticed that it was loaded with grit.....sand to be exact! Yuk! DH is not at all fussy about such things, so he also ate mine and I made another salad, and topped it with a piece of leftover salmon I had in fridge. Next time I’ll clean the crab legs. At least one of us enjoyed that sweet crabmeat!

Tonight I made a chicken veggie stir fry, which we had with farro, a red leaf lettuce salad, and a Whole Foods baguette. I bought the chicken at Whole Foods today (had not checked it out since Amazon allegedly lowered prices), and have to say it was the most tender chicken I have had in a while. Their produce was a bit less expensive than usual, especially the organic items, but it still qualifies as “hole in your pocket” compared to our other local stores. Dinner visual below with farro hidden under stir fry....

Carole, I make my own horseradish salad dressing, and am happy to share recipe if you are interested. I have gotten to the point of practically never using bottled dressings anymore.

Minus, popcorn sounded like the perfect “meal” for that hour. I think of Michelle when we choose popcorn!

Welcome Sherry! I grew up with Swedish families in my neighborhood sooo many years ago. I always enjoyed their Santa Lucia ceremony at Christmastime, and their cookies and pastries, more than any fish dishes. . My DDIL is Persian, so I am familiar with their foods, tho never remember the names of the dishes.

Having beautiful indian summer temps here now....and loving it

Yes Lacey, please do post the horseradish dressing. Thanks for the delish meal descriptions.

Lasey12, this sallad and the chicken look delicious. My first husband was Iranian, I speak Persian and often cook Persian cuisine. Yesterday it was Persian grounded beef steakes with rice and cucumber and dried mynthe yoghurt sauce.

Swedish pastry is great, I agree with you, the most nationally beloved is cinnammon bun but for Lucia we udually bake saffron and raisains buns, I equally like both.

Cherry

In this morning's meal.

Last night's dinner was a thrown-together version of Laurie's salsa chicken with brown rice, topped with sour cream and shredded "Mexican" cheese. I thawed two large chicken breasts and a carton of home-made Cuban black beans and dumped in the remainder of a pint of salsa bought in the farmers' market in MN.

Tonight's dinner will be sea scallops and fettucini in a garlicky butter/olive oil/lemon sauce. I may break the Italian rule against seafood and cheese and have some grated Italian cheese. Salad will be romaine and add ins.

Yes, Lacey, I would like the horseradish dressing recipe.

We associate with folks of Norwegian ancestry during the summers in MN. This summer we went to dinner at the home of a couple and were told in advance that the menu featured meatballs and gravy. I assumed the gravy was tomato sauce because the Italians we know here in south Louisiana (Sicilian background) call their tomato sauce gravy. The meatballs were in brown gravy and served with mashed potatoes. We were the only surprised diners! Everybody else expected mashed potatoes, which were very good.

Brown gravy is most often served on rice here in south Louisiana. We ate a lot of rice at my house and a lot of dark brown gravy made with a roux.

I went to Sam's today with three items on a list and spent $200. Now the freezer is stocked with meat.

Welcome, Cherry. DH and I went to Sweden years ago and enjoyed travelling around your country. Everyone spoke English and was very friendly. We took a charming boat tour on the Gota Canal. I don't remember much about the food we ate. We visited the Orrefors crystal factory and bought crystal that we still prize. We went to the little town where the Dalanar (Sp?) wooden horses are carved and bought one of those that we still display. There were also tours of a couple of famous pottery factories and purchases at them, but I can't pull the names out of my head.

On that same trip we travelled through Denmark and Norway and enjoyed the scenery and architecture and ambiance.

Soup and sandwiches

Welcome Cherry.

Dinner last night was oven broiled hamburgers on toast, with homemade coleslaw. You toast the bread, then put seasoned ground beef on the toast. Make sure the edges are covered, then broil for 25 minutes. yum...

Making Baked Spinach Cakes. They sound great for a vegetable side or for snacks. Or since you all know I'm weird - for breakfast. I'm thinking of adding some finely chopped sweet onion, but maybe I shouldn't mess with the recipe the first time. Although I'll may bake in a mini-muffin pan?

Thaw & drain a box of frozen spinach. Mix with 1/2 C cottage cheese & 1/2 C cheddar. Add two beaten eggs, one chopped roasted red bell pepper, and a sprinkle of garlic powder and S&P. Bake in a sprayed muffin pan at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool & serve

Cherry - interesting about the Lignonberry jam in with the meatball gravy. I had Danish neighbors growing up and their meatball gravy always included sour cream.

Anyone else remember the cocktail meatballs with grape jelly & chili & cayenne in the sauce?

Lamb burgers on home-made wheat buns, baked today. Side was a salad of romaine, cucumber, grape tomatoes, avocado, blue cheese, brown olives. White balsamic vinegar and EVOO dressing. Delicious meal.

Cherry, we visited Stockholm, too.