So...whats for dinner?

My meals are very similar as I like only a few things.

Supper was a combo of a small hamburger with 1/4 cup of beefless ground (only 40 cals but packed with nutrition), 1/4 cup black beans and spinach wiith small amount of grated cheese. Microwaved 90 seconds. Topped with wheat bran for fiber and ground chips with extra wheat bran in the mix. Put a teaspoon of light mayonnaise and Tostitos queso. Also seasoned with taco seasoning and some protein powder. Sounds like a lot of food but the meal would not have been above 500 to 600 calories. It is delicious as well.

Hi all! Am traveling by car so it’s been difficult to post. Will update when I get back tomorrow.

It is amazingly cool here...79F/26C. In a couple of days, Sharon and I will be leaving for Leadville, Colorado. We're helping staff the Leadville 100 ultra marathon. On 21 Aug, if the plans don't change, starting around daybreak we will be backpacking our way up to Hope Pass where we will be spending the night There is no vehicle access to this place, so everything is brought by humans or llamas. :-)

We aren't running the race...we're not that crazy.

Dinner has been kind of "hit and miss". Yesterday we had to make a fast 5 mile trip to MIL's house to pick her up off of the floor No injuries, just an inability to get up.

Hi to Mara. The meals here sound a lot like yours. Our DD convinced us to go vegan, which we were reasonably good about following, but now that she's in Michigan, we're probably 90% vegan. Sharon and I can make a meal out of beans, rice, mixed with whatever sauteed vegetables that happen to be in the refrigerator and either some hot sauce or a peanut sauce.

Last night's dinner was a fish fry, the fish provided by fishermen/women. It was delicious and so were the side dishes, pasta salad made by me and a hot potato dish made by Mary. Dessert was home-made fresh peach crisp with vanilla ice cream. We had relocated the fish fry to Wayne and Laurie's site because it's more protected from the wind, which has been gusting mightily the past two days.

I "copied" a pasta salad that was served at a fish fry some weeks ago. It has curly pasta, cucumber, tomato, small cubes of cheese (sharp white cheddar in my version) and pepperoni. The prototype salad had broccoli but I left that out. The dressing is....ranch dressing. That was a surprise to me when I inquired about the recipe but it makes for a light, refreshing taste. I'm not a ranch dressing fan, mainly because my tendency is to opt for blue cheese dressing or vinaigrette. I don't dislike ranch. But I really like the combination of tastes in this pasta salad. I had a small bowl of chopped sweet onion for onion loving folks to add to their salad.

Tonight will be jalapeno cheddar brats, store made, and Bush's baked beans and salad.

The last couple of days have felt like fall.

The COVID situation is really bad at home, St. Tammany Parish in south Louisiana. The hospitals are filling up with unvaccinated COVID patients. School board meetings are contentious with a segment of the parent population adamantly opposed to the wearing of masks in school. I miss the space and comfort and familiarity of my house but I dread returning to that environment. I bought kn95 masks at the hardware store in town and am now wearing a mask when I go to Walmart or one of the other two supermarkets. I'm not inclined to eat out at a restaurant because I assume this area has its share of "free unvaccinated" folks, given the politics of rural MN. Sigh.....

Wow Eric - 79 for the high in Phoenix? Have fun in Leadville. Fun town with lots of adventures in the surrounding area.

Nance - so glad all is well. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures when you land back home.

Carole - I'm going to try your 'copied' pasta salad. I love eating it out but have to admit I've honestly never made a pasta salad. Since I'm cooking for myself, I think I'll re-insert the broccoli (or maybe peas?) & add the onion up front.

Special - it's a toss which of our states has the more ridiculous rulings right now. Our gov is not worried about only withholding funding - he's just going to file law suits to enforce his blindness. What a great way to spend state money (NOT) when we could be doing something productive.

Dinner was leftover rotisserie chicken simmered to warm in "better than bouillon" and sour cream, then combined with leftover rotini pasta.. Served with an ear of fresh corn. Not Olathe corn yet, but not bad.

I cleaned out and reorganized the fridge, so tonight was kale and broccoli that needed to be cooked with rainbow carrots and yellow squash (for a pop of color) and an experimental roasted leek. Everything was good but I won’t cook leeks this way again, it was just too stringy and kept getting stuck in my teeth.

Eric - very interesting about DMAT. Now I understand better when you say you are mobilized.

Dinner was leftover black-eyed peas with sausage.

Nance - Great to hear from you and about your family trip - even the the reason for the journey is sad. I too have ordered things from Replacements, Ltd in the distant past. It was interesting to hear about their operation - even if I too have gotten rid of the "good" china. ANd I agree about being a vegetarian since that's what i eat 95% of the time. But I could never go full-on vegan and give up my milk & butter & cheese & eggs.

Mae - cleaning out your fridge is much more interesting than cleaning out mine. Dinner was left over chicken & rotini with fresh asparagus - half sauteed & half steamed. I have to eat the last of the Hatch chili scones from the freezer tomorrow since I've ordered some fresh from the new crop to pick up Tuesday.

Tonight was a new Cod recipe, which was easy and pretty good with seared sea scallops, Brussels sprouts and sautéed sliced zucchini.

Mae - I have some cod I need to use. Would you be willing to share the recipe?

Illimae, no wonder the leeks were stringy--most chefs don't use the green part except to puree into vichyssoise (or julienne and "frizzle" them in hot oil as a garnish). The cod looks yummy though, as do the scallops. Last week's Hooked on Fish order was sable (black cod) and dry-pack day boat scallops. Made it all over last week. Thurs. night was salmon at Cellars. Fri. night we ate at Remington's across from Millennium Park, where we saw an outdoor concert. Apps were lobster deviled eggs and oysters Rockefeller. Entree was crab Louis, a nod to our 7 years in Seattle (it'd have been more authentic with some bell pepper rings). I indulged a guilty pleasure Sat. night--grilled a hot dog and had it on a keto bun. Supplemented with tomatoes, basil and roasted okra. Sun. night, the leftover veggies from Cellars, plus 3 hot wings. Mon., peppers from the farmers' market and an insalata caprese.

Yesterday was our weekly Hooked on Fish order--barramundi and lox spread. Sauteed the fish in a little grapeseed oil, finished with butter, lemon juice, and a sprig each of tarragon & basil. Grilled broccolini. And a red-and-purple tomato-basil salad. Bob had brought home a big boiled shrimp platter from Costco. I'll remove the tails and whip up a remoulade sauce, and serve the whole thing over arugula & romaine. Will also roast the remaining okra (rinsed, dried, sliced, tossed in olive oil/cumin/salt/onion & garlic powders, half-sharp paprika) in the toaster oven. And more tomatoes & basil, of course. Dining on the deck--the only way to keep the kitty away from our food. (Speaking of al fresco, on Sun. morning I ate brunch indoors, as I was being visited by too many yellow jackets and a hornet trying to camp out on my water glass).

Mae - happy name day. Celebration looks delicious. Thanks for the cod recipe. It's on deck for this weekend.

Linner was two ears of corn and half a pumpernickel bagel with some salmon spread I whipped up. I had to eat up the last of the marginal plain old Texas corn because Kroger finally has Olathe corn today. I hope they got a bunch in since I couldn't get there until tomorrow. I like to strip the ears & freeze a bunch for the rest of the year.

Eric - are you still in Cortez? I'll bet the nights are lovely.

Today was north route 'errand' day - gas, post office, library, grocery store, Total Wine, Costco.... I was able to snag a few ears of Olathe, CO corn at Kroger - but they have very little this year and several stores are not being honest about the product. Texas corn is NOT Olathe Corn. Just tell us you couldn't get it - we're not stupid about the labor needed to hand pick & the truckers needed to transport. I got 10 ears and cut kernels off 8 for the freezer. I'll enjoy the other two even if it's not at it's peak of freshness.

Dinner was a Waygu beef patty and new potatoes.

Last night's dinner was pork roast cooked in the slow cooker outside and sweet potatoes baked in the grill in oven mode.

We've been promised rain today and cooler temperatures for the weekend. Fingers crossed.

Thanks for name day wishes 😁

Tonight was sautéed chicken in a garlic, onion, mushroom and wine sauce with spinach, Lima beans and a zucchini/squash medley.