So...whats for dinner?

Wow. I finally got something other than "application error" when I tried to view this thread. I hope the changes were needed because of incompatibilities of new versions of software instead of just wanting to change things.

We have been shopping the freezer in preference to shopping the pantry. I'm hoping we can get the freezer emptied out so we can just put it into storage (unplugged) instead of having to take it to MIL's house so it can be powered up.

chisandy:

I love Birch Benders. My pancakes come out perfect every time with that brand.

Dinner was broccoli and a variety of Japanese sweet potatoes called Murasaki sweet potatoes. They are purple on the outside, and light on the inside. Their taste and texture are similar to Okinawa sweet potatoes but they seem to be not quite as sweet.

I ended up sauteing red onion and mushrooms, a little soy sauce and cooked up the quinoa. Very tasty but what a mess it is to wash those little grains....and worse still, trying to aim them into my pot (not all of it made it, LOL).

Tonight will be leftover quinoa, broccoli and Filipino adobo chicken.

Oysters in short supply? NOOOOO!!!! They’re among the pass-around apps for Gordy & Leslie’s rehearsal dinner at Arnaud’s. And I’d been planning on picking up a dozen at WF Friday (a buck apiece for their Fishmonger Friday special) and trying out the shucking set (knife & glove) the kids bought me for Christmas.

We’re paying for the flowers, photography/videography, and rehearsal dinner…for 34. Leslie’s parents are paying for everything else: the kids’ AirBnB, the bridal party wardrobe, venue, wedding banquet, second-line recessional band and DJ. We will host a small brunch for those staying over Sunday (the kids will enjoy a pre-honeymoon), in honor of my sister’s birthday that day. We’re also footing the bill for a room next to ours for our BFFs—their son is best man. We were hoping they could change their flight to ours so we could split the cost of a limo to Midway, but their fare is locked in and our flights are already full. Our HK may not be able to come because of her DH’s health—he refuses to fly and NOLA is a much longer drive for themthan to her family in B’ham. If they can come, there will be a pedicab for them to ride in for the second line. Gordy is as much our HK’s baby as ours—she was his nanny starting when he was less than 3 months old and I first had severe PPD, and then went back to work.

Going out to Calo tonight—will have grilled octopus & spinach, drinking Pellegrino rather than champagne. Brunch was a French omelet (Gruyère & chives) with a slice of Natural Ovens Keto toast (bland, basically a spread-delivery device, but zero net carbs).

Sandy, such a sweet connection with the HK and Gordy. Warms the heart. It does sound like an amazing party. I expect the bridal party wardrobe will be amazing, unlike some of the stuff I was asked to wear (and pay for!!). Do post pictures if you feel like sharing. It sounds simply wonderful!

The Filipino adobo chicken was wonderful. So few ingredients to make such a fast and delicious dish. I'm going to shred the leftover chicken and make a BBQ chicken 'za using the socca base, for tomorrow.

I had another Murasaki sweet potato and some soup with broccoli, capellini, pre cooked seasoned brown turkey and sauteed portabello mushrooms. The broth was just the water I cooked the broccoli and capellini and thawed the cooked turkey in.

Yesterday I got up early and travelled by car an hour and a half with three golf friends to a funeral for the sister of another longtime golf friend. After the service we took a route home that allowed us to have lunch at Middendorf's, a well known seafood restaurant located in a fishing community called Manchac. I had thin fried catfish with coleslaw, hush puppies and fries.

Then last night dh and I went out to dinner at our club to use my free birthday entree. The reservation had been made in advance before the funeral trip became known. We met another couple and the woman was the same golf friend who had done the driving to the funeral. I wasn't especially hungry, having had a restaurant lunch. I had the soup special, corn and crab bisque. It was quite good once I'd fished out the green onion garnish. And the catch of the day topped with crab meat and shrimp in a cream sauce. The fish was "mahmoo." I'm using a phonetic spelling. It was a very firm fish and a thick fillet. I probably wouldn't order it again. The sides were several very large asparagus spears that had been peeled. They were definitely not overcooked and tasted good. Another side was a potato preparation that was bland.

The two glasses of wine were chardonnay! I would order it again!

I didn't dare step on the scale this morning. I fear that the restaurant food has restored my 4 lost lbs. At least I didn't eat any of the loaf of bread served with butter at lunch. I resisted because it didn't tempt me. I could tell it wasn't worth the calories.

After yesterday's excess, the questions remains, What's for dinner?

I Googled socca and learned that it is a bread made from chickpea flour. Is that correct? Do you make it from scratch, Wallycat?

Tonight I oven roasted a sockeye with a mayo "glaze" topped with Pastrami spices...a prelude to corned beef, which we probably will skip this year. Green beans from last year's garden with pan fried oyster mushrooms. Gigante beans in a tomato sauce bathed in duck fat. I feel fat but happy.

OMG - I finally got on after trying for days & sending the mods a message from my personal email. But I can't change pages to read the old message w/o getting an error that the site is down. Clearly it's not, but... I too HATE the 'type' - but also I don't like the design. Still wondering why they had to screw with something that was working. I'm not even going to try any of my other usual sites.

Hi to everyone. Happy anniversary to Nance & Eric. Happy Birthday to Carol. Had a new fridge delivered today since mine was leaking 8 oz of water a day. Not my first or 2nd choice, but one that fit in my small space AND could be delivered before the end of May. But - oops - huge stain in the middle of the door that won't come off. Documented and someone is supposed to call to set up an exchange - maybe in a week. In the mean time, food had all been loaded in multiple coolers on the back porch. Now loaded into this fridge. Will have to be unloaded again to coolers, and etc..... UGH

So for the last week I've been trying to eat whatever was in the fridge to lighten the load. Breakfast was guacamole with rosemary crackers. Dinner tonight was leftover French Green Lentils w/onions & carrots topped with steamed spinach. Tomorrow likely leftover sauteed cabbage the 2nd time - maybe with a grilled cheese sandwich? Then likely more lentils again with fried eggs.

Miss y'all. Likely won't be here as much since I find it clumsy & hard on the eyes.

Sorry you're experiencing all the stress over replacing the old refrigerator, Minus. I can empathize since we had to replace ours a few months ago. We took what was available, not what I would have chosen. I really miss the dispensers in the door, especially the cold water. I keep a glass of ice water on the counter. Having to reach into the bottom freezer for ice is less convenient than the dispenser but I didn't use the ice dispenser as much as the cold water.

When I tried to open this site this morning, I got a Site is Down screen. Then I tried again and was successful. I know the redesign intent was not to get rid of us longtime users, but it may result in that. I was happy with the old site and had been visiting it regularly since 2009.

The socca sounds like something I would like, just as I like naan and pizza dough and cornbread and focaccia and all those other carby "breads." If only I could eat them with abandon. I have access to good French bread every time I go to the supermarket and manage not to pop a loaf into my cart.

Last night I succumbed to carb temptation and made mashed potato salad the way it's made and eaten in my family, room temperature or slightly warm. It was the only side to our large hamburger patty. Very satisfying.

I'm just the oppposite--I find dark skies at 4:30 pm depressing beyond belief. I'm with Swalwell, calling for not changing back to Std. Time in autumn.

Bob went to Beard & Belly for hand pies & salad for brunch & brought me back veggie quiche & salad. The slices are getting smaller & smaller due to inflation--but I'm still not eating the crust. We'll probably go out to Hugo's Frog Bar/Gibson's Steakhouse (which share a space) early tonight after Bob's haircut (and our dark-chocolate refill at Teuscher--I get their 77% nibbles); I'll have surf and he'll have turf.

I am usually oblivious to what day and time it is, so am relatively unaffected by DST, lol!

Hey all - I received a PM from moonflwr - she is having the same difficulties many of us have had and can't currently access the main community site, so she wanted me to say hello to everyone for her!

DH cooked a Boston Butt yesterday on the smoker, he had that for dinner last night along with a large baked potato stuffed with chopped broccoli and some cheddar. I just had the potato/broccoli part. I still can't get past the smoker imparted taste of anything done on the Traeger.

The night before was brats sliced and pan sauteed with yellow pepper and red onion over top of brown rice. I put some teriyaki sauce on DH's portion.

chisandy - congrats on the weight loss! I am currently stalled out and need to add some brisk walking to see if I can jumpstart mine again. I also got a little lazy on food and was eating some things I shouldn't - it amazes me how little straying it takes to reverse or stall my loss.

I was not familiar with socca so I too looked it up - I am going to try it as a pizza base. I have been enjoying cauliflower crust pizza but I don't always have one lurking in the freezer, so this would be another quick option. Yay!

Last of the roasted salmon with pan fried potatoes and steamed cabbage w/ melted butter.

Tonight will be the last of the potatoes, gigante beans and cabbage.

Tomorrow will be refried bean nachos.

I sure hope this website can get it together. I am cranky enough from the pollen; this doesn't help.

It's been in the mid to upper 80F temperatures here. It's nice, but I know what's coming. :

I've been in shorts and building custom fit shipping crates for the *EXTREMELY* delicate stuff that can take a little bit of rattling, but absolutely no squeezing. I had to figure out how to build them using the left over wood from other projects. I succeeded. Nine crates and no wood was bought to complete them...all it did was take about twice as long as it would have had I bought the "correct wood".

My allergies are also going crazy, both from the sawdust as well as from the garden cleanup....I think I've invented a new game...twenty sneezes. :

We went up to northeast Arizona and looked around at houses. The first two houses we looked at, looked OK in the pictures, but....the pictures lied. :-) We did find a real estate agent so they are sending us listings to consider.

Dinner tonight is likely "not much" again. We had a late lunch and that may take care of dinner.