Rainy Tuesday Our Daily Dinner

notyourmomma 14 years ago said:

planned overs...chicken salad sandwiches/without the fruit....beans and rice with some fried kielbasa alices.....dealer's choice.

Really as long as there is ice cream and sweet potato pie, Fred will be happy.

Have a great day, ya'll.

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knoxcop 14 years ago said:

I was so tired after shopping most of the day with The Bratty one yesterday--I used one of those Bertolli oven-bake dinners. I chose the stuffed shells in scampi sauce with shrimp. DELICIOUS!!! I knew there wouldn't be enough shrimp in there (I swear I think there were about 6 little ones in the two packages put together!) so I bought an extra pack of shrimp scampi to bake into the mix. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED---BUT BUY MORE MEAT---THEY ARE NOT MEAT STAPLES!

So anyway--for today--I'd like to try the homemade flour tortillas and shredded chicken taco filling in the crockpot from LATINFOODIE (posted) over in the "I made it" group. Sounds like good stuff. The Bratty One will be thrilled to see me make homemade tortillas instead of pulling them from a plastic bag, LOL.

Caking the rest of the week---so I figure I'd better get the good food out of the way early this week, hahahahah!

Happy Tuesday, y'all!
--Kn0x--

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pointsevenout 14 years ago said:

I was thinking about being celibate today in anticipation of the dentist appointment.

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laurieg 14 years ago said:

everyone knows what i am making :)
waiting for the kids to wake up so I can go to work.

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sparow64 14 years ago said:

Mad Scientist wouldn't cook for me last night...we had hot dogs and chili. Not a favorite of either of us, but, it was available and didn't need to be defrosted. For some reason I just can't think of anything to cook or create, and I just bought groceries! I think it's easier when the cupboard is bare and I have to figure out a way to throw it together! lol

Have a pork tenderloin marinating that I will grill tonight. Grilled veggies, my dad's slaw, and may need to do something with the potatoes in the bin. I think they are about to sprout...lol A friend gave us a bag full of apples from his tree, and I gotta figure something to do with them too. Love cooked apples, and they will never keep til Sat. Probably have some of them, too! That's a lotta supper for 3 people...lol...but better than throwing it out. I swear, I think I'm gonna start buying some of the fresh veggies like mushrooms, they day that I'm gonna cook them! LOL

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sparow64 14 years ago said:

OK, so, the boss just brought in a massive amount of veggies from her garden for us to take home. Gonna grab a squash and a zuchinni, and mix into the peppers onions and mushrooms that I'm grilling tonight. Throw in some grape tomatoes, too. YUM! Another friend just dropped off a bag full of corn for me! Don't you just love all the fresh produce! Think I'll come up with some kind of dessert for the apples. I've never made fried pies...boy wouldn't that be good! lol Probably won't get that industrious, but, I know how I'm gonna spend my lunch hour now...looking for apple dessert recipes! Suggestions welcome. I have a yellow cake mix....hmmm...gotta be something...Pat didn't you post a cake recently that would work? (Or did I dream that...lol)

Hope everyone is having a GOOOOOOD day!

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lilliancooks 14 years ago said:

I guess most of us are in a taco state of mind today...I'm making your Tequila Chili Marinated Pork , Pleclare! I'm shredding them into soft tacos! I've got to get my weekly fix!

Good luck Points!

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pleclare 14 years ago said:

Sounds good Lillian.

Sparow,moist caramel apple cake!

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sparow64 14 years ago said:

Taco state of mind...ha ha...that struck me funny, Lillian. I think you're right, though. And Pat, that chicken sounds awesome. Is it posted? (I'm sure it is, and that I probably commented on it if it was!). Sounds like something I want to do! Thanks for the memory jogger on the cake, I think I'm gonna go the dessert route with the apples, since I have so many veggies that need to be used (and the new ones, now...LOL).

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pleclare 14 years ago said:

Sparow,I cheated,. The marinade is a McCormick marinade but quite tasty!

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wynnebaer 14 years ago said:

Pat, I've used that marinade and it's really good...

Guess what's on the menu here tonight......Doing Grizzlybear's Chile Relleno's with rice and refried beans!!!!...LOL

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pointsevenout 14 years ago said:

Mother has a sack of tomatoes that have been setting on the counter for over a week. I think they are close to starting to get to old. Then up popped a recipe on my "try it you'll like it" screen for oven-roasted tomatoes.

It's an all day roast at 175 f, tomatoes cut in half, topped with olive oil, salt and pepper and some spices. Had enough to fill a lipped baking tray. Sprinkled a line of them with seasoned meat tenderizer, another line with some cajun seasoning, another line with chicken seasoning, and the last line with Italian seasoning herbs. Went over the whole thing with basil.

All should be ready at 5 pm or later. Maybe I'll be in a condition to try them then maybe not. But they will be processed and won't sit on the counter to be thrown away.

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sparow64 14 years ago said:

Love the sound of those tomatoes, Points. Good luck today!!

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pleclare 14 years ago said:

Wynne,that sounds great. Let me know how it is.

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wynnebaer 14 years ago said:

I can't wait to try them...

Good luck from here, Points!!!

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sparow64 14 years ago said:

Pat, I use McCormick marinades too! Bet it will be good!

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knoxcop 14 years ago said:

Oh Points!! Those dang tomatoes sound AWESOME! Mmmmmm!

--Kn0x--

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laurieg 14 years ago said:

My turn to vent! I am so POed at my husband right now. He has this uncle who is a total wackado. had some sort of a breakdown & tried to strangle his wife. the two grown children broke it up, he has 4 grown kids and non of them are speaking to him. He called & asked hubby to help him get a flight to visit my inlaws (his sister) in florida. My mother in law called last night and said what ever you do don't charge the tickets on your credit card. i told him I didn't feel comfortable with him charging the tickets for him either, I mean he is 50 something years old I am sure he has a credit card. Just talked to hubby and guess what he did????? He said well I have no reason not to trust him. so I named off the above things and said those 5 things were not reason enough!!!! along with me telling you I wasn't comfortable with it. So we will probably be eating the $300 charge.

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sparow64 14 years ago said:

OH Laurie...I'm sorry. Hard for hubby to see the forest for the trees, huh? Hope everything works out ok. Don't think the uncle be able to get a refund on the tickets, or get the credit card info, cause he would need the security info your husband provided. Hopefully. That won't pay you back, though. Totally get your frustration! Hope the uncle doesn't take advantage of your hubby's generosity!

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pleclare 14 years ago said:

Laurie,sometimes men do dumb things. He should have respected your wishes. I hope this works out for you! So what did you say,he's getting peanut butter and jelly for dinner. LOL!

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laurieg 14 years ago said:

Just talked to my SIL she said he called her first, but she talked to his son and he said don't do it. Noone even knows where he is living & he is a user. When she called her uncle back he said he already talked to Frank, but she thought he meant Frank his son, not Frank my Husband. What is with the sicilians naming all the kids the same name.

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wynnebaer 14 years ago said:

Pat said it best.....sometimes men do dumb things....I think I'd be more angry about him not considering your feelings rather than losing the money...don't think men think of stuff like that though ..Sorry Laurie, hope it all works out for you....Oh and BTW, I have a son, Salvatore III....Call him Billy though....LOL

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lilliancooks 14 years ago said:

LOL! Laurie...on the name thing!!! I know exactly what you mean!!! Lots of Louie's and Johnny's and Tommy's in my family! And they end up getting the nickname 'Baby Louie', so that you which one their talking about! And then they are Baby Louie for the rest of their life! I'm so glad I have girls because me and Mr. Lillian were going to fight over that!

When you say he's a 'user'...do you mean drugs? I hope not, because then you may never see that money again!

Lets just hope your husbands kindness comes back to him in the form of re-payment!

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sparow64 14 years ago said:

Confusion abounds....do I make the apple cake, cooked apples, apple crisp, apple pie, or.... lol

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lilliancooks 14 years ago said:

LOL! Sparow! My vote goes to apple crisp!

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laurieg 14 years ago said:

apple crisp!!
I don't know if he is on anything but he certainly acts like it.
Frank has 5 Franks, 3 Assuntas, 3 Davids, 4 Vinnies & that just in his close family.

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pleclare 14 years ago said:

You'll love the cake Lori!!

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pleclare 14 years ago said:

I don't have that many people in my family Laurie!

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wynnebaer 14 years ago said:

Wow.....Someone else with an Assunta in the family.....My FIL's mother and my SIL's middle name is Assunta

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pointsevenout 14 years ago said:

Made it back from the dentist. Doc said he would indeed remove the pain from my gum and put it in my wallet. Took some pictures and said I had a cyst. Going to knock me out next week and have his way with my gums. So until then I'm looking at more mashed potato plates and pancakes.

Tomatoes are still roasting away. Maybe I'll try to sample them somewhere between 6 to 9.

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pleclare 14 years ago said:

I'm glad you know what's going on and I am sure you will feel much better afterwards. Just think,solid food again!!

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mrtnzangel8 14 years ago said:

I am sorry but the name Assunta just really looks funny to me. Don't think I have ever heard that one. I was in a Mexican family once. A lot of Joes and Franks.

The Fatness is working late so not really cooking dinner. He's on the South side of town so I'm sure he'll find something over there. Plenty of leftovers and I cooked up a bunch of that bacon this afternoon to have on hand. In this house, it wont last long.

I've been craving some chicken tacos but will have to put that off till next week.

Hopefully will get to go to Joe's Crab Shack this weekend. Family is coming up from Ark. to visit Branson and SDC and we are gonna meet them there. Can't afford SDC (Silver Dollar City) would cost us almost 300 just to get in the gate! Maybe we can at least meet them for dinner and some go-carts....

Sparow, I vote apple crisp, with vanilla ice cream and some caramel sauce drizzled on top....droooool

Wynne, maybe we can hook up later? BB is on tonight and I've got that freakin farm to take care of! lol

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notyourmomma 14 years ago said:

Good luck Points...that sounds painful. I hope you get relief, soon.
The tomatoes sound awesome.

Lori, what a great gift of fresh produce, your plans sound wonderful. Apple crisp is so good. I'm testing an apple pie with cheddar crust for the kid's work. If I can make some extra money doing some of their desserts...all the better.

Ang, Wynne, didn't I read that Hell's Kitchen debuts tonight?

Laurie, I hope all works out for you and you don't lose your money, I'd be livid too.

Funny about the names. When worked in my first professional kitchen we had five Ed's working there.....#1 as a dishwasher (nickname Fred) #2 as salad prep (Eddie)
#3 sous chef, (Red) #4 butcher (Big Ed) #5 line cook (little Ed). Mass confusion when anyone walked in and yelled "Ed"

Planned overs were just so so compared to all of your meals. I'll cook tomorrow.

Charlie Brown is sleeping with his head resting on top of my foot. He is one warm puppy. He has started to play well with the other dogs and they are accepting him nicely. He is just so loveable. Happiness is a warm puppy.

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wynnebaer 14 years ago said:

Want all to know the Chile Rellenos turned out fabulous......Made a few small changes to the recipe and just waiting for a reply from Grizzly to post a pic.....

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laurieg 14 years ago said:

The tradition is to name after the grandparents, Franks Grandmother was Assunta and Grandfather was Frank. Luckily for SIL the grandmother on the other side was Maria LOL . The Assunta's are called Susie at least the two in America are, the one in Italy I am not so sure about. My gradmother was Irene on my mother's side and Lillian on my fathers but in my family they didn't do that, I think it's an Italian and Mexican thing of respect.
He said I never told him I didn't want him to put it on our credit card. just goes to show you (sorry points) but men don't listen when women talk. No use arguing about it, whats done is done. he is going to call his uncle tommorow to give him the paperwork and get the money.

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