Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Creamsicle salad is really good and easy to make.
I will redeem myself on Monday - making lunch for a crowd:
Maple Mustard Pork Tenderloin Sliders with caramelized onions,
Terra Chips, tri-color bell pepper strips, assorted pickled veggies, dried blueberry goat cheese spread with Cosmic crisp apples and fig, pumpkin seed crackers.
Someone else is bringing dessert.
Anyone have a fav slider roll that isn’t Kings Hawaiian?
I am going to try her BBQ chicken this weekend, it sounds great and looks easypeasy.
Pot roast last night - beef (eye of round) potatoes, carrots, onions, bell peppers, diced tomatoes and seasonings. It was pronounced excellent.
I haven't used a slow cooker in ages and now am wondering why. Must look up some recipes; Does anyone have some faves they want to share? R wants pea soup with a ham bone. That's a fave of mine too. The slow cooker works well for that.
Takes longer to cook, I'm telling you because I could not find black rice with instructions for cooking and I learned through trial and error. Use the 2to1 ratio and it turns out delish. Plus, it's a super nutritious grain, win-win. Oh, great in cold salads too.
I am definitely going to get some of that everything bagel or copycat some and try that on black rice with green onion. That use never hit my radar until your yummy dinner description. Thanx! :-)
I love my ninja air fryer, and grill. More expensive than others but well worth the price.
Put a few marinated pork chops on it and there great
Then I get out my rice cooker and steamer, put Jasmine rice in the bottom. And fresh broccoli on the top basket, 20 minutes later , mix it all together, add some butter and everything bagel seasoning, and dinner is done
Baber foods has uncooked stuffed chicken, they cook good too in the air fryer .
Or even the more expensive chicken pot pies.
We do a lot of leftovers hear, and I like to make casseroles, makes life much easier. But a husband that doesn't like either, id probably tell him to figure it out. Lol
I made lasagna rolls last week that served 2 nights and one lunch.
Gluten free chocolate chip cookies that he also made for me
The only problem with having the very best of any fresh food, it runs out :-( then we have to wait for more or settle.
Tonight, tuna casserole with tuna my BIL caught and canned. Absolutely ruined me for anything from the grocery store.
Also Brussels sprouts, baby mushrooms and a touch of sherry baked right in.
Lots of time to cook today because it rained last night and the slope to the redwood trees is slippery. Slippery slope + mini-chainsaw = NOT a good combination.
cwillie, I’m with you on the sardines.
My favorite picnic includes sardines, cucumber, sweet onions red, orange, yellow and green peppers and (I know you can not partake) rosemary and olive oil triscuits and habanero cheese. Paint me happy when I am in nature looking forward to lunch :-) watermelon for desert just finishes everything nicely.
Re porridge/oatmeal, Samuel Johnson wrote that oats were "a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people".
Unfortunately, I am allergic to oats as well.
I know the gluten and dairy allergy stuff pretty well, though when I moved down here last October I spent hours online checking out foods for dairy and gluten content in the grocery stores here. Dairy free or vegan does not mean it's not contaminated with dairy, as I found out after a few nasty allergy hits. Many foods are contaminated.
The fodmaps issue is new but not that hard to figure out. There is still a lot of good food to eat! But I have had to say good bye to apples and asparagus for now anyway. D@rn it!!!
It's fine now, but if I ever need to go into an ALF or a NH is may be a nightmare.
R (sig other) is from a farming background and he has the same "waste nothing" practice. His mum and dad raised 5 boys on a dairy farm so they always had plenty of milk, and cream. They picked wild berries, and even wild horseradish I just heard - so strong you couldn't eat it. His mum was a good cook (what mother isn't to her children?) and baked pies, made perogies etc. I don't because it's too high carb and calorie wise and baking with wheat flour sets off my allergies. I did bake back in the day when the kids were small and before I knew what my allergies were. R watches his sugars and carbs in general as do I, though he is as lean as he always was. I wish!!!
Times change and with it eating habits. So many people eat/order out fairly often. I can't cotton on to that. We grew up with cooking from scratch and a meal out once or twice a year for a special occasions. I enjoy cooking from scratch and trying new things, but a break once in a while is very welcome.
With my Norwegian background I will eat fish any time of day - sardines for breakfast anyone? lol
As we get older I think memories are more and more important and enjoyable. They are for me anyway.
Never heard of the Scottish porridge thing but I am interested in food traditions and know that many of them are cross-cultural. All grandma’s leftovers went into the ‘slop’ bowl for the animals so there was absolutely no waste whatsoever, even when the picky grandkids were around. As I get older I spend more time thinking about these things!
send - hope you got your dinner finally.