The Official What's For Dinner thread:Thursday 1-24-08? Recipe finder in OP. Enjoy!

[LindsayDunn228]

Hmm, it's odd that link didn't work. Let me try again.

http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp...&productId=1214301&langId=-1&categoryId=21053

 

[liamsaunt]

Hi everybody! Sorry I have not been around the past couple of days, I have been getting everything organized for Disney. You see, I am the Disney CHIEF in our group. I organize and plan everything, and then everybody else does what I say! It's good to be king!

So, catching up on meals, last night we just had takeout because DH had not even started to pack and I had to help him. You see, he suffers from extreme over-packitis. He always wants to bring about 47 shirts, no matter how long the trip! So, we now have a system where he takes everything he wants to bring and lays it out on the bed, and then we negotiate what he is actually going to bring. It all works out fine in the end (other than having to put back about half his closet!)

Night before that we had the egg dish I posted the recipe for, with some sweet basil bacon, crispy baguette, and a mache salad with pomegranete seeds. I did take a picture but it's stil on my memory card.

The night before that I made indian food--mutter paneer, basmati rice, and naan. Again, I will post the picture when we are back.

Tonight we are eating at the Legal Seafoods at the airport before leaving.

Everybody have fun while we are gone! We have adrs at California Grill, Jiko, Coral Reef, O'Hanas, Rose and Crown, and Raglan Road (we might cancel that one), plus we are eating at Sharks Grill at Sea World. I'll give you feedback when we return. We'll be doing some cooking at the house too, of course!

Oh, and packing into the carryon? I have to admit, I am good. It's regulation, and I fit in two pairs of shoes, three sweaters, 5 pairs of pants, a dressy outfit for california grill, 8 pairs of socks, 12 shirts, one zip up hoodie, an extra ski cap, a Patriots Santa hat , and the requisite amount of undies. All it takes it faith and trust, and a little bit of pixie dust! (and those big 2 gallon size ziplocs with the clothes rolled up tightly and all the air pressed out)

See you when we are back from the World!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Hmm, it's odd that link didn't work. Let me try again.

http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp...&productId=1214301&langId=-1&categoryId=21053

how much do you want to spend?

Here are somethings I found:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7145463

http://www.amazon.com/Alice-Wonderland-Cookbook-Culinary-Diversion/dp/0517524848

http://cgi.ebay.com/Disney-Bradford...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

 

[HERSEY]

Lindsay how about http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp...d=-1&categoryId=21043&catalogFromSearch=10007

 

[zipuzee]

Hi all -

Hope all these sick kiddo's get well soon!
Liam sisters - have fun in the world!
Lindsay - I'm really enjoying your little updates! Such fun!

We got all our Christmas decorations up the weekend before Thanksgiving. We had gone out and bought a new tree and outdoor decorations, so we just went ahead and got them all up; then over Thanksgiving weekend I pulled the few boxes of stuff we still had out and finished the decorating inside.

Since Friday is probably the only meal ever planned ahead of time I can post WFD. Tonight we're having meatballs and spagetti, green beans and garlic bread.
Have a good day and weekend ya'll!

 

[shovan]

Morning Y'all,

Laura & Becky, HAVE FUN!!!! Can't wait to hear & see pics!

My SIL used that ziploc bag method for the 1st time for thier Europe trip. DD laid out her clothes then her hubby packed them in the ziplocs. Talk about OCD he had laid out a diagram on the bed in tape, of the size the folded clothes needed to be to fit in the bags!

Another sick day here for me & my little mucus producing Cutie Pie. I think she's starting to improve but just coughing so much in the morning & the nose running I can't send her to school like that. We'll have to call the school to see if there are any repurcussions for Pre-K'ers missing too much school. She missed a week for thier WDW trip right before Thanksgiving & now 4 days this week.

Nancy, Glad to hear Kady's feeling a little better!

Alexis is a real chatterbox too! She gets super chatty & excited when seeing the Dr too! Another reason they probably never give her meds!

Lindsay, Your SK title really fits those two!

 

[nucpharm29]

Hello all--not sure WFD tonight. We are having a Holiday wine and cheese party in the neighborhood--so it might just be a liquid dinner tonight At least we just have to walk home as it's across the street! I am making Bourbon Pecan Pie Tartlets to take--they are yummy, had to sample ya know!

 

[Nancyg56]

Lauren- I dd not realize Andrew was still sick. I hope that he does not have an ear infection.

Becky and Laura- Have a wonderful time! Becky- your packing is the bomb!

Sheryl- "Little mucus producing cutie"

Poor little Sweetie, though. It is no fun being sick, although a day home with Nana is always the best medicine . Kady missed a week at the beginning of the year as well, so DD is sweating the sick days for her.

zipozee- I am in the process of decorating today and my house looks like a tornado went through it. It has looked like this all week, and there is no end in sight. I called DH and warned him that my DS went up into the attic for me...he gets nervous in chaos adn so he is going to need some strong meds tonight

Stephanie- have fun at the party!

I am not even checking the fridge tonight. Marisa said she would pick up pizza for dinner. DS and DDIL are here as well they have been waiting all day for their new wood stove to come in and now they cannot get it until Monday. DS is fuming, he took today off to pick it up.

 

[BabyPiglet]

Hmmm...I think we're ordering chinese food in tonight. We'll just curl up in front of the TV for a good movie, and some good food.

Can you tell I haven't felt like cooking this week? Two times we went out, and tonight we're ordering in!

Have a happy Friday ya'll. :

 

[Mermaid02]

Well they bought the tree without me... I ended up working 9-5:30 today (I usually only work 4 hours) so dinner is frozen pizza. The tree is in the living room with no lights or anything... but it smells good! We are going to have popcorn and watch Muppet Christmas Carol.... adhd boy keeps making nasty comments about the tree not being decorated... we are just too tired though. We'll do it tomorrow.

 

[shovan]

Sheryl- "Little mucus producing cutie"

Poor little Sweetie, though. It is no fun being sick, although a day home with Nana is always the best medicine . Kady missed a week at the beginning of the year as well, so DD is sweating the sick days for her.

I am not even checking the fridge tonight. Marisa said she would pick up pizza for dinner.

My sweet hubby is picking up a Roast Beef Poboy for me tonight! Really neat that he can do this now with his new driving system!

Nancy, We checked with the school today on sick days. Thank goodnes because she's in Pre-K it won't be a problem if she goes over the sick day limit!

Lauren, Sorry to hear A is still not over his ear infection. Hope he gets well too.

I thought mine was doing better today, sounded a lot clearer this afternoon, then right her Mom came to pick her up, she started feeling hot again. And I have her tomorrow, cus her Dad's working & her Mom has a Work Christmas Lunch. (Insert sick tired Nana face here.)


Questions for everyone: Has anyone found a home fragrance lamp, diffuser, candles, etc. that you love? ( Anything besides plug-ins, I don't want to tie up my outlets.) There are so many different things on the market these days! There are oil lamps, reed diffuser, stone diffuser, glade type counter puffers. It's confusing!

 

[Nancyg56]

My sweet hubby is picking up a Roast Beef Poboy for me tonight! Really neat that he can do this now with his new driving system!



Questions for everyone: Has anyone found a home fragrance lamp, diffuser, candles, etc. that you love? ( Anything besides plug-ins, I don't want to tie up my outlets.) There are so many different things on the market these days! There are oil lamps, reed diffuser, stone diffuser, glade type counter puffers. It's confusing!

He must be way happier now as well. There is not too much more restricting than waiting for someone to take you somewhere! Much better now that he has his own rig!

My niece gave me a contraption from Partylite candles that was like a diffuser. You put a tea light on the bottom and the scented wax on the top. I really liked it, and the scent was some aromatherapy thing. Well I just bought some oil from Bath and Body Works that is scented for the Holidays that I can use with it. It is pretty because it is a metal swirl and has a glass bowl for the oil or wax to go in.

I'm not buying plug-ins anymore. I buy enough for the house and then the style of the plug in changes and I need to start all over

 

[HERSEY]

Sheryl I really like Yankee candle http://www.yankeecandle.com/cgi-bin/ycbvp/retail.jsp I'm addicted to candles. I have one for everyone of my moods Yes I'm the Sybill of the candle world.


I finished my errands since they are prediciting a ice storm tomorrow evening. I hope it holds off till after work tomorrow. People around here are not driving defensively, more like bumper cars.

Tonight we are having pizza.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I am glad you liked it...it was really tasty with the pork I will try chicken next. Did hubby like it?

Yes! He said it was really good. I didn't cook it as long as directed because I was afraid of rubbery chicken but it was fork tender - no knife needed. Yummy yummy. I'm eating the last piece tomorrow for lunch.

 

[Aimeedyan]

Questions for everyone: Has anyone found a home fragrance lamp, diffuser, candles, etc. that you love? ( Anything besides plug-ins, I don't want to tie up my outlets.) There are so many different things on the market these days! There are oil lamps, reed diffuser, stone diffuser, glade type counter puffers. It's confusing!

i really like my oil/tarter warmer - it smells the house up more than a candle and it's cheaper. I do go through lots of tealights but they are super cheap.

I use oil and tarts in it.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I had a loooooooong day today with a killer headache. These headaches are becoming a daily thing now and I'm not used to my head hurting it's usually just everything else!

Anyways, I finally started home around 7pm so I drove through Rosa's Tex Mex and got us dinner. It was decent, and I didn't have to do anything but eat it, so even better.

Today was my one day off for the next 2 weeks... I drove to see my best friend's new baby and with traffic, I was in the car 4 hours trying to get there and back. Then I had to buy more supplies for tomorrow. Will be back at work tomorrow morning at 830, argh. I hate mornings. Esp Saturday mornings. In my world, they were made for sleeping.

 

[nucpharm29]

Yep, drank most of my dinner tonight. Had a nice Pinot Grigio along with some appetizers. Found out we have some really cool neighbors-- haven't met many folks in the past year or so we've lived here. Even have another party for tomorrow night already.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Today we are going with the Smitten Kittens to take my MIL out for her birthday to P.F. Chang's, so no cooking today. I am taking my camera so I will report back any good pics.

WFD at your house?

ETA:Yes, it 1:28 a.m. and I am up. I can't seem to sleep for some reason so I thought I'd surf awhile.

Now for an update on...

The Romance of the Smitten Kittens

Kevin came over and had dinner with us tonight as usual. While I was cleaning up, he and Scott went in our office and yakked, not unusual. Scott told me later one reason the SKs were out in our driveway for so long the other night.

Robin told him, "There's something important I need to tell you." Concerned, of course, Kevin says, "Sure, what's up?" She then proceeded to tell him she cannot have children. I had suspected this for awhile since Robin has really high blood pressure and only one functioning kidney. Kevin responded with, "It isn't a deal breaker. I'm totally cool with that."

I knew that conversation was bound to happen eventually. She pointed out that to a LOT of guys that is a VERY big deal and she wanted him to know about it upfront so he wouldn't be wasting his time. I felt bad for assuming they were making out in our driveway forever.

Not really much of an update but I thought it was cool to know.

And there's your mini-update on The Romance of the Smitten Kittens.
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[Nancyg56]

The Romance of the Smitten Kittens

Robin told him, "There's something important I need to tell you." Concerned, of course, Kevin says, "Sure, what's up?" She then proceeded to tell him she cannot have children. I had suspected this for awhile since Robin has really high blood pressure and only one functioning kidney. Kevin responded with, "It isn't a deal breaker. I'm totally cool with that."

I knew that conversation was bound to happen eventually. She pointed out that to a LOT of guys that is a VERY big deal and she wanted him to know about it upfront so he wouldn't be wasting his time. I felt bad for assuming they were making out in our driveway forever.

Not really much of an update but I thought it was cool to know.


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It is a big deal for most people. I was not able to have more children after Daniel, and I was fine with that. Then I started seeing Buddy who had never been married, had no children of his own and who very much wanted some. It was not a deal breaker for us either, but a very big monkey wrench tossed into a relationship. We would have loved to share children. I did find that men who make commitments after finding out that their "plans" are changed tend to take them very seriously and those commitments are strong.

This is a very positive turn in the SK story. Waiting for the next chapter.......

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Nancy,

I knew long before I ever met Scott that I didn't want children. So when we starting dating, the subject came up. HE brought it up. He said, "Just so you know, I really don't have a desire to ever have kids." You don't know what a relief that was for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After we got engaged, we talked and prayed about it and decided he would have a vasectomy.

He talked to his parents about it and they were extremely suuportive, so I know they will be for Kevin, too, if he and Robin were to get married. I was really thrilled for us that they were so supportive and am happy in advance for Kevin

I know I'm speculating about their relationship WAAAAAAAAAAY too early, but I just can't help it