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

[TheBeadPirate]

Oh, and I meant to add about the "online friends" thing. I broke Rick of it over F&WF. After he met Sheryl and Laurie and the crew he says not one disparaging word against my online friends.

(I think he thinks it's a good thing the DIS keeps the crazies corraled on the internet )

He actually saw I wasn't obsessing over people I didn't "Know". I was obsessing just as much as the others and we really did know each other pretty well!

Sheryl- It took me forever to convince him that we hadn't met before. He wanted to know when I was galavanting around NOLA without him!

 

[zipuzee]

The Apples and Breakfast sausage is so easy it's embrassing.

1 can of Apple pie filling 1 package of breakfast links. Brown the links add to the apple pie filling sprinkle a little cinnamon and bake for about 30 minutes. You can do this in a crock pot too. I usually use Stouffers apples instead of the pie filling.

If you use the pie filling add 1/4c of water so it is not so thick.

Wow! this is great! I was thinking that I shouldn't even ask for the recipe because of all the chopping and peeling of apples Can't wait to give it a try. Thanks!

 

[OKWMom]

Nancy, Bob was really happy to have been able to go out "like normal people"! (his words) Even though he did have to call the rest first & found out he had to bring in his own portable ramp. to get in. He also had to call the parking garage & make sure they would have room for him to park & unload. But it's more normal than anything he's been able to do for a long long time! So I just couldn't be a grumpy witch!

Sheryl, we don't have the same problems going out like "normal people" that Bob does, but I can relate somewhat. With Hailey, sometimes she is perfectly fine, others can certainly be considered "adventures in autism". The first time we went to a restaurant and were able to make it through the entire meal without a meltdown or having to get up to take a break felt incredible. I'm really happy for Bob (and you). I really am.

Gretchen--We are wearing shortsleeves under sweaters or sweatshirts and will have jeans or wind pants on....As soon as it is in the 50's my socks and shoes are coming off, and I am getting my tootsies out!! I hate socks, lol. (but living in Maine they have to go on come Nov. or the toes will start to fall off)
Looks like we are leaving here around 9am Sat. now as we will hit some nasty weather around PA and DC....

You be careful on the roads. I hope you have a wonderful vacation in WDW and visiting your brother.

As for my cards, I never write anything! I don't know why...I'm afraid of coming across as wierd, I guess. So, all you get is a picture of my kiddies. I think they speak for themselves!

Your card was in the mail when I got home last night. The picture of the children is precious and certainly does speak for itself. Thank you for sending it.

My family does not get this thing either. If I hear "Oh your virtual friends" one more time I think murder will be committed! They don't get it and I don't care anymore.

Thanks Nancy. I appreciate that. I really should just ignore him when he gets like that. He thinks I'm strange for this, I think he's strange for watching the weather channel so much. I mean not just when there is a storm or something like that, he watches the shows and has seen some of them several times.

Well, our pizza just came out of the oven, and DD did a great job! She's really proud of her handiwork--maybe I'll go throw in some cookies for dessert (don't be impressed by my impromptu dessert making--it's cookie dough out of a tub!)

I love tub cookie dough. Raw, cooked, doesn't matter. I try not to buy it though - I don't have that much self control.

Please don't stress about the christmas cards or the little extra's. I feel we are all friends here. Here I had the bright idea about the cards list and my cards keep following me back and forth to work with only the envelopes addressed.
Maybe we should have a Christmas in July card exchange since to add new and old friends to the fold who may have not had the time?

Thanks Janice. Don't you feel badly either. You did the hard part assembling and distributing the list. Actually, I kind of like having the cards spaced out instead of getting everyone's all at once. It gives me a good reason to be excited going to the mail box.

I can't post today's menu because I ordered in pizza (there goes the low carb thing!). I was tired and cranky and hormonal and I made it all the way to the grocery store and realized I left my bag at home. *sigh* Did I also mention that I am pre-menopausal?

I hope I won't be shunned for my lapse .

Honey, I think you're going to fit right in here.

What is it about men and the grocery store? Greg will always bring home the wrong thing/wrong brand/too many things that weren't on the list...etc. He also never buys the brand I buy. I think he does it on purpose.

Probably. Feigned helplessness is one of Kenny's favorite tactics too.

Nope, no shunning from me. Our go-to meal is pizza or sandwiches. I tell my DH that I am doing it "for him" because i know how much "you enjoy them".

You are my hero.

Last week we had a quick storm go through and the schools were surprised. Some poor kids were stuck on buses until 10 PM, no bathrooms no dinner no nothing! I think the schools are just not taking chances because the heavy stuff is going to hit us by 1 Pm which is the early release time.

That is horrible! Those poor children! After that, I would hope the school wouldn't take the chance of that happening again.

Well Gretchen, you never disappoint me. You are a great person with such a big heart and loads of understanding. Tell Kenny thanks for his imput but you asked him to tape, not comment. Put his nose back in his beeswax cause he might need it in the future to breathe.

Thanks. I can't wait to tell him you said that. Really, I can't.

I hope everyone in the way of this storm takes extra care. I'll be thinking of each of you and praying for you and your families.

Last night we had the Almost Chicken Dianne I posted here. Tonight we are finally having Lauren's new pork chop recipe with rice and some sort of veggies.

Have a great day everyone and thanks to everyone for making me feel better about the card/goodie situation.

Gretchen

 

[zipuzee]

I'm not sure whats for dinner; I'll either pull steaks out of the freezer when I get home or pick up some fried chicken. Depends on the traffic and how long it takes to get home; yesterday for some reason (christmas, maybe?) it took me an extra 40 minutes and we didn't eat until 8:30.

robinb We never forget anything except to remember.

We have a standing joke at my house. My son doesn't understand why I make lists because either I forget the list or forget to add something to the list

Saturday both times I left my house for errands I forgot the lists. Fortunately, DH was home and I keep a notepad and pen in my purse!!

Maybe we should have a Christmas in July card exchange since to add new and old friends to the fold who may have not had the time?

Count me in for July!

Oh, and I meant to add about the "online friends" thing. I broke Rick of it over F&WF. After he met Sheryl and Laurie and the crew he says not one disparaging word against my online friends.

(I think he thinks it's a good thing the DIS keeps the crazies corraled on the internet )

He actually saw I wasn't obsessing over people I didn't "Know". I was obsessing just as much as the others and we really did know each other pretty well!

Sheryl- It took me forever to convince him that we hadn't met before. He wanted to know when I was galavanting around NOLA without him!

Lori - same here for me!! Bob now asks how "our" Dis friends are

 

[Aimeedyan]

I can't believe all the snow y'all are getting! Stay warm and safe!

Tonight's dinner will be Whateveryoucanfindinthefridge, it's my house speciality. We have a hodge podge of leftovers we need to eat, and DH will be playing basketball until 9pm and I need to eat earlier than that =)

 

[Nancyg56]

I am supposed to be busy right now but I am enjoying the snow.

Gretchen- I got your package! You are so sweet and you made my day. I saw the FedEx truck and I was like a kid in a candy store, the deliveries are never for me. I am not going to say more because I don't want to ruin it for anyone else, but thank you so much.

about the Weather Channel thing. Buddy lives to watch the Weather Channel. He will call me to ask me to watch for updates just to compare them to the radar pictures they have at work

Donny just called, he left work about an hour ago. His coworker called him and told him that Interstate 91 was a parking lot with a lot of accidents so he should take Rt 5. He has been sitting for 45 minutes and has not moved more than 1/4 mile. He has a 45 minute commute anyway so he is grouchy.

Buddy told me he might make it home a little early but that they were still working. I don't dare call again because he won;t use an ear piece. The thought of him trying to answer the phone, shift and steer while watching out for traffic is not a pretty one.

 

[nucpharm29]

Gretchen--Thank you so much for the goodie box! I was stalking the FedEx guy. You wanna hear something funny. My BIL used to live on Johnnie Dodds in Mt Pleasant--think he moved this year to North Charleston-but I looked at the return address and was really confused. B/c I knew BIL was sending the kids xmas gifts but I knew had he moved. Small world! Thanks again--DD is going to be in heaven!

 

[TigerKat]

Nancy - I know you'll rest easier once everyone gets home safely. All this talk of snow has me remembering the last time it "snowed" here. It was Christmas day 2004, it was like a miracle, snowing on Christmas in New Orleans. We sure enjoyed it, not realizing it was the "When hell freezes over" warning that Katrina would be coming the following August.

Lauren - I'm so excited!!!! I just went to the grocery store and bought all the fixins for your Spaghetti sauce with sausage & meatballs. I'm going to fix it Sunday.

Gretchen - I'm like a little kid looking out the window for the FedEx man. Like Nancy said - the packages are never for me.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

I'm pouting. I want cards, too! LOL!

 

[HERSEY]

Lindsay Ck your PM"S

No storms for us. Stay safe for all of you east of me. It sounds like you are in for a big storm.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

I did. Just had to share my pout

 

[TigerKat]

Gretchen - I got my delivery!!!!!!!! Be sure & tell Kenny "This is why we love you". Um, this is not meant to be shared with the guys, right?

 

[shovan]

Hey Y'all,

See what happens, I listen to my friends & get myself to the dr. & y'all chat so much while I'm gone I can't keep up!!!!

I was in the dr. office almost 3 hours! Crazy huh! Anyway I have more meds, so hopefully I will get better soon. My blood pressure was up though, he said it could be some of the meds I've been on, but that I have to go back next week to get it checked. And of course my weight was up too. All the fast food we've been eating lately.

Honey- never apologize to us! I had stopped cards for years and when I started them again I cut put most of the little notes I had added before. And I still cannot get them out in a timely manner. I have started getting some and have been too embarrassed to comment because mine are still in their boxes on the table

You tell her and then you need to follow your own instructions. Sheryl, this has gone on much too long. Please don't let yourself get any sicker.

I know how much this means to you as well as to Bob. "Normal" people don't even think about how independent they are and it must have been liberating for Bob to be able to get to the restaurant with the guys. I think he must be happy that he is able to help you as well, especially now that you are not feeling well.


Dinner is roasted chicken thighs and curried sweet potatoes along with a chopped salad. I stayed home with Buddy and the girls and Jeff went to the light show at Goodwin Park in Hartford.

I know I missed a lot, I'm sorry.

Nancy, before I forget, how do you do those sweet potatoes? Are those Becky's roasted ones or something different?

Nancy, You see I behaved myself & went to the dr., just like you told me to do!!

Bob has been really pleased with himself, let's see he's pick up roast beef po-boys, chicken & gone to the drugstore! It's made him happy & me too! It's funny the few stores he's gone to, he comes home & comments about all the new things on the shelves these days & of course how much everything costs!

I find this hard to believe since we are all using your recipes Actually you are a Goddess in my house

Janice- I love the Christmas in July idea. I could be on time with that one, I think

I agree with Nancy, I'll bet everyone of us uses some of Glynis's recipes on a regular basis now!

I love the July card idea too! Then Bob couldn't fuss about it!

Thank you for the welcome .

I can't post today's menu because I ordered in pizza (there goes the low carb thing!). I was tired and cranky and hormonal and I made it all the way to the grocery store and realized I left my bag at home. *sigh* Did I also mention that I am pre-menopausal?

I hope I won't be shunned for my lapse .

Let's see this week I've add pizza two nights & DH's leftovers from his lunch out yesterday! So there will not be any shunning here!

Sherly--I meant to mention(but got more caught up in the fact that you are still ill) how wonderful it is that Bob was able to go out on his own...except for a few bumps it seems like it went rather well! I am so happy for him!!!

Thanks! It's so nice that you all care so much about us!! ( See my above comments to Nancy, about all the little things he's been able to do lately!)

Oh, and I meant to add about the "online friends" thing. I broke Rick of it over F&WF. After he met Sheryl and Laurie and the crew he says not one disparaging word against my online friends.

(I think he thinks it's a good thing the DIS keeps the crazies corraled on the internet )

He actually saw I wasn't obsessing over people I didn't "Know". I was obsessing just as much as the others and we really did know each other pretty well!

Sheryl- It took me forever to convince him that we hadn't met before. He wanted to know when I was galavanting around NOLA without him!

Lori, Bob had commented that we all looked like a bunch of sorority sisters who'd known each other forever! But I'm ready to go galavanting around NOLA!!! We need to plan something after the holidays!

Count me in for July!

Lori - same here for me!! Bob now asks how "our" Dis friends are

Lauri, Tell Bob that "your" friends said to tell him Hi!

I have to go clean up, & find something easy to cook for dinner. We can't eat anymore fast food!

 

[Glynis]

Glynis what is the recipe you are using for your apple and Cinnamon french toast bake?

How is Jacob feeling?

Hi, Jennifer. I'm using the peach french toast recipe (I think you already have that one), but I'm using apple pie filling, or frozen apples if I can find them. I did find some canned apple slices that I may use. It's going to be an experiment. Christmas morning is one that I can experiment, because my family are in such good moods, that they won't fight about the food!

Jacob is much better. Not sure what he had, but it seemed to run it's course, and hasn't hit anyone else. Knock on wood!

 

[TigerKat]

Sheryl - Glad to hear that you made it to the Dr. Hopefully you'll be feeling better soon.

It must seem like a whole new world has opened up for Bob, getting around on his own and being so helpful. That's got to be an awesome feeling for him.

 

[Glynis]

Glynis, your kids are gorgeous...God Bless. Thanks for the card.

Aw, thanks! Since they were so hard to come by, I'll keep them. Although, after our day yesterday, I'm considering renting them out!

 

[Glynis]

Since Shannon left BYU I don't make it to Utah much but I'm up for skewers at Bengal Barbeque! Or if they really do take it out we can have a small memorial service and have Dole Whip floats!

Sounds good to me! Definitely someday!!!

 

[Glynis]

Your card was in the mail when I got home last night. The picture of the children is precious and certainly does speak for itself. Thank you for sending it.

I love tub cookie dough. Raw, cooked, doesn't matter. I try not to buy it though - I don't have that much self control.

Gretchen

You are certainly welcome!

I'm with you on the cookie dough. It's just too easy to open and dig into with a spoon. At least if I make it, I figure I went to all that trouble, I ought to at least cook one or two!

 

[shovan]

I know that you girls up in the frozen north aren't to thrilled with your icy, snowy weather, but I know us Southerners would love to see some home pics of what a real snowfall looks like!!! Anybody have some to post?

 

[Glynis]

I'm pouting. I want cards, too! LOL!

Keep watching your mailbox!!