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

[TigerKat]

Oh Kathy I forgot to thank you again for that website. I made the blackeyed peas with a recipe I found. I liked them but Alex was not thrilled. Poor kid was wondering if he could still have good luck with 3 forkfulls?

Tell him I know people down here who hate them and hide one in some other food on NYD for good luck, so he did good!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Janice, tell Alex that I have never had a black eyed pea or any certain food on New Years...but then again, maybe that is why half my life suc**ed...just kidding.

But really, this was never a tradition for us. Is it too late for this year? I need some luck!

But hey, look at my signature...I added a ticker! Just made ressies for Blue Zoo and La Nouba...

 

[HERSEY]

Lauren I think I need a truck load of them to help me out. So your going in June? I was thinking about June after school gets out. It''s getting to difficult to take Mr Alex out of school. As a side note, things will happen at their own pace. It took me 4 years to have Alex Practice makes perfect.

Kathy Alex says thanks

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Thanks Janice! I know we'll be blessed if it was meant to be. Yes, we are going when school is out too. We'll have to get together if you decide to go.

 

[OKWMom]

Nancy - Glad Buddy can fend for himself when necessary. Seriously, if you fell asleep in the afternoon, you needed the rest. Take care of yourself.

Lauren - I added a ticker today too, but my trip isn't until early November. I'll try not to be jealous. Hope your cat is better. We are down to only three and a floater. Our floater comes and goes and just when we think something terrible has happened to him, he shows up at the back door bedraggled and thin.

Kathy - I printed the fried chicken instructions but I think I'll need a lot of liquid courage before I give it a try. Thanks though.

Janice and Laura - I'll think of each of you tomorrow morning when it is 32 degrees at my morning commute. It was 31 this morning at 7:00 when I left the house and I thought I would freeze to death. I promise however to think of each of you tomorrow and be thankful.

 

[Aimeedyan]

It's 39 here and I'm frozen! =)

Tonight's dinner was delish. I made crabcakes and served it with brown rice, salad, and spinach. My crash diet is going well so far - I'm under my minimum calories right now so I'll need to eat something later but something small. Crab is so low fat and calories that I could eat a really nice big crabcake tonight. YUM!

 

[HollyJoy]

Horrible meal here tonight... Ramen Noodles and french fries! We had some running around to do after school today, and didn't get home in time to really cook anything.. kind of a let down after our night out to dinner with friends last night! lol

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Yowza!! It's 15 degrees here!!!!!!!!!! Oooshie!!

Tonight we are having leftover black bean chili.

WFD at your house?

And now for an update on:

The Romance of the Smitten Kittens

Lordy mercy what a day I had yesterday!!! Grab your popcorn and a cup of coffee

Ok, where to begin? First off, I talked to Robin yesterday about New Year's Eve/Day. To my shock and surprise, they did not do the nasty. They did, however, sleep together. Awwwww, right? Well, anyway, Robin threw me a curve ball. She told me not to get too excited, just file it away in the back of my mind- she said be deciding what I want to wear as her maid of honor.



They aren't talking marriage or anything, just the future and the possibilities. Make sense? Anyway, I was floored that she asked MEof all people!!!!!!! I knew I loved her to death, but I had no idea she considered me that close of a friend!! Awesome!!

So after getting this piece of news, I decided I had to clear the air with Kevin. I don't know if I mentioned it any yesterday, but since Kevin is in town this week I invited him to come eat chili with us last night. He accepted. Knowing he was coming over and it would just be the three of us, I took advantage of the opportunity.

We sat and talked for 5 hours. Boy do I feel a lot better about everything. We talked about my vibe that he didn't like me; the Nashville trip; him and Robin and "their moments"; and details in general. He confided a lot in us, something he never does.

Oh, let me tell you a funny. As we were sitting down to eat, he said, "Yeah, Robin and I both slept in. I didn't go play paintball. I texted her yesterday morning and we met at IHOP and hung out the rest of the day." I exchanged a look with Scott, both of us know he'd just told us a bold faced lie. It was all I could do not to bust out laughing.

After dinner we went to sit in the living room. Scott went to the bathroom and Kevin started in again about how the met up for breakfast and such, and I was looking at him with a huge grin and my head cocked to the side, basically saying, "I'm listening to you, but I know you are totally full of it." Finally he grinned and said, "What?" I said, "Kevin sweetie, don't look me straight in the eye and lie to me. I know she didn't go home NYE." "Really?!" he said. "Yes, I knew she was staying with you before you guys left the other night." Shocked, he said, "How did you know?" "She told me, silly," I informed him.

At this, he busted out laughing. I think he was afraid Scott and I would judge him, or something. So now that the air was cleared about that, we started talking about the two of them. Robin had told me that hadn't had sex and she knew better why now. I didn't question that. I figured if she wanted me to know, she'd tell me. Well Kevin told us last night.

I was floored.

It turns out his first wife had been raped by an ex-boyfriend. She's had an AIDS test, then a repeat 6 months later and all was clear. Kevin never got tested. That is a HUGE reason he hasn't done anything with Robin yet. Talk about making your heart hurt for someone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So anyway, I told Kevin I'd find a good GP in town (he moved back down here last March and hasn't found one yet) so he could get this cleared up. Not to mention he was wanting a physical anyway. Also, his first wife had HUGE intimacy issues because of being raped, as you can imagine. He said there wasn't much after their wedding night.

I'd be cautious about being intimate with someone, too. Wouldn't you?! Geez! Bless his heart!

Like I said, we talked for 5 hours. Everything is totally great with us now. You don't know how much of a relief last night was. Not to mention Kevin hugged me as he was leaving yesterday. That meant a lot. Kevin's not a hugger (not counting Robin, of course!).

Sorry so long, but there is your update on The Romance of the Smitten Kittens.

***If something above didn't make sense, please tell me. I'm listening to music and singing and typing at the same time***
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[TigerKat]

Leftovers!!!!!

 

[nucpharm29]

Last night was breakfast for dinner-super yummy! And tonight will most likely be chili--man is it cold outside!!!

Oh, and if anyone wants to be jealous of a ticker--check mine out!!!! One week from today I'll be heading to the airport!

 

[Nancyg56]

Stephanie- I am officially jealous! It was 1 degree this morning and breezy. We are up to 8 degrees so I am going to hibernate until I go out to pick up Kady.

Dinner will be something warm. I have ground turkey thawed from yesterday's non dinner so I may use that. I know you Southern Gals are chilly as well so I'm thinking of you and trying not to compare temperatures

Lindsay- sounds like the SK's are really considering a relationship.

Gretchen- Buddy is fine in the kitchen if there is food that does not need to be cooked. My Christmas dishes are rimmed in gold so he has not figured out how to heat anything up though . He thinks I should take another nap today and I may just listen to him

 

[HERSEY]

Nancy we are currently at zero it warming up.

Stephanie I'm ready to join you. Not running of course just relaxing in the Florida sunshine. I hope there is plenty of sun shine for you.

Tonight I'm trying a new recipe I'll let you all know if it is a keeper.


Oh I almost forgot email is back

 

[liamandcaili]

The kids wanted cheese plate for dinner tonight (my parents gave me a bunch of different cheeses for my Christmas present) but right now, with the wind chill, it is negative 7, so I am thinking something a little warmer might be in order...maybe pasta. I am not going to the store.

We can do cheese plate tomorrow when it warms up to 30.

 

[shovan]

Hi Y'all!

Sorry I haven't checked in lately! Just been so busy with all the holidays & I have no routine back yet! DH had taken off until this morning.

But very glad the DIS is working so much quicker & I was able to quickly scan back to check up on things! I would have been so sad if I'd missed all those beautiful pics of Becky's food!!!!!

Lindsay, Glad to hear that Robin already you to be maid of honor! Also glad you've gotten everything right with Kevin. But sad to hear about all the issues he's been dealing with.

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!

Lauren, Glad to hear you have a trip coming!

We had some great food yesterday! I have to say all the fancy restaurants & even Disney f&w didn't hold a candle to the freshest Louisana oysters we had last night! My BIL & godchild's husband went out in the freezing cold temps ( yes we did actually have some freezing temps here ) yesterday morning & brought home two sacks full of yummy salty oysters. We headed over to my uncle's house cus he has such a great set-up for outdoor frying, grilling, etc. I made a butter garlic cheese sauce to do charbroiled oysters & brought soaked applewood to get the smoke flavor. I think I even taught my expert Uncle a thing or two about grilling! I wish I had brought the darn camera with me. We ate them raw, charbroiled & fried! It was a true Louisiana feast!!!

Unfortunately, DH backed into a metal light post when we were leaving my aunt & uncle's house last night. Big dent in the van & caused my neck to hurt again this morning. It was just starting to get better too.

We are freezing our southern patooties off this morning! It's still only 30 degrees right now & for us that is really cold! We've actually had to worry about pipes & plants the last two days.

Don't know what's for dinner. I still have cabbage & ham in the fridge, but don't really feel like eating that again. I did have a black eye pea dip that my SIL fixed that I actually liked. That was the first time I ever tasted a black eyed pea I liked. I guess it was more like a chunky salsa or relish, with hot pickled peppers, tomatoes, garlic etc. Really surprised me.

Hope everyone has a good day!

Sheryl

 

[zipuzee]

The kids wanted cheese plate for dinner tonight (my parents gave me a bunch of different cheeses for my Christmas present) but right now, with the wind chill, it is negative 7, so I am thinking something a little warmer might be in order...maybe pasta. I am not going to the store.

We can do cheese plate tomorrow when it warms up to 30.

Nancy we are currently at zero it warming up.

Stephanie- I am officially jealous! It was 1 degree this morning and breezy. We are up to 8 degrees so I am going to hibernate until I go out to pick up Kady.

Ya see, this is why I love you guys!! You keep me from complaining about how dam cold it is down here!! All of 28 degrees this morning

Tell him I know people down here who hate them and hide one in some other food on NYD for good luck, so he did good!

I always bury mine in something!!

Lindsay - WOW is all I can say. So glad the air is now cleared and I'm so happy that things are working out for the SK's

Don't know what's for dinner yet. I'll have to see what DD is in the mood for!

 

[Zandy595]

I'm freezing my butt off! The low last night was 39°. It's 54° right now and that's probably as high as it's gonna get today. I know I shouldn't complain, almost everyone else is a lot colder, but this is not normal for south FL.

We had pancakes, sausage and clementines for dinner last night. I'm not sure what I'm making tonight, have to go to the store. Maybe soup or something that has to bake in the oven for a long time so it helps heat the house.

 

[Nancyg56]

The entire east coast seems to be buried in a deep freeze! We are going to get warm again though, some said 60 degrees soon ! Ya gotta love New England

Sheryl- How are you feeling today? That back and neck pain seem to be giving you a run for your money! I got a surprise in the mail today...... two packages of dark roast coffee Thank you for thinking of me, my friend!

Well I made a baked pasta dish today. I needed something to put in the oven, I am cold today no matter how high I put the heat. I usually turn it down and have a mutiny on my hands but that is not going to happen today! I probable have some salad with it.

I am waiting to hear from my nephew. I have not seen him yet, and it is not looking good. He has a GF and they spent a few days in Manhattan with her folks and then headed up to Greenwich to that home. Then his sister told me his two week trip is cut short to go back to her house for a few days. My sister is annoyed and my niece is trying to hold her tongue. We'll see if she can, they are going out tonight. Did I mention the girl's Dad works for Disney? It is not helping my niece to like her . Oh well, girl friends.....

 

[Glynis]

Hello all you frozen ladies! I'm speaking to you from the warmest we've been since before Christmas. Right now, it's 29 degrees!!!! Can I tell you how anxious I am for Spring????

I'm hosting my book club tonight, so DH and the kids will have a pizza for dinner. The ladies from my club are coming to discuss To Kill A Mockingbird, so in honor of the South, I have made Hoppin' John, ham biscuits, and hummingbird cake. Haven't decided on a drink, yet. My gut instinct is to go with water, but I'll probably make some lemonade, too. What do y'all think?

 

[Aimeedyan]

Glynis - you could always do a sweet tea to go with the southern meal!

I am home sick today, though I'm starting to feel better now (Vicodin has kicked in). In my attempt to eat healthy, I have been eating fresh veggies and fruits. Evidently I overdid it yesterday because I couldn't uncurl from the fetal position this morning and had to call in. I have Crohns, and there is a lot of damage in my colon so things don't pass through easily. I should have known better but I thought maybe things had improved. Oh well. I am (now) working from home instead.

Tonight I am planning to make a maple glazed pork tenderloin from the lastest CL. I think I'll do broccoli and cheese and maybe sweet potato fries to go with it. Hopefully I can eat solid foods again by then.

 

[liamsaunt]

Aimee, I hope you feel better soon!

Glynis, well, if it was my book club I would be serving lots of wine but I think sweet tea would be a great option if you have time to make it. I don't know what time your meeting starts. Didn't you love that book?

Tonight I am making a rustic sausage stew with spinach, tomatoes, onions, and white beans. I might heat up some crusty bread to go with it.

Last night I went simple and we just had some warm baguette that I spread with some softened butter, gruyere cheese, and proscuitto. Plus some olives on the side. We ate snuggled under blankets on the couch while watching TV--we checked out a little bit of the first season of Entourage. It's pretty funny but the language is a crude, more so than I expected for some reason.