The What's for Dinner Thread- June 2012 (recipe index in OP)

[dgbg100106]

...Brandi, how your 'car sitch-ee-AY-shun'?

Well Saturday I got an estimate from Geico (The other persons insurance) they estimated that the value of the care and estimate of repair was only a difference of $200. He also told me that when the body shop gets in there and starts the work that if they find anything different Geico will have to go back out and re assess.

So for now, the repairs start on Tuesday after I have left for Bermuda.

and they think it will take about 2 weeks to repair and paint everything.

So for now, I still don't know if it will totaled.

When the Insurance estimator say "That is significant damage" it is not a good thing!

 

[kimmar067]

So for now, I still don't know if it will totaled.

When the Insurance estimator say "That is significant damage" it is not a good thing!

...certainly not...

 

[franandaj]

Sorry you're still dealing with the car Brandi. How is YOUR body?

WFD? Frito pie in the microwave in the room.

 

[kimmar067]

....what's frito pie?

 

[PrincessInOz]

....who's asking silly questions? I'M not asking silly questions. PiO, are YOU asking silly questions? I want a list of those people who are asking silly questions.....blah-blah-blah...yada-yada-yada... Brandi, I'LL take care of those silly-question people for ya...

Silly question?

What's a silly question?

Me? Nope. I don't think I'm asking a silly question......am I?

When the Insurance estimator say "That is significant damage" it is not a good thing!

I hope you get it sorted, Brandi. Hope you're feeling a lot better.

 

[PrincessInOz]

WFDT?


It's going to be easy to prepare. I went to Costco about 2 weeks ago and bought one of those Peking Duck packs. All I have to do is put the duck in the oven, strip the meat off the bone and make up the Peking Duck in the pancakes they provide.

DH? He's got a lentil burger patty sitting in the fridge; so it will be a very no-fuss dinner here tonight.

 

[EJ4Disney]

Hi everybody!!!

I am so sorry I haven't been around. My computer died on Tuesday. It has been awful, the only silver lining was thank goodness it wasn't payroll & bill week. I use a specific program for the Church and it was wiped clean. Thank the Lord I back up, but I forgot last Friday as I was anxious to get to Lincoln and left a bit early. So I have been re entering everything since April 24. OH MY!! I am just thankful it wasn't more. My IT guy was on the phone with Church Windows yesterday for over 3 hours restoring everything. I stayed till almost 7 last night getting things back on and up. And then as he was restoring everything he has put on Word 2013. So besides all of that I am learning my way around a new program. OH Joy!!

PIO ~ I so hear ya my friend. Try working for 580 bosses. Everyone in the church thinks I am there just for them. Ok 'nuff said.

Brandi ~ I just hope they total the car. You don't need this headache. Will you trade it after it is repaired? Sometimes it's never right after that much damage. When we were TBoned (when Liam was born) Marty got it fixed and traded it right away. How are you feeling? Cars can be replaced you can't!!!

Kimmar ~ Your chicken cutlets sound so good. I never think to make them, and I love them. Thanks for the idea.

Alison ~ Thanks for being my friend. I have thought of you and Fran a lot lately. I sure hope you are having a great time. I love following along.

Marty, Stephanie and Lilly are coming this weekend. Marty is helping Doug replace our large window in the Living room and the 2 windows in our Bedroom. We are remodeling so the extra help will be so nice. Last weekend his Dad helped him rewire the bedroom and get rid of our fuse box. Yes we were still on fuses, heck we still have knob and tube but that will be replaced as we redo each room. Our farm house is over 100+ years old. I love it but it is time to update a few things.

WFDT ~ Bacon Cheeseburgers, sweet potato fries and a tomato pasta salad.

Make it a great day and remember to BACK UP all files.

 

[dgbg100106]

PIO - Dinner sounds really nice... I think I want pictures of that...

Ellen - sorry about your computer issues, I am thankful that you got your backups done, and did not have more to re enter!

2013 word will grow on you.. I have been using 2010 and I know they are going to update us, so we will all be in the same boat! ha-ha


your dinner sounds good, I think a bacon cheese burger, sounds really nice, but I am not sure I could eat much of it...

2 days until I leave for vacation.

Oh, I do take the car today to the body shop. They are giving me a rental, and said it would take 2.5 weeks to repair....

I am not sure what we will do with the car. They told us that if they find anything after the really start looking that it will be totaled.

I really did not want them to total it, but Maryland law is if the cost of repair is 75% of the value it is totaled.

Ughhhh....

So I really will not know until I get back from Bermuda!!!!

 

[kimmar067]

Kimmar ~ Your chicken cutlets sound so good. I never think to make them, and I love them. Thanks for the idea....

...so easy and so delicious!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Happy Mother's Day everyone.

It might have been a lot of work; but my Afternoon High Tea with all the mother's in my life was so worth it!


Prep-ping the room with decorations.







And....My table from this afternoon.

 

[pigletgirl]

PIO - that looks wonderful! I hope everyone enjoyed themselves.

We're having a lazy Sunday, hanging out on the deck. It's been nice.

WFDT - Whatever you want night.

 

[EJ4Disney]

Good morning all,

PIO ~ Beautiful!!! What a wonderful thing for you to do!! I love it!

pigletgirl ~ sounds like a nice way to spend a day.

Brandi ~ I know you are on vacation. I hope you and David are having a great time. Thanks for being my friend. Now I can keep up.


What a nasty weekend we had............let me rephrase that. Between the complete mess in my house - they say it has to get worse before it gets better (right??) and the tornados last night it was a weekend I hope not to repeat anytime real soon. The guys got all of the demo work finished. What a dirty dirty mess that was, but it is done and all cleaned up. They were able to run the wire and all the plug ins, lights and switches are set. They really made progress. Already it looks better. Bless Doug's heart - he is so sore this morning from up and down on the ladder and crawling around in the attic. I tried to get him to take a sick day and stay home but NO WAY. The man has worked for this Co for over 36 years and I can count on one hand the days he has called in sick.

Then we had tornados - I hear there were over 16 last night - all around us. Personally we had no damage - thank the Lord. I kept thinking, all the work these guys did and it's going to blow away. There is a lot of damage other places, so we feel very lucky that we were spared. I HATE this time of year.

But besides all that I had a wonderful Mother's Day. Matthew sent me a beautiful card. One of those that makes you realize you did ok raising him. He even wrote in it. Made me cry! Elizabeth and Jay gave me a beautiful pot of flowers for my garden and a card. Marty and Stephanie took us to lunch after church. The rest of the day I cleaned, and cleaned and was the gofer for the guys. But we were all together (except Matthew) and we laughed a lot so for that I felt blessed.

WFDT ~ Chicken noodle soup, crusty baguette and hard cheese.

Make it a great day!!

 

[PrincessInOz]

pigletgirl - Thank you!

Ellen - OMG. Stay safe. I keep hearing about the tornados and wonder what it must be like dealing with the stress and the mess. I cannot even imagine it although I know you're living it. Stay safe and I hope the weather changes for you; and soon.

 

[EJ4Disney]

Morning girlies,

PIO ~ Thanks so much. I have lived in Nebraska pretty much my whole life. We lived in St. Louis MO for 4 years but otherwise here. I have grown up with dealing with tornadoes. Getting woke up in the middle of the night to go to the basement and taking cover. I didn't like them then and I certainly don't like them know. The good thing is, is you usually get some warning that they are coming, unlike say earthquakes. But they still scare the beejeebers out of me.
Tell me more about your tea!! Who came, what all did you serve, I really want to know. I LOVE going to tea. I feel like such a lady. Have you ever gone to tea in WDW at the Grand Floridian. That is a must every trip. Even my boys love it!!

Bloodmobile is here today at the church. My least favorite group by far. They are the rudest most demanding people ever. I truly try to hide in my office till they leave.

WFDT ~ Chicken fries, quinoa, and roasted asparagus. And homemade lemon meringue pie (Stephanie and I went to a church bazaar on Saturday. YUM!!)

Make it a great day.

 

[franandaj]

....what's frito pie?

You asked me that last time I made it!

It's pretty much nachos with Fritos. Spoon hot chili on the Fritos, sprinkle cheese on there. Heat in oven or microwave, top with lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, sour cream, etc...

 

[franandaj]

Ellen, I dont know how you deal with tornadoes. They sound totally awful. I would so much rather have earthquakes than have to run down to the basement every time they come near.

I hope you're surviving Word 2013. I'm still struggling with 2010.

Brandi, I hope you're on your trip and relaxing and enjoying yourself!

 

[kimmar067]

You asked me that last time I made it!

It's pretty much nachos with Fritos. Spoon hot chili on the Fritos, sprinkle cheese on there. Heat in oven or microwave, top with lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, sour cream, etc...

oh.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Ellen - I had 9 of us for afternoon tea. I posted about the food on the TR...here...
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51408669&postcount=2025


I had my parents, MiL, DH's Brother and his wife, my brother and the 3 of us. DS was the only 'child' there; so it was rather adult'ish.

We used to do High Tea when I was growing up in SE Asia. And it really is something that my family loves. We had originally thought to go to one of the hotels in the city for Mother's Day....but they are very expensive here. We're looking at a minimum of about $50 - $80 per person normally (remember that cost of living is more expensive here) and the prices get jacked up for Mother's Day. So, when my brother and I discussed it, I volunteered to host it. I had a lot of fun just looking at recipes and deciding what to cook/prepare and what to outsource.

Believe it or not, the one that was the most fiddly and the most amount of work were the sandwiches. I had 3 different fillings:
Cucumber sandwiches. In my travels on the internet, it turns out that the 'best' cucumber sandwiches have either been dipped in vinegar or had a light salt pickle. I used a potato grater to finely slice the cucumber. Then I added salt and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Everything then needed to be thoroughly rinsed. The salt pulled out excess liquid and once I rinsed out the salt, I was left with cucumber that wasn't so watery and with a deeper cucumber taste. When I made the sandwiches, they weren't soggy at all.
I made a cream cheese with lemon (grated rind and a squeeze) and dill to go with the cucumber.

Egg sandwiches. I just grated hard boiled eggs, added some mayonnaise, salt and pepper. When I made the sandwiches, I added some pea shoot sprouts.

Mediterranean mix. I chopped up some roasted eggplant, roasted bell pepper, black olives, green stuffed olives, marinated mushrooms with red onion. I added a splash of red wine vinegar to it. I was going to add some cherry tomatoes; but when I tasted it all, it just didn't need the tomatoes. I made the sandwiches with some hummous.


Because I had either the hummous or the cream cheese, none of the sandwiches needed butter.

 

[EJ4Disney]

Good spring morning to all,

PIO ~ OH.MY.GOODNESS Thanks so much for sharing. I am reading your TR (I am on page 135 at post 2022) I am behind otherwise I would have seen this. Your table and food totally blew me away. Lady, you did good - REAL GOOD!! I would have loved this.

Alison ~ I am totally enjoying your TR. I can't believe the wonderful sights you saw. Thanks so much for sharing. I am only on day 2 so I have a ways to go. But I am loving it!!
Yea, Word 2013 is kicking my butt. It's all there but it takes many more clicks to get where you need to be. And trying to find everything is quite the task. It will be alright once I get used to it. But I am so tired of them "newing and improving" things and in truth they just make it harder. Oh well it is what it is but.......really??!!

everyone else ~

I am biding my time this morning for the 2 people to come in and sign checks. It has been a 3 week period and there are some of us that want those checks. As soon as they get in here I am heading to the High School as today is the 4th & 5th grade track meet. Ethan is participating in the Softball throw, 100 yard dash and the 4x100 medley. I really don't want to sit out all day so I am hoping he is this morning. Oh how I remember watching his Momma and Uncle Matthew & Aunt Stephanie do this. Man where does the time go?

WFDT ~ Spring shrimp pasta, green salad and garlic bread.

Make it a great day all!!

 

[kimmar067]

WFDT? Chicken/turkey meatballs with penne...