PIO- We really liked the pad thai, but I could have added more chili. It was a bit dry, I should have added more sauce. I was converting and doubling the recipe in my head, I should have done it on paper. My recipe calls for tamarind paste, so the color was different but we all loved it and will have it again. I've been trying to remember to bring my camera with me more often, I'll try and get you some Cape Cod pictures- though looking out my window now all I see is fog!
Robin - I probably should have told you that I use a very big spoon here. And unfortunately when cooking noodles, you will also have to be generous with the oil as well. I've tried cutting down on the oil and it never works out as when I go heavy with the oil.
Hope it gets better the next time round.
Tamarind paste in pad thai? I might have to add that to see if it makes a difference...
Tonight we are celebrating Kady's 10th birthday so Marisa is bringing cupcakes and pizza to my house. I had agreed to watch Nola and Rylee for one of Welby's shows so they are all coming here.
HB to Kady! Hope everyone had a good time at the celebration!
And yes, I loved the hot cider. I normally have mulled wine or gluewein instead; but I think I prefer the hot cider to the gluewein. DH loved it too.
I do, we had some amazing sunsets. Are you on facebook? Otherwise I can load a few to flickr and post them here.
Becky - I don't have a FB account. If you load on flickr, let me know. I have a FB account and should be able to go into your flickr account and take a look.
I will leave Alabama tomorrow so no amazing dinners for me. We ate at logan steak house last night.
Hope you had a good time and are safely home with your pillow and bed!
Id love it if you, Uncle R and everyone else on this thread were able to come with us. EPCOT would never be the same after that!
Yeah....the EPCOT restauranters, cooks and chefs will not like us telling them how to cook dinner!
It's the start of a busy weekend. I head straight to the school tonight to help decorate and set up for the Homecoming pancake breakfast. Then it's off the meet my Dsis to get my youngest DN. Up and at the school by 6am tomorrow morning for the breakfast which is until 10:30, then clean up and the parade at 11:30. The game is at 1 and after that my DN and I will head out to her sisters swim meet.
Afterwards I am thinking we will go out and have dinner somewhere fast and easy.
Sunday morning I am taking her to the farm for apples, beets and swiss chard then home for baking apple something. After that it's back to the swim meet and after that home and pass out.
Marilyn - Sounds like a busy but fun weekend. Hope you went somewhere nice for dinner.
I've taken on the HUGE task of reorganizing my entire spice cabinet. I'm stoked about it, but it's taking a long time. I'll post pics/details when I finish! Hopefully, this weekend will bring that to an end.
Hope the re-org went well and looking forward to the pics.
BTW - Are you feeling better? Has the doctor given you the all clear?
Well, the bad news here, just continues. It's time to replace our furnace. I tried to turn it on yesterday morning, and nothin'! Alan called a guy to come check our light, and it turns out that we have a huge crack in the furnace, that makes it illegal for them to fix it. This must be our time of trial. I'm hoping that Alan has some idea tucked away, because with the purchase of the washing machine, his tuition for grad school, and now a new furnace, our Christmas is looking pretty bleak! I'm just grateful that he got the wood burning stove installed. We may all be huddled around that this winter. Grrr!
Dinner tonight is tuna salad.
Glynis - Sorry to read about your time of trial. But things come in three's, right? And if I'm counting right, this is the 3rd (and last) in the series of events.
Hope you get a working furnace soon. It must be getting colder in your neck of the woods?
If I say I want sushi too, can we have some?
Well....
.....I'm thinking that if you're telling me you want sushi, that would mean that you're here in Melbourne. If that was the case, then I'd be Dismeeting with you and we're probably out having sushi somewhere! Maybe even with some Teppenyaki afterwards.
And your autumn salad.....my aunt (she lives in San Diego) does something very very similar to that recipe. She uses raspberry vinegar dressing that she gets from Trader Joe's instead.
PIO - the cider looks great! I just wish it was cold enough here (other than 1-2 months out of the year) to drink something like that!
It really wasn't cold enough to drink something like that here either.
And what do you mean...."out at Costco buying a new TV". New TV?????
I had 12 inches chopped off and I still have hair left. It is just above my shoulders dry. My hair is curly so it will take me a while to get used to my new doo. I feel light headed and I keep flipping my nonexistant hair off my shoulders
I kept getting strange looks from people in the store when I was trying to flip my hair.
You finally cut it! Wish I could have seen a before and after picture. Hope you get used to your new 'do' soon. Do you think you'll do it again?
WFDT? No idea. But we have a lot of leftovers in the fridge. I think I've managed to convince DH to eat some rather than having to cook something else!
We've got a house guest, sort of adopted family member. Maybe I'll make turkey and dumplings with some of that leftover turkey? 
for the haircut. 
That cat is going to be the death of me.
