The What's For Dinner Thread - October'11 (recipe index in OP)

[TigerKat]

Your dinner sounds great! I'm hoping we'll get to do a vacation to your area. I'm thinkin' we may need a tour guide.

Hope your cooking goes well!

Anytime!!!!

 

[Aimeedyan]

But you can rest assured his golf clubs have been washed, shined and all packed in their travel case and by the front door.[/B]

Oh my gosh! I'm married to one of those, too!

Ulta!!!!

Does yours carry OPI? Can I give you a list and you can pick me up a few?

I adore Ulta (though Sephora is my fave... it's further away). I bought this at Ulta last week and am now wearing it - it's from the Muppet Collection and it's called Rainbow Connection:

Here is the partial list of Pie Night Pies

Salted caramel Pie
Cranberry Cherry Pie
Maple cream Pie
Turtle Pie
Pineapple Cream Pie
Apple Pie
Hello Dolly Pie
Frans Delight Pie

Drool.



Not sure what's for dinner... hope to get to the store today, but really hate shopping on a Saturday - esp the one prior to Thanksgiving!

 

[Goofyluver]

I adore Ulta (though Sephora is my fave... it's further away). I bought this at Ulta last week and am now wearing it - it's from the Muppet Collection and it's called Rainbow Connection:

That's the one I want!

There's one...count 'em...ONE! store in my area (not the town that I live in) that carries OPI. I called and asked if they had the Muppet Collection and their response was that the colors weren't out. When I said I knew differently, they blew me off! I'm going to try online!

 

[Aimeedyan]

That's the one I want!

There's one...count 'em...ONE! store in my area (not the town that I live in) that carries OPI. I called and asked if they had the Muppet Collection and their response was that the colors weren't out. When I said I knew differently, they blew me off! I'm going to try online!

I can mail you a bottle if you want There is an Ulta a mile from my house so I'm near it all the time.

 

[dgbg100106]

I have been sitting here at bass pro shops for 3 hours trying to purchase David's anniversary present...

I will skip my planned dinner and have Chinese take out. Ughhhh. I am not a good waiter.

 

[Goofyluver]

I can mail you a bottle if you want There is an Ulta a mile from my house so I'm near it all the time.

Thank you so much for the very sweet offer.

I probably should have tried online first though, because I found it on Amazon for $2.50.

Just FYI for you if you love OPI, they have them for cheap!

But again, thank you so much!

I have been sitting here at bass pro shops for 3 hours trying to purchase David's anniversary present...

I will skip my planned dinner and have Chinese take out. Ughhhh. I am not a good waiter.

Is there a line or are they skinning the cow themselves or something?

 

[Nancyg56]

My internet is again spotty at best. So don't worry about me. You might want to say a pray that I don't strangle AT&T though.

Strangle away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There has been a commission to study what went wrong during the last twp storms and one of the reports was that ATT has not maintained their poles. They own most of the telephone poles and apparentlythere were hundreds that had faded red X's to designate that they needed to be replaced. At least 5 years ago.

I'm starting my Thanksgiving cooking today. I'm making the turkey brine, the roasted turkey gravy and the cranberry sauce. I pulled a container of shrimp creole out of the freezer, will cook some rice and that will be dinner!

You are good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have not made a dent in my Holiday shopping, never mind cooking! I am going to cut back though. I always cook a lot of sides and no one really eats some of them so I am rethinking my strategy this year. Gail is visiting Debbie and may not leave until Thanksgiving morning. She told me that Kim may need to work so she told her not to worry,. just come over when she can, she can have dessert. Kim told her that she wants dinner!! She said, "Not to worry Kim, Auntie eats all day!" This is the one who left with a coffee cup filled with gravy and some dinner rolls to eat in the car

I have been sitting here at bass pro shops for 3 hours trying to purchase David's anniversary present...

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Dinner is leftover from last night.

 

[TigerKat]

Aimee - Did you notice my name in my signature?????

You are good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have not made a dent in my Holiday shopping, never mind cooking! I am going to cut back though.

I learned a few years ago the only way I can manage to have a nice day on Thanksgiving is to start early. I'll be doing one dish per day until Thursday, then the only thing left to do is put the bird in the oven!

 

[franandaj]

Here is the partial list of Pie Night Pies

Salted caramel Pie
Cranberry Cherry Pie
Maple cream Pie
Turtle Pie
Pineapple Cream Pie
Apple Pie
Hello Dolly Pie
Frans Delight Pie

Partial List! Wow! That sounds fantastic.

My internet is again spotty at best. So don't worry about me. You might want to say a pray that I don't strangle AT&T though.

Strangle away!

I'm starting my Thanksgiving cooking today. I'm making the turkey brine, the roasted turkey gravy and the cranberry sauce. I pulled a container of shrimp creole out of the freezer, will cook some rice and that will be dinner!

Wow! I'm still gathering ingredients, I've only done half my shopping. I've got to start thawing a turkey soon too!

I adore Ulta (though Sephora is my fave... it's further away). I bought this at Ulta last week and am now wearing it - it's from the Muppet Collection and it's called Rainbow Connection:

That is some funky looking nailpolish! I love it!

I have been sitting here at bass pro shops for 3 hours trying to purchase David's anniversary present...

Yikes what are you getting him?

Dinner tonight will be the leftover pot roast, as hot roast beef sandwiches.

 

[dgbg100106]

Yikes what are you getting him?

I got him a pistol...Springfield 40cal XDM and a Benelli Supernova Tactical pump shotgun......


He has been drooling over these for months... I got Diamonds, Sapphires, and a Faberge Eggs and he got two guns...

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Thank you so much for the very sweet offer.

I probably should have tried online first though, because I found it on Amazon for $2.50.

Just FYI for you if you love OPI, they have them for cheap!

But again, thank you so much!

Check the shipping cost though before you buy from Amazon...A lot of the cheap OPI products are from outside vendors and they charge A LOT for shipping so it's really not worth it.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Kathy Louise - I'm happy to soak my feet in bourbon. Sadly, I'm not sure that anyone is going to appreciate the 'added flavour' in my cake!

 

[franandaj]

I got him a pistol...Springfield 40cal XDM and a Benelli Supernova Tactical pump shotgun......


He has been drooling over these for months... I got Diamonds, Sapphires, and a Faberge Eggs and he got two guns...

Same here! She buys me the nice things, but I know all about firearms. Fran wanted to get into Cowboy Action Shooting, most people go out to the range with a pistol or two and borrow a shotgun from a friend. Not not Fran, she bought at least 7 shotguns, and I'd say that we have about 10-20 single action pistols, not to mention enough ammunition to probably take out the whole Animal Kingdom, five times (not that I'd want to do that), but it's truly insane the amount of shooting supplies that we have. And we only went shooting twice at a range and once at a CAS class. And that was more than three years ago.

If you were in California, you couldn't even get it for him as a present unless he came along, and you would have to wait at least two weeks from the time you bought it, plus you/he would have to take a written firearms safety test (unless you already had the card). Sorry you had to wait for so long and jump through so many hoops.

Kathy Louise - I'm happy to soak my feet in bourbon. Sadly, I'm not sure that anyone is going to appreciate the 'added flavour' in my cake!

I would!

 

[franandaj]

So yesterday I made Paula Deen's Pot Roast. I hadn't had this in a long time and it was really good. You season the roast with salt, pepper and garlic powder which she calls House Seasoning. The sear it in some Canola Oil on all sides.

Then you take sliced onion, smashed garlic, 3 bay leaves a few beef boullion cubes, a can of condensed Cream of Mushroom soup, 1/2 a cup of Chardonnay and water to cover the roast and put it all in a crock pot and cook it for about 8 hours.

Here is it before I put in the liquids

So this looks sort of gross once you've added the liquids, but this is how it starts.

So after about 7-8 hours you wind up with this

Here is the finished roast

I took the gravy that the meat cooked in and added some cornstarch slurry, and here is my dinner last night.

Tonight I reheated the roast, made some instant potatoes, and frozen creamed spinach, and took the rest of the gravy and heated it with cornstarch slurry and here was dinner tonight.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

No cooking today. After church we will go out somewhere or pick up a sandwich on our way home. This is my praise team week, so that means singing in all 3 services, including invitations. I have to be back at 5:15 tonight to sing again. It's a busy, but musical, day!

Lindsay- I just want to say that if Kevin is teasing I would laugh but honestly if he is not that nonsense would stop. as i said, I go out of my way to accommodate guests if I know that there is something specific they want but there is no way I would let anyone make others uncomfortable at my table. My Mom was a fanatic about making sure everyone had plenty at our table but my IL's were terrible! Eating there was a nightmare for years until we stopped going.

Sadly, he's not kidding. He's a jerk most of the time anyway (except one-on-one, he's totally a nice guy, I don't get it) and if it's not the coffee, it's something else. I do the breakfast for my FIL, and it's worth the trouble. I don't think he'd mind if I told Kevin to put a sock in it, though, lol. My main beef is the way he talks to Ryan, who is his stepson. I told Scott a long time ago that I will not put up with that bull in my house anymore, so you might as well prepare yourself. He was more than cool with that. But it looks like Ryan's father will have him on Thanksgiving so I won't have to worry about that. That's a LOOOONG story for another day.

Ulta!!!!

Does yours carry OPI? Can I give you a list and you can pick me up a few?

That's the one I want!

Darlin, I would be MORE than happy to send you any color you needed! DO NOT pay a ton on shipping!!! I am at Ulta all the time and would love to hook you up!

 

[HERSEY]

I waited 15 minutes on hold no person in any country came on the line to help. I just unpluged and reset the router for the 10x and whalla it works again

Dinner yesterday was turned around. I ended up making a quick pork stir fry. The last leaf pick up took more time than I had planned before Mr A had to go out.

Dinner today is the Bang Bang Shrimp

 

[Goofyluver]

I got him a pistol...Springfield 40cal XDM and a Benelli Supernova Tactical pump shotgun......


He has been drooling over these for months... I got Diamonds, Sapphires, and a Faberge Eggs and he got two guns...

Blingy things all across the board!

Check the shipping cost though before you buy from Amazon...A lot of the cheap OPI products are from outside vendors and they charge A LOT for shipping so it's really not worth it.

I will do that. Thanks!

That looks positively divine!

No cooking today. After church we will go out somewhere or pick up a sandwich on our way home. This is my praise team week, so that means singing in all 3 services, including invitations. I have to be back at 5:15 tonight to sing again. It's a busy, but musical, day!

Darlin, I would be MORE than happy to send you any color you needed! DO NOT pay a ton on shipping!!! I am at Ulta all the time and would love to hook you up!

Good luck with your singing!

And I feel so lucky. Not only have I found my kindred foodie sisters, but y'all are taking care of me cosmetically too.

I waited 15 minutes on hold no person in any country came on the line to help. I just unpluged and reset the router for the 10x and whalla it works again

Dinner yesterday was turned around. I ended up making a quick pork stir fry. The last leaf pick up took more time than I had planned before Mr A had to go out.

Dinner today is the Bang Bang Shrimp

Glad the web is at least working again.

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Today we have to do some cleaning around the house. And tomorrow my dad comes!!!

Tonight's dinner will be homemade pizza.

Other than that, I hope everyone is getting ready for a great Thanksgiving and that y'all have a great end to your weekend!

to all you wonderful ladies!

 

[Nancyg56]

stopping in quick before I get back to work in the kitchen. It is filled with stuff, and i need to figure it out before I go to work. Buddy is working in the yard, my neighbor started it yesterday (hangs my head in shame) I told him how much I appreciated it and he was awesome. Buddy plows his driveway whenever he thinks he needs help and he told me it is a lifesaver so he wanted to return the favor.

I baked an apple cake and hope the middle is cooked, Will send it this afternoon!

Pies are all baked, the last is a cherry cranberry pie that I hope came out okay. The reviews suggested substituting cranberrys for teh WB sauce it called for so that is what I did. Now I cannot find the recipe so I did not know how long to adjust teh baking time. Oh well, my neighbors will not mind if it is nto good, there are going to be a lot of pies here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TigerKat]

Kathy Louise - I'm happy to soak my feet in bourbon. Sadly, I'm not sure that anyone is going to appreciate the 'added flavour' in my cake!

Alison – I’ve done Paula’s roast many times before, it’s GREAT!

Nan – Is your pie night tonight? Enjoy!!!

WFD – Roast chicken with herb skin and roasted garlic cream gravy, roasted carrots, onions and potatoes tossed with spinach.

I’m also making my cornbread and the Holiday wreath rolls for Thursday!

 

[dgbg100106]

Tonight is left over Chinese take out and
Monday night is Ahi Tuna, Brown Rice
Tuesday is venison burgers and butternut squash
Wednesday is Salmon grilled and
Thursday is turkey, brussel sprouts, deviled eggs and dressing along with a turtle cheesecake.




If I make it through the week.....