We have eaten all our hurricane snacks

[Mouse Skywalker]

Just so you don't think we eat like 13 year olds who's parents are out for the evening - we did go over to Kevin's folks house for dinnner. His Mom made one of our favorite pasta dishes and Kevin made homemade Italian wedding soup - OMG he makes awesome soups!!!!

John, this really made me chuckle when you were saying you don't eat like 13 year olds with their parents out, and then you follow it by saying you went over to Kevin's Mom's house. Too funny. The pasta and soups sound good though.

 

[CDolacki2003]

F = Frito Lay
E = Emergency
M = Munchies
A = Agency

OMG I just about peed myself. The docs here at work actually lifted thier heads out of the body cavity to ask me what was so funny. So thank for getting me in trouble
Once I informed them what FEMA really stood for then they all got a great kick out of it. Fritos are the first item to go in our vending machine.

 

[cccm]

Last night was the worst of the storm for us and required our best hunkering down.

Kevin finished his chocolates (Hershey's Nuggests, Dark Chocolate Truffles) I still have 1/3 of a big of mine (Hershey's Nuggests, Milk Chocolate).

We both have salty snacks left but I am down to my last 1/2 bag of Cheetos - if I run out I may have to call FEMA.

Just so you don't think we eat like 13 year olds who's parents are out for the evening - we did go over to Kevin's folks house for dinnner. His Mom made one of our favorite pasta dishes and Kevin made homemade Italian wedding soup - OMG he makes awesome soups!!!!

Any way we can get a description of said favorite pasta dish?

This description will confirm if you are in fact 13 year olds or give us a new food comment. Which will help us get by until the podcast is posted.

Example - If you say you had spaghetti, Ragu and Kraft Parmesan Cheese....well then we can confirm you are 13.

 

[robind]

ok....I have no idea what you are all talking about.

I'm lost.

And here I thought EVERYONE knew all about Harry Potter, maybe when they make it into a broadway musical

Can you tell I'm re-reading all the HP books?

 

[robind]

I HAVE to chime in here and say that Jim Dale is AMAZING! He does such a good job with the characters' voices. You wouldn't even need the "Hermione said" "Harry said" "Ron said", you can tell who is talking just by his voice. And my favorite voice character for him is Prof McGonagall.

If you are on the fence with whether or not to try the Harry Potter books - do yourself a favor and get the audio books!

I must agree with you on that, I have only listened to them, I have a lot of long commutes so that is what got me started on the audio books.

Jim Dale also does the narration/ voice over on Pushing Daisies and there is a character on there named Lily and every time he says that it reminds me of Harry's mom.

 

[GabbyMom]

Kevin made homemade Italian wedding soup - OMG he makes awesome soups!!!!

I want the recipe. My family doesn't believe in soup with meatballs. I must change their minds.

 

[clombardi]

OMG The docs here at work actually lifted thier heads out of the body cavity to ask me what was so funny.

Okay, this is just begging for further information....

 

[WebmasterJohn]

Any way we can get a description of said favorite pasta dish?

She makes a very light sauce with pancetta, olive oil, onions, garlic and crushed tomatoes - poured over penne and topped with fresh basil and fresh ground cheese.

She also makes a killer red sauce with meatballs and sausage - but that's an all day event and when she makes it we have enough to freeze and have multiple meals.

Last night she also made tomatoes with mozzarella in olive oil and balsamic glaze.

She treats us good

 

[DisneyKevin]

I want the recipe. My family doesn't believe in soup with meatballs. I must change their minds.

This is sort of my version of a Rachel Ray recipe. None of it is carved in stone and you can change it to suit your taste

128 oz box chicken stock (two 48 oz boxes and one 32 oz box)
Olive Oil
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Chicken bouillion cubes
Ground Beef and Pork- approx 2 lbs ish (Publix calls it Meatloaf mix - 2/3 beef 1/3 pork))
Parsley
Grated Italian cheese (asiago, parmesean, locatelli...anything you like)
Bread crumbs
Orzo pasta (any small pasta will work)
Basil
Zest of one lemon

Nothing is really measured. It's all a bit of guessing.

In a large stock pot, put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil (enough to coat bottom of pot)
Add diced celery, carrots and onion and saute
Add chicken stock
add 5 bouillion cubes crushed
Bring to a boil

Ok....my Mom doesnt eat onions or celery, so I strain the stuff out of the liquid at this point. If you like the stuff in the soup...leave it in.

Lower heat to simmer

Mix ground beef beef and pork in a bowl with chopped parsley, a handfull of bread crumbs and a handful of grated cheese. Mix well.

I use a melon baller / ice cream scoop to make mini meatballs. You can do it by hand but it's tedious. Makes 36 - 40 approx)

Slowly (and very carefully) add meatballs to stock.

If you have strained the stuff out of the stock, I'd add about a pound of crinkle cut carrot slices. If you have left the stuff in....you dont need to do this.

Add 1/2 box or orzo. Dont add whole box even though you want to. Orzo absorbs a lot of liquid

Bring to a boil again,

Add fresh chopped basil and lemon zest.

Lower temp and simmer.

Salt to taste.

Thats it.

You can add anything you want. I have done this with diced chicken tenders instead of the meatballs.

I have done it with beef stock instead of chicken.

Both were ok...but the original seems to be the most popular.

john and my Mom seem to love this.

It's great comfort food.

 

[GabbyMom]

Thanks Kevin I can't wait to get cooking.

 

[adsrtw]

Thanks John & Kevin. Both recipes sound like you had awesome grub, but neither recipes sound like teenager food ~ definitely twenty-something food choices.

 

[DebºoºS]

Thanks Kevin! I added it to my recipe folder naming it "Kevin's Wedding DISoup" mmm sounds so comforting. Can't wait to try it.

Love you guysglad you're safe

 

[cocowum]

This is sort of my version of a Rachel Ray recipe. None of it is carved in stone and you can change it to suit your taste

128 oz box chicken stock (two 48 oz boxes and one 32 oz box)
Olive Oil
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Chicken bouillion cubes
Ground Beef and Pork- approx 2 lbs ish (Publix calls it Meatloaf mix - 2/3 beef 1/3 pork))
Parsley
Grated Italian cheese (asiago, parmesean, locatelli...anything you like)
Bread crumbs
Orzo pasta (any small pasta will work)
Basil
Zest of one lemon

Nothing is really measured. It's all a bit of guessing.

In a large stock pot, put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil (enough to coat bottom of pot)
Add diced celery, carrots and onion and saute
Add chicken stock
add 5 bouillion cubes crushed
Bring to a boil

Ok....my Mom doesnt eat onions or celery, so I strain the stuff out of the liquid at this point. If you like the stuff in the soup...leave it in.

Lower heat to simmer

Mix ground beef beef and pork in a bowl with chopped parsley, a handfull of bread crumbs and a handful of grated cheese. Mix well.

I use a melon baller / ice cream scoop to make mini meatballs. You can do it by hand but it's tedious. Makes 36 - 40 approx)

Slowly (and very carefully) add meatballs to stock.

If you have strained the stuff out of the stock, I'd add about a pound of crinkle cut carrot slices. If you have left the stuff in....you dont need to do this.

Add 1/2 box or orzo. Dont add whole box even though you want to. Orzo absorbs a lot of liquid

Bring to a boil again,

Add fresh chopped basil and lemon zest.

Lower temp and simmer.

Salt to taste.

Thats it.

You can add anything you want. I have done this with diced chicken tenders instead of the meatballs.

I have done it with beef stock instead of chicken.

Both were ok...but the original seems to be the most popular.

john and my Mom seem to love this.

It's great comfort food.

Boy oh boy, Does that some yummy!

Now if only, there was someone here who could cook...

 

[CDolacki2003]

OMG The docs here at work actually lifted thier heads out of the body cavity to ask me what was so funny.

Okay, this is just begging for further information....

They were up to their elbows in intestines

 

[magic2go]

I stumbled across this today, and it made me think of the Podcast Team - hope they still have snacks left!

 

[TXYankee]

This is sort of my version of a Rachel Ray recipe. None of it is carved in stone and you can change it to suit your taste

128 oz box chicken stock (two 48 oz boxes and one 32 oz box)
Olive Oil
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Chicken bouillion cubes
Ground Beef and Pork- approx 2 lbs ish (Publix calls it Meatloaf mix - 2/3 beef 1/3 pork))
Parsley
Grated Italian cheese (asiago, parmesean, locatelli...anything you like)
Bread crumbs
Orzo pasta (any small pasta will work)
Basil
Zest of one lemon

Nothing is really measured. It's all a bit of guessing.

In a large stock pot, put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil (enough to coat bottom of pot)
Add diced celery, carrots and onion and saute
Add chicken stock
add 5 bouillion cubes crushed
Bring to a boil

Ok....my Mom doesnt eat onions or celery, so I strain the stuff out of the liquid at this point. If you like the stuff in the soup...leave it in.

Lower heat to simmer

Mix ground beef beef and pork in a bowl with chopped parsley, a handfull of bread crumbs and a handful of grated cheese. Mix well.

I use a melon baller / ice cream scoop to make mini meatballs. You can do it by hand but it's tedious. Makes 36 - 40 approx)

Slowly (and very carefully) add meatballs to stock.

If you have strained the stuff out of the stock, I'd add about a pound of crinkle cut carrot slices. If you have left the stuff in....you dont need to do this.

Add 1/2 box or orzo. Dont add whole box even though you want to. Orzo absorbs a lot of liquid

Bring to a boil again,

Add fresh chopped basil and lemon zest.

Lower temp and simmer.

Salt to taste.

Thats it.

You can add anything you want. I have done this with diced chicken tenders instead of the meatballs.

I have done it with beef stock instead of chicken.

Both were ok...but the original seems to be the most popular.

john and my Mom seem to love this.

It's great comfort food.

Try a meatball mix of 1/3 beef, 1/3 pork and 1/3 veal. Ir makes them very tender and you know the saying...the cuter the animal, the better it tastes!! and "veals" are very cute!!

 

[Cool-Beans]

Ok....my Mom doesnt eat onions or celery, so I strain the stuff out of the liquid at this point..

You are a good son. I may cut this out, frame it and hang it on the wall as an example to lesser beings.

 

[safetymom]

I made Kevin's wedding soup for dinner tonight. It was great!!! Thanks for sharing.