Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Wish I could eat watermelon.
Love watermelon at our house!
Your dinner sounds delish!
Have fun at your baseball game!!!
I cooked for boccie last night, made chicken tetrazzine, and cream sickle salad. We had a lot of fun. Even though, my team is loosing bad, but it's a blast.
If you go , go to 5 Napkin Burger . Very juicy .
We are fortunate to have a number of universities by me that do plays as well as some music venues where famous ( albeit older ) bands come to perform . We also have minor league baseball and minor hockey ( my favorite sport ) 20 minutes away, I’m good where I am . There has been alot added the 20 years I’m here. Getting too crowded here too .
We are going to a baseball game this Saturday night . First time in a few years .
Glad you had the best burger and fries ever!! At least the best as far as I know !
I don’t think I’ll get DH to go back to Manhattan unless it’s to see the 9/11 museum , which is no where near 5 Napkin Burger . ( Although, I think there used to be a 5 Napkin in lower Manhattan that closed ). DH worked at World Trade in the first building that fell . He left that job a year before the attacks . Former coworkers were killed that day . To be honest I don’t want to go to the museum . Too sad . I’m not looking to go to NYC , nor Long Island where we grew up , in general anytime soon . It’s changed so much . We moved away 20 years ago , happy where we are . We were going back and forth to LI to see MIL who died 3 months ago . Now we only have a few distant relatives left who we saw at funerals . We have one couple we are friends with still there . Everyone has moved away .
By the way, a friend just told me of an app called Today's Tix, you can purchase discounted tickets to Broadway shows. It was so inexpensive that the last time I was in NYC I binged -- saw Gypsy, Wicked, Cabaret and Just Friends. That was a treat. Didn't have to stand on a long line to purchase tickets which could be for hours.
Is it Carnegie Deli in the theatre district ?
Also LOVE …5 Napkin Burger . Best burgers on the planet ! There is one in Hell’s Kitchen sort of near the broadway shows too . My MIL had a cousin who was a dance choreographer , we went a few times to shows with free or cheap tickets many years ago . Broadway shows are way too expensive now.
The other 5 napkin burger is on the upper west side I think . But you have to go , if you like a good quality juicy Angus beef.
Then I roasted some eggplant and over did them. They aren't quite charred but they are dry. Last batch took ages to roast. Go figure! Not sure I'll eat them.
I did manage to freeze some cubed fruit a neighbour gave me from a do yesterday without spoiling it, lol, so all is not lost. There were some nice
pieces of pineapple that I didn't freeze but feasted on which were a real treat. I don't have pineapple often.
Guess I'll finish off the rest of the cold ribs. R's out at the farm fending for himself.
I'm in the process of figuring out how to organize my bottom freezer so I can find them more easily.
Of course, zucchini bread is another great use.
I have had the disappointing results you mention with your stir fry, I like to use liquid amino acids to brighten it up and I never make polenta with anything but French onion soup as my liquid, game changer, especially when you add some fresh sautéed onions, mmmmmmgood!
Daisy, your everything sprinkle sounds goods on zucchini, I bet it is a great seasoning for any veggie.
Edit: another tastie way to cook zucchini, slice length wise, drizzle some olive oil, put lots of garlic powder, salt and pepper then grill on both sides. Or cut length wise and drizzle with a little olive oil, garlic powder to taste and put shredded parmesan on top and bake until the cheese is golden
Tonight is whatever we find in the kitchen.
Cwillie, I am really starting to enjoy more veggies myself.
Daisy, we love our mini split units. We have duct work (that we sealed after installing minis) but those things make central air feel like ceiling fans. Ours are both air and heat and we can't figure out why they aren't in all new construction. Easy to install, easy to care for, keeps rooms exactly the temp you want and energy efficient.
Been cleaning, and cleaning, super tired and a bit sore!!
Finally a break today from the humidity, so nice to have a day without the ACs on. Probably going to get a mini split next year. Can't take the noise from the window ACs, and not fun for hubs to take them in and out. I would love central air, but that would cost a fortune, because we don't have any duct work.
Brandee - that must have been delicious.
Today 1/2 a smoked meat sandwich on high fiber seeded bread with mustard and a handful of greens, 2 grape tomatoes, 2 strawberries and a very small choc coconut cookie!
We had a lot of fun, a couple of boat tours, to islands, stopped and went in Bolt Castle. Had a fun small tour with 2 other couples. Lots of restaurants, and learned all about the history of the Gilded age and the
Artistics.