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.
Lots of good food here tonight don't know who to visit first.
polarbear, most supermarkets mark down their meat the day before expiration and you just have to find out when each market does their markdowns. Watchout for the other vultures though. As soon as you see something pick it up as it won't be there when you have checked everything else out. Bit like shopping at garage sales snd thrift stores. Pick everything up that takes your fancy then retreat to a corner and take a good look at everything and put back the stuff you don't want.
Can anyone else remember when you could buy chicken legs without the backbone attached?
And what's with the quality of frozen vegetables; broccoli and cauliflower that is 60% stems, whole beans and snap peas that are so full of stings you could choke unless you remove them as you eat, bad spots and stems and rinds.... and these are premium veggies not cheap no name ones. I miss my garden :(
Thank you for the tip about using the scissors to cut open the bones to expose the marrow. My mother loves to make soup with pork bones and normally two chicken feet pieces.
Hi Ali,
The chicken you are making sounds delicious!
I think I will heat up some green beans and ravioli for tonight.
I'm debating moving to bone in, skin on chicken pieces. The only reason I get the other kind is due to some sense of trying to be healthier by skipping the fatty skin. But. Is it really that bad for you? Thing is, it seasons well, comes out tastier imo, and is half the price per pound.
Taco Bell is a rare indulgence for me. I forgot all about those 7 layer burritos they have. Mmm. The taco sauce is good, too, I agree.
cwillie - have you ever had an avocado shake? It's heaven. Avocado, milk/or cream, and sugar/or honey, blended in ice. Sweet, cold, smooth and soooo creamy. Yummmy!
Mexican food is my favorite food, I could eat it everyday.
I do pretty well making it as authentic as possible.
Tonight was veggie(avacado,olives,cheese,tomato,lettuce,spinach) sandwich with mustard, banana/cottage cheese, and a couple of mini hershey bars for desert.
7 layer burrito sounds good. I love Mexican food.
Its ravioli tonight!
Dinner: 7 layer burrito, taco bell
Tonight we are having sweet Italian sausage with roasted Brussels sprouts and rice noodles (spicy).
Last night was chili. Tonight is rosemary garlic pork loin roasted with apples and onions around it, harvard beets and egg noodles in mushroom sauce. Dessert - salted caramel chocolate coated ice cream bar.
dinner: avocado,spinach,lettuce,onion,tomato, sandwich with mustard- cottage cheese/banana- milk
Count me in as another lover of Brussels spouts.
It was prime rib tonight with mashed potatoes, mixed veggies with Yorkshire pudding!
I'm probably one of the only people I know that likes Brussel sprouts. Mother called them "baby cabbages".
I liked pretty much all the vegetables that were served when I was a kid. Okra, however is not my favorite, unless it's fried.
There are some veggies here in Mexico that we don't have in the U.S..
Alcelgas is a green leafy vegetable sort of like spinach-delicious with pork.
Chayote looks like a light green pear. Tastes like zucchini or a mild squash, good in stew.
Verdolagas are small dark green leaves with a thin stalk, great cooked with meat.
Nopales are cactus cut in small squares (slimy when raw but good when cooked). Hubs mixed them with small pieces of chicken breast in a green tomato sauce tonight.
Tomatillos are green tomatoes. I love the twangy flavor, great for sauces.
I could go on but I'll stop here.
Buen Provecho or Buon Apetit.