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.
It was from Thailand? Gyoza, yum. (like a potsticker with veges.)
And glass noodles with stuff, (veges again), from a different country.
We've been to Trader Joes.
And no, I cannot go thru the trash to find the real names, ha ha.
You would be welcome at my home CW and NHWM. How about next year?
I want to try the Chicken Marsala from Costco, thank you for the tip Bounce.
Bounce,
Who looks at calories in Haagen Dazs? 🤣 It’s a splurge kind of deal!
My grandmother was so funny! She hated if I told her no to dessert. She would say that I looked beautiful and didn’t have to worry about calories. If I said that I wasn’t hungry, she would say that a person didn’t have to be hungry to enjoy eating cookies and ice cream, they were good anytime! She was the sweetest grandma.
That ice cream sounds like a decadent frozen pina colada! I love coconut ice cream. The addition of the pineapple sounds amazing!
We would love that flavor.
Mocha ice cream is delicious. Coffee and chocolate goes well together.
I agree. They have fabulous coffee ice cream. It’s a much better treat than frozen coffee that is sold in coffee shops.
I cooked dinner at my house for years and years. I love cooking but several years ago I took a break from holiday cooking. It’s work!
Families who do a pot luck style are smart! I did all of the cooking myself.
This year I am going to cook again for my immediate family and my younger brother. My brother in D.C. isn’t coming in town again until Christmas.
It would be fun to hear what your favorite Thanksgiving meal is! I’m cooking a turkey, mashed potatoes, roasted green beans with mushrooms.
Still debating what dressing to make, oyster or cornbread. In the south, we refer to stuffing as dressing.
My daughters insist that I make their favorite mac and cheese with cheddar, white cheddar and smoked Gouda.
I am buying the desserts, most likely a couple of pies. Pecan and apple are my go to pies. Sometimes I do buy pumpkin pie because it’s a traditional thanksgiving dessert!
Thanks for mentioning cranberries! I forgot to put that on my grocery list! Hubby loves them!
Your dinner sounds fun and delicious!
I spent the next three hours trying to get my fill of real food.
Meatballs with rice; carrots; and corn with lima beans.
Dessert was the Pumpkin Spice Loaf with icing.
One year my microwave broke on Thanksgiving day! I had a bazillion people at my home and everyone was hungry for our Thanksgiving feast!
I had to heat everything on the stove, in the toaster oven and in my oven. I was not happy but no one complained and everyone pitched in to help me.
That’s worse than my microwave breaking! Were you able to finish roasting your turkey?
Yes but had to watch ( listen ) to the oven constantly so if it didn’t cycle back on , had to turn it off and back on . Honestly I ended up having DH pay his undivided attention to do this so the oven temp did not drop , while I did other things.
One holiday dinner several years back, I had tons of people at my house! Family and friends too. It was a fun but exhausting day!
So, I decided to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine with my friend’s husband's who has a great sense of humor!
My sweet potato casserole dish caught on fire in the oven!
LOL, I discovered that marshmallow topped sweet potatoes are extremely flammable under the broiler to brown the top. Oh, and I accidentally burned the dinner rolls when I baked them.
My friend said, “I think something is burning in your oven!” Her husband and I told her that she had too much wine because we didn’t smell anything burning! LOL, she wasn’t even drinking.
My husband looked at John and I and removed the wine bottle away from us. 😆
Oh well…we had lots of other food to eat! The casserole and rolls weren’t missed too much. I had croissants that I replaced the rolls with.
That wasn’t the first time that I’ve burned the top of sweet potatoes! A neighbor’s child told me that my oven was on fire once. This kid was always joking about stuff so I didn’t believe him.
That time was scary. I saw my husband getting the fire extinguisher out! I didn’t have any wine that day. I was making sweet potatoes to go with my baked ham.
So now my family teases me about it every time I make sweet potatoes. No fires recently! Yay!😀
I, also, cremated a chicken once. Amazing that an 8# chicken would just be gone. Thankfully the guys had done well fishing we had some protein with dinner.
Fun memories, thanks for the reminder.
Burnt shares my love of traditional New Orleans cuisine. I am impressed that she cooks them in her home!
Great save! I love it! LOL 😝
Sadly, everyone saw my faux pas! We laughed about it.
I really do make a delicious sweet potato casserole. I admit that I screwed up a couple of times!
Cremating a chicken! What a delightful way to describe your faux pas! LOL 😆
Oh yes! That’s what my husband does. He sets a timer. He rarely burns anything. He has the logical engineer’s mind!
He says that I am the creative one who needs an assistant in the kitchen!
I saw pimento cheese in a specialty food store just before thanksgiving.
I remember you saying that you eat it. Does your husband make it or do you?
I have only eaten it a couple of times. I wouldn’t mind trying to make it if I knew what recipe to try.
I had it on crackers. I guess it would be good on a sandwich too.
I walked away for a minute, then somehow ended up in the bedroom with the door shut and could not hear the timer. Thinking back, maybe I was on the phone.
Two hours later, after napping, I figured out how hungry I was still, and that hubs had turned off the fire when the timer went off. Eggs were inedible. He ate them.
Never underestimate the power of the full moon, and the upset caused by
neighbors being taken away by paramedics. Plus, the misinformation being spread by ignorant persons saying that the person died, and is still alive.
Always ask, is it true? And, Who told you? Confirm with 2-3 reliable persons with their minds still intact.
Do not be deceived by those with a history of gossiping and confabulation.
Wait, what day is this?
Double double, whole grilled onion, extra lettuce, extra tomato.
Thanks! 😊
Oh my gosh! Having the oven door fail off would be quite unnerving!