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.
My DNA results show that I am predominantly British but I certainly don’t have those baking skills.
It takes patience that I don’t have to bake those intricate baked goods. I don’t have the chemistry skills to combine the proper ingredients, nor the engineering skills to assemble the final product.
I truly admire pastry chefs. They create works of art!
I like seeing Martha Stewart bake. Is there anything that Martha can’t do though?
My fantasy would be to become a great chocolatier! Has anyone seen the movie. Chocolat? It was entertaining.
I don’t do the shots of ouzo! I will order the Greek wine and enjoy it while sitting beside Bayou St. John.
My childhood home was one block away from our Greek fest and the neighbors were invited for free every year. Mom would give me her tickets to enter the fest. I bought tickets after mom lost her home in hurricane Katrina.
It was awful seeing the beautiful Greek cathedral ruined from the hurricane. They rebuilt it and they have a strong presence in the community.
The raffle prizes a great. a trip to Greece! The Greek cathedral is beautiful and I never miss attending a service there.
I would tease my daughters and tell them that they should date one of the handsome Greek men. Of course, I am partial to handsome Italian men like I married.
I want the woman from Malaysia to win! She’s incredible! This is the 2022 season that I am watching. All of the episodes have been fun to watch.
Your menu here sounds like a special family meal at my grandmother's house.
I can remember making the stuffed grape leaves with her and my aunts when I was little. We'd make so many and eat so many.
You have a busy household! Whew! Never a dull moment, I bet.
It takes a lot of fuel for the growth and particularly for the foster sons, I encourage them to eat as much as they want. In addition to the meat dishes, they also consume a lot of brocolli, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, carrots, spinach, cabbage, watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, corn, salsa, cheese dip with tortilla chips, cottage cheese and chocolate milk. Thank goodness for walmart grocery ordering - don't know I could keep up with the shopping otherwise! Fortunately between the stipend the state pays for the boys' care and my retirement I can afford the eats; hopefully inflation won't be changing that. I still spend less in a month cooking than my nephew's household spends in a week of mostly restaurant meals.
I would fail miserably if I were on that show. I have no patience for that kind of precision and detail in baking.
My precise husband would be perfect for that show! I am more organic in my approach, which is why I am a better cook than a baker.
Baking isn’t very forgiving so I have a feeling that I would be the first person eliminated on the show
Good for them! They are going to be great cooks too.
It is easier to cook a large batch of food and freeze some.
Your boys sound like they have good appetites!
It’s expensive feeding growing boys. I grew up with brothers and I think my mom knew a million ways to cook ground beef!
Mom was very smart with pinching pennies. I think most people who lived through the Great Depression knew how to budget.
I hate having to spend as much money as we do at the grocery! It is cheaper than eating out though.
Techie,
How do you make your cheeseburger mac and cheese dish?
You would make an excellent home economist! You would be a great asset to a test kitchen and could develop recipes for everyone to enjoy.
I find the creative process of cooking fun too. Sometimes, we hit the mark and other times the dish still needs tweaking.
Your soup sounds yummy! Glad that the boys are enjoying it. Do they cook as well? They have a good teacher to inspire them.
The boys like tomato soup and grilled cheese for their after school/practice mini meal and are now disappointed if the fridge doesn't have some leftover soup waiting for snacks. Currently it ranks only behind the homemade vegetable beef soup, double cheeseburger macaroni and spaghetti as favorite heat em up leftovers.
Thx llama. Not entirely better, but I had a good supper tonight anyway. Life goes on. We will see what tomorrow brings. I can't really handle very heavy meals much any more.
golden: Hope that your gut is better.
Honey, garlic ribs sound delicious!
I am going to cook dinner in just a minute. I will be making chicken breasts stuffed with a spinach and ricotta cheese mixture. When I get tired of plain chicken I will change things up a bit.
I will probably make a simple cucumber and tomato salad to go along with it.
Tonight will be roast pork tenderloin with onions and carrots cooked around the roast, boiled baby potatoes, gravy, asparagus, apple sauce, and brownies for dessert.
R has expressed appreciation for the meals. I guess he doesn't do quite as well on his own. I am always happy to cook for him.
In Ireland, colcannon is made from mashed potatoes, cabbage or kale, and onion, and it's very similar to bubble and squeak, as is rumbledethumps in Scotland.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/traditional-bubble-and-squeak-recipe-435202
Is Colcannon somewhat like bubble and squeak?
Sounds good, glad.
Swiss steak, pasta shells and broccoli, muffin and yogurt for R for dessert., square of dark chocolate for me