SEPTEMBER 2015.."What's For Dinner??"

Barbara101 wrote:Gabe cannot eat spices, and I don't want to be the blame for him getting sick.

Take some out for him, then spice away..

bethk wrote:I pulled a couple packages of the chicken sausage w/mozzarella & spinach out of the freezer.  I was going to make sausage & pasta for supper and decided I might as well make enough to stick back into the freezer as ready-made meals for another few times.

I was originally going to use penne pasta but discovered I only had a small amount in the pantry.  So, I cooked that little bit and when it had cooked for 4 or 5 minutes I added the partial box of mini farfale I had.  I like to mix my pasta when I make it for a casserole - keeps 'em guessing!  LOL

I stemmed a bag of fresh spinach and steamed it for 3 minutes in the microwave.  When it was cooled I squeezed the liquid out and chopped it a bit.  Mixed the cooked & cooled pasta with the spinach and jarred marinara mixed with some of my homemade tomato sauce.  Meanwhile, I had the chicken sausages browning up on the grill.  I like when the skins get nice and crispy and some of the casings pop open.  When the sausages were cooked and cooled I sliced them so they could be added to the casseroles in bite size bits.

Then I just layered the pasta, spinach & sauce with the sausage rounds & grated mozzarella, repeat and either wrap for freezing or have ready to go into the oven for supper.

Bugster2 wrote:We are having marinated tri tip steaks, marinated and grilled artichokes, and a Pasta Roni that Roomie loves.

Miracle of miracles, I went to the beach today with my DH. There were a lot of Europeans there. You can tell because all the men, young and old, were wearing tight bikini bathing suits. What a sight that was. One old fart just stood there, scratching his bits. Oh joy. The only Americans you see wearing those bathing suits are athletes. Then along came a woman and her entourage. She was dressed up as Queen of the Sea with a long silver wig, silver and purple swimsuit with a train and a silver staff with something on the top. She was having her picture taken on the rocks but the lifeguard chased them off. Too dangerous. Then there was this poor obese woman who went swimming and came out of the water but got knocked over by a wave. She couldn't get up and rolled back and forth in the water like a log. It took 3 men to get her up and then she kept falling down. Then the lifeguard gave her a lecture about water safety. What a day.

Like a beached whale, or a turtle on its back.

bethk wrote:Tell Tina she and her Aunt & Uncle remain in my prayers.....Poor Tina, she's gonna be exhausted.  Thanks for holding down the fort for her, one thing off her plate to worry about.  You're a good nephew to Uncle Gabe.

bethk wrote:Tell Tina she and her Aunt & Uncle remain in my prayers.....Poor Tina, she's gonna be exhausted.  Thanks for holding down the fort for her, one thing off her plate to worry about.  You're a good nephew to Uncle Gabe.

Bugster2 wrote:

bethk wrote:Tell Tina she and her Aunt & Uncle remain in my prayers.....Poor Tina, she's gonna be exhausted.  Thanks for holding down the fort for her, one thing off her plate to worry about.  You're a good nephew to Uncle Gabe.

I don't know anyone who has ever taken in a relative and provided care for them. Jimmy, you and Tina are unique commodities.

bethk wrote:Imelda, your ravioli always looks SO good!  You have much more patience than I do.....

Barb - I just saw the Hatch Chiles at Fresh Market again and the price has dropped dramatically.  I bought a package of probably 10 chiles for like, $1.62.

I don't have a clue what I'll do with them but I've got 'em!

I stopped at a seafood shop in St. Augustine on our way back from the beach today and I got some fresh shrimp.  They just called them X-Large.  But I think there were like 24/lb. ($11 per pound)  It was late (for me) when I got home so I just spread them on a sheet pan, covered them with plastic film and stuck them in the freezer to freeze flat.  I'll bag 'em & figure out what to do with them later.