AUGUST 2016 ... WHAT'S COOKING FOR DINNER ?

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:Wendy's cooked supper today. The kids got here late, and finished up quick so they could go cruising around with the Corvette.

I had a burger delux, french fries, and Tina had a chili cheese baked potato.

T made Rice Krispy Treats for dessert / snacking.

Uncle Jimmy wrote:Let me put it this way, if I were given one free, and had it installed in my house, I would refuse it, for the fact that, sooner or later, there will be surmountable problems and aggravation that go with it.
We like hot hot water; we have no little kids to burn their hands, and we like faucets and shower heads, that flow like Niagara Falls.LOL

Niagara Visitor wrote:I love soups, as does my oldest son.  Hubby and younger son always said "What's the point of soup? An hour later you're hungry again!" Bean soup is my favourite.

Crybaby wrote:

Uncle Jimmy wrote:Let me put it this way, if I were given one free, and had it installed in my house, I would refuse it, for the fact that, sooner or later, there will be surmountable problems and aggravation that go with it.
We like hot hot water; we have no little kids to burn their hands, and we like faucets and shower heads, that flow like Niagara Falls.LOL

Thanks, Jimmy, for the lesson on how those tankless water heaters work.  I was so glad to finish reading and NOT read how they were better today, as I would've loved that little room for a pantry.  Yep, we're spoiled by good water pressure, too.  And recently, I turned up the temp on the water heater so the hot water got even hotter.  It had been years since I turned it down a bit -- so long that I don't remember why I did it.  I had to warn Brian, though, as it's hot as blazes now.  (He's my only little kid...)

Bugster2 wrote:My sister went to visit a friend in Big Fork Montana. While she was there, they picked some sour cherries from a tree and made the most delicious cherry pie. They made a pie crust that had butter, Crisco and vinegar in it. It was very light and flaky. I didn't know they had cherry trees up there. Huckleberries, yes. I am going to try and find a crust recipe like hers. No fresh sour cherries though. Never seen them around here.

Bugster2 wrote:I don't know how it is in the rest of the country, but out here we have low flow shower heads and toilets that use less water. Every time we have to buy a shower head my husband has to remove the flow restrictor. If you keep it in, the shower feels like rain. We like a strong blast. As for toilets, we have to keep a plunger next to each one. Paper clogs easily and it can take two or three flushes to clear the bowl. Water saving? Right.

Bugster2 wrote:Last year my husband had knee surgery and he had to keep it dry. We had plastic wrap and garbage bags in our bathroom. What a production it was to wrap that knee.

When Tina had surgery, the wound was supposed to be kept dry.
The best thing I used, was first medical tape. then double side sticky tape over that, ans then press the plastic over the double side tape.
Found out that Duct Tape was hard to peel off her skin; so that was out. Also, cleaning the tape area with alcohol helped the tape stick.

bethk wrote:No cooking here tonight.  Lyn had a pre-op appt. in Orlando today and asked me to drive her down.  Second knee replacement is scheduled for the 16th.....thank Gawd she only has TWO knees!  This is the last time she has to go through this.

We went out to lunch after her appt.  Then we strolled around a wonderful Whole Foods store ~ OMG, the OLIVE BAR was amazing!  They must have had 50 - 75 varieties/flavors of olives.....big ones, green ones, black ones, oil cured, tiny French Nicose (sp?).....I wanted to sneak a couple but just knew if I did someone would see me and I'd be arrested and then my picture of 'a fat old woman stealing olives' would be on the nightly news ~ just not worth it.  LOL

After Whole Foods we went to Trader Joes.  I actually bought some stuff there.  Whole Foods was a little pricey for me but the variety of stuff was so much fun to peruse.

Tomorrow I have to drive Lyn to her eye doc for an exam.  They'll put drops in her eyes so she needs a driver.  I feel like Morgan Freeman with Ms. Daisy!

On Wednesday our friend Barb will be home from a 3 month visit in Toledo and we're going to drive to International Plaza Mall in Tampa to 'window shop'.  Lyn & I had a ball last time we went.  Dane's sister is going to come and go with us ~ Four-Old-Broads-on-a-Road-Trip!  Woo Hoo!!!

So, I don't know if I'll ever cook again.....stay tuned.  Hahahahaha

Wow.... Beth! Just reminds me of Tina. She's the Ambulatory Driver..
I told her I'm gonna get her a red cross magnetic sign that she can stick on the car door when she drives Elmer or Gabe or GD for their Dr appointments.

Crybaby wrote:
I just had Brian pick up 3 cans of sour cherries at the grocery as I want to make a really good cherry pie.  I'm trying my hand at baking recently and like it.  Would like it a whole lot better if I had one of those huge KitchenAid mixers -- it's on my list and might make an appearance around holiday time this year if we have no huge unexpected expenses.  The crust I'm planning to make has Crisco and butter but no vinegar.  I bought some pastry blend flour and some clear jell from King Arthur recently when I placed an order for some potato starch that Brian couldn't find in the store, so I'm "pie ready."  I've also got some dried Montmorency cherries that I might try to work into the pie if I can.  I've had those for ages and they're really good -- I use them in scones, too.  

NormM wrote:BTW, a couple days ago, in The New York Times, they mentioned a popular internet recipe called Mississippi Roast.  It had the powdered Ranch Dressing and Au Jus gravy package with a stick of butter and a handful of pepperoncini.  Your Italian roast must have been a variation on the original... or yours is the original and the other is the variation.  The NYT offered a from scratch recipe substitution.  Who needs to do all that work when the original is so easy and good?