AKathy's "What's For Dinner?" 05/24

Hi guys! It's Sunday morning and I'm crocheting away while I drink coffee.

We are having a 6 person bonfire tonight. Me & Jeremy + my friends Chris & Wendy. Chris & Wendy set me and Jeremy up on a blind date. Their significant others will be there too. We will all be outside and social distancing. But I miss my friends. Dinner will be some kind of take out or maybe pizza. Whatever the group decides on.

Hi everyone! We are having shrimp, sausage, potatoes and corn cooked in a pot with Old Bay. I am from Maryland, so love Old Bay!

That's nice of your ex to mow for you. I have to mow today too. Just mowed a few days ago, but with all the rain the grass grows fast. My husband is busy planting all the flowers he bought. I love to mow but hate planting, and he hates to mow and loves planting, so it makes it easy.

Well thanks a lot for ruining my quiet Saturday morning!     Need to check the calendar first thing in the mornings I suppose.

I have a roast thawed so that is going to be dinner tonight.  Plan to add some potatoes and carrots.  That should give us some nice leftovers for the next few days.  The rest of the day will be spent cutting out some sewing projects and doing a bit of mending.  We are supposed to have rain and thunderstorms for the next few days, but it will likely be minimal if we get any.  I need lots of rain so I can test out my rain guage!

Cadoodlebug. you seem to have fruit salad very often and I am wondering what you have in it? I love fruit salad but don't always seem to have a large choice of fresh fruit all at one time.

Dh wanted to get take-out tonight, but ds is still not comfortable with the idea, so dinner will be grilled brats and vegetables. 

Hi ladies. I Can’t believe haven’t checked in a few days! I got sidetracked with everything going on. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Hope everyone is well!

Tonight I’m doing a charcuterie board with crostini, Brie, Toscano, prosciutto, olives, grapes and homemade cream of mushroom soup.

One tip: when I buy strawberries, I immediately put them, unwashed, in 3 large glass jars. (They were originally mayo jars but you can't find glass any more, everything is plastic!) They stay good for at least a week or longer in kept in those glass jars.

Thanks cadoodlebug for your tip! I have some mason jars so I am going to try it. 

KelleeM Your dinner sounds delicious! I am so happy to see you here! If I could give you a hug in person I would. 

Hi well today could be anything. I think we will have lamb chops for dinner. I have oodles of vegetables that I will roast and maybe some chocolate.

I am doing so much better since I added another medication. I don’t hate my dad any longer. My mental health is deteriorating but there are still arrows we can use to fight it. Thank you, all of you, for always having my back. I love each and every one of you for your supportive words. They truly mean so much.🥰❤️

It is an absolutely beautiful day in Niagara!  I went to the Horticultural Gardens.  The lilac garden smelled like heaven.  After a 5km walk, I drove down the Niagara Parkway all the way to Niagara-on-the-Lake.  Peaceful and beautiful drive.  Brought along a picnic lunch and ate it at Queenston Heights.

www.niagarafallstourism.com/play/outdoor-recreation/niagara-parks-botanical-gardens/

Dinner is going to be home-made potato salad and potato/cheese/bacon pierogies.  There is a little shop close to me where they make all kinds of homemade pieogies.  Delicious flavours like Chicken Buffalo, Philly cheese-steak, apple pie, blueberry cheesecakes and so many more! 

They are expensive, but my treat during this pandemic and I am supporting a small business.  They also have chicken parm and home-rolled cabbage rolls, buffalo mac & cheese, regular mac & cheese and lots of soups.  They will make vegan & gf things as well. 

The most favourite that they make are meat buns.  These are a Mennonite yeast bun that has been filled with a mixture of cooked ground beef, seasoning, gravy & a bit of mashed potatoes.  They roll out the yeast dough, cut into sections and then put the filling in the middle and tuck the dough underneath, let rise and then bake!  They also make these meat buns with buffalo chicken.  Kinda like a pizza pocket but with meat inside.  

This has been my self-care in this pandemic.  The food is so good and is home-made.  As a single person, it is difficult to get excited about cooking for 1.  I know that they are following all the safe-food preparations & wearing masks.  Only 3 gals operate this business.  They put the list on facebook on Friday for pickup the next Thursday.  All frozen & so yummy!

After two pallets of sod put down, a pickup-truck-bed of sand spread, three large spots cleaned and "plowed for the aforementioned, and a collection of bags, barrels and bundles for the yard trash pick-up, I'm enjoying and well-earned day of rest. The new grass looks so good so I think it was worth the effort although my back might argue the point.

Wishing you the best birthday ever, sueg! Chats with family, especially with that precious granddaughter, are the best celebration.

I chuckled at your comment, GypsyGirl. I can't keep the days straight either.

Loved your tip about fresh fruit and the jars, cadoodlebug. I've never heard that before but will definitely be giving it a try.

What a cool option for meals, jubejubes. Cooking for one is definitely a challenge.

Dinner here tonight will be a pork tenderloin. If I can scrounge up all the ingredients, I think I'll make a honey-garlic sauce. There are both new potatoes and green beans which need to be used pronto so they will be the sides. And DH requested a cranberry cake and week or two ago so I think I'll throw that together. I put bags of cranberries in the freezer just for that purpose.

Enjoy the weekend wind-down everyone!

I will try that!  If we don't eat strawberries within a day or two, we have to throw them out.  With 5 of us, we go through so much fruit, but sometimes the refrigerator gets so full and we don't notice strawberries.

I am making chicken and gnocchi soup with the leftover rotisserie chicken, the bag of gnocchi that got forgotten in the back of the fridge and the usual partners in crime. I'll have to dig in the freezer for the spinach. I would love to have some fresh breadsticks with this, but I am not feeling that ambitious. Hope you're all doing well!!!