AKathy's "What's For Dinner?" 9/6

Happy Friday!

Whew! This has been a week that I'm not sorry to say goodbye to for sure!

cadoodlebug Thanks for asking! He has been eating better and very happy to be home. My parents are at the point where they really rely on each other and if one isn't there, it's really out of whack. My mom stayed with my sister while my dad was in the hospital and now she's back at home too. We want to keep them as independent as possible because it helps keep them vital. We mostly provide meals and transportation but the longer they can be on their own, the better.

I'm not sure what dinner will be tonight. I took out some hamburger for cheeseburger soup so I'll either make that tonight or tomorrow. I also have kielbasa that I cook with onions and potatoes so I may make that tonight.

Hope you all have a great day!

Hi all,
I decided to stay home most of today, just going out this morning to the supermarket which is about 6-7 minutes walk from our apartment. My new laptop was delivered to DH at work yesterday, so he set it up once I got home and I spent some time this morning getting used to it - it is bigger than my last one and has a slightly different keyboard, still German layout but also with a number pad on the side which the old one didn’t have.

Dinner tonight is a Friday special - fish and chips with a bit extra - crumbed calamari and prawns as well as the fish. Remoulade sauce on the side.

My older son posted this on Facebook earlier today. Since 2021, he has been president of his local community Toy Library, and was recently honoured with an award for Volunteer of the Year.

Congratulations to him!  That's an honour!   


I'm heading to the grocery store in a few minutes ... I didn't go yesterday ... my mum is coming over for dinner and I need to buy the ingredients for pork chops in mushroom sauce!     .   We'll see if it turns out!   

Sending you good pork chop vibes! I ate mine last night but didn't like them well enough for leftovers so I chucked them. 

Hahahahaha!




Cheers to this sentiment!



This is very sweet! He deserves to be recognized.



Not you too?!?!?!?!?!



I read an article in The ATlantic about a year ago about pawpaws. I guess they should be the national fruit, they are so common, but they are the best kept secret because they don't get ripe if you take them off the trees early. So they cannot really be sold in stores. Wild. I've never had one.

I think I'm going to make pasta for dinner. I still have tomatoes and zucchini from the garden.

This sounds like a perfect day for me!!! Enjoy yourself!

cadoodlebug Thank you! Easy peasy - only 3 minutes. Wish my fillings this morning could've been that easy. They weren't too bad...except for the giant thing they use to suck excess water out. Having a small mouth doesn't help, I suppose. But I managed through my first fillings. Never want that AGAIN. I also squeezed in my oil change, tire rotation, and inspection between the two appointments. So back to work for a few hours and then I'll pick up DH at work.

I am still (impatiently) waiting for my lab work results from last week. I'm used to a less than one day turn around time, so maybe I should just learn some patience.

Happy weekend, all!

Ok do not jump on me for asking this. I eat plain unsweetened Greek yoghurt and use Splenda and vanilla in it. It’s not amazing but it’s tolerable and “something else to eat”. It’s still better than my former strawberry Greek yoghurt (that is amazing), correct?

Dinner last night was a burger. Tonight is ribs. If there is a fresh vegetable you can think of I have it and plan to eat. I also have a ready to cook sweet onion half that I am going to fry as well.

It’s going up to 27° today. It’s very nice!

Hi, you all. I’m back from my little getaway in Pacifica and ready to (maybe?) actually cook something. Had a great time and ate a couple of wonderful seafood dinners. Marina, we amateur-whale-watched at several different times and spots, but didn’t see any whales.  

I see I missed a lot in my absence.
Tearisci, glad to hear your parents are back home finally.
karenlou, did you lose your sweet Gracie? I am so very sorry. 
sueg, big congrats to your DS!
ntsf, enjoy your scrapbooking weekend.
taylortroop, how thoughtful of your son.

The Birdhouse Lady, you didn’t ask, but here is my delicious meat loaf recipe. (cadoodlebug has a different delicious meat loaf recipe, too.) Mine is super easy and also easy to customize. I double the sauce but only the ketchup and mustard, not the brown sugar, otherwise it’s too sweet for us. The extra is really good served on the meat loaf and also on mashed or other potatoes, noodles, etc. You also did not ask, but leftover meat loaf is great sliced (cold) in a sandwich.

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16354/easy-meatloaf/?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons

littlemama, amazingly, I have a pork chop recipe, too. Easy and delish, NOT dry, but it does take several hours in the oven, so plan accordingly. I just use a bottle of local BBQ sauce, rather than follow their recipe for making your own.

pictureperfectcooking.com/2014/03/08/fall-apart-pork-chops/

I have to go out for a bit, and might post later---but wanted to
say thank you for all the kind support !    

Also, I hope:

tmarschall

destined2bmom

PolarGreen12 


are okay and will post sometime soon

scrappintoee! So happy to see you. Sorry I missed your post(s) (was gone the last few days). Welcome back!

I've never heard of pawpaws and am fascinated and intrigued and massively disappointed that I'm not likely to ever find/taste one living on the west coast. 

I'm so sorry to hear about Gracie, karenlou. {{{hugs}}}

Congratulations to your DS, sueg. You and your DH must be beaming with pride. 

I love that your DS & DDIL show their appreciation for all the help you provide, taylortroop! 

Our heatwave has put a damper on my painting plans for the weekend so I'll be spending time clearing out a few more spaces instead (more office, bathrooms) along with getting together for lunch with a few crafty friends and at least one dinner at the Greek festival.

I took DD to the airport in Irvine and stopped at our favorite Middle Eastern grocery store on the way back to pick up sangak, halva, okra torshi and a few other things. DH is usually with me so I took advantage of being alone and went up and down every aisle, picking up a few treats that will be tucked away in the stocking stuffer drawer.

Dinner tonight is fend for yourself. I'll be having the sangak with hummus, garlic dip and eggplant dip along with a slaw I made yesterday. 

I took DH out for dinner tonight…we needed to get out of the house….it is so empty/quiet with out Grace….She really was our “daughter”
I am currently sitting in the yard with my iPad as I cannot bear to see the empty sofa.
Tomorrow I have a baby shower to go to, It is for DH’s nephew and his wife. I really like both of them and am so Happy for them. This is their first.

DH and I will be married 27 years next month and this is the first time I have been invited to his Brother and SIL home😳
It will be interesting….

Thank You all for your kind words and the virtual hugs…..I really appreciate them.

Hi there! I'm here, just not posting much. We are in MI camping the past 3 days. We will head home in the am and have time to unpack and relax before facing the week. Prepping for vacation is a lot of work! It's been nice and quiet with only half a dozen rigs here until this afternoon when it started to fill up. The puppies have been good girls, and we have read and relaxed a bunch. Thank you for thinking of me. So glad you are back!

Much love to everyone...I'm thinking of all of you even when I'm not posting. Extra hugs to you. karenlou. I know it is so tough. ❤️