AKathy's "What's For Dinner?" 09/29

Let us know how your speed dating goes leannec. I'm an old married lady but if I was single I'd totally go with you because it sounds like fun.

I'm just getting in the shower. I've got minestrone cooking in my crockpot. All the stuff to make a green salad. I just took my loaves of french bread out of the oven so they are cooling. I also have all the stuff for charcuterie. I'm looking forward to seeing my friends. They will be here at 12:30.

I'm hoping I get time to sneak in a batch of cookies.

Since we are basically grazing/late lunching today, we will simply nibble all evening too.

Have a good one friends!

Happy Sunday!

I'm making brunch for my family and we're having caramelized onion, bacon and gruyere quiche along with Fisher fair scones. Everyone will probably be here by 12:15-12:30 after church. I'm doing some of the prep work early and it smells so good in my house! There's something about cooked onions that I just love.

Dinner is up in the air but will be something simple as I'm going all out on brunch!

Hope you all have a great day!

leannec , have a good time tonight. I hope you meet a really nice guy. If you have any funny stories to share please do so tmw.


Today is another hang-out-at-home day. We're pretty sure our stray is about to give birth at any time. SHe has a very low hanging stomach. I'm going to call the feral cat rescue tmw. Lately, they've been too busy to help, but I hope they have room to help us. This mama is one of the kittens that was born in my yard last August. I need to hire a feline ob/gyn. Maybe my male indoor cats should hand out cigars to the male strays. This is year 3 that strays will be born in my yard.

Happy Sunday!
We went to church as usual this morning, then DH dropped me at the top of our street and headed toward Vienna. I just messaged him to see if he’d arrived, but he said he’d just got into the freeway when he got a message saying he’s left a box or two behind, so he had to double back. When he messaged he was charging the car and about an hour out from his hotel.

I’ve been knitting most of the afternoon. I had our women’s football game on earlier and now I’ve switched to Netflix. I hope to finish this sleeve tonight, then all I need do is block the pieces, see them together and knit the trim.

Dinner tonight is leftover spaghetti from Friday night. It’s ‘eat all the leftovers’ time, as we’re away for 11 days from Thursday.

One of my very favorite pastas is with bacon, butternut squash and parmesan shavings.

I will guess dinner is take away tonight. I have to be at church at 4 for rehearsal and the organ re-dedication is at 5. I already have a headache so there's that. Lunch needs to be fridge clean out.

leannec I'm really old and I don't even want slow dating. I do have to say speed dating is intriguing.

jeremysgirl, your brunch sounds wonderful!

pantsonfire what's not to like with bacon and pasta.

Tearisci yummmmm quiche!

tmarschall we were in MD 2 years ago in October. We went to an orchard to pick apples. It was so fun.

scrapmaven good luck with your backyard guest

lucyg my DH puts cheese and mustard on his sloppy joes

cadoodlebug I love my Merlin app!

have fun!



sounds delicious - enjoy your time with friends



that ALSO sounds delicious!



(((Hugs))) it's hard to see trees removed even when needed



aww...how sweet!


Dinner tonight is up in the air. If it's just DD17 and me - we're having chicken tenders and mac 'n cheese (her request). IF it looks like DH and DD24 will be home for dinner, we'll have meatball subs

My dog is very sweet and loveable. I am sitting here on my phone texting and reading things. Dexter is sitting on the other side of the sofa. He started howling for me. I was right beside him one cushion away. He looked and me and went into his crate.

Dad is going out for brunch and may not need dinner. I could be game for anything. Ribs sound good but I could be happy with burgers.

 Sounds like a delicious brunch, Tearisci !

So does yours, jeremysgirl . 

I've been trying not to make eye contact with the apple cider donuts in Trader Joe's lately, but apple fritters are my first choices ALWAYS.

For full disclosure, I don't think I've ever had a sloppy joe, and have definitely never made them, but would 100% put out grated cheese if serving them. 

  What a lovely thing to do.

I am the Scandinavian architect in this house and live with a bunch of raccoons. I do ask them to put dirty dishes in the dishwasher instead of stacking them on the counter because I don't mind quickly rearranging them, but I'm always shocked to unload something one of them loaded and ran. 

It is a gorgeous day here. Highs in the mid70sF/20sC and cool at night is my idea of perfection. I didn't get all the replanting/repotting done, so will work on that today, putz around and watch some football.

DD is out for dinner so I'm making a shrimp pasta (she's not a fan) with my last box of TJ's lemon torchietti pasta and asparagus, spinach, peas and whatever else might be lurking in the vegetable drawer. Not sure if DS will be home as he is helping a friend move, but he will 100% have a bowl whenever he does show up.

Mmm. Everything sounds good on the thread today. Then again, I'm exhausted from cleaning the bathroom.

DH is making fish and corn for dinner at some point.

In my house I have a great dishwasher. We have some nice mugs from Le Cruset and they were expensive and cannot touch each other in the dishwasher. One has broken but no one else believes me. Father’s treasured drinking glasses are touching cheap Amazon glasses and they keep breaking. I am the Danish architect here and the people living here or who lived here previously have all had lessons.

I need something for lunch. Maybe a protein drink? I am kind of sick of them. I need something.

Oh, you should. The App is in conjunction with Cornell University and is so cool!

I'm so sorry you're dealing with headaches (and lots of other pain.) My mom suffered from horrible migraines and, thankfully, I didn't inherit them. I haven't had a headache in decades and often tell Dh if I get a sudden bad headache, call 911.

Hate to be a negative Nancy----but since I posted about the headache dissapating, it's now back and getting worse. Head
beginning to THROB. Guess I'll do some more stretching.

Please wish me luck in swimming *at least* 200 meters in laps today. If possible after that, I'll do lots of water-walking.

I'm trying to stay positive, and work through the pain. We realllllly want to travel to see both sides of our families
for Thanksgiving. It has been too long, and we miss them! We also have a precious newborn great-niece to snuggle!

You don’t even have Whole Foods? I don’t know who shops there because the store is always empty when I got in (1x year). I am not sure what to buy other than chocolate mousse?