AKathy's "What's For Dinner?" 10/06

Glad your date went well, leannec!

All of the energy I had yesterday has gotten up and left the building. I didn't sleep well and I'm not feeling great today. I did do a load of laundry and I have dinner in the crockpot for after the game. We're having beef tips over noodles. It's a very fall dish that my DS loved growing up.

It's my sister's birthday so we're all meeting at our local Tex-Mex joint for lunch today. I think there will be about 25 of us altogether. We're a big family when we all get together!

I'm hoping I'll feel better as the day goes on.

Hope you all have a great day!

leannec , great meme, today. LOL. I'm very happy to hear that your date went well. I hope you have a great 2nd date, too.


Apart from waiting to see if my stray cat gives birth in my backyard there isn't much going on today. It's a football afternoon. I'll be doing some cleaning. Bathroom mirrors anyone? Also, I ordered some stuff to help me organize and decorate my office. I'm going to try and get dh to hang some paintings in there this am.

Dinner is up in the air. I'm thinking panko chicken from the air fryer, due to the heat. I have all of the ingredients for chicken marsala, but I don't want to heat up the house.

Enjoy a relaxing, fun day, my lovelies.

Sounds like a great date leannec !

We walked this morning and now we're hunkered down inside because of the heat.

I think I'll order a pizza for dinner, it's just too blazing hot to cook.

I'll do some stuff around the house then work on my crop prep. I'll have some football games on in the background.

I have load number three in the washer as I type....the bed is remade and the towels are in the drier. I have done my 3 mile walk and am QUITE enjoying the quiet house as DH is out till later this afternoon.

leannec...Glad you had a good date!!!
sueg...Glad you are having a good Holiday!!!

Dinner will be rechauffe I have most of my steak and potato leftover from last night, along with some roasted asparagus. DH will have the leftover baked stuffed haddock that is in the fridge from the other night. That should clean out the fridge!!

I am working tonight so nap is in my future...once I get the laundry done.

Yes! Good news **GypsyGirl**! Hope he gets transferred soon.

pantsonfire. Lol. Summer Satan.

There’s another hurricane headed from the golf into the state of Florida. My cousins house in Clearwater has probably been condemned. They’re waiting to hear about that this week. That state does not need another hurricane.

Nice to hear your date went well, leannec.

Great to hear your DH is likely off to rehab in a day or two, **GypsyGirl**.

PLurker, I love geodesic dome houses, but don't think I could every live in one. There are 2 side-by-side that we can see from a local highway and I would love to see inside both to see if/how differently they are finished and decorated.

Weather here is reminding me why fall is a favorite time of year. Cool evenings and mornings with lovely mid70s/20s during the day just can't be beat IMHO. We had a great evening with out local BFFs last night. They bought an apartment in Scotland last year and have been going for months at a time, so we had lots of catching up to do. They also introduced us to Black Butter they picked up on Jersey, which tastes like the filling of a mince tart. 

I didn't make plans for today in case I had a reaction to yesterday's vaccines, but thankfully only have a sore arm. I'll putter around crafting, reading and putting on paper a couple house project plans. DH and I are great at getting things done if they are on paper, otherwise they just get talked about a lot. 

Dinner is a bit of a mash up. Baking potatoes need to be baked and I'm excited to roast the first home grown butternut squash of the season at the same time. They will be put out with a ground turkey and Trader Joe's Holiday Hash (naby64 mentioned last week) mix and people can put together their own plates whenever they want to eat.

Happy Sunday!!

I didn't sleep great last night. I have gotten quite a bit of stuff accomplished. Doing laundry with my grabber stick takes more time than usual but, at least I can do it without asking for help!!! I am still on the strict no bending, no twisting, no lifting. I have a 5 pound max for lifting.

Dinner is meatball from the freezer and some side yet to be determined.


leannec glad it went well! 


taylortroop sound like the best kind of outing for you and your grandson!!

bc2ca I completely forgot about the hash as I was prepping. Guess I need to do that when I get back up. Thanks for the reminder!

leannec glad you had a fun date!

**GypsyGirl** happy to hear your DH will be moved soon.

It's been a quiet day here. I've been doing laundry and cleaning. Took a long walk. Washed my Jeep. DH won't let me take it thru the car wash when the soft top is on.

We will be heading to my parents in SC on Thursday. We have debated going because the route we take is closed due to the hurricane. My youngest brother will be there and I haven't seen him in almost 4 years. If it wasn't for that we probably wouldn't go.

All the kids and grandkids plus FIL are coming over for dinner. We will celebrate one of the grandsons birthday.

Dinner will be chili and corn casserole. Of course we have cake for dessert for the birthday boy.

pantsonfire....LOL over "Summer Satan"

**GypsyGirl**.....Yipppee on Mr. Gypsy being moved to rehab soon!

leannec....So glad you had such a good time!



I am SO thankful to NOT have a headache in 2 1/2 days!!! . They were starting to be a daily thing, and they
are just so damn painful. I was FURIOUS for a brief time earlier, because I almost tripped in the garage, and
the feeling of possibly falling and breaking a bone (again!) is scary.

I reallllllly wanna go to Trader Joe's today, just can't decide if I want that long drive...especially since
Satan's extra-long summer doesn't seem to be going away. My big concern is if the car had a problem
and/or I was in an accident, I'd be further from home than usual.


Trader Joe's Holiday Hash has
been mentioned here in previous years, and it sounds so yummy! Not to mention
all the other fun Halloween/ Fall items.

Although it can still be hot during the day, DH and I have been LOVING how cool it is after dark.
I LOVE sitting outside to read, but haven't been able to for months. DH laughed when I
told him I miss being outside with my book so much, I'll go out there after dark with
my booklight.

The kids are coming for dinner! Omg I am so excited (I did invite them!) we are having rib eye steaks, Caesar salad, corn, tomatoes, and cucumber. We live close to the kids but we only see them once a week so we don’t bother each other.

My son has changed. Most of you know my son is Japanese and Canadian. He is much more Japanese now. He is taking care of us (as is DDIL) like a Japanese son would care for his parents. He has totally changed. It’s all sorts of wonderful but it’s interesting to watch. It’s called Oya Kouko. This is a thousands of year old tradition brought from China to Japan. I knew I loved my son and his wife before. I just love them so much more now.

leannec I'm glad your date went well. 

**GypsyGirl** that's really exciting to hear that your husband could be home by the end of the month. You must both be feeling so good about that. 

scrappintoee I love Mr Bones! Does he glow in the dark?

tmarschall you will be happy to know that I cooked something from my freezer.... I mentioned on a previous thread that MIL and I went halves in a whole lamb, and my half is in my outside freezer. I took out the lamb chops and marinated them in tandoori paste and Greek yoghurt, then DSO cooked them on the BBQ. I made parmesan potatoes as well. 

I'm thinking that I might take the crumbed lamb cutlets to my MIL's house, and get her to cook them up for all of us. There are way too many for the three of us, and MIL has already cooked her lamb cutlets for us. Lamb cutlets are soo flipping expensive.... they cost $4.50 EACH (!!!) at the butcher. Ridiculous!

jeremysgirl Mine are the classic black and white. They're my go-to when I have to wear shoes. Working from home has spoiled me so much. 😂