aKathy's What's for Dinner 10/8

My brain came to a screeching halt after reading this....then, I continued on. Hahahahaha.... Enjoy spending time with your DH.



This is nice. He will be glad to see you. We were just debating Thanksgiving the other day. Might just be table for two. I promised Jeremy a turkey breast with stuffing (his favorite) and sweet potatoes (my favorite) and then he suggested asparagus as a green vegetable. We will walk the Turkey Trot like we've done the past two years and then come home and watch all the Friends Thanksgiving episodes. And then have a candlelit dinner for two later in the evening. We did this two years ago too. Chloe was invited but she showed up drunk so we sent her away and had dinner by ourselves. This year, we're actually planning to be alone.

I spent most of my dinner prep time last night making donuts. Because it just sounded good. And I haven't had a donut in like 6 months. So I made vegan ones. I even put sprinkles on them. Then I just whipped up one of those flatbreads I had been talking about with the whipped feta, sauted kale and red pepper and garlic lentils. Tonight I will make the Thai chili.

I have one more meeting at 1 pm today. That's it. It shouldn't even take a full hour. I finished a report this morning. And now I'm just updating expense reports.

Our friends should be arriving around 10AM. Hopefully. She is usually late and DH won't be happy as he and his friend have to drive an hour to the golf course. It is out of my hands.

Dinner will be Honeybaked Ham with a bunch of sides and cheesecake for dessert.

I probably won't be on the thread much today or tomorrow.

Wishing everyone a peaceful day.

Happy Tuesday! A cool front (a tiny one) came through last night and for the first time in a week I woke up without a sinus headache! The humidity is gone for a while and that makes it a very good day! Only things on my list today are to run some things to DH at the rehab facility, then come home and get some paperwork done and bills paid. The 'fun' never ends around here!

Yesterday the company I use showed up to plant the rest of my fall/winter veggies. So excited to give this a try. We are trying spinach, broccoli, lettuce, kale, carrots, radish, arugula, and a single artichoke. That's the one I'm most excited to watch grow. Had anyone here grown them before? I've never even seen one in the 'wild' so this should be interesting.

If I have the energy tonight I am thinking about making a pot of spaghetti sauce. I'll have a bit for dinner and then freeze the rest in my Souper Cubes for the upcoming fall weather. Will also try to finish up the latest needlepoint ornament. I think it will take about 30 min. to wrap that up, then I can drop 3 off to the finisher's tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good day.

Thinking of all those in Florida and sending prayers for less damage than they are predicting.


He did!  They showed up to transfer him about 5:30 last night and we all left the hospital at 6 pm.  I went straight home (after 6 hrs at the hospital I was wiped out!) and it took them about an hour to get to the facility.  He's very happy to be there because it means the next stop is back home!  I'll be going out around lunchtime today to take him some workout clothes and shoes.  May treat myself with a stop at the quilt shop on the way home. 


  

We are doing a fall garden, too, although it is mostly DH in charge. I've never grown artichokes but still remember (and have photos somewhere) when I first saw one in the wild flowering. I could not compute that these thistles were going to be artichokes. 

Glad to hear your DH is in need of workout clothes. 

ETA your dinner looks stunning, sueg!

DD is visiting but she and DS are going to a rock concert in Sacramento tonight (yes, these dingdongs are in their 40s) so I am on my own for dinner. I think I will defrost one of the gazillion packages of Italian sausage in the freezer as part of the great-freezer-clean-out-master-plan, and make spaghetti or soup or something. There’s a carton of mushrooms I want to use up, too. Our 100-degree weather is supposed to drop down to 87 today, so that’s kind of like soup weather, right?

I'm totally drooling. I love seafood and tiramisu is one of my favs.



Yes, do it! Consider yourself enabled.



This made me LOL! I think my dad is going to live forever too.



You need to tell your mind to hush. Take the time you need.



Uh, nope. LOL! I left my windows open last night. It was 56 degrees in my house this morning. Hahaha... I actually walked around all morning thinking it was cool but not chilly. Then I took a shower. Yeah, I closed the windows and turned on the heat just to get the house a little bit warmer. I just turned the heat off. I just needed to get my chills off. Chills for me are rare. Especially at this stage (perimenopause) of my life. It's on its way to a high of 65 today. So I may open the windows back up.

I have news. It’s a good for me finally. I am in a size L yoga pant now and am comfortable. They were too tight last week. I haven’t weighed myself in a week but omg it’s working!

My dad is going out for lunch again and I doubt he will want dinner. I am thinking about a Keg burger. There will be ample vegetation for me to graze on. There are cherry tomatoes (they are in a huge container and I cannot grow tomatoes here), cucumber, coleslaw and I bought multi-coloured carrots. Failing that I bought some purple beets at the farm and I may roast some. I could get them ready this morning and cook them later. Becki ( jeremysgirl ) has encouraged me on more than one occasion to cook when I feel like it. I truly get the feeling at 3 pm to prepare dinner and cook at 5. I am going to see how I like that. If I am eating alone that night I may not bother with dinner. Knowing I have food that’s ready to cook I may be more motivated to eat.

In other news, I ate cheese this morning. And I've now got "mosquito" bites all over my back, shoulders, and upper arms. I may have isolated the culprit as far as whatever allergy this is.

Oh no! At least it's good to isolate it!

My son has said since just after they moved out they were going to host Thanksgiving on Sunday. They want a first Thanksgiving and a First Christmas in their new home. I am so excited about this. I am eating everything on Sunday (except the dessert I don’t like blueberries). We decided we will take turns letting the dog out. I am good with that.

Dexter is getting groomed today and will be beautiful when I go get him.

Yes, very. I'm thinking that's what it is. My testing is on the 29th. I'm eager to see what is going on with that.

I am so sorry. Hurricanes are so scary. Keeping your family and others in the path in my thoughts.

it is supposed to be 20 degrees cooler today!! maybe fog tomorrow!!!
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I think I have to go to real store and get some dinner.. maybe baked chicken and salad.

off to aquafit. then this afternoon flu/covid vaccine. cleaning up more.. trying to put stuff away.
dh is staying in idaho longer.. as the weather is nice there. I spent a productive hour with my travel agent yesterday and will go to pick up hard copy stuff at the end of the week. I am organizing a total family trip to new zealand, so it is complicated.. everyone is on different schedules and stuff.

we are going to be out of town on thanksgiving.. i think in new zealand. so I will cook a holiday dinner after we get back. with three.. pumpkin custard, turkey breast and stuffing with some veggies will do it. 

HUGS to you💝💝💝 Prayers for your family members in Miltons path😕