AKathy's "What's For Dinner?" 11/12

Hi, Friends. Taking some time away helped me reset myself. I've added two threads to the board this morning so feel free to join in. We all have to take the opportunity to shape this board the way we want it to be. I encourage all of you to chime in with new threads talking about things that matter to you too.

I'm sorry I've missed some of what has been going on in the dinner thread. I see scrapmaven still has a migraine. I'll send her a message but I'm starting to become really concerned.

Yesterday, I decided I would finally treat myself to a Lodge Cast Iron Enamel 6 qt Dutch Oven. I have never had one and I'm trying desperately to get my sourdough starter successful. In addition I have decided that I need to return to plant based eating and this will make it easy to cook full pots of beans at a time.

Tonight's dinner will be lentil stuffed peppers. I really like that recipe.

It's helping a lot but I need to know what is going on!  

I'm sorry you are out of commission again scrapmaven!

I'll check out your threads jeremysgirl!


I have no real plans today other than to go to the grocery store ... my mum is coming over for dinner tomorrow but I feel like shopping today    

I'll find something there to have for dinner tonight as well ...

Thank you cadoodlebug I am here. I am hanging on and going about my daily business. There are a couple of issues at home but as we have a wedding in 6 weeks, I am focusing on that. We are civil at the moment and that's about it. Thanksgiving is coming up and my DD is loaded for bear. My mother has also been invited and we all know how my visit with her went.

I think tonight dinner will be a roasted potatoes and a cuban sandwich inspired sausage I found at Walmart for H. I am thinking of making charred cabbage with a tomato sauce and chickpeas.

I hope you enjoy your Dutch Oven jeremysgirl. I only have the Lodge skillet and griddle pan. I have had so many dutch ovens. At the moment I have a large one from Amazon Baics, a smaller one that is a Cuisanart and a brazier that is the Tramontina brand. I had a Martha Stewart one and the enamel started to crack and chip. That was disappointing. You also reminded me I have a dried starter that I need to get going. I may wait until the new year to work on that.

Morning Ladies!

Thanks for starting us cadoodlebug !

scrapmaven I do hope your migraines take a hike soon!

naby64 I'm coming to your house, love a good Cuban sandwich!


I was so busy last week I hardly checked in here. And well pretty depressed after the election results. But I do hope everyone is well!

One good thing this week, my friends husband is coming over this afternoon when I get off work to get all my Christmas tubs down from our backyard storage building and he will also put up my icicle lights on the house. Ready to make it looks like Santa's most flamboyant elves just had a disco rave all over my house! Bring on the Merry!

After that dinner is lasagna soup that I put in the crockput before I left this morning. With cheesy garlic bread of course.

Happy Tuesday dinner friends!

Yesterday I read the post, typed a reply and work distracted me before I could post, I found it sitting there waiting this morning. Work is painfully busy right now, but slowly, I'm getting thru this renewal season. Once we get to December 1st, busy shifts from prep to troubleshooting. This time of the year, everyone is counting down to the holidays, I do so as well, but for an entirely different reason- the wrapping up of He**iday season. Rather than Holiday season. :-)

scrapmaven sending healing vibes, jeremysgirl I agree, I'm getting concerned too.

cadoodlebug Thanks for stepping in to start the thread. Chicken noodle soup sounds yummy, I wish it would cool off here, I'm so ready for soup season.

naby64 I'm sending you peaceful vibes, my DH can be a LOT when it comes to politics too, I totally sympathize with you.

jeremysgirl I'm going to check out your posts. I agree with sueg I'm so over the political posts on this board. a couple of days ago I counted 13 posts on the front page labeled political. It's too much!!!

I may have mentioned that I have an office/sewing room upstairs, but since we got the puppy several months ago, I've been working downstairs at the kitchen table when DH is in town with her. It was driving me crazy, I hate the house being a mess and packing it all away everytime they leave. I'm not ready to let her have free range upstairs, so I brought a small table downstairs and set it up in a corner of the living room, now I can just unplug my laptop and take it upstairs when they leave. I feel much better about this set up. I don't foresee working full time in my office/craftroom any time soon. She also majorly cuts into my craft/sewing time. I wish I could be more adaptable to all of the changes that the puppy has triggered, I love her dearly and her adventures.

DH had been asking for fried Chicken, so that was what I decided upon yesterday. It was a nice change in our normal. Today is Taco Tuesday at our local Mexican place. easy peasy!

I tried a sourdough starter a few months ago, I was successful with the starter, but the bread didn't turn out good, I abandoned the process, you ladies are making me want to give it another attempt.

Have a great day everyone!!

Happy Tuesday!

cadoodlebug thanks for starting today's thread.

scrapmaven sorry you can't kick your migraine.

jeremysgirl I will check out your threads.

naby64 my business partner is from Miami. She makes the best Cuban sandwich!

rymeswithpurple that sounds like a great trip.

Nothing much happening here today. I am teaching a class tonight. I must start Christmas shopping. There are a couple of local shops I want to get to. Maybe tomorrow.

Tonight is more rechauffe from the weekend.

I have tried making a starter over and over again without any success. I bought a sourdough book and I'm giving it another try. I really want this to work. I buy a loaf of sourdough every week at the market. Jeremy tried to bring me home a loaf of "sourdough" last week from his stupid grocery store and it had a mile long list of ingredients. I had to tell him, sourdough is flour and water.




I enjoy a real tree, but if I had an artificial one, I'd have mine up already.

Good afternoon from the east coast! I have been "off grid" in the jungles of Guatemala for 10 days...Our AMAZING team of MD's RN's and anesthesia staff (and multiple others) did 90 surgical procedures in 5 days!! Long days for sure but the most satisfying work!! 
After the work was done some of us took a side trip to Tikal and explored the National Park there....all those Mayan temples...so interesting and just amazing!!
Yesterday was a long travel day getting up at 330am to shuttle to Flores to get the first of three flights home. I finally crawled into my own bed at 230am...and it was heaven!!!
It was an amazing adventure. 
I am booked to go back in February for another mission....Good to be retired so I can make these trips.
Today I need to get groceries...So dinner is a big question...All I know is there will be a baked potato.... it could very well be loaded baked potatoes...we shall see.
Looks like I missed a lot....don't have time to go back and read.
Fortunately all of us on this mission were on the same page re: results...many were tempted to just stay in Guatemala. 
Wishing you all well💝💝

Wow, what a trip! Tikal is really amazing. I enjoyed it so much when we went. 

Welcome back! This is just awesome work you do.

cadoodlebug I’ve only watched a few episodes of Gilmore Girls so far, but I know I’ll like it. Not sure why I didn’t watch it back in the day, but I probably had something to do with having small kids at the time. There was only so much time to watch tv.

Whew, today was busy. My coworker is on vacation, and today was payroll day. We have a pretty intense payroll with daily time sheets that are manually entered through our office. And of course the program was glitching out, so it was a struggle. But, it’s done, and people should see their money tomorrow!

Dinner tonight will be leftovers probably. I have some pork left from 2 nights ago.

DH left for out of town this morning, so I’m going to get into my pajamas asap, and watch Gilmore Girls, Married at First Sight (my guilty pleasure show), and be very happy work got handled today!

Happy Tuesday!

Hey all - if you can, find someone who already has a starter and begin that way. It's way easier than getting a starter to start, at least that's what I've been told. I've had mine since covid days. They're pretty hardy once they're established. I'll throw it in the fridge for a month or more and then bring it out and feed a few times and it's roaring to go again. I made a lot more sourdough when the kids were still home - now it's a every few weeks typically.

Taco Tuesday here! Take care all!