aKathy's what's for Dinner. 8/13

DH and I are headed to the pool this morning.

Dinner might be Tearisci 's Stuffing/Chicken bake with mushrooms and sliced almonds added.

This now holds a special place in my heart because it was the last meal that my mom truly enjoyed. I'll make it again in her honor! Hope it tastes great with your upgrades!

Unfortunately, I am not home sitting in my cold house with a warm blanket and a cat on my lap while I read. I am at work. Boo.

The worst part is that I did all my work. Like all of it. LIke reports, done, tracking done. Like I just do not have a single other thing to do. So I sit. And talk to you guys. So there is a silver lining. I'll be sending you a PM scrapmaven.



The stress of it all probably compromised your immunity. Pamper yourself, rest.

I am having bruschetta again tonight for dinner. I think!

Good morning from the slug. I am dragging today. I do think one reason is I was up at 3:45 and I couldn't get back to sleep. I turned on West Wing and hit the sleep timer. I do recall waking up and realizing the TV was off and the room was lighter so I must have gone back out for a bit. But decided at 6:45 to go ahead and call it a night. I posted on FB, jokingly, about how tired I was and I needed a B-12 bag. My GP's wife reached out to me on FB Messenger and told me to call the office and he would give me a shot. She said she has had them from time to time and they really help. I thought I would but then I wonder will I still be up at midnight. I am just going to survive on coffee and cokes today, go to choir and then we are being treated to shakes afterward. Then I am most likely bed bound. I also have some swelling going on so I figure it is just something going on internally that I need to push water for.

With all that typed, I probably won't be having dinner. I do have 2 tacos leftover from last night. Gotta say, this is least satisfying recipe from Rainbow Plant Life that I have had. There could be 2 reasons I considered them duds. #1 is I think I got too happy with my pulsing on the beans and I didn't have many whole beans. It looked more like refried beans. #2 I got everything made by 6 and was waiting on my DIL to pop over to grab some things. So they sat for about 45 minutes and weren't crispy any longer. #3 I made and used the Chipotle crema suggested. I am really more of an avocado crema chick. I like the idea of chipotle but then when I actually eat it, it is just off to me.

teddyw I don't really know what you could sub for walnuts. There's really so few in there, you might even be able to leave them out. Maybe jeremysgirl will have a suggestion. On the crispy black bean tacos, she is wanting a sub for the walnuts due to a tree allergy.

Take your easy day and rest!

Awww gee, I hope it just a summer cold. Drink plenty of fluids.

cadoodlebug, cute meme!

I want to say we saw The Who way way back when we were much younger. I could be wrong though.

jeremysgirl your bruschetta looked fabulous! I do a variation of where I heat all the same veggies and seasonings up and spread over a piece of sourdough toast. And when I have it, I spread the non-dairy Garlic and Herb Boursin on the toast first, then the cooked stuff. It is so good.

naby64 and teddyw try this taco: Chickpea and Mushroom Tacos with Jalapeno Lime Slaw

Thanks!! Those sound really good.

I hope he does.  Some of them are really delicious. 

Yes, I would make that to just have around as a side with other things.

Let's talk sloppy joes! I know they have been mentioned here and some laugh at them but sometimes I do crave a sloppy joe. DH always would ask for them. He put a slice of cheese and mustard on his(yuk). I am a purist and just want them on a bun. However, I am watching TT videos of a girl, who is vegan, and stays with the FDA guidelines of $57 a week for groceries. Or something along those lines. Anywho, she made lentil sloppy joes and served it up on white bread. I'll use a brioche bun because I don't have any white bread. Are there any knock it outta the park recipes that anyone has tried?

Her stuff always looks good but I can't remember if I ever made anything from her.
Minimalist Baker Sloppy Joes

This guy I trust as I have made so many of his dishes and they are all fabulous!
Andrew Bernard

Good Morning!

Tearisci I am sure your body is reacting to all the stress of the past few weeks. Take it easy!

jeremysgirl your dinner looks delicious.

I couldn't sleep last night so I was up with DH at 6:00. I am antsy. Have some good things going on but it is making me anxious. I had my walk in by 8:00. I've done all the exciting things like wash dishes and pay bills. I am about to start cleaning. I am even going to do the bathrooms. DH usually does those but I need to stay busy.

I am going to try and talk DH into a walk on campus this evening. Classes haven't started yet so the 30k+ students haven't taken over the city. It isn't supposed to be nearly as hot today so I figure that would be a perfect evening.

Dinner will be something on the grill.

Well I can't wait to hear what it is. Is it the anticipation of something that going to impact you in a way you'll have to make big changes? Or something that could fall through?

So glad! It's so hard when they have something going on.