Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
One thing I do because of the heat is place my serving bowls in larger bowls, fill the larger bowl with water and freeze. This way I am serving from an iced bowl that is in a block of ice. Scatter some mint on the ice and it keeps the flies away. Great for salads of any kind.
🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM🎂
The food service could be a problem in this heat.
I suggest that the invitations read: Food served between (a two hour period max).
Birthday cake served @ (specific time).
Let people adjust their schedules for the party, not the other way around. Imo.
It should be an honor to attend.
So what it is for, is Moms birthday, all the people we know have different schedules and cannot all come at the same time. So I thought maybe like an open house sort of thing, where folks can drop by and have a snack and visit Mom for a bit as their schedule permits. Just an idea, not sure if it is a good one. But that is what I am thinking, and so I was thinking if I could just do finger foods or if I should just have a desert bar.
I am lost here so I appreciate the help.
Lil smokie links (tiny hot dogs) in a crock pot, sauce of Durkee's dressing (Honey mustard) and Cranberry sauce (equal parts).
A vegetable plate with celery (filled with cream cheese or peanut butter), sugar snap peas, baby carrots, radishes.
Oh, and one of my favorite, roll up ham and salami with cream cheese inside.
Bruschetta works well too, and it’s pretty on mini-slices of Italian bread.
Mini quiche or mini pizza, antipasto platter with assorted breads and rolls, hummus and pita chips, rolled flatbread sandwiches, devilled eggs, fruit kebabs....
Nhwm- both healthy and un
Easy cooking if need cooking
Appreciate all your contributions
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Healthy or unhealthy? To cook or uncooked? Quick or time consuming?
Thank you in advance.
I had salad, black beans, garlic bread and a bit of cherry cobbler.
Will be back in a few days so I will go shopping then.
IS SIL's B-day so I made a Chocolate cake. Amazing cake, great taste but as is the recipe makes far more than the pan size called for so I cut cake ingredients in half and frosting ingredients in half. Still made a 3 layer cake! (Delish...Death By Chocolate Cake!) Made a full recipe once before and ended up with 3 layer cake and 2 layers for the freezer. Bent the whisk attachment on my Kitchenaid with the 3 cups of butter for the frosting. Full recipe calls for a total of 4 1/2 Cups of Cocoa for cake and frosting. This is a RICH cake.
Anyway..back to cleaning a bit do want to come home to a clean house.
Be well friends!
Dizzy - I love paella, just can't make it. Tried once, but didn't turn out good. Maybe I'll try again.
I am hopeless when it comes to hospitality, because I would be feeding all the workmen! I still cook enough for 4+ and there is only the two of us.
Often, eating out at a quick fast foods costs too much, because I cannot order just enough for two. Hubs takes it to work the next day.
I keep frozen pizza on hand, and when I cannot cook, it works to have hubs cook it in the toaster oven, often once a week. Yum pizza!
Do not know how you missed that dinner bell, as we eat so late. Usually after 8 p.m., and sometimes as late as 10 p.m. or even midnight.
I love Paella, let me know when you are making some! Seems the stuffed peppers did have the same ingredients as paella! When I make paella, all the veges and meat are cut really big. Same with chicken noodle soup....mine should be called stew. My Mil once went into the kitchen after I was done, and cut up all the chicken, celery, and carrots very tiny.
The one pan method works at my house, I have a huge wrought iron (but lighter weight) pan to cook up these things. and enjoy the challenge after my neighbor loaned me her one-pan recipe book.