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.
But, the orange greasy fingers, fingernails, are nasty.
Its funny that you mentioned your pickled beets because today my colleague gave me a jar of pickled mushrooms with lemongrass and a jar of pickled carrots.
It was a bag of Cheetos for tonight.:-) I will have to try and do better tomorrow.
Having jar of pickled beets needing to be used up, my thought processes went like this:
My parents used to serve pickled hard boiled eggs. Soaked in beet juice in a jar.
Poaching eggs today, I added lots of pickled beet juice. They are going to turn bright red, right? They will look like the blood moon tonight.
Like I said, don't try this at home. Lol.
I usually love sausages.
I don’t know that we have the best BBQ but we certainly have a lot of BBQ. If practice makes perfect then maybe we do.
I hope you get to visit Texas one day also.
I can't wait to visit Texas one day. I love BBQ and I hear Texas has the best.
Thanks Luckylu. Breakfast for dinner sounds perfect to me. Some days I make pancakes for dinner.:-)
If you come to Texas skip the Taco Bell!!! AND the Mexican chain restaurants.
The most awesome are family owned hole in the wall establishments. Some not very attractive inside or out but OMG the food is great and cheap!
We have one such establishment near us. It’s a one stoplight town. The best Tex-Mex food ever! Think 1950’s diner that has never been updated....
On Friday nights they cook steaks “outback” on their grill. LoL. You can cut the ribeye with your fork! And it melts in your mouth. Well almost. There is no chew, chew, chew going on. I am not a big steak person either but I usually ask for a bite if my son orders one. I HAVE to order 2 Enchilada(cheese),1crispy taco, rice and bean plate. While waiting for that plate to arrive they bring hot sauce and tortilla chips. OMG it’s wonderful!
I hope your trip to Texas is fun and I hope you find a truly authentic Tex-Mex place to experience.
I browned together: two honey garlic sausages-onion-celery-red peppers-garlic-frz mixed veggies+bay leaves-beef broth-canned diced tomatoes-canned cannellini beans-fusilli pasta
We are having breakfast for dinner tonight.Fried baby red potatoes with English muffin breakfast sandwiches for a change.
I'm sure you can find even a good food truck in El Paso with short rib tacos 🌮
Hard to believe its Monday again. I had the most delicious salad with citrus dressing. Mixed greens with almonds, feta cheese and dried cranberries.
The best Mexican restaurant here is a hole in the wall, very cheap by local standards, and only open for weekday lunch! Don't think you would find them on Trip Advisor. Nope, not on TA, just checked.
As a finale, my niece said, "We have Taco Bell here, too!" {groaning. I don't like Taco Bell...} Because some of you have been mentioning Mexican food, I am sooooo curious on how it tastes! So, I tentatively asked her, "Do they have REAL Mexican food there?" Oh, yes,... but it's very crowded, long line and expensive.... sigh.... I'm going to have to Google on best places to eat in El Paso....
Then he deserted the kitchen, said he couldn’t think what to do next. That’s because we had no canned tomatoes or premade spaghetti sauce. I found a can of tomato paste. That with vegetable broth made the sauce part.
We’ve lost our ability to cook! So today’s meal turning out well was nice. We used to be great cooks.
Those and a loaded green salad or a bowl of clam chowder would be all you'd need.
Will put it on the grocery list now. Thanks Lu. ;)
I love Red Lobster but haven't been in a very long time. I am having a craving for their cheddar biscuits.
Family was over last night and I'm still having leftovers. It was pizza, chicken and mushroom penne with marsala sauce and a garden salad. I hope the garden salad makes up for the pizza and pasta.:-)
Believe it or not, there ARE refried beans on Mexican pizza in Mexico. I live in Tijuana and you can order them on it, also jalapeños and chorizo. (Ugh! Mexico has the world's worst pizza, IMO.)
My Mexican husband would have no trouble with any of that (he calls himself a frijolero (bean lover) but I draw the line putting refried beans on a pizza. Some things are just sacred.
I finally made the green Thai curry with veggies and rice. It was more than spicy, but, hubs abided by the mandatory "one bite taste test" before dumping 1/3 of a bottle of (Mexican) hot sauce all over it! Sigh, so much for cultural cuisine diversity.