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.
Tonight was church night and since hubby agreed to start going to church with me again, we decided to have dinner out with Mom and a couple we are close to that just got married. We had a wonderful dinner and the message of the service was how to be a Godly husband! I told my husband that I called ahead and special ordered the topic!
Really, really upset....it is real minor, and probably unimportant to all of you excellent cooks out there. Fell asleep last night with my dark chocolate candybar unopened. Today, found it between the pillows, squished, melted. I should save it for halloween, ha..
We have a phatn'juicy burger place that recently opened nearby, now advertising Loisiana fried chicken just today. Never ate there, but just cannot place my trust in such a diverse menu in such a tiny shop that just failed to sell boba lollicup-somethings.
My husband called what I made tonight Chili-mac, hoping I never remember how to make that again. Saving money on grocery is just not worth it.
Tonight it was very late when it was time for dinner and I had nothing prepared, so it was take out. Mom and I split a calzone and hubby asked for a QP with cheese and French fries. I don't like doing that but there are times when I would just like to sleep through it.
We are having take out tonight from the Fried Clam place that does Gluten Free!!! YAY!!
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Tomorrow will be a hamburger/mushroom mixture baked into bread dough ("stroganoff loaf"), a creole salad with orange segments and blue cheese, pickled beets, and a small pound cake with fresh berries.
Years ago I bought 2 cast aluminum 6-cup Bundt cake pans (in other words, half size.) Just perfect to make one batch of batter and then keep one and give one!
If a recipe calls for 2 cups of cooked chicken, what difference does it make if you cooked it just for that recipe, or you cooked it yesterday and ate part of it then? Glad he liked what you made!
Two tablespoons olive oil in bottom of crock
4-6 chicken breasts (frozen or fresh)
1/2 c ranch dressing
1/4c teriyaki sauce
1c shredded cheddar
10 pieces of crumbled cooked bacon
Put olive oil in bottom of crock
Place chicken on top of oil
Mix ranch and teriyaki together and pour on top of chicken
Put shredded cheese on top trying to distribute between chicken pieces if possible
Add crumbled bacon
Cook for 4-6 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high depending on thickness of breast pieces and if frozen or not.
Never made it before, but sounded so good. I think I will serve with Uncle Ben's Basmati rice that cooks in micro in 90 seconds. This is the only one of his microwave rices that I can stand. Also salad with ranch dressing.
I also was out of the various bottles of sauces -- Szechuan, Asian stir-fry, mandarin orange, etc. -- that I often rely on. So I found a recipe for which I had all ingredients on hand, and made it last night. It was very good! Will probably do it again, with some variations. I got it from the Food website. In case there are other stir-fry fans here --
Ingredients
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 1/4 cups water
1 tablespoon grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons dry sherry or 2 tablespoons rice wine
3 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
Combine all ingredients except cornstarch in a small bowl or a 2 to 4 cup liquid measuring cup.
Place the cornstarch in a separate small bowl, and whisk in a little of the mixture from step 1.
After the cornstarch is disolved, mix it into the entire sauce mixture.
Just before mixing in to vegetables and/or meat, whisk the mixture one more time.
Add about 2/3 of the way through stir frying.
Enjoy!