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.
Hot Italian sausages for supper and spinach salad. I had some raspberry quinoa dark chocolate earlier. Yum!
Potential power failures are the reason I opted for a gas stove - I hope you have some kind of back up for heat?
Brrrrrrr…no heat.
For us, we complain if the air conditioning breaks!
I make a turkey and sausage gumbo. My dad would make a turkey vegetable soup that was awesome. I would love your soup because I love chicken noodle soup. I make that sometimes.
Eggplant is another great option for a ‘meaty’ texture.
It is a balancing act to eat ‘plant based’ and get enough protein. My doctor loves a plant based diet for her patients. She says that it doesn’t even have to be a full time thing for people to benefit from it. 3-4 times a week is plenty.
I guess that I would be considered a flexitarian. I do eat meat, just not everyday.
Tofu is a bland flavor on its own. Yes, ‘doctor it up’ (as my mom and grandma used to say) with other flavors!
Lemon pepper sounds better than served plain. I love lemon and I like pepper.
My husband makes a really good lemon chicken. I sprinkle lemon on all sorts of things, freshly steamed broccoli, fish, shrimp, etc.
Oh gosh, I miss those old sayings Another one that grandma said was. “It will do in a rush, if you give it a push.” My grandma was so cute!
Now I want to hear others old sayings! LOL 😆 Some of grandma’s sayings, I would be afraid to post but trust me, they are hysterical!
I love lemon-pepper tofu, fried with colored pepper, onions and fresh squeezed lemon just at serving. Taste sensation but, not a meat substitute.
I have tried to like tofu but I absolutely hate it! Yeah, for me it would have to be disguised somehow.
Another idea I thought looked promising was using a mixture of crumbled tofu and pesto to stuff manicotti. So many vegans post recipes trying to convince people that tofu is a delicious meat substitute. No, it's not and IMO the best way for meat eaters and flexitarians to enjoy it is to disguise it so you don't even realize it's there.
My dinner, creamed smoked cod roe (from IKEA), blueberries, swiss cheese and rice crackers. MMMMM!
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kalles-kaviar-cod-roe-spread-80028571/
That’s true. I eat leftovers but there’s a limit! Variety is the spice of life 😊.
Thanx for the tip.
I won’t try and freeze it, since it would cause a texture issue.
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Thanks for your tips. I don’t buy cabbage to cook unless my husband is out of town. He hates the way it smells! He doesn’t eat it. I used to cook it for mom and I when he traveled.
He will eat it raw, like in coleslaw. So, I will try ITRR’s suggestion for tacos. I use lettuce for tacos but run out of lettuce quickly because we eat a lot of salads.
If you get a small head, keep it wrapped while in the crisper and it will last a couple weeks, at least.
That’s a good solution. Thanks! I will put that on my grocery list. Can raw cabbage be frozen after it’s shredded?
Just wondering if I could prep some ingredients for another time. Does raw cabbage get soggy if frozen? A texture change?
The cabbage works well as a salad addition, so it never goes to waste and I roast all my salsa ingredients so they last forever in the fridge.
Will do my standby dish of chicken and roasted veggies.
I have to get to the grocery for my lettuce and tomatoes. We eat a lot of salads so I run out quickly.
The second time I have made a soup dish without my veggie chopper, it is packed in a box the garage, somewhere. same with my cutting boards. I have been buying a few things as I need them to avoid searching through. These I have decided I just cannot be without. I have been chopping with a knife and dinner plate, quite the long process. I had used one of the old school choppers, I hit the plunger and it basically pulverizes whatever I am chopping.
I also have a mandolin chopper/slicer missing pieces. How do you all like them? I can't seem to get past the need to pulverize as opposed to dice which seems to be the new chop. 🍜🍜🍏🍏🍅🍅🍠🍠
Should I take my granddog there? LOL 😆 They have a tasting menu for only $75!
You have to wonder how long they will stay in business, huh?
My granddog is very good in the car. He rode back to Louisiana from Denver with my daughter. It was a three day drive because they stayed a couple of nights in hotels.
Not sure how he would do with flying. I don’t think that I would want to drive for several days to reach California. We always took a plane to visit California.