General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and...For Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006 †, 0 by ViolaAnn

ViolaAnn wrote:
Hi All,

Kids and grandkids have come and gone. Dinner was a success. DD won't eat meat. DSIL won't eat seafood. So chicken. But I wanted to do something a bit different. Loblaws Stores here put out a line of products under the president's Choice label. I've occasionally seen them in some US stores and I've seen the trucks on the road in the US; so you might be able to find this somewhere. I got a blend of rice called "Texmati" Royal Blend Basmati.It is a blend of American Basmati white and brown rice with wild and red rice. Obviously processed in some way because it cooks in about 15 minutes. But NO added seasoning which is the drawback to most rice mixtures; so no high sodium content. I cooked it up with red onions, a few chopped up sun-dried tomatoes and some spinach. Then I pounded chicken breasts flat and put some of the rice in the middle of each. Rolled them up and tied them with string. Cooked them in the oven with convection on for about 35 minutes at 350. Made a sauce of the juice of one orange, some of the zest, a bit of cranberry juice, some water and bit of teriyaki sauce. Some pureed ginger and a couple of teaspoons of cornstarch. It all worked and was a hit with everyone.

DGD was intrigued by the crocuses in the yard and when they closed up as the sun went down, she was trying to "open" them. She just flits from one flower to another. I sent three of the small tulips which are now blooming home with her. DGS, her twin, could hardly care less about the flowers. Interesting how different they are.

tgif - that clock is some find. Sure glad you got it before the trash collectors got there. Is it in working order? Or maybe I should say, WAS it working when you found it? I love old clocks. We have two, both working, but nothing as spectacular as that.

Darius, you pork tenderloin sounds good. Can elaborate a bit on how you prepare it?

dmc, glad you had a good, if fast, trip to Rochester. Sometime if you are there with more time on your hands, try Hogan's Hideaway for lunch or dinner. They are on Park Ave., at Goodman. If that Caddy was my everyday car, I'd have to wear a hat and gloves, don't cha think? One summer, DH forgot to register it. He drove it around most of the summer before he noticed it. Nobody bothered to look at the expiration on the plates. LOL You all might enjoy this pic I scanned recently of my daughter and one of her bridesmaids decorating if before her wedding (1998).

Maria, the diet sounds quite sensible. But I'd like a bit more conplex carbohydrates in mine. I notice that the people in my church (and there were quite a few) who were on Atkins or South Beach diets have virtually all put back on every pound that they shed a year or so ago.

Bonnie, LOL about the vanity. But a good thing maybe. If the problem is a big tummy, there seems to be increasing evidence linking it with the liklihood of heart problems. Let's hope the diet works.

Hope all the rest of you had a blessed Easter.

Ann