What's for dinner? (or breakfast? or lunch?) comfort foods

My favorite one is, 'Those jeans look much better on Fifi.'

Uh oh.....not good! WC, like the menu....tells me we still have some warm weather......

no stupid man comments jen - nothing safe to say other than that :)

I've got a roast to go in cooker for Friday - still need the carrots and the potatoes


Dad came from Sicily - a little town called Castlevetrano

Mom's family (not her) from Naples.

My husband says (and this is the 'most' he would say) "Where'd you get those pants?" or "That's some blouse you got there" then he grins..

Either comment runs the risk of sparking a wee trip to the mall ...

My hubby always makes a comment "come on kids lets get some ice cream before your mother eats it all" I can't help it ice cream is my downfall

Funny Rosie.

We have our annual chili cook off at church on Saturday, I'll be entering again this year but toning it down a bit.( I got 2nd place ly)

Actually I've been eating lowfat Breyers lately, easier to digest, tastes good too.

I don't do any of that lowfat stuff, they usually up the sugar (and other chemicals) content

FlowA - here you would be in great demand. The hotter the better. I have seen grown men eating with tears running down their faces and all the time praising the dish. Must be a man thing.

I had strawberry gelato for my dessert yesterday...wasn't planning to, but members of my church were in the restaurant, & after they left, the waitress told me they paid for tea & dessert for me.....as I was having a depressed sort of day, their kindness really brightened it up. Have a batch of carrot ginger soup on the stove, will take some over to my Mom's later......

Carrot Ginger - sounds very Autumn-y. Do you eat it hot or cold after cooking?

People are so wonderful --kindnesses mean so much.

That was sweet of them Robin.

Rosie my hubby likes things super hot, he has no taste buds left everyone was saying how hot my chili was and he's like "oh it could be hotter"

Ladies dinner tonight at local diner

That was very nice of the, Marilyn. I love carrot ginger soup! Great flavor combo.

Not a fan of overly hot stuff. Loses all flavor.

You can make it taste good but still have it hot

Yes, hot but not scorching hot.

Rosie, you can serve the soup hot or cold....I like it hot....more flavorful.....didn't put much ginger in the batch because my Mom can't eat spicy stuff....but I'll mince in more for myself....

still giggling over the FlowA

:)

Had prime rib at the diner and pumpkin pie for dessert

Hamburger on the grill & french fries. (late quick dinner tonight)

I had leftover grilled eggplant & filet beans....sauteed some onion & garlic, cooked some pasta, & added to eggplant mix...tossed in some chopped kalamata olives, tomatoes, & parmesean....have enough for tonight.....

Whoo that pasta sounds great and I bet heated over even
better!


Got the carrots and the potatoes (Walmart is not as expensive as other supermarkets...but boy it sure has some lousy quality veggies...) and the roast is in the slow cooker. Nice to have dinner sort of done - got a lot more housework to do today -
Friday is cleaning day - my day off from the 'other' job.

Last nigth I made chicken marinated in Carribean Jerk then grilled it. Served with black beans & rice, yeast rolls and pea's w/pearl onions in a garlic sauce.

Tonight it will be parmesean chicken served on a bed of lingiuni, a garden salad and a loaf of italian bread.

A friend gave me a recipe for squash cookies, made a bath on wed and they are gone. :) Request for another batch already!!

love jerk sauce

Anything Italian is always good!

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Some good menus there Pixie!

Fried fish tonight, little neck clams steamed in butter & lemon sauce, small greek salad & french fries.

You folks are so creative.....I seem to make the same stuff...or actually go out....went to lunch at a sandwich place today, & had a Cuban....ate half, brought the rest home, but I'm still too full to eat...oh, yes, I had a pumpkin cookie my friend made.....

Last night we went for Italian, which was very good, and tonight my son is home for the weekend, and he treated us to Mexican. I'm very spoiled!

Nice...you deserve it, Debi!

Say hi to David, Deb!

Pizza night! (yippee!!)

we picked up food from the BBQ place... boy does that place rock

Chili cook off at church tonight I won first place!!!! Woo hoo, blue ribbon.

nice Jen!!!!.... congrats!!!!

thanks

Hey! That Chili must be real good!!

All the men judges thought it could be hotter though. Sheesh, I said if I made it hotter I wouldn't have been able to taste test it. So next year I need to make 2 batches.

congrats Jen!!

Congrats Jen!!!

Anybody have an excess of squash they want a recipe or two to try?

Squash Cookies:

4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 cups crisco
1 1/2 cups of squash
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
Mix all together and drop large teaspoons onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-15 (depends on how big you made the cookies) minutes.

Frosting:
brown 1/2 cup of butter
4 cups of confectioners sugar
4 tablespoons of milk
2 teaspoons of vailla.
This makes a kinda of glaze....spread on top of cookies.
*Brian does not like the glaze, he eats the cookies plain and warm with his coffee. ^_^

Mmmmm...sounds good! Jen, congrats.....that's super! Made a pork roast today, with mashed yams, applesauce, & broccoli.....there were 8 of us, & I sent everyone home with leftovers...