Today is Dear Daughter's birthday. (You know her, she's Jeremy's
sister.) She was born in CT on a day when an ice storm coated the
streets with nearly an inch of ice. I called DH at work to meet
me at the hospital and drove myself in a '68 VW Beetle.

She and Dear Grandson went skiing yesterday with Dear Husband
(mine--hers had to work) and they stayed overnight at Jeremy's house
(remember him?) in the mts. to ski both days. I do 't ski till it's
WARM, like March.

I offered to have dinner for everyone when they got back tonight.
It was pretty simple since I knew they'd be exhausted so I had a narrow
window to feed them before they crashed.

OB Food, for dinner:

I roasted two chickens ~5 lb. each (sale $.99/lb)
mashed potatoes ( a must for grandson when there's gravy)
red garnet yam wedges, oven roasted with a homemade spice blend
homemade lingonberry preserves from our Swedish partner
asparagus, stir fried in butter and olive oil
caprese salad (sliced tomato with mozzarella and shredded basil

Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.

Wine was choice of beaujolais or a tasty chenin blanc.

They went home happy.

gloria p

Gloria P > wrote in news:6uv4r0Fh8vv0U1
@mid.individual.net:

>
> OB Food, for dinner:
>
> I roasted two chickens ~5 lb. each (sale $.99/lb)
> mashed potatoes ( a must for grandson when there's gravy)
> red garnet yam wedges, oven roasted with a homemade spice blend
> homemade lingonberry preserves from our Swedish partner
> asparagus, stir fried in butter and olive oil
> caprese salad (sliced tomato with mozzarella and shredded basil
>
> Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
> where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.
>
> Wine was choice of beaujolais or a tasty chenin blanc.
>
> They went home happy.
>


Sounds good. No pics?


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:30:40 -0700, Gloria P >
wrote:

Happy birthday to your daughter, Jeremy's sister.

>Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
>where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.

Psst! You're not supposed to mention that part. Makes you sound too
much like .... me. Heehee! I'm glad everything turned out so great.
I'll bet you didn't have any complaints about too much whipped cream!

Carol

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Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:30:40 -0700, Gloria P >
> wrote:
>
> Happy birthday to your daughter, Jeremy's sister.
>
>> Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
>> where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.
>
> Psst! You're not supposed to mention that part. Makes you sound too
> much like .... me. Heehee! I'm glad everything turned out so great.
> I'll bet you didn't have any complaints about too much whipped cream!
>

No complaints, but we let 8 yr. old grandson help himself
and he left about half the extra whipped cream he took. He
looked completely exhausted after two days of hard skiing, like
he was having trouble keeping his eyes open after dinner.

gloria p

In article >,
Gloria P > wrote:

> Today is Dear Daughter's birthday. (You know her, she's Jeremy's
> sister.) She was born in CT on a day when an ice storm coated the
> streets with nearly an inch of ice. I called DH at work to meet
> me at the hospital and drove myself in a '68 VW Beetle.
>
> She and Dear Grandson went skiing yesterday with Dear Husband
> (mine--hers had to work) and they stayed overnight at Jeremy's house
> (remember him?) in the mts. to ski both days. I do 't ski till it's
> WARM, like March.
>
> I offered to have dinner for everyone when they got back tonight.
> It was pretty simple since I knew they'd be exhausted so I had a narrow
> window to feed them before they crashed.
>
> OB Food, for dinner:
>
> I roasted two chickens ~5 lb. each (sale $.99/lb)
> mashed potatoes ( a must for grandson when there's gravy)
> red garnet yam wedges, oven roasted with a homemade spice blend
> homemade lingonberry preserves from our Swedish partner
> asparagus, stir fried in butter and olive oil
> caprese salad (sliced tomato with mozzarella and shredded basil
>
> Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
> where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.
>
> Wine was choice of beaujolais or a tasty chenin blanc.
>
> They went home happy.
>
> gloria p

Sounds good to me! :-)
Naught wrong ever with roasted chickens.
--
Peace! Om

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
-Infantry Journal

In article >,
Gloria P > wrote:

> Today is Dear Daughter's birthday. (You know her, she's Jeremy's
> sister.) She was born in CT on a day when an ice storm coated the
> streets with nearly an inch of ice. I called DH at work to meet
> me at the hospital and drove myself in a '68 VW Beetle.
>
> She and Dear Grandson went skiing yesterday with Dear Husband
> (mine--hers had to work) and they stayed overnight at Jeremy's house
> (remember him?) in the mts. to ski both days. I do 't ski till it's
> WARM, like March.
>
> I offered to have dinner for everyone when they got back tonight.
> It was pretty simple since I knew they'd be exhausted so I had a narrow
> window to feed them before they crashed.
>
> OB Food, for dinner:
>
> I roasted two chickens ~5 lb. each (sale $.99/lb)
> mashed potatoes ( a must for grandson when there's gravy)
> red garnet yam wedges, oven roasted with a homemade spice blend
> homemade lingonberry preserves from our Swedish partner
> asparagus, stir fried in butter and olive oil
> caprese salad (sliced tomato with mozzarella and shredded basil
>
> Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
> where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.
>
> Wine was choice of beaujolais or a tasty chenin blanc.
>
> They went home happy.
>
> gloria p


Nice. Yum!!
Does she get an espresso maker, too?
Did Jeremy get an espresso maker?
Did Jules pony up her share?
IMWTK.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller/100041
-- a woman my age shouldn't
have this much fun!

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Gloria P > wrote:
>>
>> OB Food, for dinner:
>>
>> I roasted two chickens ~5 lb. each (sale $.99/lb)
>> mashed potatoes ( a must for grandson when there's gravy)
>> red garnet yam wedges, oven roasted with a homemade spice blend
>> homemade lingonberry preserves from our Swedish partner
>> asparagus, stir fried in butter and olive oil
>> caprese salad (sliced tomato with mozzarella and shredded basil
>>
>> Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
>> where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.
>>
>> Wine was choice of beaujolais or a tasty chenin blanc.
>>
>> They went home happy.
>>
>> gloria p
>
>
> Nice. Yum!!
> Does she get an espresso maker, too?

No--she had the first one in the family and bought us ours for
a joint birthday-anniversary gift a couple of years ago.

> Did Jeremy get an espresso maker?
> Did Jules pony up her share?

Nah, I got an email from her (surprisingly NOT on rfc)
saying they decided it was too expensive for now since
they mostly drink tea, anyway. BUT--listen up now--
Martha and I have decided to buy them one for Christmas
jointly if they still want one. They are expensive,
about $400 when we got ours, now almost double, probably
due to the current exchange rate.

Is that enough information?

gloria p

In article >,
Gloria P > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Gloria P > wrote:
> >>
> >> OB Food, for dinner:
> >>
> >> I roasted two chickens ~5 lb. each (sale $.99/lb)
> >> mashed potatoes ( a must for grandson when there's gravy)
> >> red garnet yam wedges, oven roasted with a homemade spice blend
> >> homemade lingonberry preserves from our Swedish partner
> >> asparagus, stir fried in butter and olive oil
> >> caprese salad (sliced tomato with mozzarella and shredded basil
> >>
> >> Dessert was a yellow cake with whipped cream (to fill the hollow
> >> where the cake fell while baking) and sliced fresh strawberries.
> >>
> >> Wine was choice of beaujolais or a tasty chenin blanc.
> >>
> >> They went home happy.
> >>
> >> gloria p
> >
> >
> > Nice. Yum!!
> > Does she get an espresso maker, too?
>
> No--she had the first one in the family and bought us ours for
> a joint birthday-anniversary gift a couple of years ago.
>
> > Did Jeremy get an espresso maker?
> > Did Jules pony up her share?
>
> Nah, I got an email from her (surprisingly NOT on rfc)
> saying they decided it was too expensive for now since
> they mostly drink tea, anyway. BUT--listen up now--
> Martha and I have decided to buy them one for Christmas
> jointly if they still want one. They are expensive,
> about $400 when we got ours, now almost double, probably
> due to the current exchange rate.
>
> Is that enough information?
>
> gloria p

Almost. "-)
You've been a real sport about this, Gloria. I salute you!
-B
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller

Okay... it was whole-wheat cous cous, with tofu, preserved
meyer lemon, leeks, celery, carrot, cooked in some vegetable stock
and water and seasoned with Spanish smoked paprika, garnished with
a few spanish lemon-stuffed olives and a couple dollops
of ajvar. I added just a tiny amount of sea salt (not
much necessary with the preserved lemon in there; but I do
rinse the lemon). Also, some olive oil and a squirt
of fresh meyer lemon juice before serving.

This is easy, quick, impossible to screw up, and is
a top-notch dish.

It works with firm-cooked garbanzo beans instead of tofu.
I imagine getting a chicken or lamb version going is
no problem either, but I haven't yet tried that.

Steve