For those who had one, of course...

Mine was very good.

Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.

Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
ideas from my earlier thread.

Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.

Dessert was a pear and almond tart.

All in all, I was pleased.

I'd love to hear what others had.

Kris

Kris wrote:
>
> For those who had one, of course...
>
> Mine was very good.
>
> Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
> Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> ideas from my earlier thread.
>
> Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
> Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
> All in all, I was pleased.
>
> I'd love to hear what others had.
>
> Kris

Very trad for us: ham (with pineapple), corn, pasta instead of potatoes.
Dessert was chocolate-covered marshmallow eggs (we ate all the Purple
Peeps already) and kosher-for-Passover chocolate-covered jelly rings.
White wine spritzers for drink.

Kimberly wrote:

> We did breakfast this morning at the folks': french toast, waffles, eggs,
> watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, pineapple, sausage, bacon, and these
> amazing strudels from a bakery in Bonita.

Tomorrow morning is the first day of my "weekend." We've got house guests
who will be leaving around 10:00 AM, so I plan to make a hearty breakfast
before they hit the road. I'm planning to make eggs, bacon, and leftover
ham, augmented with (or overshone by) Wayne's "Special Occasion" waffles,
with strawberries, honey, maple syrup, a variety of preserves, and whipped
cream[1] as available toppings. Watermelon sounds good! I'll have to see if
my local Safeway has them yet.

Please say more about the bakery in Bonita. I used to live in Paradise
Hills.

Bob
[1] I'll be using my N2O foamer, but I guess it's still called "whipped"
cream.

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:43:18 -0700 (PDT), Kris >
wrote:

>For those who had one, of course...

We had NZ lamb (boneless leg). I marinated it overnight with lemon,
OO, chopped garlic, chopped rosemary, salt and pepper. I skewered the
meat to stabilize it and grilled to med. rare - let it rest for 15
minutes while the rest of the meal was finished. The meat was tender
and delicious! Future daughter in law brought a great chocolate tart
for desert and future son in law brought the wine. A good time was
had by all.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

In article
>,
Kris > wrote:

> For those who had one, of course...
>
> Mine was very good.
>
> Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
> Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> ideas from my earlier thread.
>
> Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
> Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
> All in all, I was pleased.
>
> I'd love to hear what others had.
>
> Kris

We gave it a miss.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Just the 4 of us (our two sons and ourselves), plus my mother.
Delicious goatling roast (prepped with a dry rub of crushed rosemary,
crushed garlic and EVO), with tiny new potatoes and green asparagus
(both roasted with the goatling). A wonderful Italian red with that
(Sito Moresco, a Piedmont wine). No dessert.

Nathalie in Switzerland

On Sun 12 Apr 2009 08:24:45p, Bob Terwilliger told us...

> Kimberly wrote:
>
>> We did breakfast this morning at the folks': french toast, waffles,
eggs,
>> watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, pineapple, sausage, bacon, and
>> these amazing strudels from a bakery in Bonita.
>
> Tomorrow morning is the first day of my "weekend." We've got house guests
> who will be leaving around 10:00 AM, so I plan to make a hearty breakfast
> before they hit the road. I'm planning to make eggs, bacon, and leftover
> ham, augmented with (or overshone by) Wayne's "Special Occasion" waffles,
> with strawberries, honey, maple syrup, a variety of preserves, and
whipped
> cream[1] as available toppings. Watermelon sounds good! I'll have to see
if
> my local Safeway has them yet.
>
> Please say more about the bakery in Bonita. I used to live in Paradise
> Hills.
>
> Bob
> [1] I'll be using my N2O foamer, but I guess it's still called "whipped"
> cream.

You're planned breakfast sounds delicious, Bob! Thanks for including "my"
waffles. :-) Glad you like them.

Hope you had a Happy Easter!

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to
mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously,
and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind
his belly, will hardly mind anything else. ~Samuel Johnson

Kris wrote:
> For those who had one, of course...
>
> Mine was very good.
>
> Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
> Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> ideas from my earlier thread.
>
> Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
> Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
> All in all, I was pleased.
>
> I'd love to hear what others had.
>
> Kris

The burgundy-pepper lamb from Trader Joe's was VERY tasty,
although my timing was off in spite of the use of an instant-read
thermometer. The accompanying roast potatoes were pretty
standard, as were the petite peas. The strawberry pie would have
been better in its normal plain shell, but that is a useful lesson
as long as I annotate the recipe. Daughter didn't complain, so it
must not have been too wretched.

I think the lamb will lend itself very well to my favorite
leftover lamb preparation.

--
Jean B.

In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> I think the lamb will lend itself very well to my favorite
> leftover lamb preparation.
>
> --
> Jean B.

And that will be? :-)
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

"Kris" > wrote in message
...
> For those who had one, of course...
>
> Mine was very good.
>
> Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
I love Asiago! Makes a wonderful hot dip, btw.

> Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> ideas from my earlier thread.
>
> Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
> Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
> All in all, I was pleased.
>
> I'd love to hear what others had.
>
> Kris


Delightful, thanks! Yours sounds very tasty I broiled two lamb loin
chops, boiled cubed red potatoes which were tossed with butter, salt, pepper
and dill weed. And steamed brussels sprouts.

Jill

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:43:18 -0700 (PDT), Kris >
wrote:

>For those who had one, of course...
>
>Mine was very good.
>
>Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
>Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
>ideas from my earlier thread.
>
>Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
>that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
>leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
>Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
>All in all, I was pleased.
>
>I'd love to hear what others had.
>
>Kris

Our Easter get-together was hectic but very enjoyable.
Total of 17 at the table counting Gerry and I, all family.
Appetizers included a hot spinach, artichoke and goat cheese dip,
along with a selection of cheeses and 6 or 8 different crackers and
flatbreads. A few Ontario micro-brewed beers may have been enjoyed as
well.
Dinner consisted of baked bone-in ham, glazed with a mixture of home
made red currant & black raspberry jelly, Dijon mustard, crushed
garlic and soy sauce.
Roasted bone-in leg of lamb, medium rare, with home grown garlic and
fresh rosemary. I never could see masking the flavour of lamb with
mint so we had home made rosemary jelly for the lamb.
Scalloped potatoes made with home grown potatoes and onions.
Mashed potatoes for those who don't like scalloped (can't for the life
of me understand people that don't like scalloped potatoes!)
Home grown peas and butternut squash. Unfortunately, the cole slaw had
to be made with store bought cabbage ;-).
Some nice Chilean red wine and some decent Ontario white for those as
prefer white.
Desert consisted of two orange cakes that Gerry had cut and shaped
into a bunny, iced with white icing then covered with coconut as the
fur, candies arranged as eyes and mouth, uncooked spaghetti strands
for whiskers with the bunny sitting on a "lawn" made of green food
colouring dyed coconut. Served with vanilla ice cream. She spent hours
crafting that cake but the younger grandkids were thrilled.
All in all a most pleasant family get together. Even though the table
was crowded, it's too bad that many more of the family live too far
away to get together.
For the rest of the week, it's a good thing we like left-overs.

Ross

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> "Kris" > wrote in message
> ...
> > For those who had one, of course...
> >
> > Mine was very good.
> >
> > Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
> >
> I love Asiago! Makes a wonderful hot dip, btw.
>
> > Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> > ideas from my earlier thread.
> >
> > Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> > that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> > leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
> >
> > Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
> >
> > All in all, I was pleased.
> >
> > I'd love to hear what others had.
> >
> > Kris
>
>
> Delightful, thanks! Yours sounds very tasty I broiled two lamb loin
> chops, boiled cubed red potatoes which were tossed with butter, salt, pepper
> and dill weed. And steamed brussels sprouts.
>
> Jill

Dill weed is one of my favorite herbs for veggies. :-)
I want to eat at your house!
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article >,
wrote:

> Our Easter get-together was hectic but very enjoyable.
> Total of 17 at the table counting Gerry and I, all family.
> Appetizers included a hot spinach, artichoke and goat cheese dip,
> along with a selection of cheeses and 6 or 8 different crackers and
> flatbreads. A few Ontario micro-brewed beers may have been enjoyed as
> well.
> Dinner consisted of baked bone-in ham, glazed with a mixture of home
> made red currant & black raspberry jelly, Dijon mustard, crushed
> garlic and soy sauce.
> Roasted bone-in leg of lamb, medium rare, with home grown garlic and
> fresh rosemary. I never could see masking the flavour of lamb with
> mint so we had home made rosemary jelly for the lamb.
> Scalloped potatoes made with home grown potatoes and onions.
> Mashed potatoes for those who don't like scalloped (can't for the life
> of me understand people that don't like scalloped potatoes!)
> Home grown peas and butternut squash. Unfortunately, the cole slaw had
> to be made with store bought cabbage ;-).
> Some nice Chilean red wine and some decent Ontario white for those as
> prefer white.
> Desert consisted of two orange cakes that Gerry had cut and shaped
> into a bunny, iced with white icing then covered with coconut as the
> fur, candies arranged as eyes and mouth, uncooked spaghetti strands
> for whiskers with the bunny sitting on a "lawn" made of green food
> colouring dyed coconut. Served with vanilla ice cream. She spent hours
> crafting that cake but the younger grandkids were thrilled.
> All in all a most pleasant family get together. Even though the table
> was crowded, it's too bad that many more of the family live too far
> away to get together.
> For the rest of the week, it's a good thing we like left-overs.
>
> Ross

That sounds utterly delightful! Thanks for posting that. :-) I remember
a neighbor that made a bunny cake when I was a little kid. They are so
much fun.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Kris wrote:
> For those who had one, of course...
>
> Mine was very good.
>
> Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
> Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> ideas from my earlier thread.
>
> Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
> Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
> All in all, I was pleased.
>
> I'd love to hear what others had.
>


Ours turned out well. We had a small leg of lamb with roasted potatoes,
carrots and parsnips and steamed Brussels Sprouts. Dessert was meringue
shells with home made ice cream and fruit salad. Everything was delicious.

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Kris wrote:
> > For those who had one, of course...
> >
> > Mine was very good.
> >
> > Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
> >
> > Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> > ideas from my earlier thread.
> >
> > Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> > that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> > leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
> >
> > Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
> >
> > All in all, I was pleased.
> >
> > I'd love to hear what others had.
> >
>
>
> Ours turned out well. We had a small leg of lamb with roasted potatoes,
> carrots and parsnips and steamed Brussels Sprouts. Dessert was meringue
> shells with home made ice cream and fruit salad. Everything was delicious.

How do you make a meringue shell please?
I know I can google it. :-) It's just that I'm always interested in low
carb stuff and that definitely fits the bill.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...


<snip>
>
> Bob
> [1] I'll be using my N2O foamer, but I guess it's still called "whipped"
> cream.

You bet it is. A hint if you like the whipped cream sweetened. I use
splenda - 2 to 3 packets to pint of heavy (TJ'S) cream. The only reason I
use splenda is it dissolves better than sugar. You'll fine the cream lasts
for weeks in the fridge.

One more thing take the canister out about an hour before serving or it will
stay too cold and not come out.

Enjoy

Dimitri

"Kris" > wrote in message
...
> For those who had one, of course...
>
> Mine was very good.
>
> Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
> Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> ideas from my earlier thread.
>
> Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
> Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
> All in all, I was pleased.
>
> I'd love to hear what others had.
>
> Kris

I was whipped from the day before - the morning started with a 250 mile
drive to Union Station in LA then off to Redondo Beach for an hour or 2 then
off to Montrose - Tax Appointment over. Drive to Santa Clarita then back
home another 250 miles. By the time Easter Sunday arrived I was no mood for
a large dinner.

Simple fare - I roasted a nice chicken on a rack - A 3 hour soak in salt &
brown sugar. A Q rub sprinkled all over and bake @ 350 till done. Same oven
a mélange of Potato Carrot & Onion chunks tossed with garlic, EVOO &
Balsamic Tossed several time while cooking. A bit of Salad - a Scotch
before dinner and some wine with followed by some Pineapple upside down
cake.

Dimitri

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> I think the lamb will lend itself very well to my favorite
>> leftover lamb preparation.
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> And that will be? :-)

I'll try to remember to type it up when I get home. We called it
Lamb Madeira. My mom made it, and I won a little contest with it
many years ago.

--
Jean B.

In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "Jean B." > wrote:
> >
> >> I think the lamb will lend itself very well to my favorite
> >> leftover lamb preparation.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jean B.
> >
> > And that will be? :-)
>
> I'll try to remember to type it up when I get home. We called it
> Lamb Madeira. My mom made it, and I won a little contest with it
> many years ago.

Sounds like fun!
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:43:18 -0700 (PDT), Kris >
wrote:

>For those who had one, of course...

>I'd love to hear what others had.

Ours was delicious - and I didn't have to make it! Our neighbour
invited us over for turkey dinner... he roasted a small turkey, made
dinner rolls, gravy and dressing entirely from scratch, and made a
yummy onion and mushroomy thing that I'll have to ask for the recipe.
Altogether too many carbs, but absolutely delicious. My contribution
was an apple pie that didn't get eaten because we were all too full to
want any. I just hope they enjoy it! lol

We also had brunch at church in the morning. My contribution was the
breakfast casseroles. After much thought I decided to do a basic bread
and butter pudding (aka baked french toast) and I whipped up a
sugar-free fat-free diabetic version for a few people who are
restricted. And I made a savoury casserole based on tater tots. I was
a bit dubious about it because I've never had a tater tot in my life,
but it was delicious! I'll be making that one for us some time...
there wasn't a scrap of it left at the end of the brunch. I've got to
write the recipes down because a bunch of people asked for them. I'm
baking another bread pudding as we speak, and I wrote down all the
ingredients for the scaled-down version so that I can share it.

The other brunch offerings were homemade biscuits and gravy, scrambled
eggs, sausage and peppers, fresh fruit, a grit casserole that I didn't
have any of (I hate grits), and bagels. All in all, it was a highly
satisfying eating day.

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:11:48 -0400, Kajikit >
wrote:

>
>We also had brunch at church in the morning. My contribution was the
>breakfast casseroles. After much thought I decided to do a basic bread
>and butter pudding (aka baked french toast) and I whipped up a
>sugar-free fat-free diabetic version for a few people who are
>restricted. And I made a savoury casserole based on tater tots. I was
>a bit dubious about it because I've never had a tater tot in my life,
>but it was delicious! I'll be making that one for us some time...
>there wasn't a scrap of it left at the end of the brunch. I've got to
>write the recipes down because a bunch of people asked for them.

Please post that tater-tot recipe!

I always enjoy hearing what someone decided to make after posting here
for ideas. I'm glad your brunch was successful.

Tara

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:27:37 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

> And I made a savoury casserole based on tater tots. I was
>>a bit dubious about it because I've never had a tater tot in my life,
>>but it was delicious! I'll be making that one for us some time...
>>there wasn't a scrap of it left at the end of the brunch. I've got to
>>write the recipes down because a bunch of people asked for them.
>
>Please post that tater-tot recipe!

Was it the Ruby Ann Boxcar recipe?? It really is good!!

"Kris" > wrote in message
...
> For those who had one, of course...
>
> Mine was very good.
>
> Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
> Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> ideas from my earlier thread.
>
> Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
> Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
Yours sounds good and very similar to ours. I ate so much this time that I
was so uncomfortable and even feeling sick overnight. I NEVER do that
anymore and not sure why I pigged out so much yesterday. Dad couldn't eat
and he was so looking forward to yesterday. I felt it was torture for him
to smell and the smells and not be able to eat.

> All in all, I was pleased.
>
> I'd love to hear what others had.
>

We had:

Cheesy Crab spread and crackers (I made this and still have a lot leftover)
Deviled eggs (I made about a dozen and my brother brought a little more than
a dozen)
Paula Deen's Spinach Swiss Casserole (I made it - delicious)
Spiral sliced ham (mom)
Scalloped potatoes (brother)
Plain green beans (me)
Asparagus (sister)
Some kind of slaw, very very spicy hot (sister made with peppers, coconut,
and mango and I have no idea what the heat was)
Cheddar bay red lobster knock-off biscuits (me, yum!)
Glazed carrots (sister).

jmcquown wrote:
> "Kris" > wrote in message
> ...
>> For those who had one, of course...
>>
>> Mine was very good.
>>
>> Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>>
> I love Asiago! Makes a wonderful hot dip, btw.
>
>> Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
>> ideas from my earlier thread.
>>
>> Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
>> that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
>> leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>>
>> Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>>
>> All in all, I was pleased.
>>
>> I'd love to hear what others had.
>>
>> Kris
>
>
> Delightful, thanks! Yours sounds very tasty I broiled two lamb loin
> chops, boiled cubed red potatoes which were tossed with butter, salt,
> pepper and dill weed. And steamed brussels sprouts.
>
> Jill

Wow! You and your cat can really eat!

-dk

Jean B. wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>> I think the lamb will lend itself very well to my favorite leftover
>>> lamb preparation.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jean B.
>>
>> And that will be? :-)
>
> I'll try to remember to type it up when I get home. We called it Lamb
> Madeira. My mom made it, and I won a little contest with it many years
> ago.
>
Okay, here it is.

Dorothy B’s Leftover Lamb Slices in Madeira

This is an excellent way to cook leftover lamb. I won a contest
with it when I was in my late teens or early twenties.

1 Tbsp butter
1/4 tsp dry rosemary, crumbled
salt and pepper to taste
slices of cold roast lamb
1 Tbsp currant jelly
1/2 c Madeira
1/2 tsp butter
1/2 tsp flour

Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a large skillet, and stir in the rosemary,
salt, and pepper. Add the lamb and cook, turning, until heated.
Add the jelly and wine. Simmer for 5 minutes. If a thicker sauce
is preferred, make a flour-butter paste, and stir into sauce until
thickened, having removed the lamb.
This can also be made with grape jelly instead of currant, or
sherry instead of Madeira, but I have never tried that.

--
Jean B.

On Apr 13, 7:03*pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> "Kris" > wrote in message
>
> ...> For those who had one, of course...
>
> > Mine was very good.
>
> > Asiago and pepperoni pinwheels to nosh during drinks.
>
> > Salad was a roasted asparagus/gruyere/apple salad - based on several
> > ideas from my earlier thread.
>
> > Main dish was spiral-cut ham from Costco (was good but have to admit
> > that Honeybaked Hams really ARE worth the money), served with creamed
> > leeks, potato/cream cheese/chive gratin, and buttered baby carrots.
>
> > Dessert was a pear and almond tart.
>
> Yours sounds good and very similar to ours. *I ate so much this time that I
> was so uncomfortable and even feeling sick overnight. *I NEVER do that
> anymore and not sure why I pigged out so much yesterday. *Dad couldn't eat
> and he was so looking forward to yesterday. *I felt it was torture for him
> to smell and the smells and not be able to eat. *
>
> > All in all, I was pleased.
>
> > I'd love to hear what others had.
>
> We had:
>
> Cheesy Crab spread and crackers (I made this and still have a lot leftover)
> Deviled eggs (I made about a dozen and my brother brought a little more than
> a dozen)
> Paula Deen's Spinach Swiss Casserole (I made it - delicious)
> Spiral sliced ham (mom)
> Scalloped potatoes (brother)
> Plain green beans (me)
> Asparagus (sister)
> Some kind of slaw, very very spicy hot (sister made with peppers, coconut,
> and mango and I have no idea what the heat was)
> Cheddar bay red lobster knock-off biscuits (me, yum!)
> Glazed carrots (sister).

Great sounding menu! What cheese is used in the crab spread?

Kris

"Kris" > wrote in message
...
On Apr 13, 7:03 pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:

Great sounding menu! What cheese is used in the crab spread?

----------------------------------------

The recipe just called for cream cheese, but I took a lesson from cheese
balls and added some shredded cheddar. It was topped with toasted almond
slivers.

"Cheryl" > wrote

> I ate so much this time that I was so uncomfortable and even feeling sick
> overnight. I NEVER do that anymore and not sure why I pigged out so much
> yesterday. Dad couldn't eat and he was so looking forward to yesterday.
> I felt it was torture for him to smell and the smells and not be able to
> eat.


You just answered your own question. Stress eating. {{Cheryl}}

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Kris" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Apr 13, 7:03 pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
>
> Great sounding menu! What cheese is used in the crab spread?

TIAD Cheese!

On 14 Apr 2009 13:37:59 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

>I love dill. I need to plant some this year. I'm doing a potted herb
>garden again this year. I also need to get another creeping cilantro plant.
>Mine finally died after lasting 3 seasons.

Michael....dill is a favorite also. Love it in tuna salad, etc.

Here is our bed...just outside the kitchen door. Who would have
thought that cilantro would become invasive!! It is choking out the
new lettuces!


http://i40.tinypic.com/2ntbx90.jpg

"Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message
...
> Omelet > schmoozing Jill for a dinner invitation:
>
>>
>> Dill weed is one of my favorite herbs for veggies. :-)
>> I want to eat at your house!
>
> I love dill. I need to plant some this year. I'm doing a potted herb
> garden again this year. I also need to get another creeping cilantro
> plant.
> Mine finally died after lasting 3 seasons.
>
>
Be careful with growing dill, they call it dillWEED for a reason, it's very
invasive. Even when grown in containers its seeds will spread everywhere.
It will establish itself and it's near impossible to eradicate, your
neighbors will hate you. I suggest finding a vacant lot somewhere far from
others gardens and plant your dillweed there. If you want fresh dillweed
for pickling (can't think of any other use for fresh) buy it from the green
grocer, otherwise keep dried on hand.

"Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message
...
> Omelet > schmoozing Jill for a dinner invitation:
>
>>
>> Dill weed is one of my favorite herbs for veggies. :-)
>> I want to eat at your house!
>
> I love dill. I need to plant some this year. I'm doing a potted herb
> garden again this year. I also need to get another creeping cilantro
> plant.
> Mine finally died after lasting 3 seasons.
>
> Michael
>
> --
> You can find me at: - michael at lonergan dot us dot com

i,ve tried growing dill for the past 5 years and it always dies on me after
3 to 4 weeks. all my other herbs do well in containers but dill just doesn't
like me.
--
C.D

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:27:37 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:11:48 -0400, Kajikit >
>wrote:
>
>>
>>We also had brunch at church in the morning. My contribution was the
>>breakfast casseroles. After much thought I decided to do a basic bread
>>and butter pudding (aka baked french toast) and I whipped up a
>>sugar-free fat-free diabetic version for a few people who are
>>restricted. And I made a savoury casserole based on tater tots. I was
>>a bit dubious about it because I've never had a tater tot in my life,
>>but it was delicious! I'll be making that one for us some time...
>>there wasn't a scrap of it left at the end of the brunch. I've got to
>>write the recipes down because a bunch of people asked for them.
>
>Please post that tater-tot recipe!
>
>I always enjoy hearing what someone decided to make after posting here
>for ideas. I'm glad your brunch was successful.
>
>Tara

I'll post it once I've got it refigured for a regular sized
casserole... but if you know how to cook you don't really need a
'recipe' for it at all - it was tater tots, cooked bacon, sauteed
onion and garlic all mixed together in the baking dish and then topped
with a mixture of beaten eggs, milk, and a can of creamed corn. Then
topped off with grated cheddar cheese and baked. I made it in a
disposable turkey roasting pan because it was the biggest dish I could
fit in the oven, and I used a bag and a half of tater tots, a full
pound of bacon, 10 eggs, and a bag of cheese. Obviously you don't need
that much for a regular-sized dish.

I refigured the bread pudding yesterday and posted that recipe last
night.

C.D wrote:
>
>
> i,ve tried growing dill for the past 5 years and it always dies on me
> after 3 to 4 weeks. all my other herbs do well in containers but dill
> just doesn't like me.


I find dill to be one of the easiest to grow in my garden. It doesn't
matter if I plant seeds or plants. The plants not only thrive, they
propagate all over the place. I dig up the sprouts and stick them closer
to the place where the rest of the dill is growing to try to keep some
order to the garden. Then I have to keep trimming it down to stop it
from going to seed.

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:42:27 -0400, Kajikit >
wrote:

>- it was tater tots, cooked bacon, sauteed
>onion and garlic all mixed together in the baking dish and then topped
>with a mixture of beaten eggs, milk, and a can of creamed corn

You might like this!! It just sings Wednesday night church supper
carry in.

@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

Tipper Tator Tot Casserole

casserole, main dish

1 lb ground beef
2 tb onion; minced
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
2 c government cheese; shredded
20 tater tots

Lovie tole me that every time Al Gore visits, he requests this dish,
which is why she named it after Tipper.


Preheat oven to 350F.

Brown the meat in skillet and add the onion. Cook for 1 minute. In a
casserole dish, combine half the meat mixture and the cream of chicken
soup. Add the remainin' meat mixture and top with the cheddar cheese
soup. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the mixture. Cover it
with the tater tots and bake for one hour.

Notes: Ruby Ann's Down Home Trailer Park Cookbook

Yield: 4

Preparation Time: 25


** Exported from Now You're Cooking! v5.84 **

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> Mr. Bill >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
> > Michael....dill is a favorite also. Love it in tuna salad, etc.
>
> I'm a big herb person anyway. Dill goes into the top 10 faves in my
> kitchen


How is your spring "planting" going, Michael? Hasn't it been a bit cool in
STL...it's downright cold here in Chicawgo still.


--
Best
Greg

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:15:12 -0400, Mr. Bill > wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:42:27 -0400, Kajikit >
>wrote:
>
>>- it was tater tots, cooked bacon, sauteed
>>onion and garlic all mixed together in the baking dish and then topped
>>with a mixture of beaten eggs, milk, and a can of creamed corn
>
>You might like this!! It just sings Wednesday night church supper
>carry in.
>
>@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format
>
>Tipper Tator Tot Casserole
>
>casserole, main dish
>
>1 lb ground beef
>2 tb onion; minced
>1 can cream of chicken soup
>1 can cheddar cheese soup
>2 c government cheese; shredded
>20 tater tots

(shudders)

I'll pass on that one thanks! I have NEVER bought, seen, or knowingly
eaten a tater tot before in my life and except for that surprisingly
good breakfast casserole I probably never will again. I much prefer
fresh ingredients to cans and packages, but when you're cooking for 40
on a limited budget (and even more limited time) you have to be
realistic. Tater tots were on sale for $2 a bag and all I had to do
was cut the top off the bag and toss them into the baking dish. An
equivelant bag of baking potatoes would have cost more and taken an
hour to prepare to my liking.

On 14 Apr 2009 15:00:47 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

:
>in rec.food.cooking
>
><snip for space>
>
>> Roasted bone-in leg of lamb, medium rare, with home grown garlic and
>> fresh rosemary. I never could see masking the flavour of lamb with
>> mint so we had home made rosemary jelly for the lamb.
>
>I notice in some of the part I snipped above you make your own jelly. Did
>you make the rosemary jelly? Can't say I've ever tried it but it sure
>sounds interesting. I bet it would be delish on a roasted pork loin.

The jelly is quite easy to make. We have several Dolgo crabapple trees
and we just steep some fresh rosemary sprigs in hot crabapple juice
for about an hour then use the juice to make the jelly. It's great
with pretty well any meat.

>
><snip again for space>
>
>Sounds like a really good time and a fun menu. We just don't have the
>time, or energy, for big get togethers like that anymore.

We've got the time but, the energy is another thing. I'll be 75 in a
couple of months but, Gerry is a few years younger so she has more
energy ;-). She says the only way she knows she's getting old is by
looking in the mirror.

Ross.

In all the SEAL discussion I forgot to answer this thread.

Easter dinner turned out fine. The lamb/goat meatball
appetizers were a big hit, and most people ate more than a few of them
once I signalled that the main course would be vegetarian.

I made a cous-cous with garbanzo beans, asparagus, and preserved
lemon. Alongside that a salad with three types of arugula (two
being the "wild" kind with very skinny leaves), cress, and apples.
Dessert was generously provided by a guest who brought several
flavors of ice cream from Tara (now in Berkeley, California but
formerly operating in Santa Fe).

Another of guest generously brought an N.V. Krug about six
years old, which was perfect, and we raided the cellar of
some 97 Bordeaux: Giscours, and Leoville-Barton. Be it said
the 97's are not too young to drink, but neither are they too old.

Steve