Hey Grandpa, What's for Supper? Part 2

[scootermom]

A dozen 11 year old boys will be running thru my house for rmy son's birthday party - it has to be pizza for dinner!

Otherwise I'd make polenta casserole (aka mush italiano).

 

[Backyard Buddies]

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Glad to have you join us, scootermom! It's always nice to have new friends to dine with.

Enjoy your son's bday! As a mom of an 11 year old girl, I know just how active those 11 year old boys can be! Have fun!

 

[Redfeathers]

Tonight we are having rib eye steaks on the bbq, artichokes and tater salad.

 

[happyhen]

I made Hot Cross Buns for breakfast this morning (one ha' penny, two ha' penny!).

Baked potoes with sour cream and chives and a side salad of tossed greens for dinner tonight.


Welcome to our kitchen [scootermom/b] !

 

[Aneesa's Muse]

Roasted chicken, tonight... fresh bread, fried beans, some kind of tater

Welcome to the kitchen, scootermom!

I edited out my joke to happyhen cuz the forum is being wonky and won't let me post it right.. strange!

 

[thechickenchick]

Welcome Scootermom! Nice to meet another cook.

Redfeathers your dinner sounds like it was fabulous!!

My in-laws took us to a Benefit Fish Fry at the Moose club. The food wasn't very good but it was a nice time. Then DH treated me to a frozen yogurt at the Tasty Freeze Drive inn! Just a small town Friday night

DH is BBQing pork chops tonight. I am not sure what I will make to go with it yet.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[ams3651]

our local drive in ice cream place opens monday, I cant wait

Still havent decided about tonight. Last night was sweet and sour kielbasa with noodles, carrots and peas

 

[thechickenchick]

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Isn't that the best! We always say its a sure sign of Spring when the Drive Inn opens!

I decided on baked beans to go with the pork chops. Maybe a green salad too!

 

[cknmom]

Hi everyone!! Long time since I've been on here. Grandkids are on Easter vacation this week , and we have spent much of the time in the city with lawyers and courts messing with guardianship C**P!

I have felt like old mother hubbard fro the last two weeks. DH is barely working and my last big shopping trip to sam's club(in Jan.) was almost gone. Had to eat ou Mon. and thur. There was NOTHING in the house(not even ramen!)

On the way home from DMIL's house last night we stopped and bought enough stuff to last fro a few weeks at least.

I'm making DH and I steak and eggs this morning(leftover from my dinner thur.) Gkids will have cereal, not enough steak for them too.

Dinner tonight, haven't decided that yet. Will get back to you on that.

For the last 6 yrs or so we have had lamb for Easter dinner. With the work situation we are having ham(whch we LOVE). We bough a whole ham so it will last for quite a lot of meals. We are having boxed rice and boxed potatoes with it. Just realized that I don't have ANY veggies in the house:

I am making rolls and choc. pudding pie with fresh whipped cream for dessert. Wine to drink for DH and me, milk for the kiddos.

We have been drinking boxed wine almost exclusively for the last few years. It has gotten A LOT better quality and it lasts us about a week. We used to buy the blackberry merlot and arbor mists also. Good tasting wines, but disappear too quickly!!

ams- One of the smartest things I di was start to teach my kids/grandkids how to do their OWN laundry when they hit second grade! I supervised for a few weeks, my grandson right now is not allowed to push buttons;he's a little distructive sometimes. It gives me more time for other chores/crafts, and gives them some responsability and pride that they can do something most other kids don't/can't do. Then if they have no clean clothes, they only have themselves and their laziness to blame!

I am off to boil more eggs to dye and make breakfast. It is GREAT to be back and able to cook once again!!

Monica

 

[Backyard Buddies]

cknmom - Ugh. It sure doesn't sound fun what you're dealing with, but it sounds like you're making the best of it.

Don't forget the bean soups and other bean dishes. They sure can be good on the $$. We do meatless on occasion and also prepare enough for leftovers which keeps us from having to eat out.

In fact, tonight was clean-out-the-fridge night - leftover spinach and Swiss chard (from a friend) lasagna (meatless, plus the sauce was leftover from a spaghetti meal) and chili (hamburger and beans). I just heat them up and let folks pick what they want.

I no longer use canned beans. For Christmas/my bday a couple years back, I received a pressure cooker. Although you can go from dried beans to cooked beans in just over a half hour, I do it in two steps to drain out the soaking water in order to cut down on the, ummmm, problem that comes from beans.

I boil for 10 minutes, turn off the heat and let them sit for an hour, drain, rinse, refill the water, then pressure cook for the recommended time for presoaked beans. Dried beans are sooooo much less expensive than canned beans!