Messages between Sylviag and beckysdad
We fellow cooks are on the same page :) Texture and eye appeal is very important to me too. Now the gkids could care less about presentation LOL Just about ready to start chores now that I've caught KSO up. Looking forward o disc golf as my reward. Bryan is taking everything down from the tops of the cupboards. Have a great day fren and catch u llat afternoon.
Ah, it's a texture thing...got it. That makes sense now. I've only done stuffed zucchini once before though I'm going to do a test run tonight(coward or maybe egotist). I'll do bread crumbs, parm, minced onion, garlic and maybe some pine nuts. I'll be scarce on here until this afternoon. I hope your DG does well and that the deep clean comes together quickly and easily.
Wow, that sounds like an all star dinner. What do u stuff the zukes with? If you mix the raw beaten eggs with everything else it doesn't leave little chunks of yellow in the casserole - more an aesthetic thing to me. Cook til they are almost set but still very shiny and soft. U kinda know when u do t what ur looking for. Have a little time to play on here before I start my busy day.
We'll be watching 1776, which is one of my all time favorites. We're having games hens, brown rice with green onions and almond sliver, stuffed zucchini and then cream puffs for dessert. The Speshul looks good and seems straight forward though the treat "treat em like scrambled eggs/just partially set" could use some clarification. Am I looking for really runny scrambled eggs or am I stopping before it takes that much form? Is it just to jump start the cooking process? Why not just treat it like quiche and bypass the fry pan time? I'm not saying it's wrong or suggesting a change...I'm just trying to figure out the desired impact on the final product. Is it because it's a large batch and it cooks more evenly in the oven this way?
U four always have such an enoyable evening. U know what movie yet? The Speshul: 1 1/2 lbs of hamburger or whatever combinaton of ground meat u like. I use half turkey sasuage and half hamb. 3 pkgs froz chpd spinach thawed. Large onion chpd. As much garlic as u like. I use 2 TBSP fine chpd. 9-10 eggs. 1 lb shredded mozarella 1/2 lb shredded Mex mix. 1 c shredded par./ I've used both the good parm and good ol Kraft and found I like Kraft better in this case. 2 TBSP whatevre Italian type seasoning u like. Put spinach in big bowl and break it up. Cook off hamburger, onions and garlic and drain fat., Throw that in the bowl. Mix in 1/2 lb of the moza and the Tex mix. Beat eggs with herbs and 3/4 c parm. Heat about 2 TBSP butter in pan and when hot put in eggs. Treat them like scrambled eggs. When just partially set, into the bowl. Mix all up and put into a large oblong casserole (I spray with Pam) Top with rest of moza an parm and bake 350 abou 3040 minuts - depends on how brown u like the top. What I like is that I can make it in the am and heat at night,
Yes please to the recipe for Joe's Special! I'll do a spinach salad or spinach as an ingredient but I'm not one to just have it on its own so bring on the casserole! Clearly it's a recipe night. I was typing up a recipe to bring with me to LeeAnn's on Friday. I know she'll want it. She even invited a friend over to watch and join in the fun for making dessert. That needs to be done when I first get there and then we can watch a movie before dinner preps begin. It should be a fun afternoon/evening. Good call on exercising that option, Syl.
Glad to hear that. A little hammering here and there and those props will be ready for the next time. I have taken it under advisement and decided that exercising the "Keep" option is a good idea :) I made Joe's Special tonight. Have a ever given u the recipe for that? It is a great casserole (unless u don't like spinach).
The props are a bit dinged and dented but we made progress and he should be fine tomorrow afternoon. Oh boy, soil under your nails...I mean dirt smudges on your gloves...you'll be a happy lady! Bryan is a good egg for helping out with the cleaning so you can get away for some DG. He's pretty good about that as a rule though so it's no great surprise. You should seriously think about keeping him.
Hope all went well and the props on ur hat aren't too bent from butting heads with Dad's pute :) My itth bitteh flowers garden here is all weeded and fertilized and ready to plant some summer color which'll get in town tomororw. Got the stove top and racks cleaned and wil run the oven cleanerator tomorrow. Bryan said he would help me with the rest of the kitchen so we can get out early to play disc golf as it will be hot tomorrow.
I'm glad the weather decided to cooperate with you. How are things in the flower garden? I'll be headed off to get Jeannie soon and then put my propeller hat on and hope to get Dad's computer system squared away. Wish me luck.
It's beautiful out and warming up more each day. Once I finish my house chores I want to get out and mess with my little flower garden here. Can hardly wait to get home to see my kittehs and my garden. Tomorrow hope to get out and play disc golf again at another course we like here.
Ooooohhhh cleaning...and to think there are those that say you don't know how to have a good time. While my place could certainly use some more cleaning, it's not on the to-do list today. Thanks for the congrats. Has the weather improved? I hope it's not a barrier to anything your family wants to do while you're there.
Mornin BD, trying to catch up on frens' FPs. I know I faved ur road hog bear but don't remember if I congratted u when it made FP. If not, another happy dans won't hurt :) Have another hour on here then I need to start my cleaning day.
Been missing you too. I figured you were just caught up in all the goings on of family. It sucks when technology isn't working and I feel your pain. I'm headed up to the folks place tomorrow afternoon to try and get Dad's wireless working again. Some settings got switched around when they changed from ATT to Comcast for internet. Chips, salsa and ice cream for dinner? You sound like bachelors. Bathrooms and kitchens really benefit from a deep clean from time to time. Mine are due but the motivation isn't there although I cleaned the shower yesterday which made a big difference. I'll be popping in and out in the morning so I may see you then. Enjoy the family time.
Ai haz bin missing u BD. Likely missed u tonight too. Trying to catch up on msgs and some belated birthday wishes. Internet borked over the weekend. Tried to get tech help Memorial Day but apparently their claim to have help available 24/7 doesn't apply to me. By the time I cycled through several menus to get to "do u have an internet problem?" "YES" I practically scream. I'mini the right place but the wrong time as a obnoxiously calm recorded voice tells me they would love to refer me but their internet Call Center is not open today but I can visit their on-line site to get help. Cyber dumb blond moment. If I had internet I would not be calling. Oldest gson Sander an I were on our own tonight as younger ones spending night at their Mom's and Bryan and Cody on the Rogue fishing. Tortilla chips, salsa and ice cream for dinner LOL G ot about 14 or so dinners in the freezer for them. Cooked 10 hours yesterday and another 4 today. Now it's on to doing some deep cleaning of bathrooms and kitchen. They really have been doing a pretty good job to keep the house tidy and reasonably clean but I am a bit picky about those rooms :) I'll be on for awhile in the am and hope to catch u then. Missed u hugz
It's sometimes tough to find just the right thing to unlock a kid's key to learning. It's hard to get along without good reading comprehension but not impossible. With an ability to intuitively figure things out he can find his way in the world pretty well but his skills aren't necessarily rewarded in our educational system. Aaaackkk! Kids learning to drive...scary thought.
Sander is 15 1/2 and will get his learner's permit this summer - I am already wringing my hands! Bryan and I taught our niece to drive when she lived with us - mistakes were made and minor heart attacks occurred LOL Daven is 12 and Taylor is 9. He healed up wonderfully and just has a tiny scar where the pin was had been. He is pretty irrepressible. Something doesn't go his way, he just bounces off in another direction without a lot of whining. School is very difficul for him though as he has a learning disability and gets special help in classes. He likes the social aspecst of school and everybody loves him but he does not like the learning part. He's a whiz at vid games and can intuitively figure them out in no time but the printed word is problematic.
Maybe fresher candy would have turned the tide in your favorite. How old are the kids? Taylor is the one with the broken arm, right? Has that healed up okay and is he back to his regular activities? It's tough to keep 'em down for long when they're kids.
My offerings to the sun gods were obviously not acceptable - the Kool pops I found in the freezer and pieces of leftover Easter Candy stuck under the couch cushions did not do the trick LOL Oh my the costumes range all over the place. Last year there was a huge snow bunny, Dr. Feelgood with doc outfit and oversized stethoscope, a Scottish highlander with kilt, Tweedledee and Tweedeldum duct taped their boards together and tried to go down the slope tandem and slid righ into the first part of the pond. I do love peeps having sily fun like that and sounds like Bay to Breakers is right along those lines.
Snow? Seriously? What did you do to piss off the weather gods? I love how the community has a big Memorial Day blowout up there. That should make for a very fun day. Let's hope the weather cooperates for the remainder of your trip. Is there a general trend for the types of costumes that people wear? The great event around here for the outlandish costumes is Bay to Breakers which was run last weekend. A perennial favorite is the school of salmon that swims upstream(runs in the opposite direction of all the runners).
HappyCaturday. Sneaking in a little ICHC time before everyone gets up. It gets better - yesterday we woke up to a blizzard :) Couple of inches on the ground and coming down hard. We made our way into Bend (30 minutes and about 1000 feet difference in elevation) which was only raining and did our usual Costco and grocery store stocking up for them. That took quite awhile, got it all put away and then had a nice family dinner. Bryan BBQ a tri-tip. Bryan's bro came over also. The kids usually have one thing or another going on so aren't all home at once that often. Today is Daven's softball game and skies are clear this morning and no more snow. Cody is going out with a woman friend tonight, Sander spending the night at a friend's so I think we'll just have Daven and Taylor who may have a friend over. I plan to spend some time here tonight. Tomorrow we all go up to the mountain for snowboarding and a big tailgate party - last day the resort is open this season and tons of peeps come up and the parking lot is full of BBQs and beer :) They have a "pond skimming" event. Snowboarders dress up in outlandish costumes, come down the hill and try to get up enough speed to skim all the way across an artificial pond. Most don't make it and have to be fished out :) The winner gets a season pass for the next year. Live music and other activities makes it a fun day for all. We're gonna do brats (what else :) and I've got potato salad and 3 bean salad lined up; sauerkraut and onions, chips and dip, cookies and we're good to go. We'll have plenty for the random friends of Cody's that always stop by.
What a drag that you had rain the whole way down...maybe your return trip will allow for better viewing. I chuckled throughout your description of life in a house with kids and school shows. It reminded me of an old song from when I was a kid. Do you remember "Saturday Morning Confusion"? Here's a youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQlvyhTfaos Enjoy your day and we'll see you when we can.
Thanks! - Haven't seen a thing yet. It rained all the flipping way down here ,except for snow !! on the Mt. Hood and Lava Butte passes. They are having an unusully wet Spring here. I5, 205, 26 then 97 south which is a nice drive whenit is sunny. Oh my I always forget how kid hectic it gets down here :) Get here before kids and Cody get home from school and we get half way unpacked and everyone comes home, general hugging and everyone talking at once. Apparently there is a grade school singing thing so we all go to that - hilarious and touchingly sweet at the same time. K-3rd grade (Taylor is in 3d) U ever here 30 kindergartners all singing off key at once and not all singing the same words and the "choreography" had me in silent stitches. One song they all were supposed to raise their arms in a big circle and flutter them down. Several face boops occurred - flapping not fluttering and some just stood with their hands at their sides looking totally confoozled. Then general parent and grandparent milling about in the auditorum. Finally manage to round up all 3 kdlets who had gone in 3 different directions went to the pizza place to eat. Home for apple pie and ice cream. Then homework check, TV, bickering, dog running all over the place. Finally everyone in bed and here I am LOL Next couple of days purty busy so don't know how much time I'll get here
You scored a couple AC FPs while you were on the road...gotta love that. I hope you enjoyed the drive.
The trash that people seem to toss so easily drives me crazy too. It would be so easy for that to not be a problem but people seem to be so lazy. I'll certainly admit to enjoying my laziness but it's always done in such a way that it doesn't impact anyone else. I guess you spend the first couple hours on 5 and then angle over. Do you take 26 past Mt. Hood? I'll bet that's a pretty drive. Be safe.
We take a big 5 gal paintbucket with us once a week to pick up garbage on the course (slimeball litterbugs - mostly beer cans and Red Bull :) So when I have to go hunting for my disc is usually when I find a treasure trove of cans that somone tossed into thebushes. Sounds like u had a great day. The goal is to be outta here by 8. It's a 5 1/2 hour drive so that gets us there early afternoon.
Wow...so that happens in disc golf, too? Actually, when I played pasture pool I was pretty good at keep it in the short grass...I just never had much distance. I wouldn't feel badly about the wayward shots...just figure you got to see more of the course this way. It's a good thing. The rest of the day was very casual. I saw LeeAnn and Jeannie, had a nice dinner, wrestled with Becky a bit, watched some more Justified and will soon be drooling on my pillow. What time do you take off? Are you getting an early start?
Ran a bunch of errands this morning and visited a bit with auntie. Did play a round - first part in a steady drizzzle so had to wear rain gear but 2d part of the course it stopped. Gott my jeans wet half way up to me knees from bushwhacking thru the srubberies to find my wayward disc a few times :) Get everything all ready to go except clothes packing. Glad u got your folks fixed up and hope the res of ur day was nice and easy.
It would be nice if you could squeeze in another game of DG before you took off. I assume you have a course down in Bend you can play. I got the folks all squared away without too much trouble. Traffic wasn't horrible. I expected it to take an hour but it only took 45 minutes. Off commute it takes thirty.
Grey and cloudy but weather report doesn't soun like a lot of rain so I am hopeful to be able to olay today and do some outdoor stuff after running errands this morning.
