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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 11, 2008 14:28:57 GMT -5
We're having The Presidential Dinner tonight (grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup)
When I was a kid, we used to go home from school at lunchtime. On the rare occasions that my mother couldn't be there, she would give us a dollar and we could walk to the drug store, behind the school, and buy lunch at the lunch counter. I always ordered grilled cheese, tomato soup, and milk. That left enough money for a candy bar for dessert. Life was good!
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Post by maggie on Mar 13, 2008 13:54:01 GMT -5
Presidential Dinner is one of my favorites! Never heard it called that, though...
Tonight we'll have soup, courtesy of the mother of my youngest son's best friend, and sandwiches. Husband had open heart surgery Feb. 27th, and I haven't cooked supper since.
God is good!
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 13, 2008 13:56:42 GMT -5
How is he doing, Maggie? Your family has been in my prayers. I'm glad you have friends taking care of you.
Tonight we're having smoked sausages, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, and applesauce.
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Post by maggie on Mar 13, 2008 14:21:46 GMT -5
Thank you for the prayers! They have been felt. He is doing well. Physically he is very strong. We went back to dr. yesterday and all is well. He can return to light duty work in 1 1/2 weeks. He has had a rough time emotionally, but that is part and parcel of this surgery, they say, but that is getting evened out. He has taken it well, and drawn closer to the Lord in it. I'm tired...he's tired....but he is doing so well. He's a tough one!
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 13, 2008 14:43:54 GMT -5
I'm glad he's doing well. I've heard heart patients have emotional issues after surgery. He'll get past it. I just can't imagine all the emotions he must have gone through! I'm glad he has leaned on the Lord. You can't do better than that!
Make sure he doesn't try to do too much too soon (I know you will) and see that you get some R&R, too.
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Post by carla on Mar 14, 2008 13:32:03 GMT -5
Maggie, my dad had open heart surgery about 4 years ago. He went through serious depression for about 1-1/2 years. His doctor said that is very normal.
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Post by carla on Mar 14, 2008 13:37:12 GMT -5
I'm really happy that Gayle started this forum. It's making me go through my recipes and cook different things for dinner.
Tonight we're going to have tortellini with shredded chicken, salad, french bread and simple lemon pie. I can't wait!
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 14, 2008 19:24:53 GMT -5
We had chicken fried steak, milk gravy, and biscuits tonight. I put some grape jelly on the table for anyone who wanted it (everybody)
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Post by Fla Gal on Mar 15, 2008 17:23:43 GMT -5
I'm going to have a pot roast with celery, carrots and potatoes. I don't have an oven, so I can't make biscuits. I'll be happy with toasting some whole wheat bread then spreading it with butter. The hard part is going to be deciding how much of the toast to eat with the meal or eat topped with gravy. I love it all. Decisions... decisions! I do know I'll use the last piece of toast to sop up any remaining gravy.
Gayle, the jelly on the table is such a good idea. I remember years ago, when I lived with a country family for a while. Gracie would put out a good spread at each meal and always put out jelly. After the meal I would spread a biscuit or two with jelly. It made a great dessert.
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 16, 2008 0:02:43 GMT -5
Flagal, you can make biscuits on the stovetop. I do it all the time in the summer. Just have your biscuits ready to cook, then put a heavy skillet on the stove and turn it on low. Add some grease to the pan (I use a combination of butter and oil), then lay one biscuit in and immediately turn it over, so the top is greased. Continue like that until the pan is full or you run out of biscuits. Add more grease if you need to. Put a lid on the pan. If the pan is deep, the lid can be flat, but if the pan is shallow, you'll need a domed lid, so the biscuits have room to rise. Cook them a while, then check to see if the bottoms are brown enough. If not, put the lid back on and cook them a while longer, until the bottoms browned. Then turn them over, cover again, and cook till the other side is as brown as you like them. Keep the heat low the whole time, so the biscuits have time to cook all the way through and keep it covered as much as you can. And that's all you do. Faster than the oven and doesn't heat up the kitchen as much.
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 16, 2008 0:05:08 GMT -5
Almost forgot - we had cold roast chicken and french fries for supper. I had to get up in the middle of supper and make more fries. They were a big hit.
I put the bones in a pot, added water and an onion, and let that cook during supper and after, so I have a nice pot of broth. I suppose there will be meat in it, too. I haven't picked the bones yet. I'll do it sometime tomorrow.
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Post by kelly on Mar 16, 2008 7:45:31 GMT -5
I am having roast beef with gravy, black eyes peas, fried okra with rolls and banana split pie.
Kelly
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Post by lacyj on Mar 16, 2008 10:16:41 GMT -5
Flagal, you can make biscuits on the stove-top. I do it all the time in the summer. the pan is full or you run out of biscuits.... WOW, is there anything else that you cook on the stove instead of the oven? I have a cheap, poorly insulated stove and use bottled LP gas. Can a cobbler or other desert be done that way?
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 16, 2008 20:38:00 GMT -5
Yep, you can do cobbler. Bring your fruit (and sugar, if you're using it) to a boil. Add a little water, if necessary (it should be kind of runny)
Make a sweetened dumpling dough, then drop by teaspoonsful into boiling fruit. Reduce heat to a simmer, then cook for 10 minutes. At this point, I push the dumplings into the fruit, so they get covered in it (they'll float back up - ok) Cover and cook an additional 10 minutes and serve plain or with milk, whipped cream, or ice cream.
You can cook pizzas, too. Turn the pan to low, put your dough in the pan, top with sauce, cheese, and whatever you like on it. Cover and cook as low as you can until dough is browned and cheese is melted. Not as good as oven-baked, but it will do when you're jonesing for pizza.
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Post by Granny Smith on Mar 16, 2008 20:41:03 GMT -5
Almost forgot - Ben's birthday was today. We had nachos and cake. He picked out the kind of cake. It was a 3 layer carob-mint cake w/ carob-mint frosting. Mint chocolate chip ice cream with chocolate or carob sauce (I didn't eat any of the ice cream, but I did have some sauce)
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