what's for dinner - wednesday, july 16th

[fizzgig]

i'm thinking about pulling some chicken boobs from the freezer, grilling them and serving over a big salad.

happy hump day

[cbayer]

1. So off kilter time wise from you guys.

I made a vichyssoises, which is chilling in the fridge.

And I have assembled one of those pizzas they love here that is on a paper thin crust. It's got 3 kinds of cheese, some ham and arugula on it. We shall see!

I continue to feel like I am in heaven. We visited a small town today that is the highest spot in this region. They had a bakery and a deli and not much else, but we were able to put together a picnic and just soak it in.

I do indeed feel like one of the luckiest people on earth right now.

[japple]

4. I feel pretty lucky just reading your posts, esp. after the pictures you posted and the descriptions

of your sojourn. Sounds like you are in heaven.

Did your pizza have a tomato sauce or not? I'm hooked on thin crust spinach/several cheese pizza with lotsa garlic, olive oil, but no tomato sauce.

[cbayer]

6. My pizza was an utter disaster, lol

Whatever I did, I did completely wrong. the crust was glued to the cookie sheet. What we were able to scrape off was good, but it was mostly just the toppings.

I like pizza with and without tomato sauce. We are going to visit a friend in Roma this weekend and he is going to give me some cooking lessons. Top of my list is pizza (the right way).

[Galileo126]

2. Shrimp stir fry

over udon noodles. With baby bok choy, celery, green onions, and pretty much anything else I can find in the veggie drawer in the fridge. Not sure what kind of sauce yet, maybe something like a soy/oyster sauce concoction.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Leftovers.

Another pork chop and the potatoes I made yesterday.

[noamnety]

5. oven baked pork ribs

and leftover tabbouleh.

The real fun is happening in the ice cream maker right now. I have too many bananas, so I've dumped in about a 9:1 ratio of banana to cream, with cocoa powder, cinnamon, coffee, chili powder and a bit of brandy.

[grasswire]

7. by the way, fizzer...

....how's your mom doing? I know you were worried about her a while back.

[fizzgig]

8. she has the first surgery at the end of the month

she's having some vertebrae in her neck fused. she goes back at the end of the year to have a few more fused lower down in her back.

i know that she's nervous, but she's been in miserable pain for a few year now and i hope this gives her some relief.

i'm still going to try to go see her for the second one, but my husband needs surgery in the late fall and is going to miss nearly a month of work.