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Well, I made it to Kroger, and even stopped at Kentucky Fried Taco Bell on the way home and grabbed lunch for J and for me. Getting in and out of Kroger was no issue, as it was just barely misty, but after getting IN to the restaurant, and buying food, it was raining fairly steadily but I had not parked very far from the door.
Back to just misty and drizzly when I got home, so got the groceries and food in with not much difficulty.
Lilo always gets a few small bites of a chicken strip when I stop there so she is very happy when I do that.
At the store I got a whole, cut up chicken that was marked down and it went directly to the deep freeze. I'll pull that out the next time I want to make a whole lot of baked chicken, fried chicken, or a huge pot of chicken and dumplings. But first I need to eat that last package of four chicken legs! Can't forget that it's in the refrigerator freezer.
I also bought a marked down package of 9 smallish chicken thighs, boneless and skinless. That will be broken down to bags of three each (or cooked tonight) as they are fairly small and I might be able to eat two or three at a time. I am pondering frying up the whole package and then freezing the fried pieces. If I make fried chicken (very rare) I do like to go ahead and make enough to be worth the unholy mess! It's just not possible to not spatter oil while making that, so I might as well make enough to last a few meals.
But I'll probably just freeze them, though I may leave three pieces out to bake tonight for dinner (and probably breakfast) along with some vegetable or other.
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Ed, weather wise, you lucked out! I don't think Wednesday shoppers are going to be quite so lucky. I may become a Thursday shopper!
Roger, I don't know about your local stations, but our locals covered this stormy weather for 2 hours....as in no noon news, just maps and maps and warning about the potential storm.
No damage here, though there was power outages in ATL and around, and some wind damage, etc.
My rain gauge has ¾ inch rain.
Later...
No little giraffe, vet just left her pen...she got lots of treats while he looked her over. Sometime later tonight he'll post his observations. Oliver animal went outside today. April's door to the outdoor area was opened, but I never saw her go out the door. She stood there looking out, but if she went out, it was not while I was watching.
Mañana cowboys!!!
LOL!!!
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Well, Eduardo insisted on making the fried chicken so my dinner was southern fried chicken, peppered country milk gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, and some lightly buttered peas and carrots.
Of the 9 pieces, I ate the three smallest, and trust me these chickens were definitely no giants! About as much there as maybe a piece and a half of the chicken one usually sees nowadays.
That leaves 6 somewhat larger pieces which will be three more meals of fried chicken. It was definitely worth the mess. I may not even freeze any but just eat fried chicken for meals until it's gone.
I don't know what J is having as he's currently napping, trying to catch up on several days worth of not much sleep. When he wakes, I'll see about getting something together for him.
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Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!
60 degrees out there now, with a sunny high of 81 predicted for today.
I had leftover chicken and mashed potatoes for breakfast, with gravy.
Lilo has been fed, the sink cleared, and the dishwasher is running.
Having some fillings redone today and the start of replacing one crown. Need another crown but will think about that one for a bit.
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Hi
I was out walking today and did 7,200 steps. The temperature this morning was 50 degrees on the weather forecast and 51 on the front porch, There was a mild wind blowing and The forecast rain was still falling at 6AM, and it had ceased by 6:30 so I walked and it did drizzle a couple of times, Not bad overall however.
The brook I walked past was running high and was slightly over it's banks.
Have a Great Tuesday
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Japanese and Turkish street foods. A bit long, but somewhat hypnotic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2I_YvYl58Y
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning! Rainy days and Monday's...etc.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings until 5 pm today...not at all sure WHEN I'd go out to the grocery if I was Ed! LOL!
I have everything I need, so going out to the gym is my only fleeting thought. I can do everything here, so why get wet?
Ed, the bread making is a great video. Had a bit of trouble understanding everything, Brits talk funny!! LOL! BUT, makes me want to dash right to the kitchen and make a loaf. It was the kneading that got me...I love kneading bread. Crazy right? Also his loaf, with the weighted thingy and the cuts...reminds me of a Sand Dollar. AND it is Buckwheat...there is no 'wheat' in Buckwheat, and it is a flour that I can use. May have to get some, if I can find it...most likely I'll find it on Amazon or if really lucky Bob's Red Mill will have it.
I really should NOT watch food vid's until after I've eaten, and I think that is next on my list to do!
I noticed that Your weather was not too good, at least ours is mainly rain with ponding on the roads and minor flooding
I agree, That is one reason I finished my breakfast a few minutes ago, It was spread out over a period of time from 6:30 to 9:30
I have to look at that video, I did open it in a new tab for later viewing.
As far as I know it, they they do not need a hard frost.Roger, glad to know you have spring flowers. They always make me happy, which is why I have so many daffodils planted in my yard. The late ones are just blooming, along with those late never seen before tulips. The tulips are a real mystery to me. The reason we don't do long term tulip plantings supposedly is because we don't have cold winters, so they don't rebloom well...(explain that to Roger in NJ!!! lol?), Yet, I have some fancy frilly ones that I bought long ago, as they were part of some health campaign, and they're the ones that have me scratching my head...this year pink frilly turned to beautiful purple regular looking tulips???? How'd THAT happen? And then I had a 'bumper crop' of pink-reds in the front bed..(we're talking 6-8 blooms), and now the late blooming 2 red ones that I've never seen bloom.
Take into consideration, that we did not have Winter this year. So there were no 'cooling hours', yet I have tulips. ????? Maybe sometimes Hort. majors make this stuff up???
As for the color and style, You are dependent on the integrity of the supplier for that.Heading toward the kitchen...gonna have a quick piece of toast and my morning banana, and try the shredding disc of my new, on sale, cheap, etc. Food Processor. My old one, many, many years old (more than 20), did not have the attachments...so this could be fun. THEN, I'm going to mash up some potatoes, and have a lunch of Colcannon. (not quite over being Irish yet)
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Oh, no baby giraffe yet. Though they had pix of several other babies, and a little joey stuck his head out of mom's pouch first time..that was cute. I think she's a Wallaby. Not a big gray kangaroo. Pygmy goats, etc. Spring is in the air! Oh and my brother posted pix of his surprise late lamb! Little cutie. Oh, and for another dose of cuteness, google Hotot rabbits. Kat who's in Mass. with her 3 girls, just bought one for her oldest...these have to be the cutest tiny rabbits ever...BIG, no HUGE black eyes on a snow white bunny, weighing in at 2-3 pounds. (Ed will remember Kat from our NS thread with Howard)
My Brother uses a shredding attachment or else depending on his mood he shreds potatoes, squeezes out the water and makes a Home Fries pattie after seasoning the taters.
They only touch on the bad weather in other parts of the country for a minute + usually. Bad weather here they also drop the real news for weather coverage.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Ed, weather wise, you lucked out! I don't think Wednesday shoppers are going to be quite so lucky. I may become a Thursday shopper!
Roger, I don't know about your local stations, but our locals covered this stormy weather for 2 hours....as in no noon news, just maps and maps and warning about the potential storm.
No damage here, though there was power outages in ATL and around, and some wind damage, etc.
My rain gauge has ¾ inch rain.
Later...
No little giraffe, vet just left her pen...she got lots of treats while he looked her over. Sometime later tonight he'll post his observations. Oliver animal went outside today. April's door to the outdoor area was opened, but I never saw her go out the door. She stood there looking out, but if she went out, it was not while I was watching.
Mañana cowboys!!!
LOL!!!
Have a Nice Day
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Well, I made it to Kroger, and even stopped at Kentucky Fried Taco Bell on the way home and grabbed lunch for J and for me. Getting in and out of Kroger was no issue, as it was just barely misty, but after getting IN to the restaurant, and buying food, it was raining fairly steadily but I had not parked very far from the door.
Back to just misty and drizzly when I got home, so got the groceries and food in with not much difficulty.
Lilo always gets a few small bites of a chicken strip when I stop there so she is very happy when I do that.
At the store I got a whole, cut up chicken that was marked down and it went directly to the deep freeze. I'll pull that out the next time I want to make a whole lot of baked chicken, fried chicken, or a huge pot of chicken and dumplings. But first I need to eat that last package of four chicken legs! Can't forget that it's in the refrigerator freezer.
I also bought a marked down package of 9 smallish chicken thighs, boneless and skinless. That will be broken down to bags of three each (or cooked tonight) as they are fairly small and I might be able to eat two or three at a time. I am pondering frying up the whole package and then freezing the fried pieces. If I make fried chicken (very rare) I do like to go ahead and make enough to be worth the unholy mess! It's just not possible to not spatter oil while making that, so I might as well make enough to last a few meals.
But I'll probably just freeze them, though I may leave three pieces out to bake tonight for dinner (and probably breakfast) along with some vegetable or other.
As I recall, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are owned by the same Conglomerate and delivered on the same truck. You often see small looking store fronts that have all three of those within.
I have been tempted to get a small counter top deep fryer and store the filtered oil in the refrigerator between uses. I suspect cheesecloth would make a good filter and not take forever to filter through as a Coffee filter most likely would take.
Nothing wrong with marked down. I know my brother looks for them in the ShopRite when he is grocery shopping and knows where to look for them. They have a cooler up front near the registers that holds the previous days Lunch sandwiches, pastries from the instore bakery and getting old prepackaged Deli meats and salads.
The Meats he knows where to look for them in a different location.
Being a lazy person I would have bought enough KFC to have for several mealsparityanimal wrote: »Well, Eduardo insisted on making the fried chicken so my dinner was southern fried chicken, peppered country milk gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, and some lightly buttered peas and carrots.
Of the 9 pieces, I ate the three smallest, and trust me these chickens were definitely no giants! About as much there as maybe a piece and a half of the chicken one usually sees nowadays.
That leaves 6 somewhat larger pieces which will be three more meals of fried chicken. It was definitely worth the mess. I may not even freeze any but just eat fried chicken for meals until it's gone.
I don't know what J is having as he's currently napping, trying to catch up on several days worth of not much sleep. When he wakes, I'll see about getting something together for him.
That sounds like a nice breakfast to me, I'm guessing Home made mashed potatoes and not the ones from KFC that I believe to be instant potatoes.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!
60 degrees out there now, with a sunny high of 81 predicted for today.
I had leftover chicken and mashed potatoes for breakfast, with gravy.
Lilo has been fed, the sink cleared, and the dishwasher is running.
Having some fillings redone today and the start of replacing one crown. Need another crown but will think about that one for a bit.
Have a Nice Day
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I would have had no major objection to eating reheated KFC for a few days, but they don't serve milk gravy there, and I have to say Eduardo's fried chicken beats KFC's any day. Besides, no skin, no bones on what was prepared. With KFC there would be skin (my favorite fried part actually) that I really don't need to eat a lot of.
I'll be having more leftovers for lunch, then brush up, shower, and head to the dentist.
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These are utterly hilarious planning/implementation fails.
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GOod Morning!
I watched the street food, and was so hungry I had to open the refrigerator....
Late start again today. This is getting to be a habit? Naw..surely not.
Need to sit down with the new weekly batch menu and check off the grocery list. I Think I may have learned something...I still have loads of food left, and I didn't ever make that last dish on the list. It included a mango and an avocado for salsa, and I opted to eat them straight up with other beans and cheeze, etc from other days. It says the recipe's make servings for 1 - 2...well let me tell you...its WAY much for one!!! Today I can finish off the beans and rice, leaving quinoa and the nut mix (faux meat?) to put with some veggies for tomorrow...and there will still be leftovers for the freezer.
Tulips need not a hard frost, but long cool temps, so many tulip bulbs are stored in refrigerated areas, grown in chilly places (think Holland), why the color change I do not know, Unless...those two bulbs had not previously bloomed..and had just put up foliage for several years...possible.
Maybe next year the frilly ones will bloom
On with my day...
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Hi Again
I'm back from my run to CostCo @ $113+ and 11,380 Steps now
While I was at CostCo I noticed that they had the NS $100 gift cards which is an extra $25 off of the regular discounted price. I did notice where it said Member Only Item Fortunately I am a member.
$25 OFF, $25 manufacturer’s discount is valid 3/23/17 through 4/17/17. While supplies last.
So I know have Two bags of the Cauliflower/Broccoli/and two types of carrots in the freezer as well as Their Frozen Green Beans. a Tray of Pink Lady Apples, a 3 Pound Bag of Bananas and a Bottle of their Real Vanilla Bean Extract for my brother. I also picked up for stock a 10 pack of Kleenex and a Pack of Charmin TP. It isn't a low coat shopping trip when You Buy in bulk to save Money
I did manage to not buy the Tres Leche Cake even if I would really like to try it after having seen it on several cooking shows.
On the Way Home I managed to overcome my Carts trying to turn into the hot food area
Then on the way home I had to fight the steering wheel on the car when it tried to turn into McDonald's and following that I had the Same problem driving past Burger King, the Bakery I passed and Wendy's
I managed to beat and arrive home safely with no extra fattening foods.
Have a Nice Day
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »I would have had no major objection to eating reheated KFC for a few days, but they don't serve milk gravy there, and I have to say Eduardo's fried chicken beats KFC's any day. Besides, no skin, no bones on what was prepared. With KFC there would be skin (my favorite fried part actually) that I really don't need to eat a lot of.
I'll be having more leftovers for lunch, then brush up, shower, and head to the dentist.
The Crispy Breaded Skin is the most flavorful part of the KFC
If You like Your Chicken better, I say go for it, I'm sure it less expensive.
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »GOod Morning!
I watched the street food, and was so hungry I had to open the refrigerator....
Late start again today. This is getting to be a habit? Naw..surely not.
Need to sit down with the new weekly batch menu and check off the grocery list. I Think I may have learned something...I still have loads of food left, and I didn't ever make that last dish on the list. It included a mango and an avocado for salsa, and I opted to eat them straight up with other beans and cheeze, etc from other days. It says the recipe's make servings for 1 - 2...well let me tell you...its WAY much for one!!! Today I can finish off the beans and rice, leaving quinoa and the nut mix (faux meat?) to put with some veggies for tomorrow...and there will still be leftovers for the freezer.
Tulips need not a hard frost, but long cool temps, so many tulip bulbs are stored in refrigerated areas, grown in chilly places (think Holland), why the color change I do not know, Unless...those two bulbs had not previously bloomed..and had just put up foliage for several years...possible.
Maybe next year the frilly ones will bloom
On with my day...
No giraffe baby yet.
Hi Valerie
I had a late start today to, I did manage to overcome it
I can not think of anything I forgot to pick up at CostCo. I had $120 in my Billfold and Spent $113 + Change out of it. Luckily Socialized Security Arrives on the 12th this month and I can not think of anything I really need before then so It is OK . I do keep a spare $20 tucked away as emergency cash when walking as well as Misc. dollar bills to use for my morning Coffee. Not to mention I have a bunch of free Dunkin Donuts any size hot coffee I can redeem
Not having bloomed before makes sense as I do not believe they can change colors and styles. I did notice that the Anemone has buds on it so that will be the next to bloom followed by The early bloom Bleeding Heart. I also noticed that the Blackberry and Raspberries have buds getting ready to break into leaf. It won't be to long before it is time to unwrap the Fig Plants and bend them back upright.
Have a Nice Day
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Spent over two hours at the dentist. Prepped for two crowns (one new, one replacement) and one filling done. One filling left to do and the actual crowns to be placed when they arrive.
I've bitten my cheek and my tongue, as I usually do, and feel like I've been punched in the face. Several times...
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parityanimal wrote: »Spent over two hours at the dentist. Prepped for two crowns (one new, one replacement) and one filling done. One filling left to do and the actual crowns to be placed when they arrive.
I've bitten my cheek and my tongue, as I usually do, and feel like I've been punched in the face. Several times...
Oh, and Tres Leches cake is overrated. Trust me...
Hi Ed
If I said a trip to the dentist is torture and that is only for a cleaning. I feel for You.
Thank You for the feedback on the cake, Much appreciated, Now I do not feel so badly resisting it since I can not find a single slice somewhere to try. I'm sure You must know how large the CostCo baked goods are Slices of Carrot cake and other types are available, even if only at the Diner.
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Tres Leches cake overrataed???? ED??? What did the dentist do to your taste buds???
I get a big piece every year when my neighbor has her birthday. It I believe has pineapple added, and it is to die for! (or from..) I think maybe her cakes come from the International Market on Pleasant Hill..but I don't know that for sure.
Your trip to the dentist sounds like a really long session..so sorry. Know you'll be glad to get your crowns finished up. Make it easier to eat that good Fried Chicken with the biscuits and cream gravy.
Roger, my SS won't be here until the 19th. I should be fine, like you, there is some 'mad money' that I don't spend unless its absolutely necessary!
Tomorrow is going to be another very stormy day..looks like it could begin as early as 6:30 a.m. Not nice. No shopping tomorrow! Have lots of choices of leftovers to either eat or freeze, so I'm good.
Worked outside in my front flower bed..I may be slightly 'pink' but I don't think burnt. I do know that sun was HOT! And my face was red after 2 hours.
Flower bed looks good. Ready for some summer annuals in a week or two. Blackberry canes are blooming nicely now in the back yard.
No giraffe baby. maybe tonite or tomorrow.
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Valerie, you're not helping Roger to resist the Tres Leches cake!
I've had some rather bland and disappointing version made at either Publix or Kroger a couple of times and was not impressed, so without knowing what's actually in the one he's been seeing, couldn't really be sure about how good it is.
Dinner tonight, with two temporary crowns, one fresh filling, and sore gums, I was not up eating the rest of the fried chicken. Maybe tomorrow. J had two fillings done this morning and missed lunch because he was trying to sleep while the jaw was still numb. By the time he got up, I had made MY trip to the dentist and wasn't back for quite some time, and not until way past lunch time.
Fortunately, Eduardo stepped into the breach and whipped up some Noodles Romanoff and some scalloped potatoes for a nice, gentle meal, aside from the carefully chewed, slightly crispy edges and tops of the casseroles. J and I both had a reasonable plate each of that and there is some leftover in case we need it tomorrow.
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Howdy y'all. It's wonderful wet Wednesday! 60 out there now with a stormy high of 74 expected.
90% chance of strong storms. It is thundering now and maybe some light rain.
Lilo is having her bath now in my lap.
I need to get a few dishes out of the sink and perhaps run the dishwasher. I might also do some of the laundry load from the guest visit.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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OMGOSH! I did not see that post from Roger.
Roger...don't ever eat it. Its not good for you. I don't eat it anymore...have in the past. But then I ate a lot of things in the past that I don't eat now, some of them I really miss, all of them were good....but I don't/won't eat them again.
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So the song for today is 'Stormy Weather', and has nothing to do with relationships, just a handy title. Thunder, rumble, lightening, thunder. Supposed to be a rough day ALL day. I guess the winds and tornado's come later today...right now just a bunch of racket and black skies. Tom E. hiding out somewhere, I've called him twice to let the old guy into the house, and to eat his breakfast kibble, no cat to be seen.....
Going to take a good look at the Batch Cooking for this week...will be starting it on Friday, as I am not about to go out into this mess to grocery shop.
No giraffe baby... and I really don't know anything new.
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I'm still pondering laundry and/or dishwasher but think I'll just wait on both until a less storm laden day, as I sure don't want to get either one started just to then lose power and have to do it all over again...
It seems OK now, just noisy, but later may be worse.
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I was out walking today and did 7,200 K steps. The temperature this morning was 45 degrees on the weather forecast and 49 on the front porch, There was a light Fog in the area and TBH over most of NJ.
I stopped for a couple of eggs and whole wheat toast as breakfast and to kill time until I could stop at the Dollar Store for a second quart of milk to put on the shelf, I am sure it will be used up before February 2018
I also stopped at the Grocery Store for 3 Nectarines and 4 Black Plums to add variety to the fruits I Picked up at CostCo yesterday.
The brook I walked past was running high and was slightly over it's banks again today.
Have a Great Wednesday
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