last night I cooked a steelhead trout fillet for the first time… it came as part of my Save-On-Foods delivery, substituted for the salmon I had ordered… I’ve never had this fish, and wouldn’t have likely tried it otherwise…
I found a recipe online and even used the pepper flakes it called for… getting braver with hot things…
I also used the last of the rice from Sunday’s Chinese food with some fresh asparagus… it was a very tasty dinner and I enjoyed it…
there was enough left for another meal, which I had for my lunch today, and it was equally as delicious;-)…
someone recently talked about taking the time to enjoy eating, whether it is a snack, a meal, a treat…
tonight I had shrimp with cocktail sauce for my dinner…
while I was eating, I was remembering…
many years ago I flew to Florida with a dear family friend on vacation… I was there in case she had any problems with her health… we had a wonderful time and I enjoyed every minute with her…
one of the things you could do there was order cooked shrimp while shopping at the grocery store… while you shopped they were boiled and bagged for you to take home fresh… many evenings we peeled these delicious cold shrimp for our dinner as we discussed our day and life in general…
the other special memory was when we were in Hawaii last year and went to ShrimpHale… it was a little restaurant in a strip mall just a short walk from where we were staying that we just happened upon…
the shrimp were boiled, butter, garlic and fresh lemon were added, and it was brought hot to the table in a plastic bag… we were given plastic bibs and gloves… the shells just went onto the paper on the table… it was such fun and so delicious…
such wonderful and special moments and memories… how blessed I am…
started with rice in the Instant Pot… think I have the process down now…
from there I made Thai Shrimp Soup… it takes a while, mainly because I make shrimp broth as part of the process… I left out the red pepper as I didn’t have any in the crisper… produced 3 containers and a bowl for my dinner… tasted very nice and didn’t miss the red pepper…
after that I made rice pudding… ended up with a bowl for supper and 3 containers for later…
there was a container of rice left and today I heated it up with asparagus and green onions to go along with some roasted chicken…
preparing the rice and using it in something that will be heated later means that the sugars go right through my system… still get the calories, but not the sugars, so this is great for my meal plan…
was recently enjoying a Sweet Kale salad… I’d picked up a large bag at Costco and had been eating it over a week or so…
it comes with a poppyseed dressing and reminded me of the first time I had poppyseeds…
my beloved and I had announced our engagement and his best friend’s parents invited us over for a special dinner…
the first course was a poppyseed soup… it was the only item I remember from the entire meal… can’t even remember if it was cold or hot, lol…
my taste buds did not enjoy it at all and I can remember struggling to get it down, because in those days, when someone made you something special you ate it, lol…
I don’t think I’ve eaten anything else with poppyseeds in it until this particular salad, which I’ve been eating for a few years and quite enjoy…
what a fun day… my son-in-law called fairy early, dropped off the younger boys and headed to the gym…
my grandsons helped me make Thai Curry Shrimp Soup and we put some games on the tablet… once my son-in-law returned we had lunch at Applebee’s, wandered around the mall where I picked up some new tea and got an excellent deal on a pair of leggings… and went to the movies atLandmark…
when we got home my son-in-law fixed my thermostat so that it won’t keep going down to 18 degrees Celsius in an effort to save energy… but freeze me, lol… he also fixed the toilet paper holder so the roll doesn’t fall right off…
they left and I put on the tv and warmed up some of the soup…
for the last few days I haven’t been eating all that well…
not sure exactly why… there is food available, but I’ve been uninterested in eating it…
I’ve been kind of eating out of the fridge… had leftover spaghetti and meat sauce, made fried rice with leftover chicken, spinach and scrambled eggs…
last night I had bacon and mushrooms… it was a meal that we had when I was young… always on toast… I rarely have bread in the house, but last night I tossed some croutons in… it was a perfect addition;-)…
today I made a lovely wonton and mushroom soup for lunch, and roasted chicken with cauliflower, sweet and baby potatoes for supper…
Monday is our usual night to gather… we have been doing this for years… last week we got to talking about Chinese food and decided to have supper together this week… Monday evenings are already blocked off in everyone’s calendars, lol, so changing the time was fairly simple…
we each offered up our favourite dishes, a menu was circulated by email, adjustments were made and a person chosen to order and pick up the dinner… times were chosen and rides were organized…
we had hoped that my grandson would join us as he was expected to be here to collect Indi to use on Tuesday… unfortunately things changed and he couldn’t join us…
it was wonderful to have the time to prepare for dinner… I had fun digging through my dishes and finding tea pots and cups; a variety of chopsticks and stands; and various trivets to put the food on when it arrived…
we had a lovely dinner and tons of great conversation… it was a wonderful treat to share a meal… finished the evening with more conversation, coffee and a lemon cake…
a few days ago, after doing a lot of research, including a conversation with my Ottawa kids, I went out and picked up a wifi Instant Pot…
I decided to cook a whole frozen chicken… it didn’t go quite as well as hoped, but eventually the chicken was cooked… I boiled some potatoes to go along with it as they had gotten a bit soft and were growing eyes while I was away, lol…
yesterday the wifi connected rather easily… now I can turn it on, off, or give it directions from my phone, lol…
my grandson and I plan to have dinner together on Monday evenings as he will be using my car on Tuesdays for the next while… we’ve decided to try Instant Pot recipes every week…
last night we made chicken thighs with baby potatoes… next time I’d use a bit less liquid, but it was tasty and moist… and we had fun using the sauté option on the Pot;-)…
today I picked up a recipe book as it didn’t come with one… eventually we should be able to find recipes online but this Instant Pot Bible is going to be helpful as we learn more…
