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we're having the pot roast I made yesterday. And put on the crockpot refried beans.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11574666
or so it's called. To me it's more of a stew.
The rain is supposed to clear out and then it should be colder. I don't think anyone has any outside activities tonight so it's a good time to stay in and eat biscuits and stew.
How are you feeling today?
It's pig city today but we'll be back on low salt, low fat, low cholesterol, low carb make-you-want-to-eat-macaroni-and-cheese diet again tomorrow.
and whatever other awesome things tkmorris makes for me 
pumpkin raisin bread .
and the raisin bread sound good, too.
I get ideas for the week. Everybody here likes lentil soup.
starts a daily What's for dinner? thread . I have always loved to cook, but I get so burnt out on thinking what I want to eat. The nearest grocery store is about 20 miles away, so I have to plan for a week's worth of dinners. Well, I've always done that no matter where we lived, but it's so inconvenient here - you can't just "run out" and get something.
want to share your lentil soup recipe?
1 lb. bag lentils
water
3 celery tops
2 medium onions
2 carrots, cut into 3" pieces
water
salt and pepper to taste
2 T. butter
2 T. flour
1 c. water
Sort and rinse the lentils. Place in soup pot and add water (I don't know how much 
). Add celery tops and onions. Bring to boil and simmer for one hour. Add the carrots and salt and pepper to taste and simmer until carrots are tender.
Make a roux of the butter and flour. Add the water and stir until smooth. Pour into the lentil soup and stir. Cook for a few minutes more.
This is the way my Mother and Grandmothers always made lentil soup. I've tried several different recipes, but always return to this one. My husband and I like to eat the whole onions, but I guess you could chop them up and the carrots too and it wouldn't change the taste at all.
That's a very lucky guest! 
Yum.
And sure to be appreciated. 
but I'd still vote for fondue. 
and sent the leftovers off with K~ and kept one to share when pinto comes to visit. 
edited to add the pic and the recipe.
http://www.chron.com/default/article/Black-Truffle-Mac-Cheese-1636325.php
but I never add the black truffle because it's special order.
I've only had black truffles once in Colombia and a few times again in Peru. Weird but it doesn't seem to be so rare there. 
I split them, marinated in OJ, soy sauce, honey, ginger and vinegar. Then baked and basted for about 45 minutes.
They were just perfect and everyone really enjoyed them.
Just have lots of napkins and a bowl for bones in the middle of the table.
Much to my surpise I found a bag of frozen shrimp/calamari/scallops in my freezer and decided to make a pasta dish.
I quickly sauteed garlic and added green onion and red onions (frozen from a previous cooking adventure) added basil and parsley (basil again frozen in ice cube trays and parsley just flash frozen) and chopped red and orange bell peppers. Then added the pasta sauce, sliced green olive, chopped banana peppers, added some red pepper flakes, spanish smoked paprika, chili powder, salt, pepper and heated through. Turned off the heat and added the seafood. Yes, it is very yummy.
Shrimp, calamari, scallops
Over pasta
Parm and lots of it because I love me some cheese.
PS: love the plate? where did you get them?
with homemade pico!!!
Tomatoes haven't been too great around here lately, so we are still just lusting after the fresh pico.
Love lemon with chicken.
The combination sounds really good!
Definitely put me in the mood for lasagna!
Hard to go wrong with good pizza.
