The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[MinnieM123]

I finally put the menu together for Sunday. Salad with a choice of homemade honey mustard or ranch dressing(evoo & basalmic for me), asparagus, smoked mac and cheese, baked beans, tangerine rice(TC's couscous recipe), smoked ham, smoked turkey, roast turkey, choice of smoked or baked sweet potatoes, peas, marinated green beans with onions and mushrooms and angle food cake with strawberries. oops almost forgot pickled beets

That's a menu I could sink my teeth into!!

 

[Figgy1]

That's a menu I could sink my teeth into!!

Dinner is at 5

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

That is amazing savings on your grocery bill. I try and use coupons too and tend to only buy organic which increases prices and it is rare to find coupons for that stuff. We buy a lot of produce and you cannot really get coupons on that. When I used to buy processed foods, which we mostly don't do anymore used to save loads on the bill. No longer. The supermarket sometimes offers savings if you buy a certain amount of produce from their brand. Unfortunately they haven't had a lot of their brand lately. Probably because it was winter. The Wegman's is an hour away and the last time we went the savings weren't anymore than our local Giant which has gotten much better with their organic section. The only good thing about our grocery bill going up is we get more gas points and I get more Disney Visa points.

I had been buying organic brown eggs for a few years. DH reminds me to pick up eggs for Easter egg coloring about 2 years ago. I didn't think twice and came home with brown eggs like always. It never even hit me that I needed to get white. Why can't organic eggs come in white? No biggie anyway, I don't really use eggs anymore anyway. Kids hate them. We now give our Easter eggs to our pets.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

I finally put the menu together for Sunday. Salad with a choice of homemade honey mustard or ranch dressing(evoo & basalmic for me), asparagus, smoked mac and cheese, baked beans, tangerine rice(TC's couscous recipe), smoked ham, smoked turkey, roast turkey, choice of smoked or baked sweet potatoes, peas, marinated green beans with onions and mushrooms and angle food cake with strawberries. oops almost forgot pickled beets

What is TC's couscous recipe? I just ordered some couscous online and would love a great recipe. Smoked mac and cheese. Yum.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

If you boil eggs with beets and vinegar they make the prettiest pink eggs same goes for onion skins except yellow

Cool! I need to remember that although the kids really like the Paas. I hate the stained fingers.

 

[Figgy1]

That is amazing savings on your grocery bill. I try and use coupons too and tend to only buy organic which increases prices and it is rare to find coupons for that stuff. We buy a lot of produce and you cannot really get coupons on that. When I used to buy processed foods, which we mostly don't do anymore used to save loads on the bill. No longer. The supermarket sometimes offers savings if you buy a certain amount of produce from their brand. Unfortunately they haven't had a lot of their brand lately. Probably because it was winter. The Wegman's is an hour away and the last time we went the savings weren't anymore than our local Giant which has gotten much better with their organic section. The only good thing about our grocery bill going up is we get more gas points and I get more Disney Visa points.

I had been buying organic brown eggs for a few years. DH reminds me to pick up eggs for Easter egg coloring about 2 years ago. I didn't think twice and came home with brown eggs like always. It never even hit me that I needed to get white. Why can't organic eggs come in white? No biggie anyway, I don't really use eggs anymore anyway. Kids hate them. We now give our Easter eggs to our pets.

I have a Wegman's, Shoprite and Sam's not far from me and ours all seem to have a decent selection of organic products I believe both shoprite and Walmart both have white organic eggs. I'm not 100% positive because I get my eggs either from a farm or Sam's cage free organic(they're the cheapest but come in 2 dozen cartons).

 

[Figgy1]

Cool! I need to remember that although the kids really like the Paas. I hate the stained fingers.

Fingers still stain a bit but there's not as big a mess because everything is just boiled in a pot.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

I have a Wegman's, Shoprite and Sam's not far from me and ours all seem to have a decent selection of organic products I believe both shoprite and Walmart both have white organic eggs. I'm not 100% positive because I get my eggs either from a farm or Sam's cage free organic(they're the cheapest but come in 2 dozen cartons).

So thats 7 cartons for a week

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

So thats 7 cartons for a week

Haha! She is raising little Gastons!

 

[MOXOMUMD]

3 days until Easter.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

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[Figgy1]

What is TC's couscous recipe? I just ordered some couscous online and would love a great recipe. Smoked mac and cheese. Yum.

saute 1/2 red onion, 1tsp garlic, 1/2 of each red and green pepper, 1/2 zucchini in a bit of evoo. Add salt, pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon to taste and toss with 12 ounces cooked couscous, 1/2 cup evoo, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/2 cup cooked chick peas, 1 cup orange juice, and tbsp chopped fresh parsley

 

[Figgy1]

Haha! She is raising little Gastons!

Just one is an egg eater the other one not so much. So not 7 cartons

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

saute 1/2 red onion, 1tsp garlic, 1/2 of each red and green pepper, 1/2 zucchini in a bit of evoo. Add salt, pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon to taste and toss with 12 ounces cooked couscous, 1/2 cup evoo, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/2 cup cooked chick peas, 1 cup orange juice, and tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Hmmm. No OJ. I do have halos though I could squeeze.

 

[Figgy1]

Hmmm. No OJ. I do have halos though I could squeeze.

or put in a blender

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Above my shoulder on the back of the couch is Pooh and Bear. Bear is the Cubby Bear of the Chicago Cubs. Tonite we went to dinner during the Ring ceremony for the World Series. It was awesome-fans presented each player with their rings. 108 diamonds for the amount of years until the Cubs finally won a world series.

Love the goat was honored! *warm fuzzies*

*waved* hi to you while in Wisconsin today

I waved Hi too, but you didn't see me....

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Currently sitting in my backyard and it feels like someone or...someTHING is watching me

You're supposed to tape a piece of paper over your computer camera!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

lucky to have such equipment. I dont think there is any 3d printing services in my country.
Even if there are very cheap (relatively) 3d printers already.

I wonder, does your son has a "portfolio" to see some of his work?

I don't know how to share a file so that it is private. I have one in dropbox.

 

[BAChicagoGal]

The only thing that I cook well, is turkey. So we are having turkey for Easter. Ham would be nice, but I never learned the art of making a good one, because my husband wouldn't eat any. He's really hard to cook for. Although he would tell you different.

It is raining again here in Chicago.

Today, I need to finish up a project I started a few days ago in my basement. I am always rearranging stuff. Bought this really nice garment rack for my basement, since it doesn't have a clothes closet in the back living quarters. It's the old domino effect. Buy something new, and

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I think the employee who got my Starbucks this morning was very done with her day.

1. She got my my breakfast sandwich...and only charged me for my drink.
2. This is how she spelled "Missy"