No, I'm home now. Tonight:

Chili's 6 oz. sirloin with Broccoli and Corn on the Cob, my wife had her Chicken Fajitas as part of the 2 for $25 deal. Onion Petals for the App and we have our dessert left for future consumption-Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie with Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate Syrup. Bayani got the kids grilled chicken strips with broccoli with some left over for his breakfast tomorrow.

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Pork loin on the grill.

Good! Glad you are home!

Perfectly cooked! I've done this a couple times and and both times slightly overcooked. Not so bad that it's dried out, but still not the beautiful color yours has. May I ask at what temp you're removing from the grill, and how are you treating it after (cover in foil, open air resting, etc.)?

TBH, I encourage my wife to make it in the oven now to cover for my failures :).

Thanks! 140, rested 10 minutes open air.

Mussels with chorizo and wine tonight. Yummy!

Thanks. It's been a while since I've attempted it but think maybe I was cooking to 145, which may explain it.

I have not, but a good friend has. She likes it very much, in part because it causes her to go outside of the tried and true. So far she has had, among others, halibut, arctic char, albacore tuna, and scallops and this week's rainbow trout and keta salmon. She also recommends Burhop's at Plaza del Lago in Wilmette; they are doing curbside pick up.

Burhop's is an old seafood standby! We used to go there when I was a kid.

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Sauteed halibut for the parents tonight. Brown sugar and Old Bay as seasoning with a butter/spiced rum reduction. The tortelinni was leftover from Monday so I just threw in olive oil and balsamic dressing, but the vegetables were steamed fresh.

gorgeous. You’re such a good baby. I would enjoy having you as my child.

I appreciate that, but I also know I am a mean uncle and I'm their only one. My biggest concern with both of them is that they won't cook their own proteins, unless it's a hot dog. Breakfast bowls go unused as they'd rather eat toast or something sweet. The only times they'll drink a protein shake is when they must see the doctor or post op. But their favorite thing now is Vitamin Water Zero so they suck down two cases a week.


Earlier in this or the Cooking in Isolation thread, I mentioned that I am good cooking up to six days out of the week and they can fend for themselves with pre-portioned leftovers, so I won't always post, but I am generally cooking and doing the shopping.

ASIDE: We had a "laundry emergency" earlier in the week as they bought a new W/D kit back in February, but it pretty modern so I was washing everything. They disliked a front loader they had in the 2000's, so we replaced a traditional top loader this year with an LG
top loader with a computer to sense the weight of the clothes so it measures water. Typically, I just use the fast wash cycle for everyone since normally there is never a full load, but after a bedding accident on Saturday night they tried on Sunday morning not to bother me and they put liquid detergent in the Bleach part, used pods and liquid detergent and thought every load needed "Heavy Duty" cycle which is over 90 minutes long and overly suds their clothes with 5 times detergent in the water. I've spent the week using the tub's Sanitize feature.

Wow... Sounds like you've had your hands full with the laundry issue!

Yes. This site doesn't need me (or anyone) to (re-)start a "Laundry Buzz" in OMNI. I just need to wash and fold for them. It took them minutes to just see the universal ON button since they normally just turn a dial and pull. Admittedly, it was the first time since this W/D arrived that they had a bed or pajama issues and took it on themselves.

I will not talk about it again as we need to return to the food.

caregiving is always a big activity for people of any age. I hope that you have some adequate support for yourself - and you should indeed start a laundry Omni or participate with laundry talk in the Omni Vent thread.

Speaking of food, I'm going to finish a few things at work and then have chicken fajitas for dinner.

Greek salad with grilled halibut

Frozen pizza, bagged Caesar salad, and a $10 Zin from Trader Joe's. :D

Sounds like my night. I reheated chicken fajita filling, heated up tortillas, and had a few cans of beer.

Nothing wrong with a $10 Zin from Trader Joe's occasionally!

There is something wrong with bagged salad, however. I always taste something funny (or think I do). :D

Homemade sweet rolls
Strawberry and blueberry fruit salad
Bacon

Thursday turkey taco night - finally made guacamole thanks to the ace avocado advice from people here. That’s another side dish I’ll not have to ever again buy, as long as I keep buying avocados :-). I did this with pico de Gallo so maybe at some point I’ll figure out how to make taco powder mix...


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lol it can’t be that bad.

No Star Wars taco shell holders? You’re slipping.

we got the Triceratops awhile back - no way to justify new taco shell holders. Time to wash those babies. They’re super cute.

:D I don't mind it for a quick meal, but at the same time, I generally prefer to not eat salad because it sometimes has not so great results.
Taco seasoning is so simple to make.

Good to know. We used to pass by Burhop's all the time. It's still only about 15 mins away, might have to check it out.

I agree!

Agreed, most of us probably have all the different herbs and spices in our kitchen already. I've invented my own secret (because I don't measure :)) mix that works great for chicken or beef tacos, and it's actually the same mix I use to make my chili (which is much closer to the traditional than the typical tomato soup style we usually see). Last night I used it for veggie tacos. Granted, there was maybe a 1/4 cup of chicken broth in it as well, but my wife said she would swear it wasn't all vegetables. Anyway, if you start with chili powder and cumin and go from there, it's kind of hard to go too wrong.

I’m open to proven suggestions on taco seasoning :-)

There's this thing called google... It brings up any number of solid taco seasoning recipes.

Today was FRY-day for the parents.

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That looks yummy!

Dinner tonight will probably be a buffalo chicken cheesesteak and fries at a local brewpub.

how do you make the french fries look like Shake Shack fries? Which tools are you using?
you’re such a good baby.

Simple. Those are Crinkle Cut fries from ADLI

Tonight:
Pate and crackers
Grilled chicken thighs
Rice
Cherry tomatoes fresh from the vine
Rose vino after 9 nights of abstaining
Rice Krispies bar for dessert

Charcoal-grilled hamburgers (made with my tried and true blend of spices) on my spouse's homemade yeast hamburger buns.
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Eaten off of lap trays at my street concert:
Prosciutto and melon with balsamic glaze
Entertainer veggie crackers with Creamy Dill cheese from Costco (my new obsession)
Some kind of veggie latkes from trader joe...with sauce.
Homemade chocolate chip cookies.
A lovely Napa Chardonnay that was 1/2 price at Costco..I need to go back and scoop up more.

Two things, what kind of bread is under the burger? It looks like either a half bagel or English Muffin. Secondly and to actually start a debate here, why put the cheese under the burger? I prefer mine (rarely put cheese-only swiss w/ mushrooms) on top so if I decide to stop eating the bun, I don't lose the cheese.

I put cheese on both top of burger (on the grill - handful of seconds, then turn off grill and let it melt another minute) and on the top and bottom of the bunny bun which is warmed in the toaster oven. I was inspired by the Quarter Pounder with Cheese style albeit without any other condiments.

Those looks like rocks!

:D

Charcoal-grilled pork chops marinaded in a hoisin sauce, soy sauce, a pinch of brown sugar, & grated fresh ginger
Charcoal-grilled asparagus, sugar snap peas, green pepper, onion (seasoned with black pepper, garlic salt, & basil)
Homemade biscuits
Blueberry, strawberry, & mango fruit salad (with Cool Whip :D)
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