Phyll,   I'm sorry to hear you haven't felt well.    I hope you will feel better soon.    Heat???     I believe that we need to give ourselves permission to have some easy meals on hand especially during this hot weather.     I have started to add some of those easy fix meals to my shopping list, just in case.
Take care dear lady!......and JeanneP,   good for you taking a "me day".    You deserve it!    It is like having a mini vacation.

MaryC, you are always the kindest person.  Thank you for your concern.  I'm much better.  I have had a long history of severe migraine headaches but haven't had a bad one for a very long time, until Saturday night.  I really thought I might be having a heart attack but decided not to call EMS.  I'm always afraid of having the ambulance show up and take me to the hospital when it isn't anything serious after all.  I know....not a good attitude but that is the way it is.     Sunday was not a good day but when I got up yesterday I knew I was coming out of it.  And, yes, the heat doesn't help but the biggest part of the problem is we have had days and days of high humidity and that really bothers me.  Enough about me.....I'm doing just fine now and thank you for asking.

I tried a new Zucchini Bread yesterday.  My neighbor has given me so much of it that it has been a puzzle as to what to do with it all.  It was good but think I'll go back to my old recipe that I have used for many years.  Today I am going to shred the rest of the zucchini and freeze it in 2 c. amounts so I'll have it for later use when the mood strikes to have Zucchini bread again.  What do you all do when you have a lot of zucchini, or squash, and don't want to just waste it? 

phyllis - sorry to hear about your scary health episode, and glad you're feeling better today.  I know what you mean about hesitating to call EMS for help. There are many complicated reasons for why I don't think I could ever do it for myself. I could for my husband, but I think for myself, I would rather drive to, or be driven to, the ER. (if possible of course.)

That's a good idea, to shred and freeze zucchini.  I have a large bag full, from my dil, and could never hope eat all of it before it gets soft.

Yesterday we got takeout (two bowls of Baked potato soup) from Panera.  It was so good.  I admire you all who really like to cook.  The only meal I don't mind cooking is breakfast and that is my favorite meal.

Here is an great idea for those of you who have so many zucchini and don't know what to do with them.........

While supplies from the garden is plentiful, save some for Winter, You will be glad you have it and you know like it or not, Winter will come eventually...
1. Shred zucchini and drain, squeezing out excess moisture. I always toss my zucchini for baked goods with a bit of sugar to help draw out excess moisture.
2. Measure out shredded zucchini in 1-cup portions (or whatever measure is most appropriate to the recipes you follow).
3. Freeze the pre-measured portions into "pucks" on a sheet pan.
4. When the pucks are frozen solid, toss them into a zip-top freezer bag or other freezer safe container.
5. When you want to make some holiday zucchini bread, just pull out as many pucks as you need for your recipe and let thaw while you preheat the oven and assemble the rest of your ingredients.

Joy

Phyll,   It is strange isn't it how we think of the "crying wolf" scenario when we have symptoms in the night.   How WOULD you really know unless you began to pass out from the pain and by that time it could be too late.   I always think how foolish I would feel to put everyone to that trouble and find out it was nothing.   There has to be a better test of circumstances.     Yesterday morning I was wakened by the chirping of our Co2 alarm.    I'm not too familiar with the workings of these but figured that I'd better get acquainted.    I thought of calling our son but decided that he didn't need to get a panic call from mom at 7am.   I looked the thing over and lo and behold right on the back of it were instructions for the various noises.    It was just a low battery signal.    I did call the heating company that had provided it when we had our new furnace installed.    My simple,  yes SIMPLE  question to them was whether or not it required a regular or rechargeable battery.    Regular was the answer, in case anyone else wonders.

In regard to Zucchini,  this summer has been so hot and dry here in NY that an over abundance of zucchini has not been the problem.    We've had two small ones all summer from four plants.!     If we really want to have zucchini,   I'll have to go to a market for some.   Our tomato plants have lots of green tomatoes but they aren't turning red very fast.    We've had two pretty nice green peppers but they are slow, slow, slow!

FlaJean,   The Panera's Baked potato soup sounds good and I've noticed that our local grocery store carries it in the take out section.   I might just try it.    My DD and I had lunch at Panera's last week one day.   I like their French Onion soup and I had it with a half veggie sandwich.   That sandwich had something very tangy in it.   When I asked they said it was hummus with cilantro.  yum, yum!

Today we are having left overs of a sweet and sour meatball dish over rice.    This recipe was on a cereal box and called from crushed cereal with sausage and a sweet and sour sauce made with pineapple.   We liked it and thought the meatballs and sauce alone would be a good hor dourve

I didn't think that Zucchini would freeze. Sort of like cucumbers. so much water. But doing like Sue says. Getting the water out then spreading in on sheet to freeze before putting in bags. May try that. I love Zucchini Bread along with Banana Bread. Need to make some. 

In 2005 when I was living alone, as I went to bed, I felt weak and found breathing difficult.  I lay in bed for a while with no improvement and I knew I could not continue like that so I started toward the kitchen where the phone was.  Before I got there, my legs gave out and I found myself sitting on the floor.  I got enough strength to reach up on the wall for the phone and I called 9 1 1.  I managed to turn on the porch light and unlock the storm door.  We have a rescue squad from the fire department, which is a block or two from my home and they were here in short order.  They got me into the ambulance and brought my purse and clothes (I was ready for bed).  After some tests at the hospital, I was admitted and it was discovered I had a couple blood clots and I was in the hospital for a week.  So if you don't want to call 9 1 1, I'd advise you to call a relative.  In 2005 all of my relatives were out of town, Norm in Florida, Terry and Tom in Holland MI.  I think I would not be here if I had not called 9 1 1 for myself.

I like Panera's broccoli cheese soup.

Mary Ann

Mary Ann,   That was a scary experience for you.    Glad that it turned out all right.    It does make one think about such things!

Making some of the Oriental Chow,chow for the freezer and did about 8 packets of Rice.
My SIL had a whole bag of Tomatoes for me again when I went over yesterday. I use to make a lot of Tomato Sauce and Juice but don't this year. Was not using it up. So Passed a lot of them to friends.

It is looking like maybe it could rain tonight. Not had any for over 3 months.
All seems to be falling In Louisiana Again. Just say all the flooding . Those poor people out of their homes again

I have not been hungry or I should say as hungry as I should be. I have days where nothing looks good to me, or it seems like too much trouble to make. This morning I had some bran flakes w/o milk or sugar, and it is now 4:08 and I'm still not hungry.

Patricia, I've done that - eaten breakfast late morning, then having it be around 5:30 and I realized I had not eaten and still not hungry.  But I do eat something in early evening because I know I'd be hungry in the middle of the night and that's not good.

Mary Ann

I just keep a few cans of the Liquid meals that they give to the people that need building up in Hospitals. If I don't feel like eating a meal I just drink one of those. Doesn't happen often. If I have a late breakfast that is always a healthy one I can just drink one of them and then eat a light dinner about 6pm.  Not good to go to bed on a empty stomach. Always taught that.

This sound like a good way to do them also.


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Roll up a savory bite of fried zucchini


Zucchini roll-ups are a quick and savory appetizer to serve for Thanksgiving.

They are more plentyfull in Summer and also taste better.

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Jeanne




Zucchini Roll-Ups are crispy, tangy fried strips of tender zucchini with a zesty surprise tucked inside â€" capers. I’ve adapted the recipe to include shavings of Parmesan (because almost everything is better with Parmesan!), but that is certainly optional.

This recipe would be great in the summer when garden zucchini is prolific, but good zucchini can be purchased any time of year, so it’s worth finding some now to make these tasty little bites.



Zucchini Roll-Ups

Two medium zucchini, ends cut off and sliced thinly lengthwise

2 eggs, beaten

Splash of milk

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Salt, freshly ground pepper, to taste

1/4 teaspoon paprika

Thin shavings of Parmesan cheese

About 1/4 cup of capers, rinsed well and patted dry( I don't like these )

All-purpose flour for coating

Vegetable oil for frying

Fresh lemon wedges

Toothpicks for securing

Beat the eggs in a large pie plate or shallow bowl. Add the milk, parsley, paprika and season with salt and pepper. Drop the zucchini slices in the beaten egg mixture and coat them well. Shake off excess egg mixture and dredge the slices in the flour, placed on a large platter.

Heat about 1/4 cup of vegetable oil in a heavy skillet and fry the slices until golden brown.

Drain on a brown paper bag and pat to remove any excess oil.

Lay the slices on a work surface or large platter and place a few shavings of Parmesan cheese on each one, and about 6-8 capers on each end. Roll up the slices and secure each one with a toothpick.

Arrange on a serving platter and squeeze fresh lemon juice over them before serving.

 

Thanks, Jeanne P.  Think I'll try this tonight.  I don't have fresh Parmesan so think I'll roll a chunk of Cheddar up in them.  Light and healthy for a side at dinner tonight.

Was a favourite dinner today. Fish, chips and Peas. So good.  Missed lunch and so ate dinner early.

It is too early for dinner here, but I plan on hamburger with spices and onions on a flour burrito. Altho that may change as I'm not too keen on the work involved today.

I stopped by the French Bakery yesterday afternoon and brought home a baguette.  I made Bruschetta with them for dinner using chopped fresh tomatoes from my neighbor's garden.  They were so good!  Finished off the meal by sharing a chocolate pastry with my son.  Decadent and delicious!  I'm really enjoying summer's bounty of fresh vegs. and fruit and the convenience of a good bakery so close to me!

We had hamburgers yesterday.  Our local market had nice big sirloin hamburgers as a sale item.  One hamburger makes two hamburgers for us.  We have had such delicious tomatoes this year from a local market.  Really taste like they came out of our garden.  We used to always have a big vegetable garden when the children were home.

FlaJean,   The hamburgers in the store do look large.      Our local grocery advertises a fresh hamburger bar and I looked at it yesterday and all of the burgers were 1/4 pounders......they would make two for sure.      We are finding that one meal of most anything will do for the two of us these days.    Isn't that nice?   It should be saving on the grocery bill but I guess I'm buying a few more convenience foods that keeps  the bill up there anyway.     We still save in many ways that takes care of the overage at the grocery. 

My daughter and son-in-law were over today, but I didn't have to cook.  My son-in-law is a really good cook.  They are in the middle of painting their living room and dining room so they brought the food.  He made a delicious pot roast with those little potatoes, carrots and fresh green beans.  While the food cooked we had fun playing dominoes.  There was enough left for all of us for leftovers.  It was the best pot roast ever.

Jean,  your dinner sounds so good.  I am hungry for some fresh green beans.  I like to cook them with a smoked neck (there is another name for that..... Westphalia, I think it is called) that is what my mother used and I love it.  Just doesn't seem worth the trouble fixing it for just me. I like the little red potatoes in with the beans. 

You mentioned that you played Dominoes.... Do you play Mexican Train or Chicken Scratch???    I play that with a group here where I live.  Mainly Mexican Train... we have a lot of fun, because several of the ladies keep forgetting what to do and that gets us all laughing.  Each time we play,  I always say that you'd think we never played before.  Some have a hard time remembering the rules, and it really is an easy game to play.

Joy

Joy, we played Mexican Train.  My son-in-law doesn't like to play games but he is a good sport and will play occasionally.  I like the little potatoes cooked in the beans also.  It's hard cooking for one.  A lot of foods I used to cook when the family were home I don't cook anymore because Larry is a picky eater and it isn't worth the trouble to fix for one.

Jean. Dinner sounds good. Great to have a man that can cook. Never found one I would trust in kitchen. Not even good outdoors.
I loved playing Dominoes but not played in US. Play when in UK.  I like the Tri-onimoes . I brought a set back with me a few year ago but seems that nobody plays games anymore.  I am not into Bridge which seems to be the thing. Tried but never caught on.  I talk to much.

Does anyone have a good recipe for chicken and dumplings?  My dumplings are not soft and tender.....CC

Candy.  Just buy a small box of bisquick. I found that the recipe on box were as good as I could make from scratch.

Candy, buy some refrigerated biscuits and tear them into fourths. Then toss the fourths into liquids the same as with dumplings.

Or:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/218562/super-easy-chicken-and-dumplings/

The Biscuits were just like rubber to me. I like the Bisquick as more like making from scratch. I use it for a lot of things.

Jeanne, you have to use/ watch  the biscuits in the liquid as you would do dumplings. Bisquick is okay for some things but I find it too coarse for others such as shortcake.

Patricia, I love Jiffy Mix (same as Bisquick) for shortcake.  I have some of my mother's old cake pans. ones that have a thing on the bottom to run under the shortcakes (bad description, I know).  I like to cut the shortcake in half and butter the bottom half, then put strawberries in between and on the shortcake and eat it while the shortcake is still warm.  I also like milk on my shortcake. 

Mary Ann