What's for Dinner #400, Spring 2022
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What to do with 400 sqft
Comments (45)I would put the TV on the wall between the living room and the bedroom using an articulating arm so that you can pull the TV out and angle it and push it flat against the wall when you're not using it. Get a third chair, more seating, to put in that corner, and make sure the bottom of the TV is above the top of the back of that chair. Get a chair for that corner that is easy to move so it can be placed elsewhere for TV viewing if you have a few friends over. I would then put at least one of the stacking shelves in the closet. Floating storage shelving is a great idea. Instead of a coffee table, I'd get a table to put in the joint the black chair and the sofa create (move that stacking storage piece) and then a few very small tables on which people can put drinks, i.e.: martini tables kind of thing. I'd get some small ottomans on which people can put plates or feet. If you eat in the LR watching TV, I'd get a TV tray table which can be folded up and stashed when not in use. Here's one for $20 at Bed Bath and Beyond...See MoreFOTESS: JAN. - FEB. 2022 Round Robin Swap
Comments (118)Jeanne. Thanks so much for hosting especially with your busy schedule. I enjoyed participating. No worries about prizes here either. I did find out about the mug. It came from my coworker. I volunteered to work extra hours for two weeks on a special project that was usually done by our team lead but she was out with Covid and the other person that assisted had retired. So we took the lead to get it done and she sent me the mug out of gratitude for my help. She is the nicest person. I am fortunate to be part of a great team. It’s like working with family where I work and it was such a sweet and unanticipated gesture. She said she had wanted to send me flowers but with the prices and added delivery it would have been too costly. So she opted for the mug with flowers instead. She knows I am an avid gardener and it was a perfect and thoughtful gift. I will be posting the March FOTESS activity soon....See MoreWhat fun things do you have planned for 2022?
Comments (47)This thread is another reminder of what a time in history this is. Everything is impacted by covid. Travel plans include a couple of road trips to see college kids and their sports this winter/spring. One is planning to study abroad in the fall, so I will visit wherever he ends up. I'm also planning a trip to New Orleans to visit a cousin. If Mtn likes snorkeling in Bonaire, I'm heading there, too! No major house renos planned. But I've got 2 furniture projects I need to complete, or else get rid of them. I had a lot of decision fatigue in 2021 regarding my house, and I'm feeling more prepared to just get things done and move on. I'm also considering some changes in my career this year, so that's going to be a primary focus. To all of those expecting new family members and planning weddings, etc., congratulations! And to those with health issues, my best wishes....See MoreWhat's for Dinner #402 Summer/Fall 2022
Comments (80)I don't take photos of my food much anymore. I've had to eat rather austere lately due to economics (inflation is kicking our food budget's butt!) and also add weight loss and IBS management in the mix. Neely I envy you your seafood! Even most fish is out of reach of our budget right now . . . we get panfish from friends in the summer. I do eat shrimp once in a blue moon, but it isn't much a part of my diet anymore for calorie and cholesterol reasons. Lately can't even get good prices on salmon and even tilapia. I won't eat Atlantic salmon but sometimes we get it from Iceland or Chile. Not lately. I can't afford fresh Pacific salmon. We eat salmon patties made out of canned Pacific salmon. Crab I can only dream about . . . We do have good Lake fish here but I relegate that mostly to summer when I am up by the Lake and can get it fresh. Lake Michigan is "the Lake" around here. The best food to come out of my kitchen lately was pumpkin cheesecake that hubs made for Thanksgiving. His secret recipe apparently. Great breakfast of buttermilk pecan waffles that I made because hubs weekly home made yogurt turned out watery. https://younggoodsandeats.com/buttermilk-pecan-waffles/ We are also enjoying Thanksgiving left overs and Missing Egg Salad for lunch, made with tofu and yellow mustard, tumeric and my green tomato hot dog relish. Tonight's dinner was really good, brussel sprouts were on sale at Aldis so I made braised sprouts and served them over shell pasta, taking my inspiration from Chef Jacques Pepin. I am actually a person who thinks brussel sprouts are a treat, when sauteed. I'm linking to the recipe, but I used vegetarian Italian sausage, not meat sausage in mine, and also dolled up the sauce with sauteed onion, some Mrs. Dash garlic herb seasoning, lite soy sauce for salt, and a couple dashes of white wine and pasta water plus Parmesan and Romano cheese to make it creamy. Yum! https://jp.foundation/video/medley-of-brussels-sprouts-sausage-and-beans...See Moreneely
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