Dyson's Delectables: June 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

June 27, 2011

MENU FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 27, 2011

Mon. AM Stir Fried Thai Noodles with Ham

Mon. PM New England Boiled Dinner with Mustard

and Horseradish Sauce Served Cold CCI
Harp Lager

Tues. AM Summer Borscht BCAH

Tues. PM Grilled Chicken with Balsamic BBQ Sauce GK 147

Blue Cheese Potato Salad BA 6/90 54

Tossed Salad

Rosemount Shiraz 2008

Weds. AM Korean Grilled Lamb Riblettes with Sesame Noodles

Weds. PM Grilled Salmon Steak with Pineapple Salsa

Rice Salad Barcelona Style Tapas 74

Sliced Tomato
Jacob's Creek Pinot Grigio 2009

Thurs. PM Memphis Dry Rub Ribs PB

Blue Cheese Potato Salad

Kirby in Mustard Sauce GM 7/83 100
Wolf Blass Yellow Label Shiraz 2007

Fri. AM Pasta with Boglognese Sauce f/i

Fri. PM Fillet Steaks with Martini Marinade
and Blue Cheese WC 966

Giada’s Lemony White Bean and Arugula Salad
Food Network
Terranoble - Chile - Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Sat. AM Grilled Burgers

Sat. PM Guacamole CCI

Southwestern Pork KBobs RG 131

Kirby in Mustard Sauce

Potatoes a la Ketchup BB
Jacob's Creek - Cabernet Shiraz 2007

Sun AM Omelets

Sun PM

DINNER JULY 3, 2011 WITH BILL AND ELLEN

Shrimp in Caper and Pickle Vinaigrette – from Penelope Casas.

Red Pepper Tapas on Whole Wheat Tortilla Chips

Deep Fried Turkey with New Orleans Marinade

Italian Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes,Provalone Bell Peppers and Kalamata Olives .

Asparagus Salad with Egg White Dressing From Tom Valenti

Tomatoes and Cukes in Sherry Vinaigrette From Tom Valenti

Mint Chocolate Pots de Cremes from Tom VAlenti

Low fat Peach Yogurt.

Very Berry Frozen Yogurt

Penfold 28 Shiraz 2006

Friday, June 24, 2011

Got any number of my routine physicals stuff out of the way this week. It would be nice to be able to check in to one place and have it scheduled so that one moves from room to room where they can poke, prod, squeeze and look in rude places all in one day – instead of these series of trips for one of this and one of that. The main thing is though, that all the results are good, which, knock on wood, to date they are. Except for the fact that I am getting older and crankier and I hear there is no cure for that…

We dropped in on the New York Sports Club in West Nyack. Place looks to be a house of torture. However, they are opening a big one near us this summer and we have the blessings of our quack to join. It should be very helpful if they don’t kill us in the process. I walk an average of three miles a day, so that’s good. But I need work on my balance, on my stamina, and the unwanted extra inches around my waist. It ain’t fair. Most of my life I couldn’t gain weight on a bet. I married at 36 and was 5’6” and weighted 110 lbs – soaking wet.

(Above is Virginia, at that weight, about that age and soaking wet - Warner)
Then a year later I stopped working (physically demanding job), stopped smoking (3-4 packs a day) and learned how to cook. Bam! I gained 60 lbs.

A lot of that has come off. Just not all. And it is annoying as all hell. Especially now as I get older and things well….they shift.

(I've no idea where she thinks that extra weight is, that dress doesn't cover enough to hide it. And she already knew how to cook. -Warner)

I weigh less than I did when I retired 9 years ago, but I can’t wear any of the wardrobe I had build up in those days. Sometimes life just isn’t fair….

Mon. AM Scrambled Eggs, Home Cured Bacon, Home Fries

Mon. PM Grilled Lime Shrimp GFQ 258

White Bean Salad with Black Olives and Mint GM 8/06 54

Tossed Salad

Tues. AM Pasta with White Clam Sauce CC I

Tues. PM Cold Ham, Sweet Potato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette

Hungarian Cucumber Salad

Weds. PM Southern Fried Chicken, White Gravy

Smashed Red Potatoes

Sautéed Corn

Thurs. Swai a la Francaise SFCB 145

Lemon Pasta EI

Baby Peas

Fri. AM Cold Fried Chicken, Potato Salad

Fri. PM Stir Fried Fresh Thai Noodles with Ham BBON 86

Tossed Salad

Sat. AM Home Made Hot Dogs, Sauerkraut

Sat. PM Chinese Chicken Wings CCII

New England Boiled Dinner Served Cold CCI

Horseradish Sauce
Brooklyn Lager

Sun. AM Summer Borscht BCAT

Croissant

Sun. PM Chinese Boiled Dumplings

BBQ Korean Lamb Riblets CBG

Cold Sesame Noodles NED 87

Tossed Salad
Greg Norman Cabernet Merlot 2007

Thursday, June 16, 2011

June 13, 2011

MENU FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 13, 2011

After last weeks temps’ pushing 100, it is down in the 60s again this week. These variations keep one on ones toes! But it beats running the old ACs this early in the season.

The French comes along slowly. Rote memory is the name of the game, subtitled Flashcards….I’ve got to have over 1000 made up between the work book and the Wells dictionary. And in the latter, I’m only up to the letter D. And heaven help me when I start on the oral language – I have no ear for this sort of thing.

Some amusement. The French word for Puff Pastry is “conversation”. Says something about their sense of humor…

Mon. AM Pancakes with Chicken Gravy