Daily Low Carb Chat Weekend- July 3rd, 4th, 5th

Oh my Carol,  I am so sorry about the Roundup ~  Honestly it has really worked well in the yard ~  I have used Bleach too ~  That works really great with moss or molds~ Indeed a very cute picture ~  Today I am not going to worry about carbs ~  Tues, I'll get back on the target. 

Looks  like we all will be eating well today ~  Again  we will be enjoying fresh Crabs ~  They are huge.  I also made that cheesecake recipe that I posted on one of these threads. Its not too bad, except for the cookie base and it only has 1/4 cup of sugar for the entire cake ~

Think I'll whip up some Deviled eggs too ~  have not had them in a while ~

You are so right about the Back pain.  Rest well Patti and we will meet someday ~

well friends the Yard Calls and this trained Seal answers~  Janie

Hi-

Janie- I'm making the scalloped tomatoes tonight- using a can of diced tomatoes...yum!

Carol- that baby is a sweetie- sh'es too excited meeting her g'parents to get much sleep!

We're tossing a steak on tonight- nothing much planned- our poor dog will be a wreck with the firecrackers...

See you later!

M.

Yup ~ Fireworks and puppies don't get along ~  We should be able to see Pa's from our house ~  and we will also get to see the next town over ~  Some towns have cut back and are not having them this year due to the economy ~ 

Hope you enjoy that recipe ~  Janie

Hi-

Lovely dinner!

 I made some changes to the scalloped tomatoes- I'll share them later- or tomorrow...very nice side dish with some changes...

Have a good evening!

M.

Burgers were great and Erica and I watched the fireworks in Washington, New York and Boston I like them soooooooooooo much better on TV and so does Bailey. We will batten down the hatches as the neighbors will start very soon, I have only two windows left open so I need to close them.

Janie don't you worry about the weed killer it just might be taking a longer time.

See you in the morning.

C.

Good morning!

I'm out the door in a couple of minutes- yup, at this hour- to check on my brother's dog- take him for a morning walk, feed him, etc.

Here's the recipe I made- thanks, Janie- and some minor changes..

Scalloped Tomatoes

Ingredients

3 slices of bread toasted and buttered

1/2 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped onion

3 medium tomatoes, peeled and cut up or (16-oz) can of tomatoes ( used a can of diced tomatoes, drained)

2 Tbs water- did not use

1 Tbs ap flour- did not use

1 tsp sugar- used Splenda

1/2 tsp dried majoram or basil, crushed  ( used Ital seasoning)

Grated parm cheese ( optional) - NOT optional!

Cut the buttered toast into cubes.  Cook the celery and onion in 1 Tbs butter till tender.

Add the fresh or canned tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer covered for 8 minutes.

Combine the water and flour, sugar and majoram,  1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper.  Add to the tomatoes. Cook.  Stir in 2/3 of the buttered toast cubes. Pour into a 1 Qt casserole and top with remaining bread cubes.  If desired sprinkle with some parm cheese.  Bake in a 350 oven for 20 minutes.

Because I had drained my tomatoes so well, I was worried that I'd need more liquid- so I did throw in a shot of ketchup.  I didn't boil it, due to time contraints, but did heat it all through quite well.

We loved it- I showed Steve a recipe picture of a similar dish that I cut out " to make" probably 15 years ago..

Steve suggested throwing a bit more cheese on top and broiling it a couple of minutes- to tighten it all up and get a crispy top. I think next time I'd use our homemade croutons- which are drier than toast-again, to give it some texture tweaks.

So, a very successful dish! Again, thanks Janie!

Now to try Carol's Red, White and Blue specials!

Have a good day, friends- see you later!

Margaret

Good Morning!!!!!!!!

 Yup,another fly thru post from me! I've been working and haven't had time to play much!

 I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th! Our cookout will be today! I started BBQ ribs last night and they are still cooking away and almost ready for the sauce to be added. Were gonna have corn on the cob,cake,a veggie tray and lots of other sides.  We have the games ready to go and all I really need to do now,is get the house cleaned and shower. All I WANT to do is go back to bed and sleep for a week.

 I have to work tomorrow and Tuesday,so maybe I can get here on Wednesday and visit for a bit more and reply to all!

 ENJOY the long weekend and I hope to see you all Wednesday.HUGS to Patrice! 

What a Beautiful Morning it is !~  The sun is Brillant and the wind is gone ~  Thanks goodness, as it kind of put a damper on things yesterday ~  The evening in fact was on the cool side.  But today Mother Nature is showing her best ~ 

Howdy to the flyby ~  lol  ~  You certainly do have a heavy work schedule. But its nice that you will be getting a little breather today ~  Ribs sound good and they are so popular ~ 

Can't decide what we will have for todays treat ~  Maybe I will just wing it ~  lol ~ Must be plum cooked out~ 

~M ~  Glad you played with the recipe, Its amazing how a few changes can Make or Break a recipe and it usually  is the spices ~ 

Came across a real great sounding Baked Mac and Cheese recipe ~  I think it may be one of Rachel Rays ?  I'll scout it down.  Been thinking about M&C for a while now. Mr bought some local corn on the cobb ~  Yuck ~  Startchy and gummmy ~  One tough bite was enough for me.~  But one thing that was very good was the Lemon Cheesecake Squares~  very, very light~  I didn't have any grham crackers so I used Lorna Doones ~  (Hope Dava left)  The filling was very light and puffy and the cookie base was very good ~  Some of it did crumble slightly but none the less decilious ~  I served ours with some fresh blueberries.  Another nice feature is that it is fairly small. It calims to make 16 squares, and that's probably true but they are going to be very small appy sized squares. 

Fireworks may have been on hold last night due to the wind as I didn't hear or see a thing ~

Hope you all continue to enjoy the Holiday ~  Janie

Hi-

Dava...glad to see you zipping through! Hope you'll get a chance to visit again soon!

Janie= sounds like a lovely day...we're sunny and mild here...whew! Steve just did a 50 mile bike ride in preparation for his big bike trip at the end of July...I get tired just thinking about it! I have been doing 30 minutes a day on the treadmill- it's not much, but it's something...and it's a start!

Went to Walmarts today for some stuff- did find the Heinz Low Sugar Ketchup ( it used to be called One Carb, I believe) - also, the Mt. Olive No Sugar Sweet Relish...so good! I also notice that Kraft now has a low sugar barbecue sauce- reduced calories, sugar, etc...and very inexpensive!

I'm still agonizing about clothes for this wedding weekend- I have some nice outfits- fortunately, a knock out dress for the wedding- but we also have the rehearsal dinner, etc....shoes, a slip, stockings, jewelry, handbags, etc...so much to coordinate...and this I'm not good at!

Oh, well...it'll be fine!

We're doing something easy tonight- maybe a ham steak or a couple of hotdogs- use up what we have- don't want to load up on stuff before we leave on Wed.

See you later, dear ones!

M.

 Hi All,

Dava your dinner sounds yummy but I seem to have missed my invitation.

Janie I am seeing brown on my weeds me thinks the stuff is starting to work. Hurray !!!

Margaret would you like me to put you in touch with my fashion maven Michelle? I'm telling you she could lay it all out for you she lives for fashion. Isn't it the style now to go stockingless so get a pedicure and wear stappy sandals and pearls or diamonds are always in for jewelry.

Last nights burgers were stuffed with a slice of raw onion, cheddar cheese and cooked bacon and all but Roger loved them. I told Erica that when she makes them next time that she should caramelize the onion first and let the cheese come to room tempature. I would certainly fix them again. Tonight we are having leftovers I threw some l/c bbq sauce into the extra burger meat to go with the beans and salad. We kind of layed around all day doing nothing which is nice sometimes. The fireworks around here were very quiet last night, I have a hunch someone got caught on Friday night because there were very loud booms and a car went by the house and all of a sudden no more fireworks. I can only hope it will stay quiet.

Carol

Gm Everyone ~   Oh rats ~ Cold coffee again. must be the cool mornings ~ Temp is presently 63~  Kinda cool for July ~  The mornings remind me of Sept.   Not much planned for the day.  Did some fertlizing yesterday and Mr gave the weeds another treatment. Carol ~ Thank goodness ~ Grass needs cutting and Gs has been working on some additional trimming ~  Even though the landscapers did a very good job there is still much to do.

We too had a quiet day yesterday. Quit working around 2 ~ Then watched the Phillies, nip the Mets ~  Go Philllies ~   Between that and the Golf match it was a sporty afternoon.  Made a very good appetizer`  Hot crab dip ~  absolutely excellant ~  Had to sit and pick through 3 crabs, but it certainly was worth it ~  The crabs have been huge this year~ a little pricy but none the less very meaty and sweet.

~M~  I know what you mean about the dress wear ~  I never know till I am finally out of time, so I just grab and dress.  I can remember in the past where I have changed  several times ~  Mr just shakes his head in amazement~ Like whats the problem ~  Boy I'm glad I don't have to make such hard decisions.  lol  ~

Going to make a burger bundle tonight ~  Took some meat loaf mix out of the freezer.  It should be interesting as its a newbie for us ~ You basically make a stuffing mix then spread it over the seasoned meat~ Roll the whole thing up, cut it into portion sized pieces and place in a greased dish.  Spread some mushroom soup and bake ~  I have been thinking about the topping and I may go for a brown gravy instead of the mushroom ~  Dava, I've been a good girl and its only a little treat ~  No burgers over the Holiday ~ nor taters, nor chips . So its a little reward ~

I'll check back later on ~ Must heat my confounded coffee ~  Janie