Thursday, May 18, 2006
Eating with the Jim Bunch -- more pictures added below--click on them to enlarge
Next to bottom pictures are Southern Style Collard Greens and Black Eyed Peas
Breakfast today
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Mrs. Jim called this cooking breakfast. That isn't a kalache. It is a free blueberry scone from the Kroger Bakery. Free because it was in an open box with the cookies for the kids. I asked Mrs. Jim if she ate one in the store too, she said no, just this one to take home.
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Then how did she cook it if it came from the Kroger Bakery? She heated it in the microwave, of course, and then sliced it into four pieces! Wow!
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Now yesterday she did a whole lot more work. She made fried (in my diet eating plan butter substitute) eggs with red and yellow peppers and sausage, and western hash browns. Also toast and jelly and some fruit. But no picture. It sure was pretty, I just didn't do the photo.
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Does Jim ever cook? Yes, he generally makes the noon meal. It is light, usually a sandwich or a Lean Pocket. That will be embellished with cottage cheese, chips, a salad, or what ever else is handy.
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Don't tell his cardiologist, but he makes good hot dogs too. Just about always a little melted cheese and then whatever is open besides, like hot dog chili or sauerkraut. Those are in place of the sandwich. Chili and pizza are Jim's specialties.
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Tonight is special, no cooking for either of us. We are eating at our Yacht Club (link 1) with some friends. It is fried chicken and fried catfish night at the buffet (menu link)**. Reservations are for six P.M.
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Our friends have a summer place (a large ranch) at Telluride, Colorado. They go there in the middle of May and will return around October 15. We can use their pool here while they are gone.
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Right now Mrs. Jim is in the process of manrinating and roasting eight pork loins, each is a half loin, weighing between five and six pounds. They will get stuck in her mother's freezer until next week. Then they go for her family reunion in North Louisiana.
.Ken Hoffman (link) today said:
ÂAnother sign of an improving economy: Tuesday night I was leaving Minute Maid Park when a Houston outdoorsman (homeless guy) asked, "You got a few dollars you can give me?"A few dollars?
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I always wish, but never have done it, that I would have given some of these people a hamburger, maybe a MacDonalds double cheeseburger.
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DAILY STATUS REPORT:
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Health check--blood pressure/heart rate 124/64/76 . . . . 11:55 A.M.
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ToDo--(besides eat with the neighbors tonight) work on Sunday school lesson for teaching again this Sunday; help Mrs. Jim with the pork loins; go to the driving range
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Menu for tonight:
Thursday Theme Dinner at the Yacht Club
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"Fried Chicken & Catfish"
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COLD BUFFET
Romaine Feta Salad With Lemon Olive Oil Dressing
Spicy Green Bean Salad With Grilled Pork Garnished With
Huevos Del Diablo
Sweet Potato Salad
Classic Black Bean-Corn Relish
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HOT BUFFET
Southern Fried Chicken with corn fritters
Buttermilk Marinated Hand Breaded Cornmeal Fried Catfish
with jalapeno apple smoked bacon hush puppies, tarter sauce, lemons, red sauce
Fork Mashed Sour Cream Potatoes
Cream Country Gravy
Fresh Corn On The Cobb
Black-eyed Peas With Ham Hocks
Southern Style Collard Greens
Fresh Steamed Broccoli With Toasted Pecans
Fresh Buttermilk Biscuits
Butter, honey, Cajun style hot sauce, red and green Tabasco sauces, pickapepper, and chaloula sauce on the side
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Mama Lou's Own Strawberry Shortcake For Your Dessert
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$15.95++ Per Person
Kids 4 And Under Free
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Menu Service Also Available
Link to Bentwater facilities (
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