Το μενού σήμερα περιέχει ένα πιάτο σε επανάληψη απο τη χθεσινή
ημέρα καθώς η μαμά ετοιμάζει όπως αυτή ξέρει καλύτερα..

- Μπριάμ Λαχανικών
- Λαχανοντολμάδες
- Φασολάδα (το όσπριο ημέρας)
- Κεφτεδάκια της Μαμάς
- Κοτόπουλο με Πατάτες (στο φούρνο)

Καλημέρα!!

I'd like to assemble maybe 15 menus that say something about Charlotte NC and environs.  I'd like to keep it confined to restaurants that have been around for a while, institutions, if you will, that really speak to Charlotte history/culture.  Please give me some ideas.  I'm currently considerng the following:

1. The Waffle House
2. Price's Chicken Coop
3. The Coffee Cup
4. Green's Lunch
5. Something to do with Johnson & Wales
6. Something to do with the Panthers
7. Bank of America Corporate Dinning Room (if that even exists)
8. Ditto Wachovia (possibly more historically significant)
9. South 21 Drive-in
10. Gus Sir Beef
11. The Emerald
12. Bill Spoon's Barbeque

Here's what we came up with for lunch today.

First I cooked the lentils.

1 1/2 c  dry lentils, cooked in 4 cups of water until soft.

Then I cooked 1 lb. of ground meat (turkey, pork, whatever)

and added in:

• one large white onion, diced
• 1 large can diced tomatoes
• 1 large can crushed tomatoes
• 1 can red kidney beans
• 1 can pinto beans
• 3 tablespoons of chili powder
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp white pepper

Then I added about 1/2 of the cooked lentils and pureed the rest with 2 small jars of butternut squash baby food  with 1 can of garbanzo beans, and a small amount of water, probably a half of a cup. 

The puree went in the pot with the rest of the tomatoes and beans. I did add some additional water of an unknown amount to make it the right consistancy. YMMV.

Let that simmer for 30 minutes. Yum.

• Goat cheese pasta with asparagus & shallots and a stuffed pork chop
• Skirt steak with crispy garlic potatoes and watercress salad
• Zucchini and carrot ribbons with broad egg noodles and a small portion of sweet sausage

I accompanied Ann, who has committed to working out again with much gusto, to the gym last Friday. We went again today, and I stayed quite a bit longer. I managed a fair amount of cardio and some resistance machines. Yay!

Walks have continued as well. My husband took me to three different cemeteries on Sunday for picture taking excursions.

1- Modificamos el paquete de iconos ( trabajo un poco engorroso ).

2- Modificamos las opciones en el gconf-editor ( la más recomendada ).

Para ello tenemos que tener instalado el gconf-editor, si no lo tenemos en nuestro ordenador tecleamos en consola:

#sudo aptitude install gconf-editor

Luego pulsamos Alt+F2 y se nos abre el editor de configuración de Gnome. Navegamos por el arbol de directorios que tenemos a la izquierda y vamos abriendo carpetas: / > apps > panel > objects > object_0. Normalmente será object_0 pero no tiene por qué. Para estar seguros pinchamos en él y buscamos a la derecha la clave “object_type“, debe tener el valor “menu_object“.

Una vez localizado, habilitamos la penúltima, llamada “use_custom_icon” para decirle que vamos a usar un icono personalizado. Y en la parte superior, la cuarta opción, tenemos “custom_icon“, la seleccionamos y pinchamos con el botón izquierdo en su valor. Ahí escribiremos la ruta y el nombre de nuestra imagen. Y listo!!!

• Barra de menú
• Menú principal

El primero es el que trae por defecto Gnome, el segundo es el mismo menú pero al estilo de Windows, o sea, un solo menú. Pues bien, si no te gustan ninguno de los dos puedes probar Gimmie un nuevo panel para GNOME que distribuye todos los elementos en cuatro categorías distintas.

Linux: Es la zona donde encontraremos todo lo referente al sistema. Podemos encontrar los accesos a la impresora, la red y las preferencias del Sistema y demás.

Programas: Básicamente es el menú “Aplicaciones” del entorno de escritorio Gnome.

Biblioteca: Todo lo referente a los archivos, sea cual sea su tipo. Fotos, audio, vídeo, documentos, downloads y demás…

Gente: Desde aquí podremos acceder a los contactos de mensajería instantánea. También tendrá integración con GMail. Los contactos que se ven en la captura se han añadido automaticamente desde Pidgin.

Para instalarlo solo tenemos que teclear en consola:

# sudo aptitude install gimmie

Luego vamos al panel, clic derecho, Añadir al panel y seleccionamos Gimmie. Una vez que ya esté en nuestro panel, dame clic derecho sobre él y podemos acceder a las preferencias, pudiendo añadir o eliminar categorías.

Maraina:

Kobam- bary sy ronono

Vary sosoa sy totom-boanjo

Azo atao koa: 250 ml de lait de suite (lait 2 ème âge)+ 2 sotro lehibe céréales infantiles

10 ora:

Ronono sy biscuit (petit beurre ohatra) na gâteaux tsy misy crème,

Azo atao ranom-boankazo fotsiny koa.

Atoandro:

Vary sosoa sy laoka (efa mahazo mihinana ny anàna rehetra afatsy ny anamamy)

Epinard, ati-kena, ati-dohan-kena (cervelle)

Dessert:

Voankazo rehetra, fromage malemy (kiri ohatra)

Azo atao koa:

180 g legioma (nopotsehina malemy) + 20 g hena (trondro, tamenak'atody, hena), yaourt sy voankazo natioraly masaka sy malemy na compote (100 ml).

4 ora:

Hodi-mofo  sy ronono, na chapelure na biscotte (levonina ao anaty ronono izany)

Farilac sy yaourt nature

Vovo-katsaka sy ronono

Mangahazo sy ronono

Azo atao koa:

Laitage ( petits suisses (2) , yaourt (1) , na 150 ml de lait 2ème âge)+ voankazo (100 ml)+ biscuit.

Hariva:

Vary sosoa sy laoka

Vary amin'anàna na lasopy

Apango malemy (aza atao may loatra ny vary, fa tsy dia tsara sady mangidy) sy laoka maivana (izany hoe legioma fa tsy asiana hena intsony akory)

Dessert:

Rano fisotro madio

Ranovola na tapak'akondro

+Fatran-dronono hariva

Azo atao koa:

lasopy legioma marihitra  (180 ka hatramin'ny 200ml) sy gruyère râpé na dibera kely, arahina laitage na voankazo (100ml).

Fanamarihana:

Aza adino ny manome rano madio ny zaza isakin'ny sakafo

Indray isan'andro ihany ny zaza no tokony mihinan-kena: atody, akoho, hen'omby , trondro

Atao betsaka ny legioma ary ampiarahana vary na ovy, na paty foana

Aza adino ny manome ronono azy (fromage, rononon-dreny, ronono ho an'ny zaza sahaza ny taonany, yaourt nature)

Atao madio foana ny fitaovana ampiasaina ho an'ny zaza, indrindra ny biberon sy ny vilany andrahoana ny sakafony)

Samy manana ny fitombony ny zaza tsirairay, misy mahery mihinana misy kely tenda. Rehefa salama vatana sy tomady izy ka tsy mihen-danja dia tsy misy atahorana izany. Manantona dokotera raha toa ka misy manahirana anao.

:D mMmmm.. μαγειρεύουμε σήμερα
- Μουσακά
- Κοτόσουπα
- Αρακά
- Ραβιόλια με ολοΚόκκινη σάλτσα και τριμμένη Παρμεζάνα
- Κοτόπουλο στο Φούρνο (με πατάτες)

Και σαλάτα Κουνουπίδι μεταξύ των άλλων

- Χωριάτικη
- Αγγουροτομάτα
- Ρόκα/Παρμεζάνα
- Φέτα
- Τζατζίκι
- Τυροκαυτερή (ενίοτε και Χτυπητή)

Καλή Όρεξη!

Here's what's up for this week:

Monday- Bean Burritos & Green Salad

Tuesday- Greek Grilled Chicken & Tomato Salad w/ Fried Feta

Wednesday- Tuna Melt Panzanella & Spinach Salad

Thursday- leftover panzanella

Friday- Grilled Orange Chicken Fingers, Rice & Asian Salad

Saturday- leftover chicken fingers

Sunday- Salmon Feta Bake, Cous cous & Squash Saute

Check out more menus here.

Check out more Menu Plans ant Organizing Junkie.

Monday - Buffalo Chicken Tenders, carrots and celery, fries

Tuesday - Spaghetti, Garlic Rolls, Salad

Wednesday - Slow cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Thursday - Fish, rice, asparagus

Friday - Chicken Salad wraps, chips

Saturday - Danica's Birthday Party

Sunday - Taco Casserole, Salad

Breakfast–none (not hungry at all)
Lunch-1 can of black beans w/rotel & a little queso & lite sour cream
Dinner-1 bowl of jasmine rice w/fish & soy sauce
Snacks-1 roasted chicken leg
Exercise-Walked cemetery loop twice; worked in yard :)

My husband and I decided to take a little walk Saturday afternoon in order to better enjoy the gorgeous weather. There is a Wildlife Refuge about a mile and a half from us, so we figured we'd walk there, take a walkabout and then head on home. What was proposed as a casual afternoon outing ending up being 4+ hours of hiking through the entire Wildlife Refuge - our rough estimate is that with the walk to / from the place we put in over 10 miles. This was after a week of returning to fitness for me, which meant my thighs were killing me Saturday night. Worse yet, I somehow put my weight on my foot weird after taking off my sneakers when we got home and immediately had pain throughout my right foot. Yikes! Feeling much better (although still achy) today, so hopefully the afternoon workout won't change that.

Meanwhile, I was a good kid Friday night and hammered out a menu and shopping list for the week.

• Homemade Falafel w/warm pita and salad
• Eggplant Roll-ups
• Spaghetti w/Red Lentil sauce and steamed broccoli
• Indian Spiced Cauliflower Soup w/salad & homemade pumpernickel croutons
• Spicy Tofu cubes w/Mushroom Garlic Saffron Rice

Here's to another week of Fitness Friends!

- Παστίτσιο
- Κοκκινιστό Μοσχαράκι με Ρύζι
- Φασολάκια (το λαδερό πιάτο ημέρας)
- Πρασόριζο (το άλλο λαδερό πιάτο ημέρας)
- Κολοκυθάκια Γεμιστά (με ρύζι και μοσχαρίσιο κιμά)

Σαλάτα Χωριάτικη, Ρόκα με Παρμεζάνα, Τζατζίκι, Τυροκαυτερή,
Αγγουροτομάτα ή απλά Φέτα με ελαιόλαδο.

Καλή όρεξη && καλή εβδομάδα!

Southeast Asian Squash Curry

Beans & Greens: this is a recipe from my new How to Cook Everything cookbook, but it's pretty much exactly what it sounds like. We'll eat this over buttered toast.

Potato Leek Soup: some local baby leeks inspired this menu choice. Like many of the reviewers, I'll doctor it up with some dairy and maybe some bacon, since there's some in the fridge. We'll have salad as well.

Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Pasta: I'm skipping the tarragon in this since I'm not really a fan.

Zucchini Fritters with rice.

Middle Eastern Meatballs: though the recipe calls for lamb, we make it with our local grass-fed ground beef instead. It's cheaper and flavorful enough to be an adequate substitute. We'll eat these with couscous, roasted cauliflower, and yogurt.

Grocery List
zucchini
parsley
winter squash
mint
spinach
sweet potato

eggs
goat cheese
milk

cashews
whole wheat pasta
coconut milk

ground beef

Pantry Items: potatoes, leeks, red pepper, lettuce, cucumber, onions, cauliflower, collard greens, red curry paste, garlic, couscous, rice, olive oil, spices, fish sauce, white beans

L/O = indicates leftover from previous meal

Sunday:

BBQ pork sandwiches (made from leftover pork roast)
Sweet potato fries
Sweet slaw
L/O cranberry sauce

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, home fries, coffee/juice
Lunch: L/O spiced beef cornbread cobbler, hot dog (DD), applesauce, juice/seltzer/water
Snacks: Apples, graham crackers with peanut butter, juice/water

Monday: (DH out for the evening - it's Girls' Night In!)

Macaroni and cheese
Steamed broccoli
Green salad
Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies (DH usually makes these; he bakes up one or two cookie sheets full at a time, and keeps the remaining dough in the fridge or freezer for another time)

Lunches: L/O bulky rolls w/ BBQ chicken breast, provolone cheese, L/O sweet slaw
Note to self: need to freeze leftover pork gravy from last week for pork sausage, biscuits & gravy in the future. Use it up!

Tuesday:

Beef Stroganoff (made with L/O flank steak from Saturday night, )
Scalloped potatoes
Corn & edamame
Green salad
Meyer Lemon Olive Oil/Pistachio Ice Cream (homemade/improvised recipe)

Breakfast:  Yogurt, cantaloupe, coffee, juice
Lunch:  L/O BBQ pork, L/O sweet potato fries

Wednesday:

Pepper chicken with hummus
Saffron rice pilaf with apricots and almonds

Thursday:

Ham and cheese quiche
Peas
Salad

Friday:

Spinach and Matzoh Pie
Greek salad
Pita with hummus

Saturday:

LO's/Clean out the fridge night

Total spent on groceries (food only): $133.60
48.70 - Hannafords (incl. bottle return and bag credits of $1.40)
84.90 - Trader Joe's

I'm hoping in the future (as my recordkeeping improves) to include the cost per meal. I probably won't break it down to a per serving amount (too difficult as we all eat such varied amounts, and often have leftovers).

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Weekly Notes:

Since he was going to be in the Boston area on Monday, I had DH stock up on multiples of some of our favorite items (coffee beans, crackers, olive oil, juice, etc.) at Trader Joe's. I didn't need to buy any meat this week (trying to use up freezer stuff as our pork order will be in next week!). We bought milk, feta cheese, broccoli, red pepper, red onion, matzoh and pita bread. I'm hoping to bake bread on Monday, too, as it's been awhile and the recent onset of fall weather has got me in the mood to do it again.

To keep our meat expenses down, we purchase our beef and pork from a local CSA once a year. We have a dozen chickens that *should* start laying eggs sometime this month (October); in the meantime, we get our eggs from a local organic farmer who splits the income 60/40 with the church where I work. We have a very large garden (with quite a bit of produce in the freezer) and are hoping to grow some things (lettuce, broccoli, spinach, etc.) year round in our greenhouse.

Our household consists of two adults and one young child.

Breakfast: leftover Deviled Eggs, a little marinated artichocke hearts and a taste of spinach/veggie dip
Lunch: 1 sausage & some peppers/onions
Snack: monterey jack cheese & pepperoni
Dinner: boneless, skinless chicken breast & 1 wing w/bleu cheese dressing for dipping, more spinach/veggie dip (YUM), finished up the artichoke hearts

Drinks: water, seltzer, sierra mist free, red wine (just a glass!)

De esta manera se pueden agregar pequeñas aplicaciones (Scripts) que te faciliten tareas y se pueden ejecutar desde el Explorador de Archivos (Nautilus) solo haciendo click derecho sobre el archivo que queremos que se ejecute, es decir, desde cualquier menú contextual y así ejecutar diversas funciones bastante útiles. Los Scripts (todos en Español) se dividen en las siguientes categorías:

* Audio: Convierte archivos de audio de un formato a otro con facilidad.

* Comandos de Ventana: Ejecuta líneas de comandos fácilmente desde Nautilus.

* Comentarios: Pon comentarios a tus fotografías para usarlos en otros scripts.

* DVD: Genera un DVD de fotografías con música y fondos.

* Imágenes: Reducir imágenes, efectos, rotaciones y mucho más.

* Otros: Realiza diferentes acciones.

* PDF: Une, extrae y combina imágenes en archivos PDF.

* Video: Convierte y divide entre varios formatos.

En la siguiente imagen se puede observar claramente como funcionan (click para ampliar):

Ahora bien, para poder instalar los scripts tienen que hacer lo siguiente:

1. Descargan el paquete de scripts desde aquí.

2. Una vez descargado pasan a descomprimir el paquete.

3. Ahora copian los scripts en el siguiente directorio:

Home/Usuario/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts

Nota: para poder acceder a la carpeta .genome2 que se encuentra en nuestra carpeta personal es necesario presionar las teclas Control + H para que aparezca ok.

PARA QUE FUNCIONE ES NESESARIO INSTALAR EL PAQUETE phyton-nautilus QUE SE ENCUENTRA EN EL SYNAPTIC.

The prices have increased over time but this is still an affordable place to sample a great gourmet meal. At lunch $15 will cover your meal, this is a great time to go if you are visiting for the first time. I can assure you if you go once, you’ll go again. This is a Tallahassee gem, one which I am skeptical to share for fear that you may be in my seat the next time I go. Take a walk on the wild side and enjoy trying something new.

Breakfast–1 mini cheese biscuit
Lunch-Leftover mashed potatoes;2 Hot Pocket Pizza Twists; 1/2 piece toffee bar cake
Dinner-3 fried cheeseballs, some fries, 3 wings, a chunk of blooming onion & ranch
Snacks-1 creme filled donut from Piggly Wiggly (there are NONE better!)
Exercise-Off

Now, there's probably no surprise that fresh fruits and veggies are freezable.  But, here's a new one for me.  You can freeze milk!  This was great news for me since we buy a gallon and use about half of it before it goes bad!  We just aren't huge milk drinkers.  So, here are the specifics on freezing milk.  It will expand by about 9% when it freezes.  So, you have to remove about a cup and a half per gallon of milk before putting it in the freezer.  Otherwise, you'll have a huge, milky mess to clean up pretty quickly.  And there are a few other things you should know before you try this.  According to the National Dairy Council, freezing causes "undesirable changes in milk's texture and appearance." The dairy council wants every glass of milk you drink to be fresh, cold, and delicious. It wants you to love milk!  So, you might want to plan on using your frozen milk for cooking and baking.  Skim and low-fat freeze and thaw better than whole milk.  And, any type you freeze will have some degree of separation.  So, after you thaw it- in the refrigerator for at least a day- you'll have to shake it a lot or put it in the blender.  There are conflicting views on how long milk can stay in the freezer.   Some say 3 weeks while others say three months.  Either way, this could save you some money if you want to catch our milk sales and stock up!

Eggs are also freezable.  One website recommended mixing the eggs and whites together and pouring them into ice cube trays.  This would make for easy storage.  Two cubes would equal about one large egg.  If you plan on making something with a whole egg, this would be perfect.  You can also separate yolks and whites and store them the same way- or in a freezer container.  For yolks, add 1/8 tsp salt or 1 1/2 tsp sugar or corn syrup per 1/4 cup of yokes.  Hard boiled egg yolks can be frozen, as well.  But, a whole egg doesn't freeze well.  The white becomes tough and watery.  Thaw the eggs in the refrigerator overnight or under running water.  They are best when used about 30 minutes after being in room temperature. 

Substitute 2 tablespoons thawed egg white for 1 Large fresh white. Substitute 1 tablespoon thawed egg yolk for 1 Large fresh yolk. Substitute 3 tablespoons thawed whole egg for 1 Large fresh egg. Use thawed frozen eggs only in dishes that are thoroughly cooked.

To make mornings easier, you might want to try making sandwiches for lunches all at once.  Here are a few suggestions for well freezing sandwich ingredients- peanut butter, cheese, lunch meat, fish, meat, and poultry.  Mayonnaise does not freeze well.  So, use salad dressing instead- or butter.  Using butter prevents the sandwich ingredients from soaking into the bread so a thin layer is recommended with all frozen sandwiches.  You can store the sandwiches up to three months.  If you put the frozen sandwich in the lunchbox in the morning, it will be thawed out and ready to eat by noon. 

Some foods are freezable, but not always the same when thawed, such as sour cream.  During the freezing process, some foods seperate.  After thawing, even mixing it well can not always bring the original texture back.  This is perfectly fine for using it in recipes but, you may be disappointed if you try using it alone rather than mixing with other ingredients.

So, what do you freeze?  Leave your comments so all of our readers can learn from your experience!