dcandohio

Those Ohio State fan boards can be vicious. I stay away. As a former professor and faculty representative (later president) to the University athletic Council, I had to be very, very careful about how I interacted with the public regarding Ohio State sports. It became a habit. I thought Ryan Day made some poor calls, especially all of the up the middle runs on first down, which Ohio State often flubs. Our own legitimate penalties caused self-inflicted wounds And Dabo did a great job of adjusting at the half. But if the refs had been accurate and fair, the game might very well have ended differently. A great game like that should be won or lost on the field, not in the replay booth. Anyway, I have an undergraduate degree and a Masters degree from LSU, so I can be happy with the playoff outcomes. Good luck in the championship game!

Really poor officiating spoiled the competition. Winning or losing fair and square is acceptable, but getting screwed by the refs is very hard to take.

You’re an expert.

Thank you so much!

I am in New Orleans, and Mom, who is 88, wants an oyster feast on Christmas Eve. So... Prosecco Oyster soup, oyster dressing and oyster spread on baguette toasts. Plus a romaine salad. It’s a carb heavy meal without a traditional main, but we don’t care.

My mom wants an “oyster feast.” So tonight we are having oyster soup, oyster dressing and oyster dip with baguette toasts. Plus salad. It’s kind of a weird, carby meal, but she’s 88 and she gets what she wants!

Joe Burrow. What a class act.

Omelette of tomato and chopped up spicy Italian sausage.

Parmesan grits with spicy chicken Italian sausage.

Thai shrimp curry with sweet potatoes and onions.

Nailed it.

It’s inappropriate. Wildly so. And too bad if cameltoe makes anyone uncomfortable. I see men all the time on the beach in bathing suits that are completely inappropriate for their body size, but it is not my business to say a word. if you are uncomfortable about what someone else is wearing, your job is to shut up.

I love stuffing a chicken cavity with lemons. Makes for an excellent flavor.

I love stuffing a chicken cavity with lemons. Makes for an excellent flavor.

Yesterday I made roast beef (stovetop), which I sliced. I had a yummy homemade roast beef sandwich for dinner, and then they froze the rest of it, along with the gravy, in sandwich-size servings in Ziploc bags.

Baked salmon with a Dijon and pomegranate vinaigrette sauce. Basil risotto. Caesar salad.

Luckys, grocery chain that I love, had U8 scallops on sale for 9.99 a pound. They had been frozen, but when I opened them up, they smelled really sweet. I pan seared them with just salt and pepper, and served them on top of diced sautéed yellow squash. I drizzled over a sauce of lime, butter, garlic and hot chile powder. A simple, high-protein, low-carb meal.

I’m finally back to cooking again. Last night was Atlantic salmon topped with honey, chili salt, and red pepper; along with sweet potatoes cubed and roasted with olive oil, salt, and hot curry powder.

Yesterday I used the last of Sunday’s marinara sauce and added some meatballs I had in the freezer, served over linguine and topped with Parmesan cheese.

Tomato and olive tart constructed on store-bought puff pastry. Stuffed cubanelle peppers (that I made previously, and had in the freezer) topped with marinara. Crisp polenta topped with Parmesan cheese. Roasted broccoli.

Today I stuffed cubanelle peppers with a mixture of hot Italian sausage, onions, garlic, mushrooms, spinach, Italian seasoning, a bit of leftover rice and an Italian four cheese blend. They will go into the oven later on for dinner before the Ohio State/Nebraska game.

I am back from my travels and trying to establish a more regular cooking routine. Last night I made a stir fry with cubes of lean pork marinated in sesame oil, hot chile oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger garlic paste, and five spice powder. The vegetables were sliced red and yellow peppers, jalapeño pepper, and half of one of those “power mix” bagged salads (cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, carrots, etc.). I wanted just cabbage but my regular grocery store cabbages looked pathetic and were super expensive. I finished it off with a little bit more soy sauce and about a half teaspoon of Thai chili garlic sauce. I served it on jasmine rice that comes in convenient microwavable bags from Trader Joe’s. Happily, there will be leftovers for today. And because I was eating alone, with no one to judge me, I also made a small Caesar salad using anchovy paste in the dressing instead of anchovy fillets on the salad.

Sunday with Mom. T-Bone steak on the grill, green beans (steamed a bit, then tossed in olive oil and finished on the grill in a foil packet), simple salad of lettuce, tomato and cucumber. Note: I picked up the tomato at a local grocery store near my mother’s house where it was labeled “slicing tomato.” It was the BEST tomato I have had all season! Later in the evening we both had tomato sandwiches.

Hurricane carb loading. I sautéed chicken with shallots, fresh tomatoes, spinach, basil, lemon and red pepper flakes, and served it on spaghetti topped with grated Parmesan.

I’ve used a product for quest called “pupusa” cheese, which come shredded in a large bag in ethnic grocery stores, or in some of the larger urban supermarkets. I have not been able to ascertain the exact name it type of this cheese, but it is very smooth when melted. It’s mild. Probably processed. 🤷🏻‍♀️