So...whats for dinner?
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Celia, your dinner out sounds yummy to me.
Eric, I know you enjoyed the early Father's Day with Sharon and DD. All your food sounds good, too.
We're having chili weather here in northern MN. I cooked a lb. of dry pinto beans earlier after doing a "quick" soak by bringing them to a boil in water and letting them sit for an hour. The meat in the chili is 8 oz grass fed ground beef and 8 oz ground pork, sautéed with finely diced onion. The two large cloves of garlic, diced, went into the beans raw. After the beans were tender, I added a small can of tomato paste, half a can of Rotel tomatoes, cumin, chili powder, s & p.
I'll grate some cheddar to sprinkle on top of each serving and make a salad. So dinner is mostly done.
Last night's dinner was store-made fresh brats, slowly steamed in beer and then browned. One side was skillet potatoes that were delicious. Russet potatoes peeled and sliced. Tossed with a little oil, s & p, garlic and onion power. Browned in a skillet and then cooked with a lid on until tender. Also salad of kale and assorted crunchies with added avocado.
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dayThat's what I get for not doing the work myself.
The old Volvo...the prior owner didn't have time to fix the air conditioner himself, and I didn't either...so he took it to a repair shop. They apparently overcharged the system. While sitting at a traffic light on the way home, there was a loud pop and a long hiss.....and then no air conditioning. Fortunately it was only 10 minutes from home.
I'm hoping it's the pressure relief valve and not a blown hose...the pressure relief valve reseals and little work is needed to get the system up and running again. If it's a busted hose, then I'll have to find one, install it and take a couple of hours to do a full air conditioning service job.
I always try to undercharge the systems because I know what happens when one is in stop and go traffic and it's "9 billion degrees".
When it cools down to under 115, I'll go out and hope I don't see anything wrong with the air conditioning hoses or the compressor itself.
Sharon made chicken enchiladas for tonight....she said she almost didn't need to bake them....it's 119F outside right now and it's supposed to be a couple of degrees hotter tomorrow.
.....sigh....
Edited to add...I went out and checked...it's either the compressor or the high pressure hose....so it's 3-4 hours of work...1 hour of "I've got to do it work", 1-1/2 hours or so of letting a vacuum pump doing its thing (I can be inside while that's going on) and 30-45 minutes to put new Freon into the system.
Fortunately I have mom's car, so I can drive that to work without "dying"....
Double fudge. :-)
more addition....blown hose....the "gotta be outside to do it" stuff is probably 30 minutes. The parts are on the way. I can get the stuff locally for about $400, or on-line for $80, including 2 day shipping....it will be here Thursday. It should be down to only 115F or so that day! :-)
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I have been reading, but have been too fatigued to post. Lots of guests coming and going. And, another romper made! This one was a solid lavender color; a remnant from an outfit that I made for Lauren when she was about 2. This is Olivia's dad's favorite color. She spent today in this outfit. She played in the mister spray, in the dirt, all over the yard. She was dirty. The romper was dirty. It didn't restrict her movement at all.
Tonight we grilled some chicken thighs and wings, cooked up some potatoes in a fry pan, and made some cole slaw.
Tomorrow is Cycle 4, week 2.
*susan*
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What happened to my post? Eaten!!!!
I don't have the energy to write a long post a second time.
*susan*
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Thinking of you Susan..
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In your pocket for tomorrow, Susan. (And stay cool, Eric).
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Thinking of making meatloaf for dinner.
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Yesterday was my 6 month MO visit. Blood work mostly good. Nothing alarming that points to BC. Of course we all know that once treatment is through, there really aren't any more tests (read scans). At 4+ years after my recurrence, I'm grateful for NED, but had to chuckle at his answer to my question if there was anything particular I should look out for (again). His answer was 'you'll know'. All of his patients that came back with mets correctly felt that something was wrong inside. (WTH ????). "and so it goes..."
I stopped at Katz Deli on the way home. They have a lunch special - half of one of their signature sangys plus a side for $8.50. I ordered a side salad that came in a 10" bowl, piled at least 3" high. Wow, that would have been an entire meal. Then I got HALF of a French dip. The two pieces were each more than 6" long & 6" wide. I can't imagine what a full sandwich looks like. Two 12" sections"? I was disappointed that the roll of the French dip was soft, squishy bread. I prefer something more robust - like a sourdough. Next time I'll have a Reuben. But way too much food.
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Susan, amazing that you kept a remnant that many years! What a blessing Olivia has been/is for you. I wish I could send you some energy and stamina.
Last night's chili was very tasty and satisfying. Of course there are leftovers.
Not sure what tonight's dinner will be. Depends on dh, who will heading off to Kansas City, MO, tomorrow to attend a national wood turners' gathering. I will be on my own without a vehicle until next Monday. I am stocked up on food in the refrigerator and freezer so eating definitely won't be a problem. This trip is his present for his 78th birthday on June 8. I hope he has a great time watching demonstrations by some of the country's best wood turners.
Back to dinner. We may have hot dogs with chili, with or without buns. And another good salad. I will let him decide whether we use our tee time this afternoon at 3:50.
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Eric, sorry about the A/C problem with the car. Hate to think of you doing automotive repairs in that temperature. I'm enjoying todays high 60's temperature with sunshine making it a pretty day. We're supposed to be cool all week. Break my heart!
Joyce, your Sunday family get-togethers bring back memories of all those Sundays when my family gathered at my parents' house. It's difficult for me to associate heat with NH. We enjoyed some summer visits to your state during our rv travelling days.
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120F degrees. That's getting close to 50C.
Note the "partly sunny"...
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eric,
! Even Midnight Oil refers to the Aussie Desert in “Beds are Burning” as ”…lives & breathes at 45 degrees”)!Mammo was all good today—the girls are fine. Bloodwork was pretty good (dramatic improvement in lipids after 6 wks on Crestor, even glucose almost normal). But gradual mild anemia, steady decline in hemoglobin from 13 in 2014 to 11.7 last week. Normal iron, ferritin, folate, B12, & D. So b’bye NSAIDs, Celebrex, and even my heart-healthy baby aspirin till we can find out what’s causing this (probably a “slow leak” somewhere in the gut). Retesting in 1 mo. to see if it stabilizes or improves.
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Imagine my horror, when arriving at Dana Farber, to discover that they had switched me to Nurse Karen again! Seriously? The poor receptionist was shocked when I said "No. I will not be having Nurse Karen." She said, "oh yes. That is your assignment." And I came right back "Nope. Really. I will NOT be having Nurse Karen." "But I will have to call the charge nurse. Your infusion might be delayed." "Fine. I have already talked with the Director of 9th Floor nursing and was told I would never get Nurse Karen again."
Off to the waiting room where I assumed I would wait for hours as punishment. Vital signs, and then straight to a chair where Nurse Stephen came to get my blood. Then I was chastised by one of the "front desk take you to your chair people" for a Nurse Lucy not knowing where I was. It was all so weird. Turns out that Stephen was the charge nurse and was passing me off to Lucy, who was clearly not a Lucy but a Chinese equivalent. Long story short, she was fine. I was pretty much on schedule. The 5:30AM wake up was the hardest part of the day. Except, I feel like crap tonight. Loads of the big D, so I haven't kept anything in my system. I didn't even try to eat dinner. Potassium went up a bit. Weight was stable. I am optimistic that tomorrow I will feel whole again.
*susan*
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Thank goodness you avoided Nurse Karen. Sorry that you feel so rocky tonight, but I think it's good news that your weight was stable. Hope you don't loose it all to the "big D".
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Sending you positive energy Susan...I wish I could do more.
No dinner tonight for me. I ate a kind of large lunch today (I don't often eat a heavy lunch) and I'm still full from that. Sharon ate some of the Chicken & Dumplings that she had cooked Saturday, so it all worked out.
It's down to 118F now at almost 8pm. This is where we pay for our 70F degree winters...still it's, I think, a good deal, even if it's not yet summer. Heat doesn't rust cars and in a few days, "the pizza oven" will have cooled to more moderate temperatures.
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Hope you feel better soon, Susan. Good call on standing your ground against getting Nurse Karen again.
My MO is a bit nervous about the steadily declining (albeit mildly) hemoglobin despite everything in my CBC & chem panel being normal. Afraid she’s gonna ask for a smear to see if I have (ugh) a myeloid disorder. Just when my breasts have decided not to kill me….
Grilled a grass-fed ribeye I pre-seasoned with a mix of sea salts (espresso, rosemary, porcini, merlot) and cracked black pepper, along with corn on the cob and “cacio e pepe” made with zucchini spirals instead of pasta (yup, used real Pecorino Romano). Tomorrow night, halibut.
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Tonight's dinner is going to be simple. Thinking of making some spaghetti.
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Off to the periodontist to get more clearances for my next Prolia shot. Meals will depend on what the storm does.
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Decided to make chicken parm instead. Finally conquered the process of breading chicken before throwing it in a pan to bake in oven, have always had a problem keeping the breading on the chicken before.
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Mommy - what's the secret?
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I just followed my mom's directions dredged it well in flour, and instead of using water with the egg batter I use a little milk, dredged it in bread crumbs and into the pan it went in a 400 degree oven. Came out nice and moist.
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Thanks Mommy. Just because I'm not intuitive, I want to confirm - chicken rinsed & dredged in flour first. Then dipped in egg batter. Then dipped in bread crumbs. I'll have to wait until it gets a bit cooler. We're no where near what Eric is suffering, but I try not to turn on my stove for the months it's 95-100.
Still waiting on the storm to quit meandering & decide where to land. So I bought a cold boiled shrimp ring at Costco on the way home from the dentist.
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My chicken was still half frozen when I dredged them but it worked like a charm.
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Dinner was the leftover grilled chicken thighs, leftover cole slaw, and he had an uncle ben's wild rice and I had a almost-German potato salad. [still working on the potassium.] Tomorrow night my mother is coming to spend the night so that she can hang with Olivia on Friday. She wants to take us out to dinner, and I am going to let her.
My stomach was doing better today, but man it was work to force myself to eat anything at all. Who ever would have imagined that there would be a bag of Fritos or a jar of peanut butter in the pantry and I can't imagine snacking. I will pick some place to go tomorrow for dinner where I can consume a bunch of calories. And, has enough spice and character so that I can actually taste the food
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I put the halibut back in the freezer after Bob called to say he was bringing home leftover calamari, filet mignon, broccoli & carrot cake from Gibson's, where he'd gone to a medical dinner. I combined it with a small chunk of leftover ribeye from last night. Not sure whether I'll have any of the carrot cake, maybe a piece of mochi ice cream from WF. (Chocolate and mango—last night I had black sesame, which was kind of like those fried sesame balls at dim sum brunches, only without the grease).
Tomorrow is my friend's funeral, followed by the repast at a nearby Italian restaurant. Then a workout, a wine dinner (if I'm up to it) and early to bed: I have to drive Friday all the way up to Rice Lake, WI (past Eau Claire), which was the place closest to Hayward (almost to Duluth) my singing partner & I could book rooms for the festival in Hayward we're playing Sat. morning. So up with the chickens again Sat. morning to drive an hour to the gig, set up, play 3 hours (outdoors, in the chilly rain—hope the stage is covered and the power is grounded), tear down, repack and head back home. Sounded like a good idea when my partner up in Madison booked us the gig, but between hotel, gas & meals, we might not break even. After this, I'm done with any out-of-town shows that either aren't incidental to a vacation or other necessary trip or don't pay enough to be worth the time, effort and expense. I feel really awful (still have very sore deep muscle strain in my back that will take weeks to heal), but we're contractually obligated...
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Ummm, hate to tell you but Rice Lake and Hayward is a little farther than you think. It's about 2 hours from Duluth. Pretty much in the middle of farm country. Was born in Nothwestern Wisconsin.
Tonight is leftovers from last night.
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Susan, I would happily eat all those calories you need and transfer them to you! I'll bet there would be lots of other volunteers.
I am thawing a tiny ribeye, no more than 3 or 4 oz. for my dinner tonight. I'll pan sear it quickly to try not to overcook. My side will be a salad and maybe steamed broccoli. Broccoli is not a veggie I love but I occasionally enjoy eating it when I manage to prepare it to a perfect stage between "not too raw" and "not too cooked."
I worked up a good sweat this morning mowing grass with a push mower and helping Mary, my neighbor, clear away a thicket of wild lilac bushes that partially blocked my view of the lake. There is more work to be done on the clearing but I am done with that for today. I'm debating on whether to make whole wheat buns this afternoon.
Eric, I'm curious about Sharon's recipe for her chicken and dumplings. Does she mix up a dough for dumplings?
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I mapquested it, and Rice Lake is a bit over 6 hrs. away. If I leave in the morning I can get there by 7 or 8 for sure. I usually bring nibbles, water, & coffee and make rest stops on a long drive like that, but don't stop for full meals. Sat. I'm more amenable to breaking up the trip home if need be. Everything is packed but my instruments & mini-suitcase (my emergency overnight bag's been updated) and except for the guitar will go into the car tonight. (Stands, amp, cables, mic & chair are already there).Not much involved tomorrow in preparing to leave.
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I'm guessing "back east", that 6 hour drive has a lot more to deal with than a 6 hour drive out here. When I was in college, the drive home, was 6 hours, but after about 45 minutes (when I got out of Phoenix), I would very likely not see another car.
Carole, Sharon uses the rolls from the pop-open containers. The recipe is one that is designed to go together quickly and then sit in the slow cooker for the rest of the day.
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Hubby just called me and said that I am not to make dinner, he's bringing it home!!!!!
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