So...whats for dinner?
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Specialk,
Thanks, I have oranges in the fridge and will try this recipe later this week.
Tonight we had spinach pasta with shrimp, sautéed peppers and tomatoes.
Peppers and tomatoes came from the garden. i also rescued sting beans from the fridge and made a chilled marinade with shallots, dessert was fruit.
Eric, nice story about the cat, bunny and dog. We had a cabin on Mt Lemmon near Tucson for many years. The dessert in bloom is really beautiful. I have succulents, cacti and orchids in different areas of the house. In the summer I move them to the gazebo
As it's easer to water them.
Kathy
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Eric, when you were wading in the Headwaters of the mighty Mississippi, you were 15 miles from Pine Hollow Resort, our summer "home." It would have been fun to meet you and Sharon. We always have lunch at the old lodge restaurant at Lake Itasca when we take visitors to wade in the headwaters. There's also a biking trail in the park that we've biked in past years. Congratulations on retirement!
One of our neighbors, Hugh, is an employee at Itasca State Park. He lives in one of the two condos at Pine Hollow.
We have been eating meals. Last night was turkey burgers on home-made wheat buns and a salad of tomatoes (from a farm stand), cucumber from my neighbor Mary's cucumber plant, perfect avocado, and chunks of blue cheese. My dressing was a sprinkling of white balsamic vinegar and a dribble of CA extra virgin olive oil.
The weather has been perfect with the temperature sinking down to low 60's or high 50's at night and warming up to mid 70's during the day. The only problem is getting up in the morning when it's so comfortable under the covers.
Summer is more than half over with the calendar flipping to August!
We have the Create tv channel here and I have been watching a very silly woman cook some interesting Lebanese food.
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Eric, did you ever get a companion cat for Pest and name it “Buda?”
The wackiest kitty name I ever bestowed was on my second cat: Pickles. I loved the old Dick Van Dyke Show and Pickles was the name of Buddy’s offscreen wife. (A tradition that began with Pete’s wife Gladys on December Bride—though Gladys was a title character in the spinoff Pete & Gladys—and continued with Norm’s wife Vera on Cheers and Niles’ wife Maris on Frasier. I think we did get to see Pickles & Vera in one or two episodes towards the end of the shows’ runs'). I vowed that the first pet I had the chance to name would be named Pickles, whether it was a cat or dog.
Our first cat came to us already named Tabby, which I formalized to Tabigail. And the only other cat we got that was not pre-named was a tiny black kitten my friend found abandoned in his basement (it was the litter’s only survivor and its mom had taken off). He hand-fed it with formula in a doll bottle, but he gave it to us when his girlfriend got very allergic. We couldn’t figure out what to name him until I watched it dance sideways. “He leaps like Baryshnikov…Misha!” I exclaimed. He was FIV+ until 6 months old, and died of apparent cardiomyopathy a week shy of his eighth birthday. Can’t believe he’s been gone almost 12 years. I still miss him.
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I love animal naming stories - I have had several pairs of litter brother cats - in college Bud and Beeb - no idea how they got those names. Beeb fell off my boyfriend's desk next to the open window two stories up and blew out his knee - fitting since he fell out of the football player's dorm. Bud was short for Buddy, and he loved to ride in the car - would sometimes get into roommate's cars and they would discover him half way to wherever there were going - he scared several of them. Later came Truman and MacArthur - they liked to fight and get into trouble regularly. Growing up we had Archie and Mehitabel. Our last Siamese was Simon (DH named him - not very original, but then again they had a cat growing up names Puss. Um...what? Our current Siamese is Flynn, not named after the fired NSA advisor, but rather my dad's bff when he was a kid in Australia.
Had a yummy dinner last night - made some stone ground corn grits with water and salt. Added some almond milk, Earth Balance, and parmesan when they were done. Added cooked shrimp to marinara with a generous amount of red pepper flakes, kind of a fra diavolo - spicy but good, over the cheesy grits - delish!
Not sure what is happening for dinner but I think it will involve chicken that needs eating.
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Last night I fired up the grill and did a pork chop. I pre-seasoned it with flavored salts (espresso, porcini, rosemary) and freshly ground pepper. Veg. was broccolini with garlic, olive oil, lemon & red pepper flakes. And I did make the farro—used chicken broth instead of water, then seasoned the finished product with olive oil & truffle salt. Reminded me of barley, only with a deeper nuttier flavor. Have some left over, so will have it tonight with pan-seared salmon. For lunch I had avocado toast with cherry tomatoes and cilantro.Will use up the remaining snap peas, or maybe make a light Caesar.
Picked three more tomatoes to ripen. Housekeeper asked for two tomatoes for her dinner salad, and she did all the dirty work of potting the seedlings, so I gave her the two most perfectly ripe. The four green ones that fell off the plant last week are stubbornly refusing to ripen, so I put them in a paper bag with some ripe cherry tomatoes (hope ethylene gas does the trick). Think I might buy a banana to hurry that process along.
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I wish I had known you lived that close to the headwaters of the Mississippi. While the trip started out differently, it became a "let's drive until we see something interesting" trip. So, from one day to the next, we weren't sure where we would go, other than "closer to home".
Chi, Pest was a jealous cat with regard to other cats....I don't think she would have cared if a cat named Buda was hungry or not...they would have been chased away. Humans, on the other hand, were always welcome
Tonight's dinner was some of DD's leftovers. School starts next week and she is now back in Tempe...so we ate her leftover taco filling and some cubed baked potatoes and spicy sausage....both were really good.
Today I told everyone at work that I'm retiring in mid October. I got lots of "must be nice", lots of "congratulations", a few "I'm jealous" and one whispered, "Don't tell anyone, but I'm one month behind you" comments.
I'm looking forward to not spending 3 or more hours a day in the car and getting stuff (including cooking) done around the house.
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If anything induces Bob to finally retire before 70, it’ll be that blasted commute. At opportune times without construction, it’s barely an hour. But at rush hour, with on-ramp construction, or accidents on Lake Shore Dr., it can take >2-2.5 hrs.
Tonight was pan-seared coho salmon (this time with alder-smoked salt) on Asian slaw with leftover farro. Dessert was a small slice of pecan pie from the supermarket. Meh. Mine’s better, and I’m not about to start making it again.
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Helluva day at Dana Farber. This is a doctor day, so first to the 2nd floor for the blood draw. She accesses the port and .... NO BLOOD. She has me do some dumb breathing thing. NO BLOOD. She has me lean forward. NO BLOOD. She has me breath deeply and then cough. NO BLOOD. She has me stand, breath deeply, cough and NO BLOOD. Then she had me lie back in the chair, with my legs up and NO BLOOD. NO BLOOD. And so, after 25 minutes of this humiliation, she accessed my arm. She had the gaul to suggest using my hand, and that was when I lost it.
There has been so much food. Food, food, food, and yet my weight went below that magic number. But then I made some ice cream with lovely local peaches. A bowl of that last night brought my weight up to just enough. And the sodium and potassium numbers were at the bottom of normal, but that means normal. I got my drugs [which are taking a toll now] and then went home.
The irony was, after she drew the blood by arm, she checked the port and the blood flowed out like there was no tomorrow.
*susan*
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Susan, maybe by accessing the hand vein she “purged the line,” the way a mechanic might deal with a recalcitrant hose, and that got the port gushing again?
Ice cream & peaches…mmmm…
Last night Bob came home with a gift from a patient—a zucchini the size & shape of an alto sax, only heavier (at least 3-4 lbs). I cut a 4” chunk off the thinner (such as it was) end and spiralized it. Cooked it in olive oil & salt to soften, then added a little marinara and continued to simmer it until the sauce was reduced and the “zoodles” al dente (sorta), and topped it with some grated pecorino Romano. Tomorrow night, will grill part of the big end along with an ear of corn and some planks of eggplant.
For brunch, two pastured eggs fried in olive oil, and a BLT (guac instead of mayo, uncured bacon, low-carb toast, and an entire homegrown tomato). Was gonna make a cappuccino but got lazy and just pulled a shot of espresso into a cup of hot water to make an Americano. Still richer and fresher than anything that came out of a Keurig or Nespresso.
Will probably have some Halo Top faux ice cream with berries. (Salted caramel or pistachio).
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Tonight was fried rice in olive and a little sesame oil, made with peppered bacon, peas, brown rice, green onions, and added roasted chicken breast. We also had some pan fried pork potstickers with a soy and honey sauce.
susan - eeesh on the port issues, sorry that happened!
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Susan - my port stopped 'giving' blood no matter what they tried, and they used LOTS of chemicals to dilute possible clots. The port did still work for in going - contrast for CT or MRI, etc. I finally went to interventional radiology for a scan and apparently it's quite common for a 'flap' to develop some ways in from the surface. When they try to suction out, the flap sucks up to close the access. When they're injecting, the flap is pushed open. Since I had finished chemo, I reluctantly had the port removed after a final PET/CT.
Hooray the weight & blood work was OK for you to get drugs. Although I'm sorry the drugs are doing their number on you. Hope you have some quiet time to recoup.
Special - love fried rice. It's one of those things I could eat everyday.
My dinner was spiralized zucchini (but not home grown like Sandys) with Rao's Marinara and a couple of Italian meatballs from Trader Joes. Tomorrow I MUST eat the remaining strawberries, so I guess I'll have to dip them in sour cream and roll them in brown sugar.
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Bob says that his patient’s family is passionate about growing zucchini, and that gargantuan one we got was nowhere near their largest. We’re always told that smaller tastes better and has better texture, so this one turned conventional wisdom on its head—it (the squash, not the wisdom) was pretty tasty and not at all fibrous.
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I did ask myself , how could I goof up dinner with just 4 ingredients, somehow I managed., last time it was spiralizing zucchini, hubby wasnt there for that one, but this one , eggplant, he suggested rather mildly I thought, perhaps I could skip making it again. He went so far to look up other recipes with eggplant. This is a man whose cooking skills start and end with steamed broccoli and potatoes. The watermelon was fine though for dessert.
Better day for the dizziness and no, can't use that as an excuse, went to PT and did the
Epley maneuver and its helping. Next weekend I get to babysit our "granddog", no grandchildren, this is as close as I get to a "grand" anything.
This weekend we are getting away, no cooking, diners, pubs and restaurants, here we come.
-k
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Breakfast was an egg Benedict, with coppa standing in for the Canadian bacon, on a small piece of sourdough toast with hollandaise topped with chopped tarragon and a dash of cayenne.
Panino tonight: sliced peppers (red, poblano, banana) & red onion, 1 slice jamon Serrano, fresh rosemary, olive oil & 1 slice provolone on a ciabatta roll, grilled in a panini press.
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Linner this afternoon was leftover brandy cream sauce with onions & mushrooms. I added 1/2 of a leftover rotissarie chicken breast and served it over quinoa & brown rice. Yummy. Much better with the chicken than with the original pork.
Bedtime dessert was 3 large strawberries dipped in sour cream and rolled in brown sugar.
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Joyce - glad to see you are joining Bedo & me in eating weird meals. I'll cook for a day or two and then eat leftovers in interesting combos.
Today for lunch I ate radishes while I was cleaning the fruits & veggies from the store. Then tomatoes with cottage cheese & cantaloupe on the side. I think dinner will be 2 ears of Olathe corn with the last of the 3 bean salad. I was going to make Chicken Cacciatore but I want to eat this wonderful corn while it's still available. I expect this is the last week so I bought 6 more ears to strip off the cobs & freeze.
The Hatch Chile festival starts today at Central Market. Everything Hatch for 10 days. One of my favorite is Hatch Chile scones. I rarely buy anything prepared, but the Hatch Chili Salmon burgers sound good. And the Sushiya Roasted Hatch Roll. Oh, and a Hatch seasoned rotisserie chicken, and Hatch pepper cheese. Can't forget the Hatch Green Chile corn tortilla chips. Since Fri/Sat/Sun are our tax free shopping days in Houston, I will NOT be going to or near any stores. My Hatch fix will have to wait until next week.
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After I get home from training, will either grill corn, eggplant & zucchini or if it’s raining, will make a mini-bagel (picked up a couple at the drugstore/deli) with cream cheese & lox (plus tomato, red onion, dill & capers) or spiralize some of the zuke again and cook it in marinara. Or maybe stack slices of it & the eggplant and make no-breading parmigiana (using provolone).
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Tonight was chicken enchiladas - DH's had flour tortillas and cheddar, mine had gluten-free tomato wraps and non-dairy pepper jack - actually very good. Also had some sautéed yellow squash with purple onion and red bell pepper. DH had an experimental dessert of vanilla Oikos Triple Zero vanilla Greek yogurt with PB2 powder mixed in until incorporated, a teaspoon of peanut butter chips and a teaspoon of mini choc chips, topped with sugar free chocolate syrup, then frozen. I used him as a guinea pig to try this out for a friend that I am personal chef-ing for Mon-Fri., she was wanting something fairly low-cal as a dessert.
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Was too beat from the first day of the new chemo treatment for my recurrence that hubby stopped and got cheeseburgers and fries for dinner so I wouldn't have to stand up and cook.
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Yesterday I cooked a lb. of dried pintos with onion and garlic. Used some of the cooked beans to make chili with grass fed ground beef and seasonings. I spooned my chili generously over a long hot dog (Hebrew National) on a home-made wheat hot dog bun. DH ate his hot dog without the chili and had his chili in a bowl with sprinkled Mexican cheese blend from a bag.
The remainder of the cooked pintos went into the freezer in two portions for future chili making.
Tonight will probably be chicken tacos.
Mommy, hope the chemo does the job.
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Mommy - I don't remember you talking about a recurrence, but I'm sure sorry you have to go through this again. Will you do just chemo or eventually have surgery &/or rads? Thinking of you. Glad your DH is picking up dinner. Remember to put yourself first on those challenging days.
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Hugs to you mommy - that just sucks
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mommy - sorry about this news - hope your treatment kicks this to the curb, and that you tolerate chemo as best you can.
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Yeah, it sucked big time for a recurrence to happen when I was doing so well. So far it looks like they are leaning to just chemo as that is all they have in the plan.
Have no clue about what to do for dinner.
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I missed that too....hugs from me.
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Thanks Eric.
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mommyof2, here is a hug from me.too. Is the chemo cocktail a different flavor this time around?
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Little different. Taxol every week and every three weeks it gets mixed with Herceptin and Perjeta. Taxol only for 12 weeks! Last time I was on Taxotere.
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Last night was coq au vin from the hot bar at WF, with one of my tomatoes & basil and steamed corn on the cob. Mochi balls for dessert (black sesame). Had the small bagel & lox for brunch at noon. (Bob got the mega-bagel). “Linner” was the leftover third of the tomato I used for the bagels, plus basil leaves and a tablespoon of tuna salad, and a small piece of low-carb toast with guacamole. Snacked on seltzer & nuts so not ready for full dinner yet. Probably will grill the zuke & eggplant—just steam-cleaned my grill grates with my new grill brush (stainless-steel spirals rather than bristles). Gotta use up some berries & yogurt, so that’ll be dessert with a little raw honey.
The “weed tree” that sprouted up amid my berry canes & grapevines, which I decided not to cut down because I thought it was a mulberry tree, has turned out to be a fig tree! In Chicago, no less. No fruit yet, but keeping an eye out. Hope the winter doesn’t kill it. No idea where it came from, other than a neighbor across the alley a few houses down has one, and some seeds may have become airborne.
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M0mmyof2,
I am so sorry that you are back in the club. I just hate hate hate this. As you probably know, I am now on Taxol as well. If you have any concerns, or want to determine if a "side effect" is within my normal, feel free to ask. Of course, my version of Taxol is a bit different since I have no end date, and get a break every three weeks. Since you do have an end date, let your husband do these extra things to take some of the stress of maintaining a normal life of your plate whenever possible.
*susan*
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