So...whats for dinner?
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Nance - I don't blame you. I haven't really gone out since this started. I don't want to infect anyone else.
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Years ago, during an extended spring pollen season that morphed into an early ragweed season, I had started tearing excessively (especially in sunlight) and getting red and irritated eyelids. It got so bad that I often had to dab at my eyes with a tissue constantly (and essentially "cried" off my eyeshadow & mascara). By process of elimination, my derm & I discovered it was the mica and pigments in iridescent green and blue eyeshadows in my stage makeup (I was in a rock band at the time) that were the culprits. I gave my lids a few days' rest and then switched to matte shadows, and that problem never recurred.
But this time, my lids are fine and I'm not tearing--it's just the skin immediately adjacent to the outer corner of my R eye. My worry is that it might have to be biopsied to rule out a basal cell carcinoma, which if positive would lead to disfiguring Mohs surgery requiring I wear an eye patch in public.
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Dinner last night was scrambled eggs and turkey breakfast sausage with ONE piece of toasted San Francisco Sour Dough. Today will probably be the leftover Shrimp Scampi. That or it will have to go in the disposal.
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Imported spaghetti a la chitarra (packaged in little “nests”) and a combo of Rao’s and leftover Maggiano’s marinara sauces, with pecorino Romano. In the Fasta Pasta, it took 15 minutes and seemed to go from raw to mush w/o stopping for al dente in between. Today for brunch I made “hash” out of diced tricolor peppers, zucchini & yellow squash, red onion, mushrooms and scallion tops with precooked turkey sausage crumbles and then an egg on top. Forgot how labor-intensive that is (especially trimming the insides of the peppers & culling the bad spots), but it’s delicious.
Going to buy some more CBD gummies today even though I have a stash of oils and other edibles (not to mention the stuff with THC). Got an $8.50 gift certificate from Botanic Alternatives, which expires tomorrow (weather will be okay today before Polar Vortex returns). Reason is that the FDA is making noises about banning commercial sales of CBD until there can be broad clinical trials, which could take years. The FDA didn’t say squat about it till Epidiolex came on the market for severe pediatric epilepsy—and now drug companies are smelling blood in the water. OTC CBD sales would cut into their potential profits should they start making it themselves; and tax authorities are also drooling over the potential extra revenue. How ironic is it that it may become illegal for me to buy CBD except in a medical marijuana dispensary—but that it’s perfectly legal for me (at the state level) to buy and indulge in marijuana!!!
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Dinner last night was a marinated top sirloin steak done on the grill, along with a salad, rice, beans and a sweet potato.
We also still have the chicken-pasta dish.
I bought some small whole chickens (less than 5 pounds for two chickens) and they are sitting in a brine solution. I will be roasting them in the oven. I haven't figured out what else to add to that for a meal...but we'll figure something out. :-)0 -
Tonight was various leftover veggies. A yellow squash/onion mix, broccoli and Brussels sprouts that I reheated with a balsamic glaze. I’ve got leftovers for a couple more days, so dinners will be a bit more random.
Happy belated anniversary nance! 🎊🎉🍾
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Wow Eric, little chickens - what a find!
Thanks everyone for the anniversary wishes. DH is my first and last husband - he would be a very hard act to follow.
I've been distraught lately as my source for sour red pie cherries had dried up. But today I discovered that they are now back in stock and on sale at Fresh Thyme so I'll be making a trip to the city Wednesday to restock my empty freezer. (They are impossible to find here fresh or frozen.)
Tonight was taco salad. The predicted snowmageddon has now been downgraded to 1-2" for us and temperatures to remain above zero, but still single digits. Our normal high for this time of year is 52°. I want my money back.
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We're going to miss the snowmageddon as we're north of I-80, but we'll be back in Chiberia again: -1 by Mon. morning, and we may not see 20 above till Friday. Natch, I have to be up with the chickens to help Gordy take our kitty Heidi to the vet for her dental extraction. He was going to take an Uber but it's just too cold for that, so I'll just have to pull on my big-girl pants and drive. I will pick her up, as he'll be at work when she's ready.
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Turns out Sharon isn't hungry, we ate a late lunch, so I'll "cook" the chicken tomorrow.
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Yikes....so many surrounding eye issues! My (hopefully) last comment about that procedure relates to the cough catching fear. Shortly after I returned from the doc’s office, we went to town hall to have something notarized. At the counter as the clerk (who is a seventyish woman looking like 50) looked at the papers, I was trying to spare her view of my fresh “scars”, so I put my hand up to my face. She immediately jumped back away from the counter and me. So I explained what I was doing and she said...”oh, I thought you might have a cold and were about to cough!” Can’t be too careful when dealing with the public! Stay germ free everyone....and warm...for those dealing with this next wave of frigid temps! Hoping tomorrow’s snow totals forecast is reduced like yours, Nance!
I made a huge pot of kale veggie soup yesterday...plan to bring some to my next door neighbors’ son who is staying in their house while they stay warm in FL. Guess I’ll find out if he is a kale fan.
Dinner last night was the soup, a cuke salad with avocado and red onion, and some leftover Italian artichokes. Tonight we may rely on the Greek Chicken prepared dinner that DH picked up at Traders, along with a salad since we’ll be out until almost 7PM.
Yay for you finding the cherries, Nance! I’m assuming they are fresh? But this time of year? I always use Washington state canned ones. Tres cher!
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Sadly Lacey, they are not fresh - impossible to find here any time of the year - but frozen. But they are excellent quality and I can have them on hand at all times, so I usually have a couple of bags in the freezer.
Chicken and dumplings tonight. Something green on the side - probably broccolini.
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Pumpernickel bagels for dinner. NO ONE in town makes them on a regular basis & you have to order ahead, so I try to keep some in my freezer. Will be served with homemade salmon/cream cheese spread. Maybe some green salad. Or not.
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I would kill for a pumpernickel bagel - haven't had one in years. Your dinner sounds marvelous Minus
Regarding coughing, it's not the act itself that makes me run the other way. It's the fact that so few adults can be bothered to cover their mouths. Every little school kid I see in public coughs into his or her elbow, but not the adults. Makes me crazy. I've become a total germophobe.
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I cooked the chicken today. The brine made it juicy enough that the chicken "squirts" when I cook it.
Tomorrow is our 30th anniversary. The 30 years sure did go by fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
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Wow Eric, that's terrific! Congratulations!
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Eric, congratulations to you and Sharon celebrating 30 years!
Chicken that squirts when you cook it must be interesting to watch.
Tonight was sliced turkey breast from the freezer (left over from a holiday party), thawed and heated with turkey gravy (from a package), sweet potato, and mixed vegs. Easy and tasty. Made vegetarian vegetable soup (no kale!) for lunch so today was veggie day.
Am going to be forced to go to the grocery store in spite of the cold and still coughing. The pantry isn't quite bare but the fridge almost is!
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I meant to say "cut".... :-) It is VERY juicy.
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Beaver - I ventured out today in the cold to the grocery store and to get gas. Like you, the freezer has plenty to eat for weeks - and the cupboards have pasta & rice & soup & beans & etc. But the fridge was just about empty except for milk & cream & butter. I forced myself not to buy any meat, chicken, cheese, etc and bought mostly fresh & frozen veggies. Maybe I'll eat up what I've previously stocked .
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Mazel tov, Eric & Sharon!
It's a balmy zero degrees as I type this. Can't fall asleep, as I couldn't take anything for it lest I miss the alarm at 6:45—Gordy's spending the night here to take our senior kitty Heidi to the vet for tooth extraction, and even if he takes an Uber I still have to help him round her up from the guest room where we've sequestered her (she's been NPO since 10pm and we don't want her drinking any water) so we can bundle her up and put her into her carrier. Happy still can’t understand why Heidi’s not tucking me into bed nor why he can’t play with her. (We fed them early, and left the water and his kibble out for him). Will pick her up around 3 or 4pm; will have to administer liquid pain meds by oral syringe for at least a day. I'm so worried—it'll be well below zero by 7:30am, and at 14 she may not handle anesthesia as well as she did at 12. Happy had two teeth pulled at age 9, and he was stumbling around crashing into things till his pain meds wore off
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Good luck with the kitty tooth extraction, Sandy!
Eric and Sharon, congrats and enjoy celebrating your 30th!
Well, our snow event ended up being exactly as forecasted, and there is a lot of removal needed on this property, this time! Mean trick of Mo Na to send the bulk of winter here in March. We’d lulled ourselves into minimal shoveling complacency until looking outside this AM. But, seriously, no complaints here after hearing about the terrible tornado in the South. Such a tragedy.
Nance, I’ve never come across anything but bing style cherries in frozen form. Interesting to know that the red tart ones can be gotten frozen. Will keep my eyes peeled for them in our (too) many grocery stores.
The Trader’s Greek Chicken dish worked well last night with a garden salad and a side of nuked asparagus.
Tonight I might roast a pork tenderloin with veggies. DH will be wanting a hearty meal after the big snowblowing job is done.
Hoping everyone on our thread is safe and staying warm.
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Ugh. -1 now; Gordy & Heidi are in the Uber en route to the vet, and then Gordy is heading home to get some shut-eye before taking the train to work this afternoon. Guess I'll do the same (but I'm so agitated that I'd better take something to help me get back to sleep so that I can take my online voice lesson at 1pm and be ready to drive and pick up Heidi when the vet calls).
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Congratulations, Eric and Sharon. The squirting chicken sounds moist! I always find whole roasted chickens appetizing, even the store rotisserie variety.
Last night was carry out pizza with a Heavenly Hash candy egg for dessert. The eggs are marshmallow and almonds encased in dark chocolate, made by a local candy company. They start appearing around Easter time. We resisted them in the milk chocolate casing but then the dark chocolate version roped us in.
Tonight will be last night's planned menu that didn't happen. A layered eggplant dish with a tomato sauce and romano cheese.
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Eric - yes happy anniversary to you & Sharon. Are you going to do something special? BTW - has Sharon gotten up to Flag to ski yet?
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Carole. we'll be in NOLA in less than 10 days from now. What's the name of that confectioner, and how far from the city? (We won't be renting a car).
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Is Heidi home yet?
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Oh...yes, Sharon was skiing in Flagstaff last week. She has a season lift pass and uses it once or so per week. She's hoping to go again later this week.
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Thanks for asking, Eric: I just brought Heidi home. Turns out she didn't need extractions, just teeth cleaning (I'll have the same tomorrow, sans anesthesia) and a mani-pedi. Vet warned me that she probably wouldn't want to eat or drink till tomorrow, because she had IV hydration & nutrition. HAH! As soon as I opened the carrier door she made a beeline first for the water dish and then Happy's kibble. Gave her a little Fancy Feast and she gobbled it down. (Being NPO for 20 hrs. will do that). Vet said it was fine to give her some regular soft food till we follow up Thurs.
Path of least resistance for dinner: ordered out for Korean BBQ wings and veggie spring rolls. Might nuke some frozen jap chae for balance, maybe not. Too timid to order kimchi.
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Good to learn Heidi is home and OK!
Dinner tonight was veggie soup and cheese biscuits--comfort food for cold weather! Yeh, I know it's not like all the snow others are having, but our temps today were 30 degrees below "normal" (whatever that is anymore).
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eric and sharon - happy anniversary! Yay for 30!
chisandy - glad Heidi is home, nerve wracking for sure and the weather wasn’t helpful.
Tonight’s dinner was thin sliced London broil in Stubbs BBQ sauce on soft rolls, and broccoli cheese soup I made last night. DD is doing Keto and it has been interesting figuring out how many of my pre-existing recipes are applicable! The soup is, and I had some extra zucchini so I also made Keto lemon zucchini bread. It used almond flour, coconut oil, and Swerve instead of sugar. It was pretty tasty and very moist. I would make it again.
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