So...whats for dinner?
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Thank you for all your feed back on my vingarette salad/dressing. It's such a big deal for me and certainly opens possibilities. Right now I'll keep with just the oil and vinegarette just to make sure it wasn't a fluke. And then on to your suggestions of different salad dressings. And thank you for the info about the salad emulsifier--I had no idea that such a thing existed!
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Minus, it’s nice to be back! I was just so hungry and sad, I had to temporarily remove this thread from my favorites because it was too upsetting. Definitely not the way I wanted to lose 80 lbs but I successfully avoided a feeding tube and got a trimmer summer bod, so that’s my silver lining.
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Wow Special - you are amazing. I think the first one is closer, but I have a bag in the fridge so I'll check ingredients tomorrow.
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Come 6 pm I wasn't really hungry, so Bob went to Cellars' patio for a Reuben. I grilled myself a panino (red bell pepper, red onion, baby bella 'shroom, prosciutto, rosemary, roast beef, homegrown tomato, basil and provolone) on my low-carb bread. Because of forecast windstorms, I proactively picked all the remaining red tomatoes (beefsteak & cherry) lest I lose them if the pots get blown over. Have two green beefsteaks and about a dozen green cherry tomatoes still on the vine. Not exactly a bumper crop this year. (In the past, we had cherry tomatoes ripening on the sill into early Nov.).
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Lacey:
My refrigerator also has a control box in the way of everything so I keep the tall items on the bottom shelf. That means the upper shelf has to be even closer to the control box and vent and anything directly under it freezes.
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It was 122F (50C) just a few miles from me and I don't have central AC so I had no intention of turning the oven on. Dinner tonight was pasta salad from the deli at the market and some fruit.
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Lobster roll envy. And Reuben envy. My chances of getting a good Reuben are definitely better than finding a delicious lobster roll.
Illimae, I wondered where you had gone. Happy that you're back in a slimmer version and able to enjoy food.
Last night was warmed up chicken and sausage jambalaya made with white basmati rice. I enjoyed my portion without any additions but dh splattered his with Louisiana hot sauce and ketchup. I sometimes wonder if he didn't damage his taste buds with smoking a pipe years ago. To each his/her own. The side was a tossed salad with romaine and tomato and cucumber and blue cheese.
I don't like sweet dressing. I often eat my salad with a sprinkle of white balsamic and a little extra virgin olive oil from the bottle. My favorite bottled dressing is Ken's Caesar, usually the lite version. Not too much. My favorite restaurant dressing is a good blue cheese, restaurant made.
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carole:
I don't like sweet dressing either. I was a strictly ranch person until chemotherapy and I switched to white vinegar and balsamic. Sometimes I like to mix a little bit of hummus in to it, though it contains sesame seeds which are not recommended for ER+ breast cancer so I only use a fouth of a serving.0 -
No sesame seeds for ER+ bc? My MO never told me that, nor have I seen it anywhere. It's flax-seeds that are phytoestrogenic--but in the amounts they're found even in foods like "Flackers" grain-free crackers it's not a danger. Even the occasional tofu & edamame are okay. Hummus contains far more garbanzo beans than it does tahini (sesame paste).
Bob wants to bring home a steak dinner from the Palm en route home from work today. I hope they still are doing lobster rolls (I'll just switch mine out of the potato roll and on to low-carb wholegrain or even a whole wheat brioche bun). We usually share a "Gigi" salad (romaine, tomato, onion, green beans, hard boiled egg and shrimp) as an app.
This morning I had a French rolled omelet, per the ATK recipe (2 eggs+1 yolk, chopped fresh herbs, and grated Gruyère; I added a dollop of Boursin, per chef Ludo Lefebvre).
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Carole - oh restaurant made blue cheese. Always a favorite. But in most restaurants, I have to settle for Ranch. And even better that one can NEVER find anymore, at least in the South, REAL Roquefort dressing. Most restaurants don't even understand there is a difference between that & blue cheese.
My Mother always served homemade dressing & never bought a bottled salad dressing, except for Trader Vic's French that was used only to marinate chicken halves for the BBQ. My aunt thought a daub of mayo was salad dressing. But of course she only served jello salads & never green salads, so it was just a little bit more acceptable. (except my Mother never allowed mayo in her house for any reason - interesting feud between loving sisters) My Mother made dressing for jello salads with heavy whipping cream and some frozen orange juice concentratge. And the salads were always jello with fruit - so of course sweet & never savory with vegetables.
Supper was a large Spinach salad with Miso dressing and grilled chicken strips on the side. Desert was 4 fresh, whole strawberries dipped in sour cream and rolled in brown sugar. Served with a small glass of Carson Ridge Cab. I had already treated myself to a Screwdriver - this being a holiday.
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Ah, salad dressings of a bygone era! When I was a little kid, both "Continental" style restaurants and Catskills resort dining rooms would offer as an appetizer "egg a la Russe:" a halved hard-boiled egg set on a lettuce leaf, napped with "Russian" dressing. No, not the bright red viscous stuff in the Kraft or Wish-Bone bottle, nor Thousand Island (which has replaced "Russian" nearly everywhere as a dressing choice), but Russian dressing--smooth (no pickle relish) and sort of like remoulade but without the latter's spicy bite. (Our moms used to mix mayo--or, ugh, Miracle Whip--with ketchup and call it "Russian"). And after I moved from Seattle to Chicago, Green Goddess was nowhere to be found (except in some organic or vegan version at Whole Foods). One of my favorite meals was a crab Louis salad (with Thousand Island or Green Goddess) or a batter-fried geoduck "steak" with a Green Goddess-dressed salad as a side dish. IIRC, Green Goddess must have avocado in it.
And any East Coast 1950s-60s kids remember Nesselrode pie? NOBODY serves it any more! (Rum-flavored chiffon studded with candied fruit, topped with whipped cream and shaved-chocolate curls). Heck, "chiffon" pies in general seem to have fallen off the face of the earth!
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Sandy - what about Crab Louis with Remoulade instead of plain Thousand Island? That's really hard to find but we had it growing up in Northern California. I bet Carole can find it in Louisiana.
I remember the name Nesselrode but not the pie. But I do still make chiffon pies occasionally.
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Winter has suddenly descended on us. Last night's temperature was in the 30's! So good soup weather. I cooked a lb. of Camilia navy beans brought from home. They took forever to tender so may have been old. Turned them into white bean soup. Made garlic toast with sliced bread. A huge pot of leftovers.
Tuesday is one of my two golf days but I definitely will not be playing golf. Next week more moderate temperatures are supposed to return with highs of 70.
Has anyone here known a person or persons with Covid? I know only one, a man who recently tested positive and who has symptoms. My brother in Louisiana who is Clerk of Court of the parish/county in which he lives knows at least 40 and 3 of those died. He encounters many more people than I do. I think rural folks tend to be skeptical because they haven't directly experienced the pandemic and depend on right wing media for information.
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Unfortunately Carole, I know several with or recovered from the virus. A few (including my former neighbors) by virtue of living in a small town. Other recent cases are siblings of nephews by marriage. Those folks contracted it through school associations as they are both teachers and coaches. Fortunately none of those I know have died although one was close to being intubated. My former small town is notorious for ignoring mask recommendations and social distancing. It’s cases have more than tripled in the past 90 days. Schools have just gone back full time in person. I expect more.
Dinner is as yet a mystery. There is plenty of leftover chicken for consideration.
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I know two families and a number of individuals who have been positive for Covid. None of them were ill enough to require hospitalization.
Speaking of hospitals - DH had his surgery this morning. It was so weird to just drop him off and leave. The hospital provided a phone app that advised me of his whereabouts around the hospital. He will stay overnight and is doing well - he has texted me - although his BP was high, but now coming down. It does not seem as though there was any visible tumor in the sinus, and he has not experienced any temporary blindness on that side, which was a risk. The doc called and said things went “just fine” which sounds good to me
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My PCP died of Covid (died in early June after 7 weeks in the ICU, 5 of them on a vent). My HK's DH tested positive (probably exposed at the V.A. hosp.) but remained asymptomatic and then tested negative twice (a week apart).
It's doubly cruel when the virus finally hits a rural community, whose residents get their "news" from right-wing media (social or otherwise)--because they have so little access to decent hospital care (if they have any, it's usually at facilities with tiny ICUs and no ventilators).
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My niece & her husband both got the virus in March - right at the beginning. They are both police officers, with two boys age 3 & 5 who were home because schools & day-care closed. I know two people in my small neighborhood had it. Like Nance, most of my neighbors think it's time to get on with life and that means dropping the masks, if they ever wore one in the first place - except I live in a BIG city that's a hot spot. I know several others who are going out to eat 3-4x a week and playing cards & dominoes & some are getting sick. So stubbornly, I'm staying even closer to home. But I WILL go vote as soon as the polls open for early voting.
Carole - I love navy beans. Special - glad to hear your DH came through surgery in good shape. It must really be weird that you can't even see him once he's out of ICU. Is this military and are they more strict than civilian hospitals?
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We go out to eat at restaurants to which we can walk or drive-and-self-park that can guarantee us an outdoor table. Obviously, that doesn't work in crummy weather--so that's when we cook or order in. By state law, even when dining out doors one must wear a mask until seated and then put it back on when interacting with waitstaff. But we certainly get no closer to our neighbors than talking from deck to deck over the fences (about 10 feet of distance); and we have decided not to see friends at all, nor family close up and unmasked. High Holy Days are coming up--but except for reserved 15-minute slots of private meditative prayer time in the sanctuary or chapel (ditto for the tashlich ritual--symbolically casting one's sins on to the waters by throwing pieces of bread into the lake from the parking lot), services will be entirely online.
I do get my nails done every two weeks (and pedis to treat my chronically ingrowing toenails), but everyone is masked, temperatures are taken, there are plexiglas barriers, autoclaved steel foot bowls rather than massaging jacuzzi chairs, no refreshments, and nobody is allowed to wait inside for their appt. nor for their rides home. No more than three techs and three customers in the salon at any given time. However, I'm not getting my hair done again for the foreseeable future: the chemical services irritate my eyes, the keratin treatments wear off faster than they used to, and at this point my gray roots are coming in mostly white (not too much contrast with the blonde hair). I wasn't happy with the lax practices of my stylist (sat too close to me when talking while the dye was "taking" and he had to be admonished by the owner), nor that temperatures weren't taken and there were no barriers between chairs, just every other one cordoned off.
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The families I know who got the virus were not taking as strict precautions as others - hard to say if that is why, I suppose it could be happenstance, but I’m still staying home for the most part and definitely wearing masks if I go out. DH was still doing the grocery shopping prior to surgery, I stocked up so we won’t have to go for a while and I’m ok with getting produce at the open air stand. I still have not eaten in an outdoor restaurant, DH has, and I have not had takeout, but DH and DD have.
minus - DH is in a civilian hospital, but because Florida - like TX - is a hot spot, they are tightly restricted. The exceptions seem to be labor and delivery, NICU, peds, and end of life care. We normally get routine care on the base, but they have shut down their clinic for the most part. That is their version of strict - but honestly, I think they are taking some degree of advantage. People still need medical care and are now instructed to get it in civilian facilities with coordination through base primary care telemedicine. Any specialty care has always had to be provided off-base because it’s a clinic only - but there is an extensive imaging center - I had my echos an Dexa scans there and have had CT and MRI done there. I’ve never understood why a base as big as this one has no proper hospital, because they have two large commands and an operational component. We have large hospitals, and an NCI cancer center, in the community so maybe it is more cost effective to farm out. All of my care for cancer was by civilian providers, but coordinated through my military primary care for the referrals. DH is having some trouble with his BP, and has differing readings in each arm - which concerns me regarding circulatory issues and clots. I assume they are discharging him today, but I have no BP cuff here at home so can’t monitor. I’m hoping they don’t just boot him out if it is still high. If I was there I would be asking more questions than he does - because that’s who I am, lol!
chisandy - I have had my hair done, mainly because my salon has the strictest protocol of anywhere I’ve been! That includes my dentist and dermatologist, the only other appointments I’ve kept, and they were delayed. I have abandoned nails, which I’m sad about - my nails look fine, but sheesh, the upkeep is ridiculous! I knew there was a reason I had mine done! I was having my lashes done and really loved how they looked but that’s way too up close and personal.
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I had a dental cleaning in June, and have my derm (postponed from May) next week. Glad my vision has improved enough to drive, as it's a long schlep up to Lake Bluff (I swear, she keeps moving her offices further & further north). Wonder what she'll say about my ocular melanoma (which is quite different--acc. to my ocular onc.--from cutaneous, with the only risk factors in common being light eyes, fair skin, 100 or more moles, and inability to tan). I don't have light eyes. I haven't tried to tan in >30 years, since I've been wearing sunscreen since then. I always wear polarized sunglasses outdoors in daylight. She has often marveled about how few moles I have. And because the two types of melanomas are histologically different, so are treatments for mets. Unfortunately, the immunotherapies used for mets from cutaneous melanoma don't seem to work for those from ocular.
The only reason I do manis is that I need strong and longish nails on my R hand to finger-pick steel guitar strings, and short on the L so I can fret cleanly; and pedis because my big toenails ingrow regardless of footwear and how they're cut. I once had the shave-down-the-side-of-the-nail-bed surgery on one toenail 20 years ago--recovery took 2 weeks and was painful; and the nail ingrew again after only a year. Podiatrists say the surgery is permanent. To put it politely, that's "bovine excrement."
Not sure about dinner. I still have 1/3 of my steak left, after 2 consecutive dinners. Bob says he'll be home about 8, but it's likely the drug reps will have fed the office staff so I don't know what (or if) he'll want to eat when he gets home.
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Reader I finally made your quick enchiladas tonight. Delicious even if I took the liberty to make lots of adjustments. Here's the original for those who may not remember:
Minus, the enchiladas are really easy and make a lot. We froze half. From memory, it's 1 pound of ground beef, 1 chopped onion, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 can enchilada sauce, and 2 cups Mexican mix cheese. Cook the beef and onion then stir in sour cream and part of the sauce after removing it from the heat. Put two tablespoons of the mixture ( or so) in a tortilla and sprinkle with cheese. Roll it up and do that 10 times. Pour 1/4 cup of the sauce in the baking dish before placing the 10 - 12 tortillas in there. Pour the remaining sauce over the top; sprinkle the remaining cheese over it then bake at 350 for 30 minutes. (Recipe said 18-20 but my DH likes crispy cheese
Well, I sauteed the onion, and then added small, cut up pieces of grilled chicken from pre-cooked strips (costco). I used green chili enchilada sauce and I cut the recipe in half or a little less, so I made four. That's two meals for me. I had some delicious home made tortillas that I'd frozen individually (half corn & half whole wheat flour) and defrosted for 10 seconds in the microwave. And I added some slices/chunks of Monterrey Jack cheese inside every enchilada before I rolled up because I LOVE cheese. Turned out really well, I'm full as a tic.
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What was I thinking putting this much food on my plate, ugh. Very tasty though! It’s a breakfast for dinner theme with a Gouda bacon burger topped with a fried egg and a potato hash drizzles with a spicy sour cream sauce. I added a squash and zucchini mix and steamed spinach but I haven’t finished half of it.
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Bob's bringing home chicken & sides from Boston Market.
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Special - Glad your DH's surgery went well. As far as COVID goes, we are still "sheltering in place" insofar as possible. We have always used masks when going out. We take full advantage of buying anything we can via Amazon, including their "Fresh" and also Whole Foods options and only grocery shop when necessary. I have had to venture out for an overdue Eye Exam (no dilation as they use digital technology) MO, Blood tests at hospital, PCP visit in order to get scrip refills and most annoyingly, Dental visits (infected tooth, regular cleaning, removal of cracked tooth + upcoming some visits to finish off work on the infected tooth and some type of "fill in" for the removed tooth - luckily, my dentist is very easy on the eyes). Also, going for a pedicure every 4 - 6 weeks, done by a medical pedicurist, a dry procedure using autoclaved instruments and every other precaution one would take in a medical environment, which make me feel very safe. No hair salon, just getting by with trimming my bangs when needed. My hair is definitely in need of a good trim on the ends, but since we are not out in public, guess it does not matter.
We only recently (starting with our 6/30 anniversary and for both of our birthdays) have ordered curbside carryout. I do a lot of Zoom exercise classes, so get to "see" whoever is attending these. Local cancer support community also hosts various Zoom "social" opportunities - coffee chats, dance parties, etc.
Guess we will just keep hanging in there, waiting for some type of immunity to be available. MIss seeing family, but not worth the risk.
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Ate at a restaurant for the first time in six months. Outdoor tables, spaced well apart and masks all around so I felt fairly comfortable. I had a bowl of gumbo with toasted cornbread. It was really delicious but I could only eat half so lunch tomorrow is determined. The lunch was with our realtor who will be helping us look for a house.
Tonight was tacos, the filling of which was way too salty. I normally just eyeball seasonings for tacos but I was trying a new recipe. The salt called for seemed way too much so I cut it in half but it was still way too much. I hate when I don't trust my own cooking instincts.
Glad the surgery went well Special. Hope the bp resolved quickly.
Wow illimae, that's quite a plate!
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Boston Market tonight--roast chicken (dark) for me, turkey breast for Bob, creamed spinach & steamed carrots for the both of us. Cheated a bit and had a cornbread muffin.
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Last evening dinner was taco salad. Temps dropped at least 30 degrees over night so tonight will be something warmer, probably layered enchilada casserole using the rest of a Costco rotisserie chicken.
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Dinner was cashew chicken but I scarfed it down to fast to get a pic. Here’s what’s left but it won’t last long.
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Chilly & rainy here too (though for some reason my previously moribund tomato plants are loving it). Dining alone tonight on leftover steak, chicken thigh, creamed spinach & steamed carrots. I have to rein in my late-night carb cravings--last night it was a dark chocolate salted caramel followed by melted provolone on low-carb toast and then a handful of grain-free "granola." I'm back in leggings, but they're not baggy enough in the thighs (unless it's because my butt fat is drifting south). Gonna have to fire up the treadmill.
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