So...whats for dinner?
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Belated anniversary wishes to Nance & Eric, and their respective spouses!
Dinner will be a salad of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado & some leftover chicken breast. Not very imaginative, but have to use up the avocado.
Sandy - Glad to hear that things in Chicago seem to be going well in terms of hotels, restaurants, museums, etc. DH and I are eager to take a road trip somewhere and Chicago sounds like a good possibility. Sad to hear about the Van Gogh exhibit being sold out as he is one of my favorite artists. Not sure when I will get back to MOMA in NYC to gaze upon "The Starry Night".
SpecialK - JD glazed carrots sound really yummy!
Here's to good eats, everyone!
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Oh Special - sorry about the UTI. Those are NO fun at all. And wow, the allergies. Interesting about the vaccine. It does make sense to go ahead before surgery, but maybe you can press your MO to go back there for a thigh shot.
I got a tip from another thread to wear shorts under a skirt so you can just pull that up. Also to say "post mastectomy lymphadema precautions". I know you already know this, but posting in case others need the info. I've been doing that for all my shots with the wonderful pharmacist at found at my local supermarket pharmacy. And fortunately my Pfizer was in a hospital conference room setting.
As for spring break - I'm not going anywhere. But then I never go anywhere on spring break. In fact I have always tried not to travel when kids are out of school. Partly because of the confusion but also for the same reason I don't shop at night or on the weekends. People with kids & jobs don't have any other choice. I'm retired. I can choose another time so I don't add to their hassles.
Left-over ham-hock & beans for dinner, with the rest of the green salad from yesterday.
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They are opening up "Immersive Van Gogh" slots for Sept. & Oct. soon. But you can see the "regular" Van Goghs at the Art Institute now.
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Tonight is balsamic pork loin with sautéed cabbage & onions, steamed spinach and roasted carrots.
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Tonight was the last of the lasagna soup and a chopped green salad with Italian dressing. The pasta in the soup had soaked up most of the liquid so it was very thick soup!
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At Cellars, I had the Marblehead shrimp salad rolls...hold the rolls (spicy shrimp salad on a bed of mesclun greens) as an app; entree was bourbon-grilled salmon with grilled sweet potato slices and julienned vegetables. Brought home half of both dishes. It was so good having dinner face-to-face with Gordy & Leslie, even masked most of the time. Leslie got her second Pfizer shot today.
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Last night was roasted whole chicken, butterflied. It was well cooked but still had the red around the joints of the legs. I looked up the cause and learned that this happens with young chickens that are frozen.
The side was cabbage cooked (sort of) using a recipe for creamed cabbage in Peg Bracken's I HATE TO COOK BOOK. Not a big success.
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Last night's dinner was beef pot roast with potatoes, carrots and onions. It was good.
Today is my 78th birthday. DH and I plan to have an early dinner at a nearby casual restaurant that changed its name since it closed for Covid and then reopened. From Crabby Shack to Five Girls. It opened with a totally new menu but is moving back to serving former favorites like thin catfish. I don't know why it changed since it was always popular.
Hope everyone is still eating!
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Wishing you a very happy birthday Carole, and many more!
Last night was carry out night. DH wanted pizza, I was indifferent, so pizza from a local joint is what we had. Plenty of leftovers for lunch. Tonight will probably be a sheet pan dinner - either flank steak or pork tenderloin, both with veggies of one kind or another. If it’s tenderloin, the veg will probably be fennel with the addition of apple.
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carole - yay! Happy Birthday!
Dinner last night was small sirloins with a beef/mushroom/sour cream gravy, with au gratin potatoes, and steamed broccoli.
In tomato news, things seem to be better - I have been diligent about taking a daily probiotic and this seems to be helping. I have tried some marinara, was fine. Ate a small amount of Greek salad with raw tomato, also fine. I am on an antibiotic for the UTI and it is killing my appetite (not a bad thing...my Covid 19 pounds need to go, lol!) so I have not eaten much in the last week.
In vaccine news - interesting developments. I had my annual MO appt last Thurs. My MO tried to get me vaccinated under the extreme vulnerability while I was there in the office - they have a limited supply of Pfizer vaccine. The practice policy is that, for right now with the supply they have, they are sticking to the 65 and over group. I can be vaccinated due to my MO filling out a statement of "extreme vulnerability" which the state of FL just announced to be an eligible category this week. I can only go to a federally supervised site and only be given the injection by a doc, NP, or pharmacist. I can go to CVS - which currently has the J&J vaccine, or Publix - not sure what they have yet, they have not opened up for appts. Or, I can go to the greyhound track and do a drive through but I don't know which vaccine they have. I have bi-lat lymphedema, worse on the ALND side. Nobody will do an injection anywhere other than the arm, even at the MO. Bleh. I am nervous about getting Moderna because of the issues people have had with their arms, but I have another friend locally who is a health professional and had node-negative TN breast cancer whose arm swelled up and turned very red with Pfizer, and it lasted for days. Not sure what to do.
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Happy Birthday Carole!
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Carole - best wishes. Hope you dinner is great.
I cooked hamburger steak with onions. I'd planned to have pan fried potatoes but decided on boiled new potatoes w/butter instead. And made sour cream/dill potato salad for later this week.
Tomorrow on my way to a doc appointment I'm picking up a spice order at Penzeys and a alcohol order at Total Wine. (15% off wine if you buy 8). I'll probably also hit the grocery store. Then I'm going to try take out from a local place called The Burger Joint. They have a Lent special of fish & chips w/beer battered cod. Tomorrow is my last day to run even mundane errands since the 'mask mandate' and social distancing were cancelled by our governor effective 3/10. And spring break is upon us. Talked to a nurse at the medial center and their ICU beds are full again. I plan to stay put until the cows come home. Or I guess I mean until the cows go to summer pasture.
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Carole, happy birthday 🎉
tonight was meatloaf with cauliflower Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes with gravy and a small salad.
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Happy Birthday, Carole! You don't look anywhere near your 70s. Glad you enjoyed a nice dinner out.
Special, I think you nailed it re the tomato problem: your gut microbiome may have been "off." As to the Moderna vaccine, I can tell you that my arm didn't swell at all--just got sore for a couple of days. Even less so after the second shot (and not even the asymptomatic pink patch this time). Gordy was told by his NP that his asthma isn't serious enough (despite needing 2 rescue inhalers/mo) to qualify as "pulmonary disease" for a COVID-risk "line-jumping" privilege (he's 36). His fiancee (a teacher) got her second shot Friday, and we all went out to dinner at Cellars that night. New CDC guidance is that fully-vaxed people can congregate maskless and normally-distanced in private--and Gordy isn't high-risk enough to have to keep his mask on if it's just the four of us in my house. Wed. night we're doing a Zoom virtual tasting (the wines & snacks are actual and were shipped to us) with a wine educator at Clif Family Winery in Napa. We may need to set up an iPad as well as my laptop on the dining room table so we can all see & be seen.
Still masking up & distancing in public--even out in my front yard changing the lights on my arborvitae, because people walk by on the sidewalk.
And our two MLB teams will have 20% capacity of fans in the stands on opening day. I have a snowball's chance of scoring tickets for either the Cubs or Sox (even with Gordy being in the ticket-vendor biz) because at only 8,000 fans per stadium, the season ticket holders get first crack. But we might be able to go to one of the Sheffield Ave rooftop bars overlooking the outfield at Wrigley--which rooftops can have 50% capacity/50 guests--if they're not sold out.
Went to Cellars for brunch yesterday (and to watch Loyola--our "neighborhood school," just 1/2 mi. up the street--clinch the MVC title and secure its place at the Big Dance (March Madness). I had my usual broccoli-cheddar quiche, which is orders of magnitude better than any other local restaurants'. It's almost a souffle, which makes me less regretful about having to ditch the crust. Tonight I nuked wings from Whole Foods (added some Crystal hot sauce), with celery & blue cheese dressing.
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The birthday dinner was perfect. We went at 6 pm, a little early for us, and Five Girls wasn't crowded. I had a thin catfish (fried crisp) meal with coleslaw, fries and hushpuppies. DH had a fried shrimp basket. We shared. Not a healthy meal but delicious.
Tonight will be leftover pot roast.
The birthday wishes are much appreciated.
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illimae - your last photo looks like a spectacular comfort food plate - three of my faves!
Last night was tostadas with refried beans, onion, taco sauce, shredded cheese and lettuce on mine, all the previous with the addition of steak on the ones for DH. Not sure what I will be doing tonight but I am thinking I need something that I can set and forget. My good friend, 20 years younger than me who had BRCA1 TN breast cancer, is in the hospital. We texted the Sun night and she said she needed help, was quite ill. I zoomed over and ended up calling 911, then followed the ambulance to the ER - where, thank goodness, they let me in, double masked, to be with her. She is still there having diagnostic tests, but may be able to come home tonight. She feels bad, and I feel bad for her. Feeling helpless - for both of us - is def an un-fun feeling.
Surprise vaccination news - I signed up on the FL registry since I now have my "extremely vulnerable" letter, but once you do that it becomes a "don't call us, we'll call" you waiting game. All of the appointments I checked on went like wildfire, so I was somewhat resigned to waiting for the dust to settle. Apparently enough people have this letter that it prompted one of our local hospital systems (the one I used to work for, coincidentally) to institute an extremely vulnerable group vaccine event. I am happy because I will be getting Pfizer, given by a physician/NP/pharmacist, in a hospital setting - tomorrow! I am doubtful that they will administer it in the thigh, which I would prefer, but beggars can't be choosers at this point. I will wear a skort just in case I can convince them - and will likely wear sleeves/gauntlets on both arms to reinforce the visual of what secondary bi-lateral lymphedema really means. I am equally nervous about being vaccinated and Covid, but the stars aligned with this process so I feel like I need to go ahead with it. I am somewhat reassured that the reactions have not been prevalent, and that medical resources will be right there.
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Special - great news about your shot tomorrow. I bet you will be able to get it in your thigh. I got my vaccine in a hospital conference room set up and they were perfectly happy to find a nurse in that large group setting who had the experience to do that.
Fish & chips were wonderful. And I picked them up so I didn't cook. I don't think there have been 5 nights in this entire yearlong episode that I haven't cooked. For me, 'cheating' meant cheerios & bananas for supper. Or salad from a bag with nothing else added. Now I've picked up food to bring home twice in just this month. Living dangerously!!!
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minus, tell me more about the fish n chips, please. DH love it but haven't found agreat local place yet, one restaurant looked promising but it was catfish only, so nope.
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Mae - it's called The Burger Joint. I went to the one on Shepherd between 610 & I-10. There's also one on Montrose by Westheimer. I don't know if the Montrose location has the special "lent" offer. Don't expect "The Black Lab" - but it is real cod.
Then an acquaintance I talked to today said "MO's" fish & chips was really good - north of 249, But she wasn't sure that their fish was really cod. Looks like there's one in Vintage Park, Cypress and Katy. Let me know if you try it before I do.
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minus - will report in after the injection tomorrow. Even at my MO's office - where they certainly have experience with secondary lymphedema - they wouldn't do the thigh, but I am going to press to test, so to speak.
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Special, hope you got your shot and it was uneventful.
Last night was the previously advertised pork tenderloin with fennel and apple. It has a whole grain mustard/honey/orange glaze and is very tasty. I came across a turkey carcass in the freezer so because it's a wet and dreary day, decided to make turkey noodle soup along with some dinner rolls.
I spent the afternoon watching and paying the plumber nearly $500 to fix several small leaks in the house. I am in need of comfort food.
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auntie - I did - in the less lymphedema-ish arm - and it has been uneventful so far. Just the way I like it. I’m a little tired, but the saving grace is that DH had a dentist appt this afternoon and is not wanting dinner, so I can just chill out! Every time I have to pay a plumber or appliance repair person it makes me wish I had become one. Points for me though - I opened the garage fridge last week and the handle came off in my hand! $11 later I received a new handle next day from Amazon and put it on myself. Yay me! Soup and rolls sounds like just the thing to soothe plumbing woes
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For my llast semester of high school, my class schedule was advanced physics, advanced calculus, advanced chemistry, wood shop, auto shop and metal shop.
I think my "fix it myself" skills saved enough money to allow us to retire early. The biggest help was being able to keep cars for 20 years (or longer). When I retired in November 2017, our two new cars were model years 1995 and 1999, with the 1999 one being bought for $500.
Lunch was some of the soup Sharon made and then canned. Dinner was enchiladas. Both were good.
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Minus, thanks for the fish n chips tips!
Nance, that soup looks delicious
Tonight was spinach lasagna again, DH has been craving it. I’m always happy to get this request as it’s a favorite for me too.
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Both of those photos are making me hungry!
We ended up having some little sandwiches made on potato dinner rolls - it’s dinner roll Thursday apparently! Also had cracked pepper kettle chips - so good, but a little spicy!
eric - I’m all about fixing it myself, so is DH. We are of the “why pay someone else if you can do it yourself” philosophy. Funny moment though - when we closed down his mom and dad’s house we brought their golf cart here. Not long after, it started acting up so he sent it to be serviced. The mechanic called him and asked if he was aware that it had been re-wired with speaker wire? He just laughed and said - that would be his dad’s handiwork, and also explained why it was having electrical issues, lol! My FIL was a handy guy, in addition to being a doctor, but he did take some shortcuts... hopefully never with any patients though, ha!
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Just lost a newsy post....grrrrr!
So, Happy Belated Birthday, Carole!
Congrats, Special on scoring a shot!
Minus, I feel for you with your misguided gov’s new freedom mandates! And I feel badly for all of the retailers who will have to “manage” the customers who will feel entitled to patronize their stores “mask free”.
Tonight we had grilled lamburgers laced with garlic, s+p, rosemary powder and crumbled feta on Volante Farms’ brioche rolls. Sides were cuke salad and Cape Cod potato chips. A very summery meal on a day that reached the 70s. And lamburgers sure are delish when we have them only once or twice a year! Yum!!!
Tomorrow evening we are in a Zoom play reading that starts at 6pm, so not sure what we’ll do about dinner.
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Oh Lacey - what play are you reading? I'm really getting into this virtual stuff.
I'm attending a webinar tomorrow morning "Women In Journalism. Then tomorrow night I'm attending a virtual 'Studio Session' at Stages theater. Sunday is a Bach Society concert in the afternoon and a Baroque quartet in the evening. My virtual social calendar is so full I actually forgot a brass quintet event last week, but I did make it to 2 author interviews about their new books - C.J. Box and Joe Ide. I've put both on my reading list.
Spent most of the week working on updating my will & attendant paperwork. My alternate people are no longer viable so I'm having to make new choices. Because I only have one child who has no children, it's hard. I am finally pulling the trigger to donate my body to the Medical School.
Dinner was a leftover cold hamburger steak cut in PU bite size pieces and discretely munched as I fielded Civic Club phone calls. Served with Gnarly Head Old VIne ZInfandel from Lodi, CA. Really very good for the price $8-13 depending on where you live & if your a "frequent buyer" member. My DIL still prefers 1000 Stories.
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Minus, I think you have even surpassed my DH’s virtual event attendance! He is most frequently on webinars. There is so much available now. We need to “attend” more concerts.
Tonight we are reading, Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”...presented in separate acts over three Friday evenings. Tonight is Act III. This happens to be the director’s favorite play. I have never aspired to “acting”, but can read with expression, and a friend asked DH and I to participate since the director needed a couple more people to complete the cast. Interesting experience in many ways...and certainly filled so much of our time!
Cooking lately has felt like such a chore since my back pain has not remitted. I finished two months of PT yesterday with only modest relief despite the zillion exercises I do, and the herculean manipulation efforts of my PT. So I’ve decided to try a new laser treatment that my ortho son suggested, which will be administered in three sessions a week, for up to ten sessions. If this doesn’t work, I’ll need to consider more invasive procedures with the physiatrist. Fingers crossed that my next treatmentmakes a difference. Standing is getting to be so painful. But things could be much worse, I know.
Our weather has been gorgeous...even in the 70s yesterday! Don’t laugh you warm climate folks!
I can’t wait until I’m able (hopefully) to return to my former walking regimen.Maybe tonight we’ll just have a light snack before the play, (hummus, crackers/veggies) and another one after.
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Last night was rotisserie chicken, baked potato and green peas, easy to fix and to eat as we were both dealing with the side effects of our second Moderna vaccine. Feeling improved today but still just a bit off. At the moment dinner will be a surprise--have nothing planned as of yet!
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