So...whats for dinner?
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carole - omg, I am so with you on the mayo and coffee in my backpack as I go to the deserted island... I panic when I don't have backups of both in the pantry, lol! I make a broccoli salad often, mayo combined with a splash of apple cider vinegar and some sugar, but you could use stevia or monk fruit, or even honey as the sweetener. I use about half what the recipe calls for and it is still fine. Broccoli florets, cooked and crumbled bacon, slivered almonds, dried cranberries, red onion - which I assume you would omit, correct? Am I remembering that right? This salad is better when it has had a bit of time in the fridge but make sure your blanched broccoli has air dried before you add the dressing.
Not sure about dinner tonight - DH has his oral surgery this afternoon and I gave him the last of the beef stew for lunch because I wanted him to have something hearty if he is not eating tonight. I got up at the crack of dawn ('o dark thirty - eric, I'm lookin' at you) and went to have my MOHS procedure. Took only one pass because it is on top of the existing wide excision, no need to be delicate other than to avoid a crater at the top end. The good news was no waiting in line to have my temp taken or to socially distance in the elevator (only two people are allowed on each elevator) because it was STILL DARK outside, lol! The interesting news was that, as I suspected, this was not residual cancer from the wide excision, but rather a new un-diagnosed one on the skin that was pulled over to close the incision. Good on the pathologist that found it because it was nowhere near the cancer that was being removed. Totally reinforces my refusal to have a lat flap when my recon woes began - both surgeons said it may be my only option - they would just have pulled a bunch of skin cancer around to cover the implant and they would never be able to do these removals over it. Dodged that bullet. I have an appt. this afternoon to schedule surgery to replace both implants, right has a rupture found on routine MRI in Dec., and both are textured so while under for the main event I am replacing the left one also with a smooth before Medicare starts in Oct. Fun times!
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O'dark thirty? Me? When I can get away with it, O'dark-thirty is 7:30am. :-) I'm glad to hear that your MOHS turned out well and am hoping that your DH's oral surgery discomfort quickly eases.
For me, all I'd want in my "deserted desert island" backpack would be coffee. My personal theme song should be "I'll take you home again, Caffeine". :-)
I've been doing cement work outside (taking a quick break) and Sharon said she'd work on dinner tonight.
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Eric, my personal slogan is “Warning: Coffee first!”
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Beans and Cornbread!
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That looks good, Illimae! I love cornbread.
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SpecialK, I did not air dry the blanched broccoli and cauliflower. I will remember to do that next time. The salad came out ok but with no wow factor. The recipe was similar to yours with crumbled bacon, 3 slices, yellow raisins 1/3 cup. I added a little extra Light Hellman's. It was a pretty salad and there are leftovers. The orange and lemon zest and fresh juice from both lemon and orange are for flavor but also to cut down on the mayo and reduce WW points.
There was no pork tenderloin in the freezer but I found the remaining pork shoulder chop/steak. I cooked, actually overcooked, it in the air fryer. As always one of my slices was the portion with the bone. I am the bone gnawer.
I have done a good job this year of using up meats in the freezer. At this point I will be shopping for the next few days. In the past when we headed north towing the 5th wheel, I loaded the freezer contents in the house into the camper freezer but now the 5th wheel lives in MN.
Tonight's dinner will be a hamburger. The side may be salad instead of oven fries.
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People are eating and not telling!
I cooked the burgers in the air fryer last night and regretted using that cooking method. The cast iron griddle on the stovetop does a better job. But I enjoyed my burger on a store bakery bun and also enjoyed the leftover broccoli and cauliflower salad, which was delicious after sitting in the refrigerator and soaking up the flavors.
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Hi Carole,
I hope everyone is outside enjoying the springtime.
Last night we had salmon BBQ'd on a salt block with asparagus and cheddar biscuits. Not sure what tonight will be.
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Not much cooking going on at my house as DH’s oral surgery became an extraction and bone graft. I am eating odds and ends, as I am a grazer at heart.
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Our springtime is very "bipolar" temp-wise. On Tues. we went from the 40s to the 80s to the 40s all within 12 hrs.
Nothing very interesting most of the week for dinner, with two exceptions. Mon., leftovers. Tues. night, at a steakhouse, on the (thankfully, heated) patio with friends, Kumamoto oysters (first raw oysters I'd had in over a year); bone-in ribeye, creamed Swiss chard with onions; braised wild mushrooms. Wed., leftovers from the night before. Thurs., an Italian wine dinner at Cellars: an antipasto ("Cibo di Strada") of fried olives, Fontina, porchetta, prosciutto, and sopressata salami; then a grilled octopus & chickpea salad; lamb lasagna made with crepes instead of pasta; mushroom ravioli with chunks of Tuscan long-braised beef, portabellas & baby spinach; and for dessert, a "Napoleon" of pizzelle wafers with limoncello custard and fresh berries. Last night: the beef/ravioli leftovers, augmented with asparagus I charred on the grill.
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Grrr.....lost a post. Again, I think it's a "hit the magic spot on the laptop to highlight the entire post and then when I type a letter, it replaces the entire post". It's not the site as I don't have this problem when I'm using my desktop computer.
I'm feeling normal again and am *thrilled*. For the past couple of weeks, I've been "dragging" a bit--feeling tired, achy, headache, etc. I've been getting stuff done, but it's been a 10 minutes work, 30 minutes rest cycle.
It turns out Sharon wasn't feeling all that great either and she's getting going full speed again. I don't know if it was residual effects from the Covid19 vaccine or allergies, or something else....no matter what, it seems to be gone....
Last night we had dinner with DD, her boyfriend and boyfriend's parents. They all are good people.
DD is moving to Michigan with him (he will be one of the tech folks "behind the scenes" at a TV station). At the end of the month, DD, her boyfriend and boyfriend's dad will be driving her car and his truck from Arizona to Michigan. Sharon and I will follow along a few days later towing a small trailer with our truck.
I'm laughing at my first reaction to DD driving across the country, which was ....worry...with, "I hope it goes OK" thoughts. My laughing to myself started when I remembered Mickey and I going on a "show each other off to the family" cross country trip. She and I drove my VW bug, tent camped every night we weren't at a relative's house (motels were too expensive) and we made it...and we thought nothing of it. We were the same age as DD and her boyfriend, and we didn't have an "oldster" along with us. So, I guess I shouldn't worry (too much) :-)
Special, hopefully DH's "pain in the mouth" quickly goes away.
Needing a heated patio Chi? Wow. Not here. At 10pm last night, as we left from the dinner, which we ate outside as well, it was 89F degrees. The humidity here is probably under 10% right now, so it was comfortable..even when it's 100F/38C.We're going to have to start using up our freezer/refrigerator/pantry foods so we can fit the "leftovers" into the camper, so Carol's "work" will become familiar here.
jhl, What's your biscuit recipe..if you don't mind? I made cheddar biscuits using the recipe at https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/260622/red-lobster-cheddar-biscuits/ This recipe makes, to me, biscuits that are too salty and "not enough cheddar". Both are easy to fix, but...the more recipes, the better! :-)
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Anybody have a good "recipe" for cleaning laminate countertops?
Work proceeding. Hall bath 90% finished and now has the only toilet in the house. Primary bath demolished back to the studs & floor out - so of course toilet gone. I'm getting better about living with boxes & changing furniture patters every night. Day off tomorrow so I can go buy the next batch of stuff needed to continue. Then Monday I hit the decks running to strip all the linens off the bed & move my nightgown to the guest bedroom so they can start to take down my bedroom ceiling. Oh - & find places to stash more furniture so they can do that job.
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Oh Minus, I feel for you. Such a job especially for one person. And it’s as much work to put the stuff back after they’re done. My sympathies.
Went to the farmers market today - somewhat of a misnomer since it’s mostly crafters and food trucks until the growing season gets going. I was hoping for some spinach and spring onions but if there were any they sold out early. But it was a lovely day to be out although I won’t go back until there’s produce to be had.
Tonight was barbecued St. Louis style ribs, baked beans and coleslaw. Most interesting meal of the week.
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Going to try to make chicken and dumplings for the first time ever
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minus - I’m tired just reading your post. For the laminate countertops you can use a baking soda and water paste, rub it in, then remove with a wet cloth. HGTV also says you can use a bit of dish soap and water for the scrubbing part. Then a couple of rinsing wipes. If you want it shiny again you can use car wax after that. Rub it on, let it sit for 10 mins, then polish it off with a soft clean towel, just like for a car. For shine you can also use a vinegar solution - 2c water to 1T vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray on, let sit a couple of mins, wipe with a clean towel. I’m not crazy about using vinegar but only because of the way it smells - since chemo it makes me cough. I do have a homemade window cleaner with alcohol and vinegar but it also calls for a couple drops of peppermint oil, which disguises the scent for me.
Dinner has not been happening lately but I may make spaghetti with meat sauce tonight. Depends on if DD and her BF come over after moving his stuff into her house, since DH is still on cold soft food for another day. Mixed feelings on the BF moving in - she’s a grown woman so can make her own decisions about this but they haven’t been seeing each other very long, so... upside is he will pay rent. So I’m his landlord and his GF’s mom, lol
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The chicken and dumplings were spectacular!
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Congratulations mommy, it took me many tries to get them like my grandmother’s.
Tonight is order out night which has not yet been decided.
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Yesterday was Orange Chicken, Beef & Broccoli and Lo Mein from Panda Express - eaten around noon. The contractor went to guy lunch for his crew and asked if i wanted something too. While it was quite good, there was obviously a huge load of sodium since I unbelievably thirsty the rest of the day.
Today was cottage cheese & tomatoes, accompanied by a flour tortilla topped w/Monterrey Jack, heated and rolled.
I found a recipe for 10 minutes enchiladas made with a block of cream cheese. A friend tried them last night and saic quite good.
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Last night's dinner was a complete bust. My husband has been wanting to cook for the last several months. For whatever reason, he has been trying out what I can only call 1950's church casseroles. In my view, they were awful then and they are really awful now. Last night's was just horrible! Tonight was just using up leftovers - pork/chicken quesadillas. We added some salsa and sour cream.
Eric, I use this recipe and vary it as I make it: https://sugarspunrun.com/garlic-cheese-drop-biscuits/
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1950’s church casseroles, lol, that’s funny
tonight was pork roast with scalloped potatoes, broccoli, spinach and yellow squash.
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I have dreams of getting back on track, soaking pulses and having salad ready-made to eat as needed, and making sure I'm getting optimal protein for rebuilding tissue.
Meanwhile, here's what we did for dinner tonight: Sent my son to his dad's house, said goodbye to the step-kid, who picked up dinner on the way back to their apartment, kissed my husband goodbye as he headed to Five Guys for some burgers, and microwaved an Amy's Chili Mac bowl -- which tasted pretty darn good -- and ate a cup of raspberries.
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I used a recipe for the Chicken and Dumplings that was in a cookbook calling for Bisquick and boneless chicken
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Wait! M0mmyof2, how did it come out? Did you like it?
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Saltmarsh - welcome to the table. Glad to have you.
Brunch was 6 Triscuits with what was left of some garlic Boursin cheese. Looks like dinner might be salmon risotto since I feel the need for some protein. Otherwise - Sunflower Crunch salad.
Ex husband coming tomorrow because all the fluorescent lights in the garage just magically quit Saturday. Salvation Army coming - but my contractor & my lawn guy have wanted most of the bulky furniture pieces. I don't have the energy to unpack boxes or closets to prepare more stuff to go so I'll make another PU appointment in 3 weeks.
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Tonight is sliced grilled T bones with roasted rosemary potatoes, carrots, sautéed spinach and garlic bread.
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Brunch yesterday was shakshuka, which I hadn't made in a while--Bob had it with 3 eggs/3 bacons/2 toasts to my one of each. Took it out to the deck, until a gust of wind blew over my champagne flute and sent my napkin into the neighbor's yard. Oh, well. (At least it was a plastic flute). For dinner, we went to Shaw's Crab House ("keto-heaven" and quite socially-distanced, masked whenever not shoving food or drink into our mouths). App. was a pair of individual seafood "towers" (we each had 2 Pacific oysters & jumbo shrimp, plus a stone crab claw. We shared a shrimp/crab Louis salad and then a grilled Ora king salmon filet over cauliflower filets with a dollop of cauliflower mash. Brunch today was leftover shakshuka sauce with an egg, olives & feta, with a piece of low-carb toast. Bob brought home a slab of ribs (sauce on the side) from a BBQ joint near his office. They came with a corn cobbette, baked beans, and creamy (likely too-sweet) cole slaw--so for my sides I had instead pan-seared asparagus and the heel of an heirloom tomato with homegrown basil.
I have gained so much weight (stepped on the scale and my heart sank) that though my size 10/M/Chico's "1" clothes still fit fine, I would be lying if I didn't admit my size 12 Levis were feeling comfier going on than the 10s. I have a weigh-in tomorrow and am dreading it. Seriously considering counseling from a shrink (mine retired 2 yrs ago), or some kind of group for accountability between my every-3-month weigh-ins. (I'd have those weight-control appts. oftener, but Medicare won't pay for more than 4/yr). I'm still much thinner than when I started, but the same weight as when lockdown started in Mar. 2020--not good. I'm "good" all day--and then (Jekyll/Hyde?) at night I want chocolate and the texture of starchy real carbs. The fake stuff doesn't satisfy me--and the next person who says that to satisfy my "crunchy" cravings I should snack on celery & carrot sticks are gonna have those stuffed where the sun don't shine. I don't like what I'm supposed to eat (other than some proteins), and I'm not supposed to eat the things that satisfy me. And no matter what I weigh, my blood glucose has refused to budge. I might have to rethink letrozole--especially since I'm starting to get acne too. I've been on it almost 5-1/2 years. The letrozole raised my LDL, but the statin I take for that is elevating my glucose. If I go on metformin, it'll jack up my LDL again. Vicious cycle.
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saltmarsh, the chicken and dumplings were excellent. Got enough left for leftovers tonight.
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Sandy, I totally empathize. In a perfect world, we could eat whatever appeals to us with no weight gain.
Minus, your posts exhaust me. I will be so happy for you when you reclaim your much-improved house.
Last night was navy beans and brown rice with a large tossed salad.
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Well, I started out with the best of intentions to make a healthy dinner yesterday. I got up and soaked two cups of flageolet beans. And closer to dinner time, I made a pot of rice and cooked up the beans with some aromatics, and was going to figure out what to do with them, but after getting interrupted too many times and running out of energy, I just ate them as they were, and my kiddo and my DH had McDonalds for dinner because they weren't up for my "rabbit food."
I did get groceries yesterday and have the ingredients to throw together a salad. And I was reminded that prior to surgery I made and froze several servings of quinoa with a couple ounces of chicken, so perhaps that's what's for dinner tonight!
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It's supposed to be hot today reaching 91 degrees by 4-5PM. Fortunately, our 25 mph winds have stopped so our fire danger is less than it was yesterday. I think tonight will be a tuna salad with a crisp white wine.
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