So...whats for dinner?
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Discovered a big ribeye in the freezer so thawed it for dinner last night. DH took it out to the grill, returned immediately. Out of gas. So I cooked the steak on the stovetop in the cast iron grill pan. Works just as well as the grill. Steak perfectly cooked, medium rare. Half a baked potato for each of us and a tossed salad.
Today I'll clean out the refrigerator, do the final load of laundry and finish packing.
Dinner will be either catfish fillets or pork tenderloin.
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Tonight is BLT’s
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Last night Bob brought home dinner very late from a pan-Asian restaurant in Evergreen Park--the sashimi was fine (you could tell, though, they don't specialize in sushi because the slices were large & thick), but the sunomono was drowning in too-sweet dressing (had to put it into a sieve), and the chicken yakitori skewers were swimming in thick gloppy sweet-salty terikaki sauce (had to rinse them off). He also brought home his steak stir-fry & fried rice leftovers (which he took to work this morning to nuke for lunch). He had eaten his dinner there as they were preparing my takeout order--their big thing is teppanyaki, complete with drums & knife-acrobatics, even before indoor dining was allowed again. Basically, downscale suburban concept of "Asian." So he ate around 9 pm, but what with the prep delay and traffic, I didn't get to eat dinner till 11. So much for intermittent fasting--I'm supposed to go 16 hrs. between the last meal of the day and the first of the next. I lost about 2 lbs. and am stuck there. My NP says though she'd prefer I get back to my "pre-pity-party" weight, she'd be okay if I learned to maintain. I'd like to shrink some of my "muffin top" (I hate that bulge beneath my blouses & tees) but I'll have to accept my body "as is" if I can't lose it and keep it off.
Brunch was a pair of keto waffles & a strip of bacon. Dinner will be leftover sashimi, sunomono, & chicken skewer--maybe supplement with a little salad.
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There is not much going on here.
Most of the food shopping is taking place in front of the open freezer. I took one of the pork roasts and slowly cooked it in the dutch oven (2nd time I've done that in the past 4 weeks) so we can do the pulled pork sandwiches. "Way back when", the store was selling large pork shoulders--2 to a package--very inexpensively. I bought one and cut/sawed it into manageable parts, vacuum sealed the pieces and put them into the freezer. I have one or two 2 pound pieces left.
I make up some BBQ sauce in the dutch oven and then "just dump the pork in there". The dutch oven goes into the regular oven at around 250F degrees and I let the pork cook until its internal temperature is 145F. After it cools, I pull it apart with some *HEAVY* forks. The old dutch oven that is my avatar is perfectly sized for the job.
I've also got more sourdough bread making it's first rise.
I'm working outside a lot and I'm starting to lose weight again. Four or five hours working outside, in the heat, does a lot for "calorie burn". My watch estimates how many calories I'm "burning" and for the past 2 weeks, the watch says I'm using 3,500 to 4,000 calories per day. If that doesn't get me to lose weight, I'm eating too much! :-)
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Tonight:
...I had half an Amy's vegan pizza; one cup of shredded cabbage/celery/carrot salad; 1/2 cup blackberries, and two date-nut protein balls my stepmom made for me and brought me the other day.
...my husband had Chinese food.
...my kid said no thank you to Chinese food and although he said he'd eat the other half of the vegan pizza, he did not because he "ate a cookie" at a friend's house and wasn't hungry.
Tonight, I feel kinda like a failure like I do most nights. At least I ate what felt healthy enough to me. But I do dream of having a repertoire of meals that everyone in my family likes, and making them (or - gasp! - teaching my kid to make them now that he's getting old enough) at least 5 nights/week.
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Going to our BFFs' for dinner tonight and dreading getting there. Parking in their neighborhood is impossible--they had to wait 5 years for another unit owner to drop dead so they could get a spot in the building's lot. The closest train station is 5 long blocks away in what is basically gang territory, (Their neighborhood is also somewhat of an "urban-pioneerland"). I haven't taken a rideshare in a year & a half, but it looks like that's our only choice. We've always had them over or taken them out, but they insisted on having us over. Wish us luck.
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Dinner was left overs, it's clean out the refrigerator time!
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Last night's dinner was bean/fake cheese enchiladas. We, too, are cleaning out the freezer and refrigerator. The freezer is being cleaned out for the 'when we get around to it' move and the refrigerator for the trip to help DD move to northern Michigan.
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So hot here today. Menu for tonight is chicken sandwiches and onion rings.
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Sunday lunch today was crab cakes (brushed with some melted butter & Luke's Lobster seasoning) and roasted brussels. Went to a a cat cafe yesterday (what fun, managed to not take one home) and then dined outdoors at a nearby restaurant. Had their Shrimp Roll, which has received favorable write ups. Consisted of: pickled shrimp, tossed in Old Bay Mayo, with fresh cut chives, topped with microgreens & a sprinkle of S Carolina BBQ chips in a terrific bakery roll and their coleslaw on the side. Absolutely delicious! So nice to dine out, even though it was 86 degrees, no humidity, so was able to manage being outdoors.
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HOORAY - a day with NO ONE in my house.
I was going to race around on errands, but we had torrential thunder & lightening storms & flooding, so I decided not. Then I was going to attack cleaning out more closets which have to be done for: a) painting, and b) carpets. But I called about the carpet installation and discovered I wasn't even on the schedule - and certainly not for 6/1. The best they can do is 6/7. So, well, WTH - no point is screaming more than 10 minutes - so I did NOthing all day. I was going to put curtains back up in my bedroom & vacuum so I could move over from my guest room, but no. Read 5 days of newspapers and dozed in my recliner. My one accomplishment was to order a new vacuum. The one I bought two years ago is too heavy for me to maneuver well with my LE. My upright Hoover from 1966 is still the best vacuum I have, but it's getting a bit tired. Possible that the end is in sight and life might return to whatever might be the new normal, but I don't believe it yet.
Ate cheerios w/an aging banana for breakfast. Poured a glass of Carson Ridge Cab at 4:30pm and ate leftover pizza (cold even, so I had nothing to do but take off the tin foil). First time I've had two meals a day in some time. So I'm a poster child for the "fasting diets". Interesting talking to friends that some people gained weight through Covid and some lost. I lost 25 lbs - starting out by walking for a year and then by trying to keep up with the contractors. Not to mention that it was often problematic to use the kitchen except for a quick microwave - and that was only if I could get into the fridge to retrieve food.
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Had a late appointment with my plastic surgeon so we grabbed a quick dinner to eat when we got home.
Made spaghetti and meatballs last night as it was Hubby’s birthday.
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For as long as "they" have been in your house...I would also be absolutely thrilled to have a quiet house!
Tonight is more leftovers that had been in the freezer. Mac & Cheese.
Around 5:30am yesterday morning, the neighbor's security camera caught images of people walking into driveways with a battery operated hacksaw....presumably looking for catalytic converters to steal. It takes under a minute to steal one and around here a dishonest junkyard will pay around $50-$75 for one. The thief didn't get any on this street.0 -
We had a lovely time at our BFFs Fri. night, though our rideshare experience left something to be desired. We had to wait 20 minutes and pay $18 (surge price) for a trip that used to run about $7. (Going home we waited 12 min. and paid $12). An alderman introduced an ordinance today to cap surge pricing to 150% of the standard pre-pandemic fare--and fine Lyft & Uber for exceeding that. Rideshares have pretty much killed off the taxi industry in Chicago, and so Uber & Lyft have a monopoly. And the surcharges aren't going into the drivers' pockets either.
We had a delicious pot roast (though I had to avoid the potatoes and go easy on the carrots). Dessert was sorbet--but my friends forgot it has sugar. I brought an Atkins brownie for myself to go with the coffee. Aperitifs were Aperol spritzers, heavy on the Aperol. So I did have a carbier day than i'd intended.
Last night I had boiled baby shrimp with aioli over "super greens" salad plus cherry tomatoes. Will have the other half tonight, with maybe berries & an apricot for dessert. Brunch upon my return from my ocular-onc appt. was a 2-egg omelet with veggies & cheese (cheddar & provolone). Frustrated that I wasn't losing weight--but when I looked at my puffy ankles today I put two & two together and (per Bob's advice) popped a Lasix and a potassium pill. My bloat is resolving, thank goodness.
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Leftover spaghetti and meatballs, salad
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Running errands in the mornings this week. The contractor had an emergency so he's only coming a couple of afternoons this week. That's OK since the big stuff is done and I needed some time to buy groceries & wine, pay bills, return tons of building stuff, put gas in my car, get the neighborhood registration done for the Civic Club Pool, etc. etc. Two closets still need painting, and the linen closet, along with some assorted trim & a new door - otherwise the big stuff is done. Excepting of course an extensive punch list. He promised to finish before the carpet instalation 6/1.
But I discovered yesterday that I was NOT scheduled for carpet 6/1 as my contract stated. In fact I wasn't scheduled at all. Now the soonest date is 6/7. Sigh. But OK - that gives me more time to get together the next Salvation Army load since they come 6/8. And empty more boxes & file drawers for shredding. The only problem is there is no possible space left to move stuff. My stereo, VHS, phono, DVD, CD, etc is all stacked in the top of one of the closets. (or it was until they came to paint that closet yesterday - and will be again. I hate doing things twice.) Boxes are stacked in the garage up to the rafters. I've already planned to put lamps in the bath tub & framed pictures lined up in the kitchen, and my computer system to be rolled into the bathroom. Hopefully it won't rain that day and I can rush to move boxes into the driveway before they start.
Thanks for listening to my progress rants. I'm off to empty one of my cedar chests (the one with the winter clothes). I have two cedar chests - from both my maternal & my paternal grandmothers and they take up a lot of space. Hopefully my yard man will want this one.
Dinner was legs & wings from a Costco rotisserie chicken. They are so much bigger & better than the super-market variety, for several dollars less money. Lots of meat left for creative meals over the weekend.
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Homemade pizza with Raos sauce and pepperoni. I didn't feel well today, fatigued, so not even a salad to go with. I used Boli thin crust to make it really easy. Rather good actually but feel a little guilty even saying I cooked.
Minus congratulations on the progress and glad you got the scheduling issue sorted.
I don't post too much but often get dinner ideas here. 😋
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WF had some thawed-out "previously frozen" lobster claws on sale, and I still had some of "Joe's Stone Crab Famous Mustard Sauce" left. Supplemented it with a Caprese over super-greens, sauteed snap peas with sesame seeds, and seared radicchio wedge salad with homemade Green Goddess dressing (mashed avocado, mayo & seasonings). Dessert was an apricot. Freaking out over a really huge welt from a sudden unidentified insect bite an hour or two ago out on my deck (felt the sting right through the back of my T-shirt, no evidence of a stinger or tick left behind), and have to be up early for a mani, so not going to stay up late and faux-carb-load (3 small bowls of keto "Gra-No-Lo" & Catalina Crunch cereal & unsweetened almond milk) like I did last night. The Benadryl is about to kick in anyway.
Bob snapped a pic of the bite (a welt inside a rash) and we sent it via patient portal to my PCP. Ugh.
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Dinner tonight was our favorite meatloaf, yellow potatoes and zucchini with a glass of 2015 Primitivo.
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Benadryl did the trick overnight--all signs of the bug bite/sting are gone. Probably was a "sweat bee," because actual bees & wasps aren't nocturnal and skeeters & flies can't penetrate the tight weave of the scrub top I was wearing as a tee. Moot now--it's sweatshirt-and-heavy-jacket weather again. Here in Chicago, the definition of "May" is "March & July duking it out till one of them wins."
Dinner was a pan-seared Alaskan salmon filet with Stonewall Kitchen Lemon Dill Aioli, and a side of julienned tricolor peppers sauteed with baby leeks.
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Last night was chili and coleslaw. The chili was made with canned beans. We added grated cheese and sour cream to our servings.
It's chili weather here in northern MN with frost the last two nights.
DH and I are following the CDC guidelines and have stopped wearing masks. I do carry a cloth mask in my purse.
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My husband has been on a clear liquid diet since Tuesday, so he's just having broth and jello again tonight.
My kid would like a "real meal."
I would like a break.
I'm thinking I'll either make a caprese salad and grilled cheeses for us, or mayyyyybe a rice/veggie stir-fry.
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Dinner plans are for a roasted turkey breast, potatoes gratin, green veggie tbd, salad.
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Hi all - lots of food has been happening here - most of it good lol.
My DSIL and DBIL have been staying with us for a while. Her brother who has numerous heath problems (COPD, heart, essential tremor among other things) went into a St. Louis hospital to have a lung stent put in to help his breathing. The procedure went well but while he was eating his hospital dinner that night he aspirated some food and suffered a heart attack. He was eventually resuscitated and was put on a vent and in the ICU. They removed the vent yesterday and we’re waiting to see how much neurological damage he may have suffered as a result of all this. He arrested twice and was deprived of oxygen for a while. My DSIL and DBIL (a well as her brother) live 4 hours away so they stayed for a week and have gone home for a few days but will be back this weekend. DSIL has POA so has been faced with lots of decisions. I know how difficult that is long distance. Anyway, all this has necessitated me to actually plan and cook meals for a change.
But for tonight, it’s just the two of us so we’re having Greek lamb burgers on whole wheat pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and brown rice pilaf.
We’ve actually ventured out a couple of times to local restaurants and unmasked. It was good except for our favorite Mexican place that was a little too crowded and close for my comfort. But for the most part it felt good to do something that felt so normal for a change.
Carole, I see you made it to Minnesota safely. It’s 53 degrees here and feels like Minnesota. This is the worst May I can remember. Chili sounds perfect.
Oh Minus, you are going to be so happy when your renovations are complete. Just for the peace and quiet!
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Bob is stuck down in Oak Lawn tonight, despite it being his weekend off. As he left the hospital, his car's "check engine" light came on; the nearby Ford dealership can't get to it till tomorrow at noon (so he has no idea whether it's safe to drive home), so he got a room at the Hilton. I'm not joining him overnight--have nobody to feed the kitties (Happy tends to vomit if he gets too hungry). Southbound traffic is brutal, not the least because a sudden gust caused a huge oak tree to split in two and fall across Lake Shore Drive, totalling two cars and sending one person to the hospital. And the storms are about to roll in again. He'll get his freebie breakfast at the hotel, then read echoes at Christ Hosp., and will call me from the Ford dealership to tell me either he's safe to drive home or "come and get me." No rental cars to be had, of course; and an Uber is >$100 each way even without surge pricing. So I'll either have to be his chauffeur or give him my car so he can go to & from the hospital (a "day off" for him means he still works mornings, lest some rival doctor get the consult and therefore the fee), meaning I am stuck at home indoors--quarantine redux.
Meanwhile, I have settled into my usual weekend rut of being finicky Heidi's waitress and cling-y Happy's "mattress." (Another reason I can't join Bob at the hotel: the cats have to eat on schedule, otherwise Happy will puke if he gets too hungry. And the kids are out in the Grand Tetons right now, for Leslie's sister's wedding in Jackson Hole, so they can't fill in for me--they had to board their dog while they're away).
So the ribeye I'd planned to cook--indoors because it's too cold & wet out to grill--went back into the freezer. Not gonna waste it on just myself. I checked my deli-drawer: found some kielbasa & chicken bratwurst, plus a slice of good thick bacon, an unopened pouch of probiotic sauerkraut, and about half a cup of flat champagne. So I will make myself a choucroute garnie.
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Got rainy cold weather here, so it looks like it will be chili for dinner
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Today is our first Saturday at the Farmers Market, 9 to 1 pm. We are both up early to get in some coffee drinking time. Once we set up, I usually go to McDonald's or Burger King for a breakfast sandwich.
Last night's dinner was chicken piccata made with boneless skinless thighs. Steamed broccoli and romaine salad.
Tonight will be a thick ribeye.
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Dinner!
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Wow.....
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Mudbugs! Yum! (Not adventurous enough to cook 'em myself, though).
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