So...whats for dinner?
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Mae, sorry your results were not totally NEAD but so good to have a plan of action!
Dinner tonight was breakfast for dinner, waffles with blueberries and scrambled eggs.
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Beaver - LOVE breakfast for dinner!!!
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Dinner last night was another veggie/sausage dish cooked in the slow cooker. I used up most of the potatoes, cabbage and carrots and a package of frozen home-made chicken broth. The sausage was spicy with a claim to tasting like andouille. A side was fresh beets that had been hiding in the veggie drawer.
Not much left in the freezer.
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Illimae, bummer about the new spots, but at least they're tiny enough to be zapped.Had major scanxiety leading up to my ab MRI/chest X-ray Tues. night--and the manifestation was carb-bingeing in the wee hours for several days. At least last night they were keto-friendly sweets & starches (albeit way too much). Reports came back as "no evidence of mets;" but my vertebrae are getting "spurr-y," and my aorta is slightly "calcified & tortuous." MO says it parallels my scoliosis (which was dx'ed at age 12) so likely congenital. He sees most patients on statins have calcifications--which is why they're on statins. Tiny hepatic cyst, but he says by my age most people have at least one. 1.1cm adenoma in one adrenal gland and tiny lung nodule---all stable since 6 mos. ago.
Last night I had tomato & basil, sauteed Swiss chard, and seared walleye with lemon aioli. Tonight we're going out (probably to Calo for zuppa di pesce, Italian bouillabeisse).
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Sandy, I’ve been on a carb kick too leading up to scans. I finished the last of a really cheesy calzone for a late lunch. Dinner ended up being some rotisserie chicken with steamed squash and zucchini. Gonna get back on track now.
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Sandy, great to hear all clear. med-anxiety is my middle name--my heart goes out to you. I'd sell my eye teeth for walleye. Cannot buy it out here for anything.
We had the salsa-chicken that is all the rave here and enjoyed it. Leftovers tomorrow.
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We indeed had the zuppa di pesce at Calo: lobster tail + claw, king crab leg, split snow crab leg, scallops, shrimp, whitefish, mussels, cherrystone clams & calamari, stewed in a tomato broth; very large side of capellini marinara and lots of garlic crostini (I ate neither the pasta nor the crostini, nor the tomato foccaccia in the bread basket). We started by splitting a house salad (romaine, grape tomatoes, cucumber, grated asiago, and red wine vinaigrette). We have enough for at least two more meals. Tomorrow I'll supplement with broccolini.
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I made these today for lunch/dinner/snacks. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/260622/red-lobster-cheddar-biscuit
I doubled the amount of cheese and instead of just making 6 HUGE biscuits, I end up making about 12 "bite sized" biscuits.
They don't seem to last long. :-)
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Yum Eric. How is your MIL doing?
Brunch was the leftover fingerling potatoes tossed with sour cream & dill & green onions & marinated overnight. Delicious. Dinner was French Toast. I made some Godiva chocolate pudding for the fridge and boiled rice in preparation for tomorrow's fried rice.
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Hi all, and welcome Wallycat! I have no idea when I last posted but it feels like ages ago.
Minus, this is late in coming, but when we found some turkey tenderloins this summer, DH would cut them into “tips” and I would marinate them in either a teriyaki sauce or a honey mustard approximation of the one “Dom’s Turkey Tips” (a local food vendor that has become popular here) uses. Then we grilled them since the tips cook up quickly.We’ve been busy since returning home and I really notice my concussion effects since there is so much more for my brain to process here than when we are at the lake. Minus, the PT really helped with the vestibular issues…mainly the dizziness. But now I’m finding that the cognitive (memory, word retrieval) and executive function issues are still problematic. So I’ve started OT sessions with a provider who specializes in supporting concussion healing. Interesting, and very fatiguing work, I guess because my brain really needs it!
Chi, my writing might look okay, but don’t ask how long it takes me!Meals have actually been made these past weeks, but I barely remember what I’ve put together. Pretty much our typical fare of chicken, or fish with salad and other sides. We did have kale/turkey meatballs with a quick sauce one night, and last night I made eggplant pizzas with a side of cuke salad. We have been on a search for Rao’s puttanesca sauce (since a favorite meal is sauteed veggies and baked cod in that sauce over pasta). But it seems to have disappeared from the Northeast. WTH?! So I ordered another kind from Amazon, and it was never delivered. Finally got a refund for that bust. Not sure why this variety of pasta sauce has disappeared.
Last weekend we had our sweet GD over and she enjoyed the unusual meatballs, as well as some chocolate hummus I offered her as a snack. It’s really good with pretzels! Tonight we had baked balsamic marinated salmon, garden salad with the addition of peaches, and sweet potatoes.
Mae, I too am glad your small spots have a zapper st the ready to contend with them. And Chi, glad your recent imaging results were basically stable.
On a sweet note….Has anyone discovered the Cado frozen dessert that I recently found in NH? Yay, It is also in Mass! It's an avocado "ice cream". I love the amaretto cherry flavor, as well as the Chocolate mud pie. Only problem is avoiding eating it!
Heading back to the lake next weekend for the annual beach lobsterfest….my DH’s favorite event! And if we’re lucky, the wood carver who we hired to carve a bear from the trunk of a tree we just had removed will show up and create it!
I hope Special is having a great trip.
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MIL is doing well. She's all done with the antibiotic infusions on the 6th and she's looking forward to getting back home where she can get back to her sewing. r
She has three ongoing issues...back, kidney stones and (now) missing teeth. She has no lower molars, so chewing is a bit problematic for her.
She started on the "epic odyssey" about a month before Covid and the only thing done so far, is the infection control stuff
I'm retired, so I'm going to be her advocate and see if I can get things "back on schedule". :-)
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I experimented with cooking brown rice in the slow cooker yesterday. Basically a failure but I still used the rice in our dinner dish with pork cutlets and diced tomatoes. Side was a romaine salad with additions.
Tonight's final MN meal will be hot dogs and Bush's beans and a salad with the "remains of the romaine."
I'm always envious at the mention of the lobster fest meal.
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I made Palak "Paneer" (I used cubed tofu instead of paneer).
I tweaked the recipe I found; made so many versions of Palak Paneer and this was the easiest and yummiest, we thought.
I had a languishing cauliflower head in the fridge, so roasted that. Otherwise, it would have been brown rice.
Leftovers tomorrow.
Also made some home-made applesauce with the leftover apples (from the Apple Sharlotka). DH adores applesauce. Peeling apples is a royal PITA.
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wallycat, I love roasted cauliflower, yum.
Tonight was an early birthday dinner for DH (I have treatment Monday on his birthday and I do nothing on treatment day, so it’s now).
Seared beef tenderloin and sautéed shrimp with Brussels sprouts, spinach and a veggie mix.
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Looks delicious as usual Mae. Lacey - so sorry you are still having issues with side effects. Hopefully the OT sessions will make a difference. I agree with Carole - LOBSTER!!! Carole - Have a safe trip home this week. Eric - glad you're able to be the care giver for your MIL.
Dinner was fried rice with onions, water chestnuts, mushrooms, & asparagus. I used a package of Jasmine Rice I had, but I'm not wild about how Jasmine turns out in fried rice. I "decorated" the top.with Brussels sprouts.
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Hi all - I'm back, just got home tonight and completed the return of the dog and cat from DD back to us. Dinners on the trip were fairly ordinary at home while in Silverthorne, but standouts during the travel were a French dip in Denver the night we arrived and were able to see our son, shredded beef enchiladas Christmas style in Santa Fe, and a brisket taco in Austin that was incredible. I have no food in the house so must shop tomorrow. We had fun but I'm glad to be home too.
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Welcome home Special. Glad your trip fun AND safe.
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Glad you had an enjoyable trip, SpecialK.
I just pulled out a no-knead 100% barley (hulled not pearl) flour bread. I didn't expect anything great; first attempt. Had a slice to go with our lunch salad. SO good. It tastes like a cross between those german rye bread (thin sliced, squarish) and a bran muffin. I was surprised it had a nice, sweet taste without any sugar. A repeater! An easy way to get a whole grain into the day. I'm hopeful DH won't like it since he can wolf down a loaf of fresh bread in a few hours (yeah, of course HE doesn't gain weight. I gain just looking at it, LOL). I'm thawing my costco lox and hope to have that for breakfast tomorrow.
Dinner will be yesterday's leftovers.
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WallyCat - I love rye & bran muffins and especially NO KNEAD. Can you share the recipe?
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It is a spin-off on the NYT/Mark Bittman no knead bread that is floating on the internet (and I've made that one and let me say, WOW).
This doesn't have rye, it simply "looks" like those flat, german rye breads (as the pic shows) but you can mix and match your flour. Barley has some gluten but obviously nothing like wheat. You could do a blend of flours if rise is important to you. I picked barley because it acts like oatmeal (cholesterol/heart/gut bacteria health) but it has a much lower glycemic index (if someone is watching their carbs).
I used 3 cups of hulled barley flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp yeast
approx. 1-1/2 cups of water. This was a guestimate since I didn't know how much water barley absorbs compared to the white wheat flour.
Stir it all together into a shaggy raggy dough "ball" and cover.
(I let mine sit for 18 hours before baking; at the 16th hour, I put it into a bread pan ---vs. the cast iron pan that NYT uses in the white wheat version).
It did double, but as you can see, the height is never going to wow anyone with all barley.
Baking was an experiment. I put it in cold and set the temp to 400; when the temp hit 400, I timed for approx. 30 minutes. I may try it at 400 from the start. I may try to let it rise longer (24 hours maybe or 40 or ??) and see if it gets a looser crumb. I have not had muffins in forever; this was a wonderful reminder. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, LOL.
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Lacey, I've seen the "Cado" brand ice "cream," but since it's not dairy but sugar that's a no-no for me I pass it by in favor of Enlightened (or sometimes So Delicious No Sugar Added, made with coconut milk and "sugar alcohols"). Enlightened also makes individual frozen keto cheesecakes--the plain is great, the strawberry tastes weird.
Illi, looks yummy as usual!
Friday night I took kitchen shears, a crab-pick, meat hammer and brute force to extract the meat from the other half of Thurs. night's king crab leg from the zuppa di pesce. We split what remained of the seafood, and Bob had half the leftover pasta plus a few pieces of the crostini that soaked up the soup. I also seared broccolini with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic & red pepper flakes--kept me away from the bread & pasta.
Unfortunately, I'm finding it tough to not chocolate-and-matzo(!)-binge in the wee hours. I've gained only a pound since August, but I don't like where it's distributed. (Wish there were a type of Spanx that can shift some of the fat from my gut to my now-nearly-nonexistent butt--"my twerk don't work").
Last night we had an early (for us) dinner at Mercat a la Planxa, which used to be owned by Iron Chef Jose Garces--who has since moved on to other enterprises. It was still good, but I liked Garces' menu better. We had the "traditional" tapas tasting (we felt that the "luxury" tasting last time out wasn't worth the extra $20). Wished I'd remembered to bring my carb-blocker pills before we left the house, but that's water (cava?) under the bridge. Started with pan con tomate (cracker-thin toast rubbed with tomato and topped with jamon Serrano); Next were a Caesar salad with thin-sliced green apples, cucumbers and a sprinkling of crushed chicharrones; bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with almonds; chicken-Iberico ham croquettes; garlic shrimp; patatas bravas (crispy fried chunks topped with aioli); skirt steak topped with whipped goat cheese; and for dessert, churros with dark hot chocolate dipping sauce. Best churros I've ever had (and not "ballpark"-big), better even than those I had at an Easter brunch in Madrid (though it's kinda hard to top the hot-milk-chocolate "fountain" at the buffet). Portions were small enough that we were satisfied but not stuffed--brought home half the spuds and a couple slices of the steak. Next time we'll go a la carte and (except for a small paella) low-carb.
The Hilton garage--where, even with validated parking, cost $27--is closed for renovation; so we parked in the lot down the block (next to the Merle Reskin theater, former home of the Bar Show) for $15. Felt really weird not to go from the car, down the gangway to the stage door! The show is moving this March to a theater three blocks north on Michigan Ave.
For brunch today, I took three cauliflower "Crepini" (crepes made from eggs but no grain--0 net carbs, 8 cal. each) and laid them out like a three-circle Venn diagram. Wrapped them around a small tomato, basil leaves, and fresh mozzarella and nuked them for 30 seconds. All the taste of a margherita pizza or fritatta without either the carbs or a skillet to clean. Tonight's dinner will depend on when Bob gets home (he says he'll be too late for dinner). I will dilute the leftover zuppa and reheat it to make a soup, then a surf & turf with the leftover steak and a defrosted 2-oz. piece of walleye (or maybe skip the fish). Veg will probably be asparagus. Leaving over last night's spuds and Thurs.' cappellini marinara & zuppa-soaked crostini, for a midnight snack for Bob (I'll show him where in the fridge I keep the grated pecorino Romano). But gotta crack down on those late-night sugar/starch binges. I've yet to find anything keto-friendly that provides the right kind of satisfying crunchy mouthfeel of matzo (I like whole-wheat bran) or Whole Foods' flour tortilla chips--which I dare not keep in the house. Corn tortilla chips just don't "do it" for me (thank goodness). Those all-parmesan "frico" thins almost work; but most keto crackers contain flax seeds--which to me taste rancid from the get-go and smell like not-quite-dry oil-based wall paint. Ugh.
Sad how, even though the weather was nice enough this morning to go to brunch, there's nowhere I want to go by myself now that Cellars is gone. None of the local places "get" my dietary restrictions--and eating quiche while leaving over the crust is getting kind of old. Every brunch place now does stuff like hand pies, pancakes/waffles/French toast, sweet rolls, poutine, etc. No place even worth ordering delivery. So for me, it's DIY now except for when we can go out to dinner. I know it sounds trivial to most of you, especially since we all hunkered down at home during the early months of the pandemic; but it still feels weird to me.
I have a month to lose that pound before my next official weigh-in.
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Chisandy, I have the same affliction with potato chips. I dare NOT keep them in the house. I could survive intravenously on those, LOL. Reminds me of the generous gift my co-workers (when I lived in WI) sent me when I got dx with BC. A TEN (10!!!) pound box of dark chocolate covered potato chips. OY. I could afford to gain the weight then but my glucose...OY VEY!
I don't suppose a handful of nuts would take the edge off of your need for something crunchy? Maybe a low carb chocolate "bark" recipe with nuts...sweet/salty/crunchy...
cheese crisps??
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I keep lots of different nuts in the house, but they don't quite satisfy me. And the dark-chocolate nut barks are all too addictive, alas. It's gonna just take discipline and reaching for the water bottle when I get the impulse to eat too close to bedtime. Bob's patients & colleagues keep gifting him (especially at holidays) with chocolates, cookies, and those infernal tins of Garrett's popcorn (the cheddar & caramel combo). His soon-to-be-ex-partner (she's retiring) gave him a bag of unsalted pistachios for me, to keep my hands busy. Maybe the work it takes to crack them will slow my eating down enough for me to be satisfied with less...or it'll wreck my manicure.
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I edited my post with a few more suggestions.
I feel your pain. I know, chewing gum or drinking water doesn't help much, especially if you're stressing about something.
Editing again....have you tried keto flax-seed crackers? If you google it, there's lots of recipes. Here is one: https://sugarfreelondoner.com/keto-flaxseed-crackers/
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wallycat, thanks for the info, I’ll definitely check out the website.
Tonight was my 1st real attempt at fish n chips (using haddock). It was pretty good but I think the batter needs to be a bit thicker and I’ll have to get the oil temp right next time, the color varied as I tried to figure it out.
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Hello all! Compared to my plain jane cooking efforts, your meals all sound fabulous. Our weather has been summer like so even though I'm looking forward to more soups and stew type dishes, 90 degree temps dampens my enthusiasm quite a bit.
Last night was a sheet pan dinner - pork tenderloin with apples and onions, basted with a mixture of whole grain mustard, grated orange peel, orange juice and a small amount of honey. I also roasted golden beets separately with olive oil and Trader Joe's garlic citrus blend. I love them. Tonight will be a grilled bunless hamburger with I don't know what else. Probably a baked sweet potato and some applesauce I just made. I'll have to throw something green into the mix.
Tomorrow is DH's birthday so dinner will be his all time favorite - reverse seared filet, twice baked potato and a wedge salad with homemade thousand island dressing, chocolate cake of course, with chocolate icing and vanilla froyo. At least it's all easy to fix.
The past few weeks have been filled with routine doc appointments, scanxiety about the latest mammogram (all good), booster and flu shots, and working on storage units. We managed to empty one unit and got the smallest down to half. We hope to have that one emptied by the end of this month. As far as the doc visits - thyroid is out of wack again, I'm anemic (again), and I still need a new knee. So up the thyroid meds, back on the iron and desperately trying to keep walking in spite of the knee and numb feet. I'm feeling very old. I did get a pedicure today, so at least my feet look good even if they don't work right.
Illimae - your vegetables (well all of it really) always look so good they make me want to eat nothing but veggies. They are beautiful.
Hello Monica!
Welcome back Special! I know your furkids were happy to see you. For some reason, I never make beef enchiladas - always chicken. I really should try them since they're DH's fave. Do you use ground beef in yours?
Carole, I hope you've made it safely home by now and found your house in good shape. I also hope that hurricane season is on the downswing.
Eric - it's good to hear your MIL is on the mend. You and Sharon did such a good job taking care of her.
Sandy - I think you're too hard on yourself. You put so much planning and thought into what you eat. I know it's a lot of work. I don't think I could do it as successfully as you.
Lacey, you must be so frustrated to be suffering concussion side effects still. I really hope your new therapist can get you to the other side of this. Of course I must join the group of LOBSTER enviers!
Minus - I've often been tempted by black rice at the Asian markets, but haven't tried it. Brown rice is my favorite but I like all rice so I bet I would like it. Let us know what your think about it.
Welcome Wallycat - looks like you've come to the right place 😊
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Wallycat, the odor of flaxseed utterly nauseates me, and I'd actually had to skip school as a kid when the walls were being painted (no latex paint existed back then). One too many puking episodes in the stairwell forced my teachers to excuse those absences.
Anyone see "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" last night? The episode focused on PFAs, the main chemical in Teflon. It's 99.7% certain we have some in our blood. Oliver took pains to reassure us that we shouldn't discard our nonstick pans, just don't overheat or scrape them. I immediately went to my pot rack and found a couple skillets that felt suspiciously "fuzzy" despite never using metal utensils in them. One became smooth again after a dish-soap soak and a sponge-scrubbing, but the other one sitll has the "stickies" along the top of the "walls" near the rim and a couple of visible nicks on the cooking surface. And on the rim itself there are a couple of bare metal spots where the pan got "dinged." So better safe than sorry--out it went.
I so much want to get ceramic or at least another type of "green" nonstick--but both Consumer Reports & ATK tested them and found that even when cooking with oil or other fats, foods stuck as much as or even more than when cooked in well-seasoned cast iron. No way will I cook oatmeal, eggs or fish in bare stainless steel (much less aluminum). I use cast iron to sear steaks and chops (I used to bake cast-iron-skillet cornbread when starch was not yet verboten), and plain stainless for veggies or proteins that need to be seared and leave behind a "fond" to make pan sauces.
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Illimae...OMG. Drool!! I have not mastered deep frying. Looks better than some restaurants serve!
Auntie, happy early b-day to your DH and thank you for the welcome.
ChiSandy, I'm sorry nothing can replicate matzo; worth a shot. I have one lone le creuset teflon coated pan that I use ONLY for eggs (scrambled). My carbon steel pan can do anything teflon can do AND use metal on it, LOL. Nothing will ever be "as good as" teflon, but then one has to decide if a few sticky bits offset what teflon can do or do badly (to our bodies). I don't judge.
I made spicy pork peanut noodles tonight. Leftovers tomorrow and maybe the next day
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Tonight was a dinner out, we arrived early at 5:30 for minimal crowds and were seated in a back corner. Wait staff wore masks and it felt pretty safe. DH had spaghetti and I had lobster ravioli (I had lobster envy too!), both were good.
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I miss fish & chips done right. With Cellars gone, the only place in town I know that does it right is Elephant & Castle, the faux-Brit pub chain--both branches of which are inconveniently (for me) located down in & near the Loop. Ravioli looks great, Illi! Sad that waiters wearing masks would be considered as out of the ordinary. In fact, during the scant month indoor masking was "optional" in Chicago for the fully-vaccinated, all restaurant wait staff and bussers still had to be masked. And masking has always, since the pandemic started, been mandatory on public transit here, even in rideshares (drivers & passengers),
Dinner was wings, blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.
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