So...whats for dinner?
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Chabba, that is nasty, lol. Thankfully, my husband can cook.
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"What's for dinner" is really a question at my house. I live with a friend who is a vegetarian – virtually vegan – with diabetes, and a son who is on a strict LCHF diet and mostly eats cream and pork, with the occasional vegetable in between (a somewhat nasty description but not much). And then there is me, a carnivore who likes vegetables but don't eat anything made from flour, because it feels better and keeps my weight stable. So today's dinner was lentil soup with noodles for the vegetarian, lamb chops with yoghurt for LCHF boy and lamb chop/apple/sweet potato casserole for me ...
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Ouch is right! I've had plenty of dental work, but no moving bones. I hope you heal quickly Carol. I definitely sympathize with you.
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I kept seeing this thread under Active Topics but only just now decided to jump in. One of my goals is to eat a little healthier, so maybe this will be an incentive.
I just put two sweet potatoes in to bake, and I'll sautee some broccoli rabe and garlic. I baked some salmon the other day and will just heat that up. Tomorrow is tx #2 and fortunately my appetite is still intact (maybe sadly so, as I get really hungry, with cravings for things like mac and cheese. I've held that craving at bay, at least, and I've resisted having a 2nd bowl of ice cream like I often do).
Looking forward to hearing your ideas and sharing with you.
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Michelle- I love soups and stews the next day too, the flavors have a chance to marry and just taste better. We are counting down the days with you!
Carol- I hear that can be a painful procedure, my aunt had it done and she was on pain pills for quite awhile, but her teeth look beautiful! agree with michelle, take lots of pain meds! I thought about getting that done but im a big chicken when it comes to dentist and needles. Hope you feel better soon.
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Mandalala- Oh my gosh you do have your work cut out for you, its hard enough some times to think of what to cook for just me and DH let alone different meals for other people every night!
Hi rachel and welcome- there are some pretty good meals on here some healthy some not so much but a good variety. Your dinner sounds good good. Hope your SE from Tx is easy on you. (((hugs))))
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Home from #24 and the RO made some changes. My skin is quite bad and I now have a full assortment of wound care products including UltraKlenz wound cleaner, and some dressings that are impregnated with Aquaphor (Cuticerin). He changed the zap that has caused all the trouble although I had just tonight's and tomorrow's remaining. He said it will probably get a little worse from the delayed reaction. But I have to say the Cuticerin provided significant relief. He told me to keep taking pain meds...I'll do that when I go to bed.
Dinner tonight was leftovers from yesterday's dinner at Rino's Place. DH made a salad and DD stayed for dinner.
Welcome Rachel! If you look back a few pages, we have lots of soup recipes which might appeal to you as you go through your treatments.
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Awww Michelle,
I was really hoping that you would make it to the finish line without having to worry about all of this! Even though my skin was quite charred, my RO and the nurse said my skin held up well (could have fooled me!).... Although, I didn't have any sores so maybe I was lucky!
I used the Aquaphor (yucky but worked), Silverdine solution toward the end and some kind of guaze patches with a lotion in them toward the very end...
While the burn does continue for a few days after you are done, I don't recall things getting worse for me once they quit with the whole breast rads... In fact, things got better during the boosts!
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Welcome Rachel!!
Lots of good recipes here! I, too, am starting off the new year trying to get on a healthier track... Looking forward to the new rcipes in the New Year...
Tonight was Salmon, Green Beans and a Pecan Brown Rice.....0 -
Thanks, Seaside! I think mine got so bad because they consciously elected to keep the beam shallow and avoid organ damage. The RO had warned me that it might get ugly towards the end, so I wasn't surprised when it got uncomfortable. But the raw sores are pretty nasty and I guess I need to be careful about infection. The rest of the radiated area is not bad at all, just mostly tanned-looking.
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Michelle,
The fact that they were trying to keep it shallow (and for good reason) probably did contribute... The areas where I had the worst burning were areas that were not being directly radiated but, due to the radiation angles, were indirectly radiated on the skin surface due to scatter....
You are almost to the end.... You will be in my thoughts and prayers as you approach the final treatment on the 12th!! Then, I expect to hear the celebrating in NH all the way here in NY! I'll be listening!
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Carrie- I'm glad your mom is doing ok. I still want to know how your kids did the pub drawl to raise money. It sounds like fun and something I would be willing to give a go!
Michelle- You are amazing.
Carol- OUCH! I hope you are doing ok, and as someone else said I hope you have pain killers
Mandalala- Good for you for finding a way to make the meal work! It sound slike a pretty hard thing to do with the different diet restrictions. Very creative!
Welcome Rachelvk! I think you'll have fun here, we do!
I haven't been on for a day or so because I was trying to pretend I was not sick from a stomach bug. I went to bed before the kids last night. But feel much better today thank goodness! My oldest complained of a belly ache at bed time too DH said but was fine today as well.I made meatloaf last night and pot pie tonight. It is sooooo cold our way, feel good food seems the way to go. Though my oldest made me buy steamers and seafood at the store today- I guess we will have that tomorrow night.
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Oh Carol, what a journey! It will be worth it in the end.
Mandalala Everyone here eats different things. I have been vegetarian since 16, but given my voracious appetite I always find a way to fill myself up
For dinner tonight buckets of Cioppino!
Can't seem to get rid of it,as it is seafood and won't last.Giving it away to everyone I know!
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Shepards pie for supper tonight, that will last a few dinners.
Michelle, I'm glad you are almost done.
Carol, sounds painful, I guess it's blender time, smoothies, mudslides, frappes and apple sauce. lol
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Laurie, sorry I forgot you asked that question. I am not real sure of the particulars, because my kids live out of town their friends signed them up. they each paid 20$ and got the t-shirt and was able to get discount drinks at all the local pub/restaurants. There were 7 listed on the back of the shirts....we live in a small town. All the rest that participated put out food for the group, they started at point A and ended at the last one. the group all traveled (walked) from pub to pub together and got donations from the patrons...and they drank!!! ha ha it was a very young group and I think there was a lot of drinking. It was a win win situation as they would be out partying anyways. Hope you feel better.
Michelle So sorry for the skin situation, thank goodness you are almost done. I had mine in the summer and it was so hard to stay covered from the sun during that time, but it did heal really fast when i was done.
Had a whopping headache last night, so no dinner...had a bowl of cereal and went to bed.
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luvrving.. you take care of yourself.. hope your skin shapes up soon.
Food does not last at my house - 2 teenage boy athletes and a sorkin 6'4" husband.. even the girl child's appetite is picking up as she grows. she eats more than me now. the big question is ALWAYS what to cook for dinner.
Mandalala (love the name).. pork and icecream.. sounds like my son#2. it's hard cooking for those with dietary needs. I do like one pot dinners w/ a salad on the side.
Goodnite Deborye
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Debbie, Laurie, bedo, apple – I don't usually cook for all of us – I wouldn't be able to do that! Sometimes I cook together with my son and sometimes with my friend, and sometimes each one cook our own meals. There is often a queue in the kitchen. Yes, I like one pot dinners too! Soups and casseroles and so on.0
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How does everyone make their beef stew? I am going to make one tomorrow and decided not to buy the Mccormicks seasoning packet and try to branch out. I have some ideas- like making it sort of like the Belgian chicken dish, bat leaves, beer, thyme....but would love to hear how you ladies do yours. Mine will go in a slow cooker if that matters....
Tonight is steamers for an appetizer with baked haddock, scallops, rice and green beans. My son insisted on the steamers....I managed to avoid the fish counter long enough I suppose....
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lol- I should read before I post-not after-
I will not use BAT leaves but perhaps BAY leaves....doh!
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Laurie- Hope its just a 24 hour bug and you are better today! Yum on the steamers!
Carrie- I hope your headache is better! The pub crawl sounds like fun, not sure i could do to many pubs in a day but sounds like a worthwhile cause. LOL!
Michelle- How are you doing today? Im thinking you only have 3 more left after today? Getting close to a celebration and happy dance!
Seaside- Pecan rice sounds really good, mind shaing your recipe?
I have been packing and running errands the last couple of days, my DH keeps telling me i dont need half the stuff i pack but i just keep putting more in anyway LOL! 2 weeks is a long time in hawaii i want to make sure i have everything i need.
Made the salsa chicken the other night and will be eating left overs tonight and hopfully tomorrow so i wont have to cook anything else before we leave saturday. I love it with sour cream and avacado slices on top. Yummm!
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LOL@Laurie!
I brown my mea in flour season with s&p and paprika, take it out and like to brown my carrots and celery, onions and garlic for a few minutes then put a tablespoon or so of tomatoe paste, add meat back in, then add, my potatoes, 2 cans of whole peeled tomatoes, beef or chx stock, red wine, 2 packages of beef stew sesoniong, 1 (bat leaf) ha! s&p garlic powder i like to let my cook most of the day, then about an hour before serving i add can of green beans and peas. Sometimes i add bacon and brown it with the onions, garlic, etc.
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LOL too funny deb!
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M;ine is easy..........I usuall[y brown the meat, in a little bit of good oil.........toss in some onions, and let that cook until I have a nice brown saucyness on the bottom of the pan..........I then add water to cover the meat, and then add carrots, and celery............I add the potatoes last, so they don't overcook...........depending on who is eating it, I add a package of frozen peas.......................or a bag of mixed vegetables is also good.
All my kids (when they were living home) didn't care for the veggies, maybe they would tolerate the peas, but that was it............I liked the bag of mixed....................you just thicken it with a little flour, and its done.............................one pot, very easy, and my family loved it................well maybe they liked it.
you can also use a tiny bit of tomato sauce if you like........some people do that also........I never used anything from a package...........I didn't know there was such a thing.............
another way I have seen it done is to brown the meat, and then add an envelope of Lipton onion soup mix...............never did it though.
This is good stew weather in Pa. right now.......
Tomorrow I'm making Wedding Soup.................I bought my escarole the other day.........and will start it early in the morning...............it is a lot to do if you make it right.
split chicken breast, onion, celery, carrots like you were making chicken soup................you have to take out your chicken, and peel it off the bone, and return to the pot..................then you add a small amount of cooked rice, and make "tiny meatballs", add them, and cook the escarole, and finally add that...........................it is delicious, but it does take time...............my two daughters are coming over with their families............oh and of course you can't forget to sprinkle a little locatelli cheese on top before you eat it..................;yum.
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Deb - Shepard's pie - one of my favorites - YUM.
Ducky - escarole soup is another favorite. My mother always made it, as a first course, for our big family New Year's Day dinner. The relatives would come New Year's Eve and stay all night.Men playing poker in the dining room, women in the kitchen - kids running wild upstairs. I've made it a couple of times. My mother always used a fowl. She wouldn't put any rice or macaroni in it - that was a separate pot for people who didn't like escarole. She did put little pieces of pepperoni in it, which gave it a little kick.
I actually cooked. I had turkey stock in the freezer and made a stoop - Rachel Ray lingo for a thick soup - added turkey, beans, noodles, carrots, peas and corn.
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I'm home from treatment #25...tada! No more full ones, just 5 boosts to the scar area and I am done, finished, complete!
We made pork chops with orange and thyme, brown rice and waldorf salad for dinner. DH made the salad and he's doing the cleanup. I posted the recipe for the pork chops a couple days ago. They were very tasty and juicy.
Deb - LOL! Only you could find a bat leaf!
Laurie - I make my stew pretty much like everyone else...salt, pepper, bay leaf, thyme, garlic, onion, celery, carrots and potatoes. Sometimes I throw in a bottle of beer instead of water or stock while braising the beef.
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WooHoo! Congrats Michelle, let the healing begin!
Hauntie, although you don't cook much, you sound like a fantastic cook. You too Ducky! I can't help you Laurie, I am not a beef stew person.
DH and I had leftover veggie chili with a salad and a heavy whole wheat bread. My DD and her friend had a bunch of leftover appetizers from our Christmas party: pigs in blankets, soft pretzel bites, tortilla chips, baby carrots, and strawberries and hummus, mustard, cheese, and chocolate to dip them in. Everyone was happy.0 -
Deborye.... Lol on the bat leaf.... too funny!
Debbie,
Here is the recipe that I used... I liked it but my kids declared that they don't like chewy rice... Sigh...
Pecan Rice
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, divided
2/3 cup red onion, chopped
1/3 cup pecans, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups cooked brown rice
Melt half the butter in skillet over medium heat. Sauté all ingredients except the rice, until onions are tender. Add cooked rice and remaining butter, and stir frequently until rice is heated through.
4 servings
Hurray Michelle!!! I think you've rounded the bend and it should be all smooth sailing from here!! Cheering you on to the finish line in the toughest race you'll ever run!0
