So...whats for dinner?
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Wally - the Asian grocer sounds wonderful. And oh - 4 cases of wine. My latest find is Hayes Valley Meritage from Costco. I actually bought 10 bottles. Really quite good for $5.97.
Carole - Seconding Nance's wish for a quick & easy recovery. Glad you can take advantage of "Meals by DH".
Nance - sorry to hear your knee/back issues are so debilitating. I was certainly raised to "do it yourself" and I still have problems asking for help or turning it over to someone else. (hmmmm… maybe some control issues too???) Sounds like your DDIL is a life saver. Glad your DH is on the mend.
Dentist worked me in this morning so implant is re-installed - again with temporary cement. I'm going to Mexican lunch with a couple of friends and will order soft enchiladas instead of crispy tacos.
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Minus, Hayes sounds lovely; I don't think our costco has it. Each time we go, I do the scan of wine to see if there is anything new and cheap, LOL. Glad your dentist was able to get you in. YUM on enchiladas. I much prefer corn over flour tortillas.
Carole, yay!!! You are back and it all went well and hopefully, you like the results and aren't in any pain. I wonder if I would have done reconstruction if they did it this new way. I just did not want my muscles cut into. So happy that is over for you and you can focus on your travels.
Nance, great to hear your husband is doing well…and sorry about your back/knee. Pain is so draining…don't we all know it.
Last of the leftover goat ragu. I'm getting tired of it. Will freeze anything that isn't eaten. I bought some chinese eggplant and will make some garlic sauce eggplant or mapo eggplant for tomorrow. Just cooked up all the mushrooms I bought so that they don't go bad. Love 'shrooms…can add them whereever I want or snack on them.
DH will be getting an ultrasound on his hand; the Raynauds is making some of his fingers purple and the doc wants to make sure there are no blockages/clots. Always something…..sorry if I'm repeating myself. I'm too lazy to go back and see what I posted, LOL.
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I made shrimp fried rice tonight, it’s good enough but definitely missing something.
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Carole, I'm glad your surgery was uneventful. Hopefully the healing will go well.
Nance, Sorry that your back is limiting your cooking. It's good that you'll have your DDIL to help with Easter dinner.
Wally, It sounds like the Seattle schlep was worth it in terms of shopping for food and wine. Glad your DH's jaw is healing well. Reynaud's is a pain. I wear infrared arthritis gloves with cashmere mittens on top as well as double pairs of wool socks to bed. When I was teaching and didn't know why I had freezing hands I used to wear wool "chalk gloves" to write on the board.
Minus, It's good the dentist could fit you in for the repair. I actually prefer soft enchiladas to crispy tacos even though both can be excellent.
Dinner tonight was steak enchiladas (inspired by Minus' lunch plans) with refried beans for me and Mexican rice for DH.
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Hubby gave me a break from cooking tonight and brought home a couple of Moe’s Southwestern Grill’s Homewrecker Bowls. His was steak and mine was chicken.
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Maggie, can you link me to the gloves? Maybe it would help DH.
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Wally, The gloves I have are from FIRMA energywear and Invel, at the time I ordered Canadian companies. During COVID when shipping was suspended things changed. FIRMA no longer has the gloves and Invel seems to be operating from Brazil. The fabric contains celliant which are nanoparticles that convert any body heat into thermal energy. During the day I use the compression gloves since I also have arthritis. There is a company called Veturo Therapy from which I have ordered socks. They have gloves advertised for Reynaud's and are less expensive than Invel. I find the gloves and socks very helpful.
Illimae, As always your photo of the shrimp fried rice looks delicious. I usually add snow peas and either bamboo shoots or chopped water chestnuts.
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The fried rice recipe I'd used from Martin Yan calls for at least day-old rice (grains separate better), beaten egg, scallions, peas, soy sauce and finished with toasted sesame oil. (When he adds the peas he says "now it's time to pea in your rice"). When I've made it I've added Chinese five-spice powder to the soy sauce, which made it look & taste more like the Cantonese fried rice of my Brooklyn childhood.
Last night after we dropped off our tax stuff at the CPA, we went for an early dinner at Froggy's in Highwood. We both had the same thing: special trio app of 2 oysters, celeriac remoulade garnished with a Parmesan tuile and "candy-stripe" radish, and vanilla-tinged seviche. (Bob even ate the seaweed which was the bed for the oysters). Main was bouillabaisse (baby lobster tail, shrimp, mussels, cod & salmon with asst'd veg in broth). I brought half mine home, since Bob is going to a drug co. dinner at a Greek joint downtown.
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Sandy, The bouillabaisse must have been delicious.
Dinner tonight was moussaka made with ground lamb.
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It was. I had to filter out the mashed potatoes that melted into the broth (which I decided to leave over), but I had the leftovers…just in time for Bob to bring me his leftover branzino (and mashed potatoes) from his drug company Greek dinner. Of course, I had branzino Sunday & Monday.
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minus - oh no! Phone and tooth! Glad the phone was fixed, now we will hope you're ready for the perm tooth. I actually lost my perm implant crown, but they just glued it back on and haven't had any issues since. Apparently some screw in and some glue in - who knew? I am glad mine glues though because I experienced some gum issues above the implant and had to have an implantoplasty a while back. There is some possibility I will need to do that periodically. I don't know if the crown will ever need to be removed, but I am glad it can be glued back on.
wally - glad your DH is doing well - is this interval for re-check a little longer now?
auntie - sheesh on DH's heart attack! I leave for a minute and too much happens! I was off doing my taxes - a more prolonged process due to the house sale! I am glad he is doing well and can walk while waiting for the rehab to start. I am with you on the back pain, and also the trouble delegating. My back pain went from acute in October to nagging now, but never gone and it worsens with too much standing. I have an appointment with my primary care next month and will chat with her about it and next steps. I previously had pain just in the lumbar and I know I have disc problems there, but now I have discomfort higher up - between my shoulder blades down to the bottom of ribs, and it hurts in the center but also more diffuse at various points. Did the procedures you had done help you at all? I am relying on Advil Dual Action, limiting activity, and heat, but I am annoyed with all of that.
carole - yay for being alive and done with your surgery! Glad that is behind you. My biggest issue with my implant swap surgeries is feeling too good in a short period and trying to do too much, so be sure to take it easy even if you feel good.
mommy - the names at Moe's crack me up - my daughter always ordered the Joey Bag of Donuts.
My dinner plans for Easter are pretty mundane. Appetizers of caprese skewers and deviled eggs, then some ham, au gratin potatoes, whiskey glazed carrots, and asparagus with hollandaise, but I am making some lemon mini bundt cakes with a thick glaze that are topped with toasted coconut and jelly beans so they look like little nests. Will report back on how they turn out.
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We'll go to the Palm for Easter brunch—prime rib—wiith Gordy. Leslie's in TX with her family—Gordy couldn't swing the time off, airfare, and dog boarding because of upcoming moving expenses; literally, around the corner (or across the alley) from where they already live—but still have to pay movers to haul furniture down their front stairs and then up 3 floors to the new place. I will get the "king cut" so I will have enough leftovers for 2 dinners.
Going to Shaw's Crab House tonight (hoping to beat the storms) for either a seafood tower or king crab.
We're adopting a middle-aged pair of torbie sisters (pix on the "older" thread). We will pick them up when we return from Cleveland because we don't want to leave them with a sitter for a long weekend only a week after bringing them home (and we'd promised our HK those days off anyway). We'll visit them a couple of times next week to get them used to us, as well as get their scents on towels to prep their carriers.
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Special, The lemon mini bundt cake nests will be a creative and seasonal dessert. Post a photo if you make them.
Sandy, The torbie cats are beautiful. It’s wonderful that you can give them a home together.
Carole, I hope you are resting and healing from surgery.
Easter dinner will be a turkey breast since the nitrates in ham cause migraines for DH. It is too much for two people but I will freeze the leftovers. Dinner tonight was leftover moussaka. It actually tasted better today.
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Recent foods sound tasty. Tonight was a simple crabcake, salad and baked potato at a local spot called appropriately The Boathouse.
For Easter it's half each of a honey-baked ham and turkey, a potato cassarole, pickled eggs and beets, green bean cassarole and a lemon ricotta cake recipe from a friend that I am venturing to make with gluten-free flour for my SIL. Will report back. I will make the cake tomorrow to ensure the GF flour works well. The recipe does not actually have a lot of flour at all so I am hopeful. 🙌✌️
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Sandy, love the kitties. I still cannot bring myself to get another cat. You look so happy with them. ENJOY.
Maggie, thanks for that info. I'll investigate…dh is going for his ultrasound to see if there is a blockage and we'll go from there.
Carole, continued good healing and hopeful your DH's jaw pain is minimal to none.
Special, sorry to hear about your pain. Pain is the worst!
I'm making a ham and asparagus frittata for tonight. There will be plenty of leftovers for tomorrow.
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We had leftover beef veggie soup and a delicious tossed salad for dinner last night.
Tonight will be Camellia baby limas cooked with smoked ham hock slices. Also brown rice. DH is still manning the kitchen.
I am doing very well in the recovery phase and am feeling blessed. I will be happy when I can sleep on my sides again.
I used to make moussaka many years ago. As I recall it was very good. I must have stopped because of calorie concerns. The recipe called for a rich white sauce. I no longer own that recipe book whose theme was How Not to Miss the Cocktail Hour. It was eliminated when I downsized on recipe books.
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Went to Shaw's Crab House last night. Started by sharing the oyster sampler (3 each northeastern & northwestern oysters) and a Caesar with white anchovies. (Bob also had gumbo—and his entree was seared ahi over crispy rice-flour noodles). We shared sauteed broccolini. My entree was a pair of huge king crab legs—Norwegian, as the Alaska fishery has been closed down due to scarcity. Pricy, but lots of meat in them. I had great fun playing with my food! Brought home the remaining broccolini & last 1/3 of the leg (meat + knuckle) for tonight's dinner.
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Reader and Sandy, Yum to the crab! I was spoiled when I lived on the eastern shore of MD and plenty of fresh crab was available. King crab tastes wonderful but is definitely not cheap.
Carole, I'm glad your recovery is going well. Lima beans, ham hocks and rice sounds like the perfect southern Easter dinner. The bechamel sauce can be high calorie but I make it a bit thinner than called for and only put it on the top of the moussaka, layering just the ground meat and eggplant at the bottom.
Wally, Ham and asparagus are on sale in the stores now but I bought just asparagus since ham gives DH migraines.
I'll cook holiday turkey #3 tomorrow. Dinner tonight was haddock with asparagus.
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Ah, I miss the years DH went crabbing in his own built skin-on rowboat in our marina, and we had crab so often, I got sick of it (now I am regretting that, LOL).
Interesting about the migraines. I have never had a migraine but recently had 2 ocular migraines (no pain just visual disturbance).
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My mom used to get those all the time—she called them "the shimmering." Our family doc used to tell her it was her nerves and she should try not to get stressed. I asked him, "aren't those migraine auras?" and he replied, "Of course—but if I told her that, she'd get the migraines too."
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Ah - Easter dinner. I worked in the yard again all day - 84 degrees!! But 9 LARGE plumarias drug out from the shed - planted, mulched & watered. (I'm talking a couple that are 10 ft high with many branches). So dinner was an after thought - a large Dole bagged Asian salad. A neighbor brought me a piece of chocolate cake she made for her family's dinner - YUM. I rarely bake anymore. Not a good idea since one person could easily eat way too many servings.
I did buy half a ham at Costco when my son was coming - only to discover that I was "supposed to know" he didn't like ham. Who knew? We had ham for Christmas most of the years he was growing up. Now I'm stuck with this in the freezer. I called Costco but they can't cut a pre-purchased frozen ham in half. It's unlikely that Kroger would cut a Costco ham for me. It doesn't seem sensible to take an axe to it in the back yard. Sigh. Never a dull moment.
In the mean time - I'm going to Pappadeaux tomorrow with my ex-DH. I'm still testing new hearing aids and I can't think of a louder test venue than the Pappa's restaurants at lunch. Since this Louisiana themed restaurant no longer has remoulade or even thousand island for their lovely crab salad, I guess I'll have fried shrimp.
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Minus, Is there a butcher shop near you that would cut the ham? If not, maybe you could cook it and refreeze small portions to be used later. The axe would be far more dramatic, lol.
The turkey was a good one. I made asparagus, creamed onions and mashed potatoes to go with it.
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Maggie - LOL indeed…
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I kinda like the idea of taking an axe to a frozen ham…but a chainsaw would do a better job.
I spaced on texting Gordy back our finalized plans for Easter dinner at the Palm—so he slept in. We called him and he was a good sport about it, taking an Uber down there, having a drink, and taking home my leftover prime rib (easily 3/4 lb.), shrimp/avocado salad and sauteed spinach. Later today I had 1/2 can of corned beef hash with diced poblanos & scallions. About to have a protein bar for dessert. (Ought to be a nightcap of a protein shake, but I'm increasingly finding them nauseatingly sweet).
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I empathize with you on the excess ham, Minus. On impulse, I bought a half ham that was on sale for 99 cents a lb for dh to cook for Easter dinner. He likes ham and we always had a baked and/or boiled ham for Easter dinner at my parents' house. He asked if I would be able to make mashed potato salad and I did. The meal tasted good, slices of ham and potato salad. Leftovers of both but a LOT of ham.
I will resume some kitchen cleanup this morning. He has been doing everything, his definition of "everything" which doesn't include all the duties of my "everything" like cleaning the stove and the splatter behind the stove. Not to criticize. I appreciate his efforts.
Minus, you must be in great physical condition to work in the yard all day. My limit prior to surgery was 2 hours.
DH goes back to the pain specialist today. The jaw pain has not gone away. It even wakes him up some nights. I am taking Tylenol now with more than half the tramadol pills left in the bottle. I plan to take a walk in the neighborhood today and try to be more active.
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Carole - sorry your DH hasn't had relief from the jaw pain. But thrilled you feel well enough to migrate to Tylenol only and are planning a walk. Unfortunately I'm not in great shape anymore. The yard work is VERY slow and of the work this year has been scooting around on my butt pulling weeds. I REALLY need to start walking again.
As for the ham - not gonna ruin my chain saw. Even though I wouldn't usually do this, I'll likely re-freeze as Maggie mentioned.
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All of the dinners sound yummy! I had never had ham salad growing up, but DH’s mom made it. The first time I had it Inwas like what is this sorcery? Whenever I have leftover ham some of it always goes to ham salad. I also like to make mac ‘n cheese and add some in it too.
Here are the lemon mini-Bundt cakes:
If I make them again I will use more realistic looking eggs, those little speckled matte pastel candy ones. The jelly beans are a little too vibrantly colored, lol!
minus - dang girl, how big is your shed? I struggle on the hearing aid front with crowded ambient noise spaces - I can’t hear in them without the hearing aid (I am now deaf to human voice on one side) and the hearing aid just makes all the ambient noise louder. Ugh.
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SpecialK, could you elaborate on the ham salad? Is the ham ground up? I'll have to see what Mr./Mrs.Google have to offer. Those little cakes are adorable and I would love to have one of them right now to eat!
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carole - I wish I was there to give you a little cake! The ham salad is super easy - I take least aesthetic pleasing pieces of ham and put them in my small food processor and chop them, but not too finely. I empty out the food processor and add some pickles (sweet or dill - either works fine), celery and onion (you would leave the onion out, right?) and chop that up a little more finely than the ham, then add to the bowl. Then add some yellow mustard and mayo until you get a spreadable consistency. You can balance the ratio of mustard to mayo depending on your preference, or use Dijon mustard if you want some heat. Alternatively, you could certainly chop the ham and vegetables up by hand if you don't have a small processor, or don't want to haul out a big one. It is a forgiving recipe that you can tweak depending on how you want it to taste. My MIL made sandwiches with the ham salad and packed them for us when we left on a drive from their house in SC to go to VA to house hunt (this was in 1996!) and that was my first introduction to ham salad. DH asks for it every time there is a ham occasion!
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