So...whats for dinner?
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YUM on that ham salad. Like Special, I also grew up with never eating pork or ham (dad was jewish and my first 4 years, we lived in Israel). It was like sorcery for me too…nervous to try it but amazed how great it was.
I've used tree loppers when I butcher my deer; depending on how big the loppers/ham are, that may be a way to go.
Still having leftover frittata. I have tofu I need to use up….so maybe tomorrow.
Carole, I am so very sorry to hear about DHs jaw pain. Was he on any bone meds?
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I'm glad you all mentioned ham salad. I have a hunk of ham in my freezer that I've been needing to use. I make a deviled ham salad too. There's not much to it - ham, mayo, cream cheese (sometimes I make it without mayo or sometimes without cream cheese. It's good both ways). Dill pickle relish and crystal hot sauce. I grind it all up in the food processor. It's delish. I'll look at the recipe to see if I forgot something.
Yesterdays brisket came out perfect and there's enough leftovers of everything for tonight's meal. Yay for no cooking!I had migraines for years until menopause. Now I barely ever get a headache until recently, like Wally, I started getting ocular migraines (I call them "the sparklies"). So far I've not gotten the headache and they are of short duration. DH has had them off and on for years so I was familiar with them. They are annoying but that's all.
Carole - bummer on DHs continued pain. I hope the pain doc can help him.
Special - the nerve ablation helped me not at all. It's frustrating because the "test shots" they gave me before the procedure helped a lot even though they were short acting. The next thing to try is an epidural in a different spot. I'll let you know how that works out.
Minus, I too am in awe and think you're amazing to do all that yard work. I'd love to see your plumeriaSandy - congrats on the new fur babies! I would do the same thing but I can't deal with a litter box anymore.
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Special - the ham salad ingredients sound just like my egg salad with only the main ingredient changed. The 'shed' is actually just a little larger than a 1 car garage but it is built on a concrete slab. For many years this was my ex-DH's workshop a with band saw & mill in addition to two LONG workbenches and a computer desk. When we built it 40+ years ago, it had a window box air conditioner - but not in many years.
Oh - could I have some lemon bundt cakes too? I can't remember if you posted that recipe, but I'd surely be interested.
Carole - re the gardening - my thighs are SUPER sore and I realized my knees didn't want to get up after lunch. Embarrassing to be stuck in a booth. Maybe I'll take the rest of the day off.
Mae - Hope all the MDA tests went well and you've back in your beach bar. Looks like you'll have an 81% eclipse at one point.
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I'll definitely use some of the ham for that salad/sandwich spread. I used a similar process in the past to make a ham ball appetizer (covered with chopped nuts) to eat with crackers. Great idea!
I get those same "sparkles" every now and then. I attribute them to sinus issues. If at home I sit in a reclining chair and relax until they go away. I almost never get headaches except when I have sinus congestion.
DH is just home from his appointment. I know he has a new prescription because he called me from the pharmacy.
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It's been snowing here.
Wow. I get behind in a hurry. :-)
MIL didn't feel like us bringing her over for an Easter Dinner, so Sharon and I just "ate normal".
Nance, I'm glad that DH is getting back to normal. It sounds like he heeded the warning signs…and the treatment was prompt.
I would be unhappy if I couldn't cook. Nance, would a lab stool with a back rest help? I borrowed one from college when my leg was "all messed up" and standing wasn't a good idea. It worked out well.
Oh…it's snowing, again.
Carole. Good that the replacement is done and went well. Sharon was especially interested in hearing how it all went. :-)
Minus, the description of the tooth stuff made me laugh. As for the telephone companies. I hate dealing with them and I worked for one.
Wally it's good that DH's dental visit was good.
I took a 2 hour break in the middle of this post. The trash truck got stuck in the mud. They got it out with a big backhoe, but it was quite the chore. The backhoe got stuck trying to get to the truck, so after winching the backhoe out, they built up the road and then pulled the truck out. The road is still not okay for anything except unloaded 4WD vehicles with special mud tires, so some of the neighbors may be running a shuttle service for those living past the mud hole.
The UPS truck just dropped stuff of here. I warned that driver about the road ahead, so he walked down the road a bit to take a look. He said he'd rather get yelled at for not delivering packages instead of an "alpha charlie" for getting the truck stuck., so he thanked me and turned around. I remember my dad (and mom) using that term, so I had no problem translating and got a good laugh….alpha charlie….A C….."derriere" chewing…..
Those bundt cakes look good….and my grandmother would make a ham salad at the slightest excuse. So I fondly remember them from my "kid days"
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I like leftover ham better than the dinner. My ham salad is like Special's but I don't use a food processor and I have never used mustard. A bit of added Dijon sounds good as does Nance's cream cheese. I like ham a la king and a recipe made from ham, rice, canned diced tomatoes, green pepper, onion and tabasco . The nitrate free ham is OK in the leftover recipes but not as good as the real thing. It's definitely not worth cooking as a main meal.
Special, your bundt nest cakes turned out really well! It's fun to serve something that is holiday themed.
Carole, I'm glad you are recovering well but I'm sorry that your DH still has jaw pain. After a thermal burn injury the surgeon alleviated the trigeminal nerve and hand pain using a laser but couldn't touch the bc radiation field. Pain specialists will numb a nerve temporarily to see if that helps the pain. If it still hurts when it wears off you can decide whether the pain or total lack of feeling from a permanent block would be better. Has your DH tried gabapentin? I take it just at night to sleep.
Nance, I hope the epidural in a different spot works. When my intercostal nerves hurt with every breath the temporary nerve block was a success, maybe because they had me do deep breathing exercises when numb to stretch muscles and tendons.
Wally, I made an asparagus and turkey frittata for brunch this morning. It was good but ham would have tasted better.
Minus, Did the new hearing aids pass the ambient noise test?
Dinner tonight was a repeat of last night's with acorn squash instead of asparagus. Another snow storm is forecast for tomorrow. All that snow I thought we had missed is just coming during spring rather than winter.
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Dinner tonight was WholeFoods lemon-herb boneless chicken thighs (pan-seared), with steamed asparagus, reheated leftover broccolini, and Target brown rice/quinoa/lentil blend. Tomorrow I go to Hooked on Fish for walleye, cobia and "Barstool" oysters.
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Reporting back on the Italian Lemon Ricotta cake. Everyone loved it. I was scared as I had to use gluten-free flour ( plus had never made the recipe). But it was fine and SIL was so happy I modified the desert for her.
I love any version of ham salad and so will be using leftovers to make some. Thanks for the reminders and versions to try.
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I'm feeling cake deprived with these dessert photos.
Eric, I would be happy to talk to Sharon or communicate via personal messaging any time she wants information on my explant/revision experience. Last night I didn't even take Tylenol but I am still sleeping on my back, which is not ideal for me. I'm a side sleeper. It was one week ago today that I was in the OR at this time of morning. Today I plan to drive for the first time and go to the supermarket for a few things. That road disaster sounds awful. And not quick to improve.
We did our own dinners last night using leftovers from the ample choices. DH finished up the beef veggie soup. I made a salad on a dinner plate, a version of chef's salad since I included a few pieces of ham and a little cheddar cheese.
Today I will make the ham salad. Dinner will probably be more leftovers and maybe another big salad for me. Heavy food does not have a lot of appeal.
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Here are the deviled ham ingredients:
8 oz. country ham or good deli ham, coarsely chopped
4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon hot sauce
2 teaspoons whole grain mustard
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 scallion, chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Kosher salt
I believe this is an Epicurious recipe. I've used it for years
I have some peppers that need using so tonight is unstuffed peppers but I've got a hankering for chicken and dumplings. One of our local grocers had a deal on whole chickens so I snagged a couple. They're only four pounds so one will be perfect.
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Reader, The lemon ricotta cake looks delicious! What type of gluten free flour did you use?
Nance, Your ham salad recipe looks spicier than mine. I’ll have to try it.
Dinner tonight was a Joy of Cooking leftover turkey recipe with celery, green pepper and onion served over rice.
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Udon noodles with tofu, shiitake, oyster and enoki mushrooms and bok choy.
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Maggie I used King Arthur all purpose GF flour. It did seem to act like the regular.
PCP visit today. Although A1C was in pre-diabetic range (5.9), glucose was 127 ( diabetic range). She said repeat labs in 6 months. If glucose is over 125, I'm diabetic. Yikes and no! I don't need new disease diagnoses. I'm taking a few days to figure out a plan of attack. I'm 5 ft 1" and need to lose about 25 lbs. I really think that would drop the numbers for me.
I had a modest lunch after the appt. Then went swimming. Thanks for 'listening.' With a big family history, this was the day I was dreading, still hoping to turn around.
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Reader, I've been borderline diabetic for 8 to 10 years. My numbers are slightly higher than yours. A1c in the 6.1 to 6.3 range. And glucose in the upper 120's. I started off taking 1 metformin a day and now take 2. With my insurance, the metformin is $0. Like you, I should lose weight and I do try. With every decade my weight has edged up. My father had Type 2 in his older years. My mother did not. She never met a dessert she didn't love. Her cholesterol was low despite her full fat diet. Genetics, I guess. She died at age 96 and had plans for the next day.
We seldom have dessert in this house. I don't bake sweets. We do keep dark chocolate and will usually have a small piece of candy after dinner. I love bread but mostly bypass all the tempting selections in store bakeries. Did someone say life isn't fair? LOL.
When I announced my intention to have another dinner plate salad last night, dh elected to have one too.
Today I will send the leftover lima beans to the freezer, which sometimes serves as a food graveyard. I bought catfish fillets and salmon yesterday. We will have the catfish tonight with a veggie.
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Carole, I love your description of the freezer. I should label the contents of what I put in more completely since sometimes I'm not sure exactly what I'm thawing and have a surprise for dinner.
Reader, I hope you can get your blood sugar down a bit.
Dinner tonight was turkey hash. We're in the midst of a nor'easter which is alternating between sleet and snow. I'm not looking forward to shoveling such heavy stuff. So far the power has remained on.
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I keep insisting that our freezer offers proof of time travel. Despite going through the freezer, I still find dinosaur meat, and dinosaurs have been extinct for "forever".
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Carole thank you for your comments about pre-diabetes and your journey. Much appreciated.
Maggie and Eric, I also forget to label freezer items then have to guesstimate dinner. I always think I'll remember...
Tonight was Easter ham dinner round two, now all gone. We're both ready for something new.
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Had the last of the udon noodle stuff tonight. Enough for one bowl for lunch tomorrow.
I'm dry/wet rubbing a venison tenderloin for tomorrow; sweet potatoes and sauteed cabbage for sides.
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The catfish fillets were larger than I like them to be so they required a longer time searing in the skillet on the stovetop. The veggie was sliced yellow squash and zucchini out of a package. I've been buying the pre-sliced lately. I found a simple recipe for oven roasting on a sheet pan. The result was delicious. Dh made his tartar sauce but I'm happy with squeezing a wedge of lemon on my fish.
For tonight I'm planning salmon with my usual recipe, hot oven and topping of yogurt, Dijon, and dill. Veggie may be cauliflower mash or cabbage.
I just ordered a list of Indian spices to try making some of the curries I've been reading about in a couple of cookbooks on my Kindle. I have no clue as to whether we'll become fans of that approach to cooking. This may be another culinary mental exercise!
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I made a "vegetable medley" as a side, and added ONE Serrano pepper. Normally those things, while spicy, "dilute" down nicely when combined with other stuff. Not this one. We like spicy foods…but…..WOW…
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Carole, I have found that different Indian spices make the dishes taste more regional. I do have some generic curry and masala that I use on occasion but you can tell the difference.
Eric, Half a serrano pepper would be way too hot for me.
It's still snowing but the internet is back on. I can't complain since we didn't lose power like so many did. Dinner tonight was steak, asparagus and onion rings.
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I'm envious of any of you getting snow. Oh how I wish I could stretch winter into August and then just start fall, before winter again, LOL.
The venison was outstanding. Tomorrow, I'll cook up one of the Pink salmon I caught in the summer (the only good thing about summer is fishing and fresh veggies).
Carole, I've cooked many Indian meals…I'm no expert, but if you had any questions or issues, post here and someone can help out.
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Got my 6 month ankle blood draws today before my Prolia shot this month. Sadly the transplant doc that has been doing this for me as a favor is retiring. Hopefully his replacement will let one of the techs continue to draw blood since I've only found one other person willing to do an ankle draw and it's way out of town. (no stick or pricks or BP in my arms so worse lymphadema isn't triggered). Even at my last surgery, the anesthesia dept couldn't get an ankle line started & had to go find the head OR nurse. And I have GREAT veins.
Did you all know we're supposed to have pneumonia shots every 5 years? Yesterday my pulmonologist said I could go ahead and get the Prevanar 20, which supposedly lasts the rest of my life. He expects me to live to mid-90's, but I have no idea why. And his nurse was able to give me the shot in my rear immediately.
Dinner was 1/2 a leftover chicken breast served with carrots cut in small diagonal pieces & sauteed in butter with onion, garlic, dill, rosemary & honey. I love this recipe. Also served organic Thai Black Jasmine Surin rice. WAY too much food & lots of leftovers.
Fish or cut bait tomorrow with the hearing aids. I HATE them. They slip out of my ear canals & have to constantly be re-seated and by the end of the day my ears are so sore. At least with this pair they don't fall out from behind my ears. (unless I'm wearing a mask & glasses & move to fast or chew vigorously). Can't put the words I'd like to say or I'd get kicked off this forum. Going to try one more 'dome' (the piece that goes in your ear canal) before I throw my hands up and return this second set.
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The 5-year shots are called Pneumovax—but Prevnar 20 sort of combines and replaces Pneumovax & Prevnar 13.
Dinner last night was pan-seared cobia filet with snow peas and Caesar salad. Tonight, pan-seared walleye with a stir-fry of bok choy, mushrooms & snow peas plus Whole Foods brown rice-quinoa mixture (nukable).
Getting set for the eclipse trip!
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Minus, the hearing aids experience sounds awful.
I am thawing the last big meat item in the freezer, a standing rib roast. One of the impulse buys before Christmas.
Wally, I sampled venison tenderloin cooked on the grill one year in MN and it was delicious.
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My late BFF, like her husband, was a deer-hunter. But she would have her kills butchered and all the meat ground and frozen for chili & sloppy Joes. (My BIL cuts his own steaks).
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Minus, I did not know Pneumonia is every 5 year vaccine. I knew there was a "13" and a 23, which meant two shots; the prevnar 20 is one shot and I thought "for good." I hope I live long enough to think about it.
Sandy, what is cobia? I'm envious of your walleye. If I drove over the passes, I could fish for them here, but with DH's health, not likely. Drool.
My first deer, our neighbor butchered it for us and DH and I watched. DH has been hunting since he was 7, I think, and they always sent their animals to be "dressed." The second year, we contacted a butcher shop (there was only 1 at the time) and the wait was sooooo long, I figured I could do it. First was very hard work; second deer, easy, as these things go.
Making a Pink Salmon tonight.
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Technically - if you've had the 13 and 23, you may have to continue boosters. But of course the recommendations will change every year. I'd had the my first shot in 2011 (PCV7 I think) and then PCV13 in 2016 and nothing since.
My doc approved the Prevnar 20 since it had been more than 5 years since I'd had a shot. And yes, it is supposed to be forever
Going to a neighbors for happy hour at 4:30 so dinner will be delayed. It may be a sandwich with the rest of my leftover chicken breast. I did stop at Chicken Salad Chick today and picked up a broccoli salad. They are sooooo good.
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Enjoy happy hour. Maybe I misunderstood your post. I didn't think boosters or any future vaccines were required once you had a prevnar 20 (which is what I got this year).
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