So...whats for dinner?
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Minus, I will be happy to share the recipe.
Dinner was another winner (a short poem!) last night. I seasoned the two catfish fillets, coated lightly with mayo and then fish breading and then cooked in the oven until bottom was crispy and top was browning. I turned on the broiler for a minute or two. My goal is to mimic fried fish. Goal achieved. Side was turnips cut into large cubes, boiled, drained, and buttered. A big favorite of dh's. I took my serving and he took the remainder. As always with fish, he made a little dish of tartar sauce with mayo, lemon juice, and horseradish. We both enjoyed the meal.
Nance, maybe the catfish food is imported and has been hit with tariffs?
I like baked turkey when it's being sliced. Snacking on little pieces. Otherwise, I prefer chicken.
I'm thawing a big package of chicken legs with the intention of making chicken and sausage gumbo. It's definitely gumbo weather. In the 40's this morning and windy. No sunshine so far. DH is even skipping golf.
I used to boil a whole chicken for gumbo but have switched to bone-in legs or thighs for ease of deboning. I boil with chopped onions, garlic, okra and tomatoes, bay leaf to get a lot of flavor into the chicken meat.
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Carole, You’re a poet and you don’t know it. I make oven fried chicken the way you cooked your catfish so it’s good to know the method transfers to fish. It’s definitely gumbo weather where I live but there is no okra, even in the frozen food section.
Wally, It’s great that your eyesight in the dark is better. Do you have narrow angle glaucoma? I just got diagnosed with that by the fourth ophthalmologist I was sent to. He told me I was the wrong demographic for it. Some Silk Road genes must have made it to the west of Ireland during pre 16th century trade with Spain. He said they don’t prescribe meds, just do emergency laser surgery for an acute attack, but a bunch of combined supplements (most of which I was already taking thanks to GI) can help lower eye pressure. Hopefully your DH’s jaw will be captured by the pet scan.
The first six inches of snow are cleared. It’s still snowing so we’ll do the rest tomorrow morning.
Dinner tonight was braised cube steak and parsnips in onion sauce with mashed potatoes.
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Maggie/Carole, I do the same if I want "fish stick" type meal…but I use cornmeal with spices to dredge after the mayo coating.
I don't have glaucoma, just high eye pressures. No vision loss, no issues so I am (as with most of my body), a watch and wait. I'd be curious what supplements you use that lowered your eye pressures.
Hot dogs (costco quarter pounders) and baked beans with slaw.
I'm envious of your snow!!
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Wally, I sometimes use a seasoned cornmeal coating on the fish.
The chicken and sausage gumbo was good last night. Lots of leftovers.
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Hi all - checking back in after a long absence. I will keep my disclaimer short - during our annual visit to Colorado in September our son - who had been having a plethora of health struggles in the prior months - had multiple skin biopsies done on a large area of rash. He has a history of eczema dating back to infancy. He has had this large area of rash for a number of years and everyone - including his derm - thought this was just more eczema. The derm decided to biopsy because of the possibility that these other health issues could be connected to an infiltrative fungal infection rather than eczema. Nope. Turns out this is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma called Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Thank goodness for this doc - she had never seen a case of CTCL in her 30 years of practice, but her gut told her to do the biopsies and send them to a pathologist who would know what they were looking at. I can safely say I was unprepared to hear that my child has cancer, but this favorably staged, incurable but manageable type, is better than the suspicion of pancreatic cancer that was also looked at. He has been scanned and tested six ways from Sunday and very fortunately there is a CTCL specialist in Denver who is treating him. Because this happened at the brink of Pinktober, and the anniversary of my own diagnosis, I just found myself unable to come here, even knowing full well that all of you would offer me support unlike any I would get outside of a cancer- based community. I was very triggered by his diagnosis, even though he is doing well with treatment and is now feeling better than he has in months, it dredged up a LOT of feelings. So, I apologize for not coming back sooner and hope you all understand.
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Oh Special welcome back but what a lousy break. I'm glad your son is getting great care and sending you and your family lots of good wishes and hugs.
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Specialk, no apologies necessary! We all understand how this type of news can derail us all. I join you in thanksgiving that the alert doctor was able to dx this rare disease-type and will add your son to my prayer list.
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I agree - no apologies necessary Special. And really great that your son has a specialist who is correctly treating him. Holding you (and your son) in our thoughts.
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Special, I'm so sorry about your son's diagnosis. It's fortunate that he found a doctor who specializes in this rare disease and that he is feeling better. I don't blame you for wanting to cut September out of the calendar.
Wally, The doc recommended B3, C, E, omega-3, magnesium, CoQ10, lutein, zeaxanthin and ginkgo biloba. I can’t take the ginkgo but the others are keeping my pressures under 30. As opposed to open angle glaucoma where you can use drops and schedule surgery if needed, narrow angle has no preventative treatment. I now know that if I get a severe attack of eye pain/headache I have 24 hours to get emergency laser surgery.
The rest of the snow is shoveled and now we're headed into the deep freeze (-2 tonight.)
Dinner tonight was tilapia Veracruz and boiled potatoes.
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Maggie, thanks for that.
Special, words fail me. Don't know how old your son is, but cancer is …evil and I'm so sorry you have the PTSD —totally get it.
DH's scan results came back with 2 lesions getting smaller but 2 new lesions (bone). Grateful the jawbone saw no PSMA marker take-up. Labs next week, along with a PA-onco visit…I'm hopeful that there is no transformation of neruoendocrine tumors vs psma tumors….updates as they come.
Leftover costco hotdogs and maybe some salmon for tomorrow.
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Special….I am so sorry to hear about that. I understand about it bringing back very unpleasant memories. Knowing "the enemy" is good as (sounds like it's happening) a plan can be made.
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Special, add my regrets to everyone else's. I'm so glad your son got a correct diagnosis and is getting the right kind of medical attention. Please keep us updated.
Minus, here is the simple recipe for the Asian sauce.
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar (I use Splenda blend). 1 1/2 Tablespoons soy sauce. 1 Tablespoon fish sauce. 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar. 1 Tablespoon sambal oelek. 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil. 3/4 teaspoon cornstarch.
Combine all ingredients, stirring well. Add to the stir fried veggies and meat near the end of the cooking.
Last night's dinner was linguine with Raos and ground beef.
DH had oral surgery this morning for removal of a cyst in the roof of his mouth. Dinner for him will probably be cottage cheese with home-made cooked cranberry sauce. He's supposed to eat soft and cold food today. Tomorrow he can go back to whatever he wants to eat. He paid for a pain shot that was supposed to last 72 hours but it didn't. He's taking pain medicine we had in the medicine stash.
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Thanks Carole. Looking forward to trying this next week after I get to the store to purchase sambal oelek. I thought I had some, but no… Probably one of the things I tossed in the last clean out because it was WAY past it's use by date.
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Carole, I hope your DH ‘s mouth feels better tomorrow. Did you have gumbo while he had cottage cheese?
Wally, I’m glad your DH’s jaw had no uptake. Hopefully they can manage the infection so he can enjoy regular food for a long time.
Dinner tonight was chicken in orange curaçao sauce, cauliflower and mashed potatoes.
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I had a one-slice sandwich with hummus, white American cheese, and a slice of bologna. Dh is much better today and will resume normal diet. We'll have gumbo for dinner tonight.
Dh and I indulged in some black humor as we compared him to an aging car that keeps needing repairs. Knock on wood, I haven't reached a stage (at almost 83) where I need so many medical tune-ups. His next surgeries are already scheduled for Feb. and Mar. Cataracts. I had cataract surgery on both eyes in my late 50's and had miraculous improvement in eyesight.
Minus, you could substitute another hot chili product for sambal oolek. Maggie could suggest some. She has a lot of food knowledge.
Wally, I second Maggie's hope that your dh can continue to enjoy food.
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Getting older is literally just one body part after another saying "haha, you think that's bad? Watch this."
I sometimes use chili oil in stir frys for a splash of heat.
Last night was a trader Joe's meal of a chicken chili verde burrito and a chicken tamale for me, pork for DH. It's one of my favorite "bad fot me" meals and I enjoyed every bite.
Tonight is flat bread pizzas and a salad.Carole you are well preserved. Keep up the good work.
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Nance, LOL on announcements from body parts. I'm not bragging because bragging is tempting fate. Just grateful as a bc survivor.
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I just had my yearly driving license physical yesterday to keep my commercial driver license. All is good, so I'm still licensed to avoid crashing the big stuff.
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Eric, I thought about you when I put a rotisserie skeleton on the stove to simmer and produce some chicken broth. LOL. Congrats on passing your physical.
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When I went for my one year follow-up the breast surgeon scanned my medical notes that had been written since I last saw her. She told me I was like a car whose warranty has expired and everything breaks down.
Thai red curry paste can be added to stir fry sauce for a bit of heat.
Nance, Any food in moderation is fine.
Eric, Well done on passing your physical. The running is paying off.
Dinner tonight was curried haddock on saffron rice and green beans from Whole Foods.
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We enjoyed bowls of leftover gumbo and rice last night. Still a lot left. May have to freeze some.
The chicken broth made with the chicken carcass came out tasting good. It would make a small pot of chicken noodle soup but I'm making beef soup today for tonight's dinner. Will probably freeze the chicken broth.
Coffee is tasting good on this dreary, drippy morning.
Yesterday I solved Wordle on the second try!! A lucky guess.
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I had hopes of duck breast today but D'Artagnan royally botched my order…my 2 day will now be 6 days and I suspect the dry ice won't keep the meat in edible/safe condition till Monday. UGH. Maybe frozen 'za.
Having some coffee with cocoa powder this morning.
Congrats on your Wordle solve, Carole! Congrats to Eric on the physical.
I'm bracing myself for medical stuff (DH and redoing my labs) and hopeful.
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Thanks all - your words bring me comfort. I felt like I had been holding my breath until his appt with the oncologist, and when the less bad news was spoken into the universe I relaxed a little. I thought I was keeping it together on the outside, but I realize now that I was not. DH and I didn't discuss the situation too much, I think in part because we both thought if we talk about it our resolve will crack. Ugh! I was actually driving to the airport to fly to California to take care of my BFF who was having back surgery when DS was leaving the onc appt. and was able to give us the staging and treatment plan so I was able to get on the plane to help and at least be calm and know I could focus on her. It was such a relief. I knew I was glad I never had to tell my parents I had cancer, and I will never forget my in-laws faces (doctor and nurse) when we told them. As a parent you just want to lift the stress off your child, but you can't. Frustrating. The good news is that he is managing and has a committed wife and pets that provide comic relief and unconditional love. We are hoping to be able to go see them soon.
wally - DS is 37 - there is no right age for cancer, but it seems unfair when one is that young. It always breaks my heart when I read on this site that someone is young. My neighbor's granddaughter - who is 9 - was diagnosed with a rare version of leukemia earlier this year. Thankfully she was enrolled in a trial at St. Jude's and is NED at the moment.
When at the doctor I feel like I am one of those cars that is making the weird noise that magically goes away when it is being checked…
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Carole, Well done on the Wordle!
Wally, It's too bad about the delayed duck shipment. Waiting for medical test results is generally worse than the test itself.
Special, Love your car analogy. Dealing with anything cancer is tough on its own. All the other stuff like letting family know and trying to put on a brave face makes it even harder. You are a wonderful friend, flying to CA to help after the back surgery with all that was going on at the time.
Dinner tonight was leftover beef stew.
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I'm missing rischaller. Hope she will tell us what's cookin' in her kitchen.
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Back in Boston with DH this time since he felt up to coming today.
Dinner was steak tips and spinach on mashed potatoes with bordelaise sauce. We shared apple strudel for dessert.
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Dinner was leftover of choice. I had beef soup and dh had gumbo and rice. Today I'll have to cook something new. I'm thinking butternut squash and pork medallions. I have a squash and a pork tenderloin in the freezer.
DH has not been using his C-Pap since the mouth surgery, which has affected his sleep and mine. Also, the generator kicked on last night for a few minutes, and it's located outside our bedroom. Evidently, we lost power for that few minutes.
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Dinner last night was 5 delicious frozen vegetarian spring rolls from Costco, accompanied by a Korean style ginger/soy dipping sauce. Glad they were good since I'll be baking & eating them for some time - there are 50 in a box.
Sorry I haven't responded individually. But I'm glad to read everyone's updates and holding all of you with medical issues or tests in my thoughts. Somehow I can't seem to get myself in gear and LOTS of things have to happen before my son arrives Friday night for the weekend. At this point, all the Christmas purchases are scattered on top of his bed. And they really need to get wrapped & mailed rather than just moved. Oh well, maybe tomorrow since it's already 1:30pm today.
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Minus, how did you cook the spring rolls?
I mailed one small, light package today and the cost was $11.
Dinner was very good. Pork piccata with shitake mushrooms and small onions. Roasted butternut squash, peeled and cut into large dice, tosses with s & p, honey, and a little olive oil.
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Tuna melt. I wasn't very hungry. DH's labs are not good and the drug is not working. We see his provider on Wed.
I'm so mad at D'artagnan ….they cancelled the order because they screwed up and are throwing out $200 worth of duck breasts. And there are starving people. Furious.
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