So...whats for dinner?
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Apple those potatoes look so good!
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This thread makes me hungry! I love shrimp. I will have to try that barbecue shrimp.
Thanks for the hair suggestion. I am already taking 4 fish oils a day, I don't think I can go up any higher! But my hair is actually a lot better recently (I finished chemo at the end of July, it should be!), and maybe it's due to the fish oil. I have been doing the 4 fish oils since January. Don't take any extra vitamin E, but I assume it's in my multi vitamin. I don't know if any one here has any joint problems. I was having terrible joint pain, I think it was from herceptin. Then I went on tamoxifen and it only got worse. It is gone now though. I think it's from getting my vitamin D up. I took 50,000 iu's for two weeks, now take 2000 per day. My DH told me he thinks it's more likely the fish oil that helped that, but I think it's getting the vitamin D up. It was at 11, scarey low, but now 38.
I did take some chicken out for chicken parm tonight. My DS will be very happy.
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Dang you, Apple, I MISS potatoes.
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Could not find Blood Oranges so I substituted with Strawberries.
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EEKS, the pic came out awful big.
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Guess who is going to try the Cash Hot Potato recipe? if I crisp them up enough, DH just might eat them. He loved the Roast Garlic ones I made.
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Wow!!
Everyone has been really cooking up a storm lately!! Lots of great looking recipes to try!
Last night we had salmon with quinoa and some asparagus that I blanched and served cold with a vinaigrette... I used this recipe for the salmon http://www.pink-parsley.com/2010/09/apple-horseradish-glazed-salmon.html. I did have to bake it a bit longer because my portions were a little on the thick side.... I was a little worried about the horseradish maybe being too spicy but, it really wasn't....
Carole,
I think it was you who posted a recipe for Red Beans and Rice but, I have searched and for the life of me can't find it.... If you get a moment could you repost it?
To all...
It looks as though Koda, the wayward Akita, has been found!! The message asking for help is no longer on their site.... A big thanks to all who put the word out!0 -
I didn't cook anything yet today, for suppa probably chicken or beef terriaki (sp). Oh, I did make the sauce for the fruit dish, it smelled nice with the orange juice, ginger and honey, I had to reduce it down to a sauce to pour over the fruit and mix it together.
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Last night I made an arm roast for Hubby but I nibbled some, did not know it could be so good but after weeks of no meaat really, it does taste good if the clean meat is chosen, no hormones and stuff I guess. That makes a difference. If I eat this at a restaurant, uck, am glad I am off meat for awhile.
Grain choice for the eve is quinoa with celery and garlic, then organic tomato juice to fluff, and to brighten it, a little lemon. Think it will have some mor eof the arm roast. It never did get into beef andnoodles, he ate sandwiches w garlic mustard and butter on the multigrain bread.
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DIL and I at it again with the help of the guys tonight. DH and I decided we'd prefer making faux Greek food at home instead of getting take-out, so grandson could keep to his little bedtime schedule.So we're having Greek dressing marinated grilled chicken breasts, (thank you DH and DS for grilling same), grilled veggies, quinoa with sauteed red peppers, oregano and scallions, and kale salad with feta....couldn't resist buying a cherry pie for dessert on President's Day!
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Tonight we had grilled chicken in mustard and garlic with quinoa salad. The quinoa salad was with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery and quinoa. It was delicious and very healthy (I hope!!).
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We did Chuck E. Cheese for dinner with the grandkids. They've been here since about 2, we took them to the Build Station at the mall, then Chuck E's. When we got home we settled them down with a couple episodes of Kung Fu Panda and now they are all tucked into bed. We were going to have just the boys, but the granddaughter wanted to stay, too. You just cant say no to an adorable 4-year-old, so we have the whole gang! I promised them pancakes and bacon for breakfast. It would be nice if they slept past 7, but I won't be holding my breath.
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Minustwo- Your Thanks for sharing your shrimp recipe anytime i can use bread to sop up the sauce is a good thing!
Apple-YUMMM is all i can say, now i have to go buy potatoes.
Kay-50,000 iuds sounds like a lot, but glad whatever it was helped with the bone pain. I had really bad bone pain with the tamoxifen so quit taking it and now i dont have that bone pain anymore,
deb-Your too funny, your salad looks good enough to eat!
Seaside-Yay on Koda being found, nice to have a happy ending with that!! The salmon recipe sounds great i love horsradish on my fish, i even put it on my potatoes so im sure this will taste pretty good.
Michelle- I havnt been to a chuckee cheese in forever i used to take my GD's there all the time, loved that place dont think we have anything close to us though. Pancakes and bacon for breakfast yummm! I'll be there in the morning LOL!
Everyones greek and quinoa dinners sound deliscous!
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Debbie,
The salmon did get a thumbs up from DH and both kids.... I could see even using the same recipe and swapping out apple jelly for an orange marmalade, peach or apricot one.... I may give one of those a try to mix things up next time! But it was really good as written....0 -
Michelle, at 7AM tomorrow, I'll be smiling through my yawns thinking of you as I feed our little grandson his breakfast...definitely not as fun a menu as your crew will be having: scrambled eggs and cheerios, with a side of baby yogurt (not a chance he'll eat all of that!).
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Uggg, I was at work at 5pm and couldn't resist the pizza in the break room!! I ate 2 1/2 pieces! Which is definitely not on my diet. So I didn't have anything for dinner. Any suggestions on how to turn this down or strengthen willpower so I won't eat junk lying around work? I have a really hard time resisting it! I don't keep this in my home and I had a hard boiled egg and an apple with me, but... guess who won!
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everyone has been so busy! And it sounds like I have to buy some quinoa and red potatoes:D
I never got to try my egg rolls- hopefully this week and I hope they are wonderful and I can share the recipe. Last night was pulled pork and tonight my kid demand- tacos. Neither hit the spot with me inthe end but were good none the less.
Lacey how old is your grandson?
Michelle have a blast with your brood of wonderful grandkids, I know you will!
Yesterday, my BF's cousin who has stage III BC did a little talk at a local restaurant on a book she wrote of her journey. She has done all sorts of crazy things from working in an orphanage in Africa, hiking Mt Kilimanjaro, going to Egypt etc. She did a great job and read the first two chapters of her book, so well written. I got a little choked up at times. She spoke of her journey with BC, which reminded me of mine, which I try very hard to block at times. Of my BF's mother and little sister who passed from BC, sooooo horrible. But I had some laughs too and I had my BF on face time through the i touch so she could hear it all from St John Virgin Islands. It was a crazy wonderful emotional day. Which ended with a very yummy Margarita
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Laurie: I would have wanted two Margaritas. How wonderful to share her experiences - but I agree about blocking my own. Sometimes I get too weepy to do anything but escape into a book. Must be getting time for me to get off my butt & start paying forward.
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Minustwo- She read for an hour and a half. I cried, for just a moment twice. At the end most of the other ladies packed up and left, the place we were at has the ....best.....margaritas. I walked up to a waitress and ordered one and sat down. I talked with two women I had never met before and laughed...alot. I love it when that happens?!
Glad I am not the only one who likes to stick her head in the sand:)
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Bedo- I would of picked the pizza too! LOL! I know for me when im dieting i make little lettuce wraps with turkey and feta cheese or just wrap the turkey by it self with low fat cheese. The key thing i found is drinking LOTs of water, i drink a 16oz after every meal it keeps me from going back for seconds.
Laurie- Ohh Laurie, that must of been so hard for you, but bittersweet at the same time. Especially after losing your mom through BC. I still get so emotional when i do the walks or see a sad story about some one elses journey through BC. You have been through so much and with your own DX of BC. I found that for me talking about it helps, i forget some things too, but i have blogs that i go back to look at just to remind me what i went through, sometimes this helps. (((hugs)))) Yay on the margarittas!
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Laurie, It took courage and generosity for you to attend that lecture, and to be sure your friend got to see/hear it. Of course, tho, it would stir up pain. I think that everyone who is confronted with this damn disease finds their best ways to manage it and integrate the experience into their life as they are currently living it. For someone who is busy parenting two young children, I suspect a bit of head burying can help you do he best you can at that important job. So don't be hard on yourself. I'm so impressed that you got to the reading, got through it, and were able to experience that full range of emotions that connects us humans in such important and often healing ways. Thanks for sharing your day with us.
My adorable little tornado of a grandson is 14 months....keeps us running and laughing....tomorrow I suspect there will be a lot of running! And he really has brought our dog back to life with his antics...they jet around the house together, with an occasional brief face off...but very respectful, which is a relief.0 -
I can identify Laurie. I just got home from my cosin's funeral. It was very emotional. She was 64 and had a lung transplant five years ago. She has five kids and thirteen grandchildren, seven born since her transplant. Her middle son did the most amazing job on a eulogy I've ever heard. I used to babysit the five kids. She had the most wonderful marriage. When I used to babysit, I always wanted a marriage like hers. Her husband was completely devoted to her. He is just lost. She was the one who was in the hospital at Christmas time and her husband was being helpful and wrapped all the presents, but didn't put names on them first. And with five kids and thirteen grand kids, I imagine it was pretty confusing. It really was a wonderful tribute to her life though. I think there were over five hundred people there. Just amazing. And they prayed for all the doctors at the hospital (which is the same hospital I go to) and the gift of life donor program. It was an emotionally draining day.
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Kay- I am so sorry about your cousins passing. So very sad. I hope her husband, kids, grandkids, you...all of you will be ok. It so hard losing someone you love. When I got home last night I sat on the couch and sat back and kind of sighed. DH says whats the matter? Didn't you have fun? I told him I did, but it's just all so much, the memories, the fear, the love. (((hugs))))
Lacey- Thank you so much for your very kind words. How wonderful to have your 14 month grandson around! It is a lot of fun and alot of work with him at that age, something new everyday! Love that your dog and grandson are entertaining each other. Our dog is the same way with our boys, he gives them his ball and gets them running and they play keep away. It's loud and hectic but all three love it so I let it go awhile
Michelle- Your sleepover with your grandkids sounds like it went awesome!! The pics you posted on facebook were so cute! I love it!!
So last night, my ear was bothering me, felt kind of icky, no big deal. Woke up this morning and felt awful. All the glands by my ear and jaw were really swollen and I was running a fever and just felt like poo. So at 11 me and the two boys headed to the Dr. Oh my head. Thats all I can say about that hour and 15 minutes. They were actually very good, but when you don't feel well and are trying to talk to a Dr and your 4 year old just wants to tell stories....so I have an ear infection and am back on antibiotics. Thankfully my fever seems to have gone down and I feel much better compared to this morning. Not great but not like I need to curl up in a ball. The Dr took a blood draw to check my levels. Why does that make me nervous? She said it had been awhile and since I was there....
Anyway, chicken pot pie will be for dinner. It's what I feel like having and it's not too much work.
Hope everyone had a great day.
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Laurie- you poor thing! Just what you didn't need! Hope you feel better soon, and try not to worry about the levels. I'll bet yours will be just fine.
Kay - very sorry to hear about your cousin, sounds like was an amazing person who inspired people.
I have been parked in my recliner all afternoon and evening. I even took a little nap, I am pooped! After the big dinner on Sunday and 24 hours of the grandkids, I need a rest. It will all be better in the morning
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Laurie, I hope you recover quickly from your ear infection. It has been quite a winter season for you and the boys with various illnesses.
It's nice to read about you grandmothers enjoying your grandkids. Children are a lot of fun.
I will post the red beans and rice recipe very soon.
Tonight we had a delicious dinner. DH cooked lima beans yesterday, the small white ones, with a hambone. They came out so good. We warmed them up tonight and also warmed up the basmati brown rice I cooked last night. It has a wonderful nutty taste. I made "chopped" salad with a large beefsteak tomato, romaine lettuce, yellow bell pepper and Greek olices. Dh had chopped sweet onion in his salad. The dressing was light mayo and white balsamic vinegar.
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Laurie: Oh dear! Just what you didn't need....I can just imagine the difficulty of trying to get your own ear infection dxd/treated with a long drive, a fever, and the kids in tow. But you made it, and I hope that the antibiotic kicks in super fast! Feel better....
Kay: So sorry to learn about the loss of such a special cousin. You certainly have many wonderful memories about her. Always so sad to have to say goodbye to someone who meant so much to so many!
Had dinner with DIL's parents, DS and DIL tonight....lots of leftovers (lasagna, stuffed cabbage rolls, and stuffed peppers) with a huge salad, and Persian rice pudding for dessert. Heading home tomorrow so will be back to trying to stick with my healthy foods regimen and being the solo chef. It's been fun sharing kitchen detail here. I can't even let myself think about how much we are going to miss our little GS and his constant adorable antics.0 -
(((((EVERYONE))))))
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Michelle, a well-deserved rest for you!! Your family is so lucky to have such an attentive, fun loving grandmother. And I am still envious of your familial proximity while thrilled for you that you have it!!
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Kay- Im so sorry for the loss of your Dear Cousin- From your earlier stories of her, she sounded like a wonderful person. May you and all her family get through the hard times (((hugs))
Laurie- If i could i would make dinner for you while your sick, feel better soon!
Carol- I love lima beans but my hubby does not, I remember the best lima bean soup i ever had was when i was with friends and my ex staying in a cabin during a skiing trip, we had made a huge pot of lima beans and let them cook all night, everytime i got up to go to the bathroom i would check on them and salt and pepper them, which was at least 3 times, when we all got up in the morning i mentioned how i had stirred and seasoned them all night, everyone (6) of us said they had too, we were so afraid they were going to be too salty, but they were the best i ever had, i cant even duplicate them as well as that night. LOL!
I made blackened cod and stewed okra for dinner tonight, very tasty!
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I made the smashed potatoes that Apple posted a couple of pages back. They were yummy! Also made a meatloaf using Harry and Davids pepper and onion relish. It has a sweet and tangy flavor. My DD wasn't thrilled with the meatloaf but thought the potataoes were really good! DH and I enjoyed the meatloaf though. Looking forward to using it to make sandwiches tonight.
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