So...whats for dinner?
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mmmm chocolate ganash. My brother (if you can believe it) makes an incredible cake covered in chocolate ganash. I guess he got the baking talent inthe family
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And I think making a ganache is actually easier than melting chocolate.
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WOW...does that cake ever look good! I got the all clear on my thermography today, so maybe I should treat myself to a piece:-)
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Hi - Lotsa dinners gone by since I laast posted but I have read some pages here and there. Tonight, wheat angel hair pasta w gr chuck, onion, peppers - all organic, don't do a lot of red meat but Hubby's night off.
Carrie- lake people unite, I chose this lake becz of the name, I was just drawn to it because of the kootz (water ducks to those who do not know) but DD said, it is KOONTZ and had I ever read him? and no, no I had not, she ruined it for me LOL
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MMMMM that cake looks soooo very good!!
Kaara- Yay!!! Yes, definately and have more than one
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I agree Kaara treat yourself!!
Tonight I am trying chicken Picatta....we'll see how it turns out....
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Yum cake!
Apple, do you speak different languages too? My daughter is bilingual, but I am not. I am looking at crazy places to retire. (My pastime) I'm thinking Belize...
I lost my cell phone today. No great loss, it was about $30, but all my contacts are lost.
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Who knew that crows could make sounds like this. I wonder what they're saying? Thank you, Apple!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vOBijliMRc
Also, does anyone know if I should refridgerate the Coconut Oil that I bought at Whole Foods for skin care and stuff? I've been leaving it out in the bathroom as a moisturizer. Thanks!
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Thanks everyone = 5 years did go by fast. I really didn't get any SE from Arimidex until a few years ago, but Advil did the trick.
I don't remember the last time I baked a cake, don't plan to make any sweets for a long time, my glucose was slightly elevated, probably too much carbs.
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Congratulations, Deb! I'm about 2 1/2 yrs. on Arimidex and my SEs are manageable, mostly hot flashes. Effexor helps.
Apple, I can well believe you were always full of energy. I used to have a fair amount of energy. I would work in my home office most of the day (I was a writer), and go out in the late afternoon to do gardening. I would finish up about 8pm and then eat dinner as late as 9pm. Now I'm ready to pack it in and have a martini at 5 pm. Dinner at 7 or 7:30. I wonder if part of my fatigue isn't mental.
I don't make desserts and never have been interested in making them. I'm always trying to lose weight and avoid eating sugar. But I think I'll make a chocolate layer cake with chocolate icing for Easter. On a whim, I bought some cake mixes and icing on sale a few months ago.
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I see a lot of gals mentioning Oncotype Dx scores, I never had that test. Maybe they thought my tumors were too small. I keep forgeting to ask my onc. I wlll see her June 21 along with a mam and f/u with my BS. Three appts in one day. Guess who is taking that day off.
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laurie, love the tasty looking cake and the cute little approaching hand...LOL
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Deborye - I didn't have the Oncotype test either. BS said it wasn't necessary.
Just got back from a wonderful trip to Northern California to see my DS, my DIL & my granddog. They live in Novato but I managed to hit San Francisco on the ferry for lunch at Tadish Grill, Tiburon, the lighthouse at the Marin Headlands, Hamilton AFB (retired), Pacifica to listen to the pounding waves all night, down to Menlo Park on the Penninsula, etc. I ate 4-6 pieces of REAL sourdough bread with every possible meal and brought home three mini-boule loafs from Boudin. We won't discuss the extra 5 lbs since I hadn't been there in 2 years. Had wonderful Dungeness crab cakes, Petrale sole, Pacific Snapper - YUM. So enjoyed watching & hearing the Pacific pounding on the shore. It takes away all my problems to just sit & watch the waves & listen. Picked up a couple of good recipes from my vegetarian DIL that I'll pass along later.
Missed you all.
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Minustwo- Sounds amazing! So glad you had such a wonderful and relaxing time filled with yummy food. I could hear the waves coming through your post.
Well the chicken picatta was not good. Waaaayyyy too much lemon flavor. It was eatable but it will take major tweaking, I was very disappointed. Now I wish I had a piece of cake.
Tomorrow I am taking the boys to the dentist, it will be the 4th time for my older son 1st time for the younger one. Should be interesting! I know I am going to get yelled at for allowing DS#2 to still use a pacifier. I have it down to nap and bed time with a break down here and there for when he falls and hurts himself. I hate those damn things.
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Ok, just watched the video and those crows dont sound anything like the ones around my house that was so cute, loved the black puppy in the video too.
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Deb- I didnt get one either or at least i dont think i did, I got all my files from ky not to long ago and the file is about 5 inches thick started reading them and saw so many things that i didnt know like i was told i was stage/grade 2b but my report says 3A so not sure who is correct thats why i deleted my sig line b/c i wasnt sure also saw that i had unclear margins, now if thats true why didnt they go back and do clear margins im so confused by all the stuff i thought i knew and dont.
Carol- Thats interresting you were a write would you mind sharing what kind of writing you did. Sounds like a fun job!
Lacey- Hate when that happens, or part of my post is in bold letters or fonts Uggh!
Minustwo- Sounds like you had a wonderful trip i love SF everytime i go there i get there hot fresh bread it is very very good.
Laurie-Sorry about your chx picaata- I my self love the lemon flavor maybe you can cook the sauce by it self and reduce it down and put a little chx stock or butter in there to cut the acid a little
I had baked salmon for dinner with roasted broccoili and kale i put to much salt on the kale so i will have to wipe it off its too good to throw out.
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Michelle- Forgot to ask, Did you Win?? I hope so and hope you had a great relaxing time.
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i want a pet crow.. that little black doggie is hilarious in bedo's video.... what a funny looking dog.
Dinner was so good last nite,..i just cut up some chicken breast and lightly sauteed my own nuggets.. my and the girl child didn't even get to have any... Those boys and their dad... how rude... fortunately mangoes, strawberries and yogurt rock.
I decided to plan my meals around the vegetable of the day.. today it will be a roasted cauliflower unless it is too hot to run the oven..
one of my favorite salads is cauliflower, avacado and rosemary.. it's somehow perfect.
peace and love, apple - aka, Mary Magdalen
Diagnosis: 4/10/2008, IDC, 5cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 4/9 nodes, mets, ER+, HER2+0 -
minus two......Heaven!!! Thanks for sharing it.
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MinusTwo - sounds like you had a fabulous trip. I love SF, too! I am sure I'll be gaining a few pounds when I go to Paris. As a matter of fact, I am planning on it!
Debbie - I didn't win, had a few hits and recovered some of my money. I had a good time, the drive was easy, and I had a very nice dinner there before heading home. And a glass of very yummy Sangria!
Laurie - that's a bummer about the chicken piccata. I agree with the suggestion to dilute the sauce with chicken stock. Or chop up the chicken and add it to soup, which would also dilute the lemon tang. My son told me that chicken piccata is his favorite meal.
Apple - it's going to be quite warm in your neck of the woods. Time to enjoy those summer dishes. My DH won't eat cauliflower so I never cook it.
Deb - the Oncotype test may not have been common five years ago. That's probably why your MO didn't order one. My first MO didn't want to order it, but I insisted (with my first BC). My score came back as 50...lol!
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minus two: Great place to visit!
Laurie: I did the same thing the first time I made that dish. Now I slice the lemon very thin and add a few pieces right to the sauce when cooking and it absorbs the flavor, but not too much.
Apple: That salad sounds wonderful..never thought of those combinations before. Is the cauliflower cooked or raw? What kind of dressing?
I baked cod last night on a bed of leeks with balsamic and butter sauce. Had it with fresh asparagus that I lightly blanched so they were still crisp. Yummy! It's good served with mashed potatoes with a little of the leek and sauce on top, but since we don't eat white stuff, that was out:(
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The oncotype dx test is for women like me with low stage bc and no node involvement. Or at least this was true 2 1/2 years ago when I was dx'ed. The test is done by one laboratory, located in the US, and it examines the tumor tissue and gives it a rating for likely recurrence. A low number suggests that chemotherapy is not necessary. A high number suggests that chemotherapy is wise. A middle number calls for a decision on the part of the dr. and patient.
I believe the thinking is that chemotherapy has serious SEs and should not be given if not absolutely necessary.
I had never heard of the oncotype test when I went for my first apptment with my BC dr. followng dx. She gave me a pamphlet and told me that I would have the oncotype following surgery. She also ordered an MRI on the breasts and a complete body scan.
I wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Carole Halston for Silhouette Books, which is owned by Harlequin Romances, the biggest publisher of romance fiction in the world. I wrote fulltime for 21 years after retiring from teaching English in high school and college. I had 35 novels published, all paperback, and all were published in many different languages. It was funny to receive copies of my books in Japanese and Italian and other languages. I retired from writing in 2000 after finishing up a contract. Writing is work and requires dedication. I decided I had had enough of spending all those hours in my office. Time is more valuable than $$$.
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"That salad sounds wonderful..never thought of those combinations before. Is the cauliflower cooked or raw? What kind of dressing?
raw cauliflower also raw garlic and onion of course.. if you let it marinate in the dressing a bit, it softens. i suppose you could blanch it..
super simple olive oil, lemon or vinegar, S & P .. the rosemary is just beyond my door..
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OMG Laurie on that cake!! I havent had a good cake in a long time...no sense making one here as my DH doesnt really like sweets and I would have to eat it all by myself...oh darn! I am going to make that key lime pie as my daughter is coming in this weekend from NYC.....so excited.
Minustwo what an awsome trip...so envious. When living on the lake, there was nothing better than opening our window at night and listening to the waves.
Well better get moving and do some house cleaning before the board of health shows up and condemns the place. Have a pork roast defrosting...will do on the grill with some smashed potatos and a vege.
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I love caulifflower the only way DH eats it is when i roast it with garlic, evoo and parmasan cheese but i want to try the raw salad that sounds really good.
Carol- Oh wow we have a celebrity amongst us ladies!! That is so cool carol i used to read the harlem books back in the day when i had a libedo LOL! I always loved the romance steamy kind of books.
Carrie- LOL@ the comment on the board of health showing up LOL!
We are going out tonight with friends that have been in mexico for 3 weeks she called and said We missed your laugh and need a Debbie and Chuck fix- They are, are in there 80.s but act like they are 30 yrs younger just the sweetest people ever. They make us feel young LOL!
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Carol- WOW! I can't believe you had 35 books published! That is more than impressive! Just curious, do you like to read the types of books that you wrote? How did you get into that?
Michelle- yay for breaking even and having fun! Glad you enjoyed yourself.
Kaara- your cod sounds yummy. I bought some today to have tomorrow night, wish I had some leeks.
For the chicken piccata I used 1 cup of chicken broth. I think the recipe just called for too much lemon. It said to thinly slice a half lemon and called for a 1/4 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice as well. Next time I wouldn't add the juice and just do the lemon slices. I swear I could taste lemon the rest of the night.
Tonight I am going out for a glass of wine with girlfriends. Not long, but long enough to get me out of making dinner and bath routine! DH said he would try to be home for 5:30 and I will come back for 8 so I can help get the boys to bed and read books etc.
I am upset about the dentist appointment for the boys today. My youngest who is 2 had his first visit and they said his two front teeth are in really bad shape. They asked how much juice he gets and I told them he drinks about 3 cups a day. They told me to only allow 4 oz a day and cut it with water. I already buy motts for tots which is 1/2 the sugar. Ok....then she asked if he snacks a lot and I said constantly, She said thats part of the problem, don't let him have more than 2 snacks a day. We brush his teeth in the am and pm, he uses a fluoride rinse. I was heartbroken. She said if the decay continues he could lose his teeth before it is time. WTH?? They also told me to have him start chewing Trident gum after snacks. Which just seems bizarre but I bought it and he likes it and didn't even swallow it. I left feeling like the worst parent on earth. I honestly don't get it, how can I try to do everything right and end up with a 2 year old with bad teeth? But I was very proud of him, he even let the hygienist polish his teeth and do the full cleaning, she couldn't believe it herself and said he was the most well behaved 2 year old she had ever seen. Yha- the two year old with bad teeth....
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Laurie- Dont you EVER feel like a bad parent, you are the best parent i know i mean you really are, some kids can eat all kinds of junk food and never get cavities, and some like your son only eats minimal sweets and gets cavities i think its just in there makeup. You are doing everything right as a parent so dont feel bad. You should be proud at what youve accomplished as a mom.
Michelle- Im glad you had a nice relaxing time by yourself i havnt made a trip to the casino in quite awhile my dh will be going to a food and liquor show in chicago in may i plan on spending most ot my time at the casino while he is away.
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Here is a chicken dish called whole roasted chicken in potacchio- I saw it on the chew today and it looks amazing
ngredients
- 1 (3 1/2 - 4 pound) chicken (trimmed and patted dry)
- 2 - 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 medium new potatoes (quartered)
- 6 small sprigs rosemary
- 1 large onion (cut into 8 wedges)
- 1 cup crushed canned tomatoes
- 1 cup dry white wine
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
kitchenware- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Cup (set)
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steps ingredients per step instructions
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Heat the oven to 375°F. -
1 (3 1/2 - 4 pound) chicken (trimmed and patted dry)
2 - 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of cayenne pepper
6 medium new potatoes (quartered)
6 small sprigs rosemary
1 large onion (cut into 8 wedges)
1 cup crushed canned tomatoes
1 cup dry white wineRub the chicken all over with a tablespoon or two of olive oil and season it well with salt inside and out. Add a pinch of cayenne to inside and outside of chicken. Put the chicken in a large roasting pan (you want some room around the chicken to hold the vegetables in a single layer). Add the potatoes, rosemary, onion, tomatoes, and wine to the roasting pan around the chicken. Drizzle a tablespoon or so of olive oil. -
Roast the chicken until done, periodically basting it with the liquid that accumulates, 1 to 1 1/2 hours depending on the size of the bird. (When cooked through, the juices that result from pricking the thigh will run clear and a thermometer inserted in the thigh will read 170°F.) Let the bird sit for 10 minutes before carving. -
To serve: Serve the chicken pieces with the potatoes and onions from the pan. Spoon out some of the tomato "sauce" and add that to the plate, too.
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Debbie - I saw that chicken on The Chew, too. It looked amazing and I am going to have to make that dish very soon!
Laurie - two of my grandkids have had cavities in their baby teeth. They drink water almost exclusively and she limits their treats. They do eat a lot of fruit but how do you restrict that? I think some kids just have softer teeth. You're an amazing mom - don't EVER doubt it for a second!
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