So...whats for dinner?
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I love hummus and make it often i also add lots of garlic and evoo. I have made it with greek and kalamata olives and it was very good. Dh does not care for it so i make small batches. I leave out the tahini because im also worried about that too Lacey.
Specialk- Cute story my sister was the same way, she would not budge we used to giggle how strong she was but so cute at the same time lol!
Kaara- I just mentioned the patch to DH he said its worth a try and would ask neurogurgeon about it, thanks for the idea
Dh golfed this morning so had brunch i made a cheese omlet and added pancake batter to it with cheese and onions, it was delicous also had sausage patties and hashbrowns. So full i could take a nap now. But Dh said get dressed im taking you some where. so im hopeing its the casino yipeeeeeeee!
Sorry if i missed anyone. Hugs
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We've been decluttering and I came across pciture that fits into this thread. Our daughter loved it...
I'd cut an apple in quarters in the usual way (stem to blossom end) and set the fleshy side down on a bed of lettuce. Then I'd take a nail and make some dents in the skin of the apple where each dent is big enough to hold a raisen. For the head, I'd put a red grape at the stem end of the apple....and you have a lady bug. If I was feeling really engeretic, I'd make some legs out of thin grap slices and put then along the side of the apple....
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eric: How cute and what a great way to get them to eat their fruit.
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I love food sculptures! I made a caterpiller birthday cake out of frosted twinkies with gumdrop feet and licorice antenna. It was a hit (at kindergarten!) - I made enough segments so all the kids could have their own piece. The apple "ladybug" sounds a lot healthier though!!
Here is a link for a commercial on youtube for "meatster bunny" - also a food sculpture! It is funny! Especially at the end, you have to listen carefully.
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WOW you all have been busy, Lasagna and Texas Garlic toast for suppa tonight.
My Mom would cook liver & onions at least twice a month. I HATED LIVER & ONIONS! But could not leave the table until it was gone. So, I would cut the liver into small pieces, bury them in my mashed potatoes and just swallow with out chewing, so I couldn't taste the liver. My brother and sister loved liver and onions. My MIL loved Kidney's, never tried those. I love all types of vegetables except Okra and Lima Beans.
Rebekah and Nick have arrived in the U.S. Nick has been admitted into the Lahey Clinic and he will have his procedure tomorrow morning. I was told that Lahey has done this procedure for over 20 years. They are staying until Thursday, I imagine the doctors will want to follow up with him before they go back to Bermuda.
(((Everyone)))
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Just took the last of my Doxycyclin, boy that that antibiotic make your skin sensive to the sun. I had sunscreen on and still got a sunburned nose and the back of my legs. Tata is still not 100% better. I am kind of leery if the infection is really gone.
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Eating fancies - my Mother made us take one taste of everything that was served. We didn't have to take a full serving, but we did have to taste it every time. Hated slimey canned asparagus - fresh is one of my favorites now. Hated brussel sprouts - boy are they good roasted w/garlic. I'm greatful that I was never forced since I eat most everything except okra & liver.
My dinnner is early afternoon on Sundays - a long time habit. Today it was sushi with Rothchild's Lemon Wasabi sauce and a glass of Bogle Chardonay. Supper will be 3 bean salad & fresh potato-rosemary bread.
Hard to keep up. Deborye - Hope the infection is gone. Debbie - let us know how the patch works if your DH tries it. Was the surprise the casino?
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lacey - my oncologist told me it's ok to eat both soy and tahini (sesame) as long as I didn't get carried away with it. I no longer drink soy milk nor do I eat edamame, but occasionally I have tofu (usually not more often than once or twice a month) and don't worry about a small amount of tahini in hummus, as I don't over indulge in the hummus either. I decided that I won't let the cancer run my life in any fashion, including denying myself either food or drink that I truly love. I will modify the amount I take in, but will not refuse to have any. On the other hand, I have completely given up on wheat, as it makes my body ache altogether too much.
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So the other day I posted I made a roast that was kinda weird - for me anyway. It was a beef roast and I put Lowry's Teryaki sauce on it, then a bunch of garlic salt, then a can of crushed pineapple. It was actually not all that bad. It needed something else, though. My husband's birthday was Friday. He wanted something with Salsa Verde, so I put some chicken thighs in my electric pressure cooker (love this device) with some green chilis. Shredded it and used the left over roast, mixed with sour cream and shredded cheddar-jack, and made enchiladas. The kids seemed to love it. Another new dish for me.
Oh and i made butter!! I put about 2 cups of heaving whipping cream in my mixer and let it whip for a while until it turned into butter! Added salt. My kids say it tastes better than store bought. Pretty cool!
Tonite, tho, it's a frozen pizza lol
amy
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Debbie So sorry I missed your birthday..happy birthday!! sounds like you celebrated in style.
Kids headed back to Ohio this afternoon, they did get some boating in today before they left and a short stint on the jetski. I sure wish he would re-think his decision to stay in Ohio....I miss him!
When my daughter went through her "white phase" I actually had a school aide have a conversation with me voicing her "opinion" whether it was healthy for her to only be eating cream cheese sandwhiches and apple slices for lunch. She was healthly and the phase only lasted a short time and she is now a healthy adult that eats everything. Like Lacey says, its not worth the battle. Kids are like adults only smaller and we all have our likes and dislikes.
This morning we had baked french toast, a favorite of my sons. Tonight was subs with green salad. No cooking, very hot here today.
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Debbie- Happy Birthday! So glad you had a great time and I know you will KEEP having a great time!
I agree with not forcing kids to eat. I am the mom with the one bite rule as well. I want one bite of everything I put on their plate. Their taste buds change and they will like something one day and not like it another day. But I want them to try. Last summer DS #2 said zucchini was disgusting, by the end of summer he ate it up. I always try to make dinners that make everyone happy. Though I think I get short changed more than anyone else.
Today DH took the kids to work with him. It is bike week in NH which means beer sales, so DH is working a lot. He got a call late last night that someone needed an extra delivery and he felt bad about leaving again as the boys have missed him this week with late nights. He took them with him! They were all up and out the door by 8 and went to bike week with a lot of beer in the back of a pick up truck, extended cab for car seats of course. They were gone until about 1 and all had a great time. To thank him for giving me a kid break I mowed the lawn, vacuumed the pool and worked some more on getting the yard set up around the pool. We all had a great afternoon playing. A really great day all around.
For dinner we had turkey tips from the local butcher with baked potatoes and some green beans and salad. We ate early for us and spet sundown pool side talking about our day. Love it when things work out
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I have to add, at about 3 both kids were complaining they were hungry. I asked DH, did you feed them? He says " Yes....well ....I fed them ice cream..." and he smiles. Thats what Dads are for sometimes.
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amy, thank you for the flashback! I remember when I was 9 or 10 on a visit to my Aunt on the farm helping make butter. She had one of those tall, narrow cylindrical churns with a plunger you moved up and down for what seemed like forever. But it was worth the work. Mom was what I call a North Dakota Norwegian cook, pretty bland meat and potatoes menu. Very little pasta and beans, rice only as a dessert. I did learn to enjoy the traditional specialties of the Norwegian community, lutefisk, pickled herring and pickled pigs feet.
Mom did make wonderful head cheese, actually a form of lunch meat. You boil a hogs head with certain spices, the combination varies from family to family. Pick all the meat from the bones and dice or shred it. Pack meat loosely in a loaf pan and cover with reduced broth, chill. The broth gels and you have very tasty lunch meat.
But she really ruined liver
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Happy birthday Debbie!!
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Happy Birthday, Debbie! Celebrate all week!!!
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How was your recital and night Michelle?
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Laurie - the recital was just adorable. I haven't taken the picture off my camera...they didn't allow video taping and we were pretty far back in the auditorium. Then we went back to my daughter's house for steak and salad. I'm spending the night because I'm going with my grandson on a field trip to tour Fenway Park, so I need to go to sleep here in a couple minutes. It was a lovely day and she looked adorable. There is one picture of her on my Facebook page that I shared from earlier today. It was after she had changed out of her costume.
Nighty-night, all!
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I got the cabinet bottoms done and did minimal effort port roast, salad and rolls meal...something quick so I could get back to turning myself into a pretzel doing under sink work. In another example of a project growing a bit, I also relocated the water filter stuff under the sink so it now is easier to work on (I so love to work under a $#*#*($# sink) and I reinforced another cabinet's bottom so it will hold the cast iron cookware without warping.
All of the cabinet bottoms have been finished with marine wood finish and right now they are outside "de-stinking". It's 9:00pm and it's 95F/35C degrees, so I'm hoping the heat will help drive off the smell by tomorrow.
Sharon had a pretty good energy filled day. It seems the SEs from the Taxol last Monday are pretty much gone. Tomorrow she has an appointment with an ear nose and throat doctor to get another look at a lump that popped up under her left ear. It went away, then came back....I see another needle in her future... :-(
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Laurie, I used to make dd taste things too, and we had the agreement that if it was really disgusting, she was allowed to spit it out. What little kid can resist that.
When she decided she didn't like XYZ food, I would tell her that this was completely normal, since she was so small. Then I would tell her about something I didn't like when small, but that I now eat. I would tell her all this with an air of being slightly sorry for her for still being so small and unable to eat so many things. Then I would assure her that it would get better as she grew and matured and that for that reason she should re-try things she didn't like, because one day she would be big enough to like it.
It worked pretty well. She had her phases, some very annoying, but eventually got over most of it.
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Yes Debbie....Happy Birthday....we share the same birthday month...both Gemini's! When my birthday falls on a Sunday, it's always on Father's Day.
Laurie: It sounds like you had a special day yesterday. Hope you got all those beautiful flowers planted...you'll have to post a photo of your beautiful yard. I wish I knew how to do that but I'm photo challenged:(
eric: nice work on the cabinets! I would love to do mine over, but it would be too challenging for either of us and would cost too much to hire it done, so we're stuck with what we have.
deb: Hope your SIL gets through his surgery without any hitches. Saying a prayer for him. Stay on top of that infection and don't let it get out of control...if it shows any signs of coming back, get right to the doctor.
Michelle: Glad you enjoyed your DGD's recital...they are so cute at that age! I miss mine so much!
Foggy here this morning...can't see the mountains! Was hoping to play golf...now I'll have to clean house instead...no more excuses!
Happy Monday everyone!
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I forgot to mention tahini as an ingredient of the hummus I make. I don't think eating a little hummus with tahini is a major no-no. I agree with the moderation rule. A few years from now eating soy could be a Must Do. Things change with medical rules. That's one reason I decided not to give up my martinis and wine. I told my husband, "If I live to be 90 years old and it's discovered that drinking alcohol ISN'T a risk factor for bc, I'm going to be so PISSED." Balancing risk and enjoyment, I choose to take the risk.
Could we share risk factors? Here are mine. No children. Regular, moderate consumption of alcohol.
Laurie, glad you had such a delightful day with your family.
Michelle, nothing cuter than little girls in dance costumes.
There was a plate of left-over fried eggplant yesterday. (Cooking method: peeled, sliced, dipped in egg and milk mixture, coated with Italian breadcrumbs, browned on each side.) For DH's dinner last night, I made eggplant parmesan by layering the eggplant with a very good bottled tomato sauce from a local restaurant, shredded mozzarella and parm. reg. It was good. I ate only a small spoonful since I had had a big noon meal. For a salad, I sliced crisp cabbage very thin, quartered purple cherry tomatoes, homegrown by my neighbor, and peeled and chopped a delicious cucumber also a gift from my neighbor's garden. Dressing of wine vinegar and mayo. Salad tasted delicious.
We had over 5 inches of rain the last few days. The rain gauge topped out so I don't know much more than 5 in. No place I have to go today!
Hope everyone has a great day.
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Carole, I like the idea of sharing risk factors. My risk factors:
heavy family incidence of cancer (all female relatives on my Mom's side), Dad had prostate cancer; took Estroven when going through menopause (my oncologist says that's bad, but that eating soy is not); moderate consumption of alcohol regularly; overweight; high stress, high electrical field exposure, shift work when younger; irregular sleep patterns
and who knows what else, as I sincerely doubt they have nailed down everything that contributes to BC....
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High electrical field exposure? Doing what?
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Eric you sound like my DH about working under a sink.
Carole - I agree with you about All In Moderation - seems that what was bad for you 10 years ago they find out its not so bad after all.
Supper last night was a Cajun chicken & Pepper 'thing' which went over pasta. I cooked and froze it a couple of weeks ago. Didnt' feel up to much yesterday. That's why I love having ready made dinners in the freezer for those not so good days.
Well the sun is shining here today - woo hoo.
Peace and hugs to you all and hope everyone is enjoying their days.
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I worked with mainframe computers from the time I was twenty until I was fortyish, now I manage to avoid the data center most of the time and just spend too much time in front of monitors - and aren't CRT's anymore!!!
But the major exposure I had was in a building that had high tension electrical transmission lines running one floor beneath me. Almost everyone I knew who worked in that building for more than 5 years developed some form of cancer.0 -
That caught my eye. I worked for an electric utility company for awhile and worked around some significant electrical fields. My wife worked for the same utility, but 50 miles away...we met along side an Interstate highway....
Under sinks work is a pain. I found a muscle that my gym routine has apparently missed. :-) Sometimes it's faster to take everything apart then to try to do the the contortionist routine.
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Busy Thread today! Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and the card too Deb! Its actually tomorrow but i always have the birthday month.
Tomorrow is Seasides and Laceys too, so Happy Birthday to you both hope you have a great day! Sure is a lot of BD's this month.Yes, DH took me to the casino we got there about 3pm and didn't leave until 1:30 am we never took the time to eat so was starving by the time we left we thought burger kong would be open but it wasn't so we went to Safewway we were the only ones shopping at that time in the morning but a bucket of fried chx, macaroni salad. pizza dough, pizza sauce, pepperoni and i got a single chocolate mousse cake and DH got a single chocolate cake i said wow babe look at all this junk food he said, yeah they will think we have been smoking pot and had the munchies lol! Had fun brought home about $200 and DH brought home around the same not bad for being there all day and night. But with all the iced tea i drank all night i couldnt sleep was up all night so a little sluggish today.
I will check on those patches when Dh sees the neurologist on Wednesday. Sounds like it might be a good idea. Thanks!
My risk factors would be drinking (of course) used to smoke. I always wonder though if perfume had anything to do with it i always sprayed it on my chest area. the reason i thought this was because i had a friend wore opium perfume and i loved it so went out and bought it too, she got breast cancer and so did i later on but for some reason that always stuck in my head probably dumb but who knows?
My dads whole side of the family has either breast, lung, esphogus, stomach and brain cancers most of them have passed my dad is pretty healthy except he did have prostate cancer. But it is all pretty scarey. Me and my daughter both have the same gene called "Variant of uncertain significance" Which means basically, they don't know. Anyone else have this?
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I only have a second but Debbie- the Opium perfume- my mother wore it forever and she passed from BC. That is so weird. I actually kept her last unopened bottle after she passed, for the smell.
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That is very bizarre about the Opium perfume... I used to wear it as a teenager (which was many moons ago)... makes ya wonder though eh? Happy birthday to you all xxxxx
I have chicken breasts out of the freezer and that is as far as I have thought about dinner.
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