So...whats for dinner?
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carberry - the trial was initiated at the US Military Cancer Institute in San Antonio and is directed at those of us who are Her2+. Because of the aggressive nature of this type of BC it tends to recur quickly (within 2-3 years) so this vaccine is a peptide that stimulates your own immune system to prevent that recurrence. The vaccine is adminstered with a GM-CSF (like Neulasta) and they work together. Because Her2+ does recur rapidly they have already gathered data from phase I and reduced recurrence by 50% in those participants. They are still recruiting for phase II and widened the availability of the vaccine, but the phase I results have already been published.
auntie - sorry about having the sleep study - DH does them annually, but he can sleep anywhere, anytime - no fun.
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Special K - SO glad you were able to get into a trial!
Dinner tonight is my sinful chicken cor don bleu with sauce. I haven't made it in a long time and am looking forward to it. Busy day with the boys, we went on a play date at one of the climbing/jumping places and pizza for lunch. They didn't nap because they were so off the walls from playing. But on the bright side, we are looking at early bed time! I plan on laying by the fire and reading a book
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SpecialK Thanks so much for the information. I am also Her2+ so anything they can come up with will be great. My onc assured me that it was a good time to be pos with Herceptin on the market...thank you to all those that did the trial and paved the way for that drug.
Laurie Did you ever post the recipe for that? I love chicken cor don bleu but dont feel that mine is that good. Enjoy your reading time with peace and quiet.
Tonight is a ready to bake pizza from the store.
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carberry - there appear to be few SEs from this vaccine so I am hopeful that it makes it to the market sooner rather than later.
Dinner tonight was one of my mom's old recipes - Hunter's Stew. Beef stew meat, tomatoes, tomato paste, onion/carrot/garlic, spiced with chili powder, rosemary, parsley and oregano. Yummy over wide noodles with steamed broccoli.
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They are advertizing Golden Canole in Somerville on Channel 5, on Chronical.
Dang, I can't keep up with everyone, I'm almost always 24 hours behind.
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Just came home from doing all the Turkey shopping. Market Basket was mobbed. But I think I'm done.
Dear God:
These are my friends, whom I love and this is my prayer for them
Help them live their life to the fullest.
Please promote them and cause them to excel
above their expectations.Help them to shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love.
Protect them at all times, lift them up when they need
you the most, and let them know when they walk with you,They will always be safe.
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Deb,
That is interesting. I once tried to walk into Golden Canolli and buy something but was quickly shown the door. Only wholesale sales, I was told. Looks like they are selling 4 items retail now. Can't tell from the website if I can buy onsite or have to pay shipping. When I want to make a cannoli, which isn't often, I buy my shells from Al Capone and either make my own filling or buy his.
*susan*
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Deb I agree! It is hard to keep up here!
Carrie- For my cor don bleu I butterfly a chicken breast and pound thin. Take a few slices of ham and a slice of swiss cheese and fold into a pocket- put into the center of the chicken breast and fold it up into a ball using tooth picks to secure it together. (usually takes about 3) Then dip your chicken roll into flour, egg, then bread crumbs. Then egg it and bread it again. In a skillet heat about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of oil and brown the chicken on all sides. (it is very quick if your oil is hot enough) Then put in a dish and put it in the oven for about 20 minutes or so until juices run clear. For the sauce (I'm sorry I don't measure!) put about 2 tbsp of butter and about 4 tbsp of flour in a pan and make a base roux add chicken broth, about 1/2 cup? and some salt pepper and a heavy splash of milk. Mix very well and keep on low heat to thicken while the chicken finishes cooking. The sauce should be the same thickness as gravy- add more broth or flour if needed.
I'm not sure if the recipe makes sense? I need to learn to measure!
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When we want cannolis, we head to McKinnon's Market in Salem. They carry cannolis and filling from the Modern Pastry Shop in Boston's North End. And they package the filling separately so you can fill them when you are ready and they stay crispy.
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Laurie, the cordon bleu sounds good. I've never cooked that dish.
We had catfish filets, seasoned and panfried. Steamed yellow squash and roasted asparagus.
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carole : that dinner sounds divine.
Well I am off to England tomorrow. I will report back in a couple of days as to what Mum has cooked me... some good ol' English grub.
Wishing all of you peace love and happiness. Hugs to all xx
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Ditto on the cordon bleu sounding good. Thanks for the recipe, Laurie.
Tazzy, have a safe and wonderful trip to Mum's....will look forward to your report on her English grub!
Big cooking day tomorrow to get as much done as possible to make Thursday easier...even tho we are doing it small here....just DS2 and a lot of football viewing.
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Safe travels Tazzy!
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Kaara- I don't remember that from last year but I sure hope your TG goes a lot smoother this year. Glad your DD is giving you a rest this year and cooking.
Carrie- That beer sounds unusal but good at the same time, nothing can taste bad with cinnamon and sugar hehe!
Nancy- Acetylcystien is suppose to help the immune system and an antioxident also great for mucous and a host of other things. From what my Dr. said they are even using it in hospitals now and seeing great results. My DH had the sleep study and said he fell right to sleep but wondering if you can take a sleeping aide when you get there? Hope it goes well for you.
Specialk- Hunters stew sounds good I think that will be on my menu for next week. Hope your SE are minimal for you.
Laurie- Your chx cordon blu sounds really good, and yes you made perfect sense lol! Glad your feeling a little better
Deb- Loved the poem so sweet! And love cannolis yumm!
Susan- Your onion dish sounds really good!
Michelle- How are you doing? Thinking about you always!
Tazzy- Have a great trip to England and safe travels.
Carole- Yum on the catfish hadn't had that in a long time.
Since I will be cooking most of the day tomorrow I bought some Loyds bq pork that I heated in the mic and put on buns w/jack cheese and side of mac salad. Easy and not much clean up.
I added another2 dishes to my menu for TG- Making a pinapple fruit salad that is easy and very good, got tired of the reg fruit salad and this is really goodl. take a 20 oz can of crushed pineapple drained, mix with a 8 0z package of softened cream cheese and 3 cups of miniture marshmellows mix, cover and refridgerate over night, next day add I small container of cool whip and 1 jar of marchino cherries cut in half. mix and fridgerate for a couple of hours to thicken.
and an appetizer, take some club crackers and line then up on a baking sheet put heaping tablespoons of kraft parmesan cheese and put heaping tablespoons on each cracker until coveref then take a half peice of bacon and wrap around the cracker snugly but not to tight covering the whole cracer from end to end. Bake in a 250% oven for 2 hours just like the recipe states they are not low in calorie but so delicious!
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Happy day before Thanksgiving everyone!...For those of you who are cooking, hope everything turns out well. I feel a little lost I must admit without a lot to do...I'm making my corn pudding and I purchased store bought pies (never been one to bake) DD is taking care of the rest. Entire family will be together except for DS #2 and his family who are going to Pa to her family's home. He finally got around to telling me yesterday, but I had already seen it on facebook so I was prepared. It's no big deal anymore...I'll see them sometime during the holidays.
Laurie: Glad you are feeling better...keep taking that C & D after your cold is passed...it will keep your immune system intact. Next time you have blood tests done, have your Vit D levels checked (you have to ask) they should be somewhere around 50 for optimal immunity protection.
Carole: Glad you are having success with WW....you dinner last night was perfect...no carbs.
Debbie: Thanks for the tip on the supplement...I'll look for it as well. Anything to stay healthy, and we're going on a cruise over New Year's so will need protection.
Auntie: Good luck on your sleep study...I wondered the same thing....how would I ever fall asleep in an environment like that! It's bad enough in a dark room with total silence..LOL!
Happy day everyone!
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Safe travel, Tazzy. Be sure and tell us about your visit when you return home.
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Thanks caroleh.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the US sisters.
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I just wanted to stop in and wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving, and for those of our Sisters who are having treatments or surgery on Thanksgiving Day, know that we are also thinking of you.
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Tazzy, safe and enjoyable trip. KAARA, I am not responsible for dinner this year either. But I do get to make pies! LOL My DD is doing everything else. Sent her home with all the serving bowls and platters too, last weekend when she was home.
Carol, I second Kaara that dinner sounded good.
Nancy, hope the sleep study goes well.
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We're all pooling money to pay for a newly reopened restaurant to bring us dinner tomorrow. So, I can tell you, "No MREs".
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eric - yay for no more MREs! Try to have a happy T-day even though you are far from home!
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Yay EricI Enjoy a well-deserved meal. Your name will be invoked at our T-giv table tomorrow as we give thanks for those who make a difference in ours and others' lives.
Busy in the kitchen....tho taking a break to go with DH to ophthalmologist to again discuss the plan for his scheduled cataract surgery. He keeps hearing about other hi-tech procedures that other docs do, so is totally confused about which way to go! Guess I can't complain about his obsessiveness since it is about his sight afterall......
Hope your sleep study goes well, Nance. I have been avoiding that....maybe you will have encouraging news!
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Eric, yay for no MREs tomorrow. Enjoy Thanksgiving dinner. Say Hi to Sharon and the kids from us too when you talk. It's hard to be away on a holiday. Thanks for helping others. Also wish a happy Thanksgiving to all those with you there! Much love to all.
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Eric - So glad to hear you will have a nice meal.
My new wig - it's pretty nice, I think.
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Michelle......Love, love, love it!!
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Michelle. It's really cute!
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Like your wig, Michelle!!
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Michelle Love the wig...especially the lighter color...very nice!
Happy Turkey Day everyone!!
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I'm sure a lot of you are in full cooking mode today.
Eric, enjoy your well deserved meal. It's good work that you're doing there.
Safe travels Tazzy!
Michelle, absolutely LOVE the wig. You and DD made a good choice.
The sleep study kinda sucked. I spent 4 1/2 hours tossing and turning tangled up in cords and electrode wires. Not to mention yards of tape sticking more stuff on my face and under my nose and gooey paste attaching more nodes in my hair. Unbelievably, I guess I did sleep, although I didn't feel like I did, and at 3 a.m. the tech came in and told me if I couldn't take it any more, I could leave (I was awake). I laid there for a minute more then decided to leave. DH was at a hotel about 5 miles from the sleep lab (about 60 miles from home) so I made my getaway. The good news is, I don't have an apnea and heart and breathing function was all normal. So why don't I sleep well? No answer there yet.
Wishing all of you a very wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. I'm very thankful for all of you!0 -
OMG, Michelle. It is beautiful !! Love it! You and DD are a good selection team!
Nance, sorry it was so awful...I suspect I would have the same results which is why I resist the experience.....so far...0
