So...whats for dinner?
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All the Irish dinners sound good. My 6 ft. 5 in. "baby" brother's birthday is today. I sent him a card but will also call today and sing a Happy Birthday duet with my mother after she and I go to church. She's the oldest charter member of this Southern Baptist church out in the boonies (or what used to be the boonies) and she loves the attention she gets as I roll her into the church in her wheelchair.
All my birthday restaurant eating has sent my weight sky high and given me the "weight control religion." Yesterday I had a cup of home-made broccoli soup for lunch and chicken salad about 4pm. DH and I and another couple went to the Abita Opry and I had a bottle of water while the others had hot dogs and chili and chicken sausage gumbo from the concession stand. I wasn't even tempted. The Opry was really fun with four different music groups. One group was jazz with some really good musicians from New Orleans and a woman singer. Another group was a family who did gospel.
I'll wait until the end of the month to get my corned beef fix. We plan to go to the Louisiana Derby at the NO Fairgrounds and the corned beef poboys there are famous among the race track crowd. They cook the corned beef in their kitchen and pile it onto French bread. All served on styrofoam plates! You add your own mustard and relish or whatever. Of course, you could have it served to you if you pay a little extra and go into the clubhouse but we go early and get great seats on the finish line in the grandstand, which is very nice. Lots of beer available at the beer concessions but I'll probably skip those calories.
We just got our first Panera and it's about 5 min. away but Panera could probably figure out a way to make the water and lemon high fat and high cal! Their food is definitely tasty. Great bread, and hence the name.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
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Forgot to say that the Catholic churches in our area do the Friday fish frys during Lent, either dine in or pick up. They do a good business. As for fried fish poboys and dinners, they're available year round in the restaurants.
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Thanks for the Irish blessing post, Deb. Have a great St Patrick's Day!
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Michelle,
My mind keeps coming back to you and lowering tumor markers. I just don't think I have the words to tell you how very happy I am for you. Hope that the markers [and tumor load] just keep going down, down, down.
*susan*
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Thanks so much, Susan! We are all ecstatic over the drop after almost a year of continuous rise. I feel better, too. Now I can hope for a nice, long ride on Gemzar. It was so excellent to spread good news for a change!
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Carole, I so admire your discipline in passing on those things that sabotage your weight loss efforts. I can't seem to say no to anything. When we were in Abita springs, DH bought a DVD of the abita opera. It looks like it should be great fun to see in person.
Here's a little st. Patrick's day factoid for you. Panera began as St. Louis Bread Company (and retains that name in the st. Louis area) in a community about 3 miles from my house. I used to go there every Saturday morning and stand in line for their cinnamon and rye breads, still warm from the oven. They were extremely popular even then and grew rapidly. Their bear claws are still some of the best I've had.0 -
Top of the morning to everyone.
Michelle, like Susan, I keep thinking about your tumor marker numbers..and when I do, I smile...
Eric
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I really do love Panera. But you have to be careful. I like the roast beef sandwich and black bean soup. I get the sandwich without the sauce, as I hate mayo or anything like it. That particular 2fer is one of the "Eat this Not that" choices. So it isn't too bad. The only thing is with the soup they give you bread, but if you ask they can sub something. I just forget til its on my plate! Lol
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We were going to go out to eat at the Glenview Pub so I could have my corned beef dinner but when I called to ask about the menu they had a limited menu today and DH does not like corned beef dinners and they were not serving shrimp or anything he would like so I called Brickhouse and picked up a corned beef dinner there and then went to Fishbones and got DH Baked Stuffed Shrimp. My dinner was OK but I prefer the red corned beef. In the past I would make it at home but I hate just cooking it for myself.
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Deb - we went to The Irish Cottage in Methuen. They had a great corned beef dinner for just $10, plus the other dishes we had were excellent. You might want to think about trying it. They had a limited menu, too, but it was still pretty extensive.
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I had both dutch ovens going today. One for the coddle and for the soda bread.
I took a look at the bacon and sausage and I decided to pre-cook them a bit to get rid of some of the fat. I'm glad I did. Had I not done that, the coddle would have been much too greasy.
When I looked up Irish soda bread, I found it was the same as "my" southern biscuits except I didn't need a rolling pin nor the round cutter. Cake flour, baking powder, salt and enough buttermilk to make a very moist dough and knead it as little as possible.
Everyone like it...so the experiment worked out pretty well.
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I've seen soda bread cooked on a tv cooking show but have not made it myself.
Not sure what dinner will be tonight but I have a box of really nice baby portabello mushrooms and am thinking I might make a WW recipe for Mushroom Risotta that is really good. Have served it to guests and been asked for the recipe.
But...I also have a package of ground lamb in the freezer and shepherd's pie might be good. Have all those ingredients on hand, too.
Decisions, decisions.
My WW meeting is this morning and then dh wants to drive over to Biloxi to a bike shop this afternoon. He has been looking for a new bike for me. Mine fell off the bike rack last summer and was damaged.
Michelle, I smile every time I think about your good results. If anyone deserves a positive outcome, you do.
Debbie, comforting hugs to you.
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The chocolate Irish whiskey souffle tarts were absolutely fabulous. I substituted Bailey's Irish cream for the whiskey though and that kind of upped the wow factor in my estimation.
No clue about dinner. This always happens to me. When I plan a big meal for guests, once it's done and my mind is empty of all the little details, it takes it a while to get in gear again. Perhaps the minestrone I had intended to fix last week . . .0 -
Hubby is hoping for lasagna tonight. I'm going to try and make a quickie version using canned sauce with some amendments. It's an ambitious undertaking for me but I think I can do it. Need to go to the grocery store to get the ingredients.
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Nance, I totally get how easy it is to have culinary "let down" after a successful marathon effort! Knowing your track record, you will at least have a wonderful minestrone tonight.
So impressed, Michelle, that you are already making lasagna....amendments or not. You continue to be our heroine.....and I bet Rick is thrilled!
Crazy day here....have a nasty URI (that's what I get for leaving my house to meet people for lunches and dinners so much last week!), but dragged myself to the cardiologist who was evaluating me after the chest pain issues, for a final appt. with her.....not so fast..... While she doesn't need to continue to see me, she did express concern about the calcifications present in my cardiac arteries, which while not problematic yet, could be in a few years unless I start a low dose of a statin and baby aspirin. I had been happy that I was one of the few people I know at 67 years who had yet to be prescribed a statin, especially since I already take celebrex and the hormone therapy....well, no more. Make some more space in that pill box! Jeeze! As she pointed out, my mother's family does (did) have cardiac issues, so this is just my insurance. I will get over myself, but another meds was just a surprise.....especially since I seem never to take any med without feeling side effects. Hope the statin is gentle.
We have tickets to see the Celtics face (defeat?!
the Heat tonight, and I was so looking forward to it. Just feel too lousy to join the crowd, so DH is arranging for someone else to use the tickets. I think we'll order dinner in before I park myself under a quilt on the couch to watch it.
DH just came in to let me know that his cousin emailed everyone to say that his wife is in her very last moments on the earth, (she has been on the end of life roller coaster for the past couple of weeks) and still trying to support all around her who are so distressed about losing her. A very strong, loving, woman who will be so missed.....a story too often repeated. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks....0 -
Michelle- I hope your lasagna turns out awesome. You are an inspiration to us all! At least the storm will be here and gone for you to fly out on the 20th. It will melt fast- I keep reminding myself of that.lol!
Lacey- Yuck on the URI, I hope you feel better soon. The cardiologist results are concerning, take care of yourself. Prayers for your cousins wife.
Everyone St Patrick's Day food sounds like it was yummy! DH and I went on a pub crawl through a bunch of his accounts bars with two other couples while by dear brother watched the boys. We had all sorts of different foods as the men were ordering for all of us! I had corned beef nachos, Guinness french onion soup, buffalo chicken nachos, sesame chicken strips some Irish Whiskey beef stew and at one place they had soda bread! I had never had it but had read about it in books etc and it was very good. Everything actually was yummy. It was a great time as we all piled in our mini van and rode together. I had a cheese omelet for dinner that DH made. I did not feel like cooking but needed something. So I bribed him, if I gave the kids a bath and read them their book and got them in bed he would feed me. He makes an awesome omelet. God Bless him because when I came down stairs he had everything ready to go including a hot pan and whipped one up in no time for me. It was delish.
Tonight is meatloaf which I will make extra big so we have left overs for meatloaf sandwiches. I was going to hit the grocery store today before the storm but went to the chiropractor first and could barely walk after the adjustment. Not normal? He said it was a big one and ice it it will get better. I have iced it and it is better but the whole thing was weird. I was actually nausea's after?
My other fun thing from the weekend was DS1's soccer coach had something come up and asked me to coach his game on Saturday for her. (I worked with her for years back when I used to work.) So I had a blast coaching the kids and afterward DH said he was impressed- he wasn't sure I could pull it off, he said I was a natural. I said no- I am just a woman. LOL!!!
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Laurie, sounds like you had a great St. Paddy's Day!.....with such a lovely ending. And congrats on your coaching debut!
Good news on the Celt's tickets....DS2 (our local "sports broker") sold them immediately. So I am about to get into my comfy sweats, and staking out my spot on the couch under the toasty fleece quilt that a friend made me last year when I was working and going through treatment. It continues to bring me (and DH!) such comfort.0 -
It snowing so hard I cant see out the window! AAAHHH Lacey pass me that quilt and Nance I will take some of those chocolate irish wiskey soufle tarts!!
Laurie Wow on the culinary treats along your pub crawl. Good job with the coaching, and your right it takes a woman to get the job done!
My DH doesnt like the corned beef dinner either,so we had ruebens with homemade coleslaw.
Lacey I hear ya on adding more meds...I fight it every step of the way.
Tonight will just be salad, trying to clean out fridge before we leave on Thursday for NC.
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Carrie, I wish I could, then I wouldn't be forced to eat the last one ;-)
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Well, DH decided he wanted to finish making the lasagna so he cooked the noodles and did the final assembly and we now have a shared project! And he learned a few things! I did a lot today, though. I drove to Nashua to visit my aunt, then grocery shopped for the lasagna, made the meat sauce, and I packed my suitcase earlier for our trip to Phoenix. Looking forward to this meal!
Lacey - sure hope you're feeling better soon. Enjoy the evening lounging and recuperating.
Laurie - the pub crawl sounds like loads of fun!
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We are having insane weather today! I awoke to DH snow blowing about ten inches of snow in the rain/sleet this morning. Then it turned to snow again, then sleet, then heavy rain and a few minutes ago to driving fluffy snow. The roads are a mess, accidents in many areas......hope everyone stays safe.
DH is at meetings today and tonight, so I will sew instead of cooking....if I can get myself properly motivated to actually get something done....would be very happy to curl up under a blanket and watch a movie, but still have lots of taggies to finish.
Lunch was peanut butter and cherry jam on a piece of matzo. Sometimes (like when matzo is in the stores, and DH buys a lot) that just hits the spot.
Michelle I am really happy for you guys that you head to the airport tomorrow instead of today....and you will REALLY appreciate the AZ weather after today's madness!0 -
A cold front is supposed to move through Arizona over the next couple of days. It's supposed to cool down from the mid 80F range to the mid to upper 70F range. By the end of week, it's supposed to be back up into the mid 80F range again.
This is the time of year to enjoy Arizona.
Off to the doctor. My mom is getting her deep brain stimulator batteries replaced next Tuesday (if the doctors say it's OK). She has essential tremor and the batteries are just about exhausted. Without the stimulators, she shakes very much. With the stimulators operating, she can thread a needle. It's amazing.
The battery replacement is actually a very simple surgery. What's making it complicated is her 95th birthday next month. She's seeing just about every "ologist" except a urologist and a audiologist. :-)
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Eric, that is so great that they have that for your Mom's tremors. Does she live near you?
After 2 days my computer dried out and DD's coffee spill seems to have dried out the keyboard and it's working again. Yay!
Everyone sounds like they had a good St Paddy's day.
For dinner defrosted cooked shrimp with cocktail sauce, avacodo, bibb lettuce and clementines. Yummy!
Laurie, you are a wild woman
Michelle so glad you're having fun.
I'm trying to talk a friend into flying to Miami, renting a convertable and driving to Key West and staying a few days. If you open a Hilton credit card you can get 2 nights free, someone told me today. I am so there and tired of this very heavy snow, and no Eric, I don't feel sorry for your cold front lol
Update, scratch the credit card, you have to spend money to get the free rooms! Hmmm Plan B look for cheap hotel
Susan good luck tomorrow!
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Mom and I live about 3 miles apart.
The doctors gave their tentative OK for the surgery on Tuesday. Monday she gets more lab work and meets with the surgeon. it's the same surgeon that did the initial implant and the battery changes.
I was letting Michelle know that the weather out here is supposed to be somewhere on the very good side of perfect! It should make it easier to celebrate the drop in the marker numbers... :-)
Lacey, hopefully the URI "bugs" go away as fast as possible.
I'll be thinking of you tomorrow Susan.
Sharon wants me to look over an answer key for a physics test... :-)
Eric
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I can't wait to walk off that plane in Phoenix and not see snow!!!
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Wow! This thread just flies when you miss a couple of days...hard to catch up! Getting ready to head back to the mountains at the end of the month, so trying to eat what is left in the freezer which is always a challenge. I made cornish hens on Monday, then leftover spagetti and sauce last night. Tonight will be the leftover hens with a side dish. Still have some shrimp and fish that I must use up.
This weekend I'm having my family get together for Easter since we will be gone on that day. I think I'm going to do a pork roast in the crock pot and then shred it for pork sliders and serve with potato salad, cole slaw and beans. DD is bringing a pineapple upside down cake for dessert. I'll have baskets and an egg hunt for the little ones like I did last year, and try to get photos of them in their pretty dresses. It will be hectic but fun!
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Haven't been on lately... For St Paddy's day I made corn beef and cabbage with small red potatoes, but I had already (before I realized it was St Paddy's day) thawed out some short ribs, so I also made them, and some potato salad, as hubby had a hankering for it. I cooked for about 4 hours, but ended up with enough food to last for most of the week, which was fortunate, as I came down with that stinking cold/flu that's been going around and missed the next two days of work.
We sold our house so are no longer home owners.... at least until we figure out where on earth we are going to land. I'm retiring this fall, so we'll rent until then, at least. I crave warmth, so have been pushing for Hawaii, Southern California or the Gulf Coast. Hubby LOVES to salmon fish, so he really wants to stay here in the NW. He says that we'll leave every winter, but I say let's move somewhere warm, and then go back to the NW every summer for him to fish.... Health insurance will be about $200 a month less for the 2 of us if we stay in Washington, but I am SO done with being cold!!!
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Garden, have you considered Southeast or Central Arizona? At retirement (if not sooner), we're going to bolt to either of those two areas. Phoenix is OK.....the summer heat doesn't bother me, but the crowds are something I've never liked. Central and SE Airzona have 4 seasons without being overly frigid and are not crowded, but not totally isolated (like the part of Arizona north of the Grand Canyon)....
I'm taking this week and next week off for two spring breaks. This week DD is off (she's at track practice right now) and next week Sharon is off. Next week I'll be alternating between Sharon and my 95 year old mom (getting some minor surgery to replace battery packs).
Dinner tonight...I've decided it will involve pork chops...but that's as far as I've managed to get! :-)
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We checked out Arizona a few years ago - and decided against it. We are both native northwesterners and neither of us have spent any significant time far from salt water. I did live in Arizona for about 6 months in my twenties and HATED it. My allergies just about killed me - but when we were reconsidering it we went down to Tucson/Benson area to check things out - again my allergies were horrendous. So that one is out.
We both have terrible allergies and obviously some fairly important health issues, so have to take that stuff into consideration as well.
Knowing us - we'll probably end up here in the NW and travel to warmer climes during the winter months, but I've got to admit that I'd prefer the other way 'round... If we do stay here I'll have to buy a spa or something to warm me up...
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