So...whats for dinner?
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Yesterday was a fun, if exhausting, day going to Costco AND Trader Joe's. Lots of goodies (including those damned Windmill cookies) brought home. In spite of a pantry and freezer full of food, I have no idea what we're having for dinner. I cooked intensively for the past few days, so my brain is now void of ideas. It will probably be pasta lol!
After we got home from shopping, the guys wanted to go to a local casino. So we did. While we were there, we got caught up in a tornado warning and all of us had to move to the center of the place where the gaming tables are. That's the third time that's happened to us. Once in a theater in Branson, MO and another time we were in a store and had to go to the back of the place. Unfortunately, it was an "outdoor" store and where we ended up was in the gun and knife section. I kept thinking of that movie "Twister" when they were in the tool shed and all of the these cleavers and knives were flying around. I'm not sure being pinned under a slot machine would be much better. Anyway, we finally left the casino unscathed (well not exactly, we lost our $$ lol) and drove home in a torrential rain. We've had over 4 inches of rain in the past two days. I'm definitely feeling soggy.
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I am so far behind on this thread I don't even know where to start...
Susan - my condolences, it has been a tough period for you and your family
Michelle - OMG - yay!!!!
Bedo - Hope everything went well - FYI, I love Versed
Laurie - sorry about your friend, so hard
Bobo - hope your surgery goes smoothly
Debbie - thinking of you and your family, sending hugs
Everyone else - hello, lots of cooking going on! Tonight is penne with marinara and meatballs, italian bread with cheese, and a green salad with balsamic dressing.
For the many on this thread with Boston connections - it is so unfathomable that someone would do this, now that they have good pictures I hope they catch these SOBs - my DH was in the Pentagon on 9/11, I understand this feeling all too well. I have a very good friend, stayed with her during my trips to Washington, D.C. for the Her2+ vaccine trial - her oldest, who will graduate from law school next month in Boston, was across the street from the explosion standing outside of his apartment watching the runners. He is fine, but scared and shaken, and was stuck in the lock-down. His grandfather was NYFD and knew many of those who died on 9/11 - fathers and sons who were firefighters, his two uncles were in the World Trade Center but escaped, his dad had worked in the area of the Pentagon that was hit but he had just left a few weeks before for another assignment in Colorado - this kid has to be asking himself why? I wish I had the answer for him - he is only 25 years old and this is the world he lives in. Sheesh!
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Michelle, so happy for you! Yay for Gemzar! And for you!
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All of this rain has really intensified my sadness about the events of this past week. I agree with Eric. I'm sorry it takes something so horrible to show us how good people can be, but maybe the good stuff is always there, just not as visible without the media microscope.
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Nancy,
Had to laugh on those windmill cookies! They are one of my favorites and I get pulled in by their siren-song everytime I see them! Lucky for me they are in my local grocery store's bulk food section soooooo if I avoid that area, I avoid the temptation..lol!
I agree with you and Eric in that I wish it didn't take a tragedy to have people behave toward each other how they should each and every day....
As Michelle's signature line says... Be kind to one another... Words to live by!0 -
Michelle, cant keep the smile off my face.
Nancy, I love those things too, and when I do a big shopping, I always eat out, cause I know I will be too tired after shopping and unloading and putting things away.
I had leftovers again. Living alone sucks. LOL I look forward to making a meal but even small ones I have leftovers. Oh well, another day of not cooking isnt bad. I get to start on the rest of the freezer meals next week. Looking forward to the shrimp scampi one.
I was out in the sun one day this week. because it only came out 1 and a half days and I missed the half day! otherwise the water, she is arising! luckily, nothing near us to flood, well, except for the leak in the laundry.....
Much love to all.
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Michelle, my belle... just WOW. Such good news. Debbie - hope you're reading and know we're sending continual thoughts & prayers. Thinking of the rest of you too. Taking some time to drop back a little & start treatment all over again so I may not be here as regularly. So far this week, port installed, first cycle of 4 chemo drugs, Neulasta today to perk up the white blood cells they killed yesterday. Feeling OK w/just Zofran so far but will have Emend as a back up. It was nice to read about the good food even if I'm not eating right now. Thanks you all for your good wishes.
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Minus,
Been thinking of you and glad to hear that you are feeling OK so far.... Hoping that your chemo regiment is gentle on you but gets the job done in kicking cancer to the curb! Please post if you need support! So many here to help you through!0 -
Just read a great Julia Child quote: "A party without cake is really just a meeting." My sentiments exactly.
My thoughts are with those in the Boston area today. Hoping for the best possible outcome and that everyone stays safe. It's starting to feel like armageddon.
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2nd time; just wanted you to know I hope your surgery went well today. I admire your strength & courage. I'm getting anxious just about my appt next week for Radiation. Maybe CA weather will lift your spirits & help you heal.
seaside; just curious, where do you live in Upstate NY? I'm in Honeoye Falls, south of Rochester.
Linda
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Linda,
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2nd time- minus two and Bobo- thinking of all of you. Debbie you too.
My head has been spinning with all of the tragedy in Boston. My heart goes out to everyone effected.
Strange day trying to keep the boys away from the news while trying to hear what was going on. Pepper steak subs for dinner.
I hope everyone is well.
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Wow, Laurie....I meant to tell you earlier this week what a great mom you are for protecting your guys as much as possible from the constant and repetitive media images of this violent week. It must have been a major challenge! Then to try to do it while following today's nerve wracking drama must have been near impossible! I so admire your efforts!! I found myself staying up almost all night, unable to give up seeing what felt like the end of a suspenseful movie!! I do not envy the jobs of teachers when kids in Mass return from Spring "vacation" on Monday...you can bet there were loads of kids who got a steady diet of vicarious trauma from this week's horror and will return to school in a pretty anxious state. Oy!
We weren't in lockdown today, but DH's relatives were, in the next town, and we were supposed to gather at their temple tonight for a family dinner and service as part of his great niece's Bat Mitzvah weekend. This little girl has Down Syndrome, so it is very special for her to have this ceremonial weekend after preparing for more than a year. By 5 PM, the temple in their town was still in lockdown, so DH's nephew had the dinner and service at his house, and we violated the lockdown order of their town by driving there. Didn't see a single cop, which I had worried about....but of course they were all in Watertown taking care of serious business! Had a wonderul dinner with three generations of DH's extended family, and a preview of his great niece's prayer recitations. She was adorable!
So happy that the bombing suspect is in custody, all lockdowns lifted and that she can have her Bat Mitzvah tomorrow as planned. I don't think that she was even aware of all that was going on today. Good!
Not to neglect food, dinner was buffet, mostly Italian....garden salad with balsamic dressing; chicken piccata; mini chicken parm and mini eggplant parm, yummy olive bread, ravs, and ravioli. Assorted fruit, cookies and bars for a casual dessert. /p>0 -
I forgot to say that.....I am so impressed with and so thankful for the incredible teamwork of all the law enforcement and investigative agencies who laboriously worked to bring that second bombing suspect into custody. I hope the trauma surgeons can keep him alive so that some of the mysteries of the motivation for this terrorist act can be explored.
In addition to feeling heartbreak for all of this week's victims, I can't help but feel pain for the relatives of these young men who feel unbelievable shame brought upon their family.
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Lindadj, seaside. I used to live in Webster. My DD 1 was born in Rochester. Pretty and reminded me if WI.
Lacey, I am happy the Bat Mitzvah can go on, she must have worked so hard for that.
I am grateful that they got at least one idiot, so they can piece together what they can.
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Sooooo happy about the successful ending to the past two nights drama. I hope we get answers, but I doubt that they will be satisfactory.
Last nights dinner was grilled pork steak, green beans and some pretty good corn on the cob. I think tonight will be grilled kielbasa, a potato rosti and some roasted campari tomatoes.
yay! The sun is shining two days in a row!0 -
Minus, bobo, Linda and all of those goin through active treatment right now...thinking of you and hope that everyone is symptom and pain free!
Debbie thinking of you and Chuck also. Hope he is doing well after surgery, and that the two of you are healing and moving forward with the good things in life. We miss you here
Today will be an afternoon of music and food at a fundraiser for the local animal shelter. We will be celebrating my hubby's birthday as well. Two birds/one stone kinda thing. Looking forward to some chicken barbq made by someone else.
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Dinner out last night at the club where we play golf. I had a birthday coupon for a free entree. I had the beef tournedos with gorgonzola and glace. The sides were tiny asparagus and a potato dish. Also a salad that was very good. A wedge of butter lettuce with toasted pecans and blue cheese. Everything was delicious.
Tonight we're going to the Abita Opry, which begins at 7 and ends at 9. Dinner will probably be a hotdog or a bowl of gumbo from the concession stand.
Glad the manhunt is over. Cannot understand why a young man with so much going for him (the younger brother) would throw away his life the way he did. He must have been drawn in by the older brother. Such a pointless tragedy and lose-lose for everyone affected. The only plus in the whole event was the police work.
I will post the recipe for the Stuffed Artichoke Casserole. I liked it a lot.
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I, too, am glad the Boston manhunt is over. The answers will not be satisfactory, nor will they make sense to us.
I probably didn't watch the news coverage like everyone else. I didn't seek out the news, but when I did see it, I was watching the fire/police/emergency medical response to the incident..instead of the incident itself.
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Second time, Minus am thinking of you. Second, Versed wasn't so much creepy as disorienting. I thought that I was at work and then would open my eyes and see....Recovery Room! Then go back to sleep/"work" then ...Recovery Room! Recovery Room/"Work"/Recovery Room!/"Work" etc. I want my overtime!
I may not have a job soon anyway. I filed a formal complaint against my boss. They love that. Am worried about my landlords, they are in thier 70s and one with pneumonia. They need the rent early again, today before the first, and I lost my bro's phone # when I lost my cell. I am worried about him too, as he had been living in his car and I was giving him money, so I need my job.
Bobo....where are you??? Are you OK?
Here are 2 green smoothies for you and everyone. I hope it's OK to publish it was in "Real Simple" magazine at the colonoscopy center.
Kale smoothie with pineapple and banana:
1/2 C coconut milk, 2C stemmed and chopped Kale, 1 1/2 C chopped pineapple 1 banana. Put all in blender with 1/2 C water and puree for 1 minute. Add more water to desired consistancy
Spinach Smoothie:
1 1/2C apple juice, 2C stemmed and choped spinach or kale, 1 apple chopped, unpeeled and cored, 1/2 avacodo chopped. Combine all and puree for 1 minute or until smooth. Add water for desired consistancy.
Bobo, don't marry these girls, they are all just a bunch of flirts. Blood is thicker than water. You can live with me in my one room cabin with 2 sometime dogs, 2 cats and an occassional DD or DB. You can help me with violin. I'm trying Cajun. Tempting, eh? You betcha! No dishwasher. We will buy paper plates and recycle them.
Going to work in the Community Organic garden. It's a work day and I've had a plot for 3 years. Hope the bees give honey this year!
Debbie I hope Chuck is OK I am thinking of you two.
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Bedo... Thanks for the recipes, plan to try in a couple days. I asked anestheologist before surgery yesterday. Asked him about Versed, as well as anti-nausea/vomiting meds, not sure what he used (gave me scopolamine patch too). I forgot most everything yesterday, slept in the car and when I got home. So sorry to here about the job situation - I lost mine months ago, they gave me only 12 weeks recovery time; been out since Halloween. For me, the money wasn't great and the company was horrible (no one called to ask how I was doing - supervisors could see on the weekly schedules, except HR for payment of insurance). They didn't have the courtesy or humanity to find out. So I'm hoping this closed door opens a brand new one that's so much better. Have fun gardening if the weather allows.
About dinners: last night too out of it after surgery for anything to eat, woke at 2 am craving ritz crackers with cheddar cheese. Tonite, whatever my DH makes or pull leftover out.0 -
Beautiful picnic by the lake today for BF's family. Menu was simple...pulled pork with all the trimmings. Now relaxing and watching the sun set...awesome!
Lots of leftovers for the next several days...yea!
Glad the tragic situation in Boston got resolved..my heart goes out to the families of the victims. Sadly, people come here and then use our generosity to take advantage of all that we offer, and still hate us. He doesn't understand Americans? Well, I certainly don't understand him!
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2nd, bobo and minus, hope you are all recuperating.
Bedo, glad your test is now "behind" you ;-)
I'm crushed that you think I'm a flirt. I am innocent.0 -
Thanks, Auntie Nance... Doing good today, anesthesia finally wearing off, glad I have pain meds. Still getting my appetite back, very thirsty all day. DD came home to check on me, do laundry, get a good homemade meal. DH made baked pork chops w/crushed graham cracker and ginger snap coating (one of my faves). With scalloped potatoes and salad. First meal of real good food! Daughter wants French toast for breakfast.
I don't think you're a flirt, just talented and you know it!0 -
Wow. This thread does move *FAST*. "The B twins", 2nd, Minus, Linda, Debbie & Chuck and I know I'm forgetting someone. I'll put out my face so it can be slapeed with a piece of cooked spaghetti. :-)
I'm off to my mom's house to take care of stuff around her house and then bring her back over for a hopefully uneventful meal. She was 95 this past Friday, so I want to do something special for her.
She likes chicken. One of the recipes from the "old cookbook" of mom's/gram's/great-grandma's suggested a covered roasted pan, along with enough potato, onion, carrot, parsnip, and other spices to taste.
I guess I'll have to do some guessing for "enough" and "to taste".
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Eric... My life right now is based upon my butt being in a recliner, resting, some tv and for "fun" it's BCO. You're leading an exciting life, you can catch up here anytime. Congrats to your mom - 95! That's amazing! She's lucky to have you help out, prepare scrumptious meals and enjoy your company. Dinner sounds like homemade goodness. Cake or cupcake to hold the birthday candle?
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Perhaps unrelenting might be a better description! :-)
Being here is relaxing...like time in the kitchen.
The chicken is in the oven. I put some fresh rosemary in with the chicken and vegetables and it's smelling GOOD!
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Eric, it sounds like a lovely celebration. Ninety five, wow! That's something to celebrate!
Tonights dinner is a new chicken dish with pasta and a mushroom white wine sauce. The recipe called for cream of mushroom soup as well as fresh mushrooms, so I skipped the soup and made a bechamel instead. Some roasted snap peas on the side.0 -
Eric, Happy Belated birthday to your mom!
2nd, sounds like you are taking good relaxing care of yourself. Excellent!
Nance, I'm glad that you mentioned having snap peas, since I totally forgot that I have a bag of them in the refridge. I'll hunt them down tomorrow....
Our weekend was spent at four events related to DH's great niece's bat mitzvah. I have to say that I was so touched and impressed with how hard this little girl with Down Syndrome worked to learn to read and recite Hebrew for her religious service....not sure I could do that! She obviously had great religious tutors as well as many support specialists who her parents contract with. She is fortunate to have been born into a caring family with significant means, allowing them to provide her with every available resource to optimize her potential. She is also the most pleasant and engaging child, who independently circulated with all of the many, many guests. As her grand parents all say, she embodies "love"....and I would have to agree, adding "and innocence". At today's brunch she was one tired little gal (as we all were after dancing until midnight to a great band). DH and I also resorted to naps this afternoon.
No way I was going to leave the couch to do food shopping today, so I was very happy to have leftovers of kale/sausage soup with garden salad and a bit of Italian leftover take out. Might need to hit the store tomorrow.....;)
It will be nice to start a new week here in "the Bean".......tho concerned thoughts remain with all the families (here and in Texas) who are suffering loss of loved ones or homes, as well as the patients whose lives are forever altered by their injuries. p>0 -
2nd you, more than me, deserve to relax.
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