So...whats for dinner?
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An old staple - spaghetti and meatballls, spinach saled and garlic bread. Everyone liked it
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Kay- Yummmmm!
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teca- Yum your grandmothers cookies sound so good too, I will have to try them, thanks!
Hope everyone is having a nice weekend
Michelle- Thinking about you hope you are doing ok!
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Good morning everyone! Incredibly, I was able to go to a Red Sox game last night, so that tells you how I'm feeling overall. The appetite is sketchy so I was able to tolerate just about 1/2 of a street vendor sausage sandwich. We were hungry and the choices were limited. I munched on popcorn during the game, and that tasted good. I also tried some pistachios (surprised that they sell those along-side the peanuts) but they seemed extremely salty and it just didn't work for me.
I made Kona coffee this morning but I couldn't drink it
I don't know yet if it's coffee in general or just the strong Kona, I'll have to try my DunkinDonuts beans tomorrow and see how that goes. I ended up making some iced tea and that may have to be my source of caffeine. Even my favorite Diet Coke doesn't taste right. I whipped up breakfast for DH, who is now in the middle of assembling our new gas grill. That will keep him busy for a while...lol. I'm heading out to the grocery store in a little while to stock up for today's cookout. We are going to put a boneless pork loin on the grill, along with foil-wrapped potatoes and onions. And we'll have corn on the cob, tossed salad and waldorf salad. My youngest daughter is bringing her dad's favorite - pineapple upside down cake.
I'm shocked that I am feeling fairly normal so far. I have noticed a little shortness of breath and the funky taste; but otherwise, I seem to be doing OK.
I hope everyone has a delightful day!
Michelle
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Michelle- Glad you are feeling good, wonder why some woman dont have to awful SE and some do? Just like with bone pain on the shots its was horrible for me yet, some woman didnt have issues at all. but hope they stay like that so you can at least function and get out of the house. My favorite foods tasted bad during chemo and I was a pepsiholic and didnt care for that either. Have fun today with hubby on his fathersday!
I made a huge breakfast for DH today, used to make the krustez pancake/waffle mix but it was stale since I hadnt made them in forever, so whipped up a batch from scratch and they were delish! made hashbrowns, and bacon, topped the pancakes with fresh raspberries i folded into some whipped cream. Made my DH's favorite chicken and dumplings for dinner, cooking on the stove now, and made his fav coconut cream pie.
Pancakes~
1 1/2 cups of flour or cake flour if you have it
3 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt or less
1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar
1 1/4 cup of milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons of melted butter (unsalted)
1 1/2 tablespoons of vanilla
In large bowl sift together, the dry ingredients, (twice) (makes them fluffier) mix milk, egg, melted butter and vanilla together, slowly pour in center of dry mix, mix untill smooth but (dont over mix) pour on slightly greased griddle.
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My daughter made "Lasagna cupcakes" this weekend. She used wonton wrappers, ricotta cheese, mozzarella, parmesan, and marinara sauce. You layer the wrapper first, then sauce, ricotta, and a little mozzarella and parmesan into a greased muffin pan. Then repeat and top with a layer of mozzerella. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. I can try and link the recipe if anyone would like, but they were really easy and good!
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sounds good.
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Teka- LOL! Ok i will save you 2 pieces LOL!
Lynm- That sounds really good, I would like the link, is it from giada on foodtv i thought i saw somthing on her site like that but would like yours.
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Lynn - I'd appreciate the link, too. It sounds like a nice low carb version of lasagna. And I could probably freeze them, so that would be great!
Debbie - I guess I am just lucky this first round! I did drink about a gallon a day of whatever liquid I could tolerate, maybe that helped. Good news - I was able to drink a cup of DunkinDonuts coffee this morning! That's a good thing because I woke up around 5:00 a.m. with a caffeine-withdrawal headache.
We had a really good day yesterday. The weather was perfect, and all four of my kids and families were here. The food was all good, the grandkids had a ball, and we spent the entire afternoon and evening out on the patio and/or in the water. And then they left, and I was exhausted...lol. You know, no matter how hard I try to let everyone else do the work, the reality is that having the family over for dinner is going to be tiring for me. It's a "happy kind of tired" so it's all good. This is why we moved back to NH and I will enjoy every minute of it.
Michelle
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Michelle- it sounds like you had a perfect day on your lake! The weather was beautiful. I am so glad you are getting to enjoy your family and have some fun. Just remember to let them do most of the work
Tonight we are doing fajitas again, everyone loved it last time so why not?
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Here is that link. Let me know if it doesn't work for you.LuvRVing, I think these would freeze well. I made the version without meat, but I thinkboth would be good. Debbie, this is not from Giada but I agree, it does sound like something she would make. I love her show.0
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Laurie - the weather has been just picture perfect. Today was another lovely day, but much quieter than yesterday
We had steaks on the grill, salad, and grilled potatoes left over from yesterday. And I discovered McKinnon Market - a grocery store with a huge butcher shop. I may never shop in a big box grocery store again. This place had everything, the prices were reasonable, and it was nice to shop for groceries without having to maneuver past aisles of "all the other stuff." At first glance, they seem to have a lot of organic and local produce. And the meats looked lovely. They also have a huge assortment of prepared foods, which will come in handy when neither of us want to cook and I don't feel like going to a restaurant. And best of all, it's very close.
Michelle
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Michelle- Glad you are tolerating your tx's well. Your dinners always sound so good. Arn't grand kids wonderful, as i mentioned mine was here for a week, tomorrow we put her on a plane to georgia, im so sad, she is such a cute and i love her so much, but always nice to get time to yourself, as you said a happy tired problably wont see her again untill next january we promised her a trip to hawaii when we go next year. (sad)
I drove an hour and a half to see my PS for the first time he told me that my skin was too thin because she took so much of it and because i had lung cancer in 2003 they went through my back to take out part of my lung and took that muscle that ps would of used and for the fact that i had such a bad wound from mx and told me that he didnt have the expertise i needed nor did he do diep recon, so he told me i needed to go to the OSHU (portland, oregon) hospital to have it done which is 2 hours away so now i have to go to another one, but i was glad he was honest with me and now i know my choices so i feel somewhat better ( I think)!
Lynn- Yes, the link worked, those lasagna cupcakes looked so divine, cant wait to try them!! YUMM!
Teka- I watch that channel alot too, lidia makes some great looking itialian dishes, love the cooks country show on there too!
Laurie- Fajitas are always great and easy to make too!
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Debbie - it's good that your PS was honest with you about reconstruction. I know that many women travel very far to have DIEP performed by experts, so a couple of hours doesn't sound so bad. As for my dinners, well they are really pretty "straight-forward" most of the time. I'm a firm believer in 30 minute meals whenever possible. Last night hubby started the new grill and threw the steaks on, and they cooked in about 7 minutes. It's a good thing we had some leftover salad veggies ready to go along with the potatoes! I think it was a 10 minute meal...lol.
Tonight we will have the sausages that I bought at the butcher market yesterday, along with grilled peppers, onions, mushrooms and whatever else ends up in the mix. I have one of those grill-top woks that makes it easy to do a sort of "stir fry" on the grill.
Laurie - I like fajitas, too!
Michelle
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I am going to make the lasagna cupcakes.I really like the idea and its easier to control portion size and vary the ingredients for individuals.Thanks for the recipie.
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I love the idea of the lasagna cupcakes. All the flavor without the carbs from the noodles. I posted the link on our diabetic blog - it will be a hit, for sure!
Michelle
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I am glad you all like the recipe. I used the square wonton wrappers; could not find the round ones, but the square ones worked well. Michelle: I just looked at the wonton package labeling and 4 wontons are 16 grams of carbs. One cupcake contains two wrappers, so that is 8 grams of carbs per cupcake. Not bad.
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What a beautiful day! Tonight is eggplant parm with salad.
Where would wonton wrappers be in the grocery store?
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Lynn18,
The Lasagna Cupcake recipe is postively brilliant! Especially for those of us who have kids and, despite our best intentions, still make different versions of the same food based on our kids likes and dislikes!!!
Laurie,
MMMM Eggplant Parm... A huge favorite of mine... In my grocery store the wonton wrappers are in the produce section.. Not really sure why but know that's where they are!
Today and yesterday were both glorious days weather-wise here too!!! Tomorrow is supposed to be massive amounts of rain!
Michelle,
SO HAPPY to hear that your first chemo has, thus far, been fairly uneventful! Couldn't hope for better! Entertaining family, even under the best of circumstances, is always tiring! But, you are right... It's the GOOD kind of tired.... Just be sure not to overdo!!
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Try the produce dept - they are perishable, apparently. I've never bought them, but I intend to try the cupcake lasagna.
And yes, it was a beautiful day! I floated in the lake this afternoon, it was so nice!
Michelle
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Will have to do a bit more catching up when I can but, the cookies, pie and pancake recipes sound soooooo good!
Debbie,
Yes.. The fact that your PS was up front and said your surgery was beyond his expertise is really quite good! Sometimes it is a bit tough to get these doc's to say!
2 hours away really isn't so bad! When I was considering a MX I had my consult at John's Hopkins in Baltimore which is 5 hours from where I live. Decided on a Lumpectomy instead and went with my local Breast Center, who have been fabulous. Just didn't have the experience to do DIEP. If I would have decided on the DIEP, I would have definitely not stayed local for my surgery. DIEP has to be done exactly right (read that LOTS of experience) to have a good outcome!
Didn't know about your battle with lung cancer! Hope all is well on that front!
Teka,
Have seen Lydia's show on PBS... Such a great show! She has a restaurant called Felidia in NYC that I hope I will make it to some day! Now that I have quit smoking that may just be a possibility!! Another great Italian PBS show is Mary Ann Esposito's Ciao Italia!! Definitely worth a watch!
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Eggplant parm sounds good. I haven't had that for quite a long time. I like that cupcake lasagna idea too. I will have to find the wonton wrappers as well, I have no idea where they are in my local grocery store either.
My son is home from college for 2 weeks and cooked tonight! He made chicken paprikash. It was very good! How did he get to be a better cook than me?
Here is the link for the recipe if anyone is interested. It was very simple to make and really good. http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chicken_paprikash/
Edited to say my son cooked it much longer than the recipe calls for. He cooked it about an hour. He said he likes it to almost be falling off the bone. It was good.
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kay1963,
Simplyrecipes.com is a really GREAT place to get recipes from!! The woman who owns the site (Elise) knows her stuff! I have made many recipes from there and have not hit a bad one yet! For those that like a good pot roast, check out her recipe! I think it was so easy and possibly the best pot roast I have ever had!
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Michelle and Seaside- Thanks for the vote of confidence, your absolutely right, the 2 hour trip is not that bad especially if its worth it, dont think i could do 5 hours but 2 will be ok. Seaside- Yes im doing good now with the lung cancer issue, i had a lung resecction on my left side, never even had to do chemo back then i was only 43 then and it was a hard surgery to get through but we are all tough here, the things we thought we could never go through we do, and find out just how brave we all are here. My lung cancer was left side, BC left side, left eye surgery when i was younger, had a lump in neck, left side- Every one calls me Lefty! LOL!
Seaside- I love simplyrecipes but never tryed there pot roast when i went to there link just now i typed in pot roast and it showed quite a few, do you remember which one it was?
Kay- Your sons paprikish sounds and looks good! Thanks!!
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Debbie,
The recipe I used was this one http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pot_roast/.
The key is the super low oven temp and lengthy cooking time! A good HEAVY dutch oven is also important. Even though you start with only 1/2 cup of wine, you wind up with quite a bit of liquid in the end! Your whole house will smell so good while it's cooking!
I would be a good match for you "Lefty""..... All of my ailments seem to be on my Right side..... Guess that makes me "Righty"... LOL0 -
Debbie- Wow you have been through a lot! I hope you don't have any left- or right experiences! I'll keep you in my prayers for your recon surgery and preparations for it.
Has anyone ever made pizza on the grill? I have heard of it, never done it myself. We are going camping again this weekend and I was trying to come up with easy ideas for dinner. Just curious before I hit google!
Tonight is baked scallops again, it came out good last week and I did not feel like being too creative tonight. So baked scallops and scalloped potatoes, just because it sounds funny together:)
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Michelle- I am keeping up with your blog and so happy things are going well!
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Laurie - thanks, it's about as good as I could ask for! And I just watched a Paula Deen show where she made pizza on a gas grill. Just spread out the dough, make sure it's really well oiled, then slide it out of the pan onto the grill. After a few minutes, flip it, and cook for a few more minutes. Then add your favorite toppings and grill until it's nice and melty (love that culinary term!). I hope the weather is good for you this weekend!
Michelle
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Laurie,
Yes on the grilled pizza... We do it pretty much how Michelle described but, have had issues with it sticking to the pan and not being able to get it on the grill without a big mess.
What we do now is roll out the well oiled dough onto parchment paper then carry it to the grill and with a person holding each end, flip it onto the grill and peel off the parchment paper. I have also heard of people having good luck using a bit of cornmeal sprinkled on a pan before putting the dough on to prevent sticking.
You do want a fairly low temp and will need to have all of your toppings ready to go so that you can get them on and melty before the bottom burns!!!!
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polenta pizza. trying it for the first time in an effort to get away from white flour. although I don't know if corn (=sugar) is a better alternative. smells great in the oven right now. curious if my kids will eat it. I'll let you know!
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