So...whats for dinner?
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Carole, congratulations on the weight loss. You are probably right about the arimidex. At my last mo appointment, the first thing he said when I was grousing about a weight gain in spite of better eating and more exercise, was "The drug you're taking (letrozole) causes that." Lovely.
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Bedo, it sounds like your trip has provided you with many of nature's wonders, albeit just a paper goat head. Appreciate your checking in! Happy Holidays!
Monica, I am so sorry for what you are dealing with daily but impressed with the way you "release".....poetry and jewelry, lovely!
Carole, I think you are probably right about the AI making weight loss difficult, but you are on a nice trajectory....downward!
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Bedo: So glad to hear from you. We'll be looking forward to your adventures as time & the internet connection allows. Maybe it's not as cold by the inside passage but "stay warm"?0 -
Thanks all. But we all have stuff to deal with so I'll try not to whine too often! LOL.
Be do good to hear from you. Let us know how you handle the dark times! That's what would get to me. Stay warm!
Carole good for you to actually lose, shows it CAN be done. Just wish it were easier. Auntie nance I'm with you. Bummer!
Lacey I'll try to post some of my jewelry pics here sometime. For some of my poetry try the Haiku for fun board. Lots of talented people there.
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Hi Bedo. Hopefully it's not too cold/clammy.. At least the unofficial state bird is under control.
Today was a bit of a busy day. I got my eyes checked and got new glasses...$1,000 for two pair...let DD drive me around in the 1957 Jeep truck (stick shift practice), then took a flat tire off of the new Jeep down to the tire shop and then fixed the brakes on the other car. It was just cold/clammy enough working outside that the kerosene heater was a welcome thing. I know that 40F isn't *that* cold but I don't have any greasy work clothes that are warm.
DD is hoping I'll cook the Jasmine rice dish again. I'll have to send her over to get grapes. I think I have everything else.
Aunte and Carole, Sharon is adding her voice to the chorus about Arimidex. She had been loosing 1-2 pounds per week...until she sharted *THAT* and since then it's been no weight loss at all, despite a huge effort on her part.0 -
Soup here tonight. First I made some red beans in the pressure cooker, and then started a bit of pasta. Just one egg since I was just making pasta for soup. Soup was made with smoked turkey stock, onions, tomato paste, garlic, parmesan rind and the red beans. When the red beans were fully cooked, I dumped in some lima beans and haricot vert. Let them cook for 10 minutes.In went the pasta, and at 2 minutes, a huge amount of fresh, chopped spinach. Delicious!
The weather has turned colder here so soup was the perfect supper.
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Pot pies in the oven and so the turkey is gone. Well almost, the carcass is still in the freezer waiting to become soup at a later date.
So I'm making these pasties for the Christmas party next Saturday. From what I gather, they can be rather bland. The filling ingredients will be onion, potato, beef (probably a chuck roast) and a leek. The leek isn't traditional but it just seems so British isles to me. Anyway, I would like these meat pies to be savory. Any suggestions on what spices and/or herbs to use. I have fresh thyme and rosemary I planned to use but I welcome your suggestions.
Monica, I feel your pain. I'm struggling with low iron levels. Those supplements cause the opposite problem from yours. I'm all about the fiber!
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Bedo - So so good to hear from you. Love you have a goat screen saver. I looked up goats in Alaska. There are goats there; knew there was a breeder in Wasilla. Turns out more than one. Hope life is treating you well. Make sure you get that return ticket. Miss you bunches.0 -
Not only CAN they be bland, it seems that traditional ones ARE bland. But, I had some the last time I was in England that had curry in them, and that was a nice change. I think the leeks are a nice substitute for swedes, which is one of those English mystery ingredients. I think it is part of the cabbage family. Rummaging through my brain, I think the curry powder might have been added to the pastry, not the filling.
To be honest, I didn't love this, so I haven't remembered all the details well. Personally, I would make a filling that is tasty, and not worry too much about coal-miner traditions!
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Nancy - I use a lot of Cavenders "Greek" seasoning. Not sure about the Greek part but it is a very good seasoned salt different from Lawry's. Maybe dash of Worcestershire sauce (or A-1). I'm with you Susan. Hang tradition - make 'em like you want them. I think they just wanted lots of filling to make warmth lol.
Made an oh so divine pkg of Ghirardelli brownie mix. SS party tonight and all church activities for tomorrow cancelled. Having bits of leftovers tonight and getting Christmas tree at least up. Chili in the crockpot tomorrow. I hear some schools are already cancelling classes for Monday. The northern suburbs esp. Denton county (two big colleges there) was hit very hard. Many stuck overnight in cars. Bet they are schools up there. Little traffic up our country road but not much for a Sat. Did get mail del. both days but no newspapers.0 -
I'm not worried about traditional too much, because these people won't know the difference lol!
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Okay, I have to confess, when I read your post about the "pasties" Nance, I totally forgot you were making English foods, and wondered what you were planning to offer this group for entertainment!!
Tonight we had a meal of tasty mush....since as I expected, DH totally did his surgeried gums in and does finally need to eat appropriately soft food until they heal, lest he "bleed out" from his gums! So since I did not think that pizza was a good option for him or me, I offered to make filet of cod on a bed of spinach with chopped mushrooms and onions, along with freshly baked butternut squash, and some soft mixed grains for him. Aside from the grains, that was always a favorite low cal, nutritious meal for me, so I enjoyed it, too. cooking soft food will be my new dinner challenge until he heals......
Eric, no need to apologize for feeling cold at 40 degrees. It was 39 here and I thought it damn cold! Even passed up on my walk. And I have pretty thick blood being a northerner.
So as it turns out, it was better that DH and I stayed put this weekend. DDIL ended up with a cold and sinusitis after her noro virus, and then they had a major toilet overflow in their house today. I am totally phobic about toilet overflows since when I was growing up, we had tree roots growing into our orangeburg pipes to the street and we never knew when the family toilet would overflow. Suffice it to say, I am glad we are home......we'll see them all in two weeks here. And DDIL explained to our little birthday boy that Nana and Papa could not come because WE were throwing up! Hahahahaha!0 -
This is sooo good! I am making it again tonight
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/kalewhitebeansoup.html
There are not a lot of permanent people in my job, so I stay really busy.
I was here 4 days when my landlord asked my to watch her dog. Who is tiny. And snores. And grunts like a pig. She is a cook on a fishing boat and will be gone for 3 weeks. Her husband left to cut wood for heat on another island for three days. I keep thinking of the song, The Weight by The Band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjCw3-YTffo
I've already met "Crazy Chester" who invited me to a bar tonight while I was walking downtown. I am very picky about my bars. Actually I don't really go to bars. I've discovered the library so will stay in. There are some fiddlers here, I want to find a teacher. I am really bad.
My energy is 90% back from another illness and feeling better every week. The time change and suddenly working full time was a change so I dragged into town, but I am doing OK now.
I Love it here. Outside my window are mountains, fir trees, and the inside passage. Soooo beautiful. Everyone is really nice. It's way south, so the daylight is the same as EST.
Love to all and Debbie, I hope you are doing OK
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Nance, if you want traditional add rutabagies. Otherwise add carrots. I add Worcestershire sauce to perk mine up. Or a bit of soy sauce. Or a combination. Otherwise they used gravy on top when serving at home. Pasties are big in Wisconsin. You can buy them in stores around here. Susan I agree though, make them to taste good to you. Luvmygoats stay safe and warm. It's only 8 degrees here but no snow yet. And Nance, fiber helps us both! LOL
Supper tonoght was Arbys roast beef. I live the Hawaiian buns. Ok bad girl! LOL
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Nancy, don't forget the garlic. I would also add some beer to the braising liquid.
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Bedo - I had to read on the inside passage. Are you on the water and do you see passing ships? Does that mean being so far south that you get better/sooner supplies than up north? Enjoy the library. At least it's warm and heat is free - well sort of, guess you pay it in your rent. Can meet interesting people in libraries - ???
I think I may spend time investigating Hillbilly Housewife. Need some money saving recipes. Made a packaged lemon scone mix and house smells yummy.
They have had to bring out heavy duty graders to I-35 and I-20. Many still stuck and many abandoned vehicles of all sorts. Having snow flurries, can hear no traffic on the highway 2 miles north that goes NW up to Wichita Falls. Would normally hear a few trucks even on Sun. morn.0 -
Yes goats, out side my window I see mountains with snow and the passage. I am high on the mountain and can look down on the town and the passage. Got a few flurries this morning but right now icy walking! So not good for too much hiking, but the bears are asleep. Getting things is much easier here, but you have to take a ferry and a plane that ends on a scary runway to get in. Right now just one cargo ship bringing supplies, but in the summer there will be huge cruise ships, they say 3-4 a day and the tourists will be here. It's kind of like Rhode Island with it's Block Island.
I love the hillbilly housewife. Try the overnight oatmeal. I buy a big bag of frozen blueberries, or whatever kind of berries and put some of them in there too. I like it with Banilla organic yogurt from Stonefield farms,but any kind will do. That way with my foggy am brain I just grab the oatmeal, my iced coffee, which I make and put in the fridge, so it's ready for several days, and soon I'm set to go. When my daughter was 5 I was in school fulltime, and worked as much as I could too, so I learned to be VERY frugal. :}0 -
Cold snowy day here. Baking some gingerbread just because it smells good.
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I just ran across this idea. No sunshine this time of year, but I am thinking I could do the drying in a low-temp oven.
http://www.indiankhana.net/2012/12/homemade-ginger-powder-recipe.html
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Sounds wonderful and pretty easy. I'd be interested in the garlic too but can't get the links to work on my phone.0
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Ah, got it! Unfortunately the lowest my oven goes is 175. Garlic recipe calls for 150. Maybe same for the ginger?
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Bedo, your location sounds really beautiful. DH and I travelled the inside passage on the ferries in 2011 and visited some of the same islands the cruise ships visit. I really loved Alaska but it was endless daylight when I was there. I worried ahead of time about whether I would be able to sleep. DH said, "Close your eyes and it's dark." We had blackout shades in our little truck camper.
We ate pasties in the UP at a couple of different places. They're very popular. DH found them too dry and relied upon ketchup to make them palatable. I liked them ok. They're definitely bland. I would add some pep with cumin or cayenne. And is there any way to make the filling more moist. Those miners up in the UP were probably hungry and enjoyed every cold morsel! I guess it would be WAY against the rules to add some grated cheese? The Welsh miners' wives probably would have if they'd had some cheese to grate. Assuming that they didn't.
Eric, sorry that Sharon ran into the weight loss wall after starting arimidex. I also developed problems with bp and cholesterol. Something to watch out for.
Saw The Butler last night. It's a good movie and made me ashamed to be a southerner.0 -
Our Christmas eve dinner this year is going to be beef Wellington, so I got to wondering if a duxelles might help with the pasties. The mushrooms might bump up the flavor and help with the moisture too. They'd be so finely minced, no-one would ever know ;-)
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That does sound good Nancy.
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I've got to get back to Ft. Worth. Looked up how to make chai hot chocolate and it sounds wonderful. Love chai tea though sometimes it does bother my GERD. No star anise here that I can afford but will have at Pendery's (much like Penzey's) when I go to MO and ortho week after next.
Had Wick Fowler's False Alarm chili. I'm a wimp about hot things. Very good. Enough for tomorrow with cornbread or biscuits. Thawed a little today but I have nowhere to be tomorrow. DH unsure about his work. DD has 5/8 trucks stuck in OK. Evidently all 18 wheeler traffic is being stopped at the Red River. Still treacherous north & west. Seems most all schools closed again tomorrow though a few have a late opening.
So Bedo, Spring will be more interesting. If you don't take their extension when will you leave?0 -
All sounds great. I just had the last of the chili tonight. I gave some to my husband to take back with him. It was good. But I'm glad it's done. LOL everyone stay warm. We only got 3 inches here but still supposed to get more. The bad part is it didn't warm up at all. It's 8 degrees.0 -
Brrrrrrrr! Stay warm.
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Monica, it's only 12 here but at least the sun is shining today. We only got a dusting of snow but it was so cold it stuck around. Oh to be in Florida!
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Sending some sunshine and warmth your way...we have 82 degrees in Miami and it is hot. I wouldn't mind a bit cooler. I miss the snow and cold, but not sure I could manage it anymore.
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Yucky weather day here as well- it was slushing out- snow/rain/sleet. I am trying to play catch up from the trip while at the same time DS2's birthday was Saturday and getting ready for Christmas. We got our tree yesterday and got home just in time to have family over for cake. I am gotten about 70% of the decorating done. Today we made ornaments, laundry and made 2 dozed cup cakes for DS2 to bring to school tomorrow.
Dinner last night was steak and gravy with mashed potatoes, night before was chicken parm. Tonight I am making mac and cheese and a ham. The kids will hate it (how bizarre?) but DH and I will be happy!!
Next on my list to get done is Christmas cards!!!0
