So...whats for dinner?
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eric - your post reminded me of a dish my mom always used to make with leftover lamb or beef roasts. She would thinly slice the leftover meat and then layer it in a dutch oven alternating with layers of sliced onions and sliced potatoes, generous salt and pepper, and then pour the leftover gravy on top and bake for about 45 minutes to an hour at 350 F. Tastes like childhood!
moon - sorry to be whiny! I spent four winters in upstate NY - I remember those temps. We moved from there to California in May, they had packed all the coats already and it started snowing.
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LOL@SK! You're not whiny! I'm just so done with WINTER!!!! LOL we usually have a very heavy snow in April almost every year. It just is. But the change of season s is always a pleasure to look forward to. ESPECIALLY SPRING! LOL
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On the topic of weather....today it is mid-fifties here and nary a coat to be seen. The high school girls' track team was heading to the fields in their t-shirts and shorts. We desperate ones are so hardy!!
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I knew I had acclimated to NY winters when DH and I went out to dinner, it was 35 F. and neither of us was wearing a coat! We were like "coats are for sissies" and made the stroll from the car to the restaurant.
moon - I always felt sorry for those first few bulbs (in NY it seemed to be crocuses) that sprouted up only to be snowed on. The flip side of your winter weather is our late summer - 100 F. and raining! They both pretty much suck!
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Rain, rain and more rain here today. Was supposed to go to the city to pick up our bikes from the bike shop (spring tuneup) but didn't want to be caught in the weather that has included lots of hail. So we went to the gym instead. Now I'm tired, not just from my workout but because we were awakened at least twice last night from a sound sleep by giant (at least the sound of it was giant) hail hitting the roof and windows. Nothing damaged but my sleep, thankfully. Parts of St. Louis weren't so lucky.
Too tired to be creative, so tonight is a macaroni and beef casserole that I've been wanting to try and a simple salad.
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DD called on the phone this morning.... "Dad, where is the insurance card for the car?"
She managed to scrape a car when she was parking in the school parking lot. No one was hurt and I don't think the damage will rise to the insurance deductible. DD always complains about us treating her like a little kid. So when she asked if she'll have to pay, my response was, "Little kids don't have to pay for their mistakes. Are you a little kid?" She didn't say much.
Both myself and the other dad were struggling to not laugh....
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Going back into surgery tomorrow morning so dinner will be light - I don't like eating too much before anesthetic. DH is in SC so I am on my own for both dinner and surgery, lol!
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Sk, something new (surgery)?
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SK we'll be in your picket there too. Treat yourself to something fun tonight.
For me it's the leftovers. Maybe I'll cook some carrots.
Much love.
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Special - you'll be in all our thoughts & prayers. Please keep us updated when you can.
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auntie - I had surgery Mar 7 to put new allograft mesh bi-laterally as mine was failing. I have an area on the left side that is exceedingly thin but had been healed since spring of 2011. It tore during this surgery and has not healed and now I have developed an infection, so I have to go tomorrow to repair.
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery SK!
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Thanks - I am just praying I wake up with an implant on the left. I will be pretty bummed if I lose it after all this time.
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Good luck with the surgery, SpecialK. You've been through too much for one person to endure.
Bummer about the insurance, Bedo. The community garden sounds like such a lot of fun. Would love to see it. I didn't realize you were near Ketchican in Alaska. We have some nice carvings we bought there.
Lacey, the dinner out sounds wonderful. Maybe I'll go in your pocket? You could feed me some morsels. LOL.
Nance, you're like an energizer battery with all your cooking! I'm amazed at the variety of dishes.
I had a Bear's (local sandwich eatery) roast beef poboy for lunch today. Or actually half of one since a whole poboy is 12 inches. My mother and I split one. Plus I had an iced cinnamon roll from a package of rolls that she bought when I took her to buy her groceries. So no dinner for me tonight. I made a chicken stir fry for dh with sliced onions and orange bell pepper. He made it Asian with sesame seed oil and teriyaki sauce. PLUS he had French Silk ice cream for dessert.
Moon, as Special K pointed out, you have those comfortable summers to compensate for the cold winters.
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Nothing special cooking going on here. Very stormy evening esp. north of FW and Dallas. Reports of tornado touchdowns. Damage on UNT campus, roof ripped off part of dorm. We had about 6 drops of rain, too far west, not that I want tornadoes but did make DH clean out storm shelter this weekend in preparation.
Bedo - I loved the tree picture. Hope the insurance picture becomes clearer.
SpecialK - in your pocket for tomorrow. Sure hope you have girlfriends to help you out.
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SpecialK, we're sending you good wishes for tomorrow too!
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Special, I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.
Eric
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SpecialK....also in your pocket with caring wishes. Best of luck to you. I know you will keep us posted!
I also marvel at Nance's culinary endeavors? Impressive!
Hope you keep safe, Luv! Our news showed some concerning weather in TX.
Tonight's dinner was fun, but less impressive in the larger venue....they need to work out some kinks to serve a larger crowd. They had many (not exactly sure how many...maybe 18?) tables for eight (we shared ours with six of our friends) in a lovely large function room with a huge blow up screen to show the movie. Last year people focused more on their food curse than the movie, and tonight the restaurant owners hoped to have people focus more on the movie WELL, whether planned or not, we all did, since the courses were very slowly served. Complaints aside (can you tell I was hungry!), here's what we had:
- Lots of good red and white wine (never took down the names, but our fellow diners felt they were good quality wines)
-ricotta solata/olive oil/herb spread to use on Italian bread
- absolutely the best chicken broth soup I've ever tasted, with pasta tubes and celery leaves
- red(with shrimp) white (with mussels) green (with pesto) risottos (to die for!)
- Timpano (to REALLY die for!!) Look it up under Big Night. OMG!!! We all couldn't stop raving about the deliciousness of this comfort food! We all promused we will have our own Big Night and make this for the main course.
- wonderfully roasted chicken with rosemary flavored carrots, quartered potatoes and spinach
- roasted whitefish with lemon
- dessert was a tray of absolutely delightfully light cannoles and some chocolate covered confections and biscotti that our table never received due to staff inattention. We did finally get a solo plate of the cannoles which we tried despite the fact that we were fully sated! Yum...
Aside from the service being extremely slow, and the presentation of the timpano, chicken and fish being less exciting than it used to be in the intimacy of the resturant, it was a good night! Suffice it to say, I am stuffed! And we enjoyed the movie once again....
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Monica-
Yes the kale chips will kind of disentergrate in your mouth if you cook
them too long just take them out when they start to brown around the
edges. I kind of like them though when they crumble in your mouth.Vivian-
Wow, what a nice dinner menu, you had me drooling. Happy belated
birthday and happy birthday to both sons. (did that make sense?)Congrats on every one getting a refund guess it pay's to read. ha!
Carole- yay on finishing your painting. That's a chore in it self not to mention cooking.
Nancy-
I also am impressed by the home made butter. I thought all you did was
whip whipping cream until it turns to butter but after reading the link
you posted it is more involved than I thoughtBedo- well, that
just sucks that you lost your ins. I hope you get it straightened out. I
remember you doing the community garden last year and how much zucchini
you had. You can put some in my car anytime lol!Lacey- What a great idea for dinner and a movie! Love that. OMG your dinner sounded fabulous! Never heard of timpano is it meat? Will have to google it I guess.
Eric- Had to laugh at your response to DD, Glad it was only a scratch!
SpecialK- Hope every thing goes well during your surgery!
Luvmygoats- Sounds like a lot to report, tornoadoes?? Yikes!! Stay safe!!
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I was afraid I would lose my post before I finished, so I sent it. but wasn't quite done talking yet! Ha!
My Rant: On facebook the other day I went to my aunt Marge's time line to see if she posted anything and see how she was, I was upset to see some post on there that said RIP etc..My aunt (my dads sister) passed away she was the last of my dads siblings, I talked to her right around christmas time, she wasn't feeling that well, but we had some laughs and cried on the phone, I didn't stay in contact with to many people from my dads side of the family since all his siblings passed away. So I asked on there did my aunt Marge pass away? Her grand-daughter, (second cousin?) whom I really don't know said yes, sorry I had to hear it this way and that she passed in January. Since then I found out that my Dad's wife (Roberta) whom most of you know that the family does not talk to her, she got a call when my aunt marge passed and did not bother to tell the family about it. Most people on my dads side had no Idea that we were not in touch with Roberta we didn't really want people to know how we felt it was not something we wanted to advertise about. But I am so fit to be tied that she didn't tell us about it. I can not believe some one can be so mean!! As much as I dislike her, I have never treated her bad or said amean word to her face because we didn't want my dad to know and be unhappy and this is how she repays us!! Just so wrong!! Ok done ranting thanks for letting me vent!!
Laurie- How are you doing being home alone with the boys and how is your MIL?
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Thanks everyone! I am leaving for the hospital in a bit, but can't sleep (or eat!) so I came here! The good news is that even though DH is out of town I have leftover dinner from the last two nights, so I have plenty to snack on after I get home. Dinner last night was an apple! I will be lean and mean in the OR!
Mods - thank you for the encouragement and support - so sweet!
luvmygoats - yes, I have girlfriends helping me out - one taking me there, another picking me up, another taking the dog out! I am a fortunate girl!
lacey - wow on the menu for the movie night - I enjoyed that film!
debbie - sorry about the family drama - why do people do things like that? I have a bit of that with my SIL - she stayed in touch after my brother passed away, but I have not heard from her in a long time. She dropped off the radar about the time she started dating someone new and she got engaged within the last year, announced it on Facebook - which I am not on, but heard about it from my daughter - but never called me to tell me personally. That is minor compared to your situation, but I don't know why people can't act right!
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Good luck Special, hope all turns out well.
Debbie, that is so wrong. My DH's cousin died last year. The family had a rather acrimonious relationship with his wife (2nd one), however his mother tried to make peace and maintain the relationship. No such luck. When he died, the wife informed no one in the family, not even his mother or his children, nor were they mentioned in the obit (although her children were). They found out months later because a friend mailed his mother a clipping of the obituary. DH's aunt was deeply hurt and saddened and she is a complete sweetheart to everyone. She deserved so much better.
Lacey, the food sounds fantastic even if the delivery left something to be desired. Please tell us about timpano.
Luv, hope you are all safe! We had nearly 4 inches of rain but missed the damaging stuff.
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Home and resting comfortably. Implant removed, repair done, culture then IV abx, new and smaller implant to not stretch the skin so much. Wearing a patch behind my ear to ease nausea - had some chicken soup - that hit the spot! Glad to be done!
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special - so glad you came through & are home. Sounds like the surgery achieved the goal. Now just some more days of lying around - but you can do it!!
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New Mexico Green Chili (flat) enchiladas w/chicken for lunch. My nephew & wife from Hawaii are in town and they miss the Native American based NewMexican food - as opposed to Tex-Mex. Luckily we have one restaurant in all of Houston that prepares & serves it. Lots of chips and two (yes 2) margaritas. (seems almost like before BC) They also now makes guacamole table-side. Diners watch a huge bowl of avocados get smashed and choose which & how much they want of 10 different condiments. Nice touch. No dinner for me!!
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Minus - this time I am really laying around doing nothing - taking no chances because this is it!
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Special, glad things went well and you are taking it easy.
Went to the city today to pick up our bikes. Also wound up getting a new laptop. WIth Windows xp support ending soon, our computers are too old to be updated so it was time to replace. I had decided to go with a laptop instead of desktop (dh is a desktop man though) but really wasn't looking to buy quite yet, however, best buy had an open box model that suits my needs at an awesome price, so I did it. Now I have to learn Windows 8.1. Ugh, I really really liked xp. I hate setting up new computers more than a new phone even.
At dh's request, it was taco night. Sides of Spanish rice and guacamole. As usual, I'm craving ice cream after spicy food.
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Minus, I LOVE New Mexico food the best too.
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Special, glad all went well for you today!
Nance, here's a link to the authentic "Big Night" timpano recipe. Now I can easily see you making this. My next door neighbor is busy trying to collude with me to make it. We will have to host a crowd!
http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/12799/drum-of-ziti-...
I believe this recipe comes from Stanley Tucci's mother's cookbook, Cucina e Famiglia (if I recall correctly).
I have to admit, I am rather ignorant as to the difference between Tex Mex and New Mexican food.
Oh Eric, loved your handling of DD's incident. And glad it was just a scrape.
If I may indulge in a bit of health related venting/stressing....skip over if you like.....
I have been off Tamox for three weeks tomorrow, and am soon supposed to email my MO about how things have gone, and she wants to prescribe the AI for me. Well, for the past week plus, I have felt great! While the allergies are not gone, (tho today they were good since I now am trying high dose of Vitamin C to manage them)my sleep is so much better, and most importantly, my energy is back along with my brain functioning! I can initiate and complete tasks, think clearly and remember things...even names. I am "present" for the first time in almost a year. Bottom line....I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ANYMORE HORMONAL THERAPY!!! I hate presenting myself as an irresponsible resistant patient to my MO, but it seems the longer I take hormonal manipulating meds, the worse my quality of life gets. I feel so stuck between a rock and a hard place.......it's really depressing.
I keep thinking that because my oncotype score was the lowest my surgeon had ever seen, (4) I just might be able to get away with no more meds.....but I'm sure MO will not feel that way. I could use any advice any of you ladies who take AIs have for me. Guess I worry that when I start an AI I will get awful hand pain (I already have plenty of that, but am, as yet, not hand crippled), and the muscle and bone pain my neighbor has had, which totally disrupts her from work outs. I have spent a full year chasing fat cells successfully with careful diet and regular rigorous exercise. If I become unable to work out like I do, for sure the weight will return, and horrors to think about my mood change along with it! Oy! Any advice? Appreciate it! 
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Lacey, you don't have any dx info on a signature line. Were you Stage 1 IDC? That's what my dx was. My oncotype was 9, which was terrific. I had BMX to get rid of all breast tissue if possible. Because of the oncotype score I did not have chemo and no rads since the breast tissue was removed. Still my BC dr. (also my surgeon) prescribed arimidex. By taking it, I was (supposedly) reducing my risk by 4 1/2 percent, half the oncotype no. So you are reducing your risk by 2 percent. Yours is the lowest score I've ever seen.
In your place I probably would not take a hormonal therapy if it messes with your life quality that much. I have tolerated arimidex better than a lot of women. But when I discontinued it on my own in late Dec. through Jan. for the duration of our trip to AUS, I did enjoy not having the body temperature changes, warm flushes, and I think I kept the weight gain down to a more reasonable number than I would have otherwise. The worse thing you can do on an AI is quit exercising. The more activity the better most women tolerate the drug.
Maybe you should give an AI a try just to see for yourself how it affects you. And then make your own decision. Life quality is important and it sounds as though you're sacrificing quite a bit of life quality in reducing risk that may not be great anyway. Remember that health professionals believe in what they do. Surgeons perform surgery, etc.
The only reason for the 5 yrs period is that the studies were done for that length of time. I'm considering going off my arimidex a few months early. My 5 yrs are up in Sept.
Hope I haven't muddied the waters!
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