So...whats for dinner?
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Special, all I can say is "wow". I can remember, when Mickey was really sick, wishing someone our age was around. Unfortunately there wasn't and I strongly remember the "it's just us" feelings. So, be assured that you are angelic. :-)
Dinner Monday night was a roasted chicken. The day got away from me and I roasted a chicken and fixed a salad. Tuesday was left overs and tonight Sharon cooked a spicy hamburger, black bean, macaroni casserole.
Mom's hand is pretty much back to normal. She still hasn't regained her pre November physical or mental strength though, so I'm a bit worried. I've increased the level of support (and money spent) provided by the LPN neighbor. He is over there pretty much all day and he and his wife (she's a RN) alternate the every couple of hour night time checks.
Hi to everyone. I'm heading off to bed.....I'm tired.
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Understandably, Eric. Caring thoughts to you and your mom....
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Eric, you are a really good son. Sorry you need to be.
Tonight, I made my new "restaurant" chicken parmesan. Make Chicken schnitzel with a full three step dredge. Then broil with a layer of parmesan, sauce, mozzarella. Serve on a plate with a pool of sauce, chicken, and then some angel hair pasta on the side. I used flour, egg, and panko, and for whatever reason, tonight is was wonderful. We were unable to finish our half breast, so the kids scarfed up the leftovers with gusto. There is enough cooked chicken left, along with the sauce and cheeses, to make one more meal.
And, as we meandered around Market Basket today I asked Mr. 02143, if I was a taco, what would be inside my corn tortilla and this crazy man said "carnitas." He rejected my fish suggestion outright. Oh well. So now I have a 10 lb pork shoulder in the fridge, and tomorrow I will wrangle it into carnitas. Black beans are soaking. I will package the leftover chunks into vacuum bags and we can pull them as needed. There is a great Mexican restaurant just blocks away that makes fabulous carnitas. Can't image why I am making them at home.
*susan*
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Thinking ham and cheese omlettes and hash browns for dinner tonight.
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Because you can, Susan! In only the tastiest way!
Am in my between classes mode (not my favorite schedule to have on these snowy days...too much car clearing!), and am home still curious about the name of these delicious little kumquat related sweeter tasting citrus fruit. Am posting a photo in hopes that someone else has an idea about what they are called. The store charged me for "murcotte tangerines", but they are clearly not tangerines....I am showing a tangerine and an orange for size and shape comparison.
Any ideas?? I will probably find out next Tuesday when I go to my WF class, but would love to satisfy my curiosity before that. Thanks!
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That looks like a regular kumquat to me. All the images I can find on Google look just like that one. Also discovered, a kumquat is not a citrus! They are now considered to be a Fortunella. And, here is a quote "
- You can find hybrid fruits such as limequats, mandarinquats, and orangequats. I bet those would be great in mixed drinks."
And finally an image gallery of just kumquats:*susan*0 -
Susan, thanks for that site. It has more photos than the one I was looking on......however, none of those kumquats look like these. Basically these are a very reddish orange with a bump near the stem like tangelos have....and the main difference between these and the kumquats I have eaten for a zillion years is that they are a bit larger.....and yet smaller than a tangerine...and they do not have that super tart taste. They have about ten seeds rather than four or five. An amazing little sweet fruit which can be totally consumed! I figure they have to be a type of kumquat or a hybrid, but my internet search has not produced anything that fits all of these physical characteristics.
Well, off to drive back to the kindergarten...too many car clearings for my taste today.
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They look a bit like minneolas to me. Here's a link:
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-minneola-tangelo...
But wait -- it's a honey tangerine (murcott)!
"Although the tangerine typically has a slightly sour, tart flavor, numerous sweet cultivars have been developed. These include the honey tangerine or murcott, one of the most popular varieties of the fruit. Fairchild tangerines are hybrids developed for their sweetness and rich flavor, while Sunburst tangerines are sweet and almost entirely seedless."
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-honey-tangerine.htm
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Happy to say my sarcoma friend, his wife and I had a much better appointment today with the original MO - who they like much better than the second opinion doomsayer. He starts chemo on Monday - will have a regimen of iphosphamide and a clearing drug called mesna - a 7 hour infusion, for four days in a row and will get a portable pump for Adriamycin that he will wear for those four days as well. Then he has 21 days off and repeats. After three rounds he will have a scan to see if this is working. I have my two SILSs arriving this evening - I am making Bolognese with spaghetti and a green salad because I am not sure how long it will take them to get from the airport to here with DH, so need something that will be ready. I have leftover mini tart shells which I think I will fill with some lemon curd folded with whipped cream and strawberries on top.
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Special - I think that's good news about your sarcoma friend although I know from experience that the Adriamycin will be hard. They are so lucky to have you. Your dinner sounds wonderful.
I'll be waiting for the final answer on the kumquats or whatever they turn out to be. I too am thinking tangellos or honeybells.
Eric - Hope your Mother gets stronger. You are so fortunate that your Mother has such good & willing neighbors. And that you live in the same town. When this happened to my folks (separately) I had no choice but to fly to California from Texas every other week. Luckily my boss let me "telecommute" in the days before that was really an acceptable way of working.
Trying to decide if dinner will be a big bowl of macaroni w/butter or popcorn w/butter. Both seem easier than scrambling eggs & so fit my lazy mood.
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Special Hoping that you and your husband's news is good and that the docs find a way to make it as easy as possible for your friend
Eric I hope that your Mom is coming along.
Sometimes I think about what it would be like to have a typical family-all my relatives died by the time I was 25 except for my brother and sister and we kind of lost contact although I still see my brother at times.
When people say that I am adventurous or whatever, I think.... That's because there was no one to tell me " You're Doing It All Wrong!!" lol
Anyway, I hope that your families are safe.
I am making cauliflower soup. Yum Nom Nom and green beans for dinner. I would have liked to have had Pumpernickel bread with that, but it was cold and so I skipped the visit to 7 stars bakery.
Today 2 things made me especially happy. Watching "Hazel" vacuum, it always cracks me up. And knowing that you are all here as a community.
OK I had a glass of wine while cooking. So call me Julia Child. Don't get sappy on me. I was kidding.
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Oh pumpernickel bread, or bagels, or rolls, or... It's my very favorite. I live in a HUGE city but there are only 2 or 3 places to get pumpernickel bagels - and none close to me and sometimes only on Fridays, etc. As for bread, again only a couple of places. I usually have to make do with Pepperidge Farms - and believe me I'm grateful when I can find that at the 'average' grocery store.
Did I tell you all about my January extravagance? I ordered two loaves of San Francisco Sour Dough bread from Boudin's at the wharf. Everyone thought I was crazy but they didn't grow up there where it was a staple. YUM. Since they were the "long" loaves, I cut in half & froze 3 out of 4 portions. Well - I haven't bought any clothes since last summer and haven't even bought any books since November, so... To each his own way of economizing.
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OK....I solved my little self-induced kumquat mystery. Since the idea that they could be minneola tangelos went bust due to their small size....see the comparison to the tangelos I bought the same day above...., I bit the bullet and called WF...Duhhhh! The produce gentleman looked them up for me....it is something I never heard of before, a mandarinquat! I thought that I saw a name that started with an "m" and ended in quat, so that makes sense now. They are so cute, sweet and totally edible...no skin left to toss out! So look for them at your favorite Whole Foods if you are curious.
Special, I'm glad that your friend and his wife feel more encouraged after this last appt. Hugs to all of you....tough road! I hope your visit with the DSILs is fun and distracting.
Bedo, I am fascinated by your self vacuuming machine!
It is so cold here that even DH came in just now from his meeting in Cambridge complaining bitterly...I totally empathized...even more so since I went out tonight and cleared the new 3 to 4 inches of snow that we received today, and about froze to death. I was very into doing it, however, since we are supposed to get another foot, and I feel compelled to "keep ahead of it".
Can't quite recall when we have had so much snow and cold!! Makes me really appreciate having a warm house, a working car, toasty coat, etc. etc. I did go out and purchase a pair of low boots with good treads on them since this kind of icy weather makes me aware of falls and broken hips. So...all set to be hardy here.Am about to have leftover chicken soup for my dinner at this European dinner hour. Have been hungry, but undecided as to what for. I cooked up some chicken parts today to make soup for a friend who lost her sister suddenly. I figure soup and salad and homemade bread will be a good comfort food....especially in this climate.
Hope your mother had a good day, Eric.
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Seven Stars makes a pumpernickel bread??????? I have to do a road trip. I buy their French rolls which are shaped a bit like sub/hoagie rolls and are perfect for a sandwich for two, or a little nibbling bread, also for two. They are excellent. The best I can find locally.
Special, nice the the original MO was more encouraging. I hope that this is based on a realistic prognosis. Adriamyacin is touch stuff. [Has been a while I guess. I don't remember how to spell it! Yay!] I can tell that you have refound your equilibrium, but I sincerely hope that you and your husband both get good news.
The carnitas were a bit more work than I had anticipated. And then, of course, the girl doesn't eat beans, so I had to make Mexican rice. And Mr. 02143 had brought home an avocado, so I had to make some pico de gallo. And there was no container of already cooked black beans in the magic freezer, so I had to soak, pressure cook, and then prepare the black beans. The results? Delicious! We will have round 2 tomorrow night, and then I will freeze the rest in serving sized containers. I get a day off!
*susan*
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Oh Minus, I love that you treated yourself to the SF sourdough bread!
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minus - yay for Boudin bread - I am a California girl - love that stuff!
minus - actually the Adriamycin is the easier drug of the two which is really scary, the Ifex is tough - eek! - can cause psychosis and the NCI center only does this regimen inpatient. It is such a rough drug that they give another drug simultaneously that clears the drug from the system because it is so toxic. I am wondering if his dosing of Adriamycin may not be as harsh since it is infused over 4 days continuously. That is a question for the MO - I wonder since it is not given as a "push" like for most dose dense BC patients if it will be more gentle - I hope so - he needs a break. Unlike many of us when first dx'ed with breast cancer, this gentleman is already quite ill.
susan - they know the prognosis, and it is pretty grim. The second opinion guy had zero bedside manner and supplied zero hope of anything helping in any way. The chemo is palliative because his sarcoma is so large it is actually squashing his heart. The whole thing is just awful. He is happy to start, partly to be doing something, and also to see if he can feel better from the effects of the sarcoma, even if he feels worse from the chemo - if that makes any sense. Thanks for the good wishes for DH and I - I have to wait until the first week of March for my scans and DH is waiting on a pulmonary referral. My DEXA was good - holding steady on the bone density and no glaring abnormalities. DH will have to convince the doc to biopsy, may be an uphill battle since with this stuff they like to scan again in six months - but I will become "assertive" if I have to. We are not waiting for six months. I am perfecting my "one day at a time" mantra, lol! I want to come over for carnitas!
Having fun with the SILs - they all go pick up their race packets tomorrow, so we will lunch out somewhere. I am voting for the place with the handcut potato chips, dusted with cinnamon sugar that come with house-made aioli. I might even have a beer!
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SK, do have a beer! I agree with Susan that you seem more like your steady self, dealing with things.
Lacey, I don't like kumquats but those "quats" you bought sound edible. A neighbor gave my mother a bowl of kumquats off his tree. She offered them to me and I refused. Worst luck, this neighbor's Meyer lemon tree froze last winter during a really hard freeze so no Meyer lemon bounty this year. I was brazen enough to ask him about the possibility! DH wants to make orange marmalade but I need to find some organic oranges and they'll probably be so pricey I won't buy them. Or...maybe I will. Depends on the mood.
I was off to AUS/NZ last Jan. during that same freeze so my little Meyer lemon tree and two young Satsuma trees I had planted also perished. I haven't planted replacements because the newly planted trees need regular watering during the summer. I'm envious of all those people with satsumas and Meyer lemons on mature trees in their yards. When I'm playing golf in the fall, I have to restrain myself from easing over to someone's back yard and plucking a Satsuma!
I bought chicken thighs yesterday to cook last night. I was really wanting oven-fried chicken. Fortunately, dh was wanting beef soup and cooked up a pot with barley so when I got home at 5 pm after an apptment with the foot dr., the kitchen was filled with the aroma of food. Beef soup sounded better than chicken at that point. We had soup and some sliced French bread from Sam's lightly buttered and heated in the toaster oven.
Tonight we're joining four other couples to go to a play and have an early dinner at an Italian restaurant en route. Or at least I will be joining them. DH stated this morning that he wouldn't go if he doesn't start feeling better. He has been hacking and blowing for over a week and some prescription meds don't seem to be helping. He knows he wouldn't be welcome around other people in a restaurant or a theater.
My podiatrist gave me a cortisone shot in my left foot yesterday. It seems that diagnosing the cause of my burning pain in the toes and front pad isn't as easy as I had hoped. My last apptment with him was almost exactly a month ago and after following all his directions, 2 new pairs of shoes worn alternate days, stiff insert, ice, ifuprofen as tolerated, and topical anti-inflammatory, the ailment hasn't improved. You don't realize how important feet are in carrying on your activities until a foot starts complaining about being in service!
I decided I would start monitoring my sugar since I have been dx'ed pre-diabetic. So went to CVS and got some advice on the different monitors. Bought one and was too dumb to buy the strips. I'm due for blood work and a checkup with PCP so I'll ask her about a prescription. Apparently the strips are the expensive item in monitoring.
Minus, I love bread, too. I've never eaten the California bread you mentioned. If you said boudin (boo dan) around here, everyone would think you were talking about a Cajun sausage with rice.
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Susan-foget 7 stars, had to go to an East Side market for pumpernickle
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It's 78F degrees outside and the grass is staining my shoes.. (Sniff, cry, etc.)
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Well the cured salmon turrned out pretty good. It's a little saltier in some spots than in others, due to my uneven distribution I imagine. My thin slicing technique needs some work too (not pretty) but all in all, I'm happy with it. I went a little rogue and added a bit of smoked salt to the mix so the salmon has just a hint of smoke. I'll try a little more next time, but carefully. It would be easy to overdo it I think. I couldn't find fresh dill or I would have tried gravlax. Next time.
I also experimented with the oven poached eggs. Mixed results there. The yolks were set a little too much and the whites a little too little. DH would not have liked them. They were fine for me. I'm going to try again with the pan higher up in the oven and/or maybe a slightly lower temperature like 325 degrees. It really would be nice to be able to fix a bunch at once.
It's been a busy day. In addition to the eggs, I've made the cheesecake, salted the beef, cooked a pork butt to make tacos for lunch tomorrow, made pico de gallo for said lunch, made horseradish cream for the beef and a horseradish dip for an appetizer, cut up numerous vegetables for various dishes, sliced the salmon, cleaned up the mess from all this and cleaned out the refrigerator to make room for all the stuff. Tomorrow morning I'll make the guacamole, a chipolte slaw, fruit salad and cook the tortillas for lunch. In a bit, I must tidy up the guest room and the bathroom. But for right now, I'm sitting on my butt, drinking a well deserved cup of coffee.
Tonight is calzone and a tomato, cucumber and onion salad.
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Eric - phhhtttttt!
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...couldn't resist... :-)
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Nance - good heavens. I'm exhausted just reading about your day. I'll look forward to the next oven-cooked egg report.
Eric - we only made it to 58 today. Maybe tomorrow? So Carole might get warmth the day after?
Carole - yes I do know about Boudin - pronounced boo-dan in Houston. Lots of Cajun places here.
The SF bread place is pronounced (bouw din). The Wharf location is fairly new but they've been in business since 1849. From a tiny, old-world bakery on San Francisco's Dupont Street, Boudin has evolved to the state-of-the-art facilities and services we operate today - and emerged as San Francisco's oldest continuously running company. Thought you all might be interested in the contents of the bread since this is a cooking thread - see below.
Boudin is among a small minority of San Francisco bakeries staying true to the original
artisan sourdough recipe: just unbleached flour, water, salt, and a portion of mother
dough. In spite of prevailing baking trends, no fats, sugars, preservatives, or dough
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Carole, I'm sorry you're still having foot problems. I have lots of issues with my feet, so I "feel your pain." I hope you can get them resolved soon. Btw, Medicare covers meters and strips for diabetic patients.
Susan, I did order some urfa from Spice House. The shipping was reasonable and I needed some other things, so it worked out. But thank you so much for your kind offer to send me some. I've only had harissa paste but I do love it.
You northeast folks have got to be sick of snow. I truly hope you escape the next round.
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Carole - meant to say sorry about your continuing foot problems >>burning pain in the toes and front pad<<
I've been having cortisone shots for 'trigger thumb' for several years now. They couldn't do surgery during BC tx. Now my orthopedic surgeon thinks the cortisone has pretty much resolved the problem - certainly the pain is mostly gone - and surgery not necessary. Hope it helps for you. Maybe try an orthopedic specialist. My guy specializes in hands only mostly for the local professional sports teams but I know he has a cohort who does feet.
My other thought is neuropathy. From some of the threads on BCO is sounds like that pain can be horrible. Have you seen a neurologist? Luckily I mostly have numbness and not pain.
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Minus, I am so glad for your thumb
Tonight was "Mussels Friday" with my same friend and same menu for the last 2-3 years once a week. As good as usual.
Apparently Wine-Bedo was feeling a little sappy last night. Well who am I to argue with Wine-Bedo's thoughts on family and the board.. I'm sure Wine-Bedo had her reasons for what she said. so who am I to contradict her? . Don't see much or her these days. .And she is such a cheap date.
Tonight did such exciting things! Ran a virus scan on the computer!! Ran the Robot vacuum! Organized my tax forms! Patted the cat!
I know you are all so jealous.
I am making more Cauliflower soup. It was so good.
DD and I are going shopping tomorrow.
Ugg stuffed from the Mussels and Another Storm coming Sunday, they say
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I like Wine-Bedo.
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I made meat loaf with potatoes roasted next to them (covered in foil with a little water in the pan) My mom always made this when I was little. I needed comfort food. this is totally off the subject, but those of you who have taken Arimidex---did you ever thing it was causing heart or blood pressure issues? I am still feeling puny and after the hospital stay Jan 16-17th, I have not bounced back at all. I am so exhausted I don't want to get out of bed, headaches and chest pain and my blood pressure tonight was 147/89 and seeing that made it probably go even highter. I tood a Xanax and called a friend and after we talked for about 30 minutes I felt a little better.Called MO this afternoon and probably left a less than coherent message, but I am not going to take the AI again until I can talk to them about this. May call my primary care, or go bug the pharmacist....
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Wow, Nancy, I'm also exhausted from your day! And your preparations sound wonderful! Lucky guests! Also interested in the poached egg update, when it happens.
Carole, I sure hope you can get some foot relief. It is so awful to have that pain, especially since you cover a lot of ground golfing. Also sorry to hear about the demise of your local Meyer lemon trees.
If you happen to see the Mandarinquats, it might be worth trying a couple. They are much sweeter than regular kumquats, and also visually pleasing with their red orange color. Also, the blood oranges I bought this week at Trader's are sweet and interesting, and not very expensive. Those might be an option for a marmalade. I chuckled at your "plucking" temptation. Hope your DH can beat the viral crud that keeps making the rounds.I really loved tonight's dinner.....lime chipotle marinated chicken breasts from WF which DH grilled after again shoveling out a path to the grill (going for sainthood), roasted/mashed butternut squash, spicey roasted cauliflower and onions ( so delicious spiced with fennel seed, red pepper flakes and balsamic), and a Persian cuke, red onion, and kalamata olive salad. My favorite sort of menu! I never even had any of the baguette I bought today.
Saw my functional med clinician today. The good news is that my allergies seem to be calmer given the self-injected serums I use (of course the snow cover here is my friend, and who knows how they may return once Spring and vegetation emerges), and she now recommends that I take fish oil for that antioxidant benefit, as well as curcumin for same benefit and more joint pain relief. She is eager for me to stay off the Celebrex which is what I also plan. I chuckled when she explained that for my "good estrogen" support, I should be eating lots of cruciferous vegetables. Guess I never told her I was the kale queen! So after this appt, and getting the supplements at their pharmacy, I stopped at WF and perused their "snake oil" (homeopathic remedies) aisle. I ended up buying some "pellets" that allegedly help with allergic runny nose, my lasting, and most annoying symptom. We'll see.......:)
Weather guy is just forecasting up to 15 more inches of snow over the next three days. Lovely. Not so sure we can make the piles much higher by our driveway...and really feel for the folks in the city where there is really no room for more snow to be cleared. Tomorrow DH and I will drag his DJ equipment thru the piles of snow for the Girl Scout dance, then we will be running around the urban snow piles and new flakes on Sunday since we have plans to see Motown, the Musical, followed by dinner at La Veuile (sp? Susan). Will be dressed like Nanuk from the North!
Eric, you sound like my LA brother who frequently feels the need to call and give us the weather report from there. My thinking response is always that if I wanted to live just for that I could also be there. This season will pass and we'll enjoy a beautiful Spring, Summer and Fall....and maybe get off easier next Winter?! I am also enjoying the feeling of being so hardy this winter!
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Bedo, I bet those Providence restaurant mussels are mouthwatering! Yum! We cross posted....
We did too, Red. I agree that you should check in with your MO or PCP soon, or even the pharm person tomorrow, especially since the worry will do nothing to lower your pressure! Aside from that I am not an impartial voice on AIs since I chose not to take them...risky as that may be. Hope you feel better......
And Minus, that is great that your orthopod was so helpful for your hand issue!
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