So...whats for dinner?
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Bedo, I'm so sorry to learn of your young marrieds' sadness. They are fortunate to have a vet who will come to the house for this very sad event...for everyone involved. And I hope DSIL's mother is getting competent compassionate care. (((HUGS)))
Nance, how very frustrating for you to hear that "belated" news about your dad's foot. Geesh! I hope you can have a satisfying conversation with that doc, with some clarfication of his dx and appropriate treatment. Good luck with that difficult task.
No special SB events in this house today.....NO! WAIT! DH just made his first guacamole, (YAY!!!!!) which we will eat with anything else that jumps out of the fridge tonight.
We are expecting a foot of snow to fall tomorrow thru Tues. so we spent a few hours clearing the sidewalks of current packed ice so that the required shoveling and snowblowing will be more effective. Should do more preventative work, but my hands arms and shoulder are screaming at me for sustained overwork. Advil time....
Haha....we were so loving our warm temps last week....back to New England reality!
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Heading out to the restaurant’s Super Bowl party. Bob just called to say he won’t get there till well into the first quarter, maybe the second. So I will have to find other “friends of the restaurant” with whom to chat to keep me from gorging on the buffet and free drinks.
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I will, Bedo.
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WE WON! Sorry can't help being a Coloradoan. What a way to end my week.
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Well, I didn't expect a spoiler here! *susan*
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I am happy for Peyton, and actually glad not to have the SB hype flowing around "the Bean" this year. Watching as a neutral observer was more relaxed.
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Holding my breath so hard I think I forgot the chemo SEs! My guess, Peyton retires..... Tyrell Davis thought that too when he said he saw Peyton taking it all in at the AFC championship. Stayed on the field 15 minutes after everything was over to savor it all in. We'll see, I guess anything is possible. Well, at least my Papa John's pizza was worth it.
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Bedo, so sorry for the pet and the daughter's MIL....Pets are like family. Glad you could support them during this.
Nance, its just one struggle after another---hope your dad's foot improves. My dad goes back to the wound clinic today. His legs look a lot better. I happened to be there yesterday afternoon when he got PT and saw him walk. He is walking worse now than he did at the hospital. I told him that we can't manage a wheelchair in his house---we have tried that before and he could not maneuver it.
Did not even watch the superbowl as I do n't c are for football, did see the National Anthem and thought she did a wonderful job.
I will be so sad when Downton Abbey ends....
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Hello all!
bedo - sorry about the pup and your DD's MIL, so hard, and a lot to deal with for your young'uns.
auntie - eeesh on your dad with an undiagnosed wound, but good that it was discovered and is now being treated. Hoping that this is something fairly easy to resolve.
red - I was beginning to worry about you/dad - but checked on something while I was writing this, came back, and then saw your recent post. Hang in there.
lacey - thanks for the golden tree and snow pic! So pretty! I miss snow, as ridiculous as that sounds!
eric - good for you on car fixing! That is a great savings and you are showing your DD what is gained by knowing how to fix things yourself. Or, at the least, when to fix it yourself if you can, and when to leave it to others. Keeping Sharon in my thoughts and hoping all will be well with her. This has to be anxiety provoking, and so keeping you in my thoughts too.
SILs are safely home, but sad about the SB game - they live in Charlotte. I was good with either outcome so all is well in my house. I made vegs/dip, sweet and sour meatballs, shrimp/cocktail sauce - extra spicy, potato skins, jalapeno popper filling in filo cups, and DD made Buffalo chicken dip with crackers. Typical fare, but still yummy, especially the potato skins - I have missed those! We all ate too much and also had leftover chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing from the night before. Had fun with the SILs - all did well in the race and we shopped (my DH is a patient man) on the way back to the car and went out for Greek as I had hoped, had some flaming cheese and wine, and then shopped some more, lol! It started raining after that so we hung out at home, eating and drinking (them) and watched The Martian - my one SIL who read the book kept talking throughout and saying what would happen next - lol! I had already seen it so I wasn't bothered but my DH was thinking they should have skipped the movie and she could have just offered a synopsis. It was hilarious.
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Nance so sorry for the troubles your experiencing with your Dad. Not sure about the healthcare (nursing home) situation in your state, but I have found that they are seriously lacking here in upstate NY. When my mom went to rehab after each of her surgeries, my sister and I found that we had to be there night and day just to advocate for her. Unfortunately the CNA's are not well instructed or informed of the patients history and the care needed. Not their fault...they overworked and underpaid, but sometimes you will find that special one that is worth their weight in gold.
Superbowl party was fun with lots of great food (too much) We all wore our Buffalo Bills shirts LOL Just practicing for another year. today back in the gym. Met with personal trainer and we are going to work together to meet my goals on a gentle level for this old lady.
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Carrie, I'm glad for you that you have a trainer who will move forward as your body can. When I first worked with my trainer, we were both a bit too ambitious and I ended up in PT for my shoulders for several weeks....so that I could resume my training! Learned my lesson that I needed to take it more slowly!
Yesterday's non-SB party in our house included DH's quite delicious guacamole with chips and veggies, and some red pepper hummus with same veggies and crackers. Woop! Wooop! That was pretty much it, and fine with me since I was way more tired yesterday than hungry. Never even bothered to make dinner.
We're in the midst of the predicted snow storm. Poor Winston is not too happy about being housebound. Unfortunately, when he goes out in the snow, he comes inside with a ton of melting snow in his thick Scottie fur, so we do lots of mopping of floorsfor about an hour.
We have leftovers that I'll probably drag out for dinner.
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I vaguely recall that we discussed bialys some many pages back.
Thought some might enjoy this article I just came across:
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I figure Peyton will retire. Neither quarterback had a great night. It was a contest between the two defensive teams. Not the most entertaining kind of football game for those who aren't students of the game.
BIL departed this morning. DH and I went to the gym, which will be closed tomorrow for Mardi Gras. I feel sorry for today's parade goers because the wind is whistling out there, making it feel colder than it actually is.
We'll be eating leftovers tonight along with salad.
Hope the dads are doing well today and the daughters/caregivers are enjoying some peace of mind.
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I apologize in advance. I simply can't keep track right now of what everyone is going through, but a few things have filtered into my brain. Bedo, this is a tough time for the "kids." These are the times that they learn how to support and love each other in the face of negative stuff. Very important for marriage longevity. What is it with doctors who miss things like holes in feet? Seriously? I am so blessed to have such a great medical team. I like to think that they will not miss a hole in my body. Ummmm.... isn't that pretty obvious?
Life is consuming everything that I have. But food still has to happen. Last night I made a dinner that only a southern boy could love. Sauteed pork chops, lima beans and rice. I also warmed up the red cabbage German-ish dish. The pork leftovers became today's lunch. I made a sandwich with a pretzel roll and the pork schnitzel. Mr. 02143 had the leftovers from last night's dinner. I warmed some of the potato-leek soup to accompany. Dinner was a bit of a mystery. Long story, but at 5:30 I was looking at vanity lighting instead of making food. We pulled out some merguez sausage and a package labeled Merquez Sausage Ragu which I thought was the Flay sauce to accompany the sausage. Once it was thawed it became clear that there was meat in the ragu. So, I threw the sausages into the fridge and then started to make some bulghar. I tried a new bulgar recipe and it was great! I served the two items, with some added spinach, in a pasta bowl so we could make every bite different.
House update. We have a master shower in progress. The concrete at 2% grade is in and covered with the rubber membrane. The floor has mud. He starts tilling now! The new floors in the "grand" room are underway. The kitchen cabinets are arriving on Friday! The walls have been drywalled and skim coated. Progress is happening! The kids might be able to move in before Spring.
*susan*
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Miracle of miracles, Bob arrived at the party only five minutes after I did--and he parked in our garage so we could both walk home. Biggest hit of the evening was an insanely wonderful pickle-brined fried chicken (which sells out within an hour of being announced as a special). First fried chicken I’ve had since starting on low-carb 3 yrs. ago and it was very, very worth it. No wings or dogs, but plenty of Italian beef & giardiniera, plus beef & black bean tacos and excellent salsa and guac. (I skipped the roll for the beef and the tortillas for the tacos). Drank a lovely brut Cava and Mutt Lynch Hellhound Red blend (I take the Fifth as to how much, but at least I didn’t “drink the fifth”). And we won $50 each on our squares and Bob won $25 in the “Sack-sack” drawing. (You sign a buck, put it into the grocery bag circulating, and every time a QB gets sacked--pretty often last night, poor Cam Newton--a dollar is drawn from the bag and the person who signed it wins the contents and seeds the sack with another dollar bill). I’d been rooting for Carolina, as I have many more connections both personal and professional with NC than I do with CO. But the outcome was not unexpected. As for the commercials, Bob & I loved the two commercials most reviled by critics and on social media--it proves we are soulmates. (But what do I know?--my fave SB commercial of all time was the first one by E-Trade: chimps screeching banging on pots & pans for 20 sec., with the punch line “Well, we just blew two million bucks. What are you doing with your money?”).
Tonight it’s back to healthy...almost. Salmon teriyaki seared on the flat-top, sauteed sugar snap peas, and cauliflower-veggie “fried rice” (Whole Paycheck makes it fresh daily for its Paleo-Friendly section). 3 oz. of a marvelous Gauthier 2012 Pinot Noir from the Carneros. So what’s unhealthy? Well, it’s Lundi Gras. WF sold out of all its paczki early this morning, but still had “beignets” (bearing no resemblance to the Cafe du Monde version, but more like “Honey, I Shrunk the Jelly Donuts"): basically mini-paczki covered with regular rather than powdered sugar. I got the chocolate-hazelnut ganache-filled ones--and one of them is about 1/4 the calories and carbs of a full-sized one. Bob usually brings them home from his office (in a heavily Polish part of the SW Side) on Lundi Gras, courtesy of a patient, but he doesn’t have office hrs. till tomorrow night.
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Thanks for bringing me back to reality--gotta hit the bakery for some paczki befor they are all gone.
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I was shocked to find a sign for paczki next to king cakes in my local grocery. Unfortunately, the sign was all there was -- no paczki :-(
Pancakes for breakfast and gumbo for dinner in honor of Mardi Gras. An inch of snow overnight and bitterly cold wind and temps have dampened my party mood. Spicy gumbo will taste good. Carole, you'll have to give me some tips on the jarred rouxs. I seem to have better results making it from scratch.
I finally talked to my dad's foot doc. My dad's infection is cellulitis and the MRI showed that the "tunnel" is the result of a bone infection. This is scary stuff for a diabetic. He did say that the area of infection is small and treatable with antibiotics, which he has been getting from day one. Even under the best of circumstances, this stuff takes a long time to heal. I don't know where this all fits with rehab or if it even does. My main concern at this point is getting him out of the hospital with his foot still attached. One good thing is that the other ulcers on his feet have healed while he's been in there and off his feet. Dad was supposed to have an angiogram today to test the circulation in his lower extremities. No rest for the weary.
Carole, how was the Endymion parade? Did I miss a report?
Lacey, I wanted to read the bialy article but I have to join?
Susan, I hope you will post some pictures of the new place soon.
Red, I am going to miss Downton Abbey terribly!
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Yikes, bone infection sounds very serious for a diabetic or for anyone. I'm glad it was detected and is being treated.
The Endymion parade measured up to past years. The floats get bigger and longer and more gaudy with all sorts of light effects. There were lots of college and high school bands and the Budweiser horses were as impressive as ever. I think dh's brother enjoyed himself. He got into the spirit of catching beads and throws.
I, too, am looking forwards to pictures of the transformed condo.
Nance, I make a thin slurry with the dry roux and whisk it into the liquid of the gumbo or meat drippings. I don't find any difference between the bought dry roux and the toasted flour I make using all purpose white flour. To make the dry roux, I use my iron skillet but I have to stir constantly for as long as it takes the flour to turn a light brown color. DH has made the dry roux in the oven, spreading the flour on a big pan. You have to be careful not to burn the flour. I test my progress by mixing a tiny bit of dry roux with water to see how dark the color is. Of course, you can make the oil roux but I don't like adding that much oil to my gumbo or meat gravy.
Tonight's dinner will be stuffed cabbage out of the freezer. That's the last of the frozen cooked casserole-style dishes that can be popped into the oven. I'll have to replenish the supply.
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Nance, my dad has had cellulitis too--but not the bone infection. His legs are looking so good, I couldn't believe them. We are keeping him in two layer wraps while he is in rehab, as I am afraid that they will not keep the compression right in the rehab center, or they will get lost or tossed in the laundry and they are like 80.00 each....
This is what happens when they keep the legs elevated..and Lord knows, he does not do that at home...... I am saying a prayer for your dad and you, cause I totally get it.
Gumbo sounds really good. Like Nance, it is bitterly cold here today, even though the sun is shining. sipping coffee and going to mass at noon. Then to the nursing home to visit dad. I may stop at the little café we get fish from and have my dinner---the special is baked pork chop with mashed potatoes and green beans...Sounds like comfort food to me.
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Thanks Red, I think about you every time some new dad thing comes up. I know how much you get it. My dad was supposed to start with compression stocking just before he went into the hospital. I'm not sure he could get them on by himself though so not sure how that would have worked. He did see the cardiologist yesterday who told him they were going to try to increase his circulation. Didn't say how - - magic wand? Sheesh.
Thanks for the roux advice Carole. I will try it that way the next time. The gumbo is good, if thinner than I like it.
Must be comfort food day. While making Italian meatballs for dinner on Monday, I made up some mini meatloaves as well. So that's dinner along with the ubiquitous mashed potatoes and baby peas.
Starting some baguettes today and I just remembered, it's time for hot cross buns. They're too good to have only on good Friday.
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Tomorrow morning we'll drive in the direction of Tulsa and hope to arrive at my youngest brother's house on Friday. We no longer subject ourselves to the 12 or 13 hour drives. The plan is to spend the weekend and head home on Monday. As luck would have it, tomorrow and Friday would be good golfing days with highs up to 70 degrees but my brother will be pleased to have someone from his family visit and see his OK property.
Dinner tonight will be the remainder of the stuffed cabbage from last night with pork chops (dh's request--he loves The Pig pork chops) and a salad using the rest of the cherry tomatoes and other green salad ingredients. There is quite a bit of cooked brown rice but I will freeze it. I toyed with the idea of fried rice but the stuffed cabbage stuffing has farro in it.
It's sunny and pretty today. DH went to play golf. I opted to go to the gym since there will be a stretch of days with limited exercise.
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Sending healing thoughts to all of the elderly dads and moms....and especially to you caretakers! ((HUGS))
Oh my, Nance, hot cross buns are one of those things that I adored in my childhood...and I probably ate way more than my share! I think I'd better head down to the treadmill after just thinking about them.
When making the pizza dough last weekend, DH was troubled by the fact that we had no digital food scale....so he ordered one. Now I feel compelled to start using it...which means baking, right?....just when I was getting more serious about shedding the most recently gained lbs. Oy!
Some of you may get a kick out of the fact that I have been regularly giving DGF's pooch, who we are dogsitting this week, any bits of veggies that I can while making smoothies or cooking. Of course he loves them! Now that he sees that someone actually does tasty things when standing in front of the kitchen counter, he is a regular customer there. We think that this is a new experience for him given his owner's eating (non-cooking) style.
We always fed our dogs fresh veggie scraps. Soon this guy will be next to my ankle (he is a VERY short Scottie) as soon as he hears me pick up a knife.Tonight we are going to a restaurant in Newton (I forget which one) with DH's volunteer group from the B school. I actually wouldhavenpreferred to attend the Celtic's game since Paul Pierce and Doc Rivers are in town with their Clippers, but ...oh well, small sacrifice, and better food.
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Lacey,
I use my digital scale all the time. I use it to weight food before storing in the magic freezer- 4 oz burger for me, 6oz for him. When dividing a larger piece of meat into portions, again, I weigh them. I also weigh meat before roasting, after I have trimmed it, to estimate cooking time. For savory items, I have created a cheat sheet for common weights for things like onions, carrots, etc. This way I can take a recipe that is based on 3 lbs of meat, and scale it to smaller cuts. Obviously, anytime one bakes, it is an essential tool if you want to get consistent results or want to divide or double the recipe.
And maybe, you won't use it all the time, but your resident pizza chef will enjoy it tremendously!
*susan*
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Lacey, you will use the scale lots more than you think. I love mine and have given then as gifts to cooking friends and family. And all the things Susan said.
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Haha, Susan you are right about that pizza chef comment. And I will try to become more exact in my cooking efforts, tho it is sooo unlike me. The nicest thing will be to have it for baking purposes or whenever I come across recipes that require amount by weight rather than visual cup measurements. Fortunately it is thin enough to store in a tray cabinet....tho I bet you keep yours on the counter!
Carole, have a safe and enjoyable trip to your brother's!
Hard to believe that exactly one year ago DH and I were holed up in the local ER for almost a whole day and night awaiting transfer to BI in Boston after his ladder fall and hip triple fracture. Glad he has a roof rake now
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And glad for yet another credible endorsement for our newest kitchen toy! Thanks, Nance
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Another endorsement for the kitchen scale! I keep mine on the counter where it's handy. When I was on WW, I weighed meat portions (also cheese) to determine "points." When I'm portioning ground meat for the freezer, I weigh out 8 oz chunks.
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Mine slips into a drawer, and gets pulled out at least once a day. I don't have enough counter space to keep it out. *susan*
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I have more counter space than drawer space!
Looking forward to return of Minus One. Hope she's enjoying her vacation.
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En route home from LE therapy yesterday morning, I stopped off at Bennison’s Bakery in Evanston because I was told they had pazcki. Little did I know that “Time Out Chicago” had listed them as the #2 of the top 10 spots in the Chicago area to buy them. I was lucky to have been able to park a block away. Inside (and it’s not a large shop) they set up a rope line like at the TSA, that snaked up & back three times. People in line were asking “what does it mean if you get the baby doll in the cake?” The correct answer is “you have to buy the next one,” but I couldn’t resist answering “you have to go to the dentist.”* They were quite efficient, though: they also had stacked boxes of king cakes to pick up while waiting in line for paczki and other stuff (to avoid earning the eternal enmity of those in line behind me whose parking meters were about to expire, I skipped said “other stuff”). Got a half dozen plus the king cake. Had a custard-filled (like a Drunken Donuts Boston Creme on steroids) one for breakfast.
Went to Fireside for Mardi Gras dinner because its kitchen was still open by the time Bob got home from work at 10 pm. Had a Hurricane that had me reeling for hours, as well as gumbo (more like a stew, and I left most of the rice over) and shrimp/crawfish etouffee (inexplicably topped with very good puff pastry). Had to put a considerable amt. of Tabasco on it. Ate the pastry and some of the etouffee, and brought the rest home for Gordy. No wine--the Hurricane was actually the recommended pairing. We cut into the king cake when we got home, and I got the baby! (Guess I’m buying next year’s cake).
This morning I figured it was still my farewell-to-sugar celebration, so I cut myself a slice of cake to go with breakfast. (Only one paczki left, and I wasn’t about to eat it--one a year is quite enough). Couldn’t understand why Happy, my 8-yr-old 15-lb. perma-kitten, was purring and nuzzling the box, until I opened it--he grabbed the strand of beads decorating the cake and proceeded to have a grand time chasing and batting it around.
Tonight, after picking up my “pet” Martin guitar and attending my first support group, I will grill a pastured ribeye and serve it with sauteed broccolini and cauliflower “faux-tatoes” (whipped with butter and asiago cheese). One steak will easily feed two.
*Which I did that aft. but only for a routine cleaning.
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