So...whats for dinner?
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Carole - Happy Birthday. Hope you can have a nice "last meal" to celebrate before you go back to weight watchers. Sorry to hear about your Mother. That's a big load to carry at her age.
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Carole, I'm sorry about your mother. You know I feel your pain.
At the very least have a happy happy birthday.
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And I would get rid of those evil scales. Just sayin'.
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Yeah Nance - Carole at least ignore the 'evil' scales for the actual Birthday.
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Happy Birthday Carole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh boy, a scale revolution is in order Carole! It is your BIRTHDAY! NO counting points on that day has been decreed...by me, a WW for many years (because I keep blowing myself back up...hahahaha!) so enjoy that and enjoy a photo of my granddaughter on her second birthday in October. She said to tell you to "eat the spashetti" (her personal favorite food...LOL)
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April - what a fun photo. Thanks for posting.
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Thank you all so much for the hugs and kind thoughts. It does mean a lot. My blood tests are good enough for another round of chemo today, so that is 4, more than we thought I would manage. Liver function is still going backwards, but holding hope that the chemo may slow it down, even just a little.
Happy birthday Carole, hope you have a lovely day.
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Thinking of you Freya.
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Since this is a dinner thread, not a damn mets to hell thread, dinner tonight is a strange one. We are just back from a week away [yes, a holiday!] and pickings are slim. I am going to make potato pancakes and sautéed red cabbage a la Germany. I did grab some lovely tuna steaks at Costco when I went to pick up some anti-nausea meds. One of those steaks will be grilled since the temperatures outside are bizarrely warm. Our cup of tomato soup lunch is long gone and we are both starving, so getting started now.
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Carole, have a happy birthday and I hope your mom can bounce back.
I have half a roasted chicken thigh, half a bag of snow peas and a couple of packages of shiritake (low-carb yam-thread) noodles, so when I get home from my support group meeting I’ll make a quasi-Pad Thai.
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Last night was takeout Chinese. Nothing exciting there, but the uneaten obligatory white rice has made its way into some stuffed peppers tonight. Some asparagus is roasting right along side them in the oven.
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Tonight is rib-eyes, garlic red mashed potatoes, and a kale Caesar salad.
april - DGD looking cool in her shades - so cute!
carole - Happy Birthday!!!
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Susan - great impromptu meal. Oh Special - rib-eyes. I must be getting ready for my monthly beef ration. And now I want asparagus.
Meanwhile, I'm eating what's in the fridge. Lunch was 1/2 a toasted pumpernickel bagel with the last of the salmon-cream cheese spread. Dinner was a large salad with the last of the lettuce, remaining avocado and a last few mushrooms. That was accompanied by the 'heel' & truly the end of the loaf of rosemary/olive oil bread.
Yesterday was avocados & mushrooms that I'd marinated in oil, tarragon vinegar, lemon juice & garlic heaped on greens. Tomorrow will be a delightful bowl of sliced English cucumbers & chopped sweet onions & dill that have been 'percolating' in sour cream. And spiralized zucchini - maybe steamed or sauteed. Maybe I'll pull out some leftover cooked pork or chicken from the freezer. Or not. I'm finding that I'm not very hungry now that I'm exercising every day. Weird. You'd think I'd be more hungry.
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Came home from my meeting all set to make that chicken Pad Thai, but decided I needed to use up some veggies before they went bad. Nuked some broccolini that had gone to blossom—but had to throw out the stalks with white flowers on them due to the beginnings of rot. (The ones with yellow flowers were still tasty with a squeeze of lemon). Cut up a tomato and some basil and dressed them with sea salt, orange olive oil and grapefruit white balsamic. Then, just as I was going to reheat that chicken, Bob came in from a drug company dinner with leftover calamari, asparagus fritti and crabmeat.
Tomorrow we have a winemaker (Hess Collection) dinner at Cellars. I might cook Friday—have some nice sustainably farmed salmon fillets and a head of Romesco (that cauliflower-broccoli hybrid with pyramid florets). Anyone ever cook Romesco? I could use some ideas.
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minus - I know - love me some ribeye! My fave cut of beef, hands down. They were delish, made a quick sour cream horseradish sauce to go with them.
chisandy - I wonder if you can cut the Romesco in thick slices, about an inch or so, and roast it with olive oil, S&P, then sprinkle on some grated parm before serving? I have cooked the green cauliflower (broccoflower) by steaming the florets and then tossing with a little butter and lemon pepper, but have not yet tried the Romesco.
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Hmmm ribeye - my favourite cut too.
After chemo today I came home and made a pear, riesling and ginger sorbet. It is so good, not sweet and with a bite from the ginger.
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Ah rib eyes . My favorite. Definitely on the menu for the weekend. Funny, when we make steak dd2 and hubby seem to 'drop' bye. I declare they have a hidden camera in my house.
Tonight is blackened chicken on my indoor grill pan. Marinated in lemon juice, rosemary and garlic. I save a little of the marinade to add to some butter. I then spread it on the sizzling chicken. Roasted asparagus and tiny tomatoes as sides.
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I met my SIL & niece and her baby for lunch at our only New Mexico style Mexican restaurant. I had stacked green chili enchiladas. YUM. We even splurged on an order of sopapillas - rarely to be found in in Houston. When my son was a toddler, he called them sofa pillows. For those of you who have never tried one of these delights, here's a little history below.
Sopapillas are one of many foods that New Mexico can call it's own – The New Mexican Quick Bread. People call them little pillows, but the name really means "holding soup." Their history is over 200 years old, originating in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. It is often as much a staple of many New Mexican meals as the tortilla. Both sopapillas and tortillas are used as "sop" breads, either soaking up the liquids in a dish, or stuffing them with the foods so they can be eaten without the use of knife and fork. The recipe for both the tortilla and the sopapillas are virtually the same, the difference is in the cooking method....
Carefully slide the first sopapilla into the hot oil. Submerge the sopapilla under the oil. It should begin to puff immediately. NOTE: Sopapillas - They either puff or they don't puff. Their puff is what makes it a sopapilla - but don't despair as both can be eaten.
https://whatscookingamerica.net/CynthiaPineda/Sopa...
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Speaking of “holding soup," ever have a Szechuan or Shanghai soup dumpling? It has the soup inside it.
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Minus, Ah... a gorditas in Mexico. I love gorditas. We once up a time had a restaurant that made these filled with avocado, beans, pico de gallo, and if you wanted, some meat. Loved those things so much and cried when they sold.
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Winemaker (Hess Collection) dinner tonight. First course was kimchi-BBQ pork spring rolls with chili-honey dipping sauce over arugula; second was a mushroom vol-au-vent pastry with a brie-thyme cream sauce; next, seared duck breast over red cabbage and cranberries with poached pear; then ravioli stuffed with lamb ragout in a tomato-basil sauce topped with Parm-Regg; finally, banana cake with Nutella buttercream frosting. The winemaker had some of his homemade jams for sale—I bought a Blackberry-Thai and a Habanero (the latter with ripe Brie tomorrow morning).
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Here in Phoenix, if I look around, I can find New Mexico, northern Mexico and southern Mexico food. The difference is quite striking. Best are the tiny "3 table mom and pop" places.
And Happy Birthday Carole.
As for cooking, I shopped from the freezer and cooked up some thick (3 inches / 7cm) pork chops, some spicy beans and some sliced apples...The beans were from a can and the meal was more simple than I would have preferred..a direct result of my 2-1/4 hour commute home.
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Bob’s doing Lent tomorrow, so rather than risking the carbofats of fish & chips or zuppa di pesce con linguine at local eateries, I will pan-sear salmon, roast Romesco cauliflower, and make some jasmine rice. (Maybe with dill & peas, Persian style).
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Today, Miss Olivia ate yogurt with blueberries, one whole egg made into a cheddar cheese omelette, tuna poached in olive oil and asparagus. Though we were supposed to have tuna for dinner, it just didn't appeal, so we had scrambled eggs with English muffins. Have a bagel craving, so will make up a batch tomorrow.
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I came home from my personal-training-assessment session and ate leftover calamari for lunch. But I balanced it out with an unsweetened almond milk cappuccino and a big glass of seltzer with Meyer lemon. Have my work cut out for me—to reach my most reasonably attainable goal, I need to lose 48 lbs of fat and gain 10 lbs. of muscle within a year. Wish me luck…and discipline. It’ll be expensive, but I don’t trust myself to do it without guidance as to specific exercises (to ameliorate existing problems and avoid aggravating others) and the accountability of having to report to a trainer. I will also be taking “Silver Sneakers” classes (even though my Medicare supplement carrier doesn’t offer the program, the classes are free to any gym member old enough to take them), and going to another branch in the chain to swim and do water aerobics. (I chose this more barebones branch as my “home” gym because it’s a block away with very limited parking, forcing me to get up off my butt and walk there as a warmup). I’m glad I bought the all-access membership, which will let me use any gym in the chain across the country, with unlimited visits.
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Sandy - I LOVE the Silver Sneakers classes. I started last month and go twice a week. This is an amazing low level exercise class for the over 65 crowd. It involves light weights, a resistance band, a soccer sized ball and a chair. Many of the exercises are done sitting down, but we march in place & up & down & around for cardio. They stress balance, slow repetitions, and keeping your mind sharp by repeating patterns. It's a national plan held at YMCAs, churches & participating fitness centers. It appears that many Medicare Advantage plans include this as a benefit at NO COST. My AARP United Healthcare medigap policy also covers the classes, but I already had a membership at LA Fitness. People that are several levels of fitness above me often come just for the mild exercise & the brain health.
Once I'm there, I make myself walk on the treadmill either one mile or two, depending on my other commitments for the day. Then two weeks ago I added three days of Hatha Yoga. I've always wanted to take a yoga class and somehow never did. The stretching is great. My LE/PT was so excited a week ago because I'm only 3 degrees away from full range of motion with my arm on my radiated/LE side - and that has never happened since treatment in 2013/2014. I almost hate to go on vacation and miss two weeks of classes.
We played Chickenfoot today so 'linner' was eclectic - Chili Con Queso w/tortilla chips, Hawaiian Banana Bread, spinach/yogurt dip with Blue Diamond Almond Nut Thins (great crackers BTW), baklava, tuna sangys cut triangles, coconut macaroons dipped 1/2 way in dark chocolate, etc. Needless to say I will not need anything else tonight.
Susan - I love Olivia's meal descriptions.
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Susan, I would be happy with Olivia's meals for the day, sounded yummy.
Sandy, I have no doubt you can reach your goal. You need to lose roughly 1lb a week. That is a calorie deficit of 3500 a week or 500 a day from your normal diet. With some smart tweaks you can do that, and without feeling deprived of anything.
Our wedding anniversary today
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Susan and Freya, I echo everyone else's sentiments. It sucks. We are here for you both. And many hugs and love being sent out.
And yes, Olivia is adorable!
HUGS!
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Good for you Sandy and I wish you strength in your fitness endeavor. Your plan sounds like a good one.
As might be expected, Olivia is going to develop a sophisticated palate. And how lucky is she to have such a Nana to expose her to her wonderful world of culinary delights.
Saw my MO yesterday. I was all prepared to start up the letrozole again when she told me that another study was recently released that indicated that 10 years of the AIs might not be beneficial to everyone. SIGH. We went over my path report and given my stats and tumor type she felt I was low risk. She (of course 😏) left the decision up to me. I'm not familiar with the study, so for the time being, I'm not taking the letrozole until I can research it more. In the meantime, I'm living with mixed feelings about the whole thing. Ugh.
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