So...whats for dinner?
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I took a couple of jars of the turkey broth I made awhile back, added Jasmine rice, onion, carrots (I didn't have anything else) and made a soup. It tasted pretty good for such a simple thing.
The cold is still hanging in there. My nose is running so much, I'm jokingly saying I have to worry about getting dehydrated.
Sharon now has it too. I took today off too and will try to work from home tomorrow.
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I took a couple of jars of the turkey broth I made awhile back, added Jasmine rice, onion, carrots (I didn't have anything else) and made a soup. It tasted pretty good for such a simple thing.
The cold is still hanging in there. My nose is running so much, I'm jokingly saying I have to worry about getting dehydrated.
Sharon now has it too. I took today off too and will try to work from home tomorrow.
I did get the mail toda
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Minus, safe travels! Take the veggies. In the airports last week they had little containers of hummus to purchase. Dip a radish and chew. Sounds like a great snack to me!
I have been ported. Arrived at the hospital at 6:30AM and got home around 11:30AM. My surgeon wasn't a doctor and my sedation was delivered by a another non-doctor. Both women, both kind, both took all the time in the world. Non-doctor no 1 changed up the order saying that there was no reason for me to have anything but the smallest BARD power port based on my frame size. Did anyone know that they come in sizes??? Literature indicates that there are nine sizes to match any frame. Pulled true comfort food from the magic freezer for dinner... a pasta, cheese, sausage, sauce ready to be baked concoction that was delicious. While I was gone, I have been working on ciabatta breads. I pulled out one of those to make into a buttery garlic bread. Skipped the salad. I just wanted cheese and butter tonight.
Glad to have this porting foolishness behind me and hope that it isn't too much more painful in the morning.
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Hoping for a painless time ahead for you, Susan. When my mom needed a port (and central line) put in for a 10-day course of I.V. Vancomycin, the procedure was performed by an NP. Hope you're not getting slammed by snow too hard up there in Somerville. (I've been there only once, on a side trip during a Boston vacation, to the atelier of a fountain-pen maven—collector, seller & repairer—named Pier Gustafson. He was in an apt. bldg. that had been turned into artists' & artisans' studios, about a block from the Davis Sq. T stop).
Still in snowbound cabin-fever mode: Bob brought me home fish & chips with slaw (Cellars' special tonight—best I've had anywhere in the US; not about to try it next month in London, because it'll be Passover which—except for Seder the first night and a compulsory olive-size piece of matzo each day--is as good an excuse as any to stay low-carb on vacation). Also a blueberry pie from Whole Foods (which he jokingly calls his “den of iniquity" because of its wine bar and microbrew tavern) and at least a rudimentary padlock so I can finally work out without (much) fear of getting my stuff ripped off. But as soon as I can, I will get a sturdier shim-proof double-notch commercial padlock. (Combination locks are poppable with shims cut from soda cans). Watched a report from the NYC NBC station about how to minimize getting your gym lock picked.
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susan - I had a very tiny port (subclavian) and it worked like a charm for me - I had 6 rounds of chemo with Herceptin, then 11 Herceptin only over the remainder of the year. I had it flushed every six weeks for the following five years. I just had the port removed in November after six years, never had any issues with it. Hopefully if they chose a smaller one for you it was a gentler install and less discomfort associated. I felt some pressure and tightness in that side of my chest and neck but my BS put my port in during my BMX, so it is hard to separate out what was port tightness and what was the rest of the surgery - it subsided pretty quickly though. When is your first infusion?
eric - hope you and Sharon feel better asap - sounds miserable.
Tonight was naughty meatloaf, mashed potatoes and steamed carrots with brown sugar glaze. DD is back from the wilds of North Carolina, she got to see some snow - which she was tickled about and she caught (and released) some beautiful record setting fish for the TV show! Yay!
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Yes SpecialK, Kannapolis is just a few minutes from me. I love it the 'wilds' of NC. Glad she got to see some snow. It's really cold here: 20's. For us that's record worthy.
Naughty meatloaf sounds delish. I'm doin chili tonight. Getting all my comfort cold weather recipes done. We will be in the 70's next week.
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Adding a little pasta to the leftover chili from last night
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Must be "naughty meatloaf" week around here cause we are having that tonight too. Since I was home yesterday, I baked off a nice meatloaf for tonight and we will have it with mashed potato and a stirfry of veggies of whatever I find in my crisper drawer. I know I have carrots and some snap peas so we shall see.
Stay warm and dry ladies. We ended up with over 20 inches of snow at my house. Digging out was pretty tough. I am thinking that FL is sounding more and more like our destiny since hitting my 60's. The cold weather and snow and ice is not fun anymore! The only thing keeping me here are friends and my son and his kids. My grandbabies are the world to me so that would be hard to leave for sure. But, there are planes...LOL
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One fried egg & black coffee this a.m. before getting ready for my mani-pedi; just finished a BLT made with my last two slices of low-carb bread, tomato, whatever lettuce & basil leaves had not rotted, and one slice of Niman Ranch bacon, spread with spicy guacamole instead of mayo. Thinking about a choucroute for tonight—or defrosting some shrimp and making faux pad-Thai with shiratake noodles, peppers I need to use up and peapods.
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I spent three days making mole sauce last month and this is the basis of our dinner tonight. Since I made 6 quarts of that mole, I have lots of it frozen. I also froze portions of leftover smoked turkey. Tonight they will be reunited. Will serve with some black beans and maybe some homemade tortillas or tortilla chips.
Had my hair cut today. Kind of silly to pay for a haircut at this point, but it had gotten way too long! I will return in a few weeks for total removal. My friend Vanessa will accompany me and I am planning to bring mimosas. Just need to decide what food to bring as well. Obviously, everyone in the shop would be offered. Suggestions, that doesn't include caviar?
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Sushi that doesn’t include raw fish (e.g., vegetables, egg, cooked fish)? Cheeses, fruits and crudites? Mini-quiches? Chocolates or petits fours?
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Susan- hope your port does well and gives you no trouble...Like SPecialK, I had one for 6 rounds of TCHP and then, 11 more of Herceptin. Had it removed in Sept- no troubles! Wishing the same for you. I think getting a haircut helps get ready for no hair and gives you some control over this. Love the idea of taking mimosas for the next appt. Maybe several varieties of Hummus and pita chips would be easy and go with the bubbly?
Eric- hope you and DW feel better soon! Sounds miserable but am so glad you had that turkey broth!
The "wilds" of NC- love it! Kannapolis is only about 45 mins from me...the fishing sounds wonderful and the snow- here and gone in less than a day. Soory about those of you who have gotten slammed this week. It's no wonder we have so many transplants from the NE in the Carolinas.
Can't decide what to have for supper...meatloaf sounds good so may make that this weekend. It's real winter here this week and then, we will be in the 60's and 70's next week.
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Eric, hope you and Sharon feel better!
My dinner was a new-to-me one: Crockpot hamburger, cream of celery soup, tater tots, green beans, carrots, half and half. Totally my kind of comfort food. I froze some for later. I miss my freezer (which came with the house and was old and died). Should have new one Saturday - this will be the 3rd attempt at getting it right - no handle, paint scraped off. And to top it off, this one took over THREE weeks to get here from California (and this was before the weather interfered - just normal delivery time to my Best Buy store). That's ridiculous. Anyway. Dinner was good. Making a large turkey pot pie (with Bisquick top) for DS and DIL Saturday night - also a new for me recipe.
HUGS!!
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Took the lazy way out for dinner tonight—grilled chicken and roasted Brussels sprouts, plus cornbread, from the hot bar at Mariano’s grocery store. The remaining half of last night's blueberry pie is sitting on the counter, mocking me. Maybe I will snack on chopped liver. (Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it). Will do that faux pad Thai tomorrow night (got some fresh cilantro & lemongrass, but not bean sprouts). Fri. night will be corned beef & cabbage at Cellars, with a Kaliber (near-beer from Guinness).
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Waving to HappyHammer. I"m in Harrisburg NC no to far from you. Susan mole sounds delish.
April, 20 inches of snow. I grew up in the Chicago area, then spent 20 years in St Joseph MI right on the lake. I've been out of snow "range" for about 18 years. Can't imagine 20 inches. Wow.
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Cooking from the freezer tonight - spaghetti and meatballs. It's been one of those days where absolutely nothing has gone right. So dinner is a sure thing.
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I was reading a story about not being able to park on certain streets when there was a lot of snow (snow plow routes) and it brought back a memory.
Emergency Snow Route. No Parking When Snow Depth Exceeds 2 inches. It was a white sign with red letters and there was one right in front of my grandparents' house.I was probably 14, maybe 15 and for Christmas, we went to my grandparents house. It had been one of those snowrmageddon storms in Akron and I'd just finished shoveling out their driveway when I got an idea (cue up evil grin) I made a car shaped snowman right next to the sign.
That evening a tow truck tried to haul away my snowman.
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I was reading a story about not being able to park on certain streets when there was a lot of snow (snow plow routes) and it brought back a memory.
I was probably 14, maybe 15 and for Christmas, we went to my grandparents house. I remember the sig
I had just finished shoveling out their driveway when I got an idea. I made a car shaped snowman right next to the sign. That evening a tow truck showed up
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Waving back, Val!
Dinner was breakfast tonight. Mom LOVES pancakes and bacon and she was coming for supper SO, not having done that in a very long time...the menu was pancakes and bacon. My DH was the chef tonight. I ate some cottage cheese before she arrived so as not to overdo it with the other. It worked! I had 2 small but yummy cakes with maple syrup (the real deal)...mom and DH devoured the rest of the cakes and bacon. Everyone was happy.
Tomorrow night is meatloaf night after all of the talk about it earlier in the week.
What is your meatloaf recipe? Ours is beef, diced onion and celery, S &P, an egg and add small amount of milk to get everything mixed...add crushed corn flakes and "squish" it all together until you can form a loaf...dust with flour and bake at 350 for about 1.25 hours or until meat thermometer indicates it is done. This is rough "recipe"....what do you do?
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My meatloaf is 3 eggs combined with 2/3 c. milk and beaten, add 1 c. seasoned bread crumbs, mix and let stand until the bread crumbs have absorbed the egg/milk mixture. Add a combo of ground beef, pork and veal, minced parsley, 4 scallions thinly sliced, a dash of cloves, 1/4 t. of thyme and nutmeg, 1 t. of salt, 1/2 t. of pepper, and 2 finely minced garlic cloves. Mix well together without overworking. I place the mixture on a foil covered rimmed baking sheet and mold it into a football-ish shape. Place slices of bacon over the meatloaf until it is completely covered and bake at 350 F for 45 mins. Mix together 1/2 c. chili sauce, 1/4 c. brown sugar and a generous T. of ground mustard. Paint the meatloaf with sauce and return to the oven for another 20 minutes. Now you know why it is a naughty meatloaf!
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This was the storm that wasn't. Much ado, and not much action. I had AirBNB guests rescheduling, so each night was filled, but in the translation lost about $25 in income, and I could care less. The group that left today were very young– two cousins here to look at graduate schools. The mess that they lived in, and they were only here for three nights, was monumental! They enjoyed some Bourbon and wine. There were bits of papers scattered about. But, when they checked out this morning, the rooms were totally clean. So interesting. The young man graduated from Notre Dame and is looking at the Harvard School of Divinity [one of my favorite Harvard colleges] and she is still pondering her future. They were both knock-out gorgeous in a Mediterranean way. Off they went, and now the next young group has moved in and they are equally interesting. Turns out they are kosher, but didn't tell me this because of the uptick in what my Jewish friends are calling Jew-Hate. Isn't that sad?
Tonight I made some chicken piccata with pasta and steamed asparagus. The asparagus tasted like cut grass clippings to me, but Mr. SMT ate them all. The chicken and pasta were wonderful. Gosh do I love lemon and capers. I finally ate a real meal which is a bit of an accomplishment actually.
Olivia is walking!!!! She is 10 months and the world had better watch out. She is ready to take over. She does squats! Who does squats? She stands and then does 20 squats before walking to her next destination. This kid is amazing. She will arrive again tomorrow at 7:15, so I had better head to bed soon. I think we might have an outing. I think she needs some sneakers.
Here she is dancing with the NCAA tournament brackets in her Grand-dad's clean work shop.
*susan*
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Go Olivia!
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Zoooommmm goes Olivia! :-) :-)
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Ummmmm, Special- yes....naughty indeed! Wow!
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Awww, that dollbaby is just presh!
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An Olivia action shot - love it!
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I don’t keep kosher, but I am Jewish (been told I don’t look it, but I am on both sides) and don’t mind mentioning it if I need to—especially if someone makes an anti-Semitic remark. I get perverse pleasure out of discomfiting people who deserve to be embarrassed.
Bob brought home Irish soda bread that one of his nurses baked (it was more like a golden raisin pound cake, which makes it much more flavorful than the standard recipe), and some leftover shepherd’s pie from a local late-night joint called the Fireside. As per usual for most of their menu items it was a bit weirder than it was authentic—this time somewhat spicy, like they’d crumbled up their Cajun meatloaf (come to think of it, I’ve never had meatloaf in a NOLA restaurant). Last I checked, spiciness is not exactly a hallmark of Irish cuisine. But this morning I had some of it (w/o the mashed potato topping) beneath a fried egg. Took friends down in the S. ‘burbs out to dinner—had grilled shrimp as an app., and poached salmon over mashed potatoes, with asparagus & broccoli on the side. (The waitress misunderstood and gave me the second veg in addition to, not as a substitution for the potatoes). Ate everything but the spuds and half the asparagus, which I packed to go. Dessert was fresh berries in Greek yogurt inside a waffle cup. Ate half the berries and brought the rest of the dessert home too. Unfortunately, poor Gordy caught a nasty bug at an outdoor wedding in Geneva, IL over the weekend (as did half the guests) and his appetite is not exactly robust. So the leftovers (including a bagel & lox I made him) are piling up in the fridge.
Tomorrow is a voice lesson and then my ophthalmologist follow up…back down on the S. Side. Bob may tag along (he missed his own appt.), and then we’ll head back up here for corned beef & cabbage at Cellars (well, for him, fish & chips). Think I’ll have a Kaliber or O’Doul’s amber with it.
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Made pancakes and bacon last night. Tonight is the corned beef and cabbage.
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Corned beef and cabbage of course and shepherds pie for dh, Irish soda bread and Bailey's Irish cream cheesecake for dessert. Friends coming for dinner - an annual St. Pat's day meal.
Tomorrow the kids and grand dog arrive for an overnight. It's the grand dog's first birthday. She gets frosty paws, we get lemon meringue pie.
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Got an apple pie for dessert tonigh
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