So...whats for dinner?
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Lacey, at least you were able to walk off some of the"bad stuff" (although it sounded good to me lol!)
When our house was being built and nearly finished, a bluebird built a nest in the electricians power pole and proceeded to hatch 4 babies. The electrician left the pole up for 4 weeks after the house was finished and we had moved in, just to be sure the babies had all fledged.
Tonight was carry out pizza because I had a major meltdown when my new laptop wouldn't fire up. I have spent days getting it set up the way I want it with numerous frustrations along the way. This was the last straw. Fortunately, a little internet research helped me find a fix and got it going, but it put me past dinner prep time.
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Mmm, that Senate Bean Soup looks great, and the jar of cooked beans would make it even easier. Here it was grilled herb chicken and a big salad with chunks of avocado, tomatoes, cold steamed asparagus and a sprinkle of toasted pine nuts. Love steaming up a whole bunch of asparagus and having it ready to go cold in salad, an omelet, or even a sandwich.
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Hey Mods - I like to have asparagus cook & at the ready too.
Deborye - good to hear from you.
OK Debbie - it's your turn to report in about the results of the PT confrontation (or not). We all just want to make sure you're continuing your treatment somewhere.
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DD.
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Eric, what are they doing?
Special, you are a great friend.
Yesterday I received a package from landlord in Alaska. It contained 6 jars, 4 of what I think is cold cooked salmon, kind of like lox flavor but cooked. and 2 of halibut, which I can't determine the spices in. They were sealed like canned tomatoes. I promptly ate 2 jars of salmon plain.
What do I do with them? She said I could use them in recipes and dips.
Thanks
Going to an interview for a job July -Sept in RI
Then will see Transformers at IMAX
Still need to put in spinach and kale while it's cool and catnip for the kitties.
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salmon cakes! In other words salmon patties. Soup. Mix with cream cheese or sour cream for dips. Use in a casserole. Or a salad. But if you already ate 2 plain, guess they're pretty good on their own! LOL
Much love to all.
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Shooting at an indoor rifle/pistol range.
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eric - what is it with our DDs? I have a video of mine from when she was 20 doing the same thing. She is an excellent shot - can cluster in the head and chest on the paper target with a 9mm, no problem. She outshot her former boyfriend, the Navy Seal, and trust me - he did not give her any advantage. She is an accomplished equestrienne, ran cross country in HS, and swam competitively, so we briefly considered if she should train for the modern pentathlon - she would need to learn how to fence but that didn't seem too hard, lol!
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DD swims (backstroke and butterfly) and loves to sboot. She hates running.
I would have been disappointed if DD had been one of the "I'm helpless and I like it that way" girls. She is not helpless and I'm a very happy dad. :-)
Been home all day....the only time I got up was when I had to.... I'm kind of dehydrated (down 12 pounds in 18 hours) from "the problems". I'm guessing yesterday's restaurant lunch may have been to blame. I'm keeping water on board now...so I'll be feeling better soon....probably won't be back there for awhile...
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Oh Eric, that's terrible! Feel better soon!
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eric - ugh! Feel better soon! I know what you mean about the DD - mine asked me not long ago whether I thought she should get a concealed carry permit since she is driving across the state pulling a boat at all hours of the day and night. Still haven't decided how I feel about it. She just called a second ago very excited because the outboard company that makes her engine is sending her a new one - she has been stranded one time too many - she is a girl in a boy suit I think, lol!
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Eric, I hope you're on the mend. That's way too much weight loss in a short period of time.
I skipped dinner tonight because I had a HEAVY and delicious lunch following a golf event. Really good fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, green salad, biscuit and cheesecake dessert. The golf course was poorly maintained. The event was not well run. But my playing companions were very nice women and their company and the lunch made up for the deficiencies.
After my experience with discovering the bird nest in the middle of pruning away the branches hiding the nest, I've been inspecting some other bushes, including one under the kitchen window. I walked out the front door to peer into the bush and a bird began to raise a ruckus in the sweet olive tree just outside the door. It's a beautiful bird that is new to us. An eastern towhee, I believe. Well, sure enough, there's a bird's nest with little ones right smack in the middle of the Indian Hawthorne bush that's on my list of Needs Trimming Back. Our growing conditions with all the summer heat and humidity are similar to a greenhouse and plants can quickly become overgrown.
Bird nests are really remarkable creations.
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Eric, Uggg. I hope you are feeling better. Call the manager and let him know. He might give you a free dinner.
Carol, I love having bird nests around and watching the babies. We used to have one in the screen in the laundry room in Ga, and the birds nested in it every year.
I'm making Leek and potato soup on this drizzly day with the grand-dog
Speaking of grands....
DD finally got over the "artist" who never sold a painting, didn't have a car or a real job and lived with his parents. She was so sad for months, but I hate to say the day they broke up was one of the happiest of my life. Now she's dating a double base player who is an alternate in the BSO and also just got into Yale graduate school of business. They seem crazy about each other, (as opposed to just plain crazy) so keep your fingers crossed.
Hope everyone is having a good day
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Bedo, your soup sounds good.
Bought fresh grouper and a lb. of lump crab meat at my favorite seafood market after golf today. Wish the market was closer. The crab meat is very pricey. We'll have the grouper tonight. Tomorrow night I'll make crab cakes. Can't remember if I've ever made them before. May use a little of the crab meat as topping on the grouper. Warmed in butter lemon sauce.
SpecialK, I bought some vanilla almond "beverage" some days ago. It is delicious. I've been adding a tablespoon of chia seeds to it. Do you grind your chia seeds? Today I bought almond milk.
Also bought a seedless watermelon. It's that time of year. Nothing is more refreshing than watermelon when the weather gets hot.
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carole - sometimes I do grind them just because I don't have a high-end blender that will pulverize them. I just use a coffee grinder. If I don't I have to just swallow my shake without "chewing" it, lol! My shake is 1T. chia seeds, 1 c. unsweetened coconut or almond milk, 1 scoop of vegan protein powder, and 1 c. frozen berries - usually half strawberries, half blueberries.
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SpecialK, I read that the seeds should be ground or finely sliced (you can buy them in that form but they're pricier than the whole seed). Otherwise they just move through the digestive system. Or so the author of the Aztec Diet states. I started including the chia seeds in my diet because they're supposed to be high in protein and cause a sense of "fullness." I grind the seeds in a coffee grinder, too. I prepare a container of them.
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Hi Everyone, hope you all had a nice Easter!
SpecialK- Congrats on losing the weight, I agree with the others you looked great in the pictures. Hope you are healing and getting your energy back. I know what it is like to be tired from not doing anything. One thing I tell my daughter is Keep moving or your body will pay for it later!
Laurie- Thinking of you and your family.
Eric-Happy Belated birthday to your mom. Funny conversation about DD.
Joyce- Wondering how your mom is?
Minus- I chickened out and did not call him, I did call and talk to a receptionist to relay the message I will not be back she asked why and I said, it's personal. I just didn't feel comfortable enough to say anything because of my safety issues. Dont' think he is quite all there! But I am doing the tread mill 4 times a week at home and doing my hand weights so pretty much doing the same as I was there, I can check my own oxygen and BP. I had been feeling fine until I got sick a few days ago with lung pain in my back and hurts when I cough or take a deep breath. Waiting to get into a DR,.Might just be I pulled a muscle or something.
I made chicken with some ginger hoisen sauce, blanched some asperagus, shocked it in cold water then wrapped some proscutto around it (tasty) then made a really good loaded cauliflower:
Cut cauliflower in chunks and put in boiling water when "almost" done drain, Then in mixing bowl mix 1/2 cup each of mayo and sour cream, 1 1/2 cups of cheddar/jack cheese,, green onions, crumbled bacon, S&P, tossed that with the cauliflower put in baking dish, top with more shredded cheese and bacon cook for 25 minutes @400% oven. It calls for mushrooms which I left out. I also like to turn the broiler on right before I take it out of the oven and brown the top so it is crunchy. This is an excellent dish!
So many posts I will never be able to keep up or respond to all, but thinking about ev everyone!
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Debbie, so good to see you checking in! I'm glad to hear that you re able to replicate your PT program at home...tho it is awful that you have to sacrifice your care due to the behavior of an inappropriate employee! Hope you get to see your doc soon...that kind of virus induced chest pain must be awful!
Eric, hope you are on the mend.
Made some ratatouille today to have as a side with our dinners. For tonight's dinner, tho, I made some pollock (on sale at local grocery store) with cuke and tomato salad and gave DH some extra calories with TJ's lentil soup that was more like a side stew. I was struggling about what to do with the pollock since I worried about it being more fishy than the cod we are used to. I search the internet for recipes, and was so distressed that all I could come up with was recipes that included cheeses or sour cream. Have I mentioned how much I hate this dairy free existence!!
I finally found a delightful recipe that involved baking the garlic-powdered fish (serving sized pieces) in foil with a cup of fresh spinach leaves on bottom, then five asparagus spears over that, (good thing I stockpiled, eh, Carole?). Topped the fish with green onions, a drizzle of olive oil with hot pepper flakes, and a generous squeeze of lime. It was baked in foil packets at high heat (450 degrees) and was wonderful! Have to say I felt like I reversing my calorie count with that meal....and enjoyed it a lot! So the big question is will I head for some candy or the fruit ice I bought today for weak moments? So far I feel satisfied...
I have to say that your crab cakes sound like they will be scrumptious, Carole! Love those when they are celery free....not too often.
Re: chia seeds, I always just pour mine over my smoothie veggies and fruits and they are pretty well pulverized except for a few that cling to the sides of the blender. One of my most missed treats now is nonfat greek yogurt with chia seeds and walnuts mixed in. Didn't realize I should be grinding the seeds before adding them to that....but no problem since I can't eat yogurt anymore anyway. Whine, whine....:/
Special, do you ever cheat on your non-dairy by having chocolate? Hard to resist in those weak moments.
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Another appliance catastrophe at our house, sigh! Last night, while we slept, our big freezer died. Dh discovered it when he went to get himself frozen waffles for breakfast. We managed to salvage most all the frozen meat, most of the veggies and breads, but the prepared foods were a total loss. It seemed to thaw from the top down, fortunately the meats were on the lower shelves.
SOooo, since we've been having issues with the freezer anyway and because it and the main refrigerator are nearly 17 and 19 years old respectively, we decided to replace the refrigerator with a larger French door model with a larger freezer and ditch the defunct freezer. We'll keep the old fridge that I can use the freezer for things like stocks, tomato sauces and breads that take up lots of space in the big freezer. I think it will work out but what a hassle.
After all the stress, tonight was Chinese-American comfort food -- beef and broccoli lo mein. I was going to make the lo mein noodles but spent too much time with the freezer. Fortunately, pasta fanatic that I am, I have a well stocked Asian noodle supply. One bonus from the freezer debacle is that we get chocolate tart for dessert that thawed.
I'm watching the cardinals mets game and the wind is blowing so hard in New York that the players hats are flying off! Those of you in the northeast, batten down the hatches!
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All your fish recipes sound wonderful. I'm especially fond of grouper.
Debbie, so good to hear from you!
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Nance, what a loss! All your prepared foods in your freezer.
Debbie, your cauliflower dish sounds delicious. I hope you get to a dr. and check out those pains. I admire you so much for the way you keep going despite serious health problems.
Lacey, your fish-in-a-packet is different from any fish dish I've ever cooked. I tend to like my fish with a browned surface! My goal is to someday cook fish that tastes as good as fish in a really good restaurant.
I need to check the contents of my chest freezer. I know there are a couple of eye of round roasts that should be cooked.
Thinking of Joyce, Laurie, Deb, Susan, Carrie, Chabba and others who haven't been checking in.
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We are missing a lot of people. Is Carrie moving do you suppose? Hope everyone is doing ok.
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Thanks for the cauliflower recipe and for the fish packets. I've saved both. My only problem is that when I buy cauliflower, it usually gets eaten raw before I get around to cooking it.
Debbie - glad you're keeping up the PT. Hope the doc finds an easy solution for this new issue.
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Debbie glad you are e doing your PT. It would be a shame to lose out t on getting better because e of that doc.
Nance 2 years ago when I was going g through chemo remember my appliances all died that year. My DH was not happy. I'm glad you were able to save most of the items in your freezer.
I thought it was a bit thin around here. Hope everyone checks in soon.
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Carole, I also prefer my fish to be seriously cooked through (and always forget to let restaurants know that when I order salmon and often have to send it back for a do over since I guess most people and chefs like it "rare"....blech!) But this pollock in a pocket was really tasty with the veggies and drizzles that went over it. Or maybe I'm just starving given all the food eliminations. LOL! I guess the good part of that is that I was down another pound today.
Special, do you ever cheat with chocolate given your no dairy diet?
Sorry to perseverate about this, but I think I could do a very reduced dairy diet if I could have occasional feta on salads and parm on fish, eggplant, etc. Separate from the allergy experiment, I totally get that avoiding hormone laden dairy products can't be good for my estrogen positive bc, but an occasional treat would be nice.
Nance, what an appliance nightmare! We are nursing along our 20 old fridge freezer combo whose water dispenser sprung a leak. We are dealing with it by not using that feature....but the ice is fine.
I do expect it to conk out in the next year...and yet I am not doing a very good job of emptying the freezer! DH reminds me of that monthly.Yes we are "thin" on this thread. Am missing the missing. Hopefully they are all busy with good activities and feeling well.
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Lacey, how long does the dairy-free experiment last? I wouldn't be happy giving up my greek yogurt (plain, fatfree), light sour cream, grated Italian cheeses and occasional blue cheese on my salad. There are days when I eat none of those but they are always on hand.
Last night I was up a couple of times getting rid of the excess fluid my body has been holding on to. That usually happens when I eat asparagus or green beans. So I'm down 1 1/2 lbs this morning, thanks to some healthier eating and a lot of activity. I was very tired last night so the trips to the bathroom were sleep walking.
I seem to have a lot more energy since I dropped 10 lbs.
I'm debating with myself about whether to finish out the 5th year on arimidex or stop a few months shy. I may continue until we depart from home in June to head north. Is anyone else AMAZED at how fast 2014 is whizzing by? Can't believe June is right around the corner.
Tonight's dinner will be crab cakes with a side as yet undecided and a green salad.
I looked up Nutribullet last night because there was a discussion about this gadget on another thread. Does anyone have a Nutribullet?
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Carole, don't have one but they demonstrate them at Costco frequently. I don't pay much attention since I don't juice.
You're right about how fast time is flying, it's scary! I don't blame you for wanting to quit the ai early. I'll probably do it till the last pill. As much as I hate it, I'm too nervous to do otherwise. It's like losing my safety net.
Dinner will probably be whatever is on top of my jam packed little freezer. I hope it's not hot dogs or something lol!
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Carole, I am hoping that the dairy free life can be cut back after I see the functional medicine clinician again in a few weeks. No guarantees tho. You are doing great on your weight management. Yay! And yes, I agree about the more energetic feeling that comes with weight loss.
Re: blenders, not sure about the nutribullet....I think it looks interesting in the commercials. A few years ago I broke the bank and bought a Vitamix which I love and use it often....expect to have it for the rest of my life! Tho I bought one with "settings" on it, were I to do it again, I'd skip that luxury and buy it at BB and Beyond with no bells and whistles for half the price with a 20 percent coupon. Another option is the Ninja. I bought my sister one for a "barn-house warming" gift and she is pleased with it. One thing I really love about Vitamix (besides what a great blending job it does) is how easy it is to clean...and no need to mess with the blades. But they are expensive.
Cold here again, so I might make some kale soup with chicken.
Moon, it was nice of your appliances to pass out when you were too busy to deal with it! But yikes! Poor DH.....must have really felt like his world was falling apart. Appliance failures can do that, along with spouse health concerns!
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carole - I have a Cuisinart blender, but it doesn't do a very good job. I have been considering a Nutribullet. One of the ways I cook fish is to brush it with mustard, then sprinkle my go-to spice blend of seasoned salt, powdered garlic and pepper on it. I bake it (from frozen) at 400 F. for about 7 minutes a side. It gets fairly cooked on the outside but still moist and done on the inside.
lacey - I don't cheat at all. With anything. I am incredibly boring, lol! The reason I don't is not because I have such strong willpower, it is because I was eating very healthily and could not lose any weight at all. It was not until I started this diet that weight came off so I don't want to mess it up! It helps that my DH is following the same diet, if he cheats I don't know about it because he is at work, but I send both his breakfast and lunch with him in the morning so unless someone brings stuff in to his office he limits what he eats too. He never leaves during the middle of the day so does not encounter temptations. I sent a fruit platter in yesterday for Admin Professionals Day for his staff, but I know they had Cuban breakfast sandwiches too. I also cook for others, like my friend who just had her BMX/TE surgery last week, and I made her baked spaghetti, beef stew, and broccoli cheese soup. I can eat the beef stew but that is all - but I do get enjoyment from cooking for others using stuff I can't eat - is that weird?
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Special, you amaze me with your total discipline! Maybe this transition to the new non-dairy way of eating for me, a giant foodie, just makes it seem so depriving....and as far as motivation, I have not had any problems losing 30+ lbs on my regular healthy diet, so total "abstinence" from dairy feels like a lot. Not sure how much it is helping my allergy situation. But maybe I'll adapt....it's just that there is dairy everywhere in recipes!
I do understand your enjoyment of cooking for others using "forbidden fruit" ingredients.
I would do the same thing! Vicarious pleasure and renewed creativity! DH just had the piece of leftover fish and veggies from last night's pocket creation with cheese melted over it (he is not so ascetic!) on a roll. The house smells soooo good from it heating up. Talk about vicarious pleasure!
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