So...whats for dinner?
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Lacey, you are my American bandstand idol!
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Nance, I know you'll be happy to get the bandage off.
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Ok, I feel like I live in the frozen wasteland of Siberia. It is minus 17 with the chill and -1. without Schools, even in town are closed, as the chill factor is supposed to be as much as 35 below zero between now and noon tomorrow. Even with my new siding, insulation and new windows, the house feels cold. Got my "long handles" on underneath my jeans.
I made a new lentil soup recipe yesterday. Why don't I just stick with the one I always make and love. This one was celery, onion, carrots, lentils, beef stock, tomatoes, red pepper, with oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, garlic powder in the crock pot. Not enough juice, so I am trying to decide if I add more stock, or more tomatoes....or maybe 1/2 bottle of white wine, which is in my Turkey Lentil soup that I love........I'm sure it will get eat, but I won't try a new Lentil soup recipe again...... JEEZ.
I brought in my curry plant tis fall. It is the only one of my herbs I brought in, and I don't use it, I just like its looks and its fragrance. I had it in the basement by the stairs I tripped over it bringing up laundry. clay pot didn't break but a lot of the dirt came out... Don't know if it is going to winter over or not, but hey, what do I have to lose....
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Tonight is going to be pork ribs, rice and a salad!
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So on The Chew today, I heard that the "king cake" will no longer be made with the baby inside due to litigation concerns. Yikes!! Did you hear that, Carole? One of the chefs suggested putting a "baby on board" sign on them.
Virus getting worse....accompanying headache. Arggghhhh! Hibernating and hoping for a fast cure.
Stay warm northern friends.....brrrr
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in Galveston they give you the baby and you have to put it in yourself.
Lacey, I recommend lots of pho! Feel better!
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My neighbor brought over homemade chicken noodle soup and I swear I started feeling a dramatic improvement by the next day - should have had some sooner, lol! It was probably just coincidental, but I was so glad!
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Susan I'll add that I am glad your appointment was moved up. Sorry about your news though that really is shit. I HATE CANCER. Here's hoping there is more than one trick up your onc's sleeve.
Made he potato leek soup yesterday. Used Emerils recipe. Wanted to try Ina's but it called for roasting them first. Much faster to just cook them. Only thing I didn't have was wine so skipped it. Tasted yummy. Froze half. Didn't add the milk/cream to the stuff I froze. It freezes better that way.
Nancy glad your thumb is healing and that your tagine is coming soon. . Red, I like lentil soup too. LACEY up here they put the baby outside the cake for you to stick it in the cake yourself. It's not a real big thing up here though.
Much Iove to all.
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Brilliant! Bury your own baby in the cake! Of course that makes sense....maybe not to the lawyers.
Deteriorating here...wonder if chicken bouillon would help at all. Now here would be a good time for DH to possess and use some cooking skills....if only......his spirit is definitely willing but I have no energy to walk him through the steps. Maybe will try the bouillon. Ginger and lemon tea feels good, too. Pushing fluids, and hoping that the three week trajectory that some of you dealt with is not the case here.
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The bandage is off although I can't yield a knife well, so dh's job as sous chef is secure for a bit. At least I can type with two hands now so I'm going to try to report on the reveillion dinner on Christmas eve. I know it's so late as to be irrelevant but here goes anyway.
We got to NOLA around lunchtime on Christmas eve. We had a large breakfast and were going to have a large dinner, so decided to skip lunch and head to Cafe du Monde for beignets and cafe au lait. I knew they were closed on Christmas day so wanted to make sure I got there. BIG crowd, which is not unusual but did surprise me a little on Christmas eve. We managed to snag a table pretty quickly though and happily indulged in one of my (many) guilty pleasures. Delicious.
We walked around for quite awhile then checked into the hotel. By the time we got back, the beignets were wreaking havoc on my stomach, as fried foods so often do. Silly me. The upshot is that by the time we went to dinner, I wasn't feeling very well at all. We weren't about to cancel though.
At the Pelican Club, we got seated right away and started perusing the menu. As you know, I had already seen the menu and had planned weeks ago what I was going order, which included a broiled oysters appetizer and the main course lobster offering. Unh uh -- none of that was going to happen. We both ended up ordering the potato, leek and celery soup. I thought I might be able to get that down but was only able to try a few spoonfuls. It was delicious but very rich. The next course was a belgian endive salad with grapefruit sections and a citrus vinaigrette that I did manage to enjoy. I ordered the whole paneed flounder because it sounded the most palatable, of which i managed to eat four bites. I'm not sure I would have cared for it even if I'd been feeling better because it had a slightly sweet tomatoey sauce on it that seemed out of place to me. It broke my heart to leave the 4 huge broiled gulf shrimp on that plate, which was more like a platter, by the way. HUGE portions. DH ordered the filet (of course) which had a Bearnaise sauce. He said it was one of the best filets he ever had. Even though he ordered it medium rare, It looked to be too done for my liking, but then nothing was really to my liking.
Like most buildings in the French Quarter, the restaurant building was old with very high ceilings. The acoustics were horrible. The noise level was so loud our outstanding waiter Kenneth, had to stick his head in the middle of the table to be heard. Like a lot of places, the tables were jammed in too close together but the opposite side of our table was too far away, so we couldn't even really have a conversation, although unfortunately, we could hear our neighbors' conversation quite well. To make matters worse, the place was packed and there were two large tables of millennials in our room whose behavior I can only describe as STUPID. You would think these idiots had never been out in public before from the yelling and strange grunting, whooping and hollering coming from their tables. Truly, I've never seen anything like it. I mean, I know it's New Orleans, but really? I've seen better behavior on Bourbon street.
Anyway, my feeling bad and the atmosphere threw a damper on DH's experience too, so we asked for our dessert to go. I got the Meyer lemon tart which I ate the next day and it was OUTSTANDING. DH ordered the decadent chocolate cake which turned out to be too rich (I can't believe I said that) and fudgy to be good, He agreed that I made the better choice.
Believe it or not, I'm glad we did it and actually, we would do it again, just not at the Pelican Club. And I would be more cautious with the beignets. At least I think I would.
Tonight is Brined pork chops on a bed of fennel and onions and roasted potatoes with preserved lemons.
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A bad beignet? How cruel is that? I bet they hadn't changed the oil since they were going to be closed the next day. Nothing like old oil to make one feel "off." Okay, it sounds to me as though the Pelican Club food is just plain rich. Was this a special holiday menu, or do they always serve such rich food? Is this restaurant a tourist destination or do locals eat there as well? Just sounds like they are stretching just a bit to find ways to add butter and cream. Someday I would love to eat at one of John Besh's restaurants. But, he relies on shellfish for a lot of his flavor so that might not be perfect either. What is with these groups that think we find their antics to be amusing? I actually want to talk with my table mates when I go out to eat, but restaurants have gotten very loud, and there always seems to be one hooping table. I am impressed at how well you are taking this disappointment.
Glad to hear that you can type again. Keep us apprised of the knife progress.
Mr. 02143 suggested pizza tonight, but the idea of leaving the house tonight, in this cold, really didn't appeal. And tomorrow night, I might want someone else to cook. I suggested that I make an omelette, so a new plan was established. Today, I dumped almost everything from the veggie bins, and then went from shelf to shelf removing all the aging goodies. It was time. So, what was left? Half a bunch of asparagus, some frozen caramelized onions, eggs, and cheese. That is an omelette! I used some of the parmesan cheese since I always like that with asparagus. An English muffin completed dinner. Not bad for a pantry dinner with nothing in the pantry.
*susan*
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Susan I'm hoping for lots of options when you go for you appointment tomorrow. You will be in my prayers. I have been remiss in not thanking you for the leek soup recipe.
Nancy - bet you're glad that bandage is off. Sounds like DH still has a chopping job this evening. Sorry your special dinner in NO was not so special. Somehow things like that happen to me too. Buildup is everything.
Not much cooking going on here. DH didn't get home until 3 am Tuesday morning - inventory at his place of business. Yesterday we were both zonked but I went for a haircut/pedi late. Made a Progresso cooking sauce chicken dish - OK but certainly not spectacular. Really dressed up the basics otherwise it would have been "glop". DH won't be home until about 11 tonight. Guess he will get the remains of the Progresso with some flatbread or cheese toast. I do have some boneless breasts I have to cook. Not inspired, many Parmesan oven fried. Anything to heat up this house. Brrr.
I neglected to buy DH's uggg white bread yesterday at the store. GASP I may have to make some. No intention of leaving the house until Sunday and that's looking iffy because of possible icing
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It was a special menu that a number local restaurants participate in. Of course each restaurant formulates their own special reveillion menu, however I did see that the Pelican's regular menu was not considerably different. The main difference is that it is a four course prix fixe. I think the pelican caters to lots of locals as well as tourists. Chemo was very hard on my stomach and since then I get these spells, usually brought on by some food I've eaten, where i then can't eat much of anything. I take medication for it but Christmas eve, things just got away from me.
Good luck with your appointment tomorrow Susan.
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Nancy, what a bummer to feel ill for a holiday meal, wherever. Some details on the potato dish with preserved lemon? Sounds good.
Lacey, bakeries stopped inserting the pink plastic babies some years ago. It's not a lot of fun to bite into plastic. King cakes have to be very fresh. They dry out quickly. I like the filled ones. The filling is injected after the cake is baked. I like cream cheese with raspberry or strawberry preserves. Every season of the year has some variety of sugary temptation.
Used leftover brown rice and roast pork to make sort of a jambalaya dish for dinner. New ingredients were smoked sausage, half a can of rotel diced tomatoes and sprinkling of cumin. Side dish of slices of sweet potato heated and browned in butter in a skillet. Not a bad cold night dinner. Now we have leftover jambalaya!!!!! Will it never end?
Moved the more portable pots of herbs over under porch roof and covered with a tablecloth. They probably will perish.
Lacey, sorry you have the crud. My mother (92) woke up with it this morning. I will keep a close watch on her. She wasn't running a fever today. I spent several hours at her house pampering her and she was in good spirits when I left.
Susan, hope your appointment tomorrow leaves you (and us) optimistic. In your pocket.
Tomorrow will definitely be a soup or chili day.
Everybody stay warm.
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Carole, it was pretty simple. Fingerling potatoes halved, tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper, fresh chopped rosemary. Roast them at 450 for about 20-25 minutes turning them half way through. Toss them with the preserved lemon peel that has been sliced into thin strips. Next time, I might chop up the lemon peel to spread it out more. It was very good.
It was hard to be too disappointed about the dinner, it was such a small part of all we did and did enjoy. Not the least of which was having lunch with Carole and her dh! If I thought I was never going to nola again, it might be different, but I'm sure I'll be there in 2015. Dh is already talking about going next Christmas. We'll see.
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Susan, I'm glad your appointment was moved up. Totally inappropriate to have the assistant call and say that. The waiting is the hardest part. Hoping for a good plan tomorrow that leaves you satisfied.
As usual, I've ruined the few good recipes that I made by making them over and over again in rapid succession. Split pea soup with rosemary twice in 4 days. And enough eggplant parmesan to feed an army twice. I never want to see them again.
On Saturday I'm having two blushing-not-future brides over for whine-them, cheese(iness) me, and crackers, all of us. As we discuss wedding plans for my daughter and a friend of mine. My friend is in her 20's and I've always called her my "good" daughter, as she never forgets Mother's day etc. They will be meeting for the first time so it will be fun. My friend has said that with the "destination" wedding she already wants to divorce her fiancé before she's even married him, and my daughter says her fiancé is driving her crazy because "he's no help and all he keeps saying is it will be all right" Sounds sensible to me. My daughter seems to think that I know how to arrange flowers and has put me in charge if that. Ha Ha.
I am having as serious case of empty nest. Sad. I went to an open house the other day and saw a baby's room, I was flooded with memories. Where did the time go? What will I do if they move out of state in 1 1/2 years after his graduation?
Maybe I should eat another slice of whole wheat bread with butter. Ya, that's the ticket. 5 would be good. I've already had 4. Really.
Loved reading all your recipes and soon to be recoveries. Happy Wednesday.
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Bedo - so glad you're eating whole wheat. It could have been Rainbo. Did you take the job?
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Susan, I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.
Bedo... Sharon and i...our DD is going to be 17 in a few days and I'm having a bad case of "She was born yesterday..wasn't she???" :-)
Hi to everyone else...keep warm....
Eric
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Tonight is hot dogs and fries.
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Morning conversation. "What kind of soup would you like," I asked dh. "Beef soup," I thought he replied. He added, "Or pot roast." I thought that was an odd addition. Some hours later further conversation revealed that he thought I asked, "What would you like for dinner?" and he replied, "Beef stew." Now the mention of pot roast makes more sense!
Back at home after a trip out into the world together to do some shopping, I asked if he would like to make the beef stew. He said "Yes" without a lot of enthusiasm. So here I am in the living room with my laptop and he has been busy in the kitchen. So we will have whatever he is making, beef stew or beef soup. If it's stew, I may make a cauliflower mash to go with it.
Bedo, I don't have children but I can imagine that milestone events, like weddings or graduations, make a parent conscious of time passing.
Nance, what a great attitude you have. When you come back our way, you'll have to come and visit us.
Waiting rather anxiously for news from Susan.
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Susan, will be in your pockets tomorrow for your appointment. Positive energy flowing towards you always. My little redheaded guardian angel is en route too---if your doc or anyone gets out of line and then gets a funny look on his face, she's been known to pinch them when she deems it necessary, sometimes in an impolite area, if you get my drift... We call her an angel cause she will do all the things you'd like too but are to restrained to act on......
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Oh and I am making the famous Mexican chicken. I have quilt guild tonight and I don't want to go because the temp is -24 right now with the wind, but I promised my Dad I'd pick up the "urn" with his kitty from the Emergency vet clinic (they open at 6pm and close at 8a.m) and my meeting is over on his side of town.
I cleaned my oven with this make yourself oven cleaner---2 oz dawn , 4 oz lemon jluice 8 oz vinegar, 10 oz water. Really spiffed up the oven interior. This is the first time since I cleaned it I've used it and it has a soapy smell. I rinsed and rinsed, so now I am a little perplexed. (Maybe its just a clean smell, cause I couldn't believe how much stuff came off when I used this stuff on what I thought was a clean oven)...
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Mommyof2--I'd love a hotdog and fries. I like mine loaded with mustard and chopped onions. Once in a while drenched in coney sauce. And I like the Chicago dog, if they hold the cucumber.
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It's been a rather interesting day. In spite of the 10 degree, minus 5 degree windchill, DH and I were feeling rather housebound so we ventured out in search of hardwood and birdseed. My cutting board is in need of replacement and dh usually makes them for me to my specification. We were looking for a place to buy wood other than one he frequently uses near us that tends to be rather expensive. In a random woodworker's forum on the internet I saw a place mentioned that just so happened to be right down the road from us. What a place! Carole, your dh would love this place. The guy had a barn full of all kinds of hardwoods and exotic woods. Of course my dh, the amateur woodworker was in hog heaven. I ended up with a piece of dark hardwood that will make a beautiful board, even though it's not quite as thick as I wanted it. The serendipitous part of all of this is that the guy is a hobby farmer and raises Scottish Highland cattle and sheep. I've never seen cows like that -- they have long horns and big thick fur coats. Very interesting looking. Both cows and sheep are grass fed and they sell the butchered beef and lamb. I told him I most certainly would be interested in both, although not for steaks. This breed apparently produces the big fur coat instead of fat so the meat is very lean. He will sell the lamb in a bundle, which will suit me since I'm the one who likes it the best. If I can get a leg or shanks, some ground and a few chops, I will be a happy cook. How about that, a new meat source and something to cut it on in one fell swoop!
It's not often that I have ham and roast pork at the same time, but today the stars were aligned, so we had cuban sandwiches for lunch. Awesome. Tonight will be ham steaks with stewed tomatoes and a side of sauteed baby kale. I've about reached the ham saturation point, so what's left will get cut up and frozen for deviled ham at some future time. The tagine also came today, so I'll be looking to put that to use this weekend. The knife hand is still plenty sore. I can cut providing I keep the knife very sharp and cut slowly. Anything that requires too much pressure is out of the question. I hope it's better when the stitches come out Monday.
Carole, we would love to get together again. I will let you know when we're that way again and if you find yourselves close to northern Missouri or even St. Louis, be sure to let me know. Would love if you make a detour on your next Decatur trip.
I too am anxious to hear from Susan.
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Thinking about susan and sending positive vibes.
Spent last night and all day today babysitting DD's dog who had surgery on his front paw to remove a mass yesterday afternoon. He is a very smart dog and quickly figured out how to defeat the large cone around his neck and get to the bandaging on his paw. This mass was very close to a vein - this is what caused the scary bleeding last month on our anniversary and cancelled our dinner out - so I am anxious that he not chew through the bandage! He is a huge baby and insisted on sleeping on me last night - next to me was not enough. He is doing better today after I removed the cone and wrapped a towel around his leg and taped it on. He looks like a pirate with a peg leg, lol! I have to go to the post office so I think I will put him in the car and take him with me. Hopefully he won't chew the towel off while I am in the post office!
auntie - yay for the hand working better and having an adventure at the wood/farm place!
redhead - your post about your angel made me smile!
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Yes thinking of Susan today.
Salsa chicken does sound good but I need to make something plain and use up some of those darned potatoes. DH might be home reasonably early for him tonight.
Sounds like a great adventure in the frozen tundra Nancy. Food for you and something for DH too. Can't ask for much more than that. Glad your hand is feeling better.
Special - hope DD's weenie dog baby is on the mend. I have my rat terrier dressed in 3T T shirts. I have one dog sweatshirt that fits her and one 4 legged Harlequin print nylon "onesie" otherwise it's baby clothes. Weather is trying to decide if DFW will get any ice or just nasty cold rain off/on thru Tuesday.
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luv - he is a weenie dog baby, lol! Our post office outing went well - bandage is still on. We live in the lightning capital of the country - he has to wear his pajamas when it storms, which is basically a lot of the time. I got them from Pajamagram - they have skiing gingerbread men on them - it is truly ridiculous - but it seems to calm him down.
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Well, the meeting has come and gone. I am still distilling, but the bottom line is this is a progression. It is not minor since it has found a home in a new system, i.e. the bones. But, since these spots can not be biopsied due to location, we are going to continue with the Faslodex for three months and then do another scan. That scan will dictate the next step. As I knew, she stated that my only options from here on out are chemo. She thinks when we pull that trigger is the art of her job. As long as I feel well, and the cancer isn't on a rampage, we agreed that we want to use the Faslodex. She says even though we have had progression, the Faslodex is controlling the mets for now. But she cautioned me that this will change. "We might have to start chemo in April, July, certainly it will be before the end of the year." I mentioned the trip I had hoped to do in September and she suggested I do it this Spring instead.
Rotisserie chicken with mashed potato cakes for lunch with some sliced tomatoes. Tomatoes made us both sick. Ugh. Dinner was take out pizza. The kids have taken over the kitchen for a big cookfest. I have some chicken soup simmering and it smells wonderful. One more night to lick my wounds, and then I have to create a strategy to finish all my active projects in the next three months, just in case.
Sorry to be a bummer....
*susan*
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susan - sorry about your news but sounds like you have a plan. Sorry also that you have to feel the pressure to move plans up, a difficult instruction to absorb. But, you have nothing to apologize for. We are all here for each other, in all circumstances.
Also, I must have been on your wavelength - we had mashed potato cakes for dinner.
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Red I hear you about the cold. I've been sleeping in two shirts, socks, fleece bottoms. comforter and opened up cold weather outdoor sleeping bag to put on top with the cats.
Special, I'm so sorry that the doggy has to wear the "collar of shame" My dog hated it and got stuck in doorways. We always laughed and said he had too much partying and was wearing a lampshade.
Auntie A woodcutter! That seems to be getting popular these days! That's pretty cool
Carol and Eric thank you for your comments. This has gotten me kind of down
MOmmy fries and hot dogs are a step up from bread and butter!
Minus- the research job is still on the table, I sent in my resume 2 days ago and it is under consideration. I also have confirmed jobs in Boston part-time for the next three months if I want them. It would be nice to stay with my DD there before she is married in 1 1/2 years. Her fiancé is finishing his Masters at Yale out of town during the week.
My trip to Appalachia, Tenn is the last 10 days in March helping with RAM (Remote Area Medical) I am really looking forward to it.
I Made MORE eggplant parmesan today-or tried to- as I have just discovered that I do not have a cup of fresh basil. I hope the sauce and baked eggplant can wait until tomorrow in the fridge and will be OK. I'm making it for the not-blushing brides to be to take to their future hubbies after our get together on Sat
Susan my computer did a complete blip and I didn't see your post until after I finished wishing you well. That sucks. I am hoping that in 3 months things will change. Nothing is written in stone and no one can read the future. You're OK now and that's what counts. xx I really wish that there was a right thing to say that would make things all better.
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