So...whats for dinner?

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  • carberry
    carberry Posts: 997

    Carole Since I googled weight watchers recipes, they are now showing up daily on my facebook feed. Perfect! Gives me great ideas for meals daily without a search.

    Used up my leftover salmon that I froze and did a pesto pasta with asparagus and mushrooms, tomatoes. Was good, but my husband said "I wouldn't order it here again." So now I am a restaurant? LOL So I guess tonight I will have him fend for himself....maybe tell him the restaurant closed due to the patron not tipping well enough!


  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Haha, Carrie, you are hysterical! And nice to have a sense of humor about a poorly rated dish!

    Minus, have a wonderful trip....and enjoy the sour dough and fish to the fullest, along with the time with you son, of course!

    Carole, that meal sounded really good. I always like the fact that WW encourages "customers" to eat real food, and not nibble carrots into states of felt deprivation. And by the way, I really do like orzo....might try to switch off to a whole wheat one for better nutrition, but sure do like that regular white one.

    I had planned to make a dijon sauced baked chicken dish tonight, but a friend called to check to see if we we're still on for going out for an early dinner tonight. Oops! Why yes, now we are. So we'll go to Not Your Avg Joe's, where I can get something decently low cal, she can get her veggie burger, and our other friend can satisfy her carnivorous palate. So DH will be on his own for dinner and assures me that he will be fine...probably because I will be out of the kitchen. ;)

    I received my madeleine baking tins, so I should get moving to make them....tho what a temptation to have those little babies lingering around the house! Maybe I should wait until I have a dessert to make for someone. :)

    Susan, such great progress....yay!

    Back to the kindergarteners...the morning group was like a sea of jumping fish. Wish I had more minutes to go over our social emotional skills lessons...they could use it!The afternoon group tends to be much more self-regulated.


  • eric95us
    eric95us Posts: 3,345

    Tonight, March 3, in 1989....Sharon and I were doing our wedding rehearsal. :-)

    It doesn't seem that long.

  • auntienance
    auntienance Posts: 4,042

    Congrats Eric! We celebrated our 36th on March 1st!

  • chisandy
    chisandy Posts: 11,646

    Pasta is a weak spot for me too, though I’ve managed to resist it far better than I have good artisanal bread (white or whole grain). When I eat pasta, I want it to be truly al dente, but the lower-carb/healthier options just don’t do that. Except for Bionature (and not all varieties thereof), whole wheat spaghetti seems to go directly from raw and crunchy to mushy--skipping the al dente stage. Last week, we ordered out for “linguini frutta di mare” and the linguini was overcooked. (So I dodged the dietary bullet and ate just the seafood). There’s a brand of semolina pasta called “Dreamfields” that used to advertise itself as having only 5 net gm. of carbs (though the “gross" gm. carbs count on the label is 45gm) because of the way the semolina flour was processed. I used to eat it monthly when I started out on low-carb and it didn’t throw my weight loss for a loop; but now I notice that the new boxes contain no claims as to low net carbs or low glycemic-impact. Hmmm... The only substitute pasta I’ve found that approaches al dente is shiratake, which has 30 cal. and 0-3 gm. carb per serving. (I think it’s made from yams or soy or both). If you rinse it and then boil it briefly, it loses its odor and has roughly the same texture as regular angel hair pasta (or for the linguini or fettucine, chow fun or pad Thai noodles). You do have to scissor it in half when you take it out of the package, because like spiralized zucchini it’s one long strand. My only reservation is that it might not be good for someone with hormone-positive cancer because if it’s made from soy, it might act estrogenic; or from true wild yams (not what we commonly call “yams” which are really sweet potatoes), it might be a source of bioidentical progesterone.

    OTOH, the other night when I was making the chicken cacciatore, I boiled up some Archer Farms (Target) brass-die-extruded spaghetti imported from Italy, for Gordy’s portion. It, too, went from raw-ish to mushy (starting at 8 min. I tested it every 30 sec.). Time to go back to Dreamfields or Bionature?

    Tonight I will pick the meat out of last night's leftover lobster carcasses and make lobster salad. I’ll freeze the shells for stock.

  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Posts: 9,012

    Sandy, we like Dreamfield pasta. The author of South Beach Diet recommended it. I started buying it when I was eating low carb and dh really likes it a lot better than whole wheat. I like whole wheat anything and everything.

    Recently I printed out a recipe for pork carnitas that looked interesting. I had dh do stage one of the recipe today which involved cubing a pork roast (The Pig) and cooking it at low temperature in the oven with orange juice, lime juice, cumin, oregano, onion, bay leaves. I'm not sure whether I'll do stage two which calls for spreading the pork on a baking sheet and browning it under the broiler. We won't be using it in tortillas but as a meat serving. One side will be cubed butternut squash. I think I will drizzle some maple syrup on the cubes and either bake or cook in the microwave. The salad will be jicama and carrot cut into tiny sticks and cilantro. Dressing is fresh lime juice and olive oil. A bit of honey would be good, too.

    Luv, we have our primary election on Saturday. I know we don't talk politics but I have to say this election cycle definitely is not lacking drama. If the outcome weren't such a serious matter, one could just pull up a chair and watch with interest.

    Carrie, some of my tried and trusty recipes are WW recipes

  • auntienance
    auntienance Posts: 4,042

    Dreamfields has pretty much been determined to be a fraud. My results with it have been variable. In one of the many diabetes publications I read there was an interesting article that claimed cooking pasta ahead of time, draining and letting it cool changed the glycemic structure (?), reducing the carb load when reheated. I haven't experimented with that yet but plan to.

    Tonight is Mexican food at the local joint.

  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Posts: 1,455

    Hey everyone......Yesterday I moved my Dad to assisted living. I was exhausted by the end of the day. A guy I went to grade school with and two of his friends did all the heavy moving for me. I wan t this to work, but I just don't know......its sort of hard to give up and let others step in and not worry that they won't do it right. Going around with the nursing home about the weheel chair that was supposedly ordered but not been delivered and they won't give me the contact info , but said they would 're-contact" with the person as it is a personel cell number.....None of it makes sense to me. Spent two hours with medicare who for some reason thin ks his fall in the living room is related to a car accident 5 years ago.....Attorneyh is going to deal with them, hopefully better than I was able to.

    I wish there was a manual on how to take care of old people......

    the cupcakes looked divine, Carole I am glad you are safe, and Susan, the tumor marker news is FABULOUS. Eric, prayers for your mom....and for the other dad and mom (sounds just like my parents, and my mom did manage to go first).....Chi-I love Frutti de mare linquine....better than any o ther pasta.....


  • auntienance
    auntienance Posts: 4,042

    Red, I want one of those manuals.

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Red, I do hope the transition improves and that your dad settles in to his assisted living well with good care.

    My unkind scale is motivating me to log in more gym time....thus another trip there today...wish it resulted in increased energy.

    Tonight I made a lemony red lentil soup with butternut squash lending a bit of sweet to it...a good hardy soup.

    We also had chicken breasts with a dijon maple sauce, which were pretty good, along with a cuke salad and orzo. We'll be having the chicken for a few more nights, given the leftovers.

    But tomorrow night we are going out to dinner with friends before attending a concert uptown. It works well that our little town has really expanded restaurant options over the past few years. I guess the young families moving into all the new McMansions need places to eat when they tire of using their super colossal kitchens!

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Nance, one of my friends/colleagues started a practice, some years ago, helping adult children navigate the best and appropriate care for their aging parents. She had lots of experience with elder care within her own family, which inspired her to do this work. I was in a peer supervision group with her so got to hear how she advised and supported families. Everyone should have someone as caring as that as they go through the process of caring for aging parents. Wish I could send her to you and Red!

  • chisandy
    chisandy Posts: 11,646

    Tonight, since I was en route to Jackson for the MI BCO meetup, I stopped for takeout grilled chicken Caesar, hold the croutons. Ate it in my room, because I knew nothing would be open by the time I arrived and the stuff in the hotel's "corner mart" was that carby, salty, prefab nukable crap. This morning I picked the meat out of the leftover lobster carcasses, mixed it with a little mayo and some low carb bread made into crumbs, parsley and Old Bay; I shaped it into patties and pan-seared them in olive oil. Plated it on a bed of arugula. The remaining shells went into the freezer to be made into stock.

  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Posts: 9,012

    Red, hope the transition to assisted living works out for your dad.

    Lacey, unfortunately, exercise is about 20 per cent of losing/maintaining body weight and 80 per cent is what we eat. Plus other factors like meds figure in. I admire you for managing your eating out as well as you do. My best bet is to eat at home.

    I'm thrilled that my scale is showing progress. I'm realizing that I'd eased into using too much butter and I'd also started adding cream to my coffee.

    Yesterday I read a magazine article on the importance of eating fiber. The foods highest in fiber are beans and peas and whole grains. I thought about you, Susan, and your dals. Some of the foods we think are loaded with fiber actually provide only a modest amount.

    Last night was a ho-hum dinner with warmups. DH had leftover pork with barbecue sauce. I had the leftover chicken puttanesca. We both had the whole wheat orzo and I made a romaine salad with add ins that included marinated artichoke hearts and feta..

    I've been wanting salmon. Maybe my birthday dinner Tues. night will be Pacific salmon if I can find it. Most of what's available is farm-raised with color from the food the fish are fed. Not sure what dinner will be tonight. Maybe stuffed colored bell peppers with ground turkey and spinach stuffing. I bought the peppers with the idea of making a batch with extras for freezing.

    Off to the gym this morning. The fog outside is clearing.

    I hope Minus is having a great trip.

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Seconding the hope that Minus is having a great trip!

    Carole, yes, I know about the 80/20 business. Actually, even with eating out when we go to Celtics games or plays/concerts (and it must seem that I eat out a lot from what I post here) I feel like I am tied to my kitchen counter most nights. If I left it up to DH we would be ingesting restaurant food constantly, (like we did many years ago when dating) and I really prefer being in better charge of the ingredients I eat.

    We almost never go to a restaurant just to "go out to eat" without another purpose. In fact, last night we even decided to forego this year's "Big Night" event at LaMorra, despite the fact that they are holding it at their restaurant this year. They have been holding it at a larger function facility for the past two years and the quality of the night....food and service....was clearly just not the same. That said, I decided that I do not need to indulge in such a high calorie extravaganza again.....we've gone four times! I know the movie by heart and now that I can make all the dishes, including the timpano, felt no need to attend this year. DH agreed, fortunately. I do enjoy going there for a celebratory meal from their regular menu. :


  • moonflwr912
    moonflwr912 Posts: 5,945

    Hello all l! First, my implant seems to not be leaking. My PS looked at both the CT and the xray. He says it must have been the angle that looked flat. He said if I was really worried, then I should get an ultrasound. But i thought of all the tests I have had recently and decided to trust him. He said he is confident. I'm happy not to have to go through anything else!

    I am done with the dentist too. All cleaning and Xrays and only one small filling that they fixed without numbing. Since it took less than 2 minutes start to finish I didn't suffer from numb mouth for 8 hours. Happy about that. Cleaning was a bit rough but no bone loss or bleeding gums. Now. I won't wait 5 years next time. But with everything I was going through dentists was the last thing I wanted to add! LOL

    Ok. Sorry about the gross stuff! Onto food. With pics.

    On Wednesday I made the meal from Home chef. Cheese fondue. 2 servings 9.95 per serving. I took it with me to my DD2 house when I went to cover for her when she is on call because fondue isn't fun by yourself! . It took about 15 minutes. The only thing I did different from the picture was cut the apples into thin wedges so DGD1 could eat them, and toast the pretzel rolls in the toaster and tear them rather cube them and then saute them. It was delicious! Included in the box were all the ingredients - Broccoli, tomatoes, apples pretzel rolls,Evaporated milk, Swiss cheese, butter, flour, nutmeg and sherry wine for the sauce. DGD1 ate the apples, broccoli, tomatoes, and loved the roll dipped in the fondue. We ate everything. The dog licked the highchair tray wen DGD1 was done. LoL I'm not sure it would have been enough for 2 big eaters. But baby and I probably came close to 3/4 of a serving. Breastfeeding mama ate the rest of it. Daddy had to have a sandwich to take to work instead of any leftovers. LOL

    Much loveimage

  • moonflwr912
    moonflwr912 Posts: 5,945

    Another Home chef meal tonight.My DH was home today and we had bought a smart TV. He set it up and decided it wasn't what he wanted. So he undid everything packed it up and took it back. The one good thing about it is the corner where the computer was us now very clean and eat. The Web of cords is gone and down from 15 to 3. LOL. We had 3 computers, 2 hard drives, a WII, DVR, and Video recorder there. Plus all the cords and some that weren't connected to anything. LOL now there are only 3. LOL

    Sorry got distracted by the neat corner. Onto dinner #2.

    2 servings, 9.95 each

    Fontina stuffed chicken breasts with spinach and fingerling garlic and rosemary potatoes . The first pic is how the food arrives. I took it out of the insulated box and out of the labeled dinner bag. The spinach was in the box but I didn't take it out of the refrigerator with the other stuff so it missed it's chance to star in the pic! LOL

    The bag contained: 1 lb potatoes, 2 chicken breasts, fontina cheese, about 2 cups spinach, a small container of rosemary sprigs, and 3 cloves of garlic and a lemonimage

  • moonflwr912
    moonflwr912 Posts: 5,945

    t was very good. My DH loved it. So did I. Took a good half hour to make but delicious. Put the fingerling assorted potatoes ( red, purple, golden yukons) in the oven with some olive oil salt and pepper (my supplies) and most of the rosemary about 5 sprigs plus the smashed garlic roasted 20 minutes.

    Chopped up the last rosemary sprig and added it to the cheese. Cut chicken butterfly and if fed the cheese mixture in. Seared and cooked it. While it rested tossed the spinach in e same an for a few minutes. Here it is. This is my picture. LOL plated it. Drizzled lemon on spinach and chicken. image

  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Posts: 9,012

    The meals look good, Moon. It seems that you enjoyed both.

    My mother, dh, cousin and I went to my early birthday lunch today at Pontchartrain Poboy. I had weighed in at the WW meeting at 9:30 am where I was thrilled to learn I was down 4 lbs. Yay! I splurged on the lunch and had a 6 inch oyster poboy made with French bread, crunchy New Orleans style. It was delicious. I also had a small helping of my mother's side, dish macaroni and cheese. So no dinner tonight for me. I may have some plain yogurt with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Tomorrow night I will celebrate my birthday with a Grey Goose vodka martini.

    Hope everyone is doing ok.

  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Posts: 1,455

    Woo hoo 4lb weight loss and an oyster poboy......We used to hit Steak and Shake for Shakes or Sundaes after ww....

  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Quiet kitchen table here....so I thought I might share a nit of food porn from our Sat night dinner at The Farm House. DH and I both had a beet salad with greens and pistachios, then an absolutely delicious scallop entree with a variety of mushrooms and broccoli. The dish probably included something else that I have forgotten, but it was all good! As was the classical saxaphone quartet concert we attended. Here is the scallop dish. I had to take the photo because the surrounding sauce was so artfully done!

    image

    Last night we had baked salmon with sauteed spinach and onions, butternut squash, and a garden salad. It all felt so healthful....especially after spending two hours at the gym. Maybe a bit too healthful....so we both enjoyed a small eclair for dessert!

    Tonight we're going to a group tour/event at a local microbrewery ...and eating there. The food sounds pretty limited, and since I am neither a beer nor "wings" fan, I suspect I will be eating their pizza offering.

    I am hoping that our Texas and gulf friends are staying safe today. We are getting into Spring temp mode here. 70 degrees tomorrow??!! Where am I?


  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Posts: 2,895

    Oh, and happy for your 4 lb subtraction, Carole!

  • auntienance
    auntienance Posts: 4,042

    Happy birthday Carole -- hope you have a wonderful day and that you find your salmon dinner. And congratulations on the weight loss! Yum to the Oyster Po'boy.

    And good afternoon to the rest of my fellow diners! It's a beautiful 70 degree day here too although our penalty is 4 straight days of rain starting this afternoon. We took a brief tour of the garden this morning and things are budding. I hate for them to be too early because we're notorious for late freezes but still, it's heartening to see. The birds have been thinking spring for a week or better and I love that it's warm enough to open the door and window to hear them. Yesterday, I watched a male bluebird from my window start preparations in one of the five houses we have set up around the property. A good sign! And unlike last year, I have my seed potatoes already. I hope to get them in by the end of the month instead of May this time.

    Saturday with dad was a good visit. He is getting stronger except now he's developed a kidney infection. I don't know how that's possible with all of the antibiotic he's been taking but there it is. He's allergic to sulfa, as am I, so I'm not sure how it's being treated. I'll talk with him today to find out more. We're taking him to the foot doctor on Monday. I'm hoping he can walk on his own (with the walker of course) so we don't have to ride the ADA bus with his wheelchair, but can go in our car instead.

    Monica, the meals look delicious and decent sized portions. Thank you for reporting!

    Lacey, what a pretty dish, looks good enough to eat ;-)

    Speaking of salmon, yesterday I started curing a small piece. Farmed I'm afraid -- no wild stuff here. In fact, it's only recently that you could get any kind of fresh salmon here. I usually get mine at Costco. I also started the process of making a "fauxstrami", a piece of corned beef cooked then crusted with pepper and spices then cooked in a low slow oven. I used lots of smoked salt but I have no illusions that it will taste like pastrami. But there is corned beef aplenty around right now so it was worth a try with this small piece. I'll let you know how it turns out.

    Last night was a really good pressure cooker meal -- thick pork chops spiced then browned in butter, cooked on a bed of browned pearl onions and granny smith apples with a small amount of chicken stock. I deliberately did not brine the chops because I wanted to see how tender they turned out in the pc. They were so tender they cut easily with a dinner knife. We'll definitely have this one again.

    DH wants pizza (doesn't he always). My lack of enthusiasm translates to frozen TJ's crust instead of homemade with ho hum toppings -- Canadian bacon and green pepper for him and Italian sausage and crimini mushrooms for me. Yawn . . . Carrie - my DH suffers from the illusion delusion that I'm running a restaurant too.

    Hope Minus is enjoying her trip. Red - how is the assisted living going? Susan, if I neglected to say so earlier, congratulations on the tumor markers - great news!

    Loving all the pictures!! Keep 'em coming!



  • minustwo
    minustwo Posts: 13,798

    Checking in from my son's computer. Wonderful trip so far. Walked miles every day in Carmel, and now doing the same in San Francisco. I wish all of you could see & hear the Pacific Ocean. Memorable "fruite de mar" meal in CA cooked by the French Chef who is the son of an old friend. (Well - friend no older then the rest of us, but been long distance friends for years). Included clams, mussels, bay shrimp, several other crustaceans in a creamy tomato sauce with saffron. Had fish & chips that were so delicate & tender they actually melted in your mouth. And I was a good girl so opted for salad instead of chips. One fantastic breakfast was an omlette with Dungeness Crab and avocado & havarti cheese. Last night my DIL cooked a fried rice w/broccoli & mushrooms & great spices, and tofu. She's a vegetarian. Needless to say great sourdough bread. No one's decided where to eat tonight but I need to sign off.

  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Posts: 2,394

    Has it really been 6 days since I posted on my food thread? Oh dear. I am not a good kitchen table participant. It has actually been a pretty rough 6 days, both medically and energy-wise. Somehow, we did manage to eat, though I have been getting assistance from all the small ethnic shops in the neighborhood. Way too much of my energy has been going to following up with companies and people who are simply NOT DOING THEIR JOBS. Pottery barn screwed up a shipment, and each call to customer service took me farther and farther into the abyss. My computer had to go to Apple, and came back in worse shape than it left. Turns out that three logic board replacements triggers special treatment. I have a new machine coming next week. But going three days without my production machine was hard. The HOA insurance company can't screw up more than it has. This guy has tried to commit fraud, stating that the condos are occupied. Well, they aren't.... and so it goes. Yesterday, I spent [this is NOT an exaggeration] seven hours on the phone with various customer service departments.

    My mother visited this weekend. We spent some time at the MFA and then had a family dinner at Pasha in Arlington. It was a wonderful evening, though my Mother totally exhausted me. I might have been a bit snippy. Our food was wonderful! So great to have a restaurant that everyone in my family can enjoy. They have great vegetarian options, a decent wine list, and it turns out, a good beer selection. We started with some soups, well most people got soup. I had the lentil, while others had the tomato. Next up were two appetizer plates. My favorite, the Cold Vegetarian Meze plate and a hummus. They serve this with beautifully cut vegetables and a thicker pita cut into triangles. When we needed more bread, a plate of freshly baked bread appeared. So delicious. The kid and I shared a kofta plate which arrived with 5 of these sausage shaped items. She ate two, I ate one. My mother got the ground lamb skewers which she loved. Mr. 02143 had the gyros which were surprisingly delicious, the kid's man had the stuffed eggplant, and my sister had the vegetarian dinner which had a salad, bulghar, falafels, a yogurt sauce, and some grilled vegetables. We did do a dessert. I brought some candles, and the restaurant propped one up on a baklava and sang happy birthday to my mother, who was both embarrassed and pleased. Some had tea.... and three hours had passed.

    <another endless house update> The second floor is done [almost.] Rooms are painted. Electricity has been established. I need to wash down the floors and we have one missing door. Otherwise, done. In fact, tomorrow I believe that we will set up the P'nut's room. Downstairs, we are a bit farther behind. Long story, but the living room has been painted in the color we wanted. The 1/2 bath just needs some tweaking, well, like a toilet installation. It is painted and is waiting for countertops. The kitchen is getting there. Today I drove to Western MA and got the missing filler piece from the cabinet folks. Tomorrow that will go in, along with the island counter plates. Almost all of the crown molding has been painted. We are still missing some crown molding. Will have to check on that tomorrow. I am going to guess that we are about one week out from DONE.<end another endless house update>

    Tonight's dinner was pasta with meatballs. For Mr. 02143, I made a tomato sauce. For me, I made a garlic butter. Tomatoes don't make my stomach all that happy right now. It was easy. It was the most I could do.

    *susan*

  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Posts: 2,394

    Minus, So Great to hear about your trip. Once again, you find the food!!! I bet that your walks in Carmel were lovely.

    Nance, Not happy to hear that "Dad" has an infection. Okay. What is fauxstrami? What spices are you curing the meat with? I have made pastrami. It is delicious.

    Carole, I found 2 of your lbs!!!! Do you want me to return them? Happy Birthday!!!!!

    Lacey, I am not a wings person either, but I had some tandoori roasted wings from our local Indian spot last night, and they were KILLER! Oh so good. They had been marinated with some yogurt and spices, and then spritzed with lemon and cooked. This was my first chicken wing ever, and I would eat those again.

    Red, how is your Dad doing?

    Moon, those meals look okay, though I find the tiny amount of green surprising. My plates would switch the quantities of potatoes and spinach, with less protein. However, this might make your life more enjoyable. And if DH likes them, it could be a real winner for you!

    And now, I am fading...... sorry to have missed so many.

    *susan*

  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Posts: 9,012

    Susan, Happy Birthday to your mother. Your post exhausted me. I will be glad for the condo to be done and the kids moved in so that you can relax and concentrate on Susan. No, I do NOT want the lbs back!

    Minus, good to hear that you're having a wonderful time. Your food sounds dellcious.

  • auntienance
    auntienance Posts: 4,042

    Susan, I used coriander, black pepper, paprika, onion and garlic powders and smoked salt. And a little brown sugar. It ended up tasting like heavily spiced corned beef, which is of course, what it is. I don't have a smoker so that is the problem -- hence the "fauxstrami". If I ever get a smoker, it will be the first thing I try.

  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Posts: 2,394

    Nance, If you can stand having your kitchen smoke-filled: http://www.amazon.com/Stovetop-Smoker-Original-Cam.... This is what I own for indoor smoking, but it is no longer available: http://www.amazon.com/Emeril-Pre-Seasoned-Cast-Iro...=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

    *susan*

  • eric95us
    eric95us Posts: 3,345

    Tonight I ran 10 miles. DD hates running and Sharon's "Arimidex joints" don't mix well with running, so I don't have a running partner. :-(

    Happy Birthday Carole! And great on the 4 pounds. 4 pounds is a lot.

    I, too, could use one of those "Care of Elders" manuals. I'm guessing my parents wished for one for my brother and I, but there was none for that either.

    Auntie, first, congratulations on the 36 years. As for your dad's kidney infection. My mom had that happen...she was on two antibiotics for awhile....

    Minus, that sounds like fun...especially the walking. I *LOVE* to walk around new towns. It's so much better than driving. It also makes it easier to eat great (and filling) meals without me looking like the Michelin Man. I've never been to San Francisco since I started baking sourdough bread, but that would also be interesting to me to compare "mine" versus "there's".

    That will be good when the house is done, Susan. Then you can get back to resting a bit. I still don't know where you get the energy! What I do when I have to deal with customer service is I put on my cell phone headset and put the call up on the cell phone and then I go about my day while I'm listening to the elevator music And, I remember the hold times when I go to make another buying decision. The math to determine how many call takers should be available is well understood, so consistent long hold times is simply a company not believing "your call is important to us"


    It's after 10pm and someone is at the door....

    edited to add....a neighbor with a Standard Poodle that DD *loves* to pet.



  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Posts: 9,012

    Naan has made it to south Louisiana supermarkets. Shows you how Middle Eastern food has gone mainstream. I picked up a package of multi-grain naan, read the nutrition info and put it back down. I'm eating very little bread these days. It has to be well worth the WW points to tempt me.

    Minus, a year or two ago, you received a gift of Cocowine as did we. Well, we finally got around to opening it and it is delicious! The idea of chocolate and wine was just strange. Today I bought a bottle to have on hand. At the same store there was a display of healthy looking herbs for only $1.99 each. I bought thyme, chives, two kinds of basil and a variegated sage. When the gale winds go away, I'll plant the herbs in pots on the patio where I already have oregano, mint, and dill that survived drought, freeze and other types of neglect. My rosemary shrub has a few tendrils but is in serious decline.

    Dinner tonight will be the two stuffed pepper halves that were left over from the first serving a few days ago. There will also be a veggie and a salad not yet decided.