So...whats for dinner?
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minus - aw crap! I fell and broke my talus in multiple locations - immobilizing for 12 weeks did the trick and I avoided surgery, so hoping the same for you. At least it happened at the end of the trip but, man that sucks!
susan- yay for the new slab!
Dinner tonight was pre-seasoned chicken legs (lots of black pepper! Yum!) from WF, some rice cooked in chicken stock and carrots sautéed in clarified butter and some thyme
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Ouch Minus... You weren't supposed to do that. Hopefully the no surgery option works.
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Oh no Minus, no good! I am so sorry. Heal fast.
SK, I would totally drink beer on the beach with you!
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Cooking has been hit and miss as usual around here. DD came for the weekend so made some frozen grilled chicken in a big salad. Wanted something easy to put together. Don't think we've seen her since Christmas. I added the leftovers from that to a box of Rice a Roni and some terrible meatballs I had made and frozen. They were ground chicken and thankyouverymuch I will stick to Rosina's frozen. They did all right in the conglomeration and we ate it. Last night DH had chili and I don't think I had anything. Tonight I made a tenderized flank steak baked in the oven with peppers, onion, halved cherry tomatoes, and supposed to be mushrooms which is not a fav. of DH so skipped those. Made a sauce to bake it in of ketchup, hoisin sauce, a bit of salsa and Worcestershire sauce. It turned out really good over plain white rice. Will do it again for any other steak type stuff I come across. It was 0.6# so the only leftovers are the rice/sauce darn it.
Driving friend back to doc tomorrow. We usually go for fast food lunch - she can't drive so doesn't get out much. Probably make DH a baked potato or something. Need to grocery shop. Ran thru Thur night to pick up a few things and get a presc. refill. Had to have the refill redone - filled it with the wrong generic. They have been very good about filling my Letrozole with the generic I want but not this time. So I got only a very few things as I was on my way to a church meeting.
We did BBQ steaks for our anniversary weekend b4 last but no idea what we had last week.
Minus - I echo SK at least it was on your last day there. Oweee. Good question posed above - was it your dominate arm?
Nancy - so good to hear your dad is doing so well.
Bedo - Is this the handwriting on the wall about your job? I neglected to say how sorry I am to hear about your DD's mother-in-law.
Susan - glad to see it was a "happy" house update today. Amazing they were able to find more of the same slab.
Special - those sauteed cabbage dishes sound very good. I like cabbage, DH thinks it's only good for slaw.
Head is about to hit the keyboard falling asleep.
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auntie - at the risk of sounding like Dr. Suess, I would drink beer with you on a beach, in a house, on a boat, on a porch, etc. Lol!
luv - I like cabbage too! And it is cruciferous so it's good for us! Yay! I also need to grocery shop - I have been putting it off, but I am rapidly running out of fresh produce! I have my letrozole special ordered, it is not the usual formulary, they get it right about 50% of the time, but have been better lately. It looks like my 5 years are up in June, my MO did the BCi test and while I am high risk for recurrence according to the genetic assay this test does on my original tumor, it shows no benefit from extending anti-hormonals beyond that point. So... I only have to refill my prescription a few more times. I am going to talk to my MO about what else I can do to mitigate my risk - it will be an interesting conversation.
Hope the moms and dads are hanging in there, and the kids of said moms and dads - such a hard thing. I am blessed that my in-laws are doing so well at this point, almost 85 and 91. Eeesh - so much worry!
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Went ahead with the Buffalo wings (made dip with some Buttermilk Blue cheese crumbles) and celery sticks (4 ribs’ worth). This afternoon on my walk back from the polling place I treated myself to a kids’ size scoop of chocolate frozen custard at Lickety Splits. I felt guilty as hell, but it was delicious. (They never used to offer kids’ size scoops before, so I had to stay away from there except to buy sugar-free chocolates). Still hungry--probably gonna make myself a decaf breve cappuccino with a low-carb oatmeal cookie and a square of dark chocolate. Results aren’t in yet in IL on the Dem. side or MO on either side......gonna be a long, long night (and with storms rolling through we may lose signal or even power just when they’re ready to call the races).
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Tonight, for my daughter's birthday, we are having Maryland stuffed ham. Yummy and oh so tasty.
For those who have not had the privilege to taste this culinary delight, we make it with a corned ham. Slice off a lot of the fat and cut slits in the ham all over to put the stuffing in. The stuffing is made of shredded cabbage, shredded kale, shredded onions, mustard seed, black pepper, red pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stuff the ham with this mixture and cover with cheese cloth. Boil for as long as it takes to get to an internal temp of 155. Remove from water. Keep in cheese cloth and keep in fridge for at least 24 hours. Slice and eat! Oh my gosh good!
If anyone wants the real full recipe, just let me know.
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Oh Minus!! I'm so sorry to hear of your fall. Sending lots of healing energy your way. Gentle hugs on your good side!
3333, I have never heard of a Maryland stuffed ham....regional recipes are so fascinating!
I have not been in a cooking mood at all. Been trying to do some organizing of our upstairs before my friend arrives from FL next Tuesday. So many books, so little shelf space.....and sewing materials.....eeek!
Mon evening, after stretching class, we attended a local rep's fundraiser and had a couple of appetizers there...then came home and had cabbage soup, hummus and crackers. Yesterday afternoon we went to see Maggie Smith in Lady In A Van. She is amazing! After, we had a quick dinner at a little Greek restaurant (kind of a luncheonette style spot) near the theater....DH had the lamb shish kebab and I had spanakopita (sp?) with side grk salads, wonderful fresh pita bread and that sour cream, garlic, cuke blend that I love and won't try to spell. Then we ran off to a lecture in our library's Presidential Elections series.
Today I am STAYING HOME! Well, maybe just a trip to the gym. And having read lots of recipes for madeleines, I think I will make some batter for them. It can be refrigerated for up to three days. If I do that, I can bake them for my neighbors' bourbon tasting gathering on Sat. I may also make pizzelle dough since I have a few events to attend at which the guests would enjoy those. Flavors will probably be meyer lemon, and orange/cardamom.
Carole, I hope your mother is recovering well, and Nance, it is good to hear of your dad's progress.
I just saw nat'l weather and am hoping all of those in last night's midwest storm's path are safe and sound.
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I received a $35 dollar off first order coupon/card from Hello Fresh in my latest King Arthur order. If anyone wants the code to give this service a try. Just PM me. It expires on April 30th.
*susan*
[update: and it is taken!]
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Lacey I am STAYING HOME too! lol I think I'll just lie around all day and pay bills and see the orthopedist
Goats, I don't think the writing is on the wall about my job, I turned down the permanent offer. No one wants my job, not even me. Too much paperwork,so I'll just hang out, if they manage to hire someone they can have it, but I don't think I'll be going anywhere soon. I really just want to work until next spring when I will sell my house after I do some repairs.
Not sure what's for dinner.
This has turned into another "review and correction of billing practices day" I have received a bill for $546.24 and it took me 1hour 45 minutes minutes talking to the hospital and ins co to discover that they put in the wrong code. I KNEW I didn't owe it and specifically told the tech which code to put in when I left and she didn't listen . Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I correct these bills every Wednesday on my day off.
Susan thanks for the code. I'm looking forward to receiving my box
For dinner polenta with mushroooms, sundried tomatoes and kale
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Hi Minus, just a note. I am recovering from broken shoulder and wrist on right arm. Fell backwards. I have pins and plates, yikes, but after 4 or 5 weeks I feel better. Just letting arm recover takes time. I have to have help chopping and can sew a little, but it sure is better. There is hope.
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Thanks everyone for your good healing wishes. Fortunately it's the left shoulder & not my dominant side. Meal will be the one piece I have left of a huge sourdough turkey & Havarti sandwich from SF. Tomorrow I'll polish off the orange chicken & fried rice bowl my son bought at Panda Express. Not too bad.
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Dinner tonight was my Ramadan [Harira] soup that I had stashed in the freezer. But, I wasn't able to eat much, and then I wanted some popcorn. So, popcorn was made in the wok and I "dressed" with a bit of Cabot white cheddar cheese powder. Gave me the salt boost that my body seemed to need today. Day 15 is pretty rough. I would have loved to crawl into bed and spend the full day there, but instead, I worked with some clients on a parsing engine, billed last month's hours [wildly late], packed four boxes for the kids, and then actually built some of the parsing engine. I took a nap that lasted 1.5 hrs, When I woke, all I wanted to do was sleep. Yea, day 15 is rough.
<another house update> 8am the new countertops should arrive! I will be there. I can't begin to tell you how much I want these to be totally right. The floor guys come in during the afternoon. Maybe the house will actually be ready to clean by the middle of next week.<end another house update>
*susan*
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Oh Bedo I truly meant nothing ugly with my comment. Just thinking it was a sign from God or some higher being. When things like contracts/hiring practices changes it certainly seems a sign that the times they are a changin'. Hope you can hang in there until next spring. I despise having to correct insurance companies. My laughable mammogram place and the way they want to overbill me makes me furious. Turns out despite the original estimate (and what I was told I would need to pay the day it was done) of $1000 I actually owed $215, a much more reasonable/manageable amount which I graciously paid. My friend that I drove to the doc today has $4000 in lab work denied by her insurance co. She is disabled and I do believe she is on Medicaid but I don't ask a bunch of questions. She has a genetic disease and is progressing rapidly. Not sure how the lab bill will be taken care of but her PCP seems to thinks it will be OK in the end.
And I wanted to say how very happy I am to see you posting again. You were missed.
SpecialK - I don't think I've heard of the BCi test. I did read on it and it says run on original specimen. Do they keep slides that long? Or how does it work? I'm due for my annual MO visit in July. Would love, love to stop it next year but he hedged last year when I asked him. Yes my letrozole is Roxane which turns out has fewer fillers than even name brand Femara.
Fingers crossed Susan that all goes well with counter tomorrow. More pictures, More pictures.
Carole - How is your mother doing?
Dinner tonight was just what I thought. Friend and I had Chicken Express which is much like Kentucky Fried but I think maybe a TX chain. Best iced tea ever. DH had tortilla chips and dip for dinner. We shared a small serving of peach cobbler from the grocery that I finally did make it to after dropping friend at home. Tomorrow I plan on putting a smallish roast in slow cooker.
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luv - yes, the BCI test is run on the original surgical specimen. I believe that most labs keep that tissue for 10 years, if not longer. My BMX was in Nov. of 2010, and my tissue was still there. I had originally thought that this was a blood test, and had blood drawn after my last MO appt, but it was for a look at my parathyroid because my calcium was high. I had no idea that my MO was arranging the BCI test right then as I thought it would not be done until this coming June when I reach five years on Femara. Having this test run on my original specimen is a bit unnerving in light of the results - high recurrence risk with no benefit from continuing Femara. My questions then becomes, was it providing me any benefit during the five years I have been taking it if my original surgical specimen says no benefit in continuing? I will be mighty pissed if not because the SE have not been fun!
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PICTURES!!!! The countertops were perfect. The big boss came. The smaller boss came. The sherpa came. They were SO careful!!! The seam was blended perfectly from the two stones.
They are sanding floors now, so the house is off limits for a few days.
*susan*
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Goats I knew you didn't mean anything, I think it is a sign from God!
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Oh my gosh Susan, they're lovely!
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Beautiful countertops!
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susan - totally love it, it is so beautiful, and I am glad it all went well!
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wow....
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Susan - happy clapping for your happy house progress and pictures. Lovely. Tell me again (I missed the plan) how this house and your current house will be used.
Took roast out too late for slow cooker so it went right back in freezer. Will cook hamburgers and french fries and eat up the remainder of the vegies/rice. Tomorrow I take friend back for pre-op at the awful hour of 8:30. I just will not leave a slow cooker on if I'm not home so will have to be something else. Saturday we are going for the friends' hopeful (for them) last house party b4 it gets sold. Making a dip (probably baked refried beans - vegetarian black beans so not so bad) and we're pooling money and getting take out Mexican. Only going to be in the 50s so doubt many will spend much time out by the pool. We have been spoiled this late winter with very nice temps but worry that may foretell a hot summer. DFW metroplex had big time hail this morning, some tennis ball size. It evidently went just south of me and worsened. We both slept thru a tornado warning for an earlier storm but it too was farther south and already a bit east of us. Heavily damaged with westside Mexican grocery I frequent. May have to change plans for next week when I finally get to town and go to a different store.
My fig tree (bush size) has real leaves on it. Hoping that I get some figs from it this year. You betcha will bundle that baby up with a tarp if forecast for Sat. night is very cold - I think only about 39 forecast now.
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So happy countertops worked. Lovely
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Beautiful kitchen Susan!
Minus Hope you are on the mend and not dealing with a lot of pain.
Last night I did the roasted cauliflower. DH came home in the middle of the roast and kept saying "I am NOT eating that" unless of course there will be cheese sauce. Well not only did he eat it but went back for seconds...just had hot dogs with it. He is such a wuss!
Tonight I have the crockpot going with the Wegmans recipe of beef minestrone My favorite all time recipe, it makes a ton, and everyone I have served it to, loves it. The only thing I change is I add a cup of red wine towards the end.
Happy St.Patty day everyone!
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We went to Sarma for dinner tonight. This is one of the "treats" that we promised we would do once I progressed, and I have been really good about making reservations. We walk down the hill to eat, and then up the hill to get home. Well, the way home we mostly waddle. Tonight we had the fruit misto. Lots of zucchini, artichokes [just one], some broccoli and I think there was a mushroom in there. Mr. 02143 ate the only artichoke and he doesn't even like artichokes! Well, turns out, when they are fried and have a spicy, herbal green sauce, he likes them a lot! Yea!!!! We had the green beans with tahini sauce and hazelnuts; kofta sliders which had a bit too much butter in them, carrot cakes with salad, Persian beef kabobs, and one of the 'pass arounds'; their famous sesame encrusted chicken. We ordered 5 dishes, ate 6, and are both completely and totally full. Next reservation is for April 28th. I don't even leave without making the next reservation now.
*susan*
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Susan, beautiful countertops!
Minus, I hope you are feeling better. I love sliced turkey with havarti!
Quinn, ditto. That sounds very painful.
I also made hamburgers tonight. I put blue cheese crumbles in the meat, and sautéed crimini mushrooms as my topping. Brioche buns (Whole Foods) was my bread of choice. Sides were mashed potatoes and steamed cauliflower
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Standard corned beef and cabbage tonight with potatoes and carrots, shepherds pie and Irish soda bread. I cooked the corned beef in a chicken stock and apple cider mixture in the pressure cooker. It was pretty good. My friends who join us every St. Pats day brought lemon meringue pie. Delish!
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Countertops so stunningly beautiful, Susan, and I 'd love to operate in that perfect looking kitchen!
Carrie, isn't it amazing how some roasted vegetables are hard for veggie haters to enjoy! That has even happened to me with the radishes.
Just had cabbage soup and a pecan roll for dinner after spending the day sorting and (mostly) throwing cards and old work papers out. Yikes! But a thimble of the ocean has been removed. Yay! I decided to do that and organize my second floor overstocked bookcases in anticipation of my friend's visit next week. Hilariously, I unearthed a set of clinical tapes on compulsive hoarding. LOL! If I ever unearth any trash, I'll submit my application to the "Hoarders" show. Meanwhile, it felt great to clear out some boxes of old work items from my former office/nowstorage room. I should have a houseguest every month to make sure the process continues!
While I was doing my micro-slaving at home, DH trained into the Seaport to join DS2 and his cohorts from his firm at a bar/grill, where they officially enjoyed the start of the NCAA games. This is a new tradition that apparently carries my son's name. The good news there despite my absence is that my brackett came out the best so far, and I made totally random choices. Yay!
Got my pizzelle dough and madeleine dough made last night and both are resting in the fridge until I have time to make the cookies...probably this weekend.
Meanwhile, back to organizing.....
Happy St. Paddy's Day!
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Can of tuna and a 1/2 pint of milk.
I was going to leave today around 2pm so I could get home and start back up around 7:30pm. I'm still here at work...sigh... :-)
I did sneak out just before 6 to pick up parts for DD's car and to get the can of tuna and a 1/2 pint of milk.
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The baked corned beef was perfect. I didn't boil it before baking but rinsed it twice and thew away the spice packet. Put mustard and a little brown sugar and cloves on before baking. Had little new potatoes,cabbage and onion that I baked separately.
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