So...whats for dinner?
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Lunch at a restaurant yesturday. Son had grass fed beef burger with mushrooms and frites. I had the "healing plate" because I sure need my wrist and shoulder to heal. Sauted kale, brown rice, sweet potato, hummus and miso paste with lovely light sauce around the plate. Came with tempeh which is not my favorite. Came with a red slaw too
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Ouch Sandy -- no good! Heal fast and no LE!
Ouch to you too Eric - although It's surprising to me how much of a tooth a good dentist can save. I had a small piece of one that broke and they pasted/glued/soldered/Idon't knowhow a piece of something back on to save it. Still going strong -- knock on wood.
And ouch to you Bedo - had the same thing a number of years ago. It was a long time after the repair before it felt good again. I will say though, during the rehab process bike riding made it feel the best.
I'm craving red meat today so I went to the meat man and bought a very lovely ribeye for the grill. I'll make a couple of salt roasted potatoes and grilled asparagus for sides.
I had planned to plant potatoes today but errands sapped what little energy I started with so I will try again tomorrow.
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WOW...we sure are a banged up group! Sending healing vibes for everyone.
Bedo I had my meniscus repaired a few years back, Doc said a wk recovery, but it was longer. I remember that I was up and about walking and daily stuff, but didn't return to work for like 3 wks, (but I was working as a nurse at a residential facility that required tons of walking, stairs,and basically dodging the naughty kids.)
Eating simple here, lots of veges...tonight will be roasted eggplant and asparagus and any other vege in the fridge that needs to be used up. Maybe some sloppy joe for the hubby.
We leave thurs morning for a week in NC. Looking for some Sunshine!
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Too many ouchies on this thread! Remain upright people!!! Hope all that are injured, or need surgery, heal peacefully! I also had torn meniscus surgery - of course, it was the year prior to being able to do it laparoscopically, so I have a big knee zipper. The good news, it has been good ever since and I had that surgery when I was 17 years old! It was a combo of sort of healed ski accident, compounded by a volleyball jump. It delayed me starting college as I was still on crutches at the start of the semester - too many hills at the campus. Even with Femara and Arimidex that knee doesn't bother me.
Dinner tonight will be burgers on the grill with King's Hawaiian rolls for the buns - love those! Also made some pasta salad last night, so we will have that too. Not too exciting but it will get the job done.
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Ha! I know I made dinner last night, but damn if I can remember what..... oh yes! A pork and broccoli stir-fry. It was pretty good, though I might have used a bit too much chili oil.
Tonight I am roasting an 8oz piece of pork tenderloin, roasted with a mustard-wine sauce. We have a potato baking [we split them these days], and then a huge green salad. Busy day, so I am amazed that I have any energy left, but the pork is dry-brined and ready to eat.
<house update> Yesterday a lot happened, and we now have a working kitchen stove and sink! Today the template guys came for the 1/2 bath. Tomorrow, we meet with the electrician to install the last of lights, add the few remaining outlets, and finish the outlet covers. Then a cleaning company is coming to look at post-construction "scope of work" and two hours later, the shower glass arrives to be installed.<end house update> From there I head to a client office for a long, production meeting for a new module. Then I collapse!
The house is almost ready. We start the move this weekend, with a professional group finishing the move on Monday. Whoohooo!
Way too many injuries on this thread. People, people.... please stay upright. Life is better without doctors.
*susan*
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Susan - so glad the house is coming along. Somehow I didn't understand - are you and DH moving now too? I was thinking you were staying where you are for awhile yet.
Special - I have a friend thinking about renting a place in Seaside for a month or two. Have you been there?
Nance - your ribeye sounds good. Almost makes me want red meat - but since I have pork loins available, that's what I'll do.
Eric - be sure to fill us in on the dentist.
Carole - we're missing you. Please update everyone here when you get a chance.
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That is good news Susan.
My dentist is pleased to announce that my tooth will very likely be OK. He is not sure how I did it without reacting a bit more than "it just feels weird". The tooth was about 1/8 inch out of position, the gum was all torn up and the crack was actually a popped loose filling. Anyway, after everything was fixed, I have a 2 Advil throb in my mouth.
I have some tomatillos to plant and a couple of peppers. Since I'm not getting home at 8pm, I might plant them tonight.
Chi, I'm glad you escaped pretty much injury free from your fall and Quinn, I your wrist and shoulder heal up.
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Haha Special you are right! Too many Ouchies! I hope we all heal right away!
And Eric I hope the paperwork goes through with minimal stress.
For dinner- a pound of large shrimp from Whole Foods with Cocktail Sauce. I am cooking and peeling them hense the low price. OK I'm a pig, but my Ruby Cat is sharing one or two with me. Gonzo, because, he's Gonzo, will have nothing to do with it.
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minus - I have not been to Seaside specifically, but have been to Destin just a bit further west on that same peninsula. It is a beautiful area!
eric - glad the tooth situation is only Advil worthy.
bedo - the giant shrimp cocktail sounds fun
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Clarification: Mr 02143 and I are staying put, for the moment. The condo is for the kids. The original plan was that when they moved out, we would move in to downsize, but she is not going to leave this kitchen anytime soon. So, they will live there. They will get a mortgage after they move in to establish 1/3 ownership. And then at some point, we will either ignore this asset, or ask them to buy us out. This will not be our downsize house which is why I keep reading the real estate listings daily. Mr 02143 is just not ready to stop working; and I am not either. We are at a point that we can discuss this upcoming issue openly without him denying that this is inevitable. He is looking at loosing his memory and his wife. I don't blame him for resisting these discussions.
So, here is an interesting story. My dear Aunt Kit was my favorite Aunt. My mother's oldest sister, she would take me to the city to visit the MET, take me to the opera, introduce me to Japanese cuisine, etc. I loved getting on the train to spend time in NYCity with her. She never married [and to be honest, I expect men were not her thing but who talked about that in the 60's?] and invested a bunch of energy into her nieces and nephews. She died of breast cancer quite young, no one seems to remember how old she was, but my best calculation is at about 46 after a 10 year battle. For the last 5 years of her life, she lived in my parent's house which they retrofitted to accommodate her wheelchair [no rods back then to keep mobility.] So, anyhow, my mother inherited a lot of her stuff including her fine china. When my mother moved to the small house, I claimed this china, and put it in a box for Lauren.
Then of course, my mother in law died, we helped clean out her house. I sent the girl child three pictures, one of each china pattern. She chose one and I packed it up. Tonight was the moment of truth.... which family's china would she pick? I pulled out one from each box and THEY ARE THE SAME PATTERN!!!! My Aunt's is the original version, while my MIL's is from the reissue when Spode and Copeland merged. But they are the same! The girl has about 24 plates, along with so many other items. For some reason, Mr 02143 and I are just tickled pink. He has no memory of ever eating off of this china. They ate from two other sets my MIL inherited. So, the SPODE must be the set that she bought but didn't use, saving it for "special" occasions. She loved blue and white Asian patterned china. Yes. This makes me really happy.
*susan*
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susan - the china thing even makes me happy
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Susan, how serendipitous!
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Oh I love the china story and the blue & white. I choose the same Lennox china my Mother had so when she died I gave her set to my brother (since his first wife had stolen all of their nice things) But I have 6 lovely Limoges dessert plates from one grandmother, some serving pieces from another grandmother, several plates from the very first baby-sitter to take care of me occasionally, and pieces from the set of the lady who was my next door neighbor when my son was born (she was 93 in 1970). I love having these random pieces and the memories of these people, but of course they won't mean anything to my son since all of this was before he was born.
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Maybe you would enjoy seeing the pattern?
*susan*
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Minus, people visit us through all kinds of ways, don't they? *susan*
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susan - nice! Sunch a classic pattern - I love blue and white - some of my most treasured pieces are blue and white purchased in Japan on my honeymoon! Oddly, I mix them with heavy Mexican blue-rimmed glass tumblers, but it seems to work. I am nothing if not eclectic.
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Lovely!
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I read in another thread where Carole posts that her mother had indeed had a stroke and is still in the hospital. At last report I don't think it was certain that it was a stroke. Sending you some hugs (((Carole)))
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carole - thinking of you and your mom
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Carole so sorry to hear about your Mom, I too love the Sunday supper family time you share. Beautiful china and will look great in the new home.
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Prayers for your mom & you, Carole.
My mom never had really good china--some pieces made in Occupied Japan, but her main set was cream-colored octagonal Johnson Bros., with blue decals in the middle. I had collected some Japanese bone china one piece per week as premiums from Safeway when we first lived in Seattle while we were students, and also had some plain white Johnson Bros. When we moved to Chicago, bought a china cabinet and gave the Johnson Bros. to my sis, who also got Mom's after she passed in '06. I put the bone china in the new cabinet, and the shelves gave way--was able to salvage none of it. But we also had some heavy Fabrik Stoneware factory seconds from Seattle, which were our main dishes for awhile. Still have a few of the dinner plates.. 25 yrs ago when we could finally afford the good stuff, we went for Royal Worcester Botanica for guests, Villeroy & Boch pink marble for Passover, and plain ol' white Corelle for everyday. That latter stuff is bulletproof!
We went out for dinner tonight--NY strip with mushroom sauce, sauteed Brussels sprouts and green beans. Drank a nero d’Avola with it. We shared a piece of chocolate mousse cake for dessert.
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Carole,
I am devastated to read this news. Please poke your head in anytime....
*susan*
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Potatoes are in -- yay! Two kinds this year, yukon gold and russets. I also deadheaded the lilac bushes, cut back the butterfly bushes and weeded a couple of the vegetable beds. I'm officially tired. Next on the garden agenda is planting some spinach and adding amendments to the beds. Not in that order. I also need to fertilize the roses and start thinking about what I want to add to the new garden. I know that I want to plant some asclepias this year for the monarchs. I also need to add another peony bush. Trying to fill in larger spaces around the raised beds to cut down on the amount of weeding required. I noticed that the deer are already eating the daylilies. They just came up for pete's sake!
Tonight is Singapore pork and egg noodles. Maybe a couple of spring rolls. I'm in an Asian frame of mind.
Hope the hurt folks are doing ok and heaing. Also thinking about you and your mom Carole.
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Heard from Carol and she hopes to check in soon. She, with other sibs, are taking turns staying at the hospital & they are looking for a rehab place that would also be a nursing home down the road so her Mother wouldn't have to move twice. Carole - we'll all thinking of you.
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Carole prayers for you, your family, and your Mom.
Everybody please be careful out there! Stop hurting yourselves!
Susan wow. What are you going to do with your spare time when the condo is done? LOL
Made another Home Chef meal tonight. Pork tenderloin medallions with Korean sauce and Cole slaw Asian dressing. Really good but kinda light on the side. A nice size serving of the coleslaw and pork, but I cooked a couple of baby potatoes to go with them. I'll have them as leftovers tomorrow.
Much love.
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Carole, I'm so very sorry to hear the news about your mom.
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I so appreciate the concern. I just got up after zonking out last night. Today is Day 13 for my mother in the North Oak Hospital in Hammond. That's about 20 miles away but not a bad drive. It takes me about 20 min. using I-12 for most of the trip. Yes, my mother did suffer a stroke and then a continuation a few days later. But now she seems stable. Her mind was not affected but she cannot transfer so she requires a lot of care. She's probably 5'3" and weighs 200 lbs, The case workers are trying to place her in a facility for skilled nursing/rehab here in the Covington/Mandeville area where she would be closer to me and my younger sister. The two of us now are splitting days staying with her in the hospital. My brother who lives in the Hammond area is adamant about not taking her to a nursing home there.
My sister and I are not confident that she will return to her home so Sunday noon dinner at her house is probably a thing of the past. DH and I have been eating but food and cooking are not priorities. Last night we had warmed up lima beans and rice and ground pork burgers (The Pig). The pork burgers were tasty. DH cooked the lima beans on Mon.
Not sure what tonight's dinner will be. I take the afternoon shift and don't usually get home before 6 or 6:30. I can always stop off at Subway and buy a couple of sandwiches.
Susan, that kitchen is gorgeous. Your daughter is very fortunate to move into a bright new home.
Nance, I just ordered 20 bales of pine straw for mulching flower beds. First, they have to be weeded.
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Carole, sad about the Sunday dinners. I enjoyed hearing about them. I'm glad your mom is doing better and I so empathize about the nursing home search. We went through that with my mom. My dad's biggest problem has been transferring too.
My dad may be getting released in a day or two. I'm happy for him but am somewhat nervous about him being on his own. He will, however, have someone coming in 5 days a week for a few hours as long as he needs it.
Sausage and cheese stuffed ravioli from Costco for dinner along with a salad. In celebration of spring (in spite of the weather being uncooperative) I made lemon pudding cakes to be served with macerated strawberries and whipped cream.
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Carole I too am sad about your mom. My mom passed away at 67 of breast cancer, tough few years going with her to chemo and appointments and no siblings or husband. It was so hard, also for my sons.
Maybe mom will talk you into bringing her some yummy food. Not the best in hospital. Really hospitals need to change their menu to healthy food
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I can't even begin to tell you about my day. In spite of total exhaustion, I did make a dinner. The last of the pork tenderloin was vacuum sealed with some Fajita seasoning. Then I sous vide the meat. First time I have done this. What a good idea! While it was cooking, the phone rang and we had to head to the condo to talk with the tile guy. Anyhow, I put half an avocado on each plate. Made some pico de gallo. Cooked up some black beans. And on a whim, I made a plate of nachos with a bit of cheese. Final step was searing the meat on a grill pan. Not a bad at all! When the condo is done, some of my spare time will be spent with my sous vide machine. I am so behind on "growing" my cooking.
I hope that Lacey and her friend are having a wonderful time. Weather has been quite miserable, which never makes visiting Boston fun.
*susan*
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