So...whats for dinner?
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Lacey, I do hope your mammogram was unremarkable, something we all (those of us that get them anyway) strive for :-) How did you like Zumba? I would really like to take a class but I'm afraid it would be too embarrassing.
Sandy, sheesh, that's a lot to do. That meal deserved better.
Special, wishing you a speedy recovery after a successful surgery. I think the tattoos are remarkable.
Carole, when do you leave for MN?
Wish us luck, we are taking dad to visit the supportive living place tomorrow and having lunch there. Really really hoping he likes it.
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Catching up on all the posts-----
Susan, that baby Olivia first picture post and 2nd, just made me say OHHHHHH out loud. Only the cat here to hear me talking ...LOL. And the little hat reminded me of the one the old priest wore in the movie GOING MY WAY (bing Crosby).
Moon, I would love to know the recipe for the Dandelion Jelly that taste's like honey.....intrigues me.
Carole, I would pack some warm sweaters for MN. As cold as it is here, I can't imagine much further north. I slept with flannel sheets on the bed in the cabin on the Gunflint Trail in July.......just saying. Had a fire in the fireplace 5 of the 7 days.
Special--healing prayers coming your way and the FIL and all of you are in my prayers as well.
I saw the GI doc Monday--I think I like him every bit as much as my MO, but he did want to do a Colonoscopy on Thursday---which just gave me enough time to arrange for a ride and buy the prep shit and stress a bit. He doesn't think he will find Cancer but said he and my MO kinda think breast cancer patients should do them at 5 year intervals--mine would have b een at 5, in 2018, but since I am having a change in habits, he wants to do it now. Which beats me stressing for two years and having regrets if something showed up. Prep is different from before---split dose and ad a new way of putting me under....OH WELL.
My walmart shopping cart looked interesting yesterday---MIRALAX, DULCOLAX, APPLE JUICE, BoULLION CUBES, LOTS OF JELLO (made an unmade) and a big package of toilet paper....I am sure my face just dared anyone to say a word at the check out lane.
Anyone want in my pockets Thursday at 11:00? I'd stay clear of them until then, if you know what I mean.....LOL>
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Good luck, Red!
Nance, thanks for your good wishes.
In the end the mammo was clear. Yay! It was a crazy morning, tho. Of all things, the ticket dispenser in the hospital parking garage was empty, thus no one could gain entry. I had twenty minutes to spare....however, a ton of cars were logjammed trying to make turns to get out of the narrow drive that leads to the garage. Sooo frustrating! And the other lot was full. But alas! I have a card to enter another lot where we can park for the fitness center. As soon as I could extricate myself from the logjam, I zoomed up to the top of the campus, parked at the fitness center and ran back to the other end of the hospital. Just made it.
I was prepared to wait for results like always, but learned that they now do not read any pix taken after 10AM. Great! It is a rare mammo result I have that does not require more pix. I politely fussed with the tecnician and she offered to ask her supervisor if I could get mine read after lunch when the rads were back. "Why YES, that would be lovely!" So with two hours to spare, I got a coffee, bought some cards at the gift shop, and hiked back up to the fitness center where I spent a half hour on the treadmill, before returning to the Breast Center to wait for the reading. The radiologist was the same woman who called me with my diagnosis and plan almost five years ago. It was nice to have a chance to let her know how helpful she was then. So...good news this time! Can't beat that!
I hope things are going well for you, Special!
Nance, good luck tomorrow! Maybe you should smuggle one of your Dad's fave meals into the living place, to help him feel at home during the luncheon! Seriously, tho, I hope it goes well.
And Sandy, I agree that all that work deserved more appreciation.
Having leftover chicken with leftover veggie sides, and a salad from a head of red leaf lettuce from Volantes that is the most H.U.G.E head I have ever seen!
After dinner we are heading to the library to listen to one of the last lectures in a series about presidemtial elections. This one is about Nixon, and we invited an older friend who worked in the administration during that time to attend. The presenter is quite theatrical ( a lively college lecturer), so I will be interested to see if our "Washington friend" notices how accurate the lecturer is in his presentation of details that occurred at that time. And actually, we should remember them ourselves! Ha!
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Nance, hope the visit goes well. I would love for my mother to have the option of assisted living.
Red, wishing you a good test result on your colonoscopy.
Hope SpecialK is doing well.
Also thinking about Olivia and family and hoping things are great in that household.
Lacey, yay on a good mammogram.
I got home about 4 pm from the nursing home and found that dh had, rightly, turned the slow cooker off. I removed the small pot roast that was falling apart. Prepped some potatoes and carrots and have them cooking in the liquid in the slow cooker. Not a culinary delight but we will eat pot roast and veggies and call it dinner!
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Red, absolutely in your side car. I agree, your back pocket seems too risky! Funny thing... the way you wrote your post, I don't know if you have your MO and GI docs or love them!
Sandy, very ungrateful! How old is Gordy?
Nance, I hope that your Dad loves this place, or at the very least, is open to a new home. Maybe there will be a gorgeous woman there who winks at him? Or excellent desserts. If these places were smart, they would ask for a potential paying customer favorite recipe and make it for their introductory lunch.
Lacey, that is just ridiculous! Good for you for coming up with Plan B. Not everyone has that option, but still... and not reading the mammogram on the same day? That is just cruel for us "survivors." Also cruel for women who end up with a call-back. Volantes has lettuce already? Are they growing their own? I had thought that I would be in your area of the world on Tuesday and Thursday, watching Olivia while the kid took a course. She, in her infinite wisdom has dropped the course. Will take the whole summer to be a Mom.
Lunch was leftover soup for me, about a cup and a little bit of chickpeas with Indian wings. We are STARVING!!!! Today I made some fresh harissa, broke down a leg of lamb, and prepped for kabobs and Merguez sausage. Tonight is Taco Tuesday so Chef Lorenzo will be cooking for us. Final day of my Xeloda cycle, and I am beat up this month.
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Wishing everyone good healing and good luck on all that is going on in your lives! I'm horrible at keeping track of who has what but I'm getting better at it... I think?
I caught this gal last night and she weighed in at 2.8 lbs of wonderful fresh catfish right from our lake. I had planned on having it for dinner tonight but I just wasn't up to it. So, we had a big salad that I made last night with crab meat, cheese and a drizzle of honey. It was just right! 0 -
Red, I'm on board. You won't remember a thing I hope
Nance, I hope that things go well tomorrow, and if not so well, Dad adjusts in a few weeks.
Lacey, yay on the good news
For dinner, unfortunately, frozen Gordon's of Gloucester fish and frozen vegetables. Don't feel sorry for me, if I weren't so lazy I would get up and buy some groceries, and if I weren't so cheap I would order delivery.
I would have made some pasta with the block of Parmesan cheese that I bought, but I ate it. That's right, ate it. For breakfast. With iced coffee with chocolate milk. Actually only 1/2 of it. I previously ate the other half. It was good.
Hellooo Minus...a tasty meal recommendation
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Lori, That is a beautiful fish indeed!!! What is your favorite way to prepare fresh-water catfish?
Bedo, I haven't had a Gordon's fish stick in at least 35 years. Are they any good?
*susan*
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Susan--both my MO and my GI docs are wonderful. Very kind, intelligent and informative--no rushing the patient. I even told the GI doctor about my PC calling at 3:15 on the phone on Friday to tell me I had malignant cancer, and he told me that he would know if it was cancer, but if anything was biopsied, that he would schedule an appointment for the results, good or bad.... He gets 5 stars for that!
Lacey, GRRRR for even thinking about not giving a survivor their results same day Your parking story made me laugh. I've been there and done that---many times. In Chicago, I fi nally just learned the bus route and avoided driving all together.
BEDO, let me know about the taco, I think I could maybe handle that.
I love to fish-----and the best way for catfish is fillet it and fry in in peanut oil well breaded. Serve it with Coleslaw and tater salad and sweet tea.....
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Good morning everyone, I hope all are well and pain free!
Susan, my favorite way to cook fresh catfish is pan fried. My DH says it's perfect every time. He cut this one up a little as it wouldn't fit in my pan. He said he'd get me a bigger pan for the bigger fish. We have a deal, I catch, he cleans, I cook and we eat. We restock our lake twice a year. I think all our friends from Texas come to visit because of our lake and not so much to see us. We still love them! LOL
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SpecialK, Wishing you a fast and easy breezy recovery from your surgery.
Lacey, congrats on a clear Mammogram! 3 hours at the gym? Now that's impressive. How did you like Zumba? How was the lecture? It must've been cool to attend it with someone who could give a first hand perspective.
Susan, your daughter is smart. What is she supposed to do, let her baby starve? As far as the breast feeding Gestapo goes, those people are crazy. There isn't a right way of doing things and what works for one person may not ok for another (literally).
Chi, it sounds like your DS has it pretty darn good over at the homestead.
Red, wishing you the best for an easy colonoscopy and clean results.
Lori, that is one beautiful fish. How nice that you can catch your own catfish in your back yard.
Bedo, the combination of parm and chocolate milk sounds divine. The saltiness from the cheese with the sweetness from the milk is a big yum.
Tonight for dinner is braised Italian turkey sausages. I brown the sausages, sauté sliced peppers, sliced onions and garlic with fresh basil and dried oregano, add tomato paste and cook for a couple of minutes, add a cup of Marsala wine and 1/2 box of diced tomatoes. Put the sausages back in the pan, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. I let the sauce continue to simmer for about 20 minutes until thickened. I serve this over mashed potatoes for my dad, but it works well in a large hoagie bun or mixed with pasta.
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Special good luck with surgery, and as Susan said, Lets hope it is the last!
Nance Hoping the visit goes as planned and he can see things in a positive way.
Bedo If I ever have to go into the woods, I am taking you, cause we wont get lost and we will probably have a great salad along the way.
Last night was chicken enchiladas. I found a great roasted yellow pepper salsa that was great on top of these. Tonight we have to eat up fridge stuff...maybe meatball sandwiches leftover from our spaghetti and meatballs.
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hsant, I'm glad you enjoyed the pizza pix. Those were the whole wheat flour ones that we liked less than the regular flour ones I make. Seems like most of you don't prefer the whole wheat variety either. In a pinch, however, I would eat any pizza...have yet to try the cauliflower crust though.
My Monday gym marathon happened because I went for my typical hour of treadmilling and weight work before our stretching class. The new trainor for that had a very different way of conducting the class, some things more rigorous, but very little roller work which I missed (will do it at home now, especially for my back). At the end of that class, the new trainor (who is Brazilian and a good dancer!) was starting a new Zumba session. Several of our "stretching classmates" convinced me to stay....and DH was game, as he is for any exercise class, so we did. Well, for a person who fancies herself a dancer, I struggled through these fast paced feet and whole body moves. My inner Latin was lacking. But "us newbies" had a good chuckle at ourselves, and the trainor kept emphasizing that we were there to have fun. That certainly mitigated our feelings of embarrassment. Not sure if I will continue on a regular basis...we'll see. Three hours is a long gym stint, and I need to do the early part of my regimen for ongoing joint support.
Last night's presidential lecture was, as usual, informative and entertaining.....and our friend who attended with us felt that the presenter was quite accurate with his characterization of the events and people mentioned from late 60's and early 70's Washington. He, himself, is such an interesting late eighty-something man whose grasp of historical and current political events continues to amaze DH and me. And he uses DH as his computer consultant (Susan, don't laugh;) so that he can keep as functionally current as possible with technology. I so admire that.
If I ever get myself off this machine, I will make ratatouille for tonight. I also have some large portobello mushrooms which I will stuff....maybe with a spiced orzo/kale mix of some sort and cheese.
Have a nice day everyone.....rooting for things going well on all fronts....
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Hsant exactly what I was thinking but was too embarrassed to put into words!
Carberry, I did show them the fiddle head ferns too, and picture of a real violin/fiddle scroll on my phone, but I think they need to be cooked.
I'm thinking of making Green Goddess dressing. In fact I will make it, I know how, I have a cookbook and will make a saladLacey, I am not worthy in any way of your exercising.
Wench, we had a shack, a real shack in Wedowee, Alabama at one time. My husband pulled the catfish out of the lake, he cut their heads off and the scales and insides and gave them to me. I cut them into squares and microwaved them when we got home. He said they were good. I put lots of tartar sauce on them. I didn't know how to cook fish. I think he lied about the catfish.
"The Shack" and my hound dog Austin maybe 8 years ago?
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Lori, I forgot to comment on your impressive fish! I would not have the vaguest idea what to do with a freshly caught catfish. I used to fish as a youngster (grew up next to a lake which was stocked with trout) both fresh and salt water (bluefishing being the most fun), but these days, stick to the fishmarket with the ready to cook variety. You must take a pic of the new pan that is large enough for that guy!!
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That is a fine catfish. It must have been fun to catch.
Lacey, your experience with the zumba class reminded me of the time I tried taking a steps class. The pace was much too fast and I couldn't begin to keep up with the routines.
Dinner tonight will be at a local seafood restaurant called Crabby Shack. The couple we're going with are coming here first for a beverage.
I feel like I should be getting ready for our departure next Tues. but so far I haven't done anything.
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Quick dad update: he LOVED it! We are officially on the waiting list. We're so happy!
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I have a picture of the carp my 10 yo granddaughter Kourtney caught last summer while they were here. I'll have to find it as we ate it also. It was 42" long and weighed 36 pounds! It was bigger than she was! When it broke the water she tossed her pole at me and said "NO WAY!!" We all laughed at her as she ran for her Dad! lol
I'm wondering where my DH is going to get a pan big enough to fry that size catfish whole?
bedo, I love your shack! I bet you had a lot of great times there!
Lacey, I'm sore just reading about your workout marathon!
Carol, it was a lot of fun catching the catfish. I was after a snapping turtle but caught the fish instead. I'm like you before a trip and itwill be here before you know it!
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Akk! Lori, a carp! What does one do with those? I gave some to the cats, and it took a week of scrubbing and Ajax to get the oil out of my sink. A pretty fish but, can you eat them?
OK that lasted a week. It's official. I can't retire. I am bored. I'm going to have to work some to keep my sanity. I've been reading The Girl on the Train all day which is what I resort to when I have spare time, reading.
Hoping Special is OK
Yay Nance, that is such good news
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Yesterday was a whirlwind--by the time I was ready to do my final packing I realized I hadn't eaten since breakfast. Too late to order out, so I made panini with low-carb bread, prosciutto, parmesan & mozzarella (grated--hey, they were in the fridge), bell pepper, red onion and fresh rosemary. Made a Caprese to go with it (Campari tomato, mozz. pearls, basil, EVOO and good balsamic) and drank about a pint of seltzer. (Decided to leave Gordy the rest of the cooked chicken--he can nuke it or put BBQ sauce on it).
Tonight at the conference was real NC BBQ--pulled pork, baked beans, vinegar slaw, and cornbread (passed up the potato salad). Gonna burp happy tonight!
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Today I made dinner early for the entire family. Marinate the lamb which was dry-aging in the fridge. Make some hummus. Roast some eggplant for a dip. Then I made a tomato-red onion-feta salad. We headed to the condo to deliver dinner around 4:30 after grilling the lamb kabobs and onions. Olivia was fussy. But, here is the cool thing! When I held her, she clearly recognized my voice. I rubbed her head and cheek and she calmed down. Strange that I have a gift for calming babies. Olivia had another pediatrician visit today. She is back to her discharge weight! This is good news. They are supplementing with formula less and less. They are happy parents! My son-in-law has stepped up. I am so happy for them I can hardly stand it!
After leaving them, we went to the farm to buy our tomato plants. Dinner was a full meze.... hummus, tomato salad, green salad, eggplant dip, pita, grilled onions and lamb. There is enough for another meal. How exciting is that?
Nance, Yea for Dad liking this place!!!!! What attracted him?
I searched for fish fry pans, and the biggest one I found simply isn't big enough for 42" of fish. I fear you will always be reduced to cutting your fillets into 2 bits.
Was a hard day..... god chemo is rough isn't it?
*susan*
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Rough chemo or not, Susan you had a beautifully productive day! And the baby whisperer part is just too sweet! Hope you feel better tomorrow.
Nance, soooo happy and relieved for you! Hope a spot opens up fast!
I spent much of today making our dinner which was not so special, albeit tasty, but required tons of chopping.
After dinner I used some really rotting bananas to make a few loaves of bread. I am glad to be living in an era when you can google "black banana" and get wonderful opions for using them. The bread is great. Tomorrow DH is out for dinner, so no cooking here.
Carole, eagerly awaiting a report on your dinner. Crabby Shack sounds like my kind of place.
Loved the colors on my plate tonight, so here's a share....
Gotta get some sleep so I can be alert for the kiddies tomorrow AM
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Pretty plate Lacey! I rarely buy bananas, although I love them, because they get too ripe so fast. There's only so much banana bread I can make even though it's always good to have a loaf in the freezer.
Susan, I think dad talked to some people who lived there or knew someone who did, and found out that he knows a few people there already. He also really liked the setting (surrounded by woods). Oh, and the food and coffee was good lol! Dad has a few more weeks of physical therapy because he has to able to go from sit to stand with minimal assistance. I talked to his therapist yesterday who said dad's making good progress. So we are hopeful a place will open up to coincide with his discharge date. I will will start packing up his apartment in the meantime. Today we will go to his bank to get my name on his account so I can pay his bills for him on line. We had intended to do that when my mom died but somehow never got around to it. I've been signing his checks but I'll be happier when my name is actually on the account. Today we will take him to get new glasses then out for Chinese food (his choice). Then it's back home. I will be exhausted.
Last night was dinner at Charlie Gitto's where I had pasta primavera and the house wedge salad. The pasta dish had a little too much olive oil and the proportion of veggies to pasta was wrong, so a little disappointing. It's usually excellent. I suppose everyone is entitled to an off night.
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Oh, great news about Olivia and happy everyone is settling in to parenthood. Chemo definitely sucks Susan, but if it does it's job, then we'll say "yay chemo"!
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I love coming here to see all the yummy pictures and to get ideas for dinner! I love it! lol
We had meatloaf baked in a pool of freshly chopped vegtables last night, it was better than I thought it would be! I used 1 lb of sliced mushrooms, a full cubed eggplant, carrots, celery and sweet pepper surrounding a 2.5 lb meatloaf with onions and garlic. It was yummy!
bedo, I soak the carp overnight in salt water to draw all the water out as they are very mushy. My DH will cut it into steak size portions like you do with salmon and I'll batter/coat with breading and fry just like the catfish. It has a ton of bones so I eat very little carp myself. I had a fish bone get caught crosswise in my throat when I was little so when I get a bone in my mouth that's it, I'M DONE!
Susan,I'm happy to hear the family is doing great! My kids tell me I have Grammy Juice on my shoulders! All of my grandchildren calm right down and fall asleep when I hold them. Number 8 is on the way and will be here mid October! Yay! A trip to Austin Texas in my near future! I hope your chemo session went like a charm, if you can call chemo a charm?!
Nancy, I'm thrilled your Dad loves his soon to be new home! My Mom has fallen twice in the past 6 months. I told her my dealing with BC and all that is yet to come either she listens to her doctors and not move without her walker or she defies everyone and falls for the 3rd time. Three strikes your out, if she does fall again she'll have to stay at the Living Care Center as I can't handle the stress of finding her on the floor! We have a battery operated doorbell, we keep the main unit in the kitchen. She has the doorbell toggle and if she needs anything she just rings the doorbell. IF she has the toggle on her she can push the button! Another thing she won't do to help herself. This second childhood of hers is for the birds!
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DD is graduating high school today.
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TV dinners tonight. Too tired to cook after mowing my lawn for the first time.
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Eric - congrats to your DD. I was thinking the other day about her senior prom, but that must have passed already. Is she going to take the summer off or get a part time job?
Susan - Agreed - it is sooooo neat when we older folks are able to comfort the new babies. Love hearing your stories about the new parents & Olivia. Sorry about the chemo SEs. I can't imagine how you get so much done while doing chemo.
Nance - how lucky that your Dad likes the place. Here's hoping the timing works out for the move. I know you'll be busy until he's settled again.
Bedo - good to be hearing from you. Will you have internet access at summer camp?
Lacey - sounds like all the chopping was a success.
Carole - It should be an easier trip this year with the trailer already there. Are you going to visit family on the way? We'll be thinking about you.
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Colonoscopy done- No polyps, but he took some biopsies and tissue samples to check forr microscopic inflammation and something else----he saw a small bit of diverticulosis but he didn't think that was causing the problem. They gave me that damn drug Michael Jackson OD"D on, and I don't know how the little twerp stood it. It felt like a match was lit in my vein and it went clear up to t he shoulder before I conked out, with me telling them it hurt.
I think my doctor didn't know what to do when he came in recovery and I said we are never using this again. He said it is what is used on all procedures now, and I said then we aren't going to be doing any more. The nurse anesthetist came apologizing and saying some people feel a sting...in they kept trying to explain it to me and I just kept saying never again. Sting my Aunt Fanny.
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