So...whats for dinner?
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You are all so lovely and I appreciate the support.
I think I forget this thread is on a breast cancer forum.Drove to visit MIL today, no one mentioned she had a couple of teeth removed. No wonder she was being difficult, she has an infection in her mouth, SIL assumed the antibiotics she is on for an ulcer on her leg would fix her mouth as well. Organised the right meds and hopefully she will start feeling better by tomorrow. Disappointed she was allowed to be in pain for so long, DH will be speaking to the nursing home manager tomorrow to make sure there are procedures in place so this does not happen again.
We went to a little Korean BBQ place down the road from the apartment for dinner. Little, as in it only has 6 tables, they don't take bookings, but we went early and avoided a wait. The food and service is always good.
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Freya, hoping new chemo does the job. Lot's of hugs
Dinner tonight will be marinated grilled pork chops. I make a pineapple mango salsa as a condiment. DH and I are on a roasted cauliflower kick. I marinate the cauliflower heads in olive oil, pepper, salt. I roast a head of garlic then squeeze the pulp into the bag. I then bake about 25 minutes at 400. Shaking the baking sheet as it goes.
Eric, so glad Jessie the cat is eating. Such a good sign.
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The cauliflower sounds really good but I doubt it would convince dh. Only copious amounts of cheese sauce will induce him to eat cruciferous vegetables.
Tonight I'm fixing a small rib roast I bought at Christmas. A couple of baked potatoes and haricots verts will round out the meal. A small ice cream cake will be dessert.
Freya I'm glad you tracked down your mil's problem. I'm waiting for a call from my dad's doc to see if he will take him off the heavy duty diuretic that I think is causing him weakness.
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Oh my - what to do. I bought two lobster tails yesterday for $3.97 each. For that price I couldn't resist. So, do I broil them in butter for today? Or eat my wonderful, leftover pork roast? Or the leftover Boston clam chowder? I also have asparagus already steamed which I planned to put in a salad. Oh and bok choy, spinach, celery, turnips, carrots & zucchini.
Since I'll be at the med center all day tomorrow, I guess I need to broil the lobster. Maybe I'll cut up the pork either into medallions for brandy sauce or strips for stir fry and freeze it. And I'll spiralize some of the veggies and store in zip loc bags for easy cooking or raw use the rest of the week. Normally I only eat one meal a day so hope the clam chowder will last until tomorrow night.
Freya - so glad you're staying. Sorry to hear about your MIL. Funny how something like a tooth or a UTI can totally overwhelm the older patients.
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What i forgot to share is that my neighbor convinced me I had to go out for pizza last night. Fuzzy's has a combo with a huge salad & two large pieces. I ate the salad & 1/2 of one piece - so I also have leftover pizza in the fridge. Most annoying that I don't live anywhere close to even a 1/2 way decent grocery store, so it seems like it's always feast or famine.
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I, too, hope you stay around the group Freya.
Tonight's dinner was a pot roast that I did in a slow cooker. I think my nearly 4 decade quest for a good pot roast has finally been found. Sharon, growing up in New York but close enough to Canada to like vinegar on her french fries, likes it too.
The recipe comes from here but I've fiddled with it a tiny bit. The recipe calls for a 185kg roast, but I think they are missing a decimal point--I went with a 4lb pot roast. :-) My changes are to increase the amount of Worcestershire sauce to 1-1/2tbsp and the amount of honey to 2tbsp.
Jessiecat looks to be improving. Before he wasn't eating nor was he drinking and he would stop and lay down, while panting heavily, about half way through the 20 foot walk between the living room and bedroom. Now he can walk the distance all at once and he's eating a lot.
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Eric - checked the recipe & it sounds delicious. Thanks for translating the grms to lbs.
Glad to hear Jessie is more comfortable.
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Oh, Eric...so glad Jessiecat is doing better...
I am heartbroken- our furry fluff ball, "Mac" (the Maltese), gave all he had for over 13 years. Yesterday, he went to Heaven and I'm sure my daddy was right there waiting for him. They were buds. Mac was a wonderfully faithful, unwavering companion, licker, barker, tear catcher, listener, tail wagger, chicken and egg eater, nap enthusiast, visitor announcer, treat lover, lap or chest sitter, and friend. It is heartbreaking to walk around the house, to come home, or turn and not see him...he was by my side or checking in with me all of the time. It does not help that DH had to leave for VA after we buried Mac at home late yesterday. I tried to be brave and stalwart because Kevin was so worried about leaving me and he was sad himself. It is just hard.
I knew you would hear this and understand...thank you for being out there for food talk and other important conversations 'round the table....It means so much!
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Oh Happy, I'm so sorry, they are so much a part of the family. Our two dogs died a week apart seven years ago and I still miss them terribly. Thinking about them can make me tear up in no time. Hugs to you.
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I'm sorry Happy. It is "Just not right" when they aren't around. They sure do burrow into our hearts and it leaves a huge hole when they are gone.
Hugs to you.
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Happy - so sorry to hear about your loss. And doubly hard when your DH had to leave. If you're determined to be strong for him, take some time to cry while he's gone. We'll be keeping you in our thoughts.
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Oh, Minus, no worries about the crying when DH is gone. Have had no trouble with that. Thank you all for your hugs and support. Such a hard time...but lovely memories.
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Mary, so sorry about Mac. Dogs don't live as long as cats but they live and enrich our lives just as fully. I'm glad you were able to bury him at home—we never did with our four kitties who preceded us to the Rainbow Bridge (yeah, I know that's just a metaphor but it still comforts me) because we wondered what we'd do if we ever moved. So we had them cremated and put their canisters into decorative ginger jars, an Egyptian cat statue, and a wood-and-leather bourbon box that resembles a Tardis.
Today the groomer came over for our cats' mani-pedis. Heidi, having been recently trimmed under anesthesia during kidney stone surgery, didn't need to have her claws clipped. But Happy was a piece of work—it took half a bag of cat treats and two of us holding him down sideways so the groomer could get all 10 of his front claws (he never sharpens the rear ones). Fortunately, he still trusts me. But we'll see what happens next month. They're strictly indoor cats, so no need to keep their claws sharp for self-defense.
Tonight we walked to Cellars for Valentine's Day dinner. Appetizer was crab cakes remoulade with salad; entree was a Porterhouse & lobster tail with green beans, Brussels sprouts, & Bearnaise; dessert was brie, ricotta salata and gorgonzola picante, grapes and apples. Josie (pastry chef & bartender) and Geri (chef's wife & co-owner) will be doing the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in honor of Geri's sister Barb (an IDC survivor) this June, but it takes $1800 per participant to enter (Avon prefers this rather than to have people solicit sponsors). So besides the wine dinners & sales, they're selling cookies to raise money. Here are a couple:
Tomorrow morning Cora Italian Specialties is coming to pick up my espresso machine & grinder for servicing—they’ll vacuum out the innards of the machine to get rid of the plaster dust and tell me if it’s safe to use, and will clean out my grinder and tell me if I need new burrs.
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RIP Mac, hugs to you Happy
I am so sorry for your loss, pets bring so much joy to our lives, and we sometimes don't realise how much we love them and how much of a hole they leave in our hearts, until they are no longer by our side.0 -
((((Happy)))) Unfortunately, I know this pain all too well. May Mac fly free and enjoy all of the special things his heart desires until you meet again.
We had take out Chinese last night in honor of Valentine's Day. I did not feel like cooking and we did not feel like venturing out either. I had Sesame chicken and we shared house lo-mein. I also had a spring roll. I have not had bad take out Chinese food in forever, but they deliver and it is tasty.
When we go out for Chinese, we go to a much nicer and pricier place that does not deliver (white table cloth/linen place) so this was fun, complete with fortune cookies. I am a kind of Chinese food snob and I think I make most of the standard (delivery type) places food much better myself. But, I did not have to cook it so it was worth it. I have a lot leftover and will likely end up tossing it. They give you enough for 3 people! LOL
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happy - so very sorry about the loss of your precious dog, sending you strength and a hug. Sorry you and your DH couldn't be together right now to support each other.
I made a new recipe for dinner last night, baked BBQ chicken tacos. I used the stand and stuff shells as that was what the recipe called for, but I think one could do this with flour tortillas as well, and make semi-soft tacos. I shredded some cooked chicken breast and thigh and tossed it with BBQ sauce. I stood the shells up in a 9x13 pan (it held 8 stand and stuff crunchy taco shells) sprayed with non-stick, heated the oven to 400 F. Put a layer of white cheddar in the bottom of the taco shell as a shield so they don't get soggy, then BBQ chicken, then black beans, julienned green pepper and red onion, then more cheese. Baked them until the cheese melted and the chicken was heated through. Made some rice with chicken stock, then added a spoonful of spicy salsa when it was done. Served the tacos with guac and sour cream. We are not big Valentine's Day celebrators but I did get my DH a big Chimay beer (his fave and too expensive for him to buy regularly - it is an indulgence) and got a blank card, in which I outlined a heart shape and inside wrote 34 things I love about him since we have been each other's valentine for 34 years. So, maybe next year I can write ditto on this year's 34 things and just come up with one new one, lol!
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Minus, on that recipe....185kg is right around 400 pounds.
And the recipe says it serves 8!
I suppose that might be right if one is feeding high school competitive swimmers or cross country runners....Otherwise.....There might be some leftovers. :-)
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Eric, that's an interesting recipe for pot roast. The vinegar makes me think, German?
Dh and his brother (visiting from Chicago suburb) had lunch out yesterday after Russ arrived. I was planning to serve a heavy dinner last night but ordered a pizza instead.
So tonight I'll cook linguine and warm up the giant meatballs and red sauce. And make a romaine salad with additional ingredients.
They went to the WWII museum and will be having lunch there. So probably won't be hungry.
It has turned "cold" and windy. Summer taking a break and letting winter visit for a day or two. The azaleas are already partially in bloom
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I just got the phone call on her way to work, homemade spaghetti with meat sauce not quite Italian, my wife is from Honduras. a bit different, but she also makes a great lasagna and shrimp chow main.
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Hi Cliff!
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Freya, HUGS to you and many positive thoughts. Hoping that this round of chemo performs its magic for you.
HH, Hugs to you, too. Never easy to lose a pet. Both of mine are senior citizens. My doggie is nearly 14 and the kitty going on 11. They bring me so much joy. Made losing DH less stressful - I'm so thankful for them.
Dinner last night was mundane but good: 2 hamburger patties, thin noodles with a cream cheese sauce, salad and big glass of wine. Hit the spot. And I actually cooked it all from scratch! Doesn't happen very often anymore.
HUGS!!
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Tonight am doing a small-ish ham, some au gratin potatoes, and steamed carrots with thyme. DH loves ham and it is a good source of multiple meals. I usually do a mac 'n cheese with the leftover ham, ham and cheese omelets, and ham salad (deviled ham?). I also like to make chef salads with julienned ham, roast beef, and turkey.
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Dinner was two broiled lobster tails. I dipped already steamed, cold asparagus in the remains of the melted butter & ate those with my fingers. Since I have to leave for a meeting by 5:30pm, I'll figure out later tonight if there will be dessert.
Special - the tacos sound good. Maybe next week.
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SpecialK, that was a great idea, the 34 things for 34 years, and well done on 34 years too!!! DH is on his prep for tomorrows colonoscopy, if he misses a meal he thinks his throat has been cut lol. I've just had my first lot of this chemo, so not much happening for dinner tonight, I might just have an omelette, and find somewhere to hide to eat it.
Minus, I cannot believe you got lobster tails so cheap, so envious!
Thanks Peggy.
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Thank you all for the kind words and messages about our little Mac. It has been a rough 2 days..and, only tonight our 9 year old Boxer, Cooper, finally ate. I think the emotions in the house plus, DH leaving and no Mac turned him upside down. We have both just been moping about. I went to PetSmart tonight and bought 2 new toys for Cooper and we layed for a bit in the yard though it was breezy and cold. Came back in and he ate and I made a fire in the fireplace...we are both doing better. It just hits for no reason- you all know. Anyway- thank you for hearing me.
Special- the tacos DO sound good! May try them when DH comes home.
Y'all keep talking about meatballs.....anyone have a "tried and true" recipe? I usually make sauce and add browned Italian sausage and/or browned ground chuck. Would like to try a new way.
Welcome, Cliff- great table convos along with food stuff
Peggy- your super sounded good- so hard to cook for one! Nice to do it every once in awhile, though.
Sandy- those cookies are so cute and for such a great cause!
Dinner tonight~Defrosted some homemade beef and veggie soup...crackers and a nice glass of wine.
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Speaking of cookies. Since I've moved to Spokane my cookies have been crisper than usual. I don't think my oven is off though I will buy a thermometer. Both sons have suggested it could be altitude. Pontiac Michigan was 950 ft. I'm about 2700 ft here. If that's the case, what the heck do I adjust. I just want soft chocolate chip cookies! Betty Crocker website advice was increase/decrease flour, increase/decrease butter - all contradictory and less than helpful All suggestions welcome. I don't bake that much so have no clue what's going on. TIA.
HUGS!
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This is my most favorite meatball recipe:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
1 medium onion, finely chopped
6 large garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 cup plain dried bread crumbs
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 pounds ground pork
1 pound ground beef
Preheat the oven to 400° and brush 2 rimmed baking sheets with olive oil. In a medium skillet, heat the 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the onion, garlic, oregano, fennel seeds, sage and crushed red pepper and cook over low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened, 5 minutes; scrape into a bowl and let cool.
Add the bread crumbs to the bowl with the cheese, eggs, milk, salt and parsley. Add the pork and beef and knead gently until combined. Roll the mixture into 32 meatballs, about 2 1/2 inches each, and arrange them on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes, until nearly cooked through, shifting the pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking.
I then add them to the tomato sauce to finish cooking or once cooled, freeze them. They are delish.
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Tonight was an oldie but goodie -- Swiss steak, mashed potatoes and broccoli with lemon garlic butter. I made the Swiss steak in the pressure cooker for the first time, it was perfect. The sauce was a mixture of diced tomatoes, green pepper, celery, onion, garlic, tomato paste and chicken broth. I mixed in some flour to thicken it some. Really good.
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ANance- thank you so much for the recipe and, yum, oldies but goodies are usually so comforting. Yours sounded delish!
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