So...whats for dinner?

Special, bummer about the possible ONJ. Its specter haunts me too, as I've had 2 yrs. on Prolia and 1 more (2 shots) to go (plus that initial Zometa infusion). I understand that the progression of ONJ might be arrestable, and bone grafting looks promising. (There's always a Maryland bridge).

I had the exact same problem as you back in Feb. 2015--my gluteal tear & trochanteric bursitis came first from shoveling snow and then walking 1/2 mile through deep, undulating snowdrifts (practically "moguls" on the sidewalk) during a blizzard to & from a Super Bowl party. Actually had to use X-C ski poles. I didn't get P.T.--just scripts for Flector and Lidoderm patches from my PCP and a cortisone shot from the sportsmedicine ortho I also saw Wed. for my back. It lasted 6 weeks--a whole helluva lot of walking, even with a cane, was what helped. Maybe they're a bit wary of therapeutic-level US and electrostim for me due to fears of shaking the knee implants loose. We'll see--today the therapist did a rolling wand massage on my IT bands and sent me home with a couple of exercises (clamshells, lower-ab contractions). The X-rays & physical did show that my hip joints themselves are very minimally degenerated--unlikely to need replacement any time in the next 10 yrs. (Mild osteopenia in one femoral neck and borderline normal in the other, per my repeat DEXAScan in Nov.).

Special, c'mon down (or up rather)! We need a party - you and Sandy have had more than your share of issues.

Carole, 10 pounds of Louisiana shrimp is wealth indeed! I hear you about the veggies. I really only like fresh vegs and DH doesn't like cruciferous (he will eat one tiny stem of broccoli) so I frequently have to feed him frozen peas while I have whatever is in season. We frequently have potatoes in one form or another, although I often have a sweet potato. Another of DH's dislikes. Sigh.

Oh my, oh my - 10 lbs of fresh shrimp. I'd believe I'd have died and gone to heaven.

Bedo - I'm so disappointed I didn't log on soon to see the picture. Glad to hear your GS is a cutie. But I think of you often. Found my 'elf' hat the other day. Hope the biopsy shows no problems.

Nance - interesting about men & cruciferous veggies. My grown son is only interested in green beans or corn.

Lots going on here on this thread....

First of all, I want to join that dinner party at your place, Nance! Sign me up! 😊

Sorry I missed your fam pic, Bedo! And even more sorry that you are facing new procedures when they should be firmly etched in the rear view mirror. Sending hugs and best wishes to you for a good outcome.

Special, so glad that the house closing is finally complete! Your tooth saga sounds familiar....last year I started a year plus long procedure to deal with significant bone loss under a crown...had the extraction, grafting for bone growth, then the implant procedure(s). This process started last June, and at the end of this month, (a full 16 months later) I am finally going to have the impression done for my new crown. I’m expecting to miss that space in my lower right quadrant!

Last night after our Celtics’event, (where we ended up never eating anything due to our priority of meeting players, having pix, etc)we picked up a few pieces of pizza from a place we pass after every game on the way to the parking level. The aroma of the place always lures me, but since it is always way past dinner time at the end of games, we never buy pizza there. Well, we never will again since we eagerly heated and ate the pizza at home, and I was so disappointed since the crust was like reinforced cardboard! It landed like a brick in my stomach, so I think I’ll skip that in the future. Sure smells good tho....

Today we drove to NH, sharing the highway with what seemed like half of the population of Mass. Our usual two hour trip took four! Today’s NPR broadcast did not add any fun to the trip, nor did my prolonged worrying about whether we'd arrive to a house full of mice! So, we decided to stop for dinner at the 3 1/2 hour point, having a quick meal at the Tilton Diner (I had truly been obsessing about making dinner here while chasing mice). I had a Greek omelet with raisin toast and fruit cup for my breakfast/dinner, and DH had a delicious fried haddock sandwich with swt potato fries. Well, we were very relieved to find NO MICE in the house. Yay! Dinner done and no need to hunt mice down. So instead I quickly got a good fire going in the woodstove to warm this place up. It is really chilly here

Tomorrow morning DS2 and DDIL2 arrive for the weekend. It will be nice to spend a good long time with them. DS2 suggested we order take out for dinner tomorrow and Sunday we’ll be at the lobsterfest. I won’t post pix so as not to torture my midwestern lobster missing friends. But, that said, I would love my DH to arrive home with 10 lbs of Louisiana shrimp! I’m curious about you freezing them in water, Carole. But what a nice welcome home for you both!

Thanks for the mushroom info, Mommy2.

Illimae, I hope you got out for a celebration, and that your DH is feeling better.

That's how my mom used to freeze the crappie my dad caught.

Ha ha, I don't know lacey, it's genus is Pomoxis, which sounds like a disease. Fwiw, it's pronounced croppie lol.

Special - I missed the house closing. Hooray!! Done.

Carole - we always used to freeze shrimp in saltwater. That said, we used the water from the bay where we caught them. I don't know how it might work with tap water & table salt. Do you add salt?

Lacey - loved your long post. How lucky - no mice. I too had a tooth that broke off so - extraction, a 'post', powdered bone and a long wait before I could get the actual implant. Thank heavens this was before I started Prolia shots.

Supper was "clean the fridge" - a couple of pieces of delicious left over Cod and a big bowl of macaroni & butter. And I also had to finish the last of the wine from earlier this week that I found disappointing. Waste not want not (for those of you old enough to remember that saying)

Well, DH and were going to head out of town for his birthday but a friend needed help painting his house after his Hurricane Harvey repairs. We left at 7 am and returned at 10:30 pm with cheeseburgers. Going back tomorrow to help finish the job. Long day, goodnight all.

Minus, I don't add salt to the water for freezing shrimp and fish.

LOL on crappie pronunciation. When I heard MN folks talking about "croppy," I had no clue the name was spelled "crappie."

I did a cooking marathon this afternoon. Made stuffed peppers with yellow bell peppers and put three dinners in the freezer. The stuffing (dressing) was cooked wild rice and turkey Italian sausage with green onions, garlic and onion powder, cayenne pepper, grated blend of cheeses, and a can of Rotel tomatoes with the liquid drained. It was tasty. The wild rice was a bit chewy even after cooking 50 minutes. I have a quart freezer bag with leftover stuffing.

I blanched the pepper halves in the microwave instead of blanching in boiling water. Three minutes was the time for my microwave.

I also used three eggplants making my layered eggplant dish. The tomato sauce was Rao's with turkey Italian sausage. Included in the layers was a liberal amount of grated Italian cheeses. I have two dinner courses in the freezer and a third smaller container in the refrigerator for dinner.

I am also marinating a pork tenderloin in a garlicky mixture to roast for dinner. Sadly, no fresh rosemary growing on the patio. We will have a tossed salad tonight, too.

Needless to say, I was a little weary after all that cooking, but it's nice to have a few freezer dinners for days when I arrive home and don't feel like cooking.

I got out the literature on my air fryer to reacquaint myself with ways to use it. Soon (I hope) it will be cool enough for oven cooking.

Breakfast for dinner - two "fried" (no added fat) eggs, two slices crispy bacon and a biscuit. We too are full of (homemade) pizza from last night's second birthday dinner with friends. Had leftovers for lunch today so breakfast for dinner was just right..

Tonight we're going to dinner at Crabby Shack, a local seafood place. We are treating our next door neighbors, the Breaux, to dinner.

I had a good weigh in at my WW meeting today. Not sure whether I will "splurge" tonight or try to eat "on program." I may do a combination and eat a salad topped with fried oysters. Or fried shrimp. Or both!

Take care Eric!

Fettuccini Alfredo and garlic bread. Possibly a salad if I can work up the enthusiasm.

My favorite is always Hamhock & Beans. I make it the way my Mom did - salt & onion & celery - nothing sauteed first. But Katy, can't remember where you live. Our high today was 90 so I'm not quite in the mood yet.

Eric - so maybe Panama City? I hope you won't be needed - as I'm sure you do.

Leftover Vietnamese chicken & rice noodles. I may heat up leftover yellow squash for dessert if I get hungry again later.

The travel orders...Location: Unspecified. So, the "where I'm going is 'up in the air'." Right now I don't know when I'm leaving.

I've been feeling better for the past week, but have been busy catching up from the strep throat and the last deployment..and I'm way behind on the reading. Paraphrasing from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, "This thread moves pretty fast. If you don't stop to read it once in awhile, you could miss it."

And now I'm leaving again. Hopefully this time I can avoid getting sick. :-)

eric - not the way I would want to welcome you to Florida, but glad you will be here to help - I hope you are feeling well enough. Once again, thank you for what you do. I have a lot of friends in the panhandle, and my niece and her family in Tallahassee - worried about them - this one looks nasty.

We had steak on the charcoal side of the grill, loaded baked potatoes and a butter lettuce salad with pepitas and goat cheese - for my birthday. DD brought Sprinkles cupcakes. I turned 62 and yes, filed for Social Security. Headed to California on Friday for a few days visit with my BFF.