So...whats for dinner?
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Oh Beaver, I wanted to comment about Lauri's Salsa Chicken. Usually I drain & rinse the beans now. Even so, I agree sometimes there's still a lot of "sauce". I use Mrs. Renfro's and no longer put in a full jar if there are only a couple of chicken breasts.
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Minus, when I poured the salsa it was pretty runny, I actually thought I could have seasoned a can of petite diced tomatoes and had less juice. I always rinse and drain canned beans, our digestive systems are happier that way. Thanks for your response.
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Hmmm - maybe drain the petite tomatoes and add them on top. Since I make mine with green chile salsa, it would change the outcome.
I must say, Lacey & Special & Nance & Carole have given me the confidence to try some experimenting.
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Beaver, Happy Anniversary (belatedly), and guess what?! We share the same anniversary date! However, this year, we were so consumed with DH’s hip, hospital discharge instructions, ambulating ability, low blood pressure, managing the bathroom, etc., etc., that it just about passed by without notice! We did enjoy a nice vegetarian chili dinner brought over by a neighbor. And DH had flowers sent while he was still in the hospital. Very sweet! He must have known what I was about to face this week!
It’s encouraging to know how well people have done with their hip replacements. Though right now, DH is struggling to understand that good outcome does not mean “feel good” in the first week after the procedure. He is so used to being really busy, that he clearly feels like he’s in prison right now. Me too! LOL. But he was in such strong shape prior to surgery, he should be fine in another week or so. I tend to tolerate recuperation times better than he since I’m more of a content homebody. Clearly his cabin fever is starting.
Tomorrow DS2 might stop over after work with the baby, to check on his dad....now that I’m on an antibiotic and not likely to pass my infection to either of them. Seeing her sweet face will definitely lift DH’s spirits.
I actually made Laurie’s salsa chicken tonight and was a bit disappointed with the salsa I chose...a chipotle with corn one. But by the time it was cooked, I was fine with it. The sauce was quite watery, so I popped the dish back in the oven uncovered and it thickened up enough. I do drain and rinse the beans, but use a whole bottle of salsa since I make enough chicken breasts for another meal.
Minus, glad your cataract surgery went well. I totally appreciate how you’d miss your warm sepia vision! That part was hard for me, too, and my opthalmo said he had a 90 year old patient who refused to have her cataracts removed because she liked her sepia toned vision!
Next week, I have my colonoscopy, and may have to find a way to the procedure and back if DH is not yet driving.I’m amused at the gastro doc’s office who does this procedure. They have been sending me these online automated messages about tasks to be completed before the procedure date, without indicating who is sending it. Very odd. But I’m definitely following the instructions!
Fun to read about so many of your bread baking adventures...past and current!
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My surgeries were two months apart, and I wasn't re-refracted till 3 wks after the second one. The surgeon suggested I just knock out the lens on the "new eye" side of my glasses, but when I tried it it looked ridiculous--barely one step less nerdy than holding the frames together with a band-aid à la "Steve Urkel." So I took the bus to the mall and had Vision Works put in their cheapest "plano" (no correction) lens. I also bought some nice gradient-tinted non-prescription shades (one fancy, one pair of Wayfarers) because my first eye was bloodshot for a couple of weeks after due to a hemorrhage. (I needed a suture to fix that lens in place). I looked pretty scary, so for nice restaurants I wore the Wayfarers and for the hospital Black Tie Gala From Hell at Navy Pier I wore the Laurens. (Everyone assumed I was just trying to look mysterious--or hiding a shiner).
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OMG Nance - you are so right. The wrinkles & eye bags.... I just aged 20 years overnight - and this is what others have been seeing for awhile???
I actually went from post-op to the optical shop in the same medical tower. For $10.00 they put a clear lens in the "new" side in less than 15 minutes. The issue is my original RX is a heavy duty, strong progressive correction. I can't see w/o it (and certainly can't read w/o it) but I'm seeing double & bouncing off walls as the two eyes try to communicate to my brain. Good reason to take a nap!!
Meatloaf sandwiches for lunch on dark pumpernickel.
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Minus, my friend who had hers done before me did what you did and had a clear lens put in. Her adjustment experience was the same as yours so I opted not to go that route. As far as the bags, they were hidden by my glasses so nobody noticed them much (and when I took my glasses off I couldn't see them either lol) so now that they're so visible it's shocking. I have no regrets though and I like being able to wear cool sunglasses 😎
Who knows what dinner is. DH's coughing kept me up last night so I'm pretty low energy today.
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Minus, my friend who had hers done before me did what you did and had a clear lens put in. Her adjustment experience was the same as yours so I opted not to go that route. As far as the bags, they were hidden by my glasses so nobody noticed them much (and when I took my glasses off I couldn't see them either lol) so now that they're so visible it's shocking. I have no regrets though and I like being able to wear cool sunglasses 😎
Who knows what dinner is. DH's coughing kept me up last night so I'm pretty low energy today.
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Enjoying the fun stories!
Dinner tonight was a simple chicken, cream cheese, salsa, enchilada bake from the "Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cookbook " that I lightened up considerably and a salad with carrots and tomatoes.
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Dinner was Gruyere cheese and Lesley Stowe's Raincoast Crisps. These delightful crackers are made in BC, Canada. I first tasted them in the Olympic Peninsula. The box I opened today was one I had been hoarding, Rosemary Raisin Pecan Crackers. There are several flavors. If you can find these, they're worth trying - even though they are quite expensive (at least in Houston, IF I can find them). Delicious with a soft spreadable cheese.
https://www.lesleystowe.com/us/product-line/rainco...
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I've been wearing glasses for over a decade, despite being only mildly nearsighted, because they hide all the undereye "ickery" more effectively than any concealer on the market. The frames are part of my image. Sad to say, cataracts are nature's soft focus filter. I didn't drive for over a week after my first surgery because having one progressive and one "plano" lens really screwed up my depth perception.
Portuguese wine dinner tonight at Cellars. First course was a caldo verde soup (thin potato-flavored broth with kale & chorizo). Then roasted cod (baccalao would have been a logistical nightmare) with Manila clams on spinach in a saffron-butter broth. Next, a piri piri chicken salad atop lettuce, avocado, corn kernels and grape tomatoes. Main course was ribeye with whole roasted garlic cloves, roasted red pepper, grilled red onion (and the roast potato I didn't eat). Finally, dessert: a "pastel de nata" (small tart filled with insanely wonderful custard) accompanied by "drunken goat" cheese and a little square of quince paste. Never thought a dessert w/o an iota of chocolate could be so delicious. First dessert I've eaten in full in five months. Gonna stay away from the scale for awhile.
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Anyone cooking dinner w/ "Gods Love We Deliver" frozen soup/entrees?
No kitchen in my NYC apartment; (& no room for microwave).
Experimenting w/ Instant Pot -- reheating frozen soup GLWD sends weekly. Adding fresh veggies & spices (turmeric helps w/ joint pain & crushed garlic fights infection).
Anyone else cook w/ frozen / defrosted foods? (GLWD includes lots of frozen veggies w/ their meals)...
Thanks,
Roseanne7
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During our trip to DC the last weekend in Oct I was mid-reaction to a laser treatment for rosacea on my checks. From my upper lip to undereye area swelled up, particularly under the eye. Won't be doing that again, but disguised the whole situation with makeup and full-time glasses (I really only need readers), the good news is that I bought some OTC progressives at CVS a couple of weeks before the trip so could wear those and not bump into stuff by trying to walk around with readers on the whole time. Sadly, I can clearly see my undereye bags without any surgery... my saving grace - if I can call it that - is having the first skin cancer at 35 made me much more careful about the sun, so I'm slightly ahead on that front. I was a bit smug about not having any yet on my face, but that ended a few years ago and have had two MOHS on my face, one pretty large on the side of my nose. Fortunately I have a very skilled surgeon who has done a great job blending the incisions in natural folds or wrinkles.
Last night was dinner out and Fiddler On The Roof at the Straz Center, which was a b-day gift for DH. We split a ribeye crusted with Gorgonzola, served with roasted shallot and red pepper salt. Sides were a roasted sweet potato with creme fraiche, pecans, honey, scallions, and bacon. We also shared mac and cheese made with gruyere, lemon, thyme and topped with panko (which my phone just autocorrected to Pablo, lol!) We also each had a glass of pinot noir from J Vineyards in Paso Robles, near where I went to college. The theater was a short pleasant walk from the restaurant along the river, the rain I drove downtown in thankfully moved north. Note to self - check forecast before wearing suede shoes!
minus - Trader Joe's makes a rosemary raisin cracker if you're looking for an affordable alternative -
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My cataract surgery was miraculous. Afterwards I didn't have any correction to my vision until a couple of years ago. I went to Walmart's and got the cheapest pair of glasses the vision department could provide, with correction for distance. I intended to use the glasses when I went to get my driver's license renewed. The previous time I had had trouble with the vision testing of one eye. But when I put on the glasses, my distance vision was so good that I always wear the glasses when driving and then started wearing them to watch tv.
Dinner last night was an uninspired skillet dish with pork strips made by slicing half a pork tenderloin and cutting slices into strips. Thin carrot medallions, sliced cabbage, half a can of diced tomatoes. Shredded Mexican cheese from a bag sprinkled on the finished product. Dish it up and call it dinner.
I hate to admit this but I recently made an appointment with the gynecologist, whose offices are in the same building as my BC physician. I mentioned that I hadn't been for a checkup with the gynecologist for a few years. The receptionist looked it up and my last visit was 2014. Time whizzes by. I didn't realize it was that long. I hate the checkups, which are very uncomfortable to the point of being painful, so I stopped having them. We'll see how today goes.
I'm thinking that tonight's dinner may be thin sliced chicken breast. I remembered a recipe for parmesan (or romano or asiago) chicken. You spread a good mustard onto the chicken slices and then press shredded cheese into the mustard. Cook the slices in a skillet starting on low temperature and heating to medium. The cheese melts and browns. The end result is tasty. Side will probably be cauliflower mash with a small amount of Greek cream cheese and butter for flavor.
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My last GYN visit was Dec. 2014--but by then I was almost 64. I called her (she's been following my bc journey and talking with my MO, with whom she's on N. Shore's tumor board) and she asked if I've noticed any concerning symptoms since the last exam, which revealed normal Pap, appropriately-shrunken ovaries, a slight "intertrigo" (yeast colonization in the bust, groin and c-section incision skin folds, for which I use the ointment she prescribed), and negative HPV. I told her no change. She said so long as we stay monogamous, there's no need to re-test; and if I have no concerning symptoms I don't need to re-visit her.
This a.m. I kept my promise to hop back on to the lo-carb train. So for brunch (I sleep in because I can), I made egg foo yung: a frittata made from three eggs scrambled with sesame oil, coconut aminos, ginger, garlic and Chinese five-spice powder. I poured it over 1 c. of asst. chopped veg. (mushroom, mini red pepper, scallions, red onion, cauliflower "rice") and mung bean sprouts, let it set and then slid it out of the pan, folding it over with the pan's edge like I do with omelets. No sauce or finishing salt. It was yummy but I could finish only half of it. So the other half is waiting in the fridge for Bob to discover on his middle-of-the-night nosh run. (Knowing him, he'd likely eat it ice-cold). I'm pretty proud of myself, as the proportions of fat/protein/veg are exactly what the bariatric clinic nurse instructed.
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My GYN told me the same thing. I saw her last year, but prior to that it had been almost three. She said that was probably often enough unless I had a problem. After 3 years they make you a new patient so I try not to go quite that long.
DH's cold is mostly coughing (LOTS of coughing) and fatigue and little appetite. Nothing sounds good to either of us. That probably means omelets for dinner.
I could eat the whole box of those TJ crackers.
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Last night's plus this morning's leftovers for dinner. Yawn.
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nance - sorry about your DH's cold. I know that means you are exhausted too.
Special - thanks for the TJ's reference. I usually make a journey down there before Christmas so I'll look for the crackers.
Dunch was the last of the meatloaf on dark pumpernickel toasted bread. Tomorrow's garbage day so I had to sort out the fridge. I had a spaghetti squash waiting. I cooked & 'shredded' it so the rind could go away. Now I can re-heat on demand. Also had probably 20 Meyer lemons. I squeezed about 1/2 and am freezing the juice. The other half I'm freezing in slices. Trying something new but Dr. Google says it works. Has anyone else done this before? It says you can freeze them whole too.
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Tonight was Scottish Salmon baked with salt, white pepper, onion, and a Penzey's mixed spice blend I forget the name of. That and Trader Joe's asparagus risotto and fresh asparagus with hollandaise. My DH does not love vegetables so I was going for a two-fer with the asparagus.
Hope the gynecologist appointment went well. The discussion was interesting as I am nearing the end of that also assuming all continues to go well.
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Gonna make sockeye salmon & asparagus tomorrow night. No wine, though. I have maybe 1/2 c. left of cauliflower rice--toying with getting some more this weekend and making fake jambalaya or paella. Risotto wouldn't work because the cauliflower doesn't release starch as it cooks the way arborio rice does, but if I use enough oil in the bottom of the paella pan it'd crisp up and make a reasonable facsimile of soccarat.
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I am too tired already and dinner tonight would be simple chicken wings along with some pasta and a few boiled eggs. Do come if you wanna join in:-)
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The gynecologist appointment turned out to be a good idea. The itching and burning that I associated with UTI symptoms was being caused by a vaginal skin abnormality whose name I can't remember. The NP prescribed a steroid cream and instructed me to return in a month for an exam with the dr. herself. If there isn't improvement, the dr. will take a sample for biopsy. I actually enjoyed the interaction with the NP and other staff members. I also had blood drawn for a cancer markers test associated with ovarian cancer (family history) and an ultrasound of the ovaries.
After a stop at Toyota to have my Prius serviced and a stop at the bank, I ordered roast beef poboys from Bears and detoured through the town of Covington, where Bears is located, on my way home. All my activities went amazingly well with absolutely no stress and then dh and I feasted on the "famous" Bears poboys for lunch. Actually dh had a Ferdie, which is roast beef and ham. Both sandwiches were "dressed" with mayo, lettuce and tomato.
Having had such a satisfying and heavy lunch, I changed the dinner menu to large salads topped with strips of chicken. DH had the "kitchen sink" variety of salad. He can't have too many additions to his lettuce. My salad was leaf lettuce, compari tomatoes, avocado and grated asiago cheese. DH opted for blue cheese. I enjoyed this meal much more than the skillet dish the previous night.
Off to the gym this morning. No idea what dinner will be.
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carole - my DD comes to Covington periodically as that is where her company headquarters is located. I will have to ask her if she has had a Bears poboy!
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Hard to believe your DD comes to Covington, SpecialK! What is the company?
On the way home from the gym, I drove to the small produce stand outside Madisonville. Ta Da! A dinner menu took shape. I bought two bunches of mustard greens, some turnip roots, and a package of frozen shelled fresh red beans. The fresh red beans taste different from the dry kidney beans. My father raised them in our home garden. But I will save them for another meal. Tonight we'll have the mustard greens and the turnip roots. And, of course, corn bread. A country meal, for sure. And except for the pickled pork in the greens, vegetarian.
The NP at my gynecologist's office called to say the blood work on ovarian cancer markers was good. I realize there is skepticism about the markers but my insurance pays for it.
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carole - Globalstar is the company, she’s the southeastern US rep for their line of personal GPS devices.
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Carole, one of the things I miss most on low-carb is a fried oyster po'boy, one of my absolute favorites when in NOLA. Folk Alliance Int'l will be there this coming January, and my Southern friends are urging me to go. But NOLA without Hurricanes, gumbo (it has a flour roux), po'boys, jambalaya, etouffee (roux again) and beignets? Just not the same.
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Couldn't agree with you more Sandy.
Tonight is ending up being carryout - pizza for DH, probably Chinese for me.
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Special - somehow I thought your daughter worked with boats & dolphins & diving, etc. Am I nuts or did she start something new? Or maybe you have two daughters & I missed one? Boy I really feel dumb.
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Lacey - how are you managing? We know you are exhausted and tired of your DH's recovery (he's a man after all), but hoping you are getting some sleep and drinking wine when possible. Are you able to get out of the house at all? Or are you totally stuck? Apologizing in advance to Eric, but really men as a species don't do well when they are sick or temporarily disabled. Wonder if that's the female's fault for coddling them & jumping whenever they want something? OR is that too philosophical a question for a dinner thread?
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update on my first experience with Laurie's salsa chicken: used a full package of chicken thighs so had plenty of leftovers. After they were refrigerated overnight the sauce had thickened nicely. Had enough for two more meals, one of which was lunch yesterday. After that big lunch dinner last evening was lighter--scrambled eggs, bagel, and spiced cooked apples.
Tonight is homemade pizza, it's Friday after all!
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