So...whats for dinner?

Minus, I will be happy to share the recipe.

Dinner was another winner (a short poem!) last night. I seasoned the two catfish fillets, coated lightly with mayo and then fish breading and then cooked in the oven until bottom was crispy and top was browning. I turned on the broiler for a minute or two. My goal is to mimic fried fish. Goal achieved. Side was turnips cut into large cubes, boiled, drained, and buttered. A big favorite of dh's. I took my serving and he took the remainder. As always with fish, he made a little dish of tartar sauce with mayo, lemon juice, and horseradish. We both enjoyed the meal.

Nance, maybe the catfish food is imported and has been hit with tariffs?

I like baked turkey when it's being sliced. Snacking on little pieces. Otherwise, I prefer chicken.

I'm thawing a big package of chicken legs with the intention of making chicken and sausage gumbo. It's definitely gumbo weather. In the 40's this morning and windy. No sunshine so far. DH is even skipping golf.

I used to boil a whole chicken for gumbo but have switched to bone-in legs or thighs for ease of deboning. I boil with chopped onions, garlic, okra and tomatoes, bay leaf to get a lot of flavor into the chicken meat.

Maggie/Carole, I do the same if I want "fish stick" type meal…but I use cornmeal with spices to dredge after the mayo coating.

I don't have glaucoma, just high eye pressures. No vision loss, no issues so I am (as with most of my body), a watch and wait. I'd be curious what supplements you use that lowered your eye pressures.

Hot dogs (costco quarter pounders) and baked beans with slaw.

I'm envious of your snow!!

Hi all - checking back in after a long absence. I will keep my disclaimer short - during our annual visit to Colorado in September our son - who had been having a plethora of health struggles in the prior months - had multiple skin biopsies done on a large area of rash. He has a history of eczema dating back to infancy. He has had this large area of rash for a number of years and everyone - including his derm - thought this was just more eczema. The derm decided to biopsy because of the possibility that these other health issues could be connected to an infiltrative fungal infection rather than eczema. Nope. Turns out this is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma called Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Thank goodness for this doc - she had never seen a case of CTCL in her 30 years of practice, but her gut told her to do the biopsies and send them to a pathologist who would know what they were looking at. I can safely say I was unprepared to hear that my child has cancer, but this favorably staged, incurable but manageable type, is better than the suspicion of pancreatic cancer that was also looked at. He has been scanned and tested six ways from Sunday and very fortunately there is a CTCL specialist in Denver who is treating him. Because this happened at the brink of Pinktober, and the anniversary of my own diagnosis, I just found myself unable to come here, even knowing full well that all of you would offer me support unlike any I would get outside of a cancer- based community. I was very triggered by his diagnosis, even though he is doing well with treatment and is now feeling better than he has in months, it dredged up a LOT of feelings. So, I apologize for not coming back sooner and hope you all understand.

Specialk, no apologies necessary! We all understand how this type of news can derail us all. I join you in thanksgiving that the alert doctor was able to dx this rare disease-type and will add your son to my prayer list.

Special, I'm so sorry about your son's diagnosis. It's fortunate that he found a doctor who specializes in this rare disease and that he is feeling better. I don't blame you for wanting to cut September out of the calendar.

Wally, The doc recommended B3, C, E, omega-3, magnesium, CoQ10, lutein, zeaxanthin and ginkgo biloba. I can’t take the ginkgo but the others are keeping my pressures under 30. As opposed to open angle glaucoma where you can use drops and schedule surgery if needed, narrow angle has no preventative treatment. I now know that if I get a severe attack of eye pain/headache I have 24 hours to get emergency laser surgery.

The rest of the snow is shoveled and now we're headed into the deep freeze (-2 tonight.)

Dinner tonight was tilapia Veracruz and boiled potatoes.

Special….I am so sorry to hear about that. I understand about it bringing back very unpleasant memories. Knowing "the enemy" is good as (sounds like it's happening) a plan can be made.

Thanks Carole. Looking forward to trying this next week after I get to the store to purchase sambal oelek. I thought I had some, but no… Probably one of the things I tossed in the last clean out because it was WAY past it's use by date.

I had a one-slice sandwich with hummus, white American cheese, and a slice of bologna. Dh is much better today and will resume normal diet. We'll have gumbo for dinner tonight.

Dh and I indulged in some black humor as we compared him to an aging car that keeps needing repairs. Knock on wood, I haven't reached a stage (at almost 83) where I need so many medical tune-ups. His next surgeries are already scheduled for Feb. and Mar. Cataracts. I had cataract surgery on both eyes in my late 50's and had miraculous improvement in eyesight.

Minus, you could substitute another hot chili product for sambal oolek. Maggie could suggest some. She has a lot of food knowledge.

Wally, I second Maggie's hope that your dh can continue to enjoy food.

Nance, LOL on announcements from body parts. I'm not bragging because bragging is tempting fate. Just grateful as a bc survivor.

Eric, I thought about you when I put a rotisserie skeleton on the stove to simmer and produce some chicken broth. LOL. Congrats on passing your physical.