So...whats for dinner?

eric95us

Pot roast tonight.  The last note in my book about pot roasts is "May 7, 83. Try stronger wine. Port?  M". 

I guess it's time to try it.

LuvRVing

I've had marionberry pie and preserves.  It's a hybrid of a lot of different types of berries including blackberries and raspberries, and it's very yummy.

Eric - what a great hubby!  Pot roast sounds really good!

Carrie - love your comment about the effexor, hope it works!!!

Kaara - you should be enjoying your party right about now. Time to head north, eh?

 We had pizza with the kids last night, but it was nothing like the gourmet creations you all have described!

Kaara

carole:  Pizza sounds so good...does anyone know how to make a gluten free pizza crust?  We had one when we were in Az and it was terrific...very thin and crispy the way I like it.

Carrie:  Sorry I didn't respond...we're headed to the western mountains of NC (Hendersonville) where we have a summer home.  Will probably be there until fall but I will plan a few trips back to Fl for visits with the grands.  The barley salad sounds great.  Your DH reminds me of my DS#3.  I served him a field greens salad one time and he said "Mom...I don't eat weeds."  He's an iceberg lettuce kind of guy! 

debbie6122

Carrie- A marionberry, to put more simply is a cross between a raspberry, blackberry, dewberry, loganberry and youngberry. among other long named berries i wont go into, A little tartness and sweetness to it but so yummy. So you have a lot of relatives out there lol! Sorry you are having the dreaded hot flashes. hope the effexor is gentle on you and helps.

Michelle- Loved your waterboat pics on FB looks like everyone was enjoying themselves. Hope you are doing ok, think about you everyday.

Kaara- I have never made glueten free but in the market where i buy red mill oats and such, they have the glueten free mix for bread and pizza dough think they have a packaged one already made right next to it too, i always wanted to try it but keep forgetting to buy it.

Laurie- How are you feeling? Hope things have calmed down, sorry about your little one being sick hope he gets better.

Dh is playing in a golf tournament today, 3rd one this week they were for different things so it is keeping him busy, now i just have to find something to get me out of the house. Wish i golfed well, but i just embarrass myself. lol! Maybe i will take up bowling? 

Laurie08

Hi everyone and a big welcome to all the new people joining us!

I still don't have internet because of the storm, I'm going to go get a new modem tomorrow and hopefully get back online. It has been the week from hell for everyone. I am so sorry to everyone for the loss of loved ones and Deb for your dad going into hospice. It's been a tough week.

All the dinners sound good though. I want a piece of the pizza Carol is making tonight. If it wasn't so hot here I might opt for Erics pit roast.

The whole lightning thing is nuts. It blew our oven! Of course we were the only home effected. We gave no idea where it hit, but we now had lightning surge protectors put in after the last lightning ordeal and it blew most of the protectors. Ohwell.....could be worse.

My oldest DS is scheduled to have his tonsils out on 5/31. Last night he came down with croup. In Friday DS#2 woke up with pink eye in both eyes.

We are trying to get ready for our first camping trip next weekend, get the pool open etc. It's been busy to say the least.

Tonight for dinner I am thinking grilled chicken with avocado salsa.

I'll try to keep up via phone as much as I can.

Big hugs to all if you!

Laurie08

Holy typos and auto correct Batman!!!

eric95us

Did you get an electrician to install surge supressors at the service entrance (at the electric meter or "main" breaker)?  

Laurie08

Eric, I believe they were put on the breaker boards. Not the meter. I know there are several. My brother is a master electrician, he is going to go to the company who sold the protectors and see if it will cover a new stove.

Lacey12

Laurie, as annoying as those auto corrects can be, they provide some amusement. I'm picturing Eric getting that pit roasted!

You've had your hands full with electrical outages and sick kids. Yikes! I hope they are all better this week and you can move on to those fun plans.



Nothing going on here for dinner since DH is in NJ enjoying our DS1's grilling, and I can't get excited about making a meal for one. Listening to their plans over face time just now made me hungry, so maybe I'll do something with the cauliflower I have in the refridge.

bedo

Jo Jo here yah go!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dave-lieberman/split-pea-soup-with-ham-hocks-recipe/index.html

I was wondering why you wanted hot soup but you're in Wintertime or Fall in Austrailia, aren't you?  That whole concept is so odd to me,  I can't understand it, I mean even in way northern Alaska it's kind of spring.  I hope you enjoy it.  I make mine in a cockpot , because I am lazy, I don't know how to adjust the recipe and my recipe is not so good because I just put water, dried split peas and carrots in it. 

Well, I'm off to make my clams and fettacini.  I hope I won't ruin it.  I'm using  Susan's recipe but am bringing along some red pepper flakes.  I think everyone suggested the same basic ingredients !  Great minds think alike!!

carolehalston

Carrie, effexor is wonderful.  I started taking it immediately after I was dx'ed with bc and went off HRT cold turkey.  I knew that research had shown that effexor could help soften menopausal symptoms.  I still have warm flushes but they're not real hot flashes.  My menopausal symptoms are caused by arimidex.  The effexor also makes my mood mellow.  I don't get nearly as irritated with people for being stupid!  I take 75 mg, a low dose.  I'm thinking I may continue taking it after my 5 years of arimidex are up.

Laurie, I would think your home insurance would cover the damage to the stove.  I admire you and your DH for taking camping trips with two young children.  Do you tent camp? 

Kaara, what's the problem with gluten? 

Kaara

Well...the kids came and devoured the dinner!  I couldn't believe we actually ate most of what we cooked today...it was a lot of food, but they enjoyed it and were very appreciative.

Carole the issue with gluten is a lot of people have an allergy to it even though they may not be suffering from celiac disease which is a serious allergy to gluten.  I didn't think I was allergic, but once I cut it out of my diet, I notice when I have something that has gluten...I bloat and feel uncomfortable, and sometimes get gas.  My BF was taken off gluten products to try and alleviate his MS issues.  We try and eat gluten free as much as possible now.

Have a nice evening everyone!  I'm going to put my feet up and relax! 

deborye

Just came back from a wonderful local 1969 gal grad reunion, some I have not seen since HS.  I posted some pics on FB.  Among the 14 of us there, one is a uterine cancer survivor, cerival cancer survivor and breast cancer survivor.  Not bad.

I made my Spicy Pumpkin Chili and it came out great, its was really good with the corn bread and the Tostitos scoops.  All sorts of chips and dips potatoes stuffed with potato salad, reg salad, pulled chicken, my chili and tons of dessert too.   

bedo

Clam and pasta dinner was a success!  I used fettuccine and Susan's recipe and threw in some red pepper flakes.  My friend, a French-Quebec(ien?) loved it and said that she wanted the recipe emailed to her ASAP.  ( She asked 3 times) and we forgot about the movie and just cooked and drank wine.  It was really simple.  She said that she had never made pasta with real clams in the shell before and would make this again and again.  Really, it took no time.  So, being kind of French, she was in charge of the pasta, because she goes psycho if it's not al dente. In RI we have really good clams this time of year. A simpe salad, some french baguette, which we ignored, and we were all set!

Thanks, all!

MinusTwo

Bedo:  Glad the clam dinner was a success.  The best reason for the baguette is to mop up all the wonderful juice.  (but then I love all bread all the time)  I plan to make it soon.

bedo

Hi MinusTwo, for some reason we didn't have a lot of sauce and were feeling 'kind' of guilty about the carbs...Not.

So we did have some, but since Jules put in only 1/2 of the pasta, we decided to go all Protein.  I love garlic naan with my mussles! Yumm for sopping up the sauce!

apple

Michelle.. i must say you are really amazing.  People have heard about my nonappetite and have been sending over smoked meats and such.. it keeps 'the boys' happy.

i eat yogurt and applesauce.

SeasideMemories

Bedo,



The pasta and clams sounds sooooo delicious!! Glad it turned out well for you!

Laurie08

Bedo so glad your dinner turned out great and you had such a nice night.

Michelle I agree with Apple , you are amazing!

As far as camping goes, we have a travel trailer, bathroom oven etc. It's older but clean and has a new oven, fridge and toilet. We can bathe the kids in the bathtub / shower. I could never tent it with a 2 and 4 year old for days. We all love it and I'm glad DH pushed for us to get it and try it. We have friends with kids that we go with and it makes it even more fun that its a group thing.

debbie6122

Laurie- You have been through so much, with the lightning hitting your house last year and causing so much damage and now it hitting your house again, weird how you were the only one who's house it hit again. Jeez, i think enough is enough already! Ok time for things to start getting better for you and your family. Have fun on your camping trip!

eric95us

Laurie.  Since your brother is a master electrician..it's under control! :-)  I work for a cell phone company and some cell sites (the tower and building) get more than $30,000 worth of lightening protection....it *usually* works..but not always.

The pot roast turned out pretty well.   I couldnd't find a real Port wine in the grocery store so I used a "it's a Port even though they can't call it one" wine.  The sweet from the wine really helped out the meat's taste.   I think the next time I do this (hopefully before I'm 81) I'll add some rosemary.

I had my 94 year old mom over (she lives alone a couple miles away and won't move) to eat.  She liked it too. 

Since there were four of us, we'll be a bit short on left overs for when the steroids make Sharon want to eat everything in sight..but not feel like cooking.... With no leftovers she'd head for the junk food and I'd rather not have that happen...  I'll figure out something..Maybe she likes clam sauce on spaghetti..... 

Momine

Bedo, glad the clams were a success. If the raw materials are good, the food usually is too, with minimal fuss.

Kaara

Bedo:  That clam dinner sounded fantastic...I must try it if it's that easy.

Eric: Way to go on the pot roast...your mother sounds amazing....living alone at 94!  My BF's mother is 97 and going strong but she lives with his brother.

Laurie:  Enjoy the camping trip...we used to take the kids on trips like that..it was great!

Deb:  Sounds like you had a good time at the reunion...I've never been to one of mine.  I moved around so much I lost touch.  The closest I can come is a company reunion I attended last year.

I'm up early because I have to take DD back to the dentist today...she developed a dry socket where her tooth was pulled and it's very painful.  The dentist has to go in and work on it, so she will have to be put out again.  She's not a happy camper. 

LuvRVing

Oooh Kaara, your poor DD, that sounds awful! Hope she feels better when she wakes up!

Laurie - i just saw the long-range forecast for the weekend and it looks mighty fine! Where are you planning to camp? We spent many a weekend at Greenfield State Park near Keene - the lake is very nice and the campsites are large and wooded. We also enjoyed Winhall Brook in VT - it used to be free and the sites were grassy and well-maintained.   And I hope both boys are on the mend and stay that way! 

Bedo - I'm so glad everyone enjoyed the clam dinner. My DH likes mussels but won't touch clams...I really don't understand that but whatever, I save it for Italian restaurants. It sounds like it was a great time!

Eric - you rock, sir! Great dinner for your wife and your mom!

Apple - what are we gonna do with you?  Yogurt and applesauce sounds like a good snack.  I think you're taking something else to help with your appetite, hope it makes you hungry as a horse!!!

I need to get my breakfast going - greek yogurt with blueberries and blackberries. Then I'm off to my daughter's. I am taking her and myself to the ortho this afternoon. She'll have an xray to be sure that her knee fracture is still in good position. I'll probably have both knees xrayed and then get cortisone shots so that I can stroll Paris without pain. My knees have been bad for more than 10 years and it's time to do something besides take a daily anti-inflammatory. I want this trip to be memorable for all the right reasons!!!

And...again, thanks everyone for your kind words.  I'm doing OK now that I'm past the initial shock.  I feel just fine and I hope that continues for a long time.  Someone posted on a thread somewhere, maybe in the stage IV forum or maybe in the Waiting for a Diagnosis thread, that if you spend time assuming the worst, if it happens you will have lived through it twice.  I've always been an optimist, now would not be a good time to change my attitude!!!

Kaara

"If you spend time assuming the worst, if it happens, you will have lived through it twice".  I love that quote Michelle and must pass it on to my DS who is always on my case for imagining the worst!  He will love it!

We have our two grand's graduations this week....both early in the AM!  What happened to evening graduations?  It will be an hour and a half drive so we'll have to get up early to get there on time, then parties for both on Saturday.  At least they live within miles of each other so we can get to both parties and spend some time.

This week I'm packing up for NC!  Trying not to take too much this year..that's jeans and shorts country!

Have a good day everyone! 

carberry

Michelle  Love that quote. Undo anxiety and stress wil get us before the cancer.  I asked my onc about tumor markers and he said all they do is cause anxiety for everyone and are not accurate anyways, says they are not recommended by any cancer society and discouraged because of their unreliability  So basically he was telling me to stop worrying and go out and live my life....easy for him to say!

Bedo  Yummy..thats all I have to say.

Eric  Good job on the roast.  Prepare a large bowl of cut up fruit and keep in the fridge, and when your wife needs to raid the fridge it will be all ready.  this is my new go to snacking or desert option.

Kaara   NC is one of our pics for retirement.  Trying to find a home there, although I do have a little time, my DH wont retire for 5 years, if at all. Just exploring options at this point.

eric95us

The problem with the fruit bowl is that I'll eat it all :-)  Fortunately she loves melon type fruits and those don't "do much for me".

We're leaving in about an hour for her AC #4.  She likes glasses of Jamba Juice.  We get a couple of those and put them in a cheap ice chest with a few pounds of dry ice to get them "super cold". Sharon says the cold fruit drink tastes good and the oncologist says the cold drinks help prevent mouth sores.

I saw some mellon fruit bowls at the store...I'll get a couple when I'm getting the dry ice.  Thanks.....  I may stick some of the fruit in the dry ice and make some "melon slice ice cubes" and "grape ice balls".

She ends up shivering a little bit from the effects of both the room temp IV fluids during the pre-meds (they go in at pretty much "full rate") and the cold drinks, but so far no mouth sores.  

Michelle--enjoy Paris!!!!!

debbie6122

Michelle- I read that saying too some time ago and just love it. Hope things go well with your DD knee and get yours in good shape too for that fabulous trip to Paris for you. You will make great memories to always cherish there.

Kaara- Ohhh a dry socket can be painful, hope when she awakes she will feel much better. I bet the seniors had something to do with graduation being in the morning so they can party all night LOL! Congrats to both your DGC on there graduation

Eric- wish my DH would cook like you, your awesome. Hope the SE of your DW last chemo are gentle on her.

Me and DH went for breakfast this morning we never do that unless we are out of town, but had a gift certificate i wanted to use. It was called. Pig n pancake, i had a crab benedict with hollandaise sauce, fruit and hashbrowns it was so yummy. I asked the server if the cook would share the recipe for the hollandaise sauce, she said, they make everything from scratch except the hollandaise sauce and that  it was Knorrs, I couldn't belive how good it was and it came from a pacakage. they must doctor it up because it was the best i had ever tried. 

It has been so beautiful here, but today is rainy and very windy. :-((((

chabba

Debbie, I've used Knorrs Hollandaise for years because I have never found a recipe that could beat it tasted one elsewhere. 

Knorr's products are generally good.  Their soup base makes a stock that is better than most homemade I've tasted...and if you ever use bullion cubes will convince you to throw away you may have on hand.

eric95us

We got home about 30 minutes ago.  She's all done with the AC and has the four Taxol infusions to go.  Each time before she felt sort of OK until later it hit later in the evening...not this time..  She had a piece of sourdough bread and fell asleep.