So...whats for dinner?

MinusTwo

Laurie:  Great picture.  Glad you at least got one fun outing in the hectic week.

MinusTwo

Carole:  thanks for the reminder about the angel/pineapple cake origin.  Jackie on the 'older women' thread did post it first and I jumped over to thank her properly.

carberry

Oh my goodness Laurie,  you are an adorable family!!

apple

oh Laurie.. they are adorable.  i love my kids as teens, but really miss their younger days.

Lacey12

Sweet pic, Laurie! Your boys are adorable...and a good end to Bike Week!

By the way, is this the second or third season of The Big C? I finished the first one, and have reserved (I think) season two from the library.....but they have yet to tell me it's in.....maybe because it doesn't exist?



Deb, holding you in my thoughts (((((you)))).Hope you got through the day peacefully.



Had an obscenely good buffet brunch with DH and friends today....we ate, chatted, ate, chatted, ate more, chatted more, lingered, and finally left with full tummies and happy friend memories. It was especially nice for DH since DS2 was travelling back from Chicago today, and he is our reliable resident "celebration caretaker of parents". So he and DH are having a Father's Day business lunch tomorrow at the Seaport area where DS2 works and DH has a meeting. All's good.



I will be saying goodbye to all of my little clients, then packing and shredding 18 years worth of files, etc. (and there is a lot of etcetera in my office!)



Bedo I'm curious about that fish, may check it out at S+S, but won't be buying it! Hope it turned out okay.....

debbie6122

Carrie- Ya, and you don't have to pretend you have a headache on this one LOL!!

Tazzy- Don't know if you heard on the news about that huge dock that floated here form Japan it landed right in our own backyard (not literaly) of course but about 7 miles from us, boy did it bring a lot of attraction to it and everyone is freaked out about our waters now. So it does make one think!

Moonflwr- Hehe on licking the bowl yum!!

Laurie- Such a great picture of all of you. You are just adorable! I noticed the food and margarittas  were missing on the table though. LOL! Sounds like you all had a fun day! Get some rest. Thanjks for the reminder on the big C.

Lacey- Awe, i know thats hard but just think of all the extra time you will have to post here

debbie6122

Wow! The big C had a sad and strange ending!

Kaara

Laurie:  What a beautiful family you have...yourself included!

Thanks everyone for my birthday wishes!  After all my talk about it, I didn't even have my red velvet cake and ice cream:(  After dinner out and a movie with popcorn, I wasn't hungry, so decided to save it for today....I'll have it tonight while watching The Bachelorette!  Romance and dessert...what could be better than that;)

Bedo...ugh on the frozen fish from Vietnam.  I heard that they feed with human waste, so I would be very wary of eating anything from there.  I too saw them in the store the other day but had second thoughts.  My ND said only eat fish that is wild caught and small...this way they don't have a lot of time to absorb toxins from the water.  Wild caught salmon is a good example. 

apple

my family is returning today.  They've been gone since Friday morning so I am going to have to cook dinner.  What to have.. what to have.  Anymore, I'd eat peanut butter with butter on top and celery just for me but that's not good enough for the family.  they want veggies and starch and a proper 'meat'.

so I'll start with chicken breast.. chicken breast is always a good start and since I have breast cancer.. it's oddly fitting.

carolehalston

I buy farm-raised catfish but the farms are in MS or AL.  It's the only catfish available unless you catch your own.   I don't buy salmon because DH doesn't like salmon, but I wouldn't buy farm-raised.  I wouldn't buy ANY seafood from China or Vietnam.  I try to support American seafood industries even if it's more expensive.  Before I order a seafood dish in a restaurant, I ask whether the shrimp or crawfish or whatever is from Louisiana.  Fish is a different story.  I know Mahi Mahi wasn't caught in Gulf waters! 

With modern transport, it's usually safe to order fish from another part of the country as long as you're eating in a good restaurant that serves a lot of customers.  I don't often buy fish at a supermarket because I don't know how long it has been in the case.  I go to a seafood market.  The seafood counters at supermarkets have a fishy smell and fresh fish isn't supposed to smell fishy!  That smell indicates bacteria have had time to grow.

So much talk of pork chops lately that I thawed out a couple of pork chops for dinner last night.  Breaded them with panko crumbs and Italian bread crumbs mixture and browned them in a small amt of EVOO.  Side dish of warmed up linguine from Sat. night. 

carberry

Apple  I agree...when I lived on my own I would eat sauteed mushrooms over brown rice...that was it  Loved it and still do, and I dont need anything with it. Also lots of popcorn. I was also very thin back then.

Corn on the cob was sooo goood last night, not sure what state it came from but delish!

Lacey  are you retiring? is this a good thing or are you having reservations?

Kaara

carberry:  I read on one of my health sites yesterday that popcorn is really good for you.  It contains lots of antioxidants..even more than veggies...which I'm not sure I believe, but at least I don't feel guilty about eating it now!  Mushrooms over brown rice sounds great!

Tazzy

Laurie, you really do have an adorable family - so happy you had a wonderful day.

Debbie... I think I did hear about the dock - your post nudged something in my chemo addled brain to remember.   The West Coast here has had all sorts wash up...motorcyles, containers... so does make you wonder about the state of our oceans.

That is great news about popcorn... is that salted popcorn... or caramel covered popcorn.. ha ha !!  And yes, mushrooms over brown rice does sound nice. 

chabba

Kaara, isn't popcorn actually a vegie?  lol

LuvRVing

Hahaha!!!  Popcorn was my supper last night!  It's really my favorite "non-meal" of all time!

Ladies - I finished my travelblog of Paris so if you want to finish the journey, it's out there for you along with pictures of food porn

We are having burgers and corn for supper, along with the leftover waldorf salad and maybe some cole slaw.   On Wednesday the grandkids are coming for a sleepover.  It's supposed to be in the 90's and I think they'll be playing in the water.  And I've already put in my request for grilled pizzas for supper!  The kids may eat the pizza or I may need to make them some mac&cheese.  And of course, some salad or cut up veggies and ice cream cones!

Tazzy

LuvRving.... just read your blog.  You have a wonderful way of writing - I imagined myself there walking the streets of Paris and visiting Versailles.  Thanks for sharing.  And the food... OMG!  those desserts - I think I have put on about 10 pound just looking at the pictures

eric95us

The pre meds for Taxol #2 are hung on the pole and plugged into the port........ after today, Sharon has 2 more Taxol to go and then hopefully no more chemo....

debbie6122

I always ate the microwave popcorn in a bag until i found out just how bad it was for you, so now i dont buy those anymore and put reg popcorn in a brown bag and pop it in the microwave. It is a healthy snack until i put my chocolate chips and franks hot sauce mixed with butter on it.

I usually don't cook for just myself either unless i have leftovers i will have just popcorn, funny how must of us here eat like this.

I got up early this morning thanks to a lovely spider on my wall above my head this morning for some reason i woke up and focused on this thing,. It usually takes me time to wake up before i actually get out of bed, i dont think i ever jumped out of bed so fast in my life. arrghhh!

apple

hopefully eric.  good luck.

i am so anxious not being on chemo (I start Wednesday)  my cancer is growing like weeds.. it's quite scarey.

Tazzy

Eric..here's to no more chemo after these doses... fingers crossed for you.

Apple I hear what you are saying.  My last chemo is this Friday - my surgery wont be until the beginning of August... I mean what is going to keep the cancer that is still in my body from running rampant.   Its a scary thought for sure.

For dinner I am thinking fish - not sure what type yet - I need to get off my butt and go to the store..although i do have some tuna steaks in the freezer... mmmm - now that is sounding nice.

debbie6122

Michelle- I just read your blog. The pictures were amazing, i especially loved the muriels on the ceilings. so beautiful. The food looks and sounds so amazing, you should or could be a writer. I had to laugh at the story with your neighbor in the restaurant looking out for you and letting Rick try the fish. So cute.

Apple- Sorry you are having progression with your cancer. I pray the chemo with kick its arse and with mild SE. (((hugs))))

Tazzy- Yeah for last chemo on friday. You are having the surgery after chemo is done? Hopefully the chemo shrunk the tumors. 

I say prayers every night for all my sistah's here. love you all.

Tazzy

Yep.. I had neo-adjuvant chemo cos the tumor was so large and aggressive 8+cm.   It has definitely shrunk, they think by at least half so the chemo although makes us feel crap, does work !

Hang in there apple.

And debbie... do you have any English in you... you're the only American/Canadian I've see that writes arse and not ass

debbie6122

Tazzy- That is a very large tumor. Im glad it shrunk to almost half. We will all be here holding your hand through your surgery. need any tips let us know. Well, i have a little bit of everything in me. I have, english, scottish, irish, a tad bit of indian i know im leaving something else out but cant remember.

eric95us

Apple, I hope it works...you too,Taz.



Sharon is snoozing from the Benadryl. I have a sub sandwich ready for her when she wakes up...hungry....



Eric

Tazzy

Yes it was large... guess if I'd had smaller boobs I would've found the lump sooner

Now that makes sense as to why you say arse - ha ha !!

Tazzy

Eric... I am always starving after chemo too. 

eric95us

Apple, let us know how it works. ....please.... I'll be praying for great results and no SE.



I don't like this cancer &%^@#!. Scary is a bit too mild of a word...







The beeping of the infusion pump just woke Sharon up...a glorious smile.....

debbie6122

Eric- Yum on the subway, your sharon is very lucky to have you, you take such good care of her. As im sure you are very lucky to have her too. :-))))

Tazzy- My daughter had the same exact dx as you in your signiture line, with a large 8 cn tumor as well. They thought her's was just a cyst, she was barely 30 when dx so they removed it first not thinking it was BC, Makes me wonder if they did the right thing but she is doing ok now so i guess that's good though.

Moonflwr912

Apple, you are in my prayer. Eric. Say hi to Sharon from us. Supper tonite will have to be rice and a bit of steamed rice, with maybe a bit of soy sauce. Still on the D train, day 12! After tx. Sigh.

apple

is there any investigating that needs to be done?