So...whats for dinner?

chabba

debbie - The tomato pie was a hit at lunch today.  Thanks for sharing the recipe with us. 

Served french onion soup, tomato pie, ham and swiss quiche and quiche Loraine, salad and watermelon.

Today was one of my really bad days, to stressed and tired to do much of anything but sit on a stool and tell my helpers what to do. Since all the recips's but debbie's are in my head I still felt like I were cooking.

Came here as soon as I got home to say thanks, now it is definitely time for a nap.

gardengumby

sorry I haven't been on much lately - I've been unbelievably over worked. 

Thinking of you, Chabba!!

The zucchini are coming in...  lots of 'em   so last night we had zucchini with onions, mushrooms a can of tomatoes and a lot of spices.  I used to make that years ago, but hubby never really liked it.  I cannot stand eating something the same way every blessed day, though, so he's got to put up with zucchini "stew" once in awhile.    He's the one who planted 10 zucchini plants, after all.....

LuvRVing

Variety is the spice of life, Gardengumby!

Chabba - sorry you are so stressed.  I have to say I would have loved to be eating that lunch you prepared today.  I love french onion soup, quiche, and watermelon. It's the perfect trifecta!!!

Tonight, after an almost 7 mile bike ride that seriously kicked my butt, I made my version of chicken carciofi (chicken with artichokes).  Really good!  Instead of serving with a side of pasta, I threw in a can of cannelini beans.  DH loves it, and I think it's almost as good as the restaurant version that I copycatted.  After the kitchen cleanup (which will be a joint effort ) I am sitting in my recliner and watching the Olympics and surfing the net. 

Oh, this is pretty cool...yesterday I got an email from the science editor for Diabetes Forecast, a monthly magazine of the American Diabetes Association, and she wanted to know if she could call me and talk to me about diabetes and cancer.  Of course, I said yes because that's how I roll!  She said she had found me and my blog with a Google search.  That made me look at the statistics for my blog - over 27,000 hits from 10 different countries!!! She called me this afternoon and we talked for about 50 minutes.  She'll be publishing her article in the October edition (breast cancer month, of course!) and she'll send me a copy of the magazine and a link to the article, which I'll share when I receive it.  I'm feeling a little popular today!!! And those of you who blog, you never know who you are helping!

Laurie - I hope you have a great camping weekend and the t-storms miss you!    It has been looking threatening here, but the storms have passed us by, so far.

Lacey12

Michelle, how very cool (not the frost variety;) that your blog has been so widely read....ten countries! Wow....Excellent! You should feel popular...Congratulations!



Made lamb burgers for dinner, with cuke salad and local corn. I did not at all feel like making dinner tonight, but DH spent the day on the train to and from Stamford CT so figured I'd be a good wife and present him with a bit of food at the end of his long commute. I couldn't resist calling him "Don" (as in Draper) when he came through the door in his suit...a rare sight in this culture of business casual.



Chabba, what a wonderful lunch. Hope you regain your energy soon. Be good to yourself...you take such good care of others.

debbie6122

Thank-you everyone for all the well wishes and prayers I could feel them!

Tazzy- Hope you are doing ok! 

Minustwo- Lunch sounded amazing!

Lacey- How scarey, hope you find out soon what is causing that!

Michelle- Dinner sounds good. How cool is that, that you are being published. Cant wait to read it when it comes out.

Chabba- So glad you liked the pie. How is your brother doing since he had to go back in the hospital? He has been on my mind. I understand your stress. My dad is trying to be positive for us kids, I have not been able to talk to him, every time I pick up the phone I bawl and don't want him to hear the fear in my voice. I have been talking to his wife a few times a day also my brother. Just told my sister today she is going to fly here from Hawaii. Things are looking bleak but there is still hope, and also for your brother. ((((hugs))))

chabba

Thanks debbie.  DB is still in hospital and will be at least another day.  Tomorrow another specialist and more tests to try and determine just what is going on and how to treat it.

Like you I don't want to call cause I know I'll cry.  They seem to be avoiding it too.  For over a week now all communication has been by text.  (((HUGS))) and prayers.

Moonflwr912

Debbie and Chabba, ((((((hugs)))))) Michelle, that is awesome, I know you helped me when my sugars were a concern during tx, so I am surevyou will now be able to help so many more! Congrats. to everyone, much love.

eric95us

Hugs and good thoughts to Debbie and Chabba and your families.



Tazzy, I hope you are doing well. I think you will be like Sharon..3 days after her BMX, she convinced me to take her to a spring training baseball game...she had a great time.



Michelle, that's neat that your blog provider can tell you that kind of information. It's a good feeling to be able to help others.



Gardengumby. 10 zucchini plants!?! My guess you being unbelievably worked has something to do with picking and cooking zucchini! :-) Wow..



Lacey.. hopefully it is the gloss and not some good tasting food. I almost believe the doctors ask about our favorite foods so they can make us sacrifice something we really like.



Sharon cooked tonight. A jambalaya..not a recipe but instead a "use what we have on hand and guess at the amounts" experiment; which to me is the fun way to cook. I and Chrissy had second and third helpings...it was good!



Eric

Tazzy

Quick drop in to say hi and I'm home.  Really wasn't as bad as anticipated - except the SNB which hurt like a real bitch for seconds x 3. 

Thanks goodness for pain meds.  But really its a step closer to being cancer free.

Hope you are all doing OK - thoughts and hugs to those going through stress at this time.

I will catch up soon... for now, night, night (even though its only 2.30pm here)

bedo

Night Night, Tazzy, sleep tight.  It will do you good.  I'm glad things went OK. 

carolehalston

Tazzy, the SNB was the most painful experience of my whole BMX/Recon experience.  It hurt like H*** and nobody prepared me for that kind of intense pain.  A very kind assistant stood beside me and held my hand, telling me to squeeze hard.  The needles are large and dull. 

Debbie and Chabba, my thoughts go out to you.  It's awful to have loved ones seriously ill.

That tomato pie sounds heavenly!  Too bad that I don't have baking capability at the time the tomatoes are plentiful and good.

We're having walleye fillets for dinner!  I found the fresh Canadian walleye at a supermarket in Park Rapids.  US walleye cannot be sold commercially.  Normally I don't fry fish but I plan to bread and fry these fillets outside.  Our side will be potato salad.  I've already boiled eggs on the outside electric burner and am in the process of cooking the potatoes. 

Meanwhile, dh is making martinis!  Happy Friday!

DianaNM

Tazzy, glad that's over with! Do you mean the sentinel node biopsy itself, or the shots before surgery? If the shots, why no numbing spray? 

Easy dinner tonight. Mahi mahi marinated in a ginger tamari sauce, roasted asparagus.

It's looking like I'm going to be on vacation for most of October! Almost two weeks in Napa/Sonoma mid month (driving), then WDW with our daughter. Southwest had an amazing fare sale today and I couldn't resist. No idea how we will pay for all of this, but life is short and precious. 

And it looks like we may have a good offer on our commercial building, a small office/warehouse DH used for his business that went under in December. It's paid off, so we feel kind of rich. lol 

Kaara

Tazzy:  Good that you have it behind you..now focus on healing.

I made mahi mahi for dinner tonight too with lemon butter sauce, artichokes and capers.  With it I served brown rice and peas and coleslaw with a sweet blue cheese dressing.

I don't remember my SNB hurting, but I was out because they did it at the same time they did the lumpectomy.

Have a nice weekend everyone! 

Lacey12

Tazzy, glad for you that the procedure is done with! Rest, rest, rest, to get a good start on your recovery. Thanks for checking in! Still sending positive thoughts your way!



Back at the lake after a couple of days home following the NJ trip (boy do we miss that little pistol of a grandson....every time I am in a store and hear a toddler trying out his new vocabulary, I swirl around like I would be responding to Daryan).



Had my MO appt this morning....she was okay with my benedryl use as needed for any allergic reactions...obviously breathing trumps cancer recurrence. Duhhhh. She also said that if I had any uterine issues due to the Tamox, I would need to have uterus removed. My gyn and my DDIL who is also a GYN suggested that they would recommend D+C first What the???? I will keep my arthritic fingers crossed that I can get through the Tamox regimen w/o needing either!



I was over the top happy that after being away for two weeks my flowers are thriving...must have rained up here! Also, my kale plants are doing very nicely (not so at home), except for one bare stalk that was obviously enjoyed by a local rodent (chipmonk or red squirrel).



Had a wonderful dinner of grilled teriyaki sirloin, grilled home grown yellow squash and onions, s-w-e-e-e-t local farm corn, and caprese salad, due to my flourishing basil plant!

Moonflwr912

Tazzy, so glad that's behind you. My SNB shots hurt too, even with the numb spray. At least it was quick, they did 4 shots on each breast. That was for the nuclear material, the blue dye was done on the surgery table while I was out. Lacey, glad your flowers survived, and, yes, I would consider breathing pretty important too! I just made chicken today, and ate the leftover potato and yams from the other day. Much love to all.

debbie6122

Carole- I wonder if the canadian walleye is different than the walleye here in the states. Your walleye reminded me of when me and DH were living in Michigan we lived in a cottage just feet away from the lake, DH showed me what I should do should I catch a fish. he left to go to the restroom, I caught a huge fish but was nervous about taking the hook out of his mouth. so i dragged the poor fish up to our front door and wated for dh to come out, he came out and said, whoa I am so glad you didn't try to take it out of its mouth they have sharp razor teeth. He couldn't believe I caught it and laughed that i drug it up there across the grass. Had the neighbor fix it for us as i was a bit squeemish but it was delicious.

Tazzy- I had my SNB during my MX and don't remember it. Sorry yours hurt. You might want to check the lympdema thread, it has good tips to watch for that.

Last night we went out for DH birthday. WAnted him to have a good time so i pulled myself together and started making his favorite bd dinner his mom made him for years. I will finish the rest today and have it tomorrow on his day off. Chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles and coconut cream pie and fruit salad with a orange cream. I boiled the chix yesterday and let it sit over night. today i will finish it up and make the noodles. Made the salad already and the pie(s) his and a chocolate one for me. I always used pillsbury pie crust but bought marie callenders pie crust this time. It comes in a pie plate all you have to do is bake it. It was by far the best pie crust ever.( I already tried the chocolate one I made for me) It came out flakey and so tender and good, I highly recommend her crust over pillsbury.

Today we are having a heat wave going to be 95 which is totally unheard of around here. at 10 am it was already 80. People don't have air conditioners here, it just never gets over 75 in the summer. Thats why I baked the crust off yesterday so I wouldn't have to use the oven today.

Going to walk the cancer walk today going to be hard in this heat but going to do it anyway. I want to go in support of everyone and my dad, he won't get the rest of his results until Tuesday.

Sorry for those i missed, it originally was going to be a quick post!. Have a good day everyone!

Thread seems a little slow this week-end hope everyone is having a good time!

debbie6122

Lacey- Hope the tamox if gentle on you and you can avoid the rest.

deborye

Chabba and Debbie::: Prayers and positive thoughts coming from Massachusetts.  I am still heartbroken over the loss of my Dad

Kaara

Debbie:  Happy birthday wishes to your DH!  I'm sure he will enjoy the home cooked meal...a labor of love!

We're going to the movies later and then after that dinner and to the free concert in the park, so it's a full afternoon and evening.  Going to see Totall Recall (guess who's turn it was to pick a movie) so I'll suck it up and enjoy the special effects.  We never did see Batman...neither of us could stomach it after the Colorado incident. 

carolehalston

Debbie, the home-made chicken noodle soup sounds really good.

I think Canadian and American walleye are the same.  Last night's fried fish was very good.  Next time I'll probably panfry the fillets, which is my usual way of cooking fish.  A little butter and olive oil in a saute pan.  Season the fish and brown it on both sides.  Another way is to press seasoned crumbs w/grated Italian cheese on the filet and cook in a very hot oven.  No oven this summer, though.

It wasn't the SNB itself that was painful but the dye injection, which was done the day prior to surgery.  There was no numbing spray in my case.

The veggies all looked so good at the farmer's mkts today.  Many varieties of green beans.  I finally selected a bag of the yellow beans.  Also brought home zucchini, yellow squash, long cucumbers, tomatoes, a loaf of bread, and a box of cookies.  Also potatoes and rhubarb preserves.  Oh, and corn.

Tonight's dinner is sausage and shrimp jambalaya.  I've already done the prep.  Chopped the bell pepper, celery and onion.  Blanched, peeled and chopped a couple of tomatoes.  Peeled and deveined the shrimp.  I got the recipe from all recipes.com.  Instead of andouille sausage, I'll use a store-made polish sausage I found in a local supermarket.  The rice is brown rice.   So many possibilities for a side I haven't decided.  

We're having a wonderful cool day today after rain last night.  One lightning strike was VERY close. 

Tazzy, hope you're feeling stronger and are pain-free.

Happy Saturday to all.

debbie6122

I know Deb... I have been thinking about you through this. Big hugs!

Kaara- Thanks! Same with my DH we always have to see his kind of movie thats why I prefer payperview and my own popcorn!.

Carole- Yumm on the jambalaya! Sounds so good right now! 

It's weird how they do things different, but I had my dye injection at the same day/time i had my SNB not sure how long they waited until they actually did the snb after the dye but don't remember any of it. which is a good thing, I have a very low tolerance to pain.

I walked about an hour at the cancer walk, its about all I could do in this heat, not use to it like I used to be. It's triple digits in the valley so everyone flocked to the coast only to find out it was hot here too, the beaches are jammed right now but the breeze felt good.

eric95us

Glad you're hame Tazz.



Chabba and Debbie...still sending positive thoughts your way.



Dinner tonight was lamb kababs. The lamb was marinated in an olive oil, white wine, garlic, salt and thyme marinade. Squash, onion, bell pepper, mushroom, tomato, cucumber and zucchini. Sharon made a dipping sauce with plain yogurt, sour cream and dill.



I've been up on the roof fixing the air conditioning...It's now much nicer in the house...but I'm a bit "baked"



Eric

Lacey12

Also sending many caring thoughts from MA for you, Debbie, and Tazzy.



Eric, your lamb kebabs sound so delish! Glad you were able to enjoy a great meal after your own "baking"! I managed to get myself overheated while out planting in the hot sun for several hours (hardly Arizona style, but hot nonetheless), and was beet red for about an hour...finally resolved it with a jump in the lake!



Had mediocre Thai food out tonight since we had to run up to Plymouth to pick up a mattress topper I'd ordered online. Can't wait for the slight "foam odor" to fade so we can use it. Love our one at home so decided to go with comfort up here too...especially since I need all the help I can get to sleep better.

Anyway, DH had yellow tail sushi which I don't eat and I had that brothy soup with shrimp, mushrooms, cilantro and lots of Thai spices....but they seem to have forgotten the cilantro and Thai spices! The Pad Thai was also mediocre. We used to have a great Thai restaurant in our town, so I tend to be critical of anything that doesn't measure up to that standard.

Am resisting heading to bed for fear that I will wake up with the strong leg cramps that I had last night....for the first time in a month. Nasty!

Lacey12

Darn ipad....cut your name right out of my list, Chabba! Caring thoughts are there for you also. I must remember to re read every post with this annoying little machine which has a mind of its own! Too bad I love it so much, since it exerts its editing power at will!!

Momine

I heardvabout thebdye injection from someone and freaked to the point of calling my surgeon. I lucked out. My doc does the injection after you are put under, so I did not feel a thing.

chabba

My surgeon told me the dye injection could be quite painful but he dosen't approve of that so he would see it wasn't.  He met us at the hospital at 4:30 am and spent quite a while explaining to DH and me step by step what would happen that day and that his would be the last face I would see as I went under and the first I would see as I woke up.  He then called nuclear medicine and toldthe Dr to come right up.  When he got there Dr M used numbing wipes along the path the dye would flow and then a series of locals before I got the dye.  I hardly felt a thing.

LuvRVing

Regarding the dye injections - I met with the 20-something nuclear tech the day before my SNB, during my pre-op check up, and asked her if she would have those injections without something to numb the area.  She didn't exactly answer, just smiled at me.  So I requested that I have the EMLA numbing cream 45 minutes before I was scheduled to go down to Nuclear med.  That worked and the injections were relatively painless.  I also learned that the size of the needle is different in different hospitals, and some of them containing a little numbing agent along with the dye.  Without something to numb the pain, those injections are barbaric!

I'm having a good but busy weekend.  I went out with the 30-somethings and my DD on Friday night and was up until almost 2 a.m.  We went to a Chinese restaurant that has karaoke and we shut the place down.  Then I slept at my DD's, but they don't have a/c and it was hotter than blazes in the upstairs bedroom.  I was pretty darn tired last night and was asleep about 30 second after I turned over.  I saw the first leg of the men's swimming medley and completely missed the finish!

Today our friends are coming over in the afternoon for some swimming, then bike riding if the weather holds up.  We will park our cars at the end of the trail - there's a nice Italian restaurant right there with an outside patio area, and have a nice dinner.  I have to stick to low carb today, though, so that will be a little challenge.  I have a PET/CT tomorrow at 11:30 to see if the Xeloda is working.

Laurie and her family got hit by some t-storms late yesterday afternoon/evening.  I hope they've dried out this morning.  It's HHH here, with a dew point of 71% - most uncomfortable out there. 

Lacey - I haven't had good Thai food in quite a while.  Any suggestions in the Boston or NH area?

Eric - yikes, I'll bet you were cooked to perfection after that a/c repair.  Your dinner sounds very delish!

Debbie - an hour walking in the heat is admirable!  Great job!

LuvRVing

Hey, what happened to all my paragraph breaks???

eric95us

Since I have no lakes or even a swimming pool, I turned on the sprinklers and stood in the spray for a few minutes. That felt sooooo gooooood.... :-)



Sharon said the shots to numb her hurt more than the dye and SNB.



For what it is worth, the marinade was, A couple ounces of olive oil, a couple ounces of white wine, 3 cloves of minced garlic, a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of dried thyme. I didn't measure things, but that would come pretty close.



Back to getting...the wall....plastered..... :-)



Eric

debbie6122

Michelle- That has happened to me too with the format changing after I sent it?? Weird huh! Sounds like you let one off Friday night, Good for you!! Do you have a good voice or are you like me and think you do when your out drinking ha! Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers for test to come back showing the xeloda got rid of those buggers. (For good)!!

Laurie- Hope you are all safe from the storms. Seems like they like to hit when you are camping!.

Lacey- What kind of mattress topper do you use? We are in need of another mattress but have talked about a mattress topper instead.

Eric-Your marinade sounds good. I bet you guys are in the triple digits there? We cooled off some but the humidity is 100% feels more like hawaii (but not) this area never gets humidity but the last 2 weeks its been high. 

Chabba (((hugs))))