So...whats for dinner?
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Oh Carol - so sorry you caught the bug. Hope it doesn't last too long.
The best laid plans... Even when I sort of plan meals before I go to the store, somehow everything changes. I froze the pork chops planned for brandy cream sauce after the neighbor called Sunday & said "pizza". I hadn't had a pizza since the first of the year, so I jumped at the chance. We go to a place called Fuzzy's where George H.W. Bush used to go when he was in Houston & younger. I order a #1 - two slices w/my choice of toppings & a large salad. By the time I finish the salad, I'm full. Two huge pizza slices left over. Yum.
Also in the fridge - a batch of cold boiled shrimp, fresh raspberries & huge quantities of salad makings. I'm sure some will get thrown away, but it will not be the shrimp or the berries.
Tomorrow I go for another set of X-rays on my arm. I've been practicing driving short distances so I plan to drive myself to the med center. It's 30-45 minutes but I'll go by the back roads. Fingers crossed that I'll get the darn sling off, but I can tell I have a long way to go. Can't walk my fingers up the wall again above my head. Ugh. Then I'll pick up my friend who is having her eyes dilated & we'll eat lunch while her eyes recover so she can drive the hour back to her house. The tentative plan is Fish Tacos.
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ohhh Carole....that stinks! One of our employees had it for 3 days, and last night DH came home not feeling well, running a fever. No cooking here either. Me and the Clorox wipes are having a bonding day!
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Carole, I am so sorry to hear that you are ill, and this sounds like that norovirus that is all the rage right now. And your DH too? There is nothing better than broth soups during times like this.
Minus, your magic fridge has quite a few offerings! Next week, around Tuesday I will be able to enjoy tomato sauce again, and pizza will be on the menu for sure! I am crossing my fingers that the sling can go into a drawer and that the drive doesn't irritate your arm more.
Queen, pizza and libraries are not two words that are often in the same sentence, but I think it should be more common. What a great idea.
lacey, I have tried and tried, but I can not warm up to whole wheat pizza dough. And it isn't as though I hate whole wheat. It is just the wrong flavor for pizza; kind of sweet and nutty with a touch of grit.
Dinner tonight is simple burgers [I made some rolls this afternoon] and my favorite vinegar cole slaw. I suspect that Mr. 02143 will have a few potato chips nearby and it is just possible that a few will make their way to his mouth! Tomorrow night is our splurge night at Sarma. I really hope that my feet feel well enough tomorrow so that we can walk.
*susan*
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Just going to be wistful for a moment here. A project manager that I particularly like at one of my clients is about to have a baby. She and my kid have due dates within 2 weeks of each other, and even have met to discuss sharing a nanny. Anyhow, I suggested that she consider organizing meals to be delivered for the first month following the baby's arrival. She chose MealTrain. I followed her invitation link and when I selected a date, I was asked to sign in. My dashboard had only one person in the list: Michelle Hall. I just can't bring myself to delete. Instead, I have just added my new person. Just nice to remember these people who have meant so much to me.
*susan*
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I too have wonderful memories of Michelle. She was such a vibrant person and added so much to this thread and all our lives. Joyce - thanks for the picture.
Susan & Lacey - I don't like whole wheat pizza dough either. But then I don't like any whole wheat pasta. Oh well, since I don't eat either very often & do eat lots of other whole wheat things, I'm not going to fret.
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I have not deleted Michelle's cell number from my phone either - I had it for when we met for lunch here in Tampa. When I scroll through my contacts I see it and smile - I miss her!
Edited to add - carole so sorry about the tummy bug, and carberry's DH too! No fun! I agree about the broth - it is perfect when the tummy is on the fritz!
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Carole, I hope that nasty stomach bug is passing quickly. And yes, I can imagine how awful it must be for the residents and staff of the assisted living facility to have to deal with that! A true scourge for all!
Minus I hope the arm appointment trip goes uneventfully well. And maybe once the caste is off you can get those range of motion exercises worked out more easily.
Special, your MIL memory reminded me of my mother's insistence (fortunately not my MIL's!) on trying rice cereal in a bottle for my non-sleeping three week old. On top of that, she was dying to spend solo time with him, so we went to the movies one afternoon to accommodate that wish. When we returned, he was vomiting ORANGE JUICE!!! Can you just imagine the foodstuffs we were plied with during our infancies! But I guess we lived....;)
Joyce, thanks for posting that lovely, joyful pic of "our Michelle". One special lady!
Tonight DH grilled two turkey breast tenderloins that I rubbed with the same seasonings I used with last weekend's grilled steak. The little packet is empty now and I wish I could recall which seasonings I'd mixed into that. For sides we had grilled balsamic marinated brussels sprouts as well as a combo of grilled carrots, onions, and zucchini, with the same marinade. Made a huger than usual salad of mixed greens, etc., since DS2 was going to stop in for dinner while picking up the pooch. He scarfed down the healthy food immediately! He did say that the fish selections he had in Grand Cayman were wonderful.
Tomorrow we will eat dinner near the TD Garden (Celtic's venue) before heading in to what will most likely be their last home game. I need to go to this to say "thank you" to this young hard working team of players, who with very medium talent, gave us a very exciting season. My other purpose is to get a free green Celts' shirt, which were given out at the other two playoff games....fingers crossed that some business is willing to spring for those tomorrow, too. The stadium looks so cool with all the fans in bright green!
Nance, thought of you today as a very orderly line of chickadees took turns enjoying their baths in one of our smaller backyard birdbaths. Such feather flapping joy! We no longer see our baby bunnies, and I suspect that the neighborhood cats who have been camping out next to our shed (under which the bunnies were residing) have a lot to do with that.
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I still have Michelle's blogspot page bookmarked and look at it every now and again....and I still think of Apple.
Dinner tonight--nothing. DD is at work, while Sharon and I "raided" the local Walmart for lemonade and similar drinks for her high school's National Honor Society induction.
Noro virus is no fun under any circumstances.....In a nursing home, it has got to positively scary.
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eric- we had a nothing dinner tonight too! DH came home late, wasn't hungry, but was tired. We had a big lunch together with his admin staff for their appreciation day, so we were still full!
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Minus, have you tried the Bionature whole wheat spaghetti that America's Test Kitchen top-rated? I was even able to cook it to a reasonable facsimile of al dente. But I'm with you on whole wheat pizza crust. (No way that can make a decent Sicilian or Neapolitan pizza--just not enough gluten because the bran shards cut the protein strands).
Bob joined me in the hospital cafeteria for dinner--BBQ pork with vegan beans and coleslaw. Much later back at the Oak Lawn Hilton, we shared a late night plate of the hotel's daily special chicken & waffles from room service: I'd always wanted to try chicken & waffles, but I don't think this was what it's supposed to be: cornmeal-crusted wings with two small dense & heavy (and NOT crisp) waffles that were like hockey pucks. (Sad, because the rest of their food is pretty darn good for a suburban business-oriented hotel). This is God's way of telling me to go back to low-carb. Okay--but first, dinner with Bob tomorrow night at Cooper's Hawk Winery.
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Sandy - glad your friend came through surgery OK. Thanks for the recommend for Bionature. I'll look for it to try.
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We had a truly marvelous meal at Sarma tonight. Sarma is supposed to be a Turkish inspired small plates restaurant, but they play in the Moroccan pool a lot. This woman LOVES harissa. We ordered 5 items tonight, and didn't elect to buy any of the "walk around" dishes. Our first plate was the fava pate which was totally different than I expected. It was a firm pate with an herb salad of fresh dill, parsley, mint and arugula on top. On the side were four endive leaves with blanched fave beans and there were exactly 5 capers for acidity. I was surprised by this dish; not at all what I expected, but by the third bite I was hooked. The dish did need a bit more acidity. I think just a bit of lemon would have done the trick. We took portions of the pate, nestled them into the endive leaf and munched away.
Next came the Shrimp. The menu calls it "moroccan fried shrimp charred cabbage slaw, pickled carrots, pistachio." I am allergic to shrimp so this was all about Mr. 02143. But, he insisted that I had to have some of the slaw. OMG!!! This was like crack it was so good. Never found a pickled carrot in the dish, but the slaw had an amazing dressing of [perhaps] harissa, tahini or maybe sesame oil, and something else that I couldn't identify. The shrimp were, I am told, cooked perfectly and the coating was crispy and delicious. The serving was huge for a small plates place. The first miscalculation of our ordering.
Next, the "cauliflower fatte black garlic tahini, green chickpea stew, pine nuts" arrived, and at this point, I was in heaven. Roasted and fresh stewed chickpeas, the most amazing flavors from the black garlic tahini and these lovely cauliflower florets that had been blanched and then grilled. Again, the serving size was larger than usual.
While we were enjoying the cauliflower the lamb tantuni with ramps, horseradish, bibb lettuce and hot pepper pickles arrived. Again, it was a veggie wrap. The horseradish was in a labneh, instead of ramps there were pickled something. The lamb was delicious and the hot peppers, both yellow and red were delicious if used sparingly. Again, we piled the fillings onto a vegetable and munched away.
The last item to arrive was the "broccoli cherry tomato + garlic confit, lentils, spicy peanut dukkah " and to be honest, neither of us liked this even a little bit. The broccoli was charred but not cooked. The lentils were whole black dal that just weren't cooked either. The tomatoes with garlic confit was lovely, but we just didn't eat this.
Our waiter was very good tonight, timing our plates so that they were not all on the table at the same time. Water was refreshed regularly. And, when he saw that we didn't eat the broccoli, nor did we want to take it home, he took it off of the bill. He got that amount as an addition to the standard tip. We are going to this restaurant enough these days that the wait staff is recognizing us. We want them to remember us fondly.
Next reservation is June 2nd. A little farther out than I would like but it is almost graduation season here in Boston and restaurants like this one become mob scenes. Best to stay home.
*susan*
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Excellent meal description, Susan. This restaurant sounds like it is "right down your alley." Not sure where that saying came from but it is a part of the vocabulary in these parts.
My stomach is now able to tolerate morning coffee and my energy level is somewhat normal after recovering from the intestinal virus. I am planning to venture out and play golf. DH is now in the recovery phase.
I am in the minority of those who enjoy whole wheat pizza crust but I didn't eat pizza in Italy years ago when dh and I trekked across the country en route to Greece, true Innocents Abroad. So when I eat my favorite pizza, which is my own home-made, I'm not comparing it to some ideal pizza. The first pizza I ate was made at home from a kit. Was it Chef Boyardee? We loved it. I can eat the pizza that America loves, slathered with red sauce and heaped with toppings covered with melted cheese, but I don't ever hunger for it. I prefer to skip the sauce, brush on olive oil and top with roasted or fresh tomatoes and favorite toppings like olives, sprinkle with good grated cheese. DH likes the red sauce and is happy with America's pizza especially if the toppings include onions.
Nance and Red and Carrie, how are the dads? Eric, how is your mother? I visited my mother yesterday at the nursing home, where the virus has died down, and she is doing well. I pushed her down to the salon where she had her hair shampooed and set. Then we went to bingo and she won one game. Again she was humoring me by going. I will be thrilled if she ever goes to bingo by herself. She prefers the quiet of her own room and playing spades on her I-Pad. Not surprisingly she has earned a reputation with the nurses and CNA's of being good-natured.
One day soon my interest in food will return and I will probably gain back these lbs. lost by suffering!
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carole - we did eat pizza in Italy, although definitely more pasta. I like all kids of pizza but the best I have had is at a restaurant in Sacramento, CA called Hot Italian. It is a thin crust, no red sauce pizza, with prosciutto and thinly sliced potato and basil oil. I dream about it. Glad you are feeling better!
susan - sounds like a great meal!
I am not a whole wheat pasta enjoyer (that is not a word...) either, and now do mostly quinoa pasta or brown rice pasta, which is good right when you eat it, but not good leftover, it gets a little rubbery.
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DH felt a little better one day then relapsed the next, a lot of nausea and body aches. Last night after working all day and not eating, he requested a poached egg on toast. Fine with me, I had one too. He still goes to work, though...silly man. We will stay home tonight and I am making a pot of chicken noodle soup.
My Dad seems to be figuring out how to manage his side effects of his new drug. My sister and I had a luncheon this week for my moms sister and cousins of her side of the family that we never see, one cousin visiting from Missouri that I haven't seen since high school. It was a good time and my Dad seemed bright and cheery and talkative with the uncle....my mom on the other hand looked awful...not sure if she is eating properly. I like these get togethers as I stalk these people for health information....trying to figure out the whole genetic thing. They probably hate to see me coming! 4 sisters...the youngest died from complications from Lupus, 2 have a couple forms of cancer and heart problems, 1 has no health issues at all. The one with no health issues is the only brunette sister, the others are blond blue eyed....hmmmm?
Sorry to bore you with all that, I just find genetics fascinating.
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Carrie, not boring at all! I admire your tenacity, while your relatives may not! Glad that your Dad enjoyed the luncheon, but it must be worrisome to see your Mom looking less than hearty
Last night we weren't able to make a reservation at the restaurant we wanted to try near the Garden, so just tried without one. Since it took over an hour to get into town, we were at the end of a long line for dinner, so ended up having a slice of old school pizza at a huge corner pizza joint, standing with a crowd chowing down our pepperoni (!) slices. Such a departure for us veggie types! That "dinner" was followed by a cup of gelato at the game for me, a sausage sandwich for DH, then later in the game, some popcorn.
Tonight, DH grilled a couple of hake fillets (with a garlic balsamic glaze I made), which we had with butternut squash mash and a giant many lettuce salad. Unfortunately, it was such a light meal that I ended up munching on peanut brittle afterwards.
Earlier this week, I learned from my PCP (during an annual physical) that my surgeon, who I really like, is leaving her current practice to head up a BC program at another healthcare facility. What a disappointment! Tho I shouldn't be surprised since she is a really bright, ambitious lady, and I'm glad for her if it meets her professional needs. But, one does enjoy knowing that one's BC team members are still around in case of......Oh well......
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Carrie, you're on the right track as far as health of an individual is concerned. My physician BIL dr. is a great believer in family history as a predicter.
I dealt with leftover food in the refrigerator last night. Little containers to be dumped and not so little ones. Now there's some room. I cooked mashed potatoes for dh last night and sautéed some ground beef with salt and a little onion powder. He ate some of both. I had a bowl of beef noodle soup and a small saucer of the potatoes and ground meat.
For lunch I grated some cheddar and mixed with mayo and made a sandwich and a half. I have been eating by the Minus Method, whatever appeals to me! This is the way I would eat all the time if I weren't cooking for two.
I enjoyed the golf yesterday and had a decent score. Meanwhile our attention is now focused on getting ready to depart on May 24th.
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I'm missing hearing from Nance. I hope her dad is ok.
I was late going to the gym this morning and could have saved myself the trip. There was no parking place in the parking lot and vehicles were parked all over the place. T-Ball games and a yard sale to benefit the YMCA. I returned home and looked up a recipe for pancakes and made pancakes for breakfast. They were the kind with no fiber and easy on the stomach.
The poor Jazz Fest folks are slogging through mud and swimming through humid air. With enough cold beer they're probably enjoying themselves anyway.
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Also missing Nance....and hoping she is just really busy planting!
I am clearing and shredding boxes of papers from my former job that have been resting too long in my sewing room. So bittersweet to see the notes from concerned teachers and parents about the children in their and my charges....loved that job. But it is particularly nice to shred all the admin stuff that was so annoyingly time consuming!
At some point soon I will need to decide about a dinner plan...especially because DH is busy doing garage clearing AS WELL AS yard work...so he will be famished!
Carole, how frustrating to go to exercise and not even be able to park! But the pancakes sounded nice, so I suppose your stomach is getting back on track.
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CRAP!! Just lost half of a long post!! So. Aggravating. Here we go again.
Sorry to be kind of off the grid for a while. I have been reading and enjoying your food adventures and pictures. I'm so sorry about Carole and her family and Carrie's DH and their bouts of noro. Been there, done that and it is no fun. You have my deepest sympathy. I'm glad all are on the mend. I enjoyed the Seder food discussions and the articles. Before DH, my former paramour grew up in a Kosher household, yet I learned little about it from him. His mother educated me some even though she had determined that keeping Kosher was "too much trouble" and had quit years before. I find dietary laws fascinating.
Dad Update - part of the reason I've been AWOL is because of him. A week ago, he woke up so weak he couldn't get out of bed. He called himself an ambulance and off he went to the hospital. The previous week, he had fallen four different times and hurt his arm to the extent that he developed cellulitis. To top it off, he wasn't eating or taking his meds, which may have accounted for some of his weakness. After tests of various kinds and a four day stay in the hospital, he was transferred back to the rehab facility where he'll be for about six weeks. Everyone who works with him is of the opinion that he cannot continue to live completely alone, and I agree. The tentative plan is for him to be released to an assisted living facility. At least everyone has that opinion but dad. He is very upset and sad about this and it breaks my heart to see him so sad. He wants nothing more than to live his life in his own apartment on his own terms. He keeps asking me how other people can tell him how he has to live his life and can't seem to accept the fact that it's dangerous for him. Anyway, I've been busy putting together the necessary documents and applying for financial aid for him to be able to go to a facility. His IL Dept of Aging case manager has been so helpful, for which I'm extremely grateful. I had no idea where to begin with all of this. In the meantime I've been doing a lot of running back and forth putting lots of miles on my car but at least I'm not worrying about him every minute of the day and night. So we'll see how this goes.
It seems like dinner has been nothing but carryout pizza or hamburgers lately. Tonight I splurged on a couple of lovely ribeyes that we'll have with a salt baked potato and some roasted tomatoes with boursin topping. I might pressure cook an artichoke for myself. I got some lovely ones at Costco yesterday.
Regarding whole wheat pizza crust, I've had the best result with it if I use no more than a third (or less) whole wheat flour. I've not tried with the white whole wheat flour. DH likes whole wheat crust, but I prefer white to all else.
Carole, my mom was a bingo fanatic who only played where the "big" money was. I went with her a couple of times and I was horrified when she handed me six cards to play. For herself, she played a dozen. I could barely keep up and I was terrified that I would get a bingo. These people were hard core. If you called bingo and it turned out you were wrong, they were hostile! When she was in hospice, they played bingo at the facility a couple of times a week. She always played and always won prizes, which were cookies, that she promptly gave away. It was just a love of the game to the very end.
Special - I'm very glad your daughter was not seriously injured and Minus - yay on getting to drive again! Susan -- on to the next great event - the P'nut's arrival!
Spring is sprung here and everything is green and lush. Rain the past couple of days has kept my vegetable garden on the front porch. All of the flowers except a few zinnia seeds have been planted. I'm hoping to get the vegetables in tomorrow. We've had lots of beautiful birds (summer residents) -- Baltimore orioles, orchard orioles, rose breasted grosbeaks, red headed woodpeckers, indigo buntings, and of course hummingbirds, at the feeders. They're fascinating, all I want to do is sit and watch the windows. And of course, we've already had a black snake (smallish) in the garage. Hello summer!
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Nance - sorry to hear about your Dad's condition. My Dad never stopped bugging his doctor & the police station about getting his driver's license back after he got lost for a day. Hope your Dad ends up in a facility where he will eventually make friends & enjoy his days.
My friend Pat brought me some samples of the most delicious muffins Friday. She made them in the mini pans & I wish she'd brought two dozen. The recipe is below and originally came from a lady in Ontario, CN. Only 3 g total fat and 0 g saturated fat. I just can't help sharing. I tried to post it single space so it wouldn't take up so much room, but no luck.
BRAN & FRUIT MUFFINS High fiber, low fat & they freeze beautifully
1-1/2 cups skim buttermilk
1-1/3 cups whole bran cereal (she used original AllBran)
1-3/4 cups whole-wheat flour
2 teasp cinnamon
1 teasp baking soda
1 teasp double acting baking powder
1/2 teasp salt
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
12 pitted prunes, finely chopped
1 egg
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
24 pitted dates, chopped
2 apples, grated
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F Spray 18 2- 3/4" muffin cups w/nonstick cooking spray
Combine buttermilk & cereal in large bowl & let stand 5 minutes
Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine: Flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder & salt
Add the sugar, prunes, egg & oil to cereal mixture Mix well w/a wooden spoon
Stir in the dates & apples & the flour mixture until just combined Do not over mix
Spoon batter evenly into cups – filling about 2/3 full.
Bake until golden & toothpick comes out clean Approx20-25 minutes
Cool on rack 10 minutes then remove from pans Cool complete on rack
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Nance, I second the hope expressed by Minus, that your dad come to terms with his situation and make the best of things for his sake as well as yours. Are you the only family caregiver? On other subjects, the birds sound so beautiful. I have never seen an oriole in "person." And Indigo Buntings have to be in the class of most exquisite birds. We occasionally are treated to the sight of them during migration.
We were under tornedo watch for a period this afternoon but now all is calm. Jazz Fest was cancelled and so was golf play at the PGA tournament. What a difference a weekend can make. Last weekend was perfect weather for both events.
We had a late lunch of grilled cheese sandwiches and so far the subject of dinner hasn't come up.
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All with parent responsibilities - holding you in my heart, it is difficult.
Tonight I used some shredded chicken breast to make enchiladas. Combined the chicken with some red onion and cheddar and wrapped in artisan tortillas, topped with Hatch green chile ench sauce and some tomatoes and green chilies and more cheese. Also had some rice mixed with the rest of the tomatoes and green chilies, and ranchero beans. Topped the enchiladas with avocado and a little dollop of sour cream. It was yummy but I will probably pay for the indulgence tomorrow..
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Breakfast for dinner for me--two olive-oil-fried eggs and a piece of low-carb toast. Harrowing afternoon driving through the deluge back to Edgewater from down in Minooka. My friend who’s recovering from her bmx, with whom I stayed last night, doesn’t keep eggs, milk or butter around the house (not only is she diabetic but also a heart patient). Yesterday en route home from the hospital we went through the drive-thru window at Culver’s for salads (mine plain green, hers strawberry-chicken) and a walleye sandwich for me. Still playing hooky from my diet--tomorrow is our rabbi’s retirement party, featuring wine, cheese & chocolate. (Entertainment is by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and his son--his wife is Jewish, so their kids are too; and Jeff was converted by our rabbi shortly after the bat & bar mitzvah. A couple of years ago, he brought along SNL’s Fred Armisen & comic Jeff Garlin for a fundraiser).
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Mussels with shallots, butter wine or water for the 4th time in two weeks. Prince Edward Island mussles, or local are insanely inexpensive at $1.99/pound
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Wow, Nance...you have been through a lot with your dad, and I too hope that he is able to make peace with his next setting, which sounds like it is the best option for him, safety-wise. Such a difficult thing to witness with a loved one.
We ended up using the leftover amt on a Sweet Basil gift card for dinner, ordering up some calamari, a Greek salad, and a chicken dish in a cream sauce over rigatoni. Calamari was great as was the salad (tho I made my own Greek dressing for it as theirs is too creamy...DH used that as a bread dip), but the chicken dish was way too salty...the signature of this restaurant, sadly. So now that the card is used up, we will not be ordering from there any time soon.
Susan, your account of the Sarma meal was so interesting. I love that you have such interesting restaurants right near you! I still enjoy such good memories of our Pasha lunch.
As DH was clearing "stuff" from the garage today, he came across several carousels of slides that my father took in the 50's and 60's. I think my sister must have dropped them here after selling our childhood home, on her way to VT. So DH is now researching the most cost effective way to get them transferred to digital motif. The funny thing is that I keep seeing the slide projector in our basement, wondering if it might make sense to get rid of it (we are in clearing out mode...finally, and will be for some time!) since I could not remember if and where we might have slides to show on it. DH is dying to see the slides of me visiting my college for the first time, since we met after we both finished grad school. Ha! I honestly do not think I have ever seen them myself. My dad (deceased since 1990) was very big on documenting everything photographically.
Yes, Joyce, it is a beautiful time of year here! And I love that you had a Michelle style dinner!
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Oh....a PS....I have no idea why, but I have not had a disappearing post in several months. I think it stopped happening right after Minus gave me the advice about contacting the mods! Magic!
Hope I didn't just jinx myself
Missed last posts....Bedo those mussels sound delish. Sadly, when I was eating them frequently like that, (in the early 80's when they were just pennies a lb.), I passed my threshhold (rainbarrel theory) and started breaking out in hives when I ate them. So no more for me.....sadly. I did still enjoy watching my three year old enjoy them....but now as a thirty-somethinghe is vegan...so I guess all good things come to an end.
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My last few days have not been what I had planned for myself. Our ancient Quicken file imploded. We have been nursing an old machine so we could keep this file alive. Who knows what happened on November 15th, but as of a few days ago, all our entries were there. When I opened the files Wednesday, planning to port the data to a new program, entire categories were missing. All our deposits were gone. Random charges, missing. So I have spent three days recreating 6 months. But once into this project, I created ASSET accounts so we have a cost basis for both homes. I have added some of our investment accounts [which sounds far more impressive than their balances would indicate] and plan to add our retirement funds next week.
Last night, I folded.... we ordered from our new 'favorite' Indian spot. We ordered the chicken wings, dal, and tried a new dish... the tandoori salmon. This put us over our normal "per dinner" price range and it was worth every penny! The salmon was marvelous. Tandoor ovens are such amazing things. They sent the salmon with a marsala sauce which I found to be delicious. Usually, they are all about the ghee and cream, but this one was about the tomato and spices. I thought it was too much for the salmon, but over the rice? Oh yea! As you can imagine, we had lots of chicken, rice and dal leftover so that was lunch today. Dinner was zucchini-feta cakes, smoked beef sausages and some roasted potato chunks. Not a bad supper, but not exceptional. Tonight, I made up a oatmeal cookie dough. At Mr. 02143's request, i reduced the sugar by a third. I think, based on observation, that I need to reduce the amount of egg to account for the lack of sugar. Either way, Mr. 02143 is happily munching on cookies right now.
nance, so good to hear from you. Your Dad [and many other Dads I guess] has a point. He is an adult and he wants to live the way he wants to live. But damn, you have to take your meds. You have to eat. You have to take in enough liquids. That is the price for freedom. I am highly sympathetic to his wants, but only if he can do it successfully.
Lacey, you know.... if you want, I could increase the count for my next Sarma reservation if you want. I will be in touch to see if that might amuse.
Bedo, how is your recovery coming along?
Joyce, wasn't this one of the most beautiful NE days imaginable? Even in the midst of my accounting nightmares, I found myself drawn to the back porch just to enjoy the sunshine and light breezes. Mr. 02143 spent a few hours building more raspberry cages. The robins are back this year, so we might not get to eat any of them.
I know I have missed someone..... and some people. Sorry. Always a problem at the top of a new page.
*susan*
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Nance, I can understand your dad's feelings. Sharon and I never really wanted to stay in the city, but a nuclear and electrical engineer have few/no "out of the city" employment opportunities where both can work in their fields.. We're hoping we can move to a place out in the country after we retire.
Many of Sharon's older co-workers that retired 5-6 years ago did exactly that, but now their health concerns are forcing them to move back into the city. I would be so frustrated...finally achieving "the dream" and then having it yanked away.......
Still, having been on "the other side" where I worry and work taking care of mom, I hope I have the good sense to not put DD through any of that worry.
Dinner tonight was sushi at a nice restaurant. A professional photographer friend did DD's senior and prom pictures for free, so we he and his wife out to a restaurant that they had been unable to try before tonight. Once the tea orders were straightened out, everything else fell right into place. It was very good. Sushi, when it's well done, is very good.
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I thought sushi was supposed to be raw, not well done (sorry, couldn’t resist)!
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