So...whats for dinner?

eric95us

I got to meet Minus yesterday and we had a wonderful couple of hours talking in person.

M0mmyof3

Thinking of making my rolls for Thanksgiving today and then freezing them.

As for dinner it looks like it will be leftover chicken from last night or whatever hubby feels like having

SpecialK

Last night was pulled pork on onion rolls and coleslaw. Tonight I think I will do some stew beef in the slow cooker, probably steamed carrots and brown rice. I had an appt with my PS on Monday, and there is a surgery cancellation for 11/9 so the staff did an expedited pre-approval request to my insurance company. They received word this morning that it was approved, so it looks like my last surgery (hopefully!) will be then - finally remove my chemo port, fat graft bi-lat, and remove the left nipple. If all goes well I will be done - yay! What that means on the dinner front is that I need to get busy and do some cook ahead stuff and freeze it! I also need to spring clean now since I will be out of commission prior to the holidays. We had already planned to have Thanksgiving with some long-time military friends and my son will be home for the first time in years - he is a firefighter/paramedic and usually works so others with family locally (Virginia) can have the day off, but he is in training right now so in a schoolhouse environment, so this year that doesn't apply. I am excited - I will be up and about by then, just needing to be careful, but I will be able to enjoy having him home! He is coming home for Christmas too, planning to move to Colorado in the spring.

M0mmyof3

Hubby is cooking tonight, don't know what we are having yet.

carolehalston

SpecialK, good luck with that last surgery. How exciting for your son to be home for two major holidays!

I had lunch at our club today following a round of golf so have little interest in cooking. Fortunately we have a big container of the great northern beans dh cooked on Monday. We'll have leftover beans and brown rice and a salad.

eric95us

Some chicken I cooked on Sunday night and a "nuked" potato.

Special...well wishes from Phoenix for your hopefully final surgery and that's great news about your son being home for awhile.

I remember looking forward to getting home for awhile and I'm sure he does too.

Lacey12

So glad to hear that Eric and Minus connected. Susan and I had a lovely time meeting Minus last year in Boston. The sister gets around!

Special, it will be wonderful for you to say goodbye to the OR after this procedure. And how nice that your son will be with your family for both holidays this year!

April, your DGD is adorable!

Dinner was aborted at the last minute tonight since we decided we better get on the way to the Celtics game if we wanted to make it by tip off. I had a slow day since my antibiotic is yet to work wonders on this malady. I even thought we should stay home from the game, but yikes, it was the first game in what culd be a very promising season....and I can sleep all day tomorrow if I decide to. So, off we went and dinner was a sausage on a roll for DH and a soft pretzel and later some popcorn for me. The game was worth it and the drive home was quick, so tomorrow I hopefully wont be wiped out.

Oh wow, my numbers keyboard will not consistently work, once again. Oh well.....possible reminder that I am going on too long.

Upon arrival home, I had a pbj on sourdough bread....the meds needs to be taken with food, afterall. 😉

Now off to take my cough meds and take the express to dreamland.....

I hope all who are having really cold temps are handling it better than I. The only good thing is that I can put one season's worth ofclothes away!

M0mmyof3

tonight is roast, mashed potatoes and a ve

carolehalston

Mommyof2, roast and mashed potatoes--yum. Beef roast?

I am thawing a package of the home-made turkey/spinach meatballs in tomato sauce. I plan to heat up the meatballs and sprinkle with Italian cheese before serving. I have a nice cauliflower and may do a repeat of cauliflower mash. I know. BORING....

I can hardly complain about missing folks after my absence from the thread this summer, but we haven't heard from LuvMyGoats in a long time. Or from Joyce. Or from others. I know we're all missing Susan.

Have a great day.

M0mmyof3

pork roast with garlic/pepper seasoning

april485

M0mmyof2, is it snowing where you are in CT? I work in Meriden and it has been coming down like crazy here but not really sticking to the roads, only the cars and roofs/grass etc.

Tonight we are having Pot roast with root veggies (carrots, onions, celery and parsnips) and a few Yukon gold potatoes. I will pick up a baguette on the way home at the Italian market and serve it with that. I put everything in the slow cooker insert last night and this morning I pulled it out of the refrigerator and turned it on high and after 4 hours, it will go to low for the rest of the time. Looking forward to it in this crazy weather. It is 32 degrees in Oct.!! Too early for winter. Last week it was 84 degrees. That is so typical of New England though...don't like the weather...wait a minute and it will change.

M0mmyof3

It was snowing here in Waterbury up until a few minutes ago. Now I am hearing sleet pellets bouncing off my windows

HappyHammer

Eric and Minus...how wonderful to get to meet and visit in person.

Supper tonight was white beans and a honey baked ham bone in the crock pot.  Served with crackers and pimento cheese. 

You would've thought I had been over the stove for DAYS the way DH raved about this simple yet delish supper.  He had picked up a few of the HB ham bones and we stuck them in the freeer awhile back...I think he paid $3.00/bone.  It is amazing how much ham is still on the bone!  Anyway, I used 3 cans of navy and 3 cans of white cannolini beans...drained and thoroughly rinsed.  Added 1 teas salt, 1 T each of garlic and thyme and 3/4 cup water...stirred it all around and cooked on high in the crockpot for about 4 hours.  There was so much meat on the bone, I could've used more beans...and, will next time.  What an inexpensive, yet delish and filling meal!

Lacey12

Definitely a winter menu dinner, even tho the snow has not made it to the Boston metro area yet. DH has a bad cold now too, so I decided I'd better get the healthy soup making started, for both of us.

So kale soup and croque monsieur, with some chcken sausage on DH's croque since he needs sustenance.

SpecialK

Everything looks and sounds yum!

Missing all who have not been posting regularly, but so glad minus and eric were able to meet up!

Today was DH's birthday - I posed several options for dinner and asked him to pick - he chose Caesar salad, garlic bread and Spaghetti Carbonara, and yellow cake with chocolate frosting. His office threw him a surprise party today, lunch and goodies for about 50 people - he was pretty shocked!

carolehalston

Shrimp and linguini for tonight. Will have to check the refrigerator for salad makings.

Lots of food videos on Facebook this morning.

MinusTwo

Got home last night and slept until 10am today (of course that was only 8am in AZ). It was a wonderful trip but it's always so nice to come home. The Grand Canyon was magnificent. Too bad I can no longer consider riding the mules to the bottom (let alone hiking), but I saw every other possible view.

I hadn't seen my brother in 9 years since our Dad died and before that it was 20 years so I was hoping we would have enough to talk about for 8 days. It appears that I am wrong about every little thing so 8 days was a long time. Not to mention they are not particularly interested in food. We ate mostly at fast food places or chains. The highlight was Olive Garden and one "upscale" was the Cheesecake Factory. (Eric - they keep a menu for the hospital cafeteria and like to go there for meals). No one cooked, and though I volunteered, it was a no-go. When we ate it home, it was snacky stuff like crackers & cheese or fruit or pumpkin bread from Costco. Good thing I'm used to only one meal a day and that I like leftovers & snacks. They do have Safeway stores so I bought half a dozen 'maple bars' that were my Dad's favorite and those were my breakfasts. Mother used to call them 'long johns' and I can't find any that I like at grocery stores or doughnut shops in Texas.

I was able to see a cousin who I re-connected with when her daughter was at MD Anderson earlier this year. Unfortunately the daughter died but we two "girls" will stay close somehow. Also had lunch with another cousin I hadn't seen since 1966. He's 3 years older than I am so it was fun to compare childhood memories with someone who mostly agrees.

My SIL was having some treatments at Mayo so I was hanging out there. ERIC was nice enough to stop off on his way home from work and meet me there. No wine in the hospital cafeteria of course, but the lemonade was good. It was really fun to visit. Seemed like every time we came to a pause on one subject or shared interest, another one popped up. We actually sat & talked for almost 3 hours. I was sorry not to meet Sharon but they're still recovering from nasty colds. Sorry - no pictures but we're both handsome & gorgeous. (lol)

MinusTwo

Sorry for such a long post above. Didn't mean to monopolize the thread.

April: I'd love the recipe for the cognac cream sauce w/the pork. I've tried several recipes but the results have only been OK - not spectacular.

Lacey: So sorry to hear about your fall. Hope you haven't had any long term consequences. I hate having to walk slower. I've always been one to charge ahead, but no more.

Special: How neat that your son will be joining you - twice no less. I don't usually see my son more than once a year and it's never at holidays.

M0mmyof3

Had a Taco Salad from Wendy's tonight. It was ok, not as good as it used to be and in a smaller portion. At least it was filling

Lacey12

Minus, thanks so much for your "travelogue". And I admire your endurance for the 8 day visit, given the familial disparities...and possible rise in your cholesterol, given the diet! I am not always sure that in every situation, 'blood is thicker than water'. Too many years doing clinical work, in addition to personal experience. It is hard for me to imagine anyone being disagreeable with you since you seemed to me to be such an agreeable person....and, I am always impressed with the fact that your EXDH often enough takes you out for dinner. Obviously that says something about him too. So, beyond that, I am glad that you and Eric met!

DH and I are still dealing with this virus or whatever...he is totally intolerant of it, and even went out twice today....hacking and complaining upon departure and arrival. Once was to pick up a local cheese pizza for dinner that is $6 (imagine!) which I "doctored up" with onions, roasted peppers and mushrooms. Hoping he did not hack atbthenpizza shop! Made a salad and called it dinner!

Hope you all have a restful weekend....

Moonflwr912

Wow. does time fly! i realized its already been 10 days since I popped in. so much going on! Glad Minus and Eric connected.

Lacey, glad you didnt get too badly hurt in your fall.

For every one with the ickies, my sympathy. I think I started that last batch. have to clean my keyboard. hope everyone is recovering.

Benn busy here too. Had 2 funerals in the ladt couple months. one of my cousins SIL passed ar 40. and then her DH. Just visited my Moms last remaining sister. shes the 4th one to have BC, now bone mets. Shes over 85 but my Mom and all her sisters had it younger. She is just on comfort now. just 2 weeks ago she was able to walk and talk. today she is failing rapidly. All my Dads siblings are gone, and soon, all my Moms.

So enjoy every moment with your loved ones.

Supper was a chain, and i actually ordered meatloaf. it was good. My Home Chef was ladt week, I still have meal left to make. made the curry chicken and applecider chicken. have steak to get through.

Much love to all.

ChiSandy

Hold the ones you love a little tighter tonight.

Listen to their joys and their needs.

It's so hard to know when they may go towards the light

Or where that light might lead

carolehalston

Minus, welcome back.

Sending good health vibes to Lacey and her dh.

eric95us

I just finished up some more car work. Brakes and suspension are done. Next is the steering system. Nothing was dangerously wrong, just a lot of deferred routine maintenance that needed to be done. I paid $500 for the new looking 1998 Volvo. so I can't complain.

Dinner to night will be pot pie number two and for left overs, I will cook some pork chips.

april485

So Eric? What in the world are "pork chips?" LOL Did you mean "pork chops?"

Tonight is beef braciole with homemade orechietti pasta...feeling ambitious. Braciole is cooking now in the sauce. Orechietti is made and ready to take their lovely bath in the boiling water. Looking forward to this meal for sure.

MinusTwo

April - I looked up how to make orechietti. Wow, you are ambitious. I still haven't tackled a major shopping trip since my return so my dinner was Ivar's Clam Chowder from Costco. Served with a couple of slices of toasted Pugliese bread that managed to live OK in the fridge while I was gone - at least for purposes of toast.

eric95us

Pork chops....not a "the other white meat" SOS kind of meal.. :-)

MinusTwo

But I love SOS!!!

eric95us

I do too!

MinusTwo

I've followed two threads religiously for five years - particularly since my treatments were over and I didn't need to check every day about new worries or side effects. I've always been excited to log on every day to see what my friends on the dinner thread were up to and what they were cooking. I'm saddened that both threads seem to be slowing down. I guess that's to be expected as we move further & further from treatment - but I miss the joy of reading all the posts every day and following along with all of your lives.

It seems impossible that Michelle has been gone since 2013, but that was her last post on BCO. Laurie hasn't posted in a year. And I can't remember when Debbie & Chuck from Oregon drifted off. Unfortunately I don't use Facebook, and I know I'm missing some friends because of that. But I won't disappear from here for now. Hmmm - sorry for the melancholy thoughts but I want you all to know you have all meant a great deal in my life - and THANK YOU.

Sipping a snifter of Tia Maria before I head for bed and reminicing.