So...whats for dinner?

MinusTwo

Eric - thinking of you.

Lacey12

Nance, I also neglected to comment on your beautiful LM pie. One of my favorites! And that fluffy meringue always allows me to delude myself that the calories are minimal....Ha!

I bet some lemon meringue pue would soothe a bruised tongue very nicely, Minus! . I rarely make Asian soups. DH buys the boxed ones from Traders ($1)and is quite happy with them, so I don't mess with that habit.

I bought chicken breasts in a large quantity yesterday, so we will have chicken something tonight, and I'll pound and freeze the rest.

Hope that you are healing fast, Special.

Knowing that you are both grieving and busy with funeral related tasks, Eric. Sending you coping energy......

auntienance

Lacey, your IP pressure cooker makes Asian broth in a snap.

Ooo la la, pizelles and wine! I'm in!

Unfortunately, dad fell today as a result of low blood sugar and dislocated his shoulder. Fortunately, he didn't break anything but he tore up his arms pretty badly -- his skin is so thin it doesn't take much to make him bleed profusely. At the er, they did an x-ray and discovered he also has pneumonia! He's now in the hospital for a few days but this may impact his ability to remain in supportive living. SIGH, it's always something.

Since my stomach is in a knot, dinner is cheese and onion omelets with a biscuit. Definitely lemon pie for dessert.

ChiSandy

Healing wishes for your dad, Nancy!

eric95us

It has been busy, and strange...signing all the cremation authorization paperwork.

I'm waiting to pick up a bus load of Syrian refugees to take them to a dinner.

I hope the fall doesn't impact your dad's abilities...and I understand the stomach in a knot feeling....I'm thinking of you

They're here..gotta go...

MinusTwo

Ooooo - so now it's wine with the pizelles? I bet we could talk Susan into coming.

Nance - sorry about your Dad's fall. I do hope it doesn't impact his living arrangements. Yes, the LM pie will be soothing - to the stomach & the soul.

Eric - thanks for checking in. We are sending support virtually. You are always doing the most interesting things. Where was the Syrian dinner?

queenmomcat

AuntieNance: sorry about your dad! (and the board-appropriate note: I don't have a pressure cooker, just a slow cooker, but tapioca works a treat in that for thickening stews and soups. Might it work for a pressure cooker as well?)

M0mmyof3

My three bean chili

Lacey12

Oh Nance, I'm so sorry that your father and you are facing even more challenges. I also hope that he can heal fast and then transfer to a caring place with more support that you can all feel comfortable with. Have two pieces of pie tonight!

I have yet to open my pressure cooker....but need to soon. Would love any ideas for T-giving sides that I can make in it...once I get over the PTSD I developed as a kid with my mother's. If I am honest, this is probably why I have yet to open the box. I must get over it!

Eric, I can't picture another more nurturing person to bring the refugees to their meal. Thank you!

Last night I made a parmesan coated chicken dish with mushroom/kale/orzo side.Another side, as a part of the recipe somehow, was balsamic parmesan/panko baked tomatoes. Serving below....You know I love food pix!

auntienance

Lacey, very pretty! You really MUST open that box. Once you make something, you will get over the fear completely. Try risotto. It's basically foolproof. And delicious! I'll think about some sides.

Thanks momcat -- I love tapioca for pies. Never thought about sauces.

SK, hope you are healing well.

Thanks for the kind wishes. Saw dad today, he is a mess. In quite a bit of pain getting heavy duty painkillers. He looks like one big bruise. The skin on one arm is so shredded they had a hard time getting the bleeding stopped. A plastic surgeon is supposed to see him tomorrow. He was pretty lucid and upbeat in spite of it all.

Carryout pizza tonight. No enthusiasm for cooking.

M0mmyof3

The chili was so good and filling. Got enough left over for another meal

carolehalston

Nance, I can relate to the worry about your dad. My mother is having a procedure this week to deal with a very large kidney stone. It's an out patient procedure if everything goes well but it does require anesthesia, plus she had to stop the blood thinner for 5 days prior.

Lovely plate, Lacey.

Last night's dinner was country ribs cooked in the oven with barbecue sauce. Also baked sweet potatoes. There was ample food without a 3rd side and I was too lazy to make a salad. DH had bought the ribs on his own when he saw a buy one get one free sale at WD.

Off to the gym this morning.

april485

Chicken tenders with spinach and mushrooms in a sherry wine sauce over bow-tie pasta tonight. Easy to cook and delicious.

sorry about your Dad AuntieNance. It is so hard to see our parents like that...sigh.

SpecialK

Just returned from my post-op - had a bunch of stitches out and am sore and bruised, but things look as good as possible right now - actually surprised at how good! I am feeling good about this being the last surgery! Yay! Thanks for the healing thoughts!

I won't be doing much cooking - beyond making some cookies and caramel corm this evening - DD and DH are heading back up to SC to see my FIL. His last transfusion did not give him the bounce he usually gets and they will try again on Wed., but if his Hgb does not improve they will bring Hospice in and just keep him comfortable.

auntie - so sorry your dad had a fall - it is so scary, right? My mom had a few, but my dad never did. My MIL has had a bunch and all of the kids/spouses are worried about her living arrangements going forward. None of us want her to be alone, but nobody lives closer than a 5 hour drive. Dilemma!

M0mmyof3

cooked up some noodles and added them to last night's chili

carolehalston

Mommyof2, we love pasta in chili. Also in beef veggie soup. Guess we just love pasta

M0mmyof3

me too but I try to limit how much of it I eat

carolehalston

SpecialK, my thoughts are with your DD and DH as they go to see your FIL.

carberry

So sorry to hear of Erics mom passing. You were a great son,Eric, and I know your mom must have been proud of your accomplishments.

I just spent some time catching up on all of the posts I have missed. we have had a tough summer here in NY with several deaths of friends and family, a lot of them cancer related. My brother, just a year older than me, decided to end his life, and we are left without any closure as to what led to his decision. I feel as if I have fallen into a deep hole and cannot get out. Struggling to keep my parents going through all of this, but their health is failing and it has become a daily struggle that me and my sister share.

On the bright side, my son got married 2 weeks after my brothers funeral and we pulled ourselves together and made it a wonderful celebration. Now we are assisting my brothers widow in relocating to NC to be close to her son. We continue to cook, just not feeling the desire to do anything to write about.

6 year anniversary of the BC...mammo of the one boob I have left was all good to go.

Happy Cooking everyone! I am following you.

carberry

My son with his new bride....

auntienance

Oh Carrie, how nice to hear from you but what a mixture of sadness and happiness. I'm very sorry for your losses but what a lovely picture you've posted.

Carole, wishing you all the best with your mom's procedure.

Sloppy Joes and oven fries for dinner.

MinusTwo

Carrie - thanks for posting. I'm sorry about your brother and to hear that your parents are failing. But thrilled about your son. Thanks for the picture. We'll keep you in our thoughts.

ChiSandy

Bob brought home some good ol’-fashioned Polish leftovers from his office: borscht (universal for E. Europe), sauerkraut soup, boiled new potatoes and a liver meatball. Added a small tomato from my stash of homegrowns, with some fresh grey sea salt.

ThinkingPositive

Specialk...glad to hear your surgery went well!!

Lacey12

Wow, Carrie, as much as I was so happy to see you back at the kitchen table, I am so sorry to learn of the trials you've been coping with. So very sad. Your life has been complex, and exhausting throughout all of this, I'm sure. I'm so glad that you were able to experience the joy of your son's wedding. The photo is stunning.....thank you

auntienance

Lacey, here are some simple sides for the IP. I can only vouch for the mashed potatoes but I will try sweet potatoes to mash in the future.

/http://www.seasonedhomemaker.com/simplified-thanksgiving-side-dishes/

If you look on my Pinterest board, I have a collection of pressure cooker recipes.

It looks like dad will be going to rehab again for who knows how long. We've decided to hire movers and to store his things for a time to see if he'll be able to return to supportive living. I think he will, if nothing else goes wrong, which may be a big if. The real problem is getting all of this to happen in three days. Yike. The clock starts ticking tomorrow.

carolehalston

Carrie, it's great to have you check in. You were missed. So sorry about your brother. We have had suicide in my dad's side of the family and it had deep effects.

Nance, I hope your dad can hang in there and keep his spirits up. Same hope for you.

My mother is such a trooper. She came through her kidney stone procedure with no problems. She loves all the declarations about how young she looks!

I had breakfast and lunch at the hospital cafeteria. Dh has a meeting tonight so dinner is Subway sandwiches. I am trying the Reuben sandwich

Lacey12

Nance, coincidentally, I was just on Pinterest looking for ways to prep mashed potatoes early. So I will check your page. Thanks! And I also hope that your dad is able to rally through his recovery with the energy that Carole's mother seems to possess! Wish I could be helpful. You've had so much on your plate for so many months now.

Carole, I can just imagine how pleased your mother must be with the compliments related to her youthful image. Sweet! Glad she did well with her procedure.

So for all of my (and my family's) talk about having a small Thanksgiving here (with just the four of us), it is hard to do that. We always have appetizers early in the day while the football games start (that's the DS2 influence), then we always have the traditional dinner foods which everyone likes....in my opinion too many, especially since I am not a potato gal...or even stuffing anymore....but DS2' fiance is all about those, so....we will be catering to everyone's tastes...and having too much food. Oh well....ridiculous to complain about excess at a time to be thankful! I will be sending a lot home with the people who like eating such....

Tonight DH was out, and I had a salad with my favorite horseradish vinaigrette. My next door neighbor just returned from having a medical procedure, and was having a store bought chicken, so I made them a nice big salad of the same variety. If I had not done that, my dinner would have been more creatively unhealthful!

Tomorrow I will attend a "tea" sponsored by a neighbor who goes to Haiti several times a year with nursing students to provide medical services. She also supports a community center for elderly Haitians in Boston. For the tea, everyone brings a grocery bag or two of food for the folks at the center. After the tea, we sort it out and make a tone of bages to distribute to the center members. Today I shopped for that...and among other items got lots of cans of sardines which is very popular with that population. I cannot recall ever eating a sardine in my adult life. But I know that they are really good nutritionally.

eric95us

HI Carrie. It's been a long time since I've seen you post here. Welcome back.

Wow. All of that is quite a load to carry. Hugs. But, your son's marriage is a bright spot. That is a great picture.

Nance....hugs to you too. My journey on that path is ending.

Carole, your mom sounds a lot like my mom--keep chugging along through the most adverse things.

House cleaning....Three generations of my family reach back to before the 1860s, so there are a huge number of family antiques-family heirlooms. That stuff is going to be tough. Even more tough is the stuff that I remember as a little kid.

M0mmyof3

Thinking of making a chicken pot pie