So...whats for dinner?

Carrie, so sorry your stomach is jumpy, I know that feeling too well. Long history of stomach issues. I'm long past menopause and letrozole is my poison. I've gone the ambien route, and I like it well enough but don't want to take it as often as I need it. My doc just prescribed trazadone which did nothing but keep me awake. The hot flashes no longer keep me awake thanks to effexor.



Michelle, never heard of that one, I'll check it out, thanks. Hope you're experiencing the worst SE you're going to have.



Tazzy, that chicken sounds yummy.



Guests for dinner tonight. Menu is bbq'd ribs with a pineapple/lime/soy sauce glaze, a new potato crockpot recipe with bacon onions and cheese, chopped salad and French apple cake for dessert.



Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.

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I'm on arimidex (generic), not tamoxifen.  I take 75 mg Effexor generic and it helps quite a bit with the temperature fluctuation.  I get "warm flushes," but not hot flashes.  However, my body temp. runs warm.  Temp. in the 60's feels great to me and other women will be wearing sweaters.  I take the arimidex at night and also take a benedryl knockoff that I buy at Sam's Club.  I sleep very well.  Some nights I'm up a couple of times going to the bathroom but get back in bed and go right to sleep.  Nothing is more miserable than insomnia.

Michelle, it's so good to read your posts.  Sure hope those rads are doing a lot of damage to the mets.

Here's the WW Pork Piccata recipe that a couple of people were interested in.

In a small bowl, combine 3 T. all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper.  Cut 1 lb. lean pork tenderloin into 16 pieces.  Flour both sides of pork medallions, shaking off excess. 

Heat 2 tsp. olive oil (I used 1 T.) in large skillet over med.-high heat.  Cook pork medallions about 1 1/2 min. on both sides until golden brown.  Set aside on serving plate and cover to keep warm.

In a cup, whisk together 3/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice,  2 tsp. cornstarch, 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper.  Pour into same skillet and whisk to combine with drippings.  Simmer until slightly thickened.  Remove skillet from heat.  Stir in 2 tsp. salted butter until melted.  (I used 1 T. butter)  Stir in 1 T. capers, drained.  (I rinsed the capers)  Spoon sauce over pork.

I made this dish about an hour ahead of time.  I returned the pork medallions to the skillet, spooned sauce over them and covered the skillet with a lid.  When dh and I had finished our drinks and were ready to eat, I warmed up the medallions and sauce. 

Recipe Note:  the sauce is lemony.

I'm not cooking tonight!  Yay!  DH and I are going to a neighbor's house to play a couple of games of pool.  Then the four of us are going to a nice restaurant for dinner.  I checked out the menu last night on my computer and have my choices narrowed down to three selections in the seafood section of the menu.

Job #3, the one with US Department of Health and Human Services, has just come to the forefront. I've been put on deployment alert. So, until further notice, I have to keep my gear with me so I can leave within 2 hours of being called.



I don't know if I'll be going anywhere, but if I do, my food will likely be MREs or maybe Power Bars.



Eric

No clue for dinner, might just make some pasta. I didn't get my results today, hopefully Monday. I was so disappointed and now more anxious than ever. My youngest son punched me right in the boob that had the biopsy done on Thursday. He has Autism and just got rowdy and didn't mean to, it's not like domestic violence or anything. It hurt though and after ice and 4 tylenol it was still hurting so I had to call the doc and beg for something stronger. Much better now : ) . I hope you all have a nice weekend. 

gardengumby: that makes sense if you had awful brekkies as a kid.  funny but I was not an egg lover until I came to Canada - dunno what there was about them in England, but urgh !

Stuffed chicken was delish.

neomom: happy to hear you are feeling better now - ouch !

Hope everyone has a good weekend xx

Yes, this weekend is off but next saturday is a treatment day.  that means I will finish on Monday before thanksgiving.  So hopefully the fatigue will be better by then and I will be able to go to Las Vegas on the Friday after thanksgiving.  We went out for pizza and salad last night.  I was tired afterwards, but it was nice to do something normal with my family.  Of course, I couldn't sleep for a while...damn steroids!

Michelle, Back when I had radiation, it wiped me out completely. Far worse than chemo. Hope you have a comfy chair and a warm blanket so you can rest and be warm.

We are on the Cape now. Two nights ago we made the Striper Bass that my friend had cooked, served with a salsa verde, avocado and pickled red onions. This recipe was a total winner. So delicious! Last night we went to the Elk's Friday fish fry. Eh. The fish was good but whoever was manning the fryer wasn't a master. The price was right at $8 per plate of fish and chips, and of course, the proceeds benefit their children programs.

I have a leg of lamb marinating in the fridge. A mixture of mustard, wine, olive oil, TONS of garlic, and a bunch of herbs. We will roast this later with a bunch of root vegetables that are also rubbed with herbs. I have high hopes for this.

*susan*

I'm the chief "techno-nerd" for a portable emergency hospital.



Eric

Nancy, I think I, too, like broccoli better blanched than raw.  Also cauliflower.  As an experiment, I blanched both in preparation for using them in a chopped salad.  Previously I'd used the raw veggies.  The slightly cooked version is very good. 

We are having fish tonight.  Walleye fillets out of the freezer, brought home from ND.  Also "smothered" okra and tomatoes with garlic and a dash of hot pepper flakes, s & p.  I cooked it earlier.   And a salad of some kind.  Possibly sliced cucumbers w/onions for dh and without onions for me.

Tomorrow we're going to a funeral.  My cousin Peggy, 3 years younger than I, died.  Very sad case.  She had rheumatoid arthritis and other illnesses and lived in pain for quite a few years. 

Nice and quiet in the house with dh out playing golf.  I'm doing laundry and am about to watch my recorded Saturday PBS cooking shows. 

Michelle,

If you are going to have fatigue from radiation, it sounds as though you have the best possible environment. A laz-y-person with a warm blanket, looking at birds? It doesn't get much better than that.

The lamb here on the Cape smells great. I am also roasting some carrots, potatoes, and the 'famous' Eastham turnip. We have enjoyed some cheese while watching some college football game. Other people in the room are making 'go get 'em" kind of noises.

*susan*

Susan  We were also making some of those "go get em" noises! Alabama certainly did not bring their A game yesterday.  there is nothing better than being curled up on the couch with my DH watching football.  Made a mexican tortilla soup that he loved,  I did not eat, as putting food in my stomach is like making the volcano erupt.  WTH?

I made some instant pudding last night and that was my dinner.

Supposed to be 70 here today Wahoo! Got a bunch of people showing up for the last boat ride of the season, in the canal, to one of our favorite restaurants for dinner, then pack up the boat for the winter.

The lamb dish was absolutely wonderful. Highly recommend this dish, and I think it would work for any large roast:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/herb-encrusted-roast-leg-of-lamb-with-garlic-roasted-baby-potatoes-recipe/reviews/index.html?pn=5

*susan*

p.s. Off to the Wicked Oyster for breakfast.

Carrie, enjoy your season finale on the boat.....how lovely to have 70 degrees to do it in!

It does seem like you've been suffering with this stomach distress for too long, and should have it checked out. Meanwhile, have a great day on the boat!



Susan, thanks for posting the link to that fabulous sounding lamb roast. Lovely weather on the outer Cape today, I'll bet. Wicked Oyster....nice!



I hope everyone is having a good Sunday.....our crazy weather pattern is giving us an unseasonably warm, sunny day. Definitely grilling weather.....

I've been called up.



Eric

Geez Eric, do you have to go far? Good luck from me as well.



Beautiful day here too! Had emeril's jambalaya recipe, but used quinoa instead of rice and just had chicken and shrimp in it, no sausage. Bam! We liked it, but we all like spicy.