So...whats for dinner?
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Special K - Wow!! Amazing post! Hope you are well!
Susan O agree- I always seem to be sick. The kids get colds and then I get a sinus infection that takes weeks to get rid of. I get a week of feeling better and I get it again. grrrr.
Carol- Congrats on your continued weight loss! I have to admit I smiled about you fluching your WW thingy. I always take my phone out of my pocket when I go to the bathroom. But, last winter as I was cleaning the bathroom I did answer the phone and dropped it in the toilet
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carole - Ha ha! No, my memory is not that good! I made some notes as I was reading, then was confused by my own notes, lol! I always miss you all and this thread when I go out of town, everyone is so encouraging and supportive of each other and has such great pictures and recipes and stories! The twice baked sweet potatoes are my DH's fave T-day thing, although he insists on having at least one turkey sandwich before midnight.
laurie - I am doing fine - always feel a bit meh right after the injections, but I bounce back within 48 hours. The good news is I am done - I am getting a little tired of the airport, have the skin tests first week of Dec., then I don't go back for 6 months.
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Special K, you have totally WOWed (!!!!) all of us with your thorough responses....notes or not! I'm totally impressed.
Glad to learn that you will soon have a six month treatment reprieve.
I love your idea of keeping a pliers in the kitchen....definitely on my to do list now! What has been really eye opening for me is how much I miss using that left hand....and now realize that I have relied on it much more due to the painful arthritis and weakness in my right, preferred hand.
Dinner tonight (leftover roasted pork sandwich) was not until 9:30 when I returned from the grocery stores. I went late after resisting the chore all day. So, all the food is here...just need to start cooking it!
Did I mention that yesterday I baked a sugar pumpkin to use for a pumpkin pie, and then went wild, defying all sensible internet cooking advice, and baked big portions of a large pumpkin I had on the front porch. I have it draining in the refridge before pureeing it....maybe will go into pumpkin bars rather than pie....or maybe soup. I just could not throw that whole puppy out while in my roasting frenzy! An experiment!
Susan your dinner sounded fabulous! And second day quiche, Michelle,....wonderful!!
Carrie, so happy that you had such a great visit with DS. He sounds like one talented guy!
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lacey - the pliers I use for the kitchen are not needle nose but just slightly larger - they are pretty handy. I find I sometimes have trouble with things that have a pop-top type opening. I finally had to have the pharmacy make a permanent note on my file not to use adult-proof tops on the bottles - right after a surgery I needed to open a medication and was home alone. I tried saying bad words at it - didn't work! Finally used the pliers!
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SpecialK- Whew how in the heck did you do that? I can't remember from the previous page let alone all the others posts! Good job is all I can say! Do you mind me asking what the vaccinines were for you might of mentioned it but can't recall. Im thinking for your skin cancer? Hope everything is fine and that you are ok!
Deb- Sorry your DSL won't be able to join you on TG but glad you have your DD until after.
Carole- Woo-Hoo on more weight loss you will probably be glad you stuck with it since turkey day is coming up.
Laurie- Not only do I wish I lived closer so I could bring Michelle some food but wish I could come there and make you all better too! Hope you get through the holidays feeling better. Did I tell you about the stuff my DR. Recommends? He has been trying to get me to take this over the counter medicine for the last year and everytime I saw him I fibbed and said I had been taking it, but the last time me and DH was sick he gave me antibiotics but not DH I asked why he was getting antibiotics but not DH he said because I was different and with all I have been through my immune system is so bad, probably the same with you too. Anyways, when we left his office we went straight to the Health food store and bout this stuff and DH started feeling better within 2 days and I have been feeling better that I had so maybe this really does work. He is a reg Dr not a natural path but really pushes this, Its called ACETYLCYSTEINE. It cost 10.00 for 120 tablets and 600mg. Might be worth a shot. Sorry for the long post!!
SpecialK- By the time I came back and finished this post you posted again, Great Idea on making notes! what I have been doing lately is when i come here and there are about 2 or more pages I haven't read yet, I post and then copy/paste what I wrote until I get to the last page. My long term memory is fine it's the short term i have problems with.
I made grilled chx and bacon/tomato sandwichs w/jack cheese on sourdough bread, green salad with a pear vineagrette dressing so good.
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debbie - your sandwich/salad sounds yummy! The vaccine thing is a clinical trial for Her2+ BC. It is in phase II and based on the first phase results it is cutting the recurrance rate in half, so I just barely made the enrollment cutoff - had to be within 6 months of last Herceptin infusion. I started in mid-summer and have been flying up to Washington, D.C. every 3 weeks - I chose that location because we lived there for 10 years so I am visiting lots of friends/neighbors and have been able to see my son as well.
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SpecialK-Thats awesome that you qualified for the trial in time! Having friends there makes it easier to make the trip there when DS and friends live there. Hope you get good results on the trial. Quite a change from Washington DC to Florida! ;-))
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debbie - I was very happy to meet the study criteria so I could possibly benefit and also advance the science for those dx'ed with BC after me. I was fortunate to benefit from the ladies who volunteered and helped Herceptin become a drug that was available to me, so I am trying to pay it forward. It was cold this last trip, but it felt god since I am always HOT! I have also noticed that the food seems more adventurous there - Tampa needs to bust a move on the food front!
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Morning everyone!
SpecialK: Glad you were able to get into the trial. I have a friend that is doing a trial through the NIH in Maryland...she also travels every other week. Hers is for a form of lukemia CLL.
Laurie: Sorry you are ill again. Do you take vitamin D and C? If not, I would buy some and double up on taking them...they build up your immune system. Last year after my surgery I had Vit C infusions with other things to do just that. My test came this year when I was exposed to a friend who had a major case of flu and I never got the first sniffle! Hope you feel better before the big day!
I never heard of Gorton stuffing either...it sounds good! We do cornbread stuffing here in the south. Lately I've dressed it up with dried cranberries and walnuts and it's delicious. My DD is doing the entire Thanksgiving dinner this year...she insisted...I didn't fight her. I'm allowed to bring my corn putting and some pies...nothing else. If anyone remembers, last year I had a major disaster on the big day when my DGD got appendicitis and my DIL's mother got stung by bees and had an allergic reaction. Our dinner was seriously delayed, but came off ok in the end. Hoping this year will be less hectic.
Eric: It's good to hear that your employer supports you in your endeavor...I'm a verizon customer, and I like to hear things like that.
Our TV and surround sound installation was a major disaster...the store couldn't find the sub woofer that had supposedly been ordered ten days ago and was trying to reschedule the installation. I got so angry that I just cancelled the SS installation and took only the TV and DVD player. It's just fine and I saved myself over $1,000! So much for customer service with hhGregg! Now we're having a huge learning curve with the logtec remote that is supposed to work everything...eeeeek! Nothing is easy these days.
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Specialk that is a good thing that you are doing the trial, do you know what target they are aiming for, and will they let you in on the progress of the trial once you are done?
I will make a traditional savory stuffing, but with some cranberries for a little sweetness to go with the savory. I am anxiously awaiting the vege dishes, scalloped corn, green bean casserole and winter squash....and of course the gravy. My mom used to ask me if I wanted some potato or just a bowl of gravy?
Eric So cool on your mom being a Zip...I am so impressed with the school.
Forgot to add...that while in Ohio I had one of their great lakes beer, called Christmas ale, and they put sugar and cinnamon around the rim of the glass..why didnt I think of that? Soo good
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Kaara- Sometimes technology is not all its cracked up to be! I hope you enjoy someone else cooking for you and you can relax and play with your grandkids! (with no excitement!)
Debbie and Kaara- Thanks for the tips- Debbie I am going to check out the health food store tomorrow if I can and see if I can find it. I have been doubling my vitamin C and D and I have been taking airborn which is basically just massive doses of vitamins. I am feeling like I am pulling out of it today, yay! At least I feel like I don't need to head back to bed
Carrie- Love the story about your son and his home, you must be so proud.
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Carrie, too funny about the gravy. My DH is a gravy lover but he is forever mystified about how it's made and can come in so many flavors. As long as I can make gravy, I'll be an awesome cook in his eyes.
Debbie, what is the ACETYLCYSTEINE for?
Carole, big congratulations on the continued weight loss!
Laurie, I really hope you feel better soon. Seems like this stuff always happens around the holidays. Too much hugging and kissing I guess!
Eric, please tell us you're going to get something besides an mre for Thanksgiving.
Having a sleep study done tonight. So not looking forward to it. I can't sleep in my own bed under optimal conditions, can't think how I'll be able to wired for sound with strangers peering in at me all night long. Ugh! -
The amount of ingredients is a bit hit or miss. I tend to make too much of the white sauce because making more at the last minute is impossible. If there is some left over, I add some cheese and make Macaroni and Cheese. I make the two components ahead of time, and store them separately. To heat on T-Day, warm in a double boiler.
Creamed Onions
2 cups sauce to 1 bag pearl onions [give or take].
Bechamel Sauce
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
pinch of dry mustard
2 cups scalded milk
salt, white pepper
bay leaf
Melt the butter is a heavy bottomed sauce pan. Add flour and stir together with a wooden spoon, stirring until the flour is cooked. About 5 minutes. Stir in the bit of dry mustard [or nutmeg which is more traditional.] Add the cool scalded milk, whisking to prevent lumps and the bay leaf. Stir or whisk until the mixture is thickened. You will know that it is thick enough when a wooden spoon covered in the sauce, when striped with your finger, leaves a line and doesn't run. Salt and pepper to taste.
Steam the onions. When they are cooked and then cool enough, pop each one of these suckers out of their casing. This is tedious work, but the rewards are wonderful!
Sorry for the delay.
*susan*
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carberry - the trial was initiated at the US Military Cancer Institute in San Antonio and is directed at those of us who are Her2+. Because of the aggressive nature of this type of BC it tends to recur quickly (within 2-3 years) so this vaccine is a peptide that stimulates your own immune system to prevent that recurrence. The vaccine is adminstered with a GM-CSF (like Neulasta) and they work together. Because Her2+ does recur rapidly they have already gathered data from phase I and reduced recurrence by 50% in those participants. They are still recruiting for phase II and widened the availability of the vaccine, but the phase I results have already been published.
auntie - sorry about having the sleep study - DH does them annually, but he can sleep anywhere, anytime - no fun.
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Special K - SO glad you were able to get into a trial!
Dinner tonight is my sinful chicken cor don bleu with sauce. I haven't made it in a long time and am looking forward to it. Busy day with the boys, we went on a play date at one of the climbing/jumping places and pizza for lunch. They didn't nap because they were so off the walls from playing. But on the bright side, we are looking at early bed time! I plan on laying by the fire and reading a book
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SpecialK Thanks so much for the information. I am also Her2+ so anything they can come up with will be great. My onc assured me that it was a good time to be pos with Herceptin on the market...thank you to all those that did the trial and paved the way for that drug.
Laurie Did you ever post the recipe for that? I love chicken cor don bleu but dont feel that mine is that good. Enjoy your reading time with peace and quiet.
Tonight is a ready to bake pizza from the store.
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carberry - there appear to be few SEs from this vaccine so I am hopeful that it makes it to the market sooner rather than later.
Dinner tonight was one of my mom's old recipes - Hunter's Stew. Beef stew meat, tomatoes, tomato paste, onion/carrot/garlic, spiced with chili powder, rosemary, parsley and oregano. Yummy over wide noodles with steamed broccoli.
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They are advertizing Golden Canole in Somerville on Channel 5, on Chronical.
Dang, I can't keep up with everyone, I'm almost always 24 hours behind.
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Just came home from doing all the Turkey shopping. Market Basket was mobbed. But I think I'm done.
Dear God:
These are my friends, whom I love and this is my prayer for them
Help them live their life to the fullest.
Please promote them and cause them to excel
above their expectations.Help them to shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love.
Protect them at all times, lift them up when they need
you the most, and let them know when they walk with you,They will always be safe.
Love you Guys♥ -
Deb,
That is interesting. I once tried to walk into Golden Canolli and buy something but was quickly shown the door. Only wholesale sales, I was told. Looks like they are selling 4 items retail now. Can't tell from the website if I can buy onsite or have to pay shipping. When I want to make a cannoli, which isn't often, I buy my shells from Al Capone and either make my own filling or buy his.
*susan*
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Deb I agree! It is hard to keep up here!
Carrie- For my cor don bleu I butterfly a chicken breast and pound thin. Take a few slices of ham and a slice of swiss cheese and fold into a pocket- put into the center of the chicken breast and fold it up into a ball using tooth picks to secure it together. (usually takes about 3) Then dip your chicken roll into flour, egg, then bread crumbs. Then egg it and bread it again. In a skillet heat about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of oil and brown the chicken on all sides. (it is very quick if your oil is hot enough) Then put in a dish and put it in the oven for about 20 minutes or so until juices run clear. For the sauce (I'm sorry I don't measure!) put about 2 tbsp of butter and about 4 tbsp of flour in a pan and make a base roux add chicken broth, about 1/2 cup? and some salt pepper and a heavy splash of milk. Mix very well and keep on low heat to thicken while the chicken finishes cooking. The sauce should be the same thickness as gravy- add more broth or flour if needed.
I'm not sure if the recipe makes sense? I need to learn to measure!
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When we want cannolis, we head to McKinnon's Market in Salem. They carry cannolis and filling from the Modern Pastry Shop in Boston's North End. And they package the filling separately so you can fill them when you are ready and they stay crispy.
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Laurie, the cordon bleu sounds good. I've never cooked that dish.
We had catfish filets, seasoned and panfried. Steamed yellow squash and roasted asparagus.
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carole : that dinner sounds divine.
Well I am off to England tomorrow. I will report back in a couple of days as to what Mum has cooked me... some good ol' English grub.
Wishing all of you peace love and happiness. Hugs to all xx
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Ditto on the cordon bleu sounding good. Thanks for the recipe, Laurie.
Tazzy, have a safe and wonderful trip to Mum's....will look forward to your report on her English grub!
Big cooking day tomorrow to get as much done as possible to make Thursday easier...even tho we are doing it small here....just DS2 and a lot of football viewing.
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Safe travels Tazzy!
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Kaara- I don't remember that from last year but I sure hope your TG goes a lot smoother this year. Glad your DD is giving you a rest this year and cooking.
Carrie- That beer sounds unusal but good at the same time, nothing can taste bad with cinnamon and sugar hehe!
Nancy- Acetylcystien is suppose to help the immune system and an antioxident also great for mucous and a host of other things. From what my Dr. said they are even using it in hospitals now and seeing great results. My DH had the sleep study and said he fell right to sleep but wondering if you can take a sleeping aide when you get there? Hope it goes well for you.
Specialk- Hunters stew sounds good I think that will be on my menu for next week. Hope your SE are minimal for you.
Laurie- Your chx cordon blu sounds really good, and yes you made perfect sense lol! Glad your feeling a little better
Deb- Loved the poem so sweet! And love cannolis yumm!
Susan- Your onion dish sounds really good!
Michelle- How are you doing? Thinking about you always!
Tazzy- Have a great trip to England and safe travels.
Carole- Yum on the catfish hadn't had that in a long time.
Since I will be cooking most of the day tomorrow I bought some Loyds bq pork that I heated in the mic and put on buns w/jack cheese and side of mac salad. Easy and not much clean up.
I added another2 dishes to my menu for TG- Making a pinapple fruit salad that is easy and very good, got tired of the reg fruit salad and this is really goodl. take a 20 oz can of crushed pineapple drained, mix with a 8 0z package of softened cream cheese and 3 cups of miniture marshmellows mix, cover and refridgerate over night, next day add I small container of cool whip and 1 jar of marchino cherries cut in half. mix and fridgerate for a couple of hours to thicken.
and an appetizer, take some club crackers and line then up on a baking sheet put heaping tablespoons of kraft parmesan cheese and put heaping tablespoons on each cracker until coveref then take a half peice of bacon and wrap around the cracker snugly but not to tight covering the whole cracer from end to end. Bake in a 250% oven for 2 hours just like the recipe states they are not low in calorie but so delicious!
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Happy day before Thanksgiving everyone!...For those of you who are cooking, hope everything turns out well. I feel a little lost I must admit without a lot to do...I'm making my corn pudding and I purchased store bought pies (never been one to bake) DD is taking care of the rest. Entire family will be together except for DS #2 and his family who are going to Pa to her family's home. He finally got around to telling me yesterday, but I had already seen it on facebook so I was prepared. It's no big deal anymore...I'll see them sometime during the holidays.
Laurie: Glad you are feeling better...keep taking that C & D after your cold is passed...it will keep your immune system intact. Next time you have blood tests done, have your Vit D levels checked (you have to ask) they should be somewhere around 50 for optimal immunity protection.
Carole: Glad you are having success with WW....you dinner last night was perfect...no carbs.
Debbie: Thanks for the tip on the supplement...I'll look for it as well. Anything to stay healthy, and we're going on a cruise over New Year's so will need protection.
Auntie: Good luck on your sleep study...I wondered the same thing....how would I ever fall asleep in an environment like that! It's bad enough in a dark room with total silence..LOL!
Happy day everyone!
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Safe travel, Tazzy. Be sure and tell us about your visit when you return home.
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Thanks caroleh.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the US sisters.
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