So...whats for dinner?

Wow Michelle. I'm so thrilled....I've got a huge grin on my face right now!  That kind of news is right up there with announcing engagements and new births... :-)

Eric

Seaside, when Mickey was sick, I didn't share much because no one wanted to hear.  No one my age (22) could relate to my fiancee being in hospice and they would "run for the door" when I tried to talk about it.

It made it much harder for me.  The only reason I rejected suicide was that it would have left her to face "it" alone.

The whole thing redefined my idea of friend to an almost impossibly high standard. Few make the grade and those that do are family...family by choice.

Eric

Oh Michelle,



Your post has me crying.... Happy tears!!! Such long awaited, GREAT news!!! Maybe dancing naked under the stars 'while' eating ice cream is in order!!!

I don't suppose you want to hear that I wish I had your problem (of needing to put weight on... )

Sorry - any kind of sugar?  Can you eat fruit?  If you can, I'd recommend dates/figs/and other dried fruit.

What triggers your IBS and what foods are you allergic to?

Anything if eaten too much, will add weight - especially of course, the things you can't eat (milk, sugar, etc).  Carbs will probably add more quickly than anything else - but mostly the ones that convert most quickly to sugar - do those cause you problems?  Alcohol will add weight as well - though I wouldn't recommend that one .

Eric,



I can't even imagine going through all of this at such a young age... As a Mom of daughter in that age bracket I know that most of their time and energy tends to revolve around their own problems with an occasional flash of empathy for someone else's situation... And I hear you even when older that maybe we don't share the bad news because we have gotten the impression that others are tired of it and don't want to hear about it.



I agree that my definition of 'friend' has been forever altered with the bar set really high. Wish there was a 'like' button because I really liked your comment about the ones that are your true friends are family... family by choice... So true!

Michelle  CONGRATS!!awesome news.  Might I suggest that we all go into an "ice cream trial?"  I can be a very willing participant that will stick to the plan.

Linda  Maybe some of the gluten free pastas, they are usuually good for people with allergies and maybe good for the IBS.  Are there lactose free cheeses?  I do think there is lactose free ice cream, so you can join the trial with us.

My DH called to say that my old college roommate dropped into the store today (have only seen her twice since college) and she too, is a BC patient.  He got her number so that we could connect.

Michelle:  Hooray, HOORAY.  Such great news.

Thanks everyone for your supportive thoughts.  I'll post over the weekend about the treatment plan.  In the mean time, after I looked at side effects I asked the onc if I would have to give up my glass of wine at night during 6+ months of chemo.  His answer - don't drink on chemo days.  Bring it on!!!  Hope it doesn't turn my stomach.

Stopped at our "gourmet" store and bought lots of goodies - Pumpernickel bagels (the only place in town I can get them) and smoked salmon spread, a fresh loaf of delicious Flax & Chia Seed bread,  100% Italian Durham wheat pastas - bow tie & spagetti, Rosemary Crostini, Meyer lemon 'puff' cookies, Abdalla's pita bread, macaroons w/the bottoms dipped in dark chocolate.  Hmmm - do you get the feeling I like carbs?  Going to eat bread & butter for dinner with my "Redvolution" Bota Box wine from Costco.

Linda, ensure is lactose and gluten free, I know, blech, but I used to drink it when I needed to gain weight. Just drank it down and didn't think about it, kind of like a vitamin.

Goats, thanks for asking. I will start 2 weeks from today and am not sure how my job will handle disability. I have done this before and am afraid, but with everything all you have gone through I know I can do it.

Michelle, oh Michelle, my Belle! 

(I am so happy for you!)

PS thank God for yahoo translator, I failed French.

Eric, I became my Mother's Power of Attorney when I was 22. She died 2 years later.( My dad died when I was little) No one could relate. I am so grateful for the love and things that she taught me, even though I was in my  early 20's. All you ladies please know how much your kids love you, and your lifelong impact, even if they are brats. Like I was as a teen.

Nancy - I now having something else to fill out DH's next Amazon order (so he can get free shipping).  If I still have the rings and I think it was only 2, they are buried deep in my storage closet probably never to be seen till we move again whenever that might be.

Linda - I had patients that would only drink one flavor of Ensure so might be worth your while to taste them all.

MinusTwo - I like the sound of your gourmet store.  I've spent the last hour or so reading lists of what people buy at Trader Joe's.  Fun reading but not very productive. TJ's and Central Market and Sprouts (which I was not too impressed with) are "gourmet" stores in Ft. Worth.  You know if it's not steak and potatoes (only just kidding WINK WINK) we don't eat it.  Actually World Market has a fair amt. of gourmet stuff.  I think I've posted that Central Mkt, World Mkt (in same center as Central Mkt), TJs,  and Sprouts are within 2 miles in a straight line on westside of FW.  Actually for us out of towners very convenient if expensive.

Enjoy your box wine.   When the Majestic's closed or changed hands here earlier this year and cleared out their inventories I picked up 2 bottles of Spanish sangria that I just love.  Not one of the commonly seen ones. Wish I had bought the whole shelf full.  Even DH who does not like wine thought it was good.  His tastes run to sweet stuff like Mogen David.

My pork loin is smelling goooood.  I think I need to thicken up the juices with some cornstarch.  I knew 1 cup of water was too much in a crockpot but did it anyway.  Prob. should have used something more flavorful even chicken stock.

My grocery had tomato basil cornbread yesterday.  I found several recipes; will have to try it.  Hockey, baseball and Nationwide race all on tonight.  You'll find me planted on the couch.

Yesterdays baking marathon involved some recipes I hadn't tried before, i.e. onion rolls and tartine sourdough bread. The onion rolls were delicious and I believe the sourdough is the best I've ever made. The sourdough is labor intensive though, requiring attention every 30 minutes for the first few hours. The whole thing is a 10 hour process. Probably won't be making that a lot.



Today is something a little easier -- my all time favorite chicken dish, Rao's Lemon Chicken with a side of angel hair pasta and a salad.



In other news, the sun is shining!

Eric, there was no leavening other than the starter and you have to fold the dough over onto itself every 30 minutes to facilitate the rise. It was a very interesting dough and I will make it again, but probably on one of those days I'm housebound because of a snow storm or something lol.

Nancy, tried to respond to your hello on Pinterest....but have no idea how to post there except for recipe/pictures. Sooooo technology challenged!! Love your board recipes!

Those bread efforts sound like a tasty bounty. Enjoy!



Am all set for dinner gathering tonight....turns out it will just be our friends from the lake and us.....so pretty relaxed. The biggest problem I just discovered is that I really need to get some new tablecloths. Have been using the same ones for many many years! Built in hutches grow "dry goods" I think....need to clear out the old and get one or two refreshing new tablecloths to go with the gazillion napkins I have collected over the years. Jeeze, give me a place to stuff things, and stuff and forget them I will! This is not the functional style of someone who has to clear out so we can move some day. Oy!



It's really nice to see some sun today. I need to get out and walk.....

Hope everyone else is enjoying the day.

(Garden) & (Laurie)  Where do I begin?  I can not have any sugars; no fruit; I swell up!  Other sugars like in desserts I just can not digest.  Sometimes stress can trigger an IBS attack, or foods, & sometimes I just don't know.  I'm allergic to: fruit, corn, eggs, dairy, chocolate, tomatoes, nuts, & I have to limit red meat intake as well.  I eat a lot of turkey & chicken!

(Susan)  No, I can not eat yogurt or cheese because of being lactose intolerant.

(Carberry)  I've tried the gulten free pastas but I have to use my lactose free margarine on it & sometimes it just doesn't appeal to me.  I wish I could eat ice cream! & I know there is lactose free but I can't eat it because of the sugar content.  I've tried sliced lactose free cheese but it isn't that good:(  

(bedo)  Believe me, I would drink Ensure or Boost but can't because of the sugar content.  I haven't found any nutritional drinks that are BOTH sugar free & lactose free:( 

I weigh only 90lbs. & take anti spasmatic drugs for my stomach & a pancreatic enzyme to help me digest foods.  I need to build up some strength & energy  because I am starting radiation soon. 

Help!  Any suggestions??  Thanks,

Linda

Welcome Linda. I think you would be better served to start a new thread. You might catch the eye of one us who is a nutrition expert. You might have better luck getting some suggestions quickly. good luck!



Michelle! Sooooo happy for you! Awesome news.



To everyone, thanks for the support, it was sad, but good, as 90 years old, going in his sleep to join his wife of 63 years on his farm where he was born was as good as it gets.

To those with teen troubles, they do grow up and admit that they were even thankful for some of the rules! LOL my 30 year old DD told me that one!

Eric, my DH hates traveling, I.love it, he does it a lot, I don't, hmmm, LOL.

I haven't forgotten everyone else, but this thread moves so fast. Still working on eating my freezer meals up, starting on the second half of the batch. Italian Medallions next! Hey, don't blame, I didn't name them! LOL.

Also, enough with the weather, we had snow on the ground today, Aaaarrrrhggghhhg!

Much Love.