So...whats for dinner?

Arrived home yesterday to a house in chaos. The kid had two young children so she could administer the Wexler test for a class assignment. Her friend, the procurer of these children, was here with a MASSIVE and rather smelly dog. One of the children was coughing and sneezing. They took over the first floor of my house. Finding a spot to eat lunch was not easy.

Made dinner in spite of all this. Grilled lamb chops [almost finished all the lamb], little baby onion rings [husband bought onions at the Farmer's market], steamed green beans, and some corn. I think the end of the corn season is near.

I have sliced the rest of the onions, along with some supermarkets ones, and they are carmelizing in the oven now. I will make a Lyonnaise French Onion soup when they are done. Serving it with the two leftover chops from last night, lentils and steamed broccoli. Or maybe I will roast the broccoli. Haven't decided just yet.

The whole house smells like onions just about now.

*susan*

Susan, I actually miss chaos like that. Whats wrong with me? LOL I actually made the mistake of trying to dry onions. Oh man the house reeked of onions. For a week.

Lacey, after the rsin we had yesterday, it turned into a besutiful day here. Gorgeous day. Enjoy your wonderful weather. Much love to all. Thinking of you Michelle.

Had a great long walk, ending at the Farmer's Mkt. uptown, where I met DH. A lot of local baked good vendors peppered the booths, so we just had to buy some delish giant ginger cookies! All that walkin' ya know!



Bought some steak tips from the meat guy to have for dinner. Marinated them for grilling, then had a caprese salad over lovely fresh red leaf lettuce, corn on the cob, and candy cane beets over the sautéed beet greens with garlic and diced tomato. I have developed this obsession about needing to use the beet greens whenever I buy beets...they just seem so healthy!



Garden G, I hope you are okay...saw some awful footage of serious rains in Washington.

We bagged the lamb chops. Soup, lentils and a little broccoli was the perfect meal! [Note to self: when having something with cheese, no meat needed.]

Ended up making the kids a mac/cheese and a ham steak. They needed an assist.

*susan*

Carol hoping it works for your DH. Pizza sounds good.

Tiday I had leftovers in stirfry. AND a cob of corn. Yum. Since I usually have an issue with the D I dont eat it often and I wanted it while I could still get a fresh cob. Double yum. Even if I have to stay home tomorrow its worth it! LOL

i love reading this thread....it reminds me of the food network i watch at my folks.  i have been reading a long time but only posted once.  anyway i was wondering what your alls favorite go to food was when you were going thru chemo...i am running out of ideas and it is hard to eat.  any suggestions would be appreciated.

I, on the other hand, was all about the protein. During the steroid highs, I would cook, cook, cook and freeze 2-3 oz portions of protein. Things I liked: hard boiled eggs, meatballs, quiche, chicken pot pie filling, little steaks. Every day I ate oatmeal as my first meal of the day. I then ate about ever 2-3 hours, about 2 oz of food. Next meal was a fruit smoothie. Gosh yogurt was appealing and good for the stomach while the body was immune-supressed. Cheese had almost no appeal, unless it was a topping for pasta. Mashed taters, well anything that was a salt conveyer, was appealing.

Night before chemo we would eat out. I did chemo by vein so needed salty food. We ate a Thai place most weeks. I had never been there before. I never went back again, of course. Long out of business now.

Will post back more... oh yes! Chicken soup. Pho. Any soup that wasn't acidic was very appealing.

*susan*

Potatoes in any form.  Seriously.  I will confess to mashed potatoes with crumbled bacon, cheese and sour cream.  And I do not have an aversion to them now, lol!  Also, I always enjoyed a hearty soup, and fresh fruit.  Yogurt, and Cream of Wheat or oatmeal.  I liked to have trail mix on hand too - helped with trying to keep something in my stomach - also apples with peanut butter.  During the last 10 days or so before the next tx I ate a lot of red meat because my hemoglobin is kind of low normally, and it took a hit during chemo, so steak, burgers and spinach, but I could only handle that just before the next tx.

I probably had the worst diet of all.  I had to stick mostly w/the BRAT diet for the "big D" - bananas, rice, applesauce & toast 18 days out of 21 - but I cut the rice since it tasted horrible and after the 3rd tx I cut bread.  Yes to mashed or baked potatoes but only with butter & salt.  Cream of Wheat, Stauffers Mac & Cheese, occasional omlette w/a hint of cheese.  Campbells Chicken Noodle soup.  Occasional Trader Joe's Tomato Basil soup.  Fruit popcycles.  Ice cold apples sliced really thin.  Cold boiled shrimp.  Lots of gingerale, root beer & coke.  I know - caffeine dehydrates but my onc said go ahead - getting down any liquid was better than not and most juices had a nasty taste.

My taste buds were just beginning to come back before surgery last Tuesday.  I actually ate a Fuddruckers hamburger Monday - first red meat in 5 months.  Unfortunately the antibiotic has killed all the good bugs so I have a raging case of thrush & mouth sores - and everything tastes off again.  Sigh.  But my brain still loves the great recipes and meals on this thread.

Lunch was the leftover lamb chop with lentils, reheated. Dinner was the rest of the onion soup with cheesy croutons. And with that, my fridge is getting pretty empty.

*susan*

Jenjen,



Welcome! And I second the yum on the eggs benedict! Had many a fail making the poached eggs and then found a product called a poach pod on Amazon. Makes poaching eggs so much easier!



Laurie,



You mentioned that you tried Chicken and Dumplings in the crockpot and you didn't care for it. I've been eyeing a few recipes for that so would be interested in knowing what recipe you tried and what you didn't like about it.

thank you ladies i just got home from bingo...i am now eating a pancake...not too bad.  thanks for all your suggestions!  i am leaning towards the white food but getting very sick of it!

Lovewins, Campbell's chicken noodle soup, saltines, trader Joe's ginger cookies, peanut butter, turkey on whole wheat and caramel/cheese popcorn. Lots of it. Could not stand red meat.

Laurie, I do hope that croup curse leaves your house pronto! Trying to keep those guys down is just not fair to any of you!



Lovewins, welcome and hope some of the ideas are helpful.



Carole, sending positive thoughts for a speedy cardiac "repair" for your DH. I know how worrisome the wait can be. Good luck!

Laurie sorry to hear about your boys. The steam sounds like a good idea.  When I'd get sick like that, I'd crawl into the bath tub, turn on the shower and let it go as long as possible...it helped...  I never tried cold, but around here, cold is 60F degrees!

Lovewins....Both Sharon and Mickey liked plain sourdough bread during their chemos...both said it helped calm the nausea.  I don't know if it has some magic properties, or if it was just "something".  Regular home made white bread didn't "do it".  Sharon liked ice cream as well. 

Sharon and I went kayaking again yesterday.  The weather was beautiful. 

Wednesday is Sharon's onc appointment....just a regular check.

And, as always, thinking of Michelle.  Hugs to you if you're reading this...and hugs even if you're not.. :-)

Edited. 

Carold, I must have missed the post about your husband.  Healing thougts to both of you.

Eric