So...whats for dinner?
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That's what I did. Made it pretty dry to freeze/thaw easily then dumped salsa into it to thin it down in the oven. Actually DH was the cook for most of this. I was more the planner/shopper. We (DH and I) never know how many are coming since all the others are not related to us but the actual numbers are way down. Only had 8 in the cabin, 2 stayed at the lodge and 1 drove in for Saturday so only 9 total. Way overcooked for this. At one time we had 16 or so but that was when all the kids were younger. Ha the youngest is at least 21 prob. about to turn 22 and grad. college. She's the only one that still comes out.
Lacey - I saw an allergy link this week about vegies/spices tied to pollen allergies. It had your celery on it which made me think of you. This is not the one I saw but the same general drift. But you are getting the pro version at your allergist. Can they make you an allergy shot to cover some/most of the other unusual things? Does your allergist provide a referral or a dietician to customize your diet?
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Oh Lacey, thanks for the link! I just love white peaches, what a perfect way to use them. Well, actually the perfect way is to just take a big bite and let the juice run down your arm. I'm sorry about the mold allergy, that's what I have too only I don't make any concessions to it, which is probably why my eyes tear and itch constantly in spite of a variety of drugs.
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Lacey: I to am sorry to hear about the possible deprivations with coming allergy regime. Vinegar? Wow. I'm with Moon. Hope you can re-introduce things gradually to determine what you can tolerate. I've ended up with the insane, unable to live, lie on the floor & cry itching only when I eat Macadamia nuts.
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Thanks all, for the "allergy support"....have always dealt with dust, some molds, animal dander and pollens, but so many more?! Might need to turn into a bubble girl this spring....certainly will be an indoor girl.
My dx and treatment is coming from a center that is involved in the newest forms of dx and rx for allergies, and most likely I'll be self-injecting a serum they make for me. I'll check out that site, Luv.Some good news is that until next tests, I can resume my meds which includes zyrtec to keep some symptoms at bay. A good side effect of going meds free for the week is that I have done fine w/o my drug of choice, Celebrex, which I've been on for years for joint pain. Yay exercise benefits! I'm amazed and happy about that discovery.
Have delayed my oncologist reconnection for a bit.....hate that decision...AIs would definitely send me back to Celebrex.
Luv, I recently read that the celery allergy reaction is actually the body misidentifying it as ragweed because of some seem-alike element(ragweed being one of my many bad allergies)....a very weird allergy fact I never knew. An imposter allergen!
Tonight DH made omelets, his specialty, ( which was accompanied by fruit cup I'd made for a coffee clatch....anyone remember that word...I had this morning) since I conked out on the couch before the dinner hour. I think the sore throat I've had all week is generalizing to a virus...and I have an event to attend tomorrow, so crashed to fight whatever I have. Am back up for a bit then back down shortly.....
Nance, loved the imagery of the dripping white peach!
Minus, stay away from those nuts! Only cashews make me bubble up....because they are related to mangoes, which do the same. I would definitely avoid anything that caused such severe itching. TORTURE!
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Nothing is worse than an itch you can't scratch. Not just where it might be embarrassing but where it's so deep in the tissues that you can't scratch hard enough to reach it and if you try you rip right through the skin! Not fun. Sorry you are suffering. Much love to all.
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All this discussion about itching is making me itch!
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I was productive today. I managed to plant potatoes, onions, lettuce and peas, put out hummingbird and oriole feeders (I was rewarded by seeing the first hummer of the year!), and even managed to transfer some software from the old pc to the new one. I'm worried about my cookbook program though. I have ten years of collected recipes in it and so far, can't get it to run properly on the new computer. The designer is working with me and he's convinced it can work. I hope so.
It was 80 degrees here today. Dinner is grilled pork steaks, potato salad and sauteed asparagus with garlic and lemon.
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Sure do miss Susan. I hope she's doing OK. Is anyone on another site w/her to send news?
Laurie - thinking of you.
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Wow. You did get a lot done.
All I got done was installing a radio in DD'S car and confirming that my mom didn't get a 1099 form from a bank because the interest was too low to report. The bank stuff took longer than the radio install.
The rest of the day was with DD. I don't as much time as I'd like with her, so when I get a chance, I make sure to take advantage of it.
Eric
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Today we had sunshine. Rain. Hail. And clouds. It was 36 degrees here. What happened to the 60 degrees we had yestrrday? Sigh....
Supper was a container of soup from my favorite tea dhot. Vegetarian sweet potato carribean. Yum. I also used up the last of the hamburger patties from the freezer.
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Minus, Susan posts occasionally on a few of the stage IV boards. I think she is really busy right now. I miss her too and wish she would check in once in a while.
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Ditto about missing Susan...and not just because she ramps up the culinary expertise of this thread by a lot!
Hope she is doing well....Went to a friend's son's bar Mitzvah today/night. They had a great Mediterranean selection of appetizers...and of course, pizza for the ton of boys ( and handful of girls) in attendance. Dinner was salad of baby greens and a perfectly cooked chicken breast with new potatoes and asparagus. I couldn't identify the sauce that was over the chicken, but it was tasty. Clearly no mango in the sauce, even tho it was a bit sweet, since I didn't break out in hives.
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DD asked that I cook the Jasmine Rice Chicken Salad tonight. So, I did that while Sharon is reviewing orbital mechanics for the AP Physics class that she teaches.
As always, the dish was well received.
Moon, I wish I could ship you some of the weather from here. Earlier this week it was nearly 100F degrees and I think today it was in the upper 90F range.
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Our rv trip to Gulf Shores was delightful. The weather was perfect, bright and cool enough to leave the windows and door open in the rv. No a/c required. DH and I had a couple of invigorating bike rides on the paved bike trails that we could access at the rear of the state park where we stayed.
I had taken along fresh and frozen food, thinking I would do some cooking, but we had one cooked breakfast after a bike ride. The rest of our meals we ate out in restaurants with our friends, who occupied the site next to us. For the most part the food was good. I had red snapper at The Original Oyster House and two delicious side dishes, turnip greens and coleslaw. The meal we had at a Mexican place the next night rated no better than a C. On Friday we had lunch at Shipp's Harbor Grill, and I had blackened tuna that was superb. This is the best restaurant we've found in the area. It's actually in adjacent Orange Beach and also offers ambiance and a wonderful view. On Sat. night we went to Pappa's Pizza and I had a pesto and veggie pizza that was outstanding. As good as my pizza!
Nance, I thought about you every time I saw the Ruby Reds on the menu! Lacey, I thought about you because of all the pollen in the air. Near our campsite were some large ligustrum shrubs popping out in bloom.
Tonight I'm making a dish that's featured in the WW weekly pamphlet that I got at the meeting this morning. It's a quinoa dish with leeks and mushrooms.
At the supermarket I found rhubarb today and bought some to cook for dh. It was $5.99 a lb!
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Also meant to add myself to the list of those who miss Susan. I hope she's well and I wish she would return.
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Crazy weather here. 80 degrees yesterday and snow flurries today. I've lived here long enough to know not to plant any tender vegetation until May but the warm weather has really sent the apple tree blossoms swelling. Hope they're ok the next few freezing nights.
Carole, sounds like a lovely time. I'm glad. I like the Original Oyster House too. Can't remember if I've been to Shipp's Harbor Grill, I can't imagine that I haven't, but if not, it's one to try next trip!
Tonight is chicken and "slicks" (dumplings). I spent an hour on the phone with my cookbook guy and miracle of miracles! He got it running on the new computer. Yay! He also taught me a couple of things about 8.1. I'm feeling slightly more positive about it since I've managed to successfully transfer my favorite programs. It's still weird though.
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Quick post- maybe more later.
Dh came home Saturday late afternoon. My MIL passed away this afternoon. Trying to get a game plan for flying to Florida for services. Had to tell the boys. Dh and I are taking it harder than them.
DS2 has double ear infections and I have one too. Hoping we are healed before we have to fly.
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Oh Laurie, I am so sorry. (((Hugs))) to you and your family.
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Laurie my sympathy to your DH and you and the whole family. Please remind him his Mother probably waited til he left. My DH Mom did that too. Much love.
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Laurie- Sending love and hugs to you and your family. Hope you and ds feel better before you fly. (((((hugs))))
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Arggggghhh......lost my post.
Sending condolences to you and DH, Laurie. Hope your trip is painfree and peaceful as you celebrate MiL's life.
Carole, glad your trip went well...and impressed that you hopped right back on the WW train upon your return!
Won't go into all I just wrote and erased (!) about my functional medicine consult today....bottom line, I need to eliminate dairy for the next month or so, and rotate other food items (many of which are my staple fruits and veggies!) and starting next week will start self-injecting (ouch!) a serum made specifically for me to deal with the environmental allergies. Told my clinician there how well I felt now that I am off the Tamox and my hesitance to try out the AIs. She seems to think that if we can build my body up, I will be better able to tolerate these cancer drugs, which seem to induce inflammation in me.....that's the functional medicine lense, anyway. Who knows. I have to try something rather than the status quo. Tho it is so hard to cut back on food items that are basically good for me, until we sort out this possible "leaky gut" issue. I had never heard of this leaky gut business before. Whole new world, but maybe a path to better health! I feel a bit like I'm "drinking the kool aid!!"
Tonight, after our stretching class, (small miracle how it helps my joints now without the help of Celebrex), I made shrimp and cocktail sauce over a huge bed of lettuce....with some sour dough bread I picked up at Whole Foods after I "drank the kool aid".
I really do NOT like anything but Bessies' milk in my tea or coffee....but guess I'll get used to this almond milk thing. ;/
Need to think about what to bake for a neighborhood breakfast we're going to on Saturday. Maybe just some banana muffins? Easy peasy......
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Laurie, hugs to you and your dh.
Nance, did you make the Cook's Country (or America's Test Kitchen) chicken and slicks? Sounds delicious.
The Quinoa with Leeks and Mushrooms was very good. DH liked it, too. We had a salad and small seared catfish fillets, almost blackened.
Eric, could you describe your jasmine rice and chicken salad? I found brown jasmine rice in Gulf Shores at a farmer's market. The rice was grown in Louisiana!
I switched from Windows xp to Windows 7 with very little difficulty.
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Carole, I did not. I used a basic recipe that I've had for years. I've been trying to duplicate my great grandmother's for years and this one is as close as I can get to hers.
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Laurie, my condolences to you, your husband and your boys. Also, I hope your ear infection clears up before flying.....ear infections and flying don't mix well.
Eric
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laurie - so sorry for your family's loss - I hope your travel is safe and easy and healthy.
lacey - leaky gut is part of the basis behind the diet I am also on - it is also affected by GMO's - was there any mention of that from the appointment you went to? I have not really eaten dairy since the first of the year and while I do miss cheese and sour cream, I have gotten used to it. I use unsweetened coconut milk in my coffee and smoothies, and almond milk for some other things. I was amazed at how quickly I unbloated after cutting out dairy, my stomach went flat within 72 hours. I was allergic to milk as a baby, so it makes sense that it may be a problem for me. I still have not reintroduced the 7 food items I cut out, and am now down 20 lbs. total.
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Special, sounds like that dairy elimination in your diet has worked well for you. I'm not expecting any changes in digestive tract since I have no symptoms there, tho I understand that's why many people make these dietary changes. I will really miss cheese and yogurt...and worry about being a terrible dinner guest (have those other pesky food allergies!). Do you NEVER let dairy pass your lips?? For me it seems like such a circuitous route to help my body tolerate the anti-estrogen therapy. I feel like a very challenged foodie.
More importantly, today, on the anniversary, Boston is honoring the victims of the Marathon bombing and the recovery of the injured survivors. Thoughts with them and so many others who have been so painfully affected by terrible acts of violence. As hoped for by little 8 year old victim, Martin Richard, Peace......
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Lacey, somehow I missed your last post. Went back and read it thanks to SpecialK's referring to your leaky gut issue. I've never heard of that and don't really know what it is. Sounds dire. Sorry you have to give up foods you enjoy. Hope that serum does the trick.
SpecialK, 20 lbs! Good for you! I remember seeing your picture with Michelle when she was in FL. You didn't look overweight. The important thing is feeling good.
I thawed out a carton of home-made lentil soup and had a bowl for a late lunch. Yum. It was so good I could have easily eaten a 2nd bowl.
Dinner will be chicken breast cooked some way. Maybe flattened and panfried. Maybe chicken marsala. And warmed up leftover quinoa dish from last night.
I looked up a recipe for rhubarb jam that calls for some orange zest and orange juice as well as sugar and some water. I think I'll give it a try. Hope the result isn't too much orange taste.
Also I saw Rachel Ray cook peaches in some butter in a recent show. I bought some AL peaches that aren't ripe enough so I thought I'd give that method a try with splenda substituted for sugar. Or at least partially substituted.
Nance, your garden sounds very promising!
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Laurie - thinking about you and your family at this difficult time. I too hope the ears clear up quickly since flying w/ear infections won't be fun.
Carole - your trip sounds great. I've always wanted to go to Gulf Shores.
Lacey - sorry to hear about the allergy mess but hoping the serum will work and you can add things back in before too long.
Special - 20 lbs - WOW. Good going.
I just returned from a quick 2 night trip to Galveston. I needed to be around some moving water and saw a production of West Side Story on Sunday afternoon at the 1894 Grand Opera House. Excellent cast and it's been such a long time since I'd seen the show that I was captured by the story. Unfortunately a cold front came through so it rained Sunday evening & much of yesterday. 84 degrees when I drove down on Sunday. 50 degrees yesterday afternoon w/a 35mph wind. Oh well, I went Christmas shopping on the Strand instead of walking on the beach & found a wonderful used bookstore. Had an excellent beef tenderloin w/mushroom gravy. Unfortunately it seems my taste will continue to be off through this year of Herceptin so the fried shrimp weren't great. The best thing was the blueberry doughnuts at the little, old, homemade shop that's been there forever. Had 4 yesterday and brought a dozen home.
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Carole, nice plan for that rhubarb jam.
And Minus, sounds like a fun foodie trip (tho I hope you can do it again with taste buds!) despite the weather irregularities. We have the cold windy rain here right now, after a beautiful warm sunny day yesterday. DH just put the snowblower away yesterday......he's causing us to have some April snow soon. ;/
Continuing dietary saga.....today I did the first "burp test" to determine if I have enough acid in my stomach. Passed with flying colors! Need to do it for five consecutive days. Drinking the baking soda mix is similar to the colonoscopy prep drink....but much much smaller....thankfully! Four more to go....and I am smugly certain that the level of acid in my stomach is NOT a problem....another dead end to the leaky gut hypothesis! I really do not even think I have "leaky gut".... I would think that I'd have some issues along the digestive track. None whatsover!
That's great, Special, that your diet eliminations resulted in a good weight loss (I agree with Carole, you hardly looked overweight in your Michelle photo). I feel concerned that removing so much of my diet that I enjoy, in addition to the things I already can't have due to known allergies, may lead me to actually eat more (deprivation theory!)....and I've got eight more lbs I'd like to shed. Oh well, I'll stop grousing......
How can I even complain while watching the courage and hard work the marathon bombing survivors have shown. If anyone can access footage of the commerative ceremony today, some of the survivors were amazing in their remarks. WOW!
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Thank you ladies for the compliment saying I did not look overweight! That is so sweet! Michelle was a very petite person, as am I. I am 5'3" on a good day with a very small bone structure. When I graduated from high school I weighed 95 lbs and ate everything in sight. By the time I met and married my DH I was 105 lbs, still eating everything - I was very active, and was a regular runner and lifted weights. My top weight when I delivered my firstborn was 142, and went back down to 110-115 afterward fairly easily. Rapidly had another baby, also went back down to that weight afterward. Had a hyst/ooph when I was 45 and gradually gained a few lbs over the years, but could always work off 10 lbs before a wedding/reunion/special occasion/bathing suit vacation with the South Beach diet and some daily walking and weigh in the 115 range. I vacillated between 115 and 125 for the several years prior to my BC diagnosis. I weighed 127 when I started chemo, but I had 5 surgeries in the 3 months preceding. With chemo and steroids, 3 more surgeries and starting Femara/Arimidex I climbed up to 144 lbs - which is probably close to what I weighed in that picture with Michelle. That is far too heavy for my small frame, but I disguised things well with strategic clothing choices, lol! Today I weigh 124, but would like to lose back down to that 115 -120 range. One interesting thing is that having lost 20 lbs. by way of this elimination diet I have almost zero joint pain from Femara and my LE arm is quite a bit less congested and swollen/painful. Just saw my PS today and even though I still have stitches in he cleared me to return to walking and lower body work at the gym - yay!
The concept of leaky gut is not firmly established medically and not well understood, but is thought to be a permeability along the digestive tract that causes food sensitivity and a heightened body immune response. Those with Crohn's and celiac are thought to have this problem. It is also thought that certain foods that are not easily digested may contribute to this inflammation, and that GMOs may exacerbate it.
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