So...whats for dinner?

Oh, Special, I really feel for you. Please don't be offended that I am trying very hard to avoid inhabiting that bubble....and I hope you can escape it! I can see why you are willing to stick so closely to your diet, separate from the good weight results. The rainbarrel theory would suggest that you are doing a good job of keeping your body in better balance....so no barrel overflow (major symptoms).

Hope everyone is weather safe tonight!

lacey - never offended - I would like to stay out of the bubble, but it is proving challenging!

moon - the only thing I have added back in is eggs but I eat them sparingly, mostly because they are a naturally hormonal product since they are an ovum, which makes me a little nervous.  I tried to add dairy back in right after the surgery in March because I was on an antibiotic and didn't want the GI distress, so I ate Greek yogurt - my skin broke out like I was a teenager.  So, apparently dairy is sensitive for me.  I will not be adding soy, gluten, and sugar back in, and I love almond butter so I see no need to add peanuts back in.  I have only eaten organic sprouted corn tortillas and they were just ok, but not really any other corn or corn product other than a bit of organic corn starch.  Don't really miss it, but I might when all the nice fresh corn is in the grocery store! One thing I can say is that even on Femara I do not have the joint pain that I had previously, but it took at least three months for it to dissipate.

Moon, sounds like you've mastered the solo dinner routine. Tonight's selection sounds great! You are correct in thinking that the cheese elimination is the hardest thing, and maybe for me, the greek yogurt deletion.I used  to love that (peppered with chia and walnuts) as my go to breakfast when I ran out of smoothies and was in a rush in the AM. 

Sendicks sounds like a good shopping option for you.....so many stores, so little time........;)

Congrats, Carole!

Interesting idea to freeze the kale that will be used in smoothies, (never tried that and have no idea about the Aztec diet...will google it) especially when you get a large bunch that will take a while to use up. I'm laughing to myself, tho, at how DH will respond to have more things stuffed in our freezer when we are supposed to be clearing it out! . I do peel the beets....and have to say that people make a much bigger deal about stained hands than is necessary. Mine get the red stain off immediately upon washing. I also just use red beets in my smoothies since the yellow and striped ones do not generate an appealing enough color for the final product. But if you are not concerned about that, try some variety.

Tonight I made a pretty quick and really yummy dinner. I had picked up a fig balsamic glaze (as well as a raspberry  balsamic, and chili pepper balsamic glaze) at my favorite junk store that sells a lot of speciality food products (lord knows where they get them, but they are cool!). So, I used the glaze with a tenderloin of turkey breast I picked up at TJs.

First dredged the two pieces of tenderloin lightly in flour, garlic powder and pepper, browned them in a caste iron skillet with some olive oil, shallots, and button mushrooms, added the glaze and made sure all was covered, then put the whole thing in the oven at 375 degrees for about twenty minutes to finish cooking. Meanwhile, made asparagus, and also a baby spinach salad with pear, mushrooms, red onion and a dijon vinaigrette. It was a great little fast meal! Rice pilaf would also go well with this.

We're all done with "the issues" from whatever was making the rounds.  Several folks at work got it about the same time as I did...so it was not food poisoning as they did not eat where I did.

Dinner was a quick "heat some frozen turkey and 'nuke' some potatoes" so I could get out and work some more on DD's car before it got dark.  The seat belt would not latch into the buckle.  It's fixed now.

Laurie, I like that law....works for me... :-)

Lacey, my mom would make chicken with a very similar recipe and would serve the chicken on a bed of rice.  Great minds think alike! :-)   You will soon prefer doing your own shots.  The now retired allergist I had would mix up the allergy stuff up for each patient and have the patient do their own shots.  He and his wife (a NP) felt it led to better outcomes as the folks tended to stick (bad pun, sorry) with the program through to the end instead of quitting part way through because of the annoyance of coming to the office each week.

Special, I think you and Sharon sound about the same for pollen allergies.  Sharon did allergy shots for 5 or so years and then ended up with nose surgery and it has helped a huge amount.  Still, when things are really bad, like right now, she still feels "not so great"....like now.  It makes it hard for her to sleep, so after a few days, she's REALLY tired.

Congrats Carole.  That's a good way to spend the gift certificate....although I probably wouldn't buy kale.  I'd probably buy stuff to bake something decadent!!!!!

Moon, hats off to your cooking for one.  When it's just me, it's not "cooking and eating", rather it's heating stuff so it's safe to stick in my mouth so I can stop the rumbling stomach.  To me, cooking something nice is more for the social interactions. 

I'm sure I've missed a few things.  My apologies.  I do read things on my phone during breaks or when I'm waiting on a computer to finish something for me.  And hopefully I don't lose the post (again).  Windows 8 is still annoying me...but I guess it's getting somewhat less annoying that before

Eric

eric - I too did the allergy shots, starting in high school and continuing for about ten years.  I married my military husband when I was 27 and started moving a lot and the problem with allergy shots is that they are location specific.  So, I would build immunity to something and then move and that tree/weed/grass would not be at the new location, but a bunch of new things that I was not desensitized to were!  I never stayed anywhere long enough to get in enough shots to build immunity, so I gave up and treated symptoms.  As I have aged (ugh - hate that word!) I am less sensitive to pollen, so my allergy symptoms are easier to medicate, but I have developed new things that I am allergic too - mostly drugs, cosmetics and topical and oral antibiotics. The one thing I struggle with is allergic rhinitis related asthma.  It has been bad for several months, can't seem to get it under control, so it may be time to be more aggressive with it.  I am also allergic to mold, so living in FL is a challenge!

Those power carts are a blessing.  No way I could go for groceries alone without them.  DH brings stuff in and puts it away.  His health is such he couldn't do the whole job himself so we divide the job, each according to our ability.

Laurie, have you started painting yet? Isn't cutting made a lot easier with a really precise brush? I wish I had the confidence to paint....Carole, you must be enjoying your newly painted rooms.

Tonight for dinner,  I think we'll head to a potluck and last Q and A with the new ministerial candidate at church...the vote is on Sunday.  This young women has done an amazing job in a zillion meetings all week and I think has changed the worried minds of the very older folks who seemed sure that a person so young could not be up to the task.....before they met her!

I'll bring a baby spinach salad with mushrooms, walnuts and cranberries with a dijon vinaigrette.

We had a dog that ran from window to window barking and trying to chase the thunder away. When it stopped he would run to the kitchen and stand in front of his treat jar as if to say I was so good, reward please!

I had shelties who barked at the mailman, the garbage man, the vacuum cleaner, the garbage can itself, rakes, the doorbell (even on tv), the hose, the broom, the wheelbarrow , 

Our last mini schnauzer would get frantic at thunder storms....such good dogs would make good weather aps...since they start their anxious behaviors well before we hear the thunder....and to think that we now pay for an ap to domthat when we are at the lake!  When people added their condolences on my Facebook page after she died, one of DS2's buddies commented on how much he would miss her in her little thunder cape....brought sweet tears to my eyes. The little cape sort of worked for her....

Special, come on down! Part of my purpose in making  that salad is that I can enjoy it in the event that everything else at the potluck has cheese in/on it! 

Off we go......

Aw Eric, too cute!

Healthy lunch.  And delicious.  Grilled salmon on spinach salad.  Unhealthy dinner at my mother's house with a group of family members.  Popeye's fried chicken and sides (beans and rice, mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, biscuits).  The coleslaw was pretty good.  I skipped the mashed potatoes but did have a small helping of the beans and rice.  And a biscuit. 

Nancy, you will love the marble,  Be sure it is nice and thick (at least 3/4" so it holds the cold)  I loved mine for making danish pastries and croissants. Also good for pie crust and candy making.

Well Nance, maybe not much going on right now....but I can hardly wait for the posts once the baking center in set up.  Wonderful!

The potluck was pretty good. Everyone was happy that there was a real variety of food...and it made for very colorful plates....lots of orange and green! Then the candidate fielded a zillion more questions. She is amazingly polished, warm and bright. Afterwards, DH ended up discussing mortgage strategies with her DH. He is doing the house hunting since she has a schedule to knock your socks off.....I feel for him/them. There is precious little on the market in our town right now, and the houses that are, get bids considerably beyond the asking price. Ask me how I feel about dragging my feet on clearing this place out! At least my thinking stages about doing that are getting more developed now....;)

News on DS2 front.....he is out in Chicago (again) and actually sent us a photo of self with gf at the Cub's game. I have a feeling we might be meeting this gal in the not so far future. Hope so!

Tomorrow driving to the South Shore for a friend's mom's memorial service and luncheon.