So...whats for dinner?
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Is everybody eating frozen dinners? LOL. Very quiet around here.
We had a version of a frozen dinner last night. I thawed out a ziplock bag of white beans and brown rice. The beans had been cooked with ham from the freezer. There was one cooked brat left from Saturday night's meal so I sliced the brat and added it to the beans. The side was a delicious salad with romaine, tomato, cucumber, avocado and kalamata olives. Dinner tasted good and took a minimum of preparation.
Today I will take a pkg of frozen tomato sauce out of the freezer and cook some pasta tonight. I'm on a "empty the freezer by the end of Sept." program.
I'm happy to report that the sun is shining today after a weekend of rain and blustery conditions. The wind has literally howled. Thank goodness I have my embroidery project underway. The weekenders departed early yesterday, preferring their homes to holing up in their campers which are, for the most part, smaller than ours.
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Roller coaster day with Dad. On the way to the doctor at 4:00 pm he tells me his sister who is 80 and in Florida is coming to spend all of Sept. with him......I said when did you find this out? He says a couple of days ago. I said when is she coming, he says soon as she books her flight..... I said OK, well will you and her think badly of me If I go on vacation while she is here with you? He says no, go ahead.
So we get the doctors office and at theend of the visit, I mention the problems he is having with his hands and doctor thinks it could be carpal tunnel or a pinched nerve, so he tries to discuss surgery and side effects and all my DAD can think of is my hand will work. Dr. says you might need to go to nursing home since you are walker dependent and have other issues and blah blah. And my dad says Ida (his sister who is 80) can take care of him. So now he thinks he will do this in Sept. and He won't even listen to the fact that first they have to schedule a EMG, get results, get that communicated, see a surgeon, get them to agree to do surgery, see PT beforehand and work out all this other stuff and by then, she will have gone home....
And I don't even think she was coming until next year......Plus he claims he told his caregiver she would need to take a "vacation" while his sister is here....
OI'm eating a steak and a potatoe and probably 3/4 a bottle of wine tonight....
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Oh Red. Maybe a whole bottle of wine. My Dad kept firing every care giver I hired to help w/my Mother every time I'd head home to Texas from CA. Mother was a vegetable for 12 years and Dad kept her at home w/a feeding tube & was the primary care giver all except the last year or two. I was out there every month (yes I had a wonderful boss at work). Of course, this all started when he was already 82. She died when she was 90 & he was 94.
My salvation was their doctor - who they both loved & who made house calls. He finally told my Dad that if he didn't let the care givers I hired keep working, my Dad could be in legal trouble for "elder abuse" and he (the doc) could lose his license for not alerting authorities to the standard of care. He know my Mom thought this doc hung the moon, so FINALLY I could get a caretaker schedule. But he would never let anyone live in or let them cook in the house.
Dunch was macaroni w/butter. Needed the carbs before water aerobics & no meat defrosted. Dinner will be a salad w/whatever is left in the fridge & maybe a can of shoestring beets & a can or black olives. Or maybe not since I see it's already 9:45. Maybe I'll just have some cheese and then popcorn.
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In helping my mom, my grandmother and my grandfather, the common theme has been a fear of not being useful and an absolute terror of being a burden. Red and Minus, I would guess you've noticed that too.
My mom finally allowed the caretaker to do his job.. I don't think she particularly likes the arrangement, but.....it has to be done. She cried and hated me for awhile when I told her the two available choices were a caretaker at home or the nursing home.
I can't say I like the arrangement either...such a capable and proud woman, now needing help with just about everything.
When Mickey's doctor gave us "the talk" and "strongly suggested" (more like insisted) inpatient hospice because I looked at the end of my rope.....I remember my anger, sadness and feelings of failure when it had been decided my care for the most important person in the world....was lacking.....
Dinner tomorrow is cooking tonight. I did a pot roast on Saturday that didn't last even until Sunday, so I did another one using the same recipe....sear the roast, and add the braise liquid of.....1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup of maple syrup, a *huge* squeeze of spicy mustard, some salt, "a chopped up fine and sauteed" onion, a couple of cloves of sauteed minced garlic and a couple of cans of beef broth.. I cooked it in a dutch oven placed in a 200F oven. I cooked it until "rare" and...like I said, the first one didn't last long enough for left overs.
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Sorry for being among the missing......
Today was spent recovering from our very busy, but mostly wonderful long weekend with the "kids" and grands. I am exhausted from all the meal prep, general chaos here and trying to get my very adorable grands to respond to limits (obviously they rule the roost at home with the caretaking GPs). Actually DGS was fine, but our little strong minded and beguiling DGD is a real challenge. She is so adorable that she gets away with steam rolling her wants over everyone in her house, so it was quite a bit of work to lovingly teach her the ways of the world beyond her home. I know that she must be more respectful of limits at school, but I got to see the "home devil" side. Will post pix later....she is quite the little princess character who loved the tutus I brought her and the Disney princess blanket.
The dinner Sat night for DH's BD was absolutely wonderful....on a hillside deck overlooking our lake, with clear weather, appropriately rested kids, our family plus DS2's DGF, and some good friends from this neighborhood and their son who is friends with DS2. The food was great and our kids ordered a huge chocolate birthday cake that was absolutely the best I have ever eaten. There was a ton of cake leftover, so we brought it to the beach yesterday and everyone raved about it. DH was totally happy with his birthday party! I was happy that there was no child scene, so being well rested, and having their ipads with movies on them for the last hour, (dinner was slow) helped us all enjoy the evening.
I am too tired to go on, but Red, I am sending you hugs as you cope with the viscissitudes of your dad's care/needs. Yes, maybe a whole bottle!
Hope everyone is well.
I must notify Laurie that the thread she started is about to reach page 800! Great milestone.....:)
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Eric, our posts crossed.....I am happy for you that with all you are dealing with with your mother, you have not been called up to help deal with all the fires in the West.
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Red, You deserve whatever amount of wine you want. Was your father always so impractical or has he developed this trait as he gets older? We are down to one parent only, and, though she is complicated, she is pragmatic and healthy.
Lacey, you win the grandmother-of-the-year award! My goodness. So much for one week. How strongly vegan are these two folks now? Are they pulling their kids towards a vegan diet as well, or, are the young kids still eating animal proteins? Are you staying at the lake for a bit to recover, or does your busy social life require that you head South immediately?
We have been awash in tomatoes. I have made salads, salsas, soups, pasta sauce, sandwiches, and then more salads. There are two colanders filled with the wonderful cherry tomatoes, about 150-200 of the little suckers that I need to start using today. In the past week, we have grilled chicken thighs, flank steak, and swordfish. Vegetables have included grilled and roasted zucchini, zucchini cakes, lovely Fall lettuce salads, cole slaw with local cabbage, sweet potatoes [not local even a little bit], local potatoes both steamed and sautéed, broccoli, and gosh, I can't remember what else. One night, I made a stir fry with pea tendrils, and then we ordered two dishes from our Chinese spot. That fed us for three meals! The amount of food that I am eating keeps going down, except for the Chinese. Why? I have no idea, but I was able to eat plenty of that and put two pounds back on. Oh, and the local plums and peaches are in! Oh, they are so delicious!
My two projects are both at the "manageable" stage, and I can work with purpose which I always prefer. The girl kid has started this year's internship, doing endless amounts of orientation. Her classes will start up next week. The blush of their European trip is fading fast. Our condo, the one we didn't get, still has not sold, so we hold out a bit of hope that the owner will come to his senses, and be willing to negotiate with reality firmly in mind.
*susan*
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Thanks for the support and encouraging words. My dad cared for my mom with a feeding tube for 20 years, and she went blind to boot. Resisted every offer of help, other than her sister, a retired nurse coming for 4 weeks (2 weeks at a time, so he could go fishing every year). She spent her last two weeks in a nursing home and died at the hospital of "health care related pneumonia. He has always been No Way but my Way......I have been seeing him decline and feeling that it is time for me to look for a home that 1) I can get old in and 2) would accommodate his needs as his mobility declines. Tried to talk to thim about that and he told me I didn't need to include him in any plans. So I said, when the choice is live with me or go to a nursing facilitly that is what you want to do---go to a nursing facility???? and he said probably. I don't believe for one minute that would be his decision. He has needled me all my life with criticism, and I have stood up to it thus far....and Eric, I totally get the feeling you described. For my entire career, I was paid big bucks to fix the problems. And aging and all that goes with it is the thing I can't fix....There are so many things I could make better, but he won't let me.
Enough venting. I sugget whenever I post long, you just skip over it.
Now--Last year I bought a small packet of L'Orange flavored coffee at Fresh market. Finally got around to opening it and I love it--but they don't have it anymore. Isn't that the berries.....Maybe it is just something they had at the holidays to put in Christmas baskets or something. I know I fixed up little gift boxes for my friends with them....so I am crossing my fingers it comes back. Guess when it is gone, I will take the wrapper out there and inquire. Couldn't find it on line.
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Does anyone know what you do with tomato jam? Susan, years ago I recall seeing a recipe for it to use up cherry tomatos. May have had ginger in it also. I didn't save it cause I didn't know how you would eat it. Somehow it didn't sound like something you would put on toast or a muffin.
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Tomato Jam is used on bruschetta, hamburgers or like a side relish. Can be sweet or spicy. Lots of recipes on Google
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Hello all - I have not been cooking much - too many people in my house are moving targets, including me. I did make bean salad, chicken salad, and fusilli with a spicy marinara with roasted onions and peppers over the last couple of days for lunches for DD and DH, and dinner for DH last night. It was his first day back to work (I also sent banana nut muffins with him yesterday morning! - I am not above bribing his staff!) and I went to the Buc's game last night with my former boss. I desperately need to make a grocery store run. My freezer is pretty full but I am out of fresh stuff - that will happen today. Just finished cleaning DD's boat with her - eeesh it is hot outside! My face is red as a beet. Also had three biopsies yesterday afternoon for skin cancer - one is a recurrent spot, so will most likely need a MOHS surgery, I am worried about the one on my shoulder - it looks different from all my previous ones. I will know in about a week, the certified letter will arrive at my door.
I feel for all those having parent health issues - it is so hard. My mom had a degenerative neuromuscular disease (in the Muscular Dystrophy group) for 25 years and my dad cared for her. Then he was diagnosed with stage IV lung CA. I lived in Virginia and they were in California - needless to say, I logged a lot of airline miles. During the year my dad was sick my husband was gone for 10 months on a military assignment and I had two middle-schoolers. I had zero help, not a fun time. After my dad passed my mom needed oxygen and a M-F daytime helper, which eventually progressed to completely bedridden with 24-hr care for the next 3 years at home. Trying to balance what you can do, what needs to be done by professionals, what makes your parent the most comfortable and happy while not making you nuts, is a real challenge.
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Red, you have my sympathy and my admiration as you deal with your father. I don't think older people realize how selfish they become in their efforts to remain independent when they're no longer capable of being independent.
Susan, I wish I could help you out with all those lovely tomatoes! The ones sitting on my counter came in a container from Sam's Club in Fargo. We're happy to have them. Hope that condo owner comes around to being reasonable. Also hope your appetite improves.
Lacey, your weekend with kids and grands sounds like it was exactly what you hoped it would be. Was there any discussion of the switch to a vegan diet?
Today is a beautiful sunshiny day with temperatures predicted to climb into the mid 70's. DH and I played golf this morning at the nearby small golf course. It was so good to be outside.
A large ribeye is thawing out and dh will grill it for our meat course tonight. I'll boil some tiny potatoes as a side. We may also have a salad.
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Gosh Eric are you sure DD doesn't have teenage boys living under her bed? Just kidding of course. Roast sounds wonderful. I like balsamic vinegar. DH must have some sour taste buds that go into overdrive and usually objects if he can taste it. Sometimes I can sneak it in. I bought a bottle of Alessi brand white balsamic reduction. Not opened it yet. Last week's trip to Ft Worth was mostly used for not fun stuff - 1.5 hours at eye doc.
Red - so sorry you have so much on your plate with your DF. I see that our DD being an only will be in much the same shape with ultimately caring for the two of us. I have a DB who was wonderful when our mom passed. Not sure what it would have been like had her passing at all been drawn out.
Lacey - sounds like a perfect weekend with your family.
Not much cooking going on here. DH made his pizza yest, last of the frozen crust. Guess tonight will be some of the frozen tri tip from last week and corn on the cob off the cob. I find my teeth just don't do well biting into hard stuff anymore. Special like you I have a totally stuffed freezer but the bread and milk were gone so made the grocery run today.
Welcome Pheasantduster. Have you joined us before?
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A couple of amusing (wry) 'elder stories' for Red. My dad continued to climb a ladder to the top of their 3 story house to clean the gutters into his late 80s. The last time I caught him, I told him if he fell I would make SURE that he and Mother were shipped to separate nursing homes & never saw each other again. I know I sounded like a bully, but that worked. Also in his late 80s, we had a rule that he could only drive to the grocery store or to Walgreens - both a short distance over quiet streets that he'd been driving for 60 years. Even so, he made a wrong turn one day & got lost. I was already getting on a plane when he finally stopped at a random house and ask them to call his neighbors. When the police came the next day, the large, burly cop in uniform said I'd have to take away his driver's license. Right, like I'm only a 'girl' to my Dad for heaven's sake, so I just laughed. I told the officer he had a badge & a gun & handcuffs & the law, so he needed to be the one to take my Dad's license. And Dad never stopped filling out papers to get it back, which the doc of course wouldn't sign.
Luv - looks like we're in the same boat except I have an only son who will have to "handle" me. He helped my Dad when he could. But we too live in different states & he watched me try to clean out my folk's house in a different state. We've already talked about hiring someone to hold an estate sale after I go, even though I have a very small place & most of my 'estate' is books. And he knows why I have a DNR in place after watching my Mom fade away, and we are in agreement. Who knows what happens between then & now.
Sorry for rambling on and for hijacking the thread. Thinking of all of you who are still engaged in struggles & joys w/elderly parents. Time to decide what's for dinner.
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Are you kidding, Minus??!! Rich family stories from which we can all learn as well as relate on greater or lesser levels. Thank you for sharing....
I have to go through a mass of photos to figure out what few to post.....and DH awaits my company for watching a movie.
Ate at a local greek pizza place...I had spinach pie and greek salad, really mediocre.
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My neighborhood domino ladies all went to a little Italian restaurant that's been there since the 50's. In Houston, that's a very long time, since we tear down things that might become 'historic'. I had a side salad, which was enough for my entire meal by the time I ate two pieces of garlic bread, and I'd ordered a "spaghetti works" - meat sauce, meat balls & mushrooms w/cheese melted on top. Brought that home so now I have dinner for the next couple of nights. True comfort food. Others had what was reported to be a wonderful lasagna, a shrimp/avocado salad w/a ton of big shrimp, and a BLT w/avocado that was truly almost 5" tall
Lacey - the spinach pie sounds good. Maybe I'll make a spinach quiche this weekend when my son is here. He usually wants to go out, but I can have the ingredients on hand in case.
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meatballs, spinach pie- making me hungry! Somehow I forgot to add this wonderful thread to my favorites, and chemo brain- well you get it!!
I've added it and look forward to reading about everyone's dinners. Tonight the kids have requested pizza- was going to order in because of sports schedules, but maybe I'll buy dough and make it!
What are you guys making?
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The ribeye was delicious. The only side was tiny boiled potatoes which we smashed open and dressed up like baked potatoes with butter and sour cream.
For tonight I have fresh Northern fillets in the refrigerator, brought over to me by the nice man who has been renting the old cabin here at the resort. He seems to have a huge extended family, who have been coming and going and fishing with success.
It's in the high 40's outside this morning. This has been very atypical August weather the last week even for northern MN. I'm wearing warm pants and a sweatshirt! It's supposed to warm up into the 70's. Be careful what you wish for!
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carole - send me some of that cool weather! We have humidity you can cut with a knife and in the 90's - I know you know!
tinkerbells - welcome!
Last night we had some of the leftover pasta with marinara and peppers, and a salad of iceberg with the bean salad over the top and some of the sweet and sour dressing that the bean salad is marinated in. Both of these are down to the last serving, which I think DD will eat. Tonight I may make pasta again - I have some prosciutto to use up so I think I will make a white wine/cream sauce with the prosciutto sliced up, some peas and possibly artichoke hearts that are currently frozen. Quick and easy.
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Welcome to our new and infrequent posters. Always fun to see new names, meals, experiences! I did send a message to Laurie about our latest milestone. She was so happy to hear that we are going strong as she was getting her little guys prepped for their first day back to school.
Red, never worry about rant posts of that variety....always understood.
Special, I am so sorry to learn that you may be facing more derm surgery. Ugh! You are such a trooper...
Okay, I finally went through my photo stream to make a little photo story of our "August birthdays" weekend.
Here it is....a very long account, except for DH's birthday dinner since I forgot my phone while rushing. Will post ONE photo of that later....
First arrivals have breakfast before heading to beach
Papa and DGD ready to head to beach...
DGD loved riding in this with her dad...her first experience tubing...she has her dad's attitude about fast moving action, loved it!
The grands using unusual restraint waiting for candle to be lit for DGD's "final" celebration for her 3rd birthday. Previously, she was climbing all over the kitchen to try to get to the cupcakes...a determined lass!
Checking out the princesses. Loved the blanket!
and the birthday tutu with pom poms in the hem...and the little balloon blowing kit. And carefully threw out any broken balloons so DGF's pooch would not ingest them!
On a rainy day we went to a movie then to local gift shop, Twin Designs, to meet Diane, the 46 year old turtle and select birthday gift from uncle. Here, DS2 and DGF walk the 3year old birthday celebrator to gift store. Below, we meet Diane... DGD selected an adorable stuffed turtle for her gift and promptly named it "Fluffy", coincidentally the name of my first duck!
DGS had a sleepover with us (their family stayed in a home down the street, which was actually wonderful in terms of cutting down on the chaos for a few hours each day)and was thrilled that DGF's pooch decided to join him on a flip out chair/bed DGS chose over the bunkbed.
Nice long scooter ride to get some energy out!
The kids loved the long quiet road since they live in a very hilly neighborhood.
We had a gorgeous day for swimming off the boat (here with DS2 and friends) in the middle of the lake...so much fun! And the water was warm. 
Some science experiments, here getting rice and raisins to dance! Also turned gummy worms into electric eels! Fun! Notice that the pom pom tutu is being worn yet again. I think her teachers will be seeing that frequently!
The doc vegans and omnivore offspring. At this point, they limit sugar (high fructose corn syrup products) and chemicals but certainly feed the kids all kinds of protein along with their fruits and veggies. DGS indicates he is a vegetarian who likes bacon...ha! One unwelcome wrinkle with the kids was a reeruption of blisters from the HFM virus they both contracted a few months ago. We adults are keeping our fingers crossed that none of us get it....yuk!
Nana and DGD in our party dresses for PaPa's birthday dinner.
As we relaxed on the beach late in the afternoon after the kids, grands and pooch left, there was a rainstorm across the lake. We were happily treated to inexplicably dry skies and then several rainbows, this being one of the most beautiful. A great way to end our fun family weekend! -
lacey - thanks for your derm surgery sympathies - I have just come to accept it. At first I lamented over all of the scarring, but now I just don't care anymore. Probably will be more upset if I have any occur on my face - so far, so good. One of these new issues is a recurrence from a site that was hurriedly done by electrodessication right before chemo. I don't like the way it scarred so the upside is that since this will now most likely need a MOHS the scar will be a thin line rather than a crater. I love all of the pics with explanations - feel like I am right there with you! Looks like fun! It will be a while before I have and grands to enjoy - neither of my children is even dating anyone - they are 26 and 27 - they need to get a move on, lol!
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Hello all! I know I've been among the missing too but I've been keeping up with posts. Nothing much exciting in the way of cooking here (at least I can't remember anything) other than lasagna on Sunday with homemade noodles, ricotta and sauce. The homemade ricotta has made a lasagna fan of me -- never was before. It truly makes all the difference.
Tonight is sauteed beef tenderloin strips with peppers and onions and soba noodles. Or maybe regular noodles. I don't know. Nothing really appeals but that's what I thawed. Will probably finish up the last of the picked tomatoes just sliced with some olive oil and fresh basil.
Count me among those with aging parent problems. My poor dad, who turns 89 on Monday, can barely walk and is having to face no longer being able to drive. I just don't know what to do for him. I've tried everything I know to do to get him some relief. When I spoke to him on the phone yesterday he just complained the whole time, which is very unlike him. We're going to see him on Monday so I'll be able to get a better line on what's going on. I think what he fears most is losing his freedom. He likes to go places, even if it's just grocery shopping or out to eat (which it primarily is). If he can't do that easily, he'll be very depressed. He too, can be very stubborn about solutions though.
SK -- enough with the skin cancer! You've had way more than your share!
Lacey -- love the pics. And the tutu! What a great Nana you are!
Susan - hope you get good news on the condo front.
It has been absolute gorgeous here -- 70's, sunny, no humidity. Certainly unlike August in Missouri! Today we swam for the first time at our gym. I really didn't do that many laps, but boy did it make me tired! Soooo out of shape . . . .
It's that time of year for The Tests. Passed the mammogram last week (yay - can breathe for another year) and tomorrow is blood work. Can't wait to see what nasty little surprises that holds. Ugh.
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Love the pics, Lacey
To those who have been caring for their parents, my heart goes out to you. It is so heartbreaking to see our parents decline, whatever age you are, and to lose someone you so depended on, and to adjust to a different way of living and relating to them.. My Dad died when I was 5 and I was my Mom's power of attorney and co-executrix at 26 after caring for her for a year and 1/2 before she died. I think that it must be the same no matter what age you are. I still think of her every day, and try to live by what she taught me. I hold her memories close to my heart. Her love for me still gives me strength and happiness.
I am sorry that I have not been online, I was on vacation and then still on vacation in my mind and have not caught up, but I think of each of you every day.
Trying to decide what to do next with my life.
For dinner last night Squiiiidddd! Sauteed with oil pepper and sea salt (and hot peppers as Susan suggested} I rinse it off for her. My kitty and I are both addicted
Tonight, Wahoo fish! With Vermont Seaweed salad.
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Oh my! Mr. Condo is now willing to consider other offers from us. Is anyone surprised that this is the day after the market crashes and the green line [subway] extension is up for grabs? Sadly, there is no family consensus on the new offer, so have bought us a few days telling the agent that we need some time. And the clock turns. :-)
*susan*
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Oh Susan, decisions, decisions!
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But I did make some tomato jam with all those cherry tomatoes. Will taste tomorrow when it is cooler. And then.... figure out what it will compliment.
*susan*
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Ah yes, Susan, timing is everything! I hope that the condo works out for you unless it just feels too sour now. I would suspect that some other asking price adjustments might open other options for you, too. Tomato jam sounds tasty!
Tonight we had teriyaki marinated chicken thighs and veggies, local corn, and a cuke and local tomato salad with evoo, white balsamic and basil chiffonade. Also tried a small loaf of honey molasses bread that was from the same farm as the corn. It was nice.Okay....last pix from the birthday weekend....or at least until DS1 sends his really good ones. He is a pretty serious photographer in his "spare" time. These are from DH's old iphone:
Such a beautiful evening we had overlooking the lake and mountains. Here DS2 and DGF amuse the grands before their meals show up. I was so thankful for their help. The cake was for both of our birthdays and was ginormous! It had to be the best chocolate cake I have ever eaten, and everyone else agreed. They obviously have a great new pastry chef at Ledgewater.
For those of you on this thread for a while, this restaurant was the one where Michelle (luvrving) and Rick had dinner with us three years ago. That is a sweet memory.
We are headed to western VT tomorrow to visit my sister who lives in theconverted barn with her two big dogs. We will be staying with her overnight so I hope the "converted" part is accurate. My ragweed allergies are really acting up. There is just no way we could put off this visit any longer...since we have yet to see her "new" environment and she has been there over a year and a half. Yikes! Hoping my sciatica does not rear its ugly head too badly for the almost three hour trip.
Bedo, you are definitely among the pescatarians (?) these days! Nice meals...
Glad to see your post, Nance, and happy for your cool weather.
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Lacey, gorgeous pics! And special, what a absolute pain the rear on the skin issues. Enough already! My heart goes out to you ladies with parents in need. My 78 year old mom holds up the fort for me. I can't imagine being without her.
Squid ! Tomato jelly! You are inspiring me. Just came back from a week at the beach and on a walk my mom noticed the miles of rose hips- said that years ago her family used to make rose hip jelly from them. Made my wheels spin- hmmmmm. What do you guys think? Would it be any good?
Tonight I will make a vegetable and cheese frittata- use up those leftover. Have leftover bechamel Mac and cheese- thinking I'd make a garlic butter bread crumb topping for it.
What's cooking with you guys tonight???
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Lacey - I just happened upon Michelle's blog on Paris that I saved in my faves. Miss her. Your dinner spot looks fab, as does the cake!
Auntie and tinker bells - I agree - enough with the skin cancer! Unfortunately that will not happen - I have had more than 30 and they appear to be accelerating to several a year at minimum, so I just deal with them. I appreciate the sentiment though!
I managed to not go to the grocery store yet - made chicken tortilla soup for last night, topped with Luke's kale chips and other goodies, served with an iceberg wedge topped with blue cheese and crumbled bacon. Today I must go to the store - doesn't matter how creative I can be I am out of everything basic and fresh
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It's a whatever night in my house for dinner, as in whatever is in the fridge that you want to eat!
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- 171 Sex & Relationship Matters
- 9 The Political Corner
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- 806 Prayers and Spiritual Support
- 285 Who or What Inspires You?
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- 586 Alternative Medicine
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- 50 Immunotherapy - Before, During, and After
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