So...whats for dinner?

Susan....that sucks....the scan results.... I don't know what else to say.

Thanks!

susan - thanks!  Weirdly, I am looking forward to this one, as it holds potential for progress. 

susan - I appreciate that!  The support we offer each other at this kitchen table is a bright spot! 

Quick note, for Carole, the "pork queen" .....I am watching The Chew and Mario Batali is making an easy pork chop skillet dish (sweet and sour, I think) with orange and yellow bell peppers and garlic. It looks like it will be wonderful. He is not turning the chops until the end of the show...how easy is that?! If you check on their website, they will list it under Mario's recipes. I keep thinking of how many pork recipes you will want to be using now that your freezer is full!

Last night I made a sort of cod provencal, topped with feta. Had orzo and a garden salad with it. Probably should have skipped the orzo, but I can easily rationalize those tiny guys.

carberry - I know, right?

lacey - I just did pork loin chops last night, pan seared then finished in the oven, and cooked onion and Granny Smith apple slices in the pan drippings - easy and fast.  We had creamed spinach and sweet potatoes with brown sugar glaze.

minus - I want to eat all that stuff!!!  Unfortunately my plan to eat fun things has gone awry - my PS has me on a prophy antibiotic and it is messing with my tummy - so I have not eaten much in the last couple of days except for last night's aforementioned pork chops.

More Adventures of the Lazy Gastronaut:

Yesterday early afternoon went to brunch and had egg-white/chevre/sundried tomato scramble with cucumber-tomato salad; Drank a Virgin Mary and then a “meh” domestic bubbly (J. Roget, IMHO good only in mimosas). Dinner out was sharing steamed mussels Provençal (gave DH the croutons, I used a spoon for my half of the broth), then pan-seared sea bass with diced tomatoes and sauteed asparagus. Drank a Chandon Brut split (aaaah, that’s more like it). Late night snack of tuna salad & tomato slices on whole wheat hi-fiber lo-carb bread.

This morning had a fried “egg-in-the-hole” using the aforementioned lo-carb bread. Midafternoon snack was sugar-free chocolate and a breve cappuccino. Ordered out for dinner from our favorite Indian restaurant: seekh kabab, 1 cube chicken breast tikka, 1 sm. piece of battered cauliflower fritter (nod to Hanukkah tradition of deep-fried food), stewed eggplant, tandoori chicken (leg & thigh) and a pappadum. (Let non-dieting DS go to town on the samosa, pakora, other fritters, roti bread and rice). Washed down with seltzer. No wine today or tomorrow, to make up for yesterday and Sat. night’s Bar Show cast party (started downstairs at Kitty O’Shea’s w/a non-alc. Kaliber, then at party progressed to a glass of prosecco). Also have a champagne tasting coming up Thurs. night.

Happy Hanukkah--lit the second candle....uh, screwed in the second lightbulb.

Good grief I ate bowling alley pizza tonight....But now I am reading about steamed mussels and roasted Greek potatoes....and now I want to eat all over again.....

Have fun food shopping at Trader's Nance. I was there tonight on my return from gym....to get some organic grape tomatoes. Right!! Picked up two nice white (sort of yellow) poinsettias and also some small xmas cactus plants that were adorable and will brighten our kitchen bay window. I ended up buying more bagged greens (making smoothie for the rest of week tomorrow) and that delicious pesto gouda cheese that DH loves. At the check out line they had these boxes of chocolates that looked like large round pebbles....very pretty and varied flavors. I know I can use them for something over the holidays.


All of your meals....in and out (!) sound so wonderful.
Tonight dinner was solo so I thought I'd do my kale sauté with eggs, (it's turning into a compulsion!) but I was starving by 7PM after putting groceries away, and saw a nice ripe last slice of brie in the fridge so ate that with pretzle crackers (unrecommended!), then poached the two eggs that awaited on the counter and had them with a chunk of sour dough bread and a small spinach salad with red onion and pear slices, evoo and balsamic. When DH arrived home about an hour later we each enjoyed a giant orange from a bushel we recently purchased from the local Exchange Club. Not sure where they come from, but they sure are delicious!

Minus, I enjoyed your account of the one woman show as much as your drool worthy dinner report!

Susan, I'm sorry that your body is responding that way to stopping the AI.
Maybe hormone related reactions? I don't recall any reaction to abruptly dropping the Tamoxifen, other than being able to sleep and think! But they are different drugs....just both hormone related. Hope it passes......

I had a serendipity today...in the form of a wonderful chat with the woman who started the Copper Kettle Baking Co., where the Welsh Cakes I buy at Volantes are made. I was calling to see if I could pick up some of her "cakes"and Welsh Cake Mixes to give as hostess gifts over the holidays. I had no idea where this "bakery/store was. Well, there is not a brick and mortar store, just a contract kitchen in a neighboring town, but we struck up a great conversation about many things beyond her bakery business, and she is going to bring my order to my house since she is coming to my town this week. Even better she is going to throw in an extra mix so that I can experiment with egg and butter substitutes acceptable to the "doc vegans". This will be fun!

Tonight we had a store roasted chicken, roasted acorn squash with a drizzle of maple syrup and sprinkle of cinnamon, spinach salad with pear, scallions and walnuts, and a vegetable (onion, carrots, broccoli, black olives, garlic powder and mint) toss with the orzo I had leftover from Sunday. Boy, I like orzo!!

So this afternoon we bit the bullet and bought our tree! Ha! For the past five years we've talked about just getting a Charlie Brown style tree...and every year we back down and get a regular sized tree. Well this year neither of us was the least bit ambivalent, and the pic below shows it! We have it on a perfect small table in the living room, and DH already put on the lights (in record time!). The biggest problem as I see it is deciding which of our zillion favorite ornaments make the cut for adorning this "tree". I actually think it is sort of cute.

Lacey - love your tree. I did sort through ornaments last year and got rid of a ton of stuff. I still had the big old outside lights that my parents past along when I first got married. Also chose a bunch that I know nieces, nephews & their children would like in the future, so those went in the gift drawer & they'll get one every year. My favorite tree was the years we were flying out of town to my folks so we had a live Norfolk Island Pine.

Continuing my lazy gastronomy, ordered out for Peking duck, wonton soup and stir-fried Chinese broccoli. I had one wonton and one little crepe for the duck last night (skipped the rice), and had another duck rollup this morning. Just that little bit of carb made my weight rise a pound and a half. Sigh.

Made tomato soup and grilled cheese sammys for DH and DD, I am fasting except for a hot caramel apple spice drink - I tolerate anesthesia better this way. 

susan and chisandy - both of your meals sound fab - I am a big tostada fan!  susan - yay for appetite!

Special - Tomorrow's the big day!!! Hope everything is easy & the result is what you want (finally).

Susan - I still can't imagine keeping your schedule. But amazing that a contractor has a finish date.

Tomorrow I'm finally getting all new windows. I spent today dragging furniture to the middle of the rooms, but I have some pieces in front of windows that are too heavy & they will have to move. Dinner was easy - baked flounder fillet w/butter & Penzey's Foxpoint seasoning (salt, shallots, chives, garlic, onion & green peppercorns); 1/2 a baked potato & green peas. I expect I'll spend tomorrow afternoon & Friday dragging all the furniture back into place.

Good luck Special!

Minus, I am admiring and envious of your having that window job done. We could really do the same in this hundred year old house, but the reason I keep deferring it is because of the work it would involve clearing the way for the workers, the worry about mess...and my allergic reaction to having our "old construction" floating around in the air. I hope yours is messless and fast. My next door neighbor raved about how easy it was. Hmmmmm.

Sounds like a great meal, Susan! I forget the news you probably shared that your fave mexican restaurant was closing. That's disappointing. Good luck with your computer fix.

Tonight our menu was based on a fridge search. Found two portobellos that I stuffed with diced onions, potatoes, carrots and a bit of the chicken leftover from last night. Added some balsamic and topped with mozzarella and parmesan. Not too special, but good enough. Salad was blend of baby spinach and romaine, red onions, orange bell pepper, grape tomatoes, and some diced spicy cherry peppers that I get in a jar from Trader's. I recently bought a bottle of a pinot grigio vinegar that adds the most delightful flavor to my salads. So I use it often with EVOO for a refreshing light dressing.

Am trying to get motivated to start my pizzelle making process....and wondering if I can possibly alter the ingredients to make them "doc vegan" friendly, so I can bring them some on our visit next weekend. Oy! DDIL was always crazy about them. Wondering if she strays from her vegan regimen for special treats. We'll see....