So...whats for dinner?

Carole - it is a top and bottom fridge/freezer single unit - I was not clear in my description, it has power and the fan works, so it's the compressor or thermostat. Will be tackling that on Monday. My kitchen fridge/freezer is ridiculously stuffed right now and DD has instructions to eat at home! Currently in the car just chillin'

Eric - oh no! I hope Sharon is not too uncomfortable!

Lacey - hope it is a shot SE and not anything else!

Minus - yay!

And another lost post!!!

Thanks BC.org.

Lacking tolerance today since I feel so lousy.....

Too many calamities going on here. Y'all need to settle down!

I had a sort of calamity of my own. DSIL and I were admiring and reading reviews on Amazon on my phone for a new pasta maker out this year. This is a fancy $300 machine that makes pasta in 15 minutes much like a bread machine. Just put in all of the ingredients and the machine does the rest. We were passing my phone back and forth reading descriptions and reviews. About a half hour later, I got an email from Amazon saying my new pasta maker was preparing for shipment! I was dumbfounded but finally figured out that one of us (I'm blaming her) must have hit the "Buy with One Click" button. Not only that but it was two day shipping! I immediately tried to cancel the order but was denied because it was already being prepared for shipment. Sure enough it arrived today. I've already put the return label on it and will be dropping it off at UPS this afternoon. (I might get it one day, but I would certainly get it at Bed, Bath and Beyond with a 20% off coupon.) At least there was no tax. I'm stuck with the shipping fees however :-(

Lacey, that's terrible that you feel so crappy. Computer crap doesn't make it any better. Have you tried using a different browser? Is that even possible with an IPad? I know switching helped me when I was having problems, but that was android.

Yay Minus - glad about the scan results. Celebratory drinks are most certainly in order. Love your "menus".

Carole - what a nice thing to do with the hats. Before I lost my hair, I bought lots of bandannas and scarves thinking that was how I was going to do chemo. I hated them -- couldn't make them stay on my head and just looked too flat. I did have two wigs, but wore mostly soft hats. Fortunately, it was winter so a friend of mine knitted a couple for me that I loved. I so appreciated it! I bagged up all the unworn bandannas and scarves and took them off to my cancer center to give to anybody who needed or wanted them. I love soba noodles too -- way better than any whole wheat noodles I every had. I would love them as street food!

SK - it's been so long since I've had a kitten, I forgot how much they can get into lol! Hope you get some rest this weekend.

Eric - hope Sharon doesn't suffer too long - how painful that sounds!

DBIL and DSIL came in Wednesday and just left this morning. Last night we had a little pre-Christmas dinner and party with them and some long time friends of ours. We won't see any of them again until after the holidays. I fixed a lasagna and a large salad with two lettuces, artichoke hearts, red onion, parmesan and a garlicky vinaigrette. We also had the Italian braided loaf that I made the other day (from the freezer) with some cultured butter that I made as well. Desserts were cuccidati, nut bars, a chocolate pie and a lemon meringue pie. The pies were made by my friend, who makes a killer lemon pie. We shared lots of food, laughs and wine. Between dinner and dessert, we exchanged Christmas gifts. If anyone had come in, they would have thought an intervention was in order -- there were lots of booze gifts. This is what happens at our age when we have already everything we need. We drink! Anyway, it was a lovely evening.

I'm sitting here eating a fig cookie and drinking a cup of coffee and just chilling. We have enough leftovers that I shouldn't have to cook much this weekend. Then the fun starts all over. I hope everyone makes it through the weekend without any calamities. Hi to all I missed!

Glad your mammos was ok Minus.

Red that was a "no good very bad day"!

Special did the kitten get any freezer bounty? LOL. I remember when my freezer went last year. Not fun.

Auntie glad you could return it.

Lacey hope you feel better. And I too am allergic to cats. Unfortunately o have 3 inherited ones. LOL

Eric hope Sharon recovers fast too.

I know there's more on the other 3 pages but I don't want to loose this post. LOL

I was rummaging around in the fridge today for supper and realized I had 3 lbs of ground beef I was supposed to have cooked earlier this week but went out with a friend instead. Then just forgot ot was there because I kept it in the big drawer in the grocery bag. . Ooops. So I cooked it up and Froze it after it cooked. Kept out enough for a small batch of tacos. Opened up the shells and realized they were long past their prime. Sucks being alone. Stuff gets old fast. So ended up with the taco meat in a whole wheat wrap. It was edible. LOL and if i don't get sick I guess it wasn't too old. LOL

Much love to all.

Susan - HUGS.

Sharon's arm is still really sore...but today she hasn't needed any of the Tylenol #3. The doctor said that after the codeine wasn't needed, to try 800mg of Advil every 6 hours and that seems to be doing the job.

Lacey,

My pressure cooker is a Fagor Elite. It came with a steam basket and two different sized pots plus a "bonus" glass lid that fits both pots. I did not choose Teflon, and I use mine stovetop. So sorry that you were too ill to head to see the grands, but, I figure you must be quite sick to stay home. Hope you recover quickly.

*susan*

They only gave her a couple of days of Tylenol #3, with instructions to come back, or to see her regular doctor, if she "ran out" and was still hurting enough for the codeine. I thought that was a reasonable compromise between over testing and over prescribing. I hate both the lives ruined by the abuses AND that the abuses have made it nearly impossible for those with legitimate needs for powerful pain control.

I have an eight quart stove top pressure cooker. Like many cooking things I have, it's not new. :-) I would go look to see who made it, but Jessie(cat) is snoozing on my lap right now. I think it's Mirro--but it could be Presto. I haven't experimented with it too much and I'm not sure why. I remember my mom using one several times a month. About the only regular use it gets here is when I forget to soak the beans. :-)

Lacey....I think that's good you're waiting until you feel better to see "the grands".

I remember Mr. Chrisapillar! Why should I try to not smile at that? :-)

Chi, that trip sounds amazing! <guy engineer always solving problems alert! :-) > As for the blisters, maybe the ship's sickbay has Moleskin (made by the Dr. Sholls company). It's good stuff and if you haven't used it before, they should be able to show you what to do with it. It's much, much better than a BandAid. Basically you want to surround the blister with Moleskin, but leave the blister exposed (a doughnut /lifesaver shape). For the "on the way to becoming a blister" spots, just cover the whole area with a chunk of Moleskin.

Ah Mr. Chrisapillar this is the first time I have seen him and he did make me smile. As I have not put up the tree and really can't get motivated to do it I don't know what the oddest ornament would be. I still use a Lucite and glitter and tinsel star that My mother put something back so I could have it at an after-Christmas sale in one of the poshest stores in town when I was about 8. To me it was th e most beautiful thing I had ever seen, but as an adult, I can see what my mom saw.... but she sacrificed so I could have, so it means a lot more to me now. I have a ton of angel ornaments, a ton of cat ornaments and lots of crocheted snowflakes and crocheted candy canes and my great aunts old clip on cardinals with tinsel talles (They must be 60 years old or more).. Afraid of what Esmerelda might to the tree when I am not home, and frankly I am just too depressed to the effort into it. Its the drug, and partially my dad...Was planning on discussing with my PCP on my annual physical in Jan. but they called and told me 1) she had hurt her back and couldn't bend to do physical and 2) the doctors won't be performing physical exams beginning in Jan 2016, only nurse practitioners and PA's... so I see my MO Jan 15 and I will see if he is willing to give me something....if not I guess I can see if I can have a consultation with the doctor.

Susan--I feel for the decisions you must make. Someone told me a long time ago to always make the decision that I believe is right, so that there will be no regrets. Nothing is worse than realizing that you knew what to do and then let yourself be talked out of it and . I am glad you have friends who have been down the road and you can learn of the outcomes of their decisions. Yuu know how special you are to all of us. We know you will decide what is best for you!

Lacey, I am hoping you get to feeling better. I have certainly felt that sick and it is horrible when you feel so bad you cancel things you were looking forward to I am sending you some healing thoughts. If you are into Tea's the Traditional Medicinal brand has some good for what ails you tea that is herbal--I love the Gypsy Cold Care and the Throat Coat ones.

Eric, I hope she gets pain free soon. T3 does not work too well for me. I get horrible nightmares with it. But put it in cough syrup and I am one happy camper....

Never used a pressure cooker. I remember hearing my grandmother and my mom talk about them "blowing up" and as I am not good reading dials, etc. I have never tried it. Am always envious when you all talk about how great they are. In my tiny house I don't know where I would store one.

Nance are you having all this wind today? If I didn't look out the sunshine I could close my eyes and think it was a blizzard howling around my house.

Carole===WHATS FOR LUNCH>

I cooked a pork sirloin roast that was pre-seasoned with garlic and lemons with some mashed taters, gravy, green beans and cranberry sauce for my Dad and he really has been enjoying the leftovers. Told me he needed more mashed potatoes to finish it off.

He just called with his grocery list, so I must fly to the store. Have to make deviled eggs for the Bowling Alley party tomorrow and the church is sending some caroler's out tonight for my dad.

Red, we are having the winds. We've had so much of it and yesterday it was cold! Today is not as bad since its 55 degrees but I'm getting tired of picking up my neighbors trash out of our yard.

I have some of the tea you recommended on hand in case I succumb to DH's affliction. Thanks for the reccomendation.

I have the tinsel tailed birds too!

I think the supposed huge number of pressure cooker blowups are a case of one event happening and being repeated so often that it seems like it is happening every where all the time. The closest I've seen is my mom's pressure cooker safety pressure relief plug opening. It was a case of everyone thought everyone else was watching the pressure cooker. The loud hiss elicited a "Oh Shoot!" response from the adults, but my small ears were the only thing damaged. .

PS....YAY

Sunday dinner was a banquet prepared by my cousin Iris who lives near my mother. We often invite her to Sunday dinner and she decided to reciprocate. We had roast beef in brown gravy, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, navy beans cooked with ham hock and bacon, tossed green salad, Waldorf salad and rolls. Oh, and bread pudding with caramel sauce for dessert. Everything was delicious but I ate too much and was miserable for an hour or two. Needless to say, no dinner tonight.

Iris is a bc survivor. She had bilateral with tissue expanders and saline implants. Instead of reconstructed nipples she opted for flower tattoos. She is quite a character and an excellent cook. Her mother and her younger sister succumbed to bc. The entire family including the sons tested positive for the cancer gene, apparently passed on by my paternal grandmother who died of ovarian cancer. Iris's daughter had bilateral mx and hysterectomy as preventive measures and her two nieces will do the same in time.

Susan, I'm glad (and sad) that you have friends with experience in making treatment decisions who can advise you.

I feel no need for a pressure cooker but I'm easily influenced by my fellow cooks on this thread. I briefly owned a very nice electric cooker that was given to me by my older brother who is an impulse shopper. I passed it on to another brother. If I were to purchase one, I would choose the kind to use on a cook top. Probably one like Susan's with two pots of different size. The problem (not a problem really) is that I have lots of time to cook.

The same brother gave me a rotisserie cooker that worked great but it required quite a bit of storage space plus was no fun to clean. He also passed on a fancy steamer unit. I re-gifted both of those freebies.

Nance, the surprise pasta maker order was funny!

Red, I'm sure any one of your drs will give you a prescription for a med to help with depression. I recommend a low dose of Effexor generic. That's what I started taking to help with menopause symptoms that were intensified by arimidex. I will warn you that taking this med can turn you into a sloppy housekeeper! You start questioning the wisdom of doing grunt work.

One more major holiday to go and it's clear sailing until next Nov. Yay in advance.

Does anybody here know the difference between lymphedema and inflammation in your breast/trunk? Whateve I have, it is getting worse.