So...whats for dinner?

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  • Kiks1
    Kiks1 Member Posts: 254
    edited February 2016

    Thank you for welcoming me to the dinner table. You are definitely an AWESOME group.

    I had the port placement, not as bad as I thought but am sore right now. Eating is a little difficult but I will take the the stuff shells with spinach and chicken sausage SpecialK.

    Minus- I lived in Kaneohe for a little bit way back when and try to visit as often as I can. I love the smell of the islands. Have a great trip. Oh, and paddle boarding is actually fun, give it a try.

    Redheaded- you are in my prayers. The city was closed this morning and all schools were cancelled due to the snow storm so it made my drive into the hospital that much easier ( I am south of Denver).

    Ok, you guys make me soooooo hungry every time I come on here. Might be packing on those pounds pretty soon.



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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited February 2016

    kiks - if I could mail them to you I would!  Rest after your port surgery if you can.  Are you ready for the 5th?

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited February 2016

    Red, you and I are living parallel lives it seems. My dad is in the hospital too with an infection in one of his feet. Always a worry with diabetes. They are pumping him with antibiotics. Maybe this is why he's been feeling so bad lately. Anyway, as worrisome as it is, I know the feeling of being able to sleep more soundly without fearing a call in the night (two this week because of falls.)  Definitely saying a prayer for both of us.

    Minus, have a fantastic trip!

    Kiks, best of luck with chemo. You're having the same regimen I did. Like Monica says, it sucks but you can do it.

    I want mussels too. In white wine. Cooked in an iron skillet.

    Short ribs braised in wine in the pressure cooker. I have a couple of leftover roasted potatoes that I'll warm up in the oven along with some haricots verts. None of this really appeals to me. My stomach has been in knots for the past few days.

    Sorry for all I missed. I'll do better.

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  • Kiks1
    Kiks1 Member Posts: 254
    edited February 2016

    Is anyone ever ready for Chemo! I guess as ready as I can ever be, trying to stay positive. I am thinking I should bring the entourage to cheer me along. I did manage to finish the shopping list so I hope it will make the next few months more manageable. Oh, actually, I haven't got a wig yet. The nurse this morning told me about a wig place not to far from here, so maybe, after Chemo on Friday, I will make a jaunt down there.

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited February 2016

    I am under deadline, and just writing this post while some updates are running.

    Lacey and I had lunch together today!!!! We met at the restaurant [http://www.pashaturkish.com] and we both had gifts for each other!. How random is that? Lacey gave me a bag of Meyer Lemon pizelles, and I had brought a jar of my Meyer Lemon marmalade. A Meyer lemon exchange!

    Our waiter today [new to me] was a rather adorable, and soft-spoken young man. It made him happy to hear that I have actually been to Turkye and knew about their lovely lemon-mint drink. I am not all that good at sweet talking young men anymore. My medical history has reduced my "cuteness" but he was so nice it didn't matter. To start, we asked that he split one bowl of the Red Lentil soup into two bowls, and we also ordered the vegetarian Meze platter. The soup was very good, but not as spicy as some times. Lacey was pleased to hear that this soup is delicious even when made as a vegan soup. [Note to self: Send Lacey the recipe] As we finished the soup, our veggie Meze platter arrived. I love this plate. They use planks of raw cucumbers and carrots to divide the plate into sections, like pie slices. And between the raw vegetables, each meze gets its own home base. One wedge is hummus, another is a roasted eggplant salad which they call baba ganoush, but isn't.... this version has more texture and truly tastes like eggplant, not tahini. There is a section of roasted red pepper dip, two grape leaves, and the most thick and delicious yogurt/cucumber mixture. But to me? The star of the plate is the beet "tartare." I love love love this item. I have tried to replicate at home, and still have not managed to make it perfectly.

    At this point, we had to decide if we wanted more food. And, I decided for both of us that we did. We ordered a kofte plate with a house salad and bulgar. At the same time, we ordered Sauteed Lamb for Lacey's husband's B. dinner. The kofte plate arrived and you know, this stuff is just good. They shape their koftes like sausage patties. The bulgar is finished with some butter and the salad had a lovely tang of vinegar. We left two of the koftes and some bulgar on the plate which was had wrapped.

    To finish, we splurged. Lacey chose an American coffee while I had a Turkish tea, and we ordered a baklava. What arrived was a lovely plate with two triangles of baklava. This stuff is delicious! Not too sweet. Lots of nuts. I left half of my half for B. to enjoy this evening.

    Did I need dinner? Oh no. We didn't even finish lunch until 2:30 so that was enough food. Mr. 02143 enjoyed the kofte and bulgar leftovers. But, now that my mouth isn't a riot of infections [caused by the Ibrance] I realized I could make some popcorn around 9:30pm tonight. As I made my wok popcorn snack, I thought of Michelle. Remember how she knew she had brain mets when she couldn't make popcorn one night? There are moments that bring our sisters back into my mind. Sad, and yet, I treasure those memories.

    Our young waiter brought the check and we had agreed that we would subtract B's dinner and then split the bill. Lacey kept looking at the bill, and finally realized that the charge was for the lunch special. As we discussed this, the waiter said "I charged you for lunch, but we made you a dinner sized portion." See? This place is special.

    We then headed to Penzey's, which is less than a mile away, where we both spent lots of money on high quality spices. Lacey now has some Alleppo peppers so she can make the Turkish Red Lentil soup at home! I thought I would sleep once I got home, but I am still going. Just too much work to get done. And here it is, 11:07 and my data update has finished and I need to get back to work.

    A small aside: Mr 02143 says that the Pizelles are the best thing he has eaten in a while! I think this is the first time he has had a homemade version and I fear he will "need" me to learn to make them!

    *susan*

    p.s. Minus Have a great trip to Hawaii!!!! Safe travels.

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited February 2016

    Susan, thank you, thank you so much for doing our Turkish luncheon review. You are the best at food descriptions...as well as capturing the character of our darling waiter who added to the ambiance of our meal. As you know, DH had told me not to worry about bringing him take out for his dinner, but boy was he happy I did. And the little "baklava love" you sent was happily scarfed down by his appreciative self! Such a lovely afternoon in so many ways. Glad we did it! We will definitely be heading to Pasha again. And yes, thanks, in advance, for that red lentil soup recipe! :)

    I was quite the full-bellied person upon my return home, so DH and I decided to take a good brisk walk. We enjoyed the mild weather so much that we then decided to take a picture of him scraping up the last bit of snow from our back deck and posting it on Facebook next to the pic of him shoveling a few feet of snow exactly a year ago to get to the grill. In the 2016 version, he is wearing his "I survived the winter of 2015 with 110.6 inches of snow" shirt. Obviously, the 2015 version shows him looking like Nanook from the North. I really do hope that Puxatawney Phil's prediction is correct. We have become snow averse after 70 happy years with it! That said, I do feel for those of you dealing with terrible weather. Hope all of you being affected are staying safe. We will have rain and warm temps tomorrow.

    Minus, have a wonderful trip! I can visualize you on the paddle board. :)

    Red and Nance, hugs to both of you as you continue to manage the needs of your dads. I am at least glad that you are both able to get some better sleep knowing that your dads are being cared for. Red, I will keep my fingers crossed that your dad begins to see the advantage and potential enjoyment of company in the facility he could remain in. It could be so helpful to both of you. It is lovely that the residents enjoy his stories.

    Heading to the Cancer Center to have my blood work done tomorrow morning, so my MO will have the results when I see her on Friday. Then to the gym, then plenty of errands, and later, a trip into town to see the Celtics play (again!). I think we may have regressed to our days of youth when we lived in Back Bay and would walk to the Boston Garden on a whim, and buy incredibly reasonable tickets on the spot. That's the biggest difference...no reasonably priced tickets these days! We will spend our kids' inheritance if we keep this up. Tho I think they are happy that we keep ourselves busy with activities we enjoy. And we really love this young Celtics team who are working so hard...and making progress! :)

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited February 2016

    Susan, I'm happy that your DH enjoyed the pizzelles......you will soon have plenty of meyer lemons to make that flavor for him. Of course the anise ones are more traditional. I really like my pizzelle maker...electric....makes two at a time. I loved my mother's one at a time iron used over the stove, which I enjoyed laboring with for years until the hand arthritis took over. I have gotten used to the electric model and it actually has the advantage of going much faster.

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited February 2016

    Lacey, when Bob & I lived in Seattle during his grad/med and my law school days, we used to be able to drive down (park for free!) and waltz into Seattle Center 1/2 hr before game time, getting half-price student tickets to the Sonics. Now we're lucky to see one sporting event per season (full price for nosebleed seats) and either pay through the nose for parking or do a marathon public-transit ride + trek at least 1/2 mi. or more to the venue (except Wrigley, which is one 15-min. train ride away).

    Got home after LE therapy and taking my “pet guitar" to the “hospital" (where the owner assured me he'd be able to rehumidify it and glue the crack w/in a week), made a quick half-sandwich of tuna, tomato, lettuce and red onion on low-carb bread, and had a voice lesson via Skype. Later tonight I seasoned a couple of pasture-raised thin pork chops (alas, NOT a heritage breed so they weren't as juicy) with freshly ground pepper and espresso salt and grilled them. Roasted some brussels sprouts with olive oil, salt, pepper & cumin. For Gordy, I made glazed baby rainbow carrots with curry powder, butter, honey and salt; my other veggie was the rest of the tomato from lunch, with some basil leaves, blood orange olive oil and grapefruit vinegar. Treated myself to 3 oz. of Signorello 2010 Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon--I first opened the bottle 3 wks ago, used the Coravin to preserve it, and poured again and re-gassed it tonight. Tasted exactly the same as the first time, which is to say fantastic.

    I'm trying to get used to typing and doing kitchen stuff with this stupid glove on. (Was getting finger swelling with the gauntlet). Yup--I now have to wear compression for anything repetitive or forceful. Ugh. The glove is SOOOO stiff that it feels just like swollen fingers, except the cloth gets in the way of everything--almost no tactile feedback. Makes using a touchpad on my computer a challenge.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited February 2016

    Not so sure yet. Told hubby that I plan on making homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken on Sunday though!

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited February 2016

    What a wonderful get together you and Lacey had, Susan! You made everything sound so delicious, which I'm sure it was. And lucky yous, to leave with Meyer lemon treats!

    Off to the gastro doc today with a stop at Trader Joe's. Perhaps there's something there that will inspire dinner.

    Cold and very windy today. Ugh. At least it's not snow.

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited February 2016

    Susan and Lacey, I'm smiling at the knowledge that you two enjoyed a wonderful lunch together. Great description, Susan. What nonsense that you've lost your "cuteness"!

    Nance, sorry to hear about your dad's two falls.

    ChiSandy, incredible that you managed all that food preparation with a glove.

    The forecast rain fell last night but, fortunately, no bad weather here. I slept through the rain. The wetness this winter has me "grounded" to the point that I'm looking for things to do. Today I'll take my car to the dealer to have them erase the Required Maintenance light. Then a couple of errands. I'll park in the outer regions of parking lots and skip the gym today.

    Dinner may be tacos with a package of cooked sliced beef from the freezer. Hoping the avocados in the veggie drawer haven't over ripened. They were ready to eat when I transferred them from a bowl on the counter to the veggie drawer.

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited February 2016

    Nance, I just saw a Facebook post from one of Laurie's friends about "chicken pot pie ravs" that her kids found at Trader's in the frozen section. What will they come up with next?! I bet you could make better ones as ourpasta making queen. Hope the gastro appt. goes well...and enjoy perusing Trader's "stuff"!

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  • Myraknits
    Myraknits Member Posts: 264
    edited February 2016

    Kiks, I'm heading in for port placement today too! Not much for dinner last night... A little quinoa and steamed veggies. Oh, and a couple bites of dark chocolate for good measure.

    It's funny how since my diagnoses and all the anticipation I've managed to lose the 5 lbs That seemed impossible before.I keep reading about weight gain with chemo which just seems so unfair on top of everything else. Well, I guess that's the least of my problems for now.

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  • Kiks1
    Kiks1 Member Posts: 254
    edited February 2016

    Myra, good luck with port placement. My throat was so sore ( not inside but achy from the muscles being stretched) last night that all I had for dinner was a sweet potato and pear soup ( all pureed) because chewing was agonizing. Today feels much better.

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  • carberry
    carberry Member Posts: 1,153
    edited February 2016

    Susan and Lacey all I can say is "great minds think alike" Sounds like a great day out

    Turkey sausage, pkg of zatarains jambalya rice, onions and green peppers sautéed and a can of diced tomatoes with green chilis for a quick jambalya dinner.

    Major wind and rain here last night into this morning...I swear if we don't get some snow, we will have to mow the lawn. I am seeing some green things poking up in the flower beds...NOT good.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited February 2016

    Cold and blustery today, not much fun to be in, but TJs was fun anyway. I saw those pot pie ravs Lacey. I wasn't sure how to serve them so passed. I was more intrigued by the chicken soup dumplings but ended up passing on them too, although I now wish I hadn't. I mostly ended up with frozen things, fish, chicken burritos, pizza crust, baby peas. Also got Belgian chocolate, flowers, some triple cream brie and mango tea. Before my doc visit, I went to The Wine and Cheese Place, which imho, is the best store of it's kind in the area. I got some of my new favorite cheese, D'affinois Fromager (better than the best brie you ever had, at least in this country lol.) Also, my second favorite, morbier, which I have a difficult time finding in the area. All in all, a good day.

    Dinner tonight was fairly mundane, sloppy joes (DH request of course) and a caesar salad. I had mostly salad. The sloppy joes were made less mundane by brioche buns that I made.

    My dad may get released from the hospital tomorrow. If so, we'll go get him settled back home. Wish me luck :-)

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  • Myraknits
    Myraknits Member Posts: 264
    edited February 2016

    Kiks, thanks. Yep, I'm sore but it's not as bad as I thought. Did you take some Tylenol? It definitely helps. Not much appetite either...couple slices of olive bread toast and tea. Maybe I will lose some more weight

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited February 2016

    Good luck with your Dad, Nance!

    Susan and Lacey, i am so jealous. and of the meal too! LOL

    Minus, safe and fun travels.

    Carberry, Zara runs is pretty decent as a box mix.

    Kiks glad your feeling better.

    Myra good luck on your port placement.

    Carole I found out how to cancel my see dealer light when it appears. LOL. But my car is over 13 years old. And we no longer take it in for maintenance. It just goes in for broken things. LOL

    I guess we Dodged a big storm. We just had some sleet and rain. North of us they got a regular storm with 6 inches or so but no big monster storm. Works for me!

    Tonight was the rest of the stirfry. So tomorrow probably the ground turkey something.

    Much love

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited February 2016

    Bedo, I am not sure you should use a pressure cooker! I think you are right to be afearing! But, I love my modern pressure cooker, and use it or beans regularly. Your mussels and squid don't really need a pressure cooker after all.

    ChiSandy, I am a bit concerned that you are eating grapefruit while taking Femara. They are contraindicated according to the insert. So many drugs are not compatible with grapefruit.

    Carberry, I love that you have rejoined us! So great to hear about your life once again.

    Red and Nance, your travails with your fathers is just heartbreaking. I can't imagine being woken at 3am. Well, at 3AM, I wouldn't even hear the phone! But Mr. SMT would. He is not a heavy sleeper. Somehow your descriptions of finally getting sleep since you knew your Dads were being cared for 24/7 resonated with me. It really defines the issues with aging as it affects the family.

    hsant, eggs will be your friend during chemo. I kept hard boiled eggs in the fridge, ready to peel for my protein snacks. But, you can cook up some eggs nestled in some salsa, a tomato sauce, or whatever you crave. And it is all about cravings!

    I have never had a port and I have the veins to prove it. It has been so interesting to hear your reports post-insertion.

    Moon, you are welcome to join us in Boston anytime! Lacey and I would take you for seafood, Indian, Mexican, Turkish, Chinese... whatever cuisine you desire. Just say the word.

    Tomorrow is my oncologist meeting. I am on the three-week plan now. [how much does that suck?] I really want to see my tumor markers. I have not had them drawn since I start my new chemo drug. Since my appointment isn't until 4pm, we are planning to head to an Irish pub for dinner. Tonight we had 5 leftover ribs, the leftover potato salad, and a freshly made cole slaw.

    Lacey and I really did have a marvelous time together. I am so glad that our pleasure gave others the same.

    *susan*

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited February 2016

    I lost a long post (my fault--hit something to highlight the entire text and when I hit the next key....poof) . And, I'm tired.....I did the 8 to 5 shift two days in a row and it got to me.....8 to 5 as in 8am to 5am.

    When my mom's caretaker's phone number shows up on the caller ID, I always answer with a bit of "heart up in throat" feeling.

    Kiks and Myraknits, I'm glad the port placement went well. Sharon liked having her port and I don't think the "installation or removal" bothered her much at all. She said normally the blood draws from her arm stung, but getting one from the port was "never felt it".

    Susan, hoping for good news tomorrow. Lacey's food write up was magazine worthy. :-)

    Stay warm, safe and dry everyone. I'm on call this month and I'd just as soon not get activated....I don't like being cold!



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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited February 2016

    Pork chops, left over baked sweet potatoes (split and browned in butter), and cabbage slaw with vinegar and mayo dressing.

    A brisk wind and low humidity made our 50's high today feel colder. But the sun added cheer.

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited February 2016

    Last night's casual dinner out before the basketball game was fine, if unremarkable. We shared calamari and I had salmon with roasted broccoli. DH had a crabcake sandwich with side of asparagus and a house salad.

    Tonight we are having cabbage soup and shrimp cocktail with some shrimp I thawed out overnight....waiting to be boiled up right now. I'll put the shrimp over a big mound of lettuce and make a horseradish sauce for "dressing". I'm mostly making that for DH. I really need to purge with the cabbage soup! Too much eating out....and I get weighed at the MO tomorrow. :/

    By the way, the write up about Susan's and my lunch was magazine worthy, which is why I asked Susan to write it!!

    So much for our mild weather....we are expecting a major drop in temp and up to 8 inches of snow tomorrow. Ugh! It was like spring today. I certainly hope that your services are not needed anywhere, either, Eric. :)

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited February 2016

    Tumor markers are down 18%!!!!! This is pretty big drop for two cycles of a drug. Dr. Christina and I are both very delighted to say the least. Last month I agreed to a trial where they might draw a "little extra blood." I had, I kid you not, 10 vials pulled today. He then bound up that little bit of gauze as though I had just lost a limb, we were trying to save the appendage and get to triage. As a result, my blood pressure was off the charts. Anyhow, good meeting with Dr. Christina. I will, reluctantly, start Xgeva next month for my bones, but we will modify the protocol to every 9 weeks instead of every 4. This should reduce my chance of ONJ by a bit.

    Dinner tonight is a celebration, and tonight that means Chinese. I would get a cocktail too, but they don't have a license, so just regular Chinese tea for me.

    Very, very pleased. I can tolerate this drug if it is actually going to work!

    *susan*

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited February 2016

    susan - let me be the first to say YAY!!!  So happy that the tumor markers are moving in the right direction!

    SILs are heading this way tonight - their flight is currently delayed -- most likely due to stormage (not a real word!) here and there, which is NC.  They should be here by 9-ish, as long as there are no further delays.  I put a rump roast in the crockpot with French onion soup, beef broth, and a beer.  We will have French dip sammies on Cuban bread, and Asian slaw (how is that for a multi-cultural meal?) Tomorrow I am making eggs in marinara on rosemary toast with home fries and fruit.  We will prob have lunch out (I am hoping for Greek down at Tarpon Springs), and then have a big cobb salad and sesame noodles Fri night, with an app of artichoke heart spread and rye crackers.  Sat am DH and the SILs are running a race so breakfast is ham and cheese on English muffins and coffee to go, lunch on the way back, hopefully on the water, then steaks and bacon wrapped shrimp on the grill, stuffed zucchini and brown rice with scallions, pineapple and cashews.  Jalapeno popper filled filo cups for an app.  I think we will brunch out and then go to the airport on Sunday.  I just got home from the grocery store - and per usual - unloaded all those groceries in the pouring rain, lol!

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited February 2016

    cool, Susan!!!!!!!!!!

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  • bedo
    bedo Member Posts: 1,866
    edited February 2016

    Kiks I'm not sure about food with chemo, as I never had chemo for breast cancer. I was on another drug for a long time that caused weight loss and made everything taste like lemons, metal lemons. I tried plastic spoons and finally gave up and chugged vanilla ensure to get it over with and keep up my weight. I am one of the worst cooks here, Help peeps!

    I'm so glad Susan and Lacey met!

    Tired, Going to end here for now.

    Peas for dinner. Lovely frozen baby peas. I would go with my favorite, Lesure (SP) canned peas, but I stopped buying them due to the salt.

    For dinner last night lalalla and lala and then more la la with plum sauce that my friend ordered for dinner at an Asian/ Ethiopian restaurant and I completely let her take over the ordering. It was good. IDK what it was. Sorry When I go back I will write it down

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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited February 2016

    Lucky guests, Special. As usual, you have the menu under control in the loveliest of varied ways. I hope that you get to fully enjoy the visit as well as provide so much enjoyment for your SILs!

    Susan, that's wonderful! I am so pleased that your devotion to this not very pleasant meds regimen is paying off. Maybe you should break out the champagne at home after your Chinese dinner! Cheers!!

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited February 2016

    Awesome news Susan! Hooray!

    Jambalaya tonight (using some leftover rice) with chicken, andouille and shrimp, which will be added to my portion only due to DH's aversion to bi-valves, mollusks and crustaceans. I may add a salad but we'll also have some garlic bread.

    I think dad may be headed to rehab for two weeks (if he doesn't change his mind first). Fingers crossed!

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  • hsant
    hsant Member Posts: 790
    edited February 2016

    Susan, Big yay to you!

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  • carberry
    carberry Member Posts: 1,153
    edited February 2016

    Susan. Yay on those results! Cracking up at the blood draw story though you prob didn't need any bandage since they drained you of every drop of blood you had

    Special I am impressed with that meal planning I am doing a football party Sunday and will do pulled pork sliders a taco dip and then depend on all my friends for the other munchies foods. And mini bite sized brownies with either orange or blue frosting

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