So...whats for dinner?

(((Freya)))

(((Freya))) I'm so sorry.

Freya - I'm sooooo sorry to hear you will not be able to make the trip. And here you are already baking a delicious dinner with a berry tart for dessert. Thinking of you.

(((Freya))).

Olivia has taken her first steps!!!!! I don't get to see her until Friday. Maybe we need to shop for shoes. First infusion is scheduled for the 21st. Damn this sucks.

freya, I am not happy to read your news, both here and over on the Stage IV threads. I don't think any of us are ready for this type of news. You know where to find me if you need a place to vent.

*susan*

Freya, hugs for you. And for Susan.

My mother has been hospitalized for double pneumonia, UTI, and failing kidneys. I am not optimistic about a recovery

Happy Birthday Carole!! You started back on WW two days BEFORE your birthday? You have a stronger will than most. Enjoy your points-kind-of-day.

Carole, I'm sorry about your mother. You know I feel your pain.

At the very least have a happy happy birthday.

Yeah Nance - Carole at least ignore the 'evil' scales for the actual Birthday.

Oh boy, a scale revolution is in order Carole! It is your BIRTHDAY! NO counting points on that day has been decreed...by me, a WW for many years (because I keep blowing myself back up...hahahaha!) so enjoy that and enjoy a photo of my granddaughter on her second birthday in October. She said to tell you to "eat the spashetti" (her personal favorite food...LOL)

Thank you all so much for the hugs and kind thoughts. It does mean a lot. My blood tests are good enough for another round of chemo today, so that is 4, more than we thought I would manage. Liver function is still going backwards, but holding hope that the chemo may slow it down, even just a little.

Happy birthday Carole, hope you have a lovely day.

Since this is a dinner thread, not a damn mets to hell thread, dinner tonight is a strange one. We are just back from a week away [yes, a holiday!] and pickings are slim. I am going to make potato pancakes and sautéed red cabbage a la Germany. I did grab some lovely tuna steaks at Costco when I went to pick up some anti-nausea meds. One of those steaks will be grilled since the temperatures outside are bizarrely warm. Our cup of tomato soup lunch is long gone and we are both starving, so getting started now.

Last night was takeout Chinese. Nothing exciting there, but the uneaten obligatory white rice has made its way into some stuffed peppers tonight. Some asparagus is roasting right along side them in the oven.

Susan - great impromptu meal. Oh Special - rib-eyes. I must be getting ready for my monthly beef ration. And now I want asparagus.

Meanwhile, I'm eating what's in the fridge. Lunch was 1/2 a toasted pumpernickel bagel with the last of the salmon-cream cheese spread. Dinner was a large salad with the last of the lettuce, remaining avocado and a last few mushrooms. That was accompanied by the 'heel' & truly the end of the loaf of rosemary/olive oil bread.

Yesterday was avocados & mushrooms that I'd marinated in oil, tarragon vinegar, lemon juice & garlic heaped on greens. Tomorrow will be a delightful bowl of sliced English cucumbers & chopped sweet onions & dill that have been 'percolating' in sour cream. And spiralized zucchini - maybe steamed or sauteed. Maybe I'll pull out some leftover cooked pork or chicken from the freezer. Or not. I'm finding that I'm not very hungry now that I'm exercising every day. Weird. You'd think I'd be more hungry.

minus - I know - love me some ribeye! My fave cut of beef, hands down. They were delish, made a quick sour cream horseradish sauce to go with them.

chisandy - I wonder if you can cut the Romesco in thick slices, about an inch or so, and roast it with olive oil, S&P, then sprinkle on some grated parm before serving? I have cooked the green cauliflower (broccoflower) by steaming the florets and then tossing with a little butter and lemon pepper, but have not yet tried the Romesco.