So...whats for dinner?

So...am eating a little or a lot and, shuffling around this week with joint pain and hot flashes as I went back on an AI after being off for a few weeks....have gained 9 lbs in past 10 days of it....watching what I eat and not....feet and ankles are swollen but did get back on track with exercise a few days ago so am hoping that helps.  Know this isn't the thread for this but wanted to explain my absence and mindset. Want to mention to yall as I cannot mention to fam....I think the crazy weight gain for no real reason happened right before dx of BC so am apprehensive as to what this might mean.

With all of that said...supper tonight was tossed salad with a homemade ranch dressing (included buttermilk and plain yogurt and lots of herbs) with a 5 ounce grilled grass fed burger patty.  Love that combo!

DH is working out of state so Easter is not the same since our DS1 nd DS2 are out of town and not able to come "home".  May or may not go to Hickory, NC to be with my sister and her precious fam and my mom. Jut not sure yet.

Oh - forgot to report my exciting dinner. Sauteed ends & pieces of zucchini & yellow squash that didn't go through the Spiralizer. Avocado split in half with a scoop of tuna & mayo on each half. One small King's Hawaiian roll that I found in the back of the fridge. I needed a 'pusher'.

Hot Cross Buns have not been behaving as expected. I ended up shaping them last night and throwing them in the fridge. It was too late to wait for a rise, which is actually the issue. The rise is not robust enough. I will still bake them off this morning. Sometimes when you do, you end up with something worth eating. Olivia arrives in about an hour, and a long day begins.

Today's check in is a young man, about 21 I would guess, and his father. This trip from Washington State is his father's graduation gift. Turns out they are already in Boston and will be going to the JFK Center today. Then they will check in.

*susan*

Happy, this is exactly the forum to talk about these things, so please do.

I lost 15 pounds on taxotere, started femara and promptly gained that back and more. At my doc appt yesterday, I had lost 10. Don't know how much of that was from my bout with the noro virus or from being off the femara but I'll take it either way. What I do know is that since being off femara, I can actually go down the stairs like a normal person instead of sideways and stand straight up from a sitting position without going through the hunchback stage.

Dinner is an unknown. Still battling food apathy. Easter dinner is at friends'. Hope we can muster up enough food enthusiasm to make us acceptable dinner guests.

I am planting potatoes and onions today. Yesterday we cleaned out the garden beds. We need to add amendments but the potato bed is ready to go.

On a nature note, the hummingbirds are back and a welcome sight as are the house wrens. Still waiting for the orioles. DH and I were sitting on the porch yesterday when a bald eagle flew low over the front yard.. I love spring!

I see that we've reached 1000 pages. Wow!

Susan, a fresh hot cross bun is a terrible thing to waste

Eric, I've used several but this is the one I use most often.

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/easy-hot-cross-buns-recipe

Thanks for "listening" and responding, friends.  At least I am back to exercising and know that it has to be helping.

Susan, the hot cross buns look great- have never had one but agree they look too god to waste!

Eric- that must be hard to keep getting those images of your mom's house.

Nancy- love spring and planting...maybe you will share a photo of your garden? The tree canopy has blocked most of the sun from our garden spot...so, this year, I planted some cabbages, broccoli, lettuces and cauliflower in pots on our deck. To my surprise, they are really doing well. SO fun towatch the plants grow and mature.  No hummingbirds here yet- can't wait, though.

1000 pages- amazing!

Happy, 9 pounds in 10 days... combined with swelling in feet/ankles????

If it were Sharon (DW), I'd be working on her to call the doctor's office to have them ask the doctor.

My dad would gain "water weight" and the Dr recommended solution was to slowly increase water consumption. It worked quite well.

:-)

Wow, Susan. What a lot of work to make those buns, which do look delicious. Please don't let them go to waste.

I had an enjoyable round of golf today and a much-enjoyed lunch afterwards. I had a BLAT on multi-grain bread. BLT with avocado. Sweet potato fries. I was very hungry.

Tonight's dinner is salmon, asparagus and salad. The salmon is baked at high temperature with a yogurt and mustard mixture on top.

A veggie garden sounds like such a nice thing

Carole - so glad you clarified BLAT. I would have stayed up wondering. The acronym sounds awful but the sangy sounds delicious.

Absolutely amazing - 1000 pages. We all deserve to celebrate. Think I'll pour a snifter of the Amarula that I discovered when I was in Washington. After all, if the elephants think it's special enough to trek miles across the country to get the berries, it's good enough for me.

Oh yum - fresh, REAL tomatoes.

Home-grown tomatoes envy! Nothing tastes better.

I went to the gym and found the main room almost empty. Lots of cars in parking lot and parents taking kids to breakfast with the Easter bunny.

Back at home I made half a lb. of turkey Italian sausage and sautéed it for tonight's dinner, Lemony One-Pan Orecchiette with Sausage and Broccolini. I'll probably use broccoli and substitute campanelle since I have a box on hand. A WW recipe that looks good.

This afternoon on my way to the nursing home I'm hoping to find some fresh green beans to cook tomorrow morning. My contribution to Easter dinner at my younger sister's house. She gets the family crowd once again. Her open floor plan works well and she has my mother's electric wheelchair for my mother to transfer into from my car. I hope my mother can enjoy herself more than she did at Christmas when she wasn't feeling good.

Happy Easter weekend to all

Eric, I used this method for the candied citrus: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/candi... I omitted the last simmer... and I think I could have done with one less. No reason to toss in sugar at the end either. I did two oranges and two lemons which was far more than needed. The leftover syrup may turn into a base for a cocktail. :-) And yes, I am almost jealous of your tomatoes, but since I know what your temperatures will be like all summer long, I temper my green tints since there is no way I could live with that!

Dinner tonight was a lovely salmon steak from our fishmonger. Oh was it wonderful! i steamed some yukon potatoes, and then browned them in a sauté pan with onions and garlic. There was a Boston lettuce head in the crisper which turned into a salad.

Well this group that is staying in my AirBNB rooms lied to me. They are NOT here as a graduation gift. No. He is running the Boston Marathon!!! Why he didn't want to tell me is baffling, but there it is. I have made a tandoor chicken marinade and four little thighs are nestled happily in a pan with that marinade. I will make some lentils and a wonderful cauliflower preparation. I have some pre-made Naan bread which we will throw on the grill when the chicken is done. And since it is Sunday, pancakes, eggs, and a cured meat product.