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  • wam
    wam Member Posts: 168
    edited July 2018

    Congratulations on your scan. I wish you could feel better.



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  • Lita57
    Lita57 Member Posts: 2,437
    edited August 2018

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    Made quiche tonight...probably for the first time in decades. We had to bake it longer than recipe called for because I added more spinach to use it up.

    Will definitely make this again...bacon, swiss cheese, spinach and sauteed onions.

    Made cottage/shepherds pie last night. It was okay. Tried to pipe the mashed potaoes on with a pastry bag and tip, but the tip blew out, and I ended up doing it free form.

    L


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  • Lita57
    Lita57 Member Posts: 2,437
    edited August 2018

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    Here's the cottage/shepherd's pie (made with ground lamb and beef). I'd make it again if my pastry bag and coupler worked so I could pipe a. Nice rosette pattern.

    L


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  • Vargadoll
    Vargadoll Member Posts: 2,028
    edited August 2018

    Lita- thet both look scrumptious! I always swirl my potatoes on top of my Shepards pie. I hadn't thought of piping it!

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  • SandiBeach57
    SandiBeach57 Member Posts: 1,617
    edited August 2018

    Lita, my husband made your bread recipe. You are right, it turns out perfect. I would attach a photo, but we ate it.

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  • holmes13
    holmes13 Member Posts: 214
    edited August 2018

    Lita your pictures make me sooo hungry!!! You really go above and beyond. I just plop the potatoes on my shepherds pie. I think this weekend I will try your bread recipe.

    how are you feeling that morning?

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  • MuddlingThrough
    MuddlingThrough Member Posts: 726
    edited August 2018

    Lita, you made beautiful dishes, and I know they were as delicious as they looked!

    I've made a few batches of blueberry muffins in the last week or so. Our neighbor grows them and he always invites my husband to come harvest with him. Yay neighbors! Of course we keep some berries to just eat fresh. I've also made a few pound cakes this summer. It tired me out, but at least we had good treats to show for it.

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  • Maire67
    Maire67 Member Posts: 768
    edited August 2018

    Quiche is brilliant Lita. I haven’t made it in years but I will now. Great for summer suppers. You are amazing making all these wonderful dishes. Hope you are feeling less pain.
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  • Lita57
    Lita57 Member Posts: 2,437
    edited August 2018

    I just wanted to make some dishes that would have leftovers. My chemo has been wiping me out for a few days after infusion, so now I don't have to worry about cooking for a couple of days.

    L


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  • Mominator
    Mominator Member Posts: 1,575
    edited August 2018

    Good planning, Lita!

    I love leftovers. So simple just to reheat. One cookbook mentioned adding a new layer of flavor when reheating, such as adding shredded cheese on top of a split pea soup. 

    DH and DD2 and I could live on leftovers. 

    DD1 finds them "boring" and, coincidentally, DD1 is cooking dinner tonight. 

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  • Lita57
    Lita57 Member Posts: 2,437
    edited August 2018

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    I saw this lovely purple hydrangea, and I had to get it. It's the same color as my Tinky Winky Teletubbies. (They used to belong to my DD, now they're mine, and of course I still have the singing Bananas in Pajamas dolls, too.)

    Yep...I'm still just a big pre-schooler.

    L

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  • AnimalCrackers
    AnimalCrackers Member Posts: 701
    edited August 2018

    so adorable!!! Put a smile on my face. Thanks for sharing

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  • MuddlingThrough
    MuddlingThrough Member Posts: 726
    edited August 2018

    Lita, I watched a lot of the Tour de France. Many spectators were in costumes and there was at least one teletubby! I hadn't thought of them in years and now twice in a week or two :-)

    Elvis was among the spectators, so now we know the truth, ha ha.

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  • ChelleG
    ChelleG Member Posts: 540
    edited August 2018

    Lita,how are you feeling? I read your thread often. Keeping an eye on you!! You are continually amazing me! I am truly honored to know such a trooper!! And your recipes have given me inspiration. I am making my first Sheppard’s pie on Sunday! It looks so delicious! And economical too! I have to think about that too as all of my children and grand children live with me. We are a household of ten right now. Everyday is like thanksgiving.

    I just wanted you to know that I am still here and pulling for you! Praying everyday for you. Even my Mom asks me how you are doing. You’re just adorable!!!

    Love to everyone

    Chelle

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  • Lynnwood1960
    Lynnwood1960 Member Posts: 1,284
    edited August 2018
    Lita, great news on your scans! You sure can cook!! Every dish looks so yummy!! My skills are very basic and boring. Love seeing all of your creations!
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  • Lita57
    Lita57 Member Posts: 2,437
    edited August 2018

    Just had the WORST explosive diarrhea ever. Ran to the toilet but didn’t get there in time.

    Liquid sh@% running all down my leg into my shoes, all over the floor. I was wearing a pad at the time, but it wasn't enuf to contain it. Took a full dose of imodium and have a big incontinence pad on the La-Z-Boy. I'll sleep on a pad in bed tonight too.

    Thanks to my DH and DD for helping me clean it all up.

    Chemo SEs suck!!!

    L

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  • illimae
    illimae Member Posts: 5,710
    edited August 2018

    Oh Lita, I’m sorry, that sucks! I remember one time during chemo, I was in the kitchen talking to DH on the phone when I got the launch alert, I too ran but didn’t make it. DH then asks why I’m crying, I tell him “I fucking shit myself!” So, I quickly but politely ended the call and began cleaning, shower, laundry, ugh.

    On another subject, your bread looked amazing and you are amazing. Enjoy the rest of your weekend 😀


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  • Vargadoll
    Vargadoll Member Posts: 2,028
    edited August 2018

    Lita- that sucks! Hope you rested well and had no more explosions!

    @illmae- I have never used the "f" words alot....until I got BC!! Sometimes it's the only adjective that works!

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  • MuddlingThrough
    MuddlingThrough Member Posts: 726
    edited August 2018

    Lita, I'm sorry that happened to you. Our bodies already turned on us once, so they really can stop now. Right now. For years I've eaten blackberries for D and it works. It has not been for chemo side effect D so I don't know if it would help. If you like them, it wouldn't hurt to try. If you don't have fresh blackberries, get some "all fruit" (no sugar or artificial sweeteners) in a jar and have a spoonful 3 or 4 times a day.

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  • Chemokaze
    Chemokaze Member Posts: 208
    edited August 2018

    OMG, Lita I can relate! I had a similar episode last week as I just started Verzenio 3 weeks ago. I think what triggered mine was raw spinach on a frickin' sandwich! I'm thankful I have a shower wand/sprayer....I immediately thought of your shittin’ pants post and I just had to laugh

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  • Lita57
    Lita57 Member Posts: 2,437
    edited August 2018

    Sadly, I wasn't wearing my shittin' pants at the time...but I sure am now.

    No episodes today...yet, that is .


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  • Beatmon
    Beatmon Member Posts: 1,562
    edited August 2018

    I wonder how many of us have that💩💩💩💩. I hate it so much. I can’t tell you how many new underwear I’ve purchased in the last 4 years...just too bad to clean

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  • molliefish
    molliefish Member Posts: 723
    edited August 2018
    That's shitty.
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  • momallthetime
    momallthetime Member Posts: 1,575
    edited August 2018

    Lita you make the world go around! Gosh that food! You are a force to reckon with. You talk real stuff and everyone could relate. So sorry, molliefish put it well, shitty shitty stuff!! You got good people around you. Love the hydrageneas, i think they are a forever type of flower.

    Chelle so nice to hear from you? How are you feeling these days? How is hubby?

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  • Micmel
    Micmel Member Posts: 9,450
    edited August 2018

    Lita~You continue to amaze me. Just sending my love and support. ~M~

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  • Lita57
    Lita57 Member Posts: 2,437
    edited August 2018

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    Almost finished with embroidered pillow case #1. Two more butterflies to go. Can only work on it for minutes at a time...my eyes are so bad now. They get so blurry. It's very relaxing and takes my mind off my misery...running back and forth to the toilet, sigh.

    L


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  • Mominator
    Mominator Member Posts: 1,575
    edited August 2018

    Lita, your pillowcase is so lovely.

    My grandmother embroidered our pillowcases. I loved sleeping on them.

    Wishing you more time embroidering and less time running to the bathroom. Hug

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  • Kattysmith
    Kattysmith Member Posts: 738
    edited August 2018

    Truly beautiful ,but it makes me think of a funny passage in that REALLY old memoir, "The Egg and I" that was the genesis of Ma and Pa Kettle movies. (Lita, you will remember them! ). In one scene, Betty - author of the book - has to sleep in Ma Kettle's pristine living room, the only room that is safe from Ma Kettle's filthy, shiftless, and nefarious family members, including her husband, Pa Kettle. Betty is DUMBSTRUCK at the delicacy of the hand-embroidered pillowcases provided by Ma Kettle - her neighbor - and awakens the next morning with the imprint of the knotted rosettes on her cheek! Still makes me chuckle...

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  • Lita57
    Lita57 Member Posts: 2,437
    edited August 2018

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    My bone broth for the month.

    It's really easy to make, and I recommend it to anyone on bisphosphonates like xgeva and Zometa. You can also use the bones more than once. Freeze them until you're ready to use them again.

    Just throw the bones in the crock pot with water to completely cover, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to help leech minerals out of the bones, a quartered onion and a carrot and celery stalk, cut in large chunks. Put the crock pot on low and let it do its thing for at least 24 hrs. You can go up to 72 hrs if you want. I usually go 36. Check periodically and add more water as necessary.

    Let it cool, then strain it into jars, being sure to leave enuf head space (for expansion), label and freeze. I'm putting the plastic one in the fridge as I ran out of good sized jars. If you refrigerate, be sure to use within 3 to 5 days.

    Use it like you would use any stock or broth. Our Bulldog loves it too.


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  • MuddlingThrough
    MuddlingThrough Member Posts: 726
    edited August 2018

    Lita, your embroidery is beautiful. More embroidery time and less bathroom trips! I'm trying to steel myself to toss all my craft supplies. As bad as the neuropathy is in my right hand, I now have bad joint pain in both hands and a trigger thumb. No more painting, sequining Christmas ornaments, crocheting, and so on. I am going to try to crochet a cancer cap for myself before I toss all that. If I can hold the hook.

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