Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
i drove past 4 teen girls yesterday who looked like sacks of potatos with limbs attached. wth? if were to become less physically active, perhaps our diets should change to compensate. i eat one meal a day and have for years -- dinner. my theory is, if exess fat in the bloodstream is causing us health problems i want to lean it out every day. in only a little while the body adjusts and there is no such thing as a hunger pang. most nights i only eat because i know that i should.. not trying to be judgemental or sound superior. im sharing this for the people who would like to trim up a bit but arent having much luck.
we are used to eating a big dinner then sleeping, not much fuel burned during sleeping. then we eat a hearty breakfast. WHY ? is what im asking..
energy for working? nah. not buying it. i work like a borrowed mule..
I'm so very aware of the risks of eating poorly. I just ignore the rules sometimes and accept the consequences. Eating habits: people keep yammering at me that I must have breakfast, and the earlier the better. That oh, so, doesn't work for me. If I have anything to eat within the first 8 hours of waking, all I want to do is eat ALL day, and never feel satisfied. At that point, I typically have a small 'lunch' (like half a sandwich), and supper is about 4 hours before I go to bed, again. And my portion size is probably half of a typical meal served in a restaurant.
I think I mentioned it somewhere .. one of my fave meals is a baked potato with a veggie bin salad (made of whatever's in there) with my favorite dressing (I dip rather than pour it on, that way it's the first flavor I taste and uses less than a 1/3 of a normal dressing helping). Yum. Know what I'm having for supper tonight!
i have to turn down lunch foods all the time when working for private homeowners. if id get my belly full id end up laying under a shade tree licking my n*ts..
im boiling chicken gizards again tonight. im of the belief that our body craves what it needs. my body says " get em more tender tonight a**hole " ..
I remembered that last time I needed it I was out of sesame oil, so I bought a bottle. Does anyone else feel odd about getting a full bottle of something in order to use 1/8th of teaspoon?! In this case I know I use this stuff periodically, or that bottle would be a lifetime supply -- my great-grandson's lifetime! :)
We had canned peaches and blueberries as a side dish. I love the very-light syrup jars of peaches from Costco.
Steam, 1 small frozen bag each, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots in a pan with a little water until defrosted. Drain. Mix in casserole dish. Top with slices of american cheese. (I like Kraft, it's got the best flavor, imo) Mix a can of cream of mushroom and a can of cream of onion soup together with 2 cans of milk. Pour on top of vegetables and cheese. Cover dish with tinfoil and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Take the casserole out and take the tin foil off. Top casserole with french fried onions. Bake another 5-6 minutes. Enjoy! :D It's good with a little sour cream, too.
got the call today. next wednesday i have an appointment with va to start my hcv tx. according to wiki this tx has a 100 % success rate. oh those are so much better odds than 47 % minus the 24 % who dropped out for mental issues. if wiki is wrong, well , we'LL change that . lol
Those prepared sauces are good on a day when you want to focus your culinary energy on some other part of the meal!
Cap, good luck with your treatment.
Lookee ma .. I'm cookin'
Guard your pans!
Chive and cheese scones
Potted ham
Cucumber and sprout sandwiches
Curried egg salad sandwiches
Shrimp salad in mini cream puffs
Fruit barm brack (a quick bread)
Walnut, dates, cherry, and choc chip bread
Lemon pound cake
Marble pound cake
Ginger buttermilk scones
Lemon curd
Clotted cream
Shortbread cookies
Mint Dove chocolates
The ladies wore funny hats. My daughter bought every kind of pepper Trader Joe's had on hand, and sewed them on a straw garden hat.