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.
Do you use a healthy recipe?
Last night air fried drumsticks, stuffing, gravy, left over mashed potatoes "fried" to get a crust and topped with some cheese, cabbage fritters n sour cream. R is working outside these days in the cool weather checking fences and relocating horses so he needs good solid food.
I seem to be subsisting mainly on nuts these day. They don't upset my guts. I do eat a few raw veggies as well and some corn/corn products. Whatever works!!!
Time to make more peanut butter cookies. I think I can add cranberries, coconut flakes and more to make some variety and be good for R to take with him for healthy snacks. I make up trail mix and keep the sugar level down.
Then you realize why we are all getting cancer and stuff.
Sounds like a good dinner!!
Glad to be back! Tonight - stuffed cabbage. And for dessert, vanilla ice cream with DD’s fig leaf syrup drizzled on top; so good but it’s too cold for frozen dessert.
Never heard of it, or a canary melon. But they sound good.
Pizza, ordered out. Busy few days!!
R brought home a large green squash from the farmer's market, which is where he got the delicious canary melon. Best melon I have ever eaten.
What do I do with it? I think it is also called a marrow. I had those stuffed with a meat mixture on the UK years ago.
Leaning towards making a curry with it. I don't think it is one I can eat much of anyway (like 1/4 cup), so I can make it hot for R.
We were in the Preveza and Athens areas for about 1-1/2 weeks and never came across Stifado in the restaurants, so it could be a regional dish from elsewhere. In restaurants, those main dishes were served with copious amounts of french fries or mashed potatoes (or you could do roasted white potatoes in olive oil or orzo, which I love). We also loved Pasticio (a type of ground beef or lamb with bechamel sauce and bucatini pasta, then baked). Decadent and yummy!
I am half Greek so I remember this from the past. My father and his parents were wonderful cooks and I spent alot of time around them when younger. This stew also has a unique combination of spices. I couldn't find my favorite Greek cookbook so I googled it. The main change I made was along with tomato paste I cut up small cherry type tomatoes although here in SC they sell heirloom ones that have mixed colors. I used those instead of canned tomatoes.
It goes well over orzo. Made it in the morning and let it sit. It was really delicious.
I've still got lots of jumbo carrots, but getting into the second half of the 10 lb batch. They are one of the things I can still eat veggie wise.
Glad you found and alternative to boost.
Take it easy of you are tired already. Doesn't matter what time it is.
I'm glad you got to drink coffee!!
Brussel sprouts are rough on the belly
I've been able to not absolutely hate my plant based protein shake, miss my boost but don't miss the stomach thing
Roast sirloin tip, mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted carrots and onions, brussels sprouts. Cinnamon pb cookies for dessert. Due to my various issues I had the meat, gravy. carrots and tried brussels sprouts again. This morning I don't think the brussels sprouts were a good idea. 🙁
I used to have a cast iron stomach but no more. I tried coffee again after a week off and seem ok with it this morning. 🤞 The joys of aging!!!
Fall-off-the-bones ribs tonight and a baked potato for R. Strawberry, spinach, slivered almond's salad. Got some great strawberries this afternoon.
I wish are Thanks Giving was earlier, we go from Halloween, to Thanks Giving to Christmas.
A box of chicken stuffing, on the bottom, pork chops on top.
Bake in the oven
I've tried the baking soda trick which I think has helped a little. If I know him he will eat the soup anyway.
psue -what surprised me about the peanut butter is that is took away any scorched taste which is hard to get rid of. It apparently works for soups, stews or chili. I have only ever tried it in pea soup.
Golden, who would have thought to put peanut butter into pea soup? But it makes sense in a weird, legume-y way.
I once found a good trick online and I will share it here. I had slightly scorched some pea soup and found that a dollop of peanut butter takes away the scorched taste and doesn't affect the taste of the soup. Worked well.
nacy - I found a great recipe for the not so tender but not pot roast beef, https://www.spendwithpennies.com/perfect-sirloin-tip-roast/
I did a sirloin tip following it and the roast was perfect. Couldn't have been better.
I think my yellow split peas are too dry. I soaked them overnight and they didn't absorb all the water which they usually do. I'm simmering them without and veggies or seasonings to see if they will soften. I have had a few batches over the years which never did soften and had to be thrown out. Darn it!!!!
I'm actually cooking a roast later. They are often tough, so Internet says , to sear it on each side first, to hold the juices in, then cook it at like 180 for 3 hours.
I'm gonna try it.
Also, up until 2 months ago I had been without a real kitchen for almost a year. I’m out of practice and I am loathe to dirty my sparkly new range!
I draw the line at carrot juice. Someone I worked with once overdid it and came in with a good "tan" and orange palms.
Psue - the air fried carrots sound lovely. I don't have an air fryer yet. I tend to fall back on the things we had at home -fry pans, pots and an oven, though I do use my food processor. R is getting his turkey roaster out of storage for our Thanksgiving turkey. I've only ever used a regular oven. Cream of carrot soup would be great for R. I can't do the cream. I'm soaking peas tonight for pea soup - which will have carrots, and celery, and thyme and smoked beef a la newfie jiggs dinner leftovers (smoked ham hocks and salt beef - sort of a combination).
R had a strawberry, spinach, sliced almonds, croutons salad, brown rice and the salmon. I had munched my way through some strawberries, grape tomatoes and nuts while unpacking the groceries so I didn't need supper.
The new chocolate flavour today was 5 Chile Bullet. It does clear the sinuses.