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 like to cook though and enjoy my own home cooking .
man these are nice apples , ill bet theyre good for baking .
i did make me a pear picker but it ended up an apple picker , the pears were gone weeks ago .
I had a couple over for dinner, trying to get back into the habit of entertaining, to have an incentive for housecleaning, and combat my depression. It was partially successful (I dusted the dining room) and I enjoyed their company.
Dinner tonight was canned soup. Not my favorite, and not the best for us, but I have far too much other stuff going on to cook right now.
cuz terry gave me a bag of apples so i came home and canned 7 more quarts. he says he has a loaded pear tree . i plan to look into that tomorrow after work . i love canned pears but they are about 1.25 a ( small ) can . you guessed it -- i aintta paying it , let em keep em " ..
stopped at the farm store to buy a fruit picking pole tonight . 14 bucks .
see ; " i aintta payin it " above . i have a 16 ft painter pole and ill make a picking head for it out of a 5 qt motor oil jug tomorrow . im deadly serious about getting me some pears ..
got the drain fitting for my new kitchen sink on the way home tonight . its lifechanging to have a good kitchen sink . my previous one was a lavatory . impossible to wash dishes in . i dont actually have dishes . it was impossible to wash pans in ..
edna has edema in one leg . a blood clot is restricting a vein . very dangerous . theyre giving her injections to break up the clot , aspirin daily afterwards to thin her blood . im really worried that a crippling stroke will wreck her QOL . it really isnt bad right now , she just dont have strength to walk anymore .
Tonight was a meat-and-potatoes night, which I don't do real often. A pork roast in the crock pot, with chopped cranberries, honey, orange zest, nutmeg and cloves. It smelled like winter holidays in here all day!. The veggie was roasted cabbage with dijon mustard and caraway seeds. I'll do that one again! And I make my garlic mashed potatoes with buttermilk. Very good dinner!
I went down and got a kozy shack sugar free rice pudding. NOT EVEN CLOSE to their original!
I'm going to be honest. I had a couple of cigarettes today. Cigarettes and food are my only pleasures since I gave up sex!
Today is the 1st anniversary of my foster sons suicide. Rough day. I'll get back on the horse tomorrow.
Another xanex and then hopefully sleep. The good news is I can sleep as long as I want. Fall morning sleep is the best.
Adas Bis Silq
Lentil and Silverbeet Soup
1.5 cups Lentils
6 cups Cold water
Optional, to taste Chicken soup base
8 to 10 leaves Silverbeet (Swiss Chard)
¼ cup Olive oil
1 large Onion, chopped fine
3 cloves Garlic
¼ cup Coriander leaves (cilantro), chopped
To taste Freshly ground black pepper
To taste Salt
¼ cup Lemon juice
For serving Lemon wedges
Wash lentils well and place in a heavy pan with the water. Bring to a boil, skimming if necessary. Add soup base if desired. Cover and simmer gently until lentils are soft, about 1 hour.
Wash chard well and cut off stems. Slit leaves down the middle, and shred leaves coarsely.
Heat oil in a separate pan, add onion and fry gently until transparent. Stir in garlic and cook for a few seconds longer. Add shredded silverbeet to pan and fry, stirring often, until leaves wilt.
Pour onion and silverbeet mixture into lentils, add coriander, salt, and pepper to taste, and the lemon juice. Cover and simmer gently for further 15 to 20 minutes.
Serve soup in deep plates with lemon wedges for squeezing into soup according to individual taste. Khoubiz or other bread is a necessary accompaniment.
Mom is doing well in her new environment, meeting people and having visitors. You know what they say: If Mamma is happy, everyone is happy.
Today at lunch I used it like lettuce for an open sandwich on a rice cake with canned smoked herring, mayo, lemon juice, and onion. I'm working hard at giving up coffee, wheat, and cow milk products. Still got that extra 10 pounds on me enough to be bothersome and uncomfortable in my clothes. But the headaches are going away.
I haven't gone out to eat much since I became a boarding house mistress. I love cooking. I am good at it. Usually I like what I cook better than the way a restaurant does it and my version is generally healthier. But once in a while it is nice to sit down to a menu someone else has thought up, shopped for, cooked, serves, and cleans up after. Tonight I took a novel to a local Chinese place and had hot and sour soup and Grand Chicken, spiced 3 on a scale of 0 to 5. It was a quiet Monday night. Several carry-out customers came in and one other table was filled in the dining room. I read my book in peace and enjoyed being waited on.
Back to my own kitchen tomorrow.
im gonna fry pork but the assinine renter isnt home yet so i cant reset the breakers that i knocked out sawing concrete . im stealing power from the oven light , and soon the 220 volt water heater . lighting is getting scarce around here . might light a stove fire just for the light .. i have cords running around here like mexico city in the wintertime ..
I met a woman in her 60's who lived in a RV and traveled the country with her 3 dogs. She had sold her home after a divorce and chose the life of a gypsy. Very interesting and free minded lady. She had no elders to take care of. I didn't ask if she had children.
i wanna go to jeannes house for dinner . make your own taco ? im thinkin just use the taco shells for a scoop.. ive never bought refried beans , i just run over red beans with the truck and toss em in the stirfry ..
I'm going to do a hot dish called Taco Square tomorrow, using up some of the items I prepared for tonight.
I loved having them here. I found it a real chore to cook night after night for a couple added people. Both of their parents work, and I can't imagine how they get home from work and get a meal on the table every night! I know I did it in my time ... it helps when youth is on your side. :D I hope they had a real fun anniversary trip.
i made rice with cooked apples in it tonight . edna loves it so much she'll ration it to herself for 3 days even if i tell her theres a gallon of it at home .. when edna is no longer around i really wont have anyone to cook for and ill probly just go back to eating bark off my firewood every night . it takes absolutely NO preperation and after a hard day of beating on rocks thats what i want ..
I've only been to New Orleans twice. Coy and I took a class at the New Orleans Cooking School, where we watched a very entertaining cooking demo, ate what was prepared, and got the recipes. The Jambalaya was usually Coy's specialty when we had Mardi Gras parties. I made it today along with a Creole salad and Chocolate Lava Cake with ice cream. The J recipe makes a humongous amount. Since we did it for parties I never bothered to modify it. And I made the whole thing today because I plan to take it to my friend whose husband has cancer tomorrow.
I had my two young great-grandsons again tonight for dinner. They are pretty adventurous eaters and they liked everything. I'm sure my friends will tomorrow, too.
A stick... Lol sorry best i could come up with on the gray Chicago morn
Remember she who laughs, lasts! Peace out girl & keep on truckin...
well here's a link to an article about some upcoming movies touching on caregivers, thought i would post here, for "dinner and a movie nite"
delawareonline/story/news/health/2014/09/22/new-movies-explain-caregiving-real-work/16073381/
Book, love me some Tony Roma's, yummy!!!