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.
Coconut oil gives a very nice flavor to some kinds of baked goods. I made a pina colada cake and it worked very nice in the frosting.
I would not cook with it though.
Thanks for the feedback. I keep seeing recipes that call for it and I have been skeptical about trying it.
From what you say, I would try it in baking though.
I do not cook with coconut oil. It's nasty to cook with. I find baking with it is a different story altogether. I made a cake recipe that's supposed to be like a Mounds candy bar (chocolate and coconut). I took a chance and used coconut oil instead of butter in the cake. Really good. I've used it in cookies too. I like it for baking.
Is the taste of coconut oil that strong? It smells bad? I haven’t tried it but I see a lot of recipes that use it. I was just wondering if I am missing out on anything. I generally use olive oil for cooking.
Need - the crock pot chicken sounds good! I have used coconut oil but only as any other oil. It's not my favourite due to the smell/taste.
Tuna salad for supper with a few fresh blackberries and green tea.
If you use it, please share how you implement it in your cooking and why you use it?
I think everyone has an oddball or two in their families! LOL 😆
I remember one of the characters in Lion King making a reference to this. I love that movie. My daughters viewed that movie a bazillion times! We bought it back when VCR’s were popular.
Glad you had fun at the reunion. It’s sad that your aunt couldn’t make it. I’m sure she’ll be glad to see you when you visit her.
So, what were the ages of people that attended your reunion?
When I went to my 90 year old cousin’s birthday celebration, there were a variety of ages, from babies to my 90 year old cousin
They actually placed 90 candles on his birthday cake and the poor guy said that he didn’t have enough air to blow them out.
One and a half lbs of chicken breast.
One packet of low sodium taco seasoning mix. Or use your own blend of seasonings.
One jar of salsa
Cook on high for four hours or low for eight hours. When chicken is done, remove and shred, then place shredded chicken back into the sauce. Remove cover on crockpot and cook on high power for an additional ten minutes to thicken the sauce.
Serve in taco shells, tortillas, on top of nachos or make a taco salad. Add any toppings that you like, cheddar cheese, avocado, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, etc.
I made this for lunch today. This recipe will freeze well.
Sounds so yummy!
Pam, I hope your aunt’s injuries are superficial and heal quickly.
Enjoy your supper everyone!
She took quite a tumble! Poor woman. I hope she won’t be horribly uncomfortable and will recover as soon as possible.
I am sorry to hear that she fell. Accidents happen! Oh gosh, your aunt will have a gash on her head for pictures! Is the cut on her face or on her head and will be covered by her hair?
One time, mom fell while I was at the grocery and she cut her face. Older people’s skin is so tender. They bruise and tear their skin so easily.
Anyway, my oldest daughter was home with her and she ran to the bathroom to get a bandaid. My girls always loved those character bandages.
So, I think my daughter placed a Mickey Mouse bandaid across my mom’s forehead. My mom was extremely vain and wasn’t too happy with wearing Mickey Mouse on her face!
I have to say that we all shared a good laugh afterwards, even mom giggled about it.
Some falls are crazy! Mom fell right in front of me in the bathroom. She got up from the toilet and for some reason turned herself around.
She fell backwards which isn’t unusual for Parkinson’s patients and hit her head on the faucet in the bathtub. I freaked when I saw red blood flowing through mom’s beautiful snow white hair.
I immediately took her to the hospital and she had to have staples placed in her head. Thank God there was no brain bleed.
A handsome hospital staff member scooped mom up and placed her on an examination table and mom said to him, “Gee, you are so strong. I haven’t been picked up like that since my husband carried me over the threshold!
Oh my gosh, we cracked up. My brothers and sister in law met us at the hospital and we all said that she surely could spot a good looking man, even in her 90’s! LOL 😆
I need to get back to quilting. Actually, I promised myself a new sewing table when I get my refund, and then the quilting might actually happen. Meanwhile, I have been knitting, which is more portable! And as a treat for myself, I ordered two new knitting bags from an Etsy vendor. All this is of a theme, actually, because I decided that I deserve to have proper tools and equipment instead of always making do. I think, when we are stuck in care giver mode, that we have to do whatever we can to make our lives a little easier and find things to give ourselves pleasure and forward momentum.
It’s a great fundraiser for the church and the dinners are reasonably priced.
We can choose fried or grilled fish served with a side dish dessert and drink.
We can eat in the cafeteria or get it to go.
So, it’s fish for dinner tonight!
I've spent the day closing bank accounts and all the legal end of life things.
I told the life insurance company to mail me their forms and they sent an email..I don't have a printer. So, I'll have to get someone else to print it for me.
The bank actually wanted my brothers to come in to claim their portions of the bank account that our Mom set up for them. When I pointed out that they were
all around the world, she had no idea how to deal with that, lol.
So, the "back office" will be contacting my brothers. I'm done with the financials.
I'm having spaghetti carbonara, I cooked a handful each of broccoli and red peppers along with the pasta.
I started cutting the peppers in half lengthwise. I didn’t do a good job when I would cut the tops off. I couldn’t ever find peppers that stood up in my casserole dish. They toppled over! LOL 😆