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.
It is sad. People are getting health issues at younger ages. Diabetes complicates everything. What do you think? There is a lot of research going on in the field. Do you think we are close to a cure for diabetes?
I have not trie Stevia or Splenda. My daughter uses it. I think she uses Agave. Is that a sweetener? I hear her talk about that too. I got used to no sweetener in coffee and tea. I use sweetener in oatmeal. I put a tablespoon of maple syrup.
My dad had diabetes and I guess I started thinking about not consuming a lot of sugar.
Love iced tea. It’s extremely southern! But I don’t like ‘sweet’ tea. I don’t put sugar in it.
I am a huge coffee drinker but I like tea in the evening to unwind with. So, I drink herbal tea in the evening.
If I drink tea in the daytime I will drink a caffeinated black tea, all kinds. I frequently buy Twinnings. I do like green tea once in awhile too.
I don’t ever use sugar in tea or coffee. Every now and then I will put honey in tea.
Thanks for your suggestions. I will try them.
NHWM,
I'm with your neighbor; I need to get my hair done. It is driving me crazy, but for now, I just clip it up on my head so I don't have to deal with it. My hair is long and has dead ends and the gray is showing, which is making me look order then what I am! 😡
Anyone else like the packaging of Celestial Seasons tea? It’s so pretty! I saw their story once in a documentary. Interesting company. Good tea and marketing, right?
I actually like spinach lasagna, eggplant lasagna, mixed vegetables lasagna or a seafood lasagna as much as one made with meat.
I treat myself occasionally when dining out. Not doing any of that now. It’s all about our ‘stay at home’ regulations now. I am missing going to my favorite coffee shop to meet friends. Oh well...that is a small thing. We have to focus on the big picture now.
I find lots of people find themselves thinking about the little things. That’s what they seem to miss the most. Hahaha, one of my neighbors called me to say that she can’t wait to go to the hair salon and get her hair colored and cut. She says she doesn’t want to look like an old hag with long stringy hair.
Geeeeez, I told her to pin her hair up. This woman is a bit vain. She also wants to get her manicure and pedicure.
I need a haircut too but it can wait. Not trying to cut it myself because I am not good at that. I couldn’t even trim my kids bangs without getting them crooked!
I do that intentionally when I make sauces or roast chilis, that way I can pull out in the am and have for dinner or stick in the fridge for tomorrow.
I have prepared and planned dinner only to serve something else.
Bolognese sauce sounds yummy!
1/minestrone soup (add veggies and beef broth)
2/chili (add beans and adjust seasoning)
3/lasagna
but now I find myself not wanting any of that. Oh well, I guess I could always freeze it.
NHWM, Yes I have a juicer, but I hate to clean it that often. There is always this nagging feeling I get to thinking, shouldn't I be using all that fiber to make something. Like carrot cake? Then, if I have a nice supply of organic celery, I am always stealing it for tuna sandwiches or macaroni salad. The celery juice is for first thing in the morning, but I want my coffee first thing. If only all our problems were this small, yeah, right? The Panasonic juicer is actually easy to clean.
I do use a piece of apple in the carrot juice. Tastes good.
Yummy soup! Thanks for being a wonderful nurse in this difficult time 💗.
Celery, apple and carrot together is yummy. I get this at my organic health food restaurant near me. Great drink! I forgot about juicing celery. I do not own a juicer. Do you? I order it out.
Working all week means I do the menu on the weekend or do take out. I prefer to prepare meat and then I can put a meal on the table in 15 minutes for lunch and dinner all week. Yea!
Thank you smeshque for the smoked hotdogs idea, they are really delicious and I am thinking pretty versatile.
Lime juice could be a good addition if anyone is juicing celery to detox.
The taste of pure organic celery juice is ok, sometimes good to me.
I do not do that often, but when I did, I lost 5 lbs. in a week because I wasn't even hungry until 2 p.m.
Juicing an entire bunch of celery gets one maybe 8 oz. ?
I could never drink the recommended 16 oz. first thing in the morning. I am just not that into extreme health fads, but I did try it.
I just added a splash of lime juice and it balanced out the flavours well. Mushrooms would work with the bok choy and celery, I think, but I would leave out the ginger for that combo.
This is a propos my, can't call it a resolution, but at least a serious intention, to eat more veggies during this covid crisis, and, hopefully afterwards, They are good for the immune system. and other things.
I will not throw away any more food. Everything I order on line is not good, I don't care what it is or where I buy it from.
Thank you for posting.
BIL is brother in law
SIL can be either son in law or sister in law
MIL, FIL = mother and father in law
SO - significant other
DD- dear daughter
DS - dear son