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.
To help my dH, and save money on a one topping pizza, I didn't get the sausage.
One medium had black olives, one had mushrooms-he puts these two pieces together like a sandwich-now it is a two-topping pizza-he is happy there is no meat.
Coming home hungry I put together a yummy meal in about 10 minutes. Boiled the sorba for about 3 minutes, rinsed, and drained it. Took out frozen shrimp from freezer and set aside. Lined a simple steamer basket with fresh kale, and two other vegetables I had: a half of zucchini, sliced, and a handful of snowpeas, but you could use whatever fresh or even frozen vegetables you like. Got the steaming pot boiling with the veggies while sorba was boiling gently. Tossed in a handful of shrimp in the last two minutes. (If you buy raw shrimp it needs to cook for about 5 minutes). Took a jar of Brushetta from Trader Joe's and emptied it in a large bowl. I tossed the noodles, veggies, shrimp, and Brushetta all together and ate the whole thing. This was enough for one very hungry person.
Brushetta is a small jar of chopped tomatoes, cilantro, onions, garlic and so on.
This dish was inspired by a visit to a Vietnamese restaurant: huge bowl of noodles with lots of vegetables and a little chicken, then topped with fresh basil sprigs and fresh sprouts. I prefer the healthier Sorba noodles than the pretty white noodles. White rice, white noodles, white potatoes, white flour all lead to diabetes and other diseases.
I need to lose 20 pounds and to feel great every day: read Dr. Hyman's book The Blood Sugar Solutions and was inspired to deal with the total body and how it's all related. I'll let you all know how I do. Exercise is also on the menu!
Don't forget the fish and chips. Have a good time.
Went to the church today to finalize funeral arrangements for Mom, so I'm not really caring what we eat right now, as long as it's quick and easy and doesn't heat the house up.
Dinner was ... Chili with mixed veggies. Opened the fridge and found 4 long rolls of freshly made sushi! There's a Korean woman who saw our carabao and Haden mango trees. Instead of asking for mangoes, she offered a trade. Homemade sushi in exchange. I missed the 1st exchange last Saturday, my nieces ate all of it without saving any for me. When I saw the sushi, all that goal to limit my eating just flew out the door.
4 different sushi. I couldn't eat the shrimp sushi since I'm allergic to shrimp. She not only gave us the long roll, she cut it finely like a professional does. It was sooooo delicious! I'm not really a sushi eater but the flavor was unique! Every bite had flavor. I've never known that one can put leaf (????) in sushi. Reminds me of eating a salad sushi with fresh tuna (not the can tuna, the Real tuna not cooked through).
Fave niece kept asking me to go with her to a sushi restaurant. Because I'm used to the store's sushi, I never cared for sushi. I'm telling you, if you eat a sushi made by an expert- OMG!!!
As for the beans and toast... I have a friend who grew up eating beans only with chips to scoop them up with! This was a new one for the rest of us who were planning a cookout! And she could not believe we never did this.. It all depends on where you grew up! And yes, the beans and chips were not bad!