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Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! It looks like we are in for another few warm, rainy days. I might need to get out and buy some ant poison, if I determine that what I have set out isn't working.
Breakfast was steel cut oatmeal with blueberries, and a small bowl of my chili colorado.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! A little cooler today with a small chance of rain. I do need to get out for cat food. While I am there I may go around to the other ell of the parking lot and see how crazy it is in Publix, and how hard the hordes of hoarders have hit. And if they happen to have anything I need or want, I can pick that up too.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! I have given Lilo her Tuesday shot, and REQUIRED subsequent treats.
I have a doctor's appointment myself this morning. At least I think I do...I checked the website for that office and they haven't posted anything saying not to come in. But then, they do infusions and such there, as well as other medical things, and infusions can't exactly be done online. I'm just going in to discuss some bloodwork and be looked at. I guess it COULD be done online but he may want to look at places I am wouldn't be exactly comfortable with showing online...there's usually some pressing and poking here and there, and the old "does this hurt" sort of thing. I am sure I could to my own pressing and poking but he might have to trust me without actually witnessing that part. LOL. After this I shouldn't neet to see this one for at least 6 months or so.
My endocrinologist, on the other hand, has closed the door to patients, at least through the end of the month, saying they will have virtual office visits instead, to discuss what would have been normally done in the office, and asking patients to self check vitals (temp, pulse, BP, glucose) and upload their readings from their device. I suspect some patients will have a learning curve on some of that, being used to just handing their device to the staff for transferral of the glucose history. I have been emailing mine for years. And, fortunately, don't have another appointment with the endocrinologist for several months, having seen him fairly recently.
It should be another warm day with some chance of precipitation.
I will start my corned beef when I get home from the doctor, so it can cook for several hours. This year my cabbage will be in the form of sauerkraut. I have some marble rye in the freezer, and if I remember, I can stop on the way home and try to get some Swiss cheese so I can make a Reuben sandwich or two from some of the corned beef. I can let Eduardo make the dressing.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Traffic was light on the way to (and from) the doctor's office. All my bloodwork looked fine. He said it was time to refresh my Pneumovax, so we took care of that while I was there. My left arm will, no doubt, be sore later, though it's not bad now. I'll get the other Pneumonia vaccine next time, in 6 months or so.
I was able to stop at Publix where everyone seemed to be eyeing one another warily as they perused the slim pickings. The fresh meat, eggs, milk, toilet paper, beans, and rice were all pretty much wiped out. I didn't need any of those things, but thought it interesting how the hoarded items are going. I mean, not everyone has a whole lot of room in their freezers for a whole lot of meat, so I suspect there will be a LOT of meat being cooked up in the next few days.
My supply is good on that, and we could probably get by without venturing out now for a couple of weeks. I DID manage to score a few cans of small red beans, and pink beans, in the latino food section. Goya brand, and not particularly cheap, but I got half a dozen cans, four red and two pink, which, with the rest below, brings my canned bean stock back up to where I normally have it. I also managed to get one can of black beans, two cans of hot chili beans, and a can of Mexican style beans, corn, and bell peppers. J may get that Mexican style can as most of a vegetarian supper tonight, with maybe some kind of potato.
I did find some Swiss cheese, though not the store brand, so again paid name brand price. Tillamook is a good brand though so I don't really mind.
My corned beef is going in a slow cooker, with a few carrots and a potato. I will heat some sauerkraut later and dinner will be served, for me anyway.
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Chili colorado is basically chunks of meat in a bright red chili sauce. Eduardo didn't follow anyone's recipe. They usually use beef anyway. LOL.
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Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful weird Wednesday! It's supposed to be warm and possibly rainy today. There is a fog advisory right now, but who is going anywhere anyway? I guess the garbage trucks need to be careful not to run into each other.
It was very foggy yesterday too, even in the late morning when I was driving to and from my doctor's appointment.
Dinner last night was corned beef brisket, potato, carrots, and sauerkraut. Breakfast was some steel cut oatmeal with blueberries, a small cup of diced peaches, sausage links, and scrambled eggs. For lunch I am planning a Reuben sandwich. I have the dishwasher running, and plan to do some house cleaning today, and take a nap if possible.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Hey, here are 10 museums you can tour online, to help ease the stir craziness! The page may be slow to load. I am having some trouble with it today but it was fine yesterday.
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I had really promised myself that I would have at least one nice Reuben out of this year's St. Patrick's day corned beef. I may manage another, but here is the bulk of today's lunch, pre-assembly, and post-assembly (pre-Om-Nom-Nom). I did have a nice salad with it but there wasn't anything special about that.
For J I prepared a huge salad with two boiled eggs and some cheese as the protein.
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Howdy all y'all. It's thrilling Thursday. Foggy now but we have an ekpected high of 81! No chance of precipitation. It is expected to cool down a bit going into the weekend.
As far as I know, I don't have to go anywhere.
I had some corned beef scrambled with eggs as part of my nutritious breakfast. I have one plate of corned beef hash left from last night's dinner, and it will be eaten today. And there is enough corned beef left to make one more nice Reuben, which will also be eaten today. One of them will be lunch and one will be dinner.
After that, the left over sauerkraut will be eaten for a meal or three with a smoked sausage that is waiting in the meat&cheese drawer of the refrigerator. I knew there was some reason I bought a two pound bag of sauerkraut for St. Patrick's day. J doesn't care much for sauerkraut so I knew going in that I would be eating the whole bag.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's fabulous Friday! Another warm day with 20% chance of rain. I noticed that in addition to some of the grocery stores, Target is having a "senior hour" on Wednesdays, for the first hour of shopping that day. Target opens at 8:00. And the Publix near me is right next door to the Target so if that Publix is letting seniors only shop from 7:00 to 8:00 then I could conceivably hit them both next Wednesday to look for any needed items.
Except that, like many, I would have trouble actually getting out the door that early for either one of them. And why just on Wednesday?
I suppose if the need is great enough, one could manage, and it is nice to have another senior perk available, albeit somewhat inconviniently so.
I hope they can actually have enough security to keep the other rampaging hordes out of the stores during those hours and that said hordes will be understanding and not mob the doorways, endangering us seniors.
Nothing on the agenda today.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Well, I finished off the last of the St. Patricks day sauerkraut today, having it with smoked sausage and potatoes at lunch and supper. We are very low on fresh vegetables so I may have to venture out at some point for that or just make do with frozen. Or maybe actually take advantage of grocery delivery?0
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Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! And another warm day with 20% chance of rain.
I might get to some housework today and maybe inventory the wine.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvqa8dsBtno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE6FUGswhIc
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Well I spent some time doing my wine inventory today and the catalog is now corrected and updated to show all 64 current bottles. It was showing about 9 too high when I started so I had to determine what I had used and not deleted from the spreadsheet. And I drank some while eating dinner and then finishing up the inventory which reduced it by one, from 65 actual bottles to 64 now. LOL.
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Howdy all y'all. It's sensational Sunday! Cooler today, with a good chance of rain this afternoon and evening. Not sure what I will do today. Possibly actually get around to some more housework that I keep putting off...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Well I got out of the house far a bit today. Didn't venture far though, just around the yard a bit.
My St. Francis has a small purple friend behind him. And before you tell me to get rid of that Vinca, it is variegated and not as aggressive as the regular one. We like it a lot better than the English ivy we want to kill.
Loropetalum.
One of our azaleas, that I seriously need to trim back.
Another of our azaleas, with some Carolina Jasmine cohabiting.
Wood hyacinths.
The latest daffodils.
The neighbor's weeping cherry.
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Sunday supper started with a HUGE salad each, with home made thousand islands type dressing. The last two large bell peppers were starting to get a bit wrinkly se each of us got pretty much a whole bell bepper, cut up, in our bowls, and tho last two tomatoes had reached that point where another day or two would make them over ripe, so we each got a whole tomato, cut up of course, in our salads. With the last bag of farm style salad mix, we each ended up with almost enough salad to be a meal, but there wasn't anything substantial in it, only salad veggies that wouldn't provide any protein to speak of.
So....after the salad, Edweirdo...I mean Eduardo got into the act with an odd take on huevos rancheros, with a refried bean and cheese mixture on the bottom, surrounded by a ring of Frito scoop style (Kroger brand) chips, on edge, and then topped with two fried eggs and hot salsa.
J promptly got a piece of chip in an uncomfortable place but after a minute proceeded to eat the rest a bit more carefully. I had put the chips around the rim so that control of where they went, when being eaten, could be easier but I guess accidents can still happen. At any rate, we both enoyed the supper.
Unfortunately it also used the last fresh veggies in the house, aside from potatoes and onions. I may have to venture out early in the morning to see what I can find in that regard.0 -
Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! It's supposed to rain all day and, pretty much, all day tomorrow too. I may try to slip over to Publix anyway, just to get eggs (if they have any) and fresh veggies. OR...I may look into seeing if I can come up with enough grocery items to justify requesting delivery. More likely I'd just pop over there. It's not as if it's very far to go.
I have given Lilo her Monday morning subdermal fluid treatment and treats and she has escaped into one of her favorite hidey holes. I don't think she even sulks any more after these treatments. Maybe she realizes that they do make her feel better.
Well, my tea mug needs re-filling, and, Publix or not, I need to set out some beans and tomato sauce to remind myself to start some chili in slow cookers a bit later this morning.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Well my meager haul at Publix came to just under $30, but as I had set my limit at no more thon $40 that was fine.
I got some canned tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes to replace what I have used in the last week or two, and today for the chili. 5 pounds of Russet potatoes, one carton of eggs, which they were limiting to one per customer anyway, two bags of garden veggie salad mix, which they were limiting to two per customer, a jar of olive oil mayonnaise, a package of paper napkins (low stock at the store, but at least they had some), and some fully cooked pork sausage patties to go with my breakfasts. I didn't really see any fresh veggies that appealed to me.
None of the limits bothered me at all as I had only intended to buy one carton of eggs, and two bags of salad mix. I would have bought a half gallon of milt (limited to one carton of milk per customer) but they didn't have the kind I wanted. We aren't critically low on milk so that doesn't really matter. I would have liket to replace the one that was recently finished, but as we generally keep two unopened, and one open "working" carton on hand anyway, not a big deal.
Fortunately I tend to keep us fairly well stocked up on most items and Eduardo can make a meal out of a fairly empty cupboard, as long as the staple items are kept up.
And yes, I got rained on.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! It's going to be another somewhat warm, rainy day. Thunderstorms, in fact! Maybe our April showers are coming early. I don't have to go anywhere today, as far as I know.
Ingles has added a "please let seniors and immunosuppressed people shop" hour now on opening for Tuesday and Wednesday. I did think of heading to Ingles to see about produce, as the rain isn't supposed to start until sometime between 9 and 10, but I think I would rather sit here and drink hot tea. LOL. I wonder if Ingles delivers. Hmmmmm.
Yesterday's chili turned out very nicely. All of J's vegetarian batch got turned into chili mac and about half of my carnivorous batch did. Well, I say chili mac, but it was really chili rotini, using high protein rotini made entirely from chickpea flour. Mixed in with the chili, topped with shredded cheese, and baked, I wouldn't have known it wasn't regular rotini if I had not made the dish myself. I am pretty sure I could have served that to anyone and they wouldn't have known. That Barilla chickpea rotini gets a thumbs up from me. I do cook it a little longer than suggested, as J prefers pasta a little bit more done than al dente.
We have a generous serving of each version of chili mac left over for one meal each, today. And there is enough more carnivorous chile for two or three bowls for me. Breakfast, for me, was steel cut oats with blueberries and cream, along with some sausage patties and some string cheese.
I have given Lilo her Tuesday shot and treats. Now I need more tea.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Well...for a chili and pasta dish to really work, you have to start with GOOD chili.
Start by remembering that most of the "chili" flavor that Americans look for in Tex-Mex chili is actually from cumin, not chili. The chili, while it does have flavor, is mostly used for heat, and the specific flavor that does come from the chili can vary a lot, depending on the variety of chili used.
I don't measure any of my ingredients, adjusting by tasting and adding. My chili seasoning blend includes East Indian extra hot ground red chili, varying the amount, depending on how spicy hot is desired. If one wants truly mild chili, then paprika could be used instead of ground chili. The taste will vary some from that. I sometimes do add some paprika as well, more for color than taste.
In addition to the chili and optional paprika, I add copious amounts of cumin, some garlic powder, some salt, some dried oregano, some cinnamon, and a good dash of powdered cocoa. Did I mention that this is something of a mashup between Greek and Tex-Mex? Sometimes I also add some dried basil, but usually not. And...if you aren't putting any onions in your chili, you may want to put in some onion powder, to get the flavor. I put onions in the chili. And minced bell peppers AND minced jalapeno. But again, for milder, one may wish to omit the jalapeno.
Some folks then like to add other veggies, but J and I really like it kept on the simple side. And there are always some kind of bean in there, canned or at least soaked, pinto, red, black, pink, cranberry, navy, great Northern, whatever...and plenty of them. Mix them up if desired. Along with tomato sauce, for J, though I have found crushed tomatoes work just as well when slow cooked. J does not care for chunks of cooked tomato. I don't mind, and sometimes make mine with diced tomato. If more tomato color/flavor is needed, add some tomato paste, to taste, and stir in well.
For a vegan or vegetarian chili, in addition to the beans, I usually add two tablespoons of olive oil, to carry the flavors, and at least 1/4 cup of lentils, as slow cooking them usually results in disintegrating lentils that add to the thickness and give the sauce some texture.
Cook all the above in a slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours, stirring every couple of hours. Add water if necessary. Yes, you CAN cook it faster, but if so it will taste better if refrigerated and used the next day.
Mix with the type and quantity of pre-cooked pasta desired, adding additional liquid if necessary, though it shouldn't really need any.
Top with cheese or cheeze or not, as desired and bake at 350 for half an hour or so until it's bubbly and the topping is melted/browned as desired. If you are not actually topping it with anything, the baking isn't really necessary, and cheese or cheeze or whatever could be added at the table, to indvidual servings.0 -
Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! Warm today with no chance of rain, for a change. I might take a walk today.
Amazingly, the cats let me sleep in until 7:30. Breakfast was my steel cut oats with blueberries and cream, sausage, and scrambled eggs with cheddar.
Lilo gets a fluid treatment this afternoon.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's thrillilg Thursday! It should be pretty warm today, with a small chance of rain. I woke up feeling old, if that is a thing. LOL. The headache didn't help, but I took some ibuprofen and finished off my chili for breakfast. Nothing critical on the agenda today. I might take a walk. A lot of people walked in my neighborhood yesterday. I didn't, but every time I was outside I saw people walking. I even had a conversation with one neighbor, though we stayed on different sides of the street.
Not sure if it's a good idea to go for a haircut, and surprised that the salon is open at all. Could be a good time to teach Ted how to cut hair!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Well, I DID get out for a walk, to kickstart my metabolism. I walked about a mile to Aldi, bought a few things that were guaranteed to get heavier on the way home, and walked home. It was the least busy I have EVER seen Aldi.
I got the carrots I have been wanting, two pounds, a half gallon of milk, about two pounds, some broccoli crowns, one pound. Those were the relatively heavy items, totaling about five pounds. Then there was frozen chopped spinach (did you know that March 26th is National Spinach Day?), ten ounces, croutons, five ounces, sliced pepperoni, six ounces, and bacon pieces, two and a half ounces. Total weight, including the lightweight plastic carrying bag, approximately seven and a half pounds.
But I am here to tell you that after carrying that seven and a half pounds for a mile, it weighed at least 25 pounds. LOL.
I guess I should start thinking about putting lunch together.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Dinner tonight was NO DOUGH pizza. Very tasty. We did have to eat it with forks. The crust is made from cheeses and eggs.
A crust, after pre-baking, but before toppings.
My pepperoni pizza, after baking.
J's cheese pizza, after baking.
The recipe I found online:
NO DOUGH PIZZA
Gluten Free, Low Carb, Diabetic Friendly
For when you absolutely want pizza but not all the carbs
Crust
1 (8 oz) package of full fat cream cheese, room temperature
2 eggs
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Topping
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
toppings - pepperoni, ham, sausage, mushrooms, peppers
Garlic powder
Preheat oven to 350.
Lightly spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
With a handheld mixer, mix cream cheese, eggs, pepper, garlic powder and parmesan cheese until combined.
Spread into baking dish. Bake for 12-15 minutes, our until golden brown.
Allow crust to cool for 10 minutes.
Spread pizza sauce on crust.
Top with cheese and toppings.
Sprinkle pizza with garlic powder.
Bake 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted.
I did have to adjust baking times, as things didn't cook in the short times given in the recipe.
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Howdy all y'all. It's fabulous Friday! It is supposed to get hot today, with no chance of rain. I finished off last night's pizza for breakfast. It was good cold, about like any other good pizza in taste and cold texture. This recipe is definitely a keeper.
Nothing on the agenda. Maybe a walk later in the morning, before it gets too hot. But not into Aldi this time, maybe JUST a walk!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! It should be another pretty hot one, with no chance of rain. I am a little low on a few items but think I can probably get past the weekend without having to go to the store. At this point I am trying to get into the new month when I get paid again. This is not because of the situation, but is relatively normal for me near the end of a month. LOL. I usually don't actually desperately NEED anything but I get a little anxious when more than one item goes below my "will this last a week or two" estimation.
Not that I need any reason to get anxiety - my general anxiety disorder will come up with plenty of non-reasons ...but sometimes, more so lately, I need an Ativan to get by when the anxiety levels exceed the barrier created by my daily Wellbutrin extended release.
I think of the Wellbutrin as my daily "let's not go bats*** crazy today" pill and the Ativan as my "Don't Panic" pill, not daily, but as needed, which can be several times a day if it's a bad day, or I can go several weeks without taking any Ativan at all.
Sometimes just knowing I have the Ativan, if I need it, is enough, along with some deep breaths and meditation. Sometimes I actually have to take it. Probably about time to get a new prescription on that...should have got one while I was in his office on St. Patrick's day. Oh well. They can call or fax one in.
I don't think there is much on the agenda today.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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