Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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No don’t think so. I’ve had two vaccines and two booster shots!
I think I’m just tired from poor sleep. Left hip and right shoulder very achy so I can’t move without something hurting. Maybe I got too enthusiastic in the gym? It just seemed to get bad suddenly for no apparent reason. Geezerhood!
I’m going back to the ortho guy soon. Don’t want to accept that this is as good as it gets for me.2 -
I hope it's not as good as it gets. I've had a sore ankle all day. Nothing wrong with it but fibro and the memory of sprains past.
Here is dinner. Son had spaghetti with meatballs. Boyfriend and Girlfriend had Cajun shrimp alfredo with broccoli and/or fettuccini. I had chicken fettuccini alfredo.
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Wow - that’s some dazzling cooking! I’m coming to your house.3
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Those dishes of food look good!…..especially the spaghetti sauce one!….( I don’t like Alfredo sauce )1
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »Those dishes of food look good!…..especially the spaghetti sauce one!….( I don’t like Alfredo sauce )
Oldest son doesn't, but it's pretty easy to get a jar out and make him some spaghetti, especially since I have meatballs in the freezer in individual serving packages.
You eat with your eyes first, and why not make it pretty, I say.
Son is currently out fighting with the lawnmower. He was going to mow yesterday, but it snowed.
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Alexandra - your meal prep and presentation is always such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing.
My supper today is way up in the air - I'm hosting a book launch in the big smoke this evening (Toronto) and will eat something there....not sure what yet...but it will no doubt come with a beer
This book is a two and a half year project that turned into a "last minute emergency" thing at the beginning of April. It has just about sent me over the edge the past few weeks. But it is done with only minimum mistakes. Can't wait for the deep sigh that will come when I get home tonight and cuddle on the couch with my sweet four-legged girl.
And, I will have a rental car that I don't need to return until tomorrow afternoon. Maybe I'll take a run to Value Village (our largest thrift store chain) tomorrow morning and pick up some things to wear now that it is warming up. Well fitting clothes rather than kicking myself everyday for having gained weight will be good for my spirit.
I'm so tired of the self hate that comes with too-tight clothes. Self recriminations don't bring inspiration to eat well. Loose pants make me feel skinnier...and that makes me feel so happy I just want to keep on eating light and healthy to get even skinnier. Oh the irony 4 -
Today is everyone else's favorite meal, which takes all afternoon. It's tasty, but I don't get excited the way they do, lol.
Made the filling for the crab rangoon, and it's in the fridge melding for a bit while I sit down. Fortunately the country pork ribs are in the marinade already, as I found freezing them in the marinade gives better flavor penetration. (Plus it makes prep easier.) I do those in quantity; the marinade makes enough for two bags of chops, and that gives us one rib per person. These are not small cuts of meat, and I know from experience one is quite enough. So instead of needing to make marinade, I just got the bag out of the freezer. I also need to make some rice this morning because we're low on the rice pilaf packets. It's laundry day so it's a good day to do small jobs.
Unfortunately my feet are blaming me for Mother Nature's emotional disregulation lately, and so I am going to have to balance getting things done with not getting myself into tears of pain again. The problem is that a lot of the pain is fibro, not the arthritis, and the fibro pain is quite real, it's just not reporting on an actual problem. A body hallucination, if you will. And I have to wait til it goes away. (sigh)4 -
Pizza out of freezer for tea! Quick and easy!2
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I made a ton of crab rangoons for the freezer and now my back is having an involved discussion with me about it.
But they're DONE and can be just put in a low oven and warmed from frozen when I want them.
The grocery list is mostly done (I haven't checked the upstairs board, and I never print out the final version till just before I leave, cause someone always thinks of something), and the things that aren't in the dishwasher will be before bed.
Now I'm going to sit and drink tea and watch dogs get groomed with snarky commentary that makes me laugh. (Girl With The Dogs on Youtube)6 -
You're ahead of the pack!
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Laurie when you have a minute... share about this book deal?!?!?!2
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Cuddling with the girl on the couch Dinner was a beer and a donut
plus one on the way in to the city (so much fun having a car and going through the drive through
I will tell you about the book deal - yes!!!! - tomorrow - must cuddle with furry one 4 -
We had double crisped pulled pork - i.e. a pork shoulder joint, all fat removed, cooked in water in the Instant Pot for 70 minutes + natural pressure release...then shredded...then dry fried in a frying pan so that it went extra dry and crispy (like crispy duck)....served in a soft roll with reggae reggae sauce and Asian slaw (shredded red cabbage, finely chopped spring onion, julienned carrot and julienned apple dressed with a zingy mouth-puckering dressing made with red chilli, lime juice, fresh ginger and rice wine vinegar).
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Wow Bella! Beats frozen veggies and frozen lasagna! 🤔 Well, I DID warm them up first!!!🤣3
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Bella’s meal beats my tuna salad on a bed of lettuce! I threw some hot sauce on it to give it some zing.2
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that slaw sounds pretty darned delicious!!!!!2
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do smart sweet gummy bears count as bunnies?!?!?!?!
I was "forced" to have a bag! 1 -
