What's for dinner?
Oct 15, 2020 | 9:21 pm
#2521
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My wife, who is ill from Cancer, does not like to cook anymore except for simple things like scrambled eggs, steamed veggies, or anything she can microwave. I usually work 10-12 hours per day and don't want to end up cooking/cleaning when I get home after 8 pm, so we end up getting takeout for dinner 6-7 days a week. We try to get healthy things and know they costs are a little bit higher than if we cook ourselves, but it is what makes her happy. You know a happy wife makes for a happy life, and we can afford to do it, so we just eat takeout. She also has a friend who does meals for a living, so she will order the Filipino food from her which has portions large enough for 2-3 meals for her or 2 meals for me if her friend cooks what I like. She eats little amounts at a time such as one Wendy's Grilled Chicken Sandwich would be two different meals for her, so in the long run it really doesn't cost that much more than if we cooked ourselves.
Now to get back on topic, last night we had
Wendy's Grilled Chicken Sandwich for my wife with a bottle of Ensure Vanilla protein drink
Left over Salad from Olive Garden that I added cheese and bacon bits along with Ranch Dressing instead of their classic dressing for me
1/2 of a Wendy's double stack plain with a half scoop of kibble for Bayani
Now to get back on topic, last night we had
Wendy's Grilled Chicken Sandwich for my wife with a bottle of Ensure Vanilla protein drink
Left over Salad from Olive Garden that I added cheese and bacon bits along with Ranch Dressing instead of their classic dressing for me
1/2 of a Wendy's double stack plain with a half scoop of kibble for Bayani
Please tell Bayani not to tell Geno and Grace about his dinner, lest they decide they want that for dinner!
Oct 15, 2020 | 9:50 pm
#2522
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Broiled salmon (Costco wild salmon) - Absolutely fabulous. I’m a total Costco wild fish convert. No more paying over $10/lb or Costco edlp on frozen wild fish. Thank you ft!!
mixed green salad; with and without dressing
roasted zucchini and carrots
Popovers (stone mill kitchen)
homemade chocolate chip cookies
mixed green salad; with and without dressing
roasted zucchini and carrots
Popovers (stone mill kitchen)
homemade chocolate chip cookies
Oct 15, 2020 | 9:56 pm
#2523
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Thank you for the kind thoughts, but it has been 4 years when told 6-8 months. The Oncologist said a few months ago, it is considered Chronic instead of anything else. It is not getting any worse and the tumors are small. She just eats very little at a time but 5-6 times a day.
The Filipino food is not that salty I guess because I like frozen dinners, especially Stouffer's and she says they are salty.
The Filipino food is not that salty I guess because I like frozen dinners, especially Stouffer's and she says they are salty.
Oct 15, 2020 | 10:12 pm
#2524
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Glad to hear that your wifes health is pretty static. Eating smaller meals isnt bad.
Oct 15, 2020 | 10:21 pm
#2525
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Sorry, I forgot about that. She hasn't ordered that dish again, it was ordered because she felt I would like it. The only thing I have liked so far is the Spaghetti, Filipino style. I miss my wife's (late MIL's) Pancit recipe. It takes a lot of Prep to cook, and she gets tired easily.
Oct 16, 2020 | 3:38 am
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Last night I made the same old mistake eating at Rosa's Thai Food - ordering Pad Thai. I just don't know why I do it as I find the sauce way too sweet (it's ok when you are eating it, which is why I do, I suppose) and leaves an unpleasant sickly sweet after-taste. It's a classic of unhealthy eating with salt and masses of sugar. But it has this strange addictive effect: whenever I go to a Thai restaurant, I can't help but order it, somehow thinking that whichever restaurant I'm in will do it better than the others.
Oct 16, 2020 | 5:25 am
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Sorry, I forgot about that. She hasn't ordered that dish again, it was ordered because she felt I would like it. The only thing I have liked so far is the Spaghetti, Filipino style. I miss my wife's (late MIL's) Pancit recipe. It takes a lot of Prep to cook, and she gets tired easily.
Oct 16, 2020 | 10:15 am
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Sorry, I forgot about that. She hasn't ordered that dish again, it was ordered because she felt I would like it. The only thing I have liked so far is the Spaghetti, Filipino style. I miss my wife's (late MIL's) Pancit recipe. It takes a lot of Prep to cook, and she gets tired easily.
With that, then you just need to saute the unnaturally red hot dogs and ground beef to add to the sauce, cook the pasta, and then grate the "cheese product" on top.
This is an easy and regular weeknight meal in our home.
Oct 16, 2020 | 8:18 pm
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Tonight: Take out Mexican. Fajitas for him, scallops in a tomatillo sauce for me.
Last night: Dinner at our local pub. I had a French onion soup sandwich. Basically, they make the soup and strain out the onions, then make a grilled cheese sandwich on a great brioche with gruyere and the onions, slice it up and serve it with a side of the soup so you can dip your sandwich. Damn, that was good.
Last night: Dinner at our local pub. I had a French onion soup sandwich. Basically, they make the soup and strain out the onions, then make a grilled cheese sandwich on a great brioche with gruyere and the onions, slice it up and serve it with a side of the soup so you can dip your sandwich. Damn, that was good.
Oct 16, 2020 | 8:21 pm
#2530
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Pork chops sauteed in the cast iron, finished with a mushroom cream pan sauce that tasted a whole lot like stroganoff.
Served alongside a cab, merlot, and sangiovese blend from Umbria.
Served alongside a cab, merlot, and sangiovese blend from Umbria.
Oct 16, 2020 | 8:28 pm
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Tonight: Take out Mexican. Fajitas for him, scallops in a tomatillo sauce for me.
Last night: Dinner at our local pub. I had a French onion soup sandwich. Basically, they make the soup and strain out the onions, then make a grilled cheese sandwich on a great brioche with gruyere and the onions, slice it up and serve it with a side of the soup so you can dip your sandwich. Damn, that was good.
Last night: Dinner at our local pub. I had a French onion soup sandwich. Basically, they make the soup and strain out the onions, then make a grilled cheese sandwich on a great brioche with gruyere and the onions, slice it up and serve it with a side of the soup so you can dip your sandwich. Damn, that was good.
Oct 16, 2020 | 8:33 pm
#2532
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Oct 16, 2020 | 8:37 pm
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Oct 16, 2020 | 8:41 pm
#2534
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Tonight: Take out Mexican. Fajitas for him, scallops in a tomatillo sauce for me.
Last night: Dinner at our local pub. I had a French onion soup sandwich. Basically, they make the soup and strain out the onions, then make a grilled cheese sandwich on a great brioche with gruyere and the onions, slice it up and serve it with a side of the soup so you can dip your sandwich. Damn, that was good.
Last night: Dinner at our local pub. I had a French onion soup sandwich. Basically, they make the soup and strain out the onions, then make a grilled cheese sandwich on a great brioche with gruyere and the onions, slice it up and serve it with a side of the soup so you can dip your sandwich. Damn, that was good.
Oct 16, 2020 | 10:25 pm
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Dipped Italian Beef with hot peppers, fries and a Diet Coke from Portillo's.