Believe it or not, she rarely eats rice since her diagnosis of Stage 4 Lung Cancer in 2016. Her Oncologist has told her that the Carbs were not good for her and had a dietician go over a good menu to prolong her life. I used to have the rice cooker on all the time with white rice on the counter, but that has been put away a few years now.

Originally she was given 8 to 10 months to live, She has now lived over 4.5 years since her diagnosis with a genetic derived chemotherapy (oral pill), a good diet, and lots of prayers and religious support.

So no loss of words is necessary

they�re super great although I fear that Rosamunde might not be in business. I got Memphis minnies carryout for super bowl party in either 2020 or 2019 :-)

Yep, that's the one by us. Same as it ever was. It may be the only one still open during the pandemic, prior I think there were 2 or 3.

Wish I knew that area better so I could suggest something. Our go-to was Art of Pizza in Lakeview but I doubt they'd deliver that far north.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll share with Me. CE. We have very different views on pizza (I'm a Spacca Napoli fan, or Anton's closer to home), and he prefers tavern style. (If it is cut in squares or if I can't fold my face in half, I don't want to touch it.) Tedino's suffers the same issue as JP Alberto's in my mind... There's nothing else on the menu that I'd want to eat But he can order one day when I have something else to eat at home.

Yeah, I don't think we were even in their delivery area when we lived in Lakeview.

actually I bought the sandwiches because they�re tied to the play date. My family only did the play date because of the sandwiches. None of us really wanted to be there and we were excitedly aware of the sandwiches.

the Chinese carryout was me leaving home, fetching it, and returning home. I really could have made the rice, which was $3.50 for 2 portions plus tax and tip. That would have paid for 20 grams of gummies.

I'm cooking chicken cassoulet for dinner tonight. I'm not incredibly hungry yet, but I'm figuring that by the time it is ready, I'll be hungry.

Well I hope that you can still afford your gummies after splurging on rice for $3.50.
So you aren't forced into such an extravagance again, maybe you can make & freeze rice in individual portions sizes some day ahead of this happening again. I keep rice in my freezer (and I would still get the rice from the takeout).

I just make rice as needed. No desire to freeze. Insufficient freezer space. Guhhhh

I thought the red freezer provided more freezer space? Or, are the shakes still taking up space in the freezer?

Green salad
Shrimp scampi over pappardelle (wrong pasta, i know but my other choice was rigatoni)

Post-play date grilled hot dogs with Doritos cool ranch

wild snow crab claws with toppings
Sauteed Argentinian red shrimp
raw radishes

leftover Mexican rice and leftover fish tacos

bowl of blueberries with Puffins and Kashi heart shaped cereal


I still crave more dessert. I’ll probably get a Melona bar.

Spinach salad and pizzas from Grimaldi's.

Seasoned beef moussaka with a side of pearl couscous. Thanks, Zahav.

With being at home for work and play probably 95% of the time these days, walking the dog and going out for takeout rather than delivery have become welcome relief and even entertainment for me. So maybe takeout opens up some more options for you. But I realize it can be much more of a chore when you live in the city.

I like Spacca Napoli too. Just depends on what I'm in the mood for. I don't think one should discriminate against any style of pizza . But I probably side with Mr. CE more often since I try to avoid large amounts of bread. Tying in to "what's for dinner", last night I made a thin crust pizza with a fresh crushed tomato sauce - soppressata, red onion, mushroom, banana pepper & salad with a French vinaigrette. Tonight is flank steak and some kind of vegetable.

The plan is to make chicken meatballs and serve with sauce over spiralized zucchini. Success hinges on going to the grocery store for zucchini and Parmesan.