aKathy's What's for Dinner 4/1

NO! no! no!! I decided to stay home since I didn't sleep well last night. So back to original plan of tacos. Except I am mid recipe and reach for my can of black beans. They are not there. I guess I've used them and didn't get more. I have dried ones but no time to make in IP. So I'm subbing pinto beans. Just won't be the same.

Pintos will still be good. 😀

After I had opened the can and drained and rinsed, I saw the notes of the recipe. She said chickpeas would work. Well, ma'am you assume I read the notes. I usually do but tonight I was winging it. And yes, the pintos will be good but the black would have made a prettier picture.

Went to the lake to paint some newly installed trim. Dh said he had the paint there. I didn’t read the can but when I was almost done I thought this doesn’t look right. Because the paint was flat. If I’d read it when I got there I could have gone and bought the right kind. Now I’ll have to make a return trip.
It’s mostly wooded so I don’t like staying there alone.
Came home & had charcuterie. I was going to make a lemon basil pasta with shrimp but didn’t feel like it. I used the shrimp in the charcuterie because I don’t eat smoked meats really.

So many hernias here. taylortroop they consider your dh’s reducible - he can push it back in easily so they usually just watch.
I’ve seen some unbelievable ones at work. It’s amazing what some people will let go.

I hope everyone who’s negative stays that way too.

jeremysgirl are you taking a class 2 antihistamine like Zyrtec,Allegra or zyzal? My body hates Benadryl.

Dh is still coughing from his not flu strep or Covid illness 2 months ago. Only after 5 pm and is having nighttime fevers. His Dr is sending him to an allergist which seems weird with fevers. No one will order a chest X-ray still.

Dd2 made today her last day before baby. Her boss donated some of his sick days for her to use. Everyday for the last few weeks students have brought baby gifts in. It’s like Christmas everyday. The parents are so generous. She was not expecting it.
She has thrown class baby showers for students in the past. None this year.

Happy Birthday to your dad bc2ca. How lucky to have him that long.

Ladies, this was dinner tonight! It was so good! Sweet potato and black bean tacos. Except I didn't have the black beans I thought I had so I subbed pinto beans. And jeremysgirl was correct, they were fine. I have plenty left over and will make a bowl tomorrow.

I love lettuce wraps and those look so good!! We need the recipe.

Here it is ... along with the pretty tulips I bought myself yesterday!   






You can tell it's from Canada because the label is also in French!   

jeremysgirl it seems like the class 2 antihistamines can cause depression and or anxiety unfortunately. I’d call your allergist and ask about an alternative.

If it’s not causing any issues, they leave it alone. My mom has one also from her colon cancer surgeries. If it gets really hard, etc. that’s when they’ll take it out or fix it. For some people it might cause some issues, but normally they leave it alone. When I had pancreatitis and had a couple of CT scans etc. I jokingly said well when you take my gallbladder out, can you fix that? He looked at me and said no we don’t fix them anymore because they usually just come back. That surgeon also said that he could tell by looking at the CT that it was not, I think he use the word wrapped around anything. It’s ugly that’s for sure