aKathy's What's for Dinner 12/01

I am going to get my Fall stuff down and some Christmas stuff up. Then I will be watching football all day.

Happy Whatever day of the week it is 4.0 :-) I love long weekends, but I'm way to OCD to now have the structure of my daily routine.

I haven't checked in for several days, I briefly checked the thread a few days and even started to type a response a couple of times, only to be distracted and didn't get back. I've tried to be away from technology for a few days, between all of the black Friday ads and not wanting work to suck me in on the laptop.

leannec Sending healing thoughts to you.

scrapmaven enjoy the time with your SIL

sueg your posts are always to peaceful to me, your vibe is awesome!

**GypsyGirl** thinking of you and your DH and DD on the added stress of the upcoming holiday season.

jeremysgirl Your tree cutting pics were so cool, how fun! please share the decorated tree when you're finished.

It's been a whirlwind week, I had 9 yr old grandson for a few days earlier in the week, he helped me put up the tree and bake cookies, we went to a few of the local parks and overall stayed busy, We had a good Thanksgiving with my BIL and his wife, Later that afternoon DH took the puppy the ranch and I cleaned and washed puppy laundry. Friday I saw Wicked with friends. Yesterday I got together with a friend that lives on the polar opposite side of town. We went to the tree lighting ceremony in her community and assisted her church in handing out cookies. In between, I've managed to quilt two holiday throws that I had pieced the last couple of months. Today I have two throws and two full sized quilts to bind. If I can accomplish that, I'll accomplished.

Yesterday, my friend put a delish turkey soup in her Insta-pot and it was ready when we returned from the tree lighting. It's a delicious turkey vegetable soup with coconut milk and lime or lemongrass. It's now on our menu for later this week.

I'm thawing some beef soup bones and plan to make a beef vegetable soup for dinner and the next couple of days. I need to plan a menu for the next few days and probably do some grocery shopping tomorrow.

Wishing everyone a wonderful day filled with exactly what you want it to be!!

Hey all - been so busy, I haven't really had much time to check in. Healing thoughts for the tribe members and family that needs it! Taking my son to the airport in a bit, it's been a good holiday! Have a ton of cleaning to do, but that can wait until Monday! Take care all! Oh dinner?!>?! Ummm no clue, maybe we'll grab some Italian.

Happy Sunday!

DS and I just went to brunch and are waiting for the football games to start. Our Seahawks are playing today so we’re hoping for a win.

Not sure what dinner will be tonight. I suggested pizza but no one seemed very excited about it so we’ll see.

Hope you all have a great day!

Thank you! ❤️

I'm home from the hospital!   

My story is that I had routine bloodwork done related to my sinus infection the other day ... I go home and later in the evening I get a call from a doctor from the lab saying that my hemoglobin levels are "life threateningly low" and I need to go to the ER now!   

My mum takes me and in no time I see a doctor ... they admit me and give me a blood transfusion ... fun times.  

I have been there since then with many many pokes of all kinds and all kinds of fluids and meds sent into me ...

Finally, the doctor agrees to let me go home!  

We still don't know what the cause was as all tests came back normal ... I wasn't bleeding anywhere ...

I need to take iron supplements because it is very low ...

Anyway, I missed you all!

Glad you're finally home leannec! Hopefully the transfusion/meds will solve the problem.

Glad you are home! Did they suggest seeing Hematology??

Ds had to and was diagnosed with symptomatic anemia. It occurs during certain things and his levels have to be checked. He has had 3 transfusions.

Oooooh Costco on a Sunday? In California? In December?

You ARE brave!!!!! 

leannec.....Glad you're cozy at home, and hope you'll recover without problems.
Hoping they figure out WHY your hgb was so low.
Also, how is your FOOT?

**GypsyGirl**.....Sending allllll the healing thoughts to your DH! Sorry the tumor is causing
worse pain, and that he has
to have that surprize surgery.
Many (( hugs )) to him, you, and your DD....cannot imagine
how exhausted you all are!



jeremysgirl....Between Chloe and your Mom, I am sending you many (( hugs )).
I'm glad you and Jeremy had a nice, quiet Thanksgiving and
that you didn't enable Chloe by driving her to work.

I had a bad headache, ( which happens 1-3 times *almost* every day lately ), but got rid
of it with massage, stretching, and Tylenol.

Sat outside in the cold, sunny gorgeousness to finish a good book.
Now we're going to run some
errands and maybe go out to dinner.
I will NOT let the hip, knee, and shoulder pain ruin our fun!!!

leannec!! So good to hear from you and I’m glad you got sprung. Now behave yourself for a bit, okay?

jeremysgirl, hugs to you and good luck dealing with your mom. You shouldn’t even have that on your plate, on top of your Chloe troubles.

scrappintoee, good, go out with DH and have fun today. I have a picture to send you.


Well, I was going to roast my little turkey today, but since it hasn’t gone in the oven yet, I’m thinking it won’t happen till tomorrow. But I AM working on my stuffing, so that’s a start and I won’t have to deal with it in the AM.

Yesterday I made a chilaquiles casserole (basically your average breakfast casserole type dish, with diced chiles, onions, and corn tortillas ... I added bacon) for brunch and it was delish. Recipe from my friend who made it for us last week, from a Mollie Katzen cookbook … I might have mentioned it before.

I posted pics of my Christmas tree on the craft thread if anyone is curious.

I hope you can relax your back Delta Dawn. Maybe you could use a heating pad and put your feet up. Let someone (I won't name any names...lol) take care of you this afternoon..

jeremysgirl, here is the updated version from her website. The older version (published in The Enchanted Broccoli Forest) called for two small cans of diced green chiles rather than the fresh chiles in this version. I used the canned ones, but added some chopped fresh jalapeño bits, too. The older version didn’t call for tofu but suggested it as an option. I added cooked, crumbled bacon instead. Finally, I didn’t have have enough corn tortillas, so I added some broken tortilla chips. Could not tell any difference in the finished product. I might increase the milk and eggs by 50% next time (and will need to add to the cooking time, I guess). It didn’t seem custardy enough to me.

www.molliekatzen.com/recipes/recipe.php?recipe=chilaquiles