aKathy's What's for Dinner 3/4

Good morning!

Today is Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras so we always have pancakes. This year DD requested Blueberry and I'll also make a batch of apple. And there will be bacon as well.

Hi all!

Thanks for asking scrapmaven and leannec ! They both had good nights but they found my mom sitting by the side of her bed at 11:30 last night. She had gone to bed early because she was having some nausea yesterday. They said she was fine and they got her back in bed.

My dad apparently doesn't have a UTI but is still somewhat confused. PT has said he was strong enough to go home but they kept him another night with his nausea. I'm guessing they will probably release him today.

I spent the day lying on the couch yesterday feeling awful. The Zofran did help but I just haven't felt like eating anything. I know I need to to keep my strength up so I'll try some food today. No clue what dinner will be tonight. Thai is sounding pretty good so I might pick that up.

Glad your mom is doing better leannec and I hope you get to feeling better too!

Good afternoon all,
Today I was in the city for a hairdresser appointment and when I was done I had a few things I needed to buy so I wandered into the city center. It was so fun - it’s ‘Faschings Dienstag’ here, the southern German version of Karneval - and there were so many people dressed in costumes ready to party. We had some restrictions on events after the recent car attack here (and another in Mannheim yesterday), but there was still music and dancing going on.
Here in Germany we don’t do pancakes - the traditional Fasching/Fastnacht/Karneval treat is Krapfen (in Bavaria) or Berliner (most other places). These are filled donuts - the simple ones have an apricot jam filling, but there are also all sorts of fancy ones. These one I chose today was filled with apple sauce, then had a caramel topping and crushed pretzels on top of that. A delicious mix of tart, sweet and salty.
Of course, being that I am Australian, I also have to remember those traditions, which is that this is Pancake Day, so we’ll be having Breakfast for Dinner - pancakes with bacon, eggs and syrup.

Some of my family back home is also dealing with dangerous weather. There is a cyclone bearing down on SE Queensland, which is where my niece, her partner and their 6 week old baby live. She said a couple of days ago that they don’t seem to be in the direct path, but this morning it changed direction, so I don’t know if it’s turned towards or away from them.

Thanks scrapmaven, I realized last night as I ate my fabulous dinner of Dal with Tadka that I had not been on the thread for a few days. I'm just tired and trying to keep up. There has been a weight lifted from my shoulders and some emotions are starting to wind down. I have given myself a month off of looking at bills, investments, bank accounts, etc. but I have to pull up the big girl pants and do life now. I ran into an attorney friend on Friday while I was at the bank. I was given some good advice on a couple of things that had been bothering me. I just took the weekend to enjoy the weather and look around the house. Took a turn in the backyard to find out why Scout's paws were coming back dirty on the edges. Well those sweet angel dogs were digging to see life on the other side. The youngest pup has a little head so she was able to stick it under the fence and see out but the rest of her prevented escape. I spent Saturday digging around the new holes and plotting my revenge against them. The dogs.

I'll do better on staying active. My rhythm is being found. I think the dogs are settling. My DD is coming down in a couple of weekends and we will work on his office and trying to figure out things in there. She wants his desk. It was basically a large panel on 2 filing cabinets. But if she can use it and makes space in the room, then so be it. I have an entire scrap room and a desk in there. I am also really working on purging down to the smaller room. Back to where I started. That would give me a larger room to make another guest room. But that is going to take a LOT of purging and being real with what I will use and enjoy going forward.

But back to the lighter side of this thread. I forgot it was Fat Tuesday and I believe I will also go with pancakes tonight. And bacon. With real maple syrup. I'll save the leftover Dal for lunch tomorrow or dinner.

Oh, and to say something about the spoiler upthread.

Sorry about the second post don't understand how I did that and can't delete it.

Good to see you back naby64!

FWIW, my onc said lack of appetite was part of the nausea spectrum and I needed to force myself to eat something. Peanut butter banana toast was my go to on those days and I literally took hours to nibble my way through a piece. 



I've only heard about those here and always think they sound like something I should search for locally.

Hope your niece and family weather the storm without damage, sueg.

I have my blood work results and am thrilled to report protein levels are in the normal range for two cycles in a row.   

I have to swing by our accountant today to drop off the tax file that DH tried to drop off on Sunday, forgot to tell me no one was there and emailed them I would drop off yesterday. Yoga is the only other thing on the agenda, then I'll finish my book and work on my sweater. Hoping to finish the second sleeve today and start on the neck.

We don't celebrate Shrove Tuesday so will honor Taco Tuesday instead with Korean Tacos for dinner.

DH and I went into the city this morning to do a few errands. I had to get more eye pills at the eye doctors. I take them to help prevent macular degeneration. My mom has it and apparently it’s very hereditary so I’m doing what I can to prevent myself from having those shots in the eye.

We are having lots of rain over the next few days. Because we also still have snow, there are flood warnings because of melting snow and excessive rain. Fingers crossed our basement survives.

Supper will be Shake and Bake chicken.

It looks like they are sending my dad home today from the hospital. My sister told them to make sure he gets a shower first! Poor guy is filthy from being so sick.

Happy Tuesday!!

In just a little bit I am spending the day with Hudson!! I got a few new toys for him that I hope he likes!! You know what he really likes, a specific wooden spoon that I have. He loves that thing!!


Dinner is up in the air at the moment. Dh is on a job out of town and may not be home at dinner. As you all know, I do not cook when it's just me!! However, all the talk about pancakes makes that sound like a good idea!! 

leannec dang it! Sorry you are not feeling well again.