Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Re porridge/oatmeal, Samuel Johnson wrote that oats were "a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people".
Unfortunately, I am allergic to oats as well.
I know the gluten and dairy allergy stuff pretty well, though when I moved down here last October I spent hours online checking out foods for dairy and gluten content in the grocery stores here. Dairy free or vegan does not mean it's not contaminated with dairy, as I found out after a few nasty allergy hits. Many foods are contaminated.
The fodmaps issue is new but not that hard to figure out. There is still a lot of good food to eat! But I have had to say good bye to apples and asparagus for now anyway. D@rn it!!!
It's fine now, but if I ever need to go into an ALF or a NH is may be a nightmare.
R (sig other) is from a farming background and he has the same "waste nothing" practice. His mum and dad raised 5 boys on a dairy farm so they always had plenty of milk, and cream. They picked wild berries, and even wild horseradish I just heard - so strong you couldn't eat it. His mum was a good cook (what mother isn't to her children?) and baked pies, made perogies etc. I don't because it's too high carb and calorie wise and baking with wheat flour sets off my allergies. I did bake back in the day when the kids were small and before I knew what my allergies were. R watches his sugars and carbs in general as do I, though he is as lean as he always was. I wish!!!
Times change and with it eating habits. So many people eat/order out fairly often. I can't cotton on to that. We grew up with cooking from scratch and a meal out once or twice a year for a special occasions. I enjoy cooking from scratch and trying new things, but a break once in a while is very welcome.
With my Norwegian background I will eat fish any time of day - sardines for breakfast anyone? lol
As we get older I think memories are more and more important and enjoyable. They are for me anyway.
Never heard of the Scottish porridge thing but I am interested in food traditions and know that many of them are cross-cultural. All grandma’s leftovers went into the ‘slop’ bowl for the animals so there was absolutely no waste whatsoever, even when the picky grandkids were around. As I get older I spend more time thinking about these things!
send - hope you got your dinner finally.
There was a long delay, so I started cancelling the $104.00 order down to $39.00.
Deli fried chicken with hot potato wedges.
Wait, that wasn't them, where is dinner?
nacy, a local nursery sells hot cider donuts every year and they are DIVINE! I must have one - only one - every year, or I will die of longing.
golden23, NOT a sauerkraut fan myself but it was a staple on my mom’s table when she was growing up. My husband’s too.
Just curious, do you make homemade egg noodles in ‘oxtail’ broth (which I’m pretty sure was just plain old cow tail)? How about what my grandma called ‘cornmeal mush’ sliced and fried in bacon grease? Swoon.
Chili tonight - fall weather.
Psue - Turkey necks are browned first and covered with sauerkraut then baked till they fall apart, Apparently an old German recipe. I also add caraway seeds. Sig other R loves them. His mother and German grandmother (on father's side who added caraway) made them. I haven't been able to find a recipe online but figured it out, I like them too. They have good flavour.
Otherwise turkey necks are good for soup.
My grandmother used to fill her plate with the chicken necks and wing tips. She said it was because they had the best flavor but I suspect it was because she had 8 kids and those were the only parts left!
There's nothing better than apple cider donuts!! 😁
cwillie, if you can master a real San Francisco style sourdough you will be a very popular person indeed!
Let us know how it goes
nacy - lasagna is always yum. I hear you about the sink full of dishes. Finally did mine.
peasuep - sounds good. Kale is so healthy for you.
Well I’m in with radiatore, kale, Italian turkey sausage casserole with TJs four cheese blend. Wish I had a glass of red wine but I’m out.
All ready to pop in the oven. And a sink full of dishes waiting for me