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after a long day and a rich experience of life working, finally dinner was ready around 11:00 p.m.
(and i had a lovely hungryman t.v. dinner, fried chicken; which will kill you if you eat it too often, in the freezer. i could have had it in a jiffy.)
just for my favorite friends… i, with my last dregs of creative energy feel like sharing at least the visual… the aroma of fresh salmon and baked stuffed clams i must leave to the imagination. it wasn't too bad. and well worth the wait. that's radichio and salmon eggs on the side. :happy:
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I´m sure your body appreciated it :lol:Looks yummy 🙂
Looks pretty good Scott. Sounds very healthy.
Let me know and I will be right over! :happy:
Finally! Something I can really sink my teeth into! 😆
scott cummingyou make me *drool*once again you are proven to me that calling you "meli" :heart: is not sweet enough!*wipes mouth and goes to the kitchen for a snack* :p
Salmon is one of my favorites. It's a bit expensive here in the desert but I have it about once a month. I'll either bake with some pesto sauce on it OR some goat cheese with parsley. Yummy!
nic,i know my body loves fish… 🙂 especially salmon… it melts in my mouth.linda we both know it is healthy protein, no fat, it's a winner. they recommend no overdoing it though with fish. some are worse than others as far as mercury. salmon fresh caught is the safest.i didn't mean to make you drool meli :heart: actually, i don't know why i post food… just feel like sharing, i guess. it's kinda like not eating alone. :happy:tyler, this was easy on the teeth. what i like once in a while is a nice thick juicy steak. but they say it's not good for you. my body says "i like it" :sherlock: but i have to bow to the science of it all. pam, hmmmm pesto… good idea. i'll have to try that next time. :happy:
Pass that A1 over here please…. :chef:
I like oily fish. It´s very healthy. Good for the junctions!
Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
I often eat when I comment,that makes me feel better… (teens have only dinners with mom on weekends)or I spoil our cats like this person does:
In the next shot the bowl was on the floor and the cat was high-tailing it out of there! :cat: 😆
Originally posted by Captivevet:
A1 is good but have you ever tried 'escoffier steak sauce'?Originally posted by nopanic:
my absolute favorite fish is swordfish. you can tast all that tocopherol and vitamin in 'rind'. i always try to get a cut that has some skin on it. but once again the warnings about mercury slow me down on fish. mercury never leaves your system so it can reach toxic levels. :sherlock:meli :heart: that's very nice of you, but doesn't that practice turn your cats into beggars?
Originally posted by ricewood:
another healthy appetite. you should all come over for dinner.
Now my mouth is watering…..
That´s why I never eat fish high in the food chain Scott.
I am starving for lunch! :chef:
I'd love to. Almost as much as I'd love to invite you right back 🙂
It's not that expensive here. I like it seasoned and cooked on the bbq between two soaked slabs of cedar.Gives it a bit of a smoked flavour.
I swear to god, I am going down to the kitchen, I'm famished.
Happy eating…. Hungryman dinners Scott? Yuck! LOL.
Any port in a storm!
I never could stand horse radish….blech..my Grandpa ate that stuff on everything
When in Daneland, eat like a Dane. My greatgrandparents on my father's side came to the USA in the early 1920's. I will bet their name is in the sign in book on Ellis Island.
…pass the horse radish, if you don't mind… :chef:
Came to think of it…I´m a dane. I eat fish every day. How could I forget. I eat mackerel every second day and herring in between :pStrangly enough I never grow tired of that. I even add salmon, tunar, trout and codfish. In summertime they sell fishsandwiches all along the northcoast and eastcost in Sealand, the isle of Denmark where I live. Crabbesandwich is my favorite :chef:
I think crab sammiches would be my favorite as well.
My step-father was insane. He ate horse radish and hot pepper sandwiches. He's dead now. 😮
I don't eat much for breakfast. But I would eat that sandwich for lunch for sure!
My ex would love hot pepper sammiches..myself, I am insane and eat a pickle and cheese sammich every day for breakfast! mmm pickle and cheese sammich!
pickle sandwiches are so awesome!
Then it's not a picklle and cheese sandwich anymore lol.:yes: mayo!
Been to the kitchen and back again with banana! :banana: :doh:
*leaves for the kitchen* :rolleyes:At parties I eat shrimps…yummy
I like mine with Mayo and tomatoes.
Yesdefinately on whole wheat.You might be surprised at how awesome a pickle and cheese sandwich is.I posted a picture of a sandwich I made in my random album.
I love lobster. Broiled lobster tail is ambrosia for the gods. I love just about anything seafood except calamari. That is like chewing latex. :yuck: And tastes about the same.Pickle and cheese? I would just eat the cheese on whole wheat with mayo. Cheese is the best food in the world.
I don't think I have looked at your albums Tab. Will have to check them out. I stay so busy keeping up with comments that I don't often have time to look at the albums.
No worries Linda..I am the same..
Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
😆 it sure turns them to be "spoiled brats! "but if I don;t spoil the people/ animals I love ,who will???:heart:
Ah well..I spoil the animals and peopleI love too…
Hmmm. Dogs love me and I don't know why.
Originally posted by ellinidata:
o.k. meli :heart: i guess you know what you are doing. 🙂
:chef: 😀 :up:
Originally posted by L2D2:
now you're talking… lobster is my birthday treat. :smile:and rubber calamari is for the birds.
I don't like horse radish, or hot peppers lol.. I must be a very picky person.I eat tonnes of pickles and pickled veggies. My body does not absorb salt and we need it to survive, so I have to constantly eat salty stuff to keep salt in my body.
Originally posted by Tabmartel:
my mother, nancy, used to serve us peanut butter with pickles and mayonaise. i guess i liked it o.k. then. now i like the horseradish and hot peppers. i would love to try a danish crab sandwich right now… instead i admit i am having a hungryman chicken dinner. that's because i had a little windfall today and went to sears and bout a 40 inch plazma t.v. that took me into the night. it's very heavy and i did the hookups myself, dragged it in the box from the car… what a workout. but it's incredible. HD now i understand. i'd been using a 15 year old what seems like a tiny t.v. now. :happy:meanwhile i see you guys have been partying at the kool-aid house with a host… dumb of me not to even check in until now. gulp
Originally posted by Captivevet:
they know you will throw the stick or the ball for them. they have a way of telling.
hi lea, welcome to dinner. :smile:Originally posted by Tabmartel:
tab, i think i am that way too about salt. i have a craving for anchovies… and things like salmon roe… i think its just the salt.
Lack of salt could put you in a coma…it's happened to me three times now. I eat a jar of pickles a day, and sometimes a jar of pickled veggies..which I also love. The nice thing is it's salt without a ton of calories.
My crazy Aunt passed out from lack of salt several times this last summer. Yet, she insists that she needs to be on a "salt free" diet. What do you do with someone like that?
Originally posted by ellinidata:
😆 My dogs know when I have Honey Nut Cheerios for breakfast. They can hear me open the box and pour them into a bowl then watch intently as I pour milk into them. As I walk from the kitchen to a chair to eat my cereal, I let a cheerio fall to floor. One by one, my dogs will eat them as they follow me to the chair. My house is not big, but I walk very slowly making sure each dog gets three cheerios, one at a time. Once I'm sitting to finish my breakfast, they lie down to wait patiently in front of me, because they know they get the last ten cheerios in my bowl. Poor Camie is blind now so I've yet to devise a way to make sure she gets her share of Cheerios. Camie WILL sniff around on the floor till she finds it but not before CJ will grab them all first. CJ has no guilt at all.
Not mine 🙂 Well my mother is an aunt and she is pretty freakin nuts but she doesn't bother much with family.
What can you do with a Cheerio snatching dog? 😆
I don't think you can do much then…
If my aunt ate normally, she would get enough salt, but everything she eats is "salt free", or sodium free, or "low sodium. So every now and then she faints.
Originally posted by Captivevet:
Not a lot but I never share my once a month salmon with them. Every speck is MINE! 😆
Still, she IS somebody's crazy aunt!
I believe that every family has at least one crazy aunt.
She has doctors and therapists and councilors and refuses to listen to anybody but the voices in her head. :devil:
There isn't much you can do other than have her Doc educate her about it.My mom is the same way..My dad is 800 lbs and really has to limmit his salt..because he has horribly high blood pressure and diabetes.
Originally posted by Tabmartel:
Originally posted by Captivevet:
I had no idea about this. A man, who had severe arthritis and was in a wheelchair, told me salt did this to him. Yet, my ex, who pays me to cook meals for him, insists on no salt at all. He says it increases his blood pressure. I have never added salt to his food, ever. He did so a lot when we were married. When should one draw the line? Where can one get the right info? I would never add salt to salmon. It has it's own wonderful flavor. But other foods can sometimes be bland without it.
Originally posted by Captivevet:
remember biology? every process in the body requires salt on a cellular level… semi-permeable membranes and osmosis. :sherlock: i know doctors are against salt when there is a heart problem. but you have to have some salt.
Originally posted by Tabmartel:
tab, that's good especially since you like them. good for digestion too good microbes for the tummy.
en.allexperts.com/q/Special-Diets-768/Salt-Cravings-Sodium-Deficiency.htm
I had beans and rice for lunch. Seasoned with salt, pepper and hot tobasco. Melted some butter into it for good measure! :chef:
Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
This is what I remember but used in moderation too.
I cooked a roast for supper last night for the kids with lots of veggies. Tonight will be french onion soup using the broth with a french loaf of bread, and steamed seasoned zuccini spears on the side.
Absolutely, my grandma retains salt so she has to eat less..everybody's needs are different esp where health issues are a concern.
Because of medications, I have several times lost the sodium and potassium in my body and had to be given IVs to replace. Makes you so weak you can hardly lift your head when that happens. And as potassium controls heart rhythm, too little can kill you (and too much for that matter)
Something my Aunt Evie doesn't quite understand. They have had to do that to her several times recently.
Yep.
this is where a little practical "know yourself" comes in.i'm always sensing my physical wellness or the converse and read up on everything constantly. try to keep things in balance. it's not easy and sometimes i just listen to my body. if i feel like fish i eat fish. i eat when i'm hungry and rest when i'm tired. :happy:
I have the opposite problem..potassium goes too high, and causes weakness and heart attacks
…and if your not hungry you don't eat.
Originally posted by Tabmartel:
that's terrible. is there a way to monitor the potassium?Originally posted by Captivevet:
exactly. don't eat if you're not hungry. but that is if you are generally well. if you're sick and have lost your appetite you should eat lite, like tea, broth, fresh fruit juice etc.also, a little fasting now and then is very good. it enables the body to sort of clean up channels. but i would never overdo it. i like the lemonade cleanse. :happy:
Yes…if I feel weak I call 911. Then go to hospital for a week or two. If my potassium is to high it means I am in Adrenal crisis.Other symtoms are low blood pressure..50/40 ish…when norm is 120/70.Cortisol is responsible for 500 body functions including eyes liver brain balance etc… when your body doesn't produce cortsol health problems multiply. Because the adrenal glands produce cortisol and adrenalin, and my immune system has destroyed my adrenals (Addison's disease) this is what happens to me. It's just part of life for me to monitor blood pressure and have monthly blood tests done.
With or without the Gin? 😮
It is just so the drug companies can make more money.
Yeah for sure…but let me tell you when you have an extremely rare disease like Addison's you are nothing more than a guinia pig to the medical profession
tab,it sounds like a hard road to hoe to me. keep your spirits up.tyler, i am very fond of gin. i am on the wagon though for about seven years this time. :happy:
Scott, the first year was the roughest, because we needed to balance the meds. I spent 25 weeks in hospital that year in total, childrens aid came to my house to test my ability to care for my children while ill. Completely embarassing me..they spent a day in my home watching me care for him.The stupid thing was that my husband was on paternity leave and was bringing me the baby to feed him since I was unable to get out of bed. Matt was not left alone in my care or it would have been a problem. Because my husband was home and caring for Matthew and myself full time he and Matt have a very close relationship.Scott, being ill isn't the end of the world. It's taught me a good deal about who I am, and what I want in life. I never realized how much strength I have in me, until I needed to know.Congratulations on 7 years Scott! That is wonderful!
What a system. Instead of trying to help you, it was trying to tear your family apart.
I don't believe that for a minute. They just didn't want to spend the money to save you!
The system.completely failed me on every level.I had been to my family dov multiple times, to ER 3 times and my gynocologist…accross the board they thought it was nothing serious!Then when I crashed I was asked at hospital why I had never been gone to the ER…
When I had severe plurisy and pnumonia and I was in extreme pain..the Montfort Hospital gave me oxycoton and sent me home. I couldn't get out of bed…two nights later I ended up in critical condition at the civic hospital…because some doctor at the Montfort was at the end of her shift and didn't want to find out what was going on. If anything goes wrong…even an asthsma attack or a chest cold it can kill me, so being disregarded by that doctor was a very big " I don't give a damn about your life " in my eyes.I ended up having a heart attack because of her, and it could have been avoided if she just had of listened to my lungs instead of tellng me that I had heartburn…
This happens to people more than you would think.
I have a bad feeling that the "Obama Plan" won't fix it much either.
yep, it's a sad state of affairs. many doctors are so hardened by the system, and overworked i think. they get in the habit of doing as little as they can for each patient. i'm sure that our healthcare system has caused many doctors to forget their hippocratic oath.for the first time in my life i signed up for an hmo. i can't really afford healthcare but now that i am 66 i get medicare so i am taking care of myself. the main doctor they assigned me, who will recommend other specialists didn't even look in my ears. also, i had to tell him to order a urinalysis. they just see too many people to care properly.
I don't want anything to do with Obama's health care plan unless it gets vastly changed before final version is given to be signed into law. I don't care who says what, I know this thing is very unfriendly to seniors and will be, in cases of people like me with chronic conditions, a death sentence (in it's present form). Scott, did you sign up for HMO or an Advantage plan? There are so many different plans out there, I had to research for months to find the right one that I could live with. I have a Medicare Supplement for which I have to pay, but it pays every expense that Medicare itself doesn't cover—-and I can go to the doctor of my choice. Don't have to use one from a network.So far, with Medicare and this supplement, I have not been out one cent on doctors or hospitals since I turned 65. And very little I have had to pay for my Prescription Drug plan.
I agree and it looks like it might happen after all.
well, at least everyone will get help when they need it. it's better than nothing. :up: should have a public option though.
Therin lies the problem Scott..Here in Canada their has been talk of tiering the health care by wealth. The wealthy would get priority, while the less fortunate would be at the back of the line. That would sign my death certificate!
it's called secure horizons… so far, so good. no copay for doctors or hospital… and i pay nothing, except for dental, $27. a month. medicine is cheap. what would cost me $468.00, a tube of dovonex cream for psoriasis, cost me three dollars.i would like to be able to use my own doctor though. that sucks.
mine too. solution: persuade the poor and broken mass of people to vote. it's the only way short of revolution. the top one percent of the wealthy in usa control 60 % of the gross national product. but they are a minority. get it? :sherlock:
I get it.Government matters to the rich moreso I guess..here if the wealthy vot Conservitive they know there will be money in that vote down the line.I didn't vote federally last time because I didn't like any of the choices. Should our leaders decide on a non confidance motion I would be voting Conservative. Not because I'm wealthy but because Harper has been doing a decent job here.
He's that good!I love the presentation of the dishes he prepares himself..:) How's the TV? Are you loving it?I wish I could say I love my 42" TV..but I never watch TV!
So … you spent the day being creative, then you still had enough creativity left to whip that little recipe-book-photo-worthy number up, which would have given you the energy to continue being creative! A perfect circle! 🙂
I have but the restraunt was expensive and not nearly as tasty as I imagine Scott's meals taste.
Scott's artistic talen comes to the fore when he creates his recipes for public viewing. I never have food that looks that pretty.
Originally posted by L2D2:
linda, it's not hard. just have to be willing to take the trouble. i love to eat out but not alone. this way i can eat as if i am eating out by sharing the pics with you guys. thanks for commenting. :happy:
Originally posted by Tabmartel:
it took awhile to do all the hookups but as of six p.m. tonight i am sailing with the wind. dvd, vcr, computer, all interconnected. but the glory is the big screen. hd…. i want the see the hairs on the feet of the flea on the dog. 🙂
Originally posted by Tabmartel:
glad to hear that anyway.Originally posted by clean:
david, you got it. one system supports the other. when i work, i give it all i got. i rest when i can't work anymore. but i push it as much as i can. then, i take a short nap, like half an hour, wake up, make coffee again and cook dinner. then i have another five hours of energy. finally, i watch a little television or go online, operateering. it's a good life… has ups and downs and obstacles which keep changing, but i can't complain.tonight i had a lovely swordfish steak with steamed cabbage, shallots and spinach. and some homemade chili with beans and homegrown tomatoes. a couple of slices of immortal bread with garlic and butter. no room for desert. :happy:
swordfish is the 'steak' of fish great texture and flavour. a little sesame seed crushed with sea salt and a dash of tamari sauce is good on it.i had dessert after all…. ben and jerry's 'cherry garcia' half a pint. i will sleep well tonight. :happy:
Scott, that second meal was even more to my liking. That looks great. I love homemade chili (that I make anyway) I used ground chuck, not chili meat cuts, and I do not put really hot stuff in it. I don't do pepper hot, spicy is OKI would like to try swordfish. I like salt water fish. Fresh too. No dessert needed with that lot.
I love making chili, even better with fresh home grown tomato.I have never had the occation to try sword fish.
Whew! :chef:
I just finished off a big pot of vegetable/beef soup that had everything in it but the kitchen sink. Was very good. Now, all this talk of chili has made me hungry. Think I will make my first pot of homemade chili of the season this weekend. Cool enough now.
Linda I had a soup like that last week.It had everything in it too! I served it with grilled zuccini spears..and gave the kids each a small desert bowl of grated medium cheddar to add to their soup. Which they loved.I think I'll do home made cream of broccoli soup tonight, and serve it with a side of grilled and spiced zuccini and red/yellow pepper spears…Healthy, easy and tasty..and the kids love cream of broccoli soup!Tommorow night home made chilli!
everyone knows to soak beans overnight, but it took me a while to realize that the best way to cook them is in a crock pot. :sherlock: :chef: happy chili season everyone… and happy halloween. :pirate: aaaarrrrrh twere a great white shark wot got me eye.
Oh believe me if food intake is an indication of health..then my kids are very very healthy! :DWith growing teen boys leftovers in my place are rare.
I love my crock pot. I've had it a month now..and it really is terrific. The first night I had it I made chilli and I expected to have left overs because it's an 8 quart pot, and it was full but the kids ate it all!:chef:
that's good… i remember kids… i had four. like my father used to say about my brother and i "the locusts have been in this house." anyway, a good appetite is a sign of a healthy body. :up:
My one teenage son could put away more food than anyone I ever saw. Always accused him of having a hollow leg. And he still does! While I home I had to buy a gallon of milk every day or two. He drank it all.
How I remember! It took all the resources of my family to keep me fed when I was a teenager.
It costs me a thousand bucks a month to feed my gang.
I believe it!
Tab, I spend about $150 a month! :eyes: Don't know how large families do it.
Boy do I know how that goes. I have thanked God many times that he saw fit to let me get pregnant only once. It worked out for the best.
I go without a lot.I cut corners everywhereMy kids don't have the advantages of some of their friends.I never planned on ending up a single mom of 5!
At least I manage. A full time job would be nice though. I could give the kids so much more but I'm not fluently French…so I just keep trying.
:coffee:
tab, that's all that is required… we just keep doing the best we can. :smile:for tyler''' a nice hot steaming cup of java… :coffee:
The Quebee's can't speak French either. They just think they can.
oh. i didn't know that. better to just go on trying to decipher from french dvd. it helps a lot. read and listen and make the connections.
Comment #125 on the salmon…Looks great. You know this is salmon country up here but I hardly ever eat it. Don't know why. In any case, I am glad that you enjoyed it and that you shared it.
well, it's a tasty way to get good protein without fat. you should try salmon, you might like it. anyway, it kind of grows on you… an acquired taste.
Looks yummy again! 🙂
Whether you call it salmon, sea trout, laks (Norway) or lox (Yiddish), the products from Alaska, Nova Scotia and Norway are outstanding. At one time, included in Friday evening food shopping was Nova Scotia Lox, very lightly smoked and thin sliced with Philadelphia Cream Cheese (available here) on either warm bagels or bialis. A Jewish friend-of-mine would remark in a put on dialect, "Oi! Such a snack, you wouldn't believe!" The same smoked salmon goes great with egg salad or loosely scrambled eggs and a little Hellman's Mayo on a sandwich. Otherwise, side-by-side on a plate with a simple salad. I also have it 1 or 2 times a week, just like you prepared it.Southern Norwegians have it for Christmas, instead of the more traditional lamb, pork or cod fish(lutefisk). Just don't overcook it. It should be a little reddish pink in the middle and moist, not dry.Salmon, is very flexible and prepared easily in many ways, and it's healthy. Nice practical blog Scot. Darn! I'm getting hungry! :chef: Some receipés will be on my Menu blog, when I build it.Hearty appetite Scot and Happy New Year to you and yours! :happy:
kent. that's the lowdown on salmon, for sure. especially to remember not to over cook it.my absolute favorite lunch i make at least once a week is lox and cream cheese with a slice of onion on a very fresh croissant. :happy:
That works for me too, Scot. Copy on the Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
because it is delicate as well as delicious.Have a Happy New Year Scot, and stay healthy and safe!Regards,Kent
and a happy new year to you to. should be a good year for me. all's well. :happy:
Glad to hear it Scott, I have a Poll going on my blog in that regard, if you'd like to vote – it is just for fun, but to see how folks feel 😉