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BakerAunt.I had rotisserie chicken, celery sticks and strawberries.
We had leftover chicken thighs with leftover orzo, mushroom, kale combination for dinner on Thursday. Annie was glad to get some chicken, as her nerves were frazzled by a couple of loud thunder bursts in the later afternoon. We may have more storms this evening. We need the rain.
They had 80% ground beef on sale for $3.99/pound, short dated chubs, so I got two and made another meatloaf.
I call this one a Christmas Tree Meatloaf.
I had some of the tuna and white bean salad I made on Tuesday. I have just enough of my lunch at work tomorrow.
Today is my birthday and I received lots of birthday wishes at work. Will will be here on Tuesday for two weeks to help while I recuperate from my reverse shoulder arthroplasty next Thursday (long hand for shoulder replacement surgery). He's looking forward to being back in my kitchen and he'll make a joint birthday cake as his birthday is April 11th. I won't be cooking for a while
Happy birthday, CWCdesign!
On another note, I hope the shoulder surgery and the recuperation go well.
Happy Birthday, CWCdesign!
My husband had a reverse total shoulder replacement in 2017. He slept in the recliner for a while because it was too uncomfortable in bed. Good luck and I hope it turns out well.
Happy Birthday CWCdesign glad Will is with you for your surgery and healing , praying for comfort!
Mike your meatloaf looks good and so colorful! I love a cold meatloaf sandwich with mayo...yum!
Yeah, Mike, looks delish. I like a cold meatloaf sandwich with lots of ketchup. My grandfather always told me that to put ketchup on food was an insult to the cook. Lol. I'm a ketchup addict.
I'm having a grilled cheese sandwich tonight. I know it sounds strange, but my mother always put cinnamon sugar on top and that's how I still eat it.
I'm doing a pizza for supper, trying out a new thin-crust dough recipe.
I'm also a fan of cold meatloaf sandwiches, sometimes with mayonnaise if I have used tomato sauce in the meatloaf. I have not had one for years, as Scott is not fond of ground beef meatloaf, which I used to make all the time. He will eat turkey loaf, but there is never any left for a sandwich.
Thank you BA, kimbob and Joan for the birthday and well wishes for the surgery. Kimbob, I did not want to get a recliner just for the surgery, and my doctor said I could just pile up pillows at a 45 degree angle in my bed. I found a large wedge pillow at the company store on sale which will be great for my main support. I have one advantage from being really sick with asthma when I was a kid - I've had to sleep upright a lot so it's not as much of an issue as it is for some people.
I do love a cold meatloaf sandwich too with mayo AND ketchup😊
For dinner on Friday night, Scott had the last chicken thigh and the rest of the orzo with mushrooms and kale. I had the other half of the stuffed acorn squash that I made a few days ago.
Ate some leftover beef stroganoff for lunch and had a pbj for dinner on the white bread.
Mike's meatloaf picture and the ensuing discussion reminded me that I had not done a turkey loaf for a while. With that inspiration, I made a "garden" turkey loaf for Saturday's dinner. The recipe comes from the Quaker Oats site and uses frozen spinach. I replaced grated carrots with chopped red bell pepper and some chopped celery. I used Penzey's Mural of Flavor in place ofe Italian Seasoning, in deference to my husband and use dried onion. I added an additional ¼ cup of quick oats as well as 2 Tbs. flax meal. We had it with potato chunks tossed in olive oil and roasted. Dessert was blackberry brownies.
