I invited my cousin to stay to lunch, but she declined. So, I packed up the last of the waffles I had made and sent them home with her, for her mother. I also wanted to give her some chicken curry to take back with her, but she declined, saying she had a lot of food in her fridge. Later, when my aunt called to thank me for the waffles, I got the impression that she would have liked some of my chicken curry, as well. I shall be sure to send some home with my cousin the next time she accompanies me to one of my medical appointments.
After my cousin left, I had lunch (a roast beef sandwich) and did a load of laundry. Then, I took a nap. Later, I cooked a beef stew for my dinner:
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Beef, onions, carrots, potatoes, and green beans, some Worcestershire sauce, pepper and salt. There's enough leftover for two more servings.
The ground beef I bought on Sunday has been browned with onions, finely diced celery and grated carrots. I had a little of it with some mashed potatoes, last night, for dinner. The rest was divided into two portions and frozen.
Today, I am grateful for:
- My eye exam went well; nothing was wrong except for the beginnings of cataracts
- My cousin accompanied me and drove me home, afterwards
- An afternoon nap
- Phone calls from aunt and another cousin; emails from friends; video chatting with my daughter
- Returning taste buds!
According to the news, there were rain showers to the south of us. But we didn't get any rain where I live.
How was your day?
Oh my goodness. Someone else who browns her ground meat with veggies. I call it my "stretched out" ground meat, because not only is it already cooked and seasoned for making up quick meals, it goes further because of the addition of grated celery, onion, carrot, zucchini, peppers, whatever raw veggies I have on hand. It is also an excellent way of adding more veggie goodness to a meal, although I never had problems getting my kids to eat veggies. They loved them...still do.
ReplyDeleteYou got quite a lot done for an appointment day. I would probably get the afternoon nap done, but not much else. *laugh* Your beef stew looks and sounds amazing. Did you cook on the stove top, use the oven, or a crock pot?
Hi Susan, adding the veggies certainly does stretch the ground meat and it lets me sneak in a bit more veggies to my meals! I cooked the stew on the stove top, as I do most of my cooking on the stove top. I had already cooked the meat, earlier - I sauted some onions, browned the meat, added a bit of salt and Worcestershire sauce and water and let it boil, covered. Then, yesterday, I cut up the vegetables and boiled them a bit, then added the previously cooked beef and let it cook a bit longer.
DeleteDid your doctor say if you should wear glasses for the cataracts, or is he going to recommend surgery at some point? Did you feel that your vision was getting worse prior to seeing him? (ha, unintended pun!).
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely that your sense of taste is coming back! I'm happy for you!
Nathalie, I do already wear glasses for reading and for distance (2 separate pairs). He didn't say anything beyond the fact that the cataracts were very small right now and nothing needed to be done. But, I presume there will be surgery to remove them, later on, when they become mature enough. As long as he says to come once a year, it means there's no urgency. I know when it was time for my mother to have her cataracts removed, visits became more frequent as the doctor monitored the growth more closely.
DeleteCataract surgery with lens implants is wonderful. I don't need glasses or contacts and I can see everything. Best thing I ever did. I was reading the newspaper that night and went to work the next day. Cataract surgery has come a long way. I had my eyes done about 3 or 4 weeks apart.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experience, Marylynn. Good to know. My mother's surgery was done some time ago, of course, but she, too, recovered within a day or two.
DeleteOne more thing. You don't realize how dark your world was getting until you have the cataracts removed. All of a sudden, the world is bright and colors are vivid.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your world is bright and colorful, again, Marylynn. :)
DeleteSo proud your eye appointment went well.
ReplyDeleteThe stew looks good.
Thank you, Judy. :)
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