Doctor's Appointment and Sausage Rolls on Monday

I had a doctor's appointment first thing, this morning.  My appointment was at 8:00 a.m. (time the clinic officially opens) and I was told be be there at 7:45 a.m. (they always want you to arrive 15 minutes early).  I left the house just before 6:45 a.m., in anticipation of Monday morning commute traffic.  But, traffic was fairly light this morning, and I was at the clinic by 7:20 a.m.!  The parking lot attendant informed me that the clinic was still closed and I said it was OK, I'll wait.  They opened the doors at 7:30 a.m., so it was not such a long wait.  I was the first patient of the day!  I was checked in and weighed, etc.  There was a short wait and then, I was seen by the doctor.

I was there to get the medical authorization for my dental work, but today, my blood pressure was higher than it has been in over 6 months!  They checked three times and while it came down a digit each time, it was still too high.  The doctor adjusted the dosage of one of my medications and said to come back for a follow up visit in two weeks.  He will not sign the authorization form until the pressure goes down and that makes sense, of course.  On the positive side, the lab test results had come in from Friday's blood tests and everything was very good, he said.  So that's good news.

I put gas to the car on my way home and then, daughter and I went to the pharmacy to pick up my new medication and a few things daughter needed.  I received another $8 Extra Care Bucks! 

Then, we went to the grocery store to buy some bananas and three more packages of coffee for her.  I received two more coupons for the coffee, but they are valid till early July, so I might wait until then to buy more coffee (hopefully, there will be another good sale by then).  Daughter said she had enough coffee for awhile and didn't want to buy more and have them turn rancid before she could use them.  The bananas came to $1.51 for just over 2 lbs. ($.69/lb).  The coffee was $5.99 minus $1.50 coupon = $4.49, each.  My total came to $14.98.

After we came home, I cooked mung beans for brunch.  I had put them to soak, last night and all I needed to do was boil them for about 15-20 minutes this morning.  I ate my share with a spicy onion relish; daughter ate hers with sugar.

I also called the dentist's office and updated them about the medical authorization, so they know that it will take at least another two weeks before I can get the doctor's sign-off.

In the afternoon, I took a nap on the sofa.

In the evening, daughter went out to see a movie and participate in another escape room adventure with a few of her friends.

And I made a batch of sausage rolls:

Sausage Rolls

The recipe is something I clipped from a magazine (probably the British Better Homes and Garden) sometime in the early 1970s, probably in 1972, but definitely before 1973, which is when I left Sri Lanka:

My Recipe Book

Of course, the recipe gives directions for making puff pastry from scratch, but I used frozen puff pastry squares, instead:

Frozen Puff Pastry Squares

And I used a package of sausage meat instead of the sausages called for in the recipe, and added a little prepared mustard for flavor; sometimes, I use some of my homemade tomato chutney instead:

Sausage Meat, Mustard, Beaten Egg

Since there were eight puff pastry squares, I just divided the sausage meat into eight pieces, dabbed some mustard onto each piece of sausage and rolled it up in the pastry square, sealing the edge with some of the beaten egg.  Then, cut each rolled up pastry in half, arranged them on a foil covered baking sheet (for easy clean up) and brushed each roll with the beaten egg wash:

Ready to go in the oven

I baked them for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 400F (I checked them after 15 minutes, but baked them for 5 additional minutes to make sure the sausage meat was cooked through).

 

Straight out of the oven

I cooled them on a wire rack and had two for my dinner!  The rest are stored in a container in the fridge.

Today, I am grateful for:
- Good blood test results
- A new doctor who seems very thorough and caring
- Medical insurance
- New medicines
- Old recipes


Monday's To Do List:
- Put gas to the car - DONE
- Doctor's appointment - DONE
- Pharmacy - DONE
- Grocery store - DONE
- Take the trash cans to the curb - DONE
- Buy cat litter - NOT DONE (went to the pharmacy and grocery store, instead)

Tuesday's To Do List:
- Bring trash cans in
- Drive daughter to her focus group/workshop (and come back)
- Pick up daughter from her focus group/workshop (and come back)
- Fertilize the vegetable seedlings and water them
- Do some weeding

How was your Monday?  Do you have a favorite sausage rolls recipe?