Caregivers behaving badly.

Italian Japanese fusion menu, in case you were wondering....

Spaghetti Con Uova Di Pesce spaghetti, tobiko (flying fish roe), shiso 17.00
Spaghetti Con Mozzarella, Pomodori E Funghi spaghetti, shiitake mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, basil, fresh tomato sauce 17.00
Spaghetti Con Prosciutto E Parmigiano spaghetti with parmigiano reggiano & parma prosciutto, served in a half wheel of parmesan cheese at the table 17.00
Spaghetti Ai Ricci Di Mare spaghetti, fresh sea urchin, fresh tomatoes, jalapeños, garlic oil, fresh basil 20.00
Linguine Alla Pescatore linguine, clams, mussels, shrimp, squid, sea scallops. choice of red or white sauce 23.00
Fusilli Al Pollo Organico fusilli, organic chicken ragù, fresh tomatoes, sliced prosciutto 17.00
Crespelle Con Funghi E Ricotta homemade silk handkerchief pasta, mixed mushrooms, lemon zest, ricotta cheese 17.00
Pappardelle Alla Siciliana homemade pappardelle, eggplant, basil, fresh tomatoes, tapenade 17.00
Tagliolini Con Ragù Di Pesce homemade tagliolini, chilean sea bass ragù, capers, shredded zucchini, spicy tomato sauce 18.00
Farfalle Con Salmone E Crema bow tie pasta, lightly smoked salmon, asparagus, fresh tomatoes, tarragon grain mustard cream sauce 17.00
Ravioli Di Vitello, Prosciutto E Mozzarella homemade ravioli with veal, prosciutto, mozzarella, with fresh tomatoes, parmesan sauce 17.00
Fettuccine Alla Bolognese homemade fettuccine, basta pasta original meat sauce 17.00
Risotto Con Gamberi E Funghi risotto, shrimp, three kinds of mushrooms 19.00
SECONDI PIATTI
Cacciucco chilean sea bass, octopus, sea scallops, shrimp, asparagus, fingerling potatoes, ocean tomato sauce 29.00
Arrosto Di Spigola Cilena roasted chilean sea bass, yellow squash, endive, yukon gold potatoes, fennel lemon sauce 29.00
Petto Di Pollo Impanato herb panko-crusted organic chicken breast, endive, porcini mushroom chips, truffle oil, lemon parmesan sauce 24.00
Arrosto Di Anatra seared duck breast, roasted mixed mushrooms, cauliflower, truffle porcini sauce. preparation time approximately 40 minutes 27.00
Cotoletta Di Vitello Alla Milanese breaded veal cutlet, crushed herb potatoes, pickled red cabbage 24.00
GRIGLIA
Pesce Del Giorno charcoal-grilled fish of the day, grilled vegetables
Trancio Di Salmone charcoal-grilled scottish salmon fillet, grilled vegetables 22.00
Lombata Di Maiale charcoal-grilled compart duroc pork chop, zucchini, shishitou peppers, broccoli, asparagus, garlic infused sour cream 26.00
Costolette D’Agnello charcoal-grilled colorado free range lamb chops (2pcs), potato gratin 26.00
Bistecca charcoal-grilled prime strip steak portobello mushrooms, cranberry sauce, horseradish cucumber potato salad 30.00
DOLCE DELLA CASA
choice of

Crespo Deluxe single layer crape, vanilla gelato, almond candy, crushed white chocolate, fresh strawberry sauce 11.00
Fifi fluffy yogurt mousse, honey gelato, papaya, mango, grapefruit, orange, campari sauce 9.00
Torta Di Parmigiano Reggiano soft & creamy parmigiano reggiano cheesecake, with fresh fruit, whipped cream 9.00
Blancmange almond flan 7.00
Tiramisu basta pasta's original tiramisu 9.00
Vulcano melting chocolate inside warm cocoa sponge cake, with vanilla gelato, fresh fruit 11.00
Flan baked crème caramel, fresh fruit, whipped cream 8.00
Gelato 8.00
Sorbet 8.00
Formaggio Today's Cheese

What a menu. Now I'm hungry. That is quite the Mash up of foods together but it all sounds good. Holy Smokes Barb! Dorothy and Toto would say " I guess we're not in Kansas anymore!"

Barb, That is some menu.

We're not near a Costco. We only have Sam's. Upside we have a great indoor farmer's market. Great bulk prices. Plus I have a big garden and can. We bought a whole steer, butchered and froze. Also 2 lambs. But feeding big boys is a job and expensive. Right now we have 4 extras who are home from college, plus the rest of the grands who are around for various breaks. But it's fun.

Fantastic menu, Barb

Happy anniversary

Yeah, that sounds good!

Grubhub is on it's way to deliver my lunch! Ordered it online myself, feeling better soon!
I must be brilliant! I could not order online before I got sick. lol.

Happy Anniversary, Barb. I was actually curious about what the heck Italian-Japanese fusion would be... and I'm no stranger to fusion restaurants but that is an interesting one!

Send, Grubhub delivered my sicky meal the other night. I indulged on way too much comfort food -- spicy sushi in this case. I wanted that wasabi to clear my sinuses! It worked, temporarily. Ahhhh.

Becky, that's cool that you are resourceful with your bulk-food options. I'm just a single person so I don't do any of that butchering/canning stuff, but I do know how much teen and college age boys can eat! They're phenomenal that way! I'm sure you go through a massive amount of food and cooking.

How's it going, Madge? What's the holiday plans? You at least get a break from work, right?? Thinking of you. 🎄🎅🏼🎁🌟

GrubHub - not here in small town north central Maine. PJ says he's a small scale alternative to GrubHub. We have one pizza place, 2 Chinese - no delivery, not very good and they close when the sidewalks roll up at 8:00 pm. That's my whine on a Friday night when I want a snack. So I'm settling for peanut butter and crackers delivered by in-house GrubHub PJ.  Plus it's pouring snow, wind blowing and 5 degrees.

Back to naming those worn out hugs.
I will call this one, "The Caregiver Brat."

Or how's this? "What, are we all children?"

I like that one One of my favorite goofy baby looks.

Hug #12. Brat

Merry Christmas to everyone on the brat thread! Hope you are feeling better Send. Luckylu, your cats will have ribbons and boxes to explore, play time!

Merry Christmas Brats!

Send,
Hope you are felling better!

Fixing to dress and take my bratty rear end to take short ride to dysfunction junction. My sister...uggghhh...is having Gall Bladder Surgery at 8 this morning. Apparently her hubby worked nights last night and is sick and really needs to go home to rest. Told her I would be there by 9 to let him go home and stay until she comes out of recovery. Three hour surgery.

Hmm, wonder what kind of mischief I can get myself into in a surgery waiting area on Christmas Eve?🎄

I only read posts from the last few pages of it. You guys make me laugh. I'm a brat! I'm owning it!

I lost it yesterday and have been feeling guilty and yucky and lonely. But, you all get it and forgive. You don't know me, but you do, right?

Thanks for the silly banter, the sarcasm, the menu, the "selfish" moments you are basking in and the camaraderie.

Merry Christmas.

Lizzywho,
You can buy out all the good chocolate candy from the vending machine.

Welcome Daughter1975!

Merry Christmas Brats!

What would Gershun say?

Still here...sister is whacked out of her head from anesthesia.

Surgery only an hour.

When they went in by LAP thru bellybutton she had a Hernia there so surgeon repaired that. Gallbladder removed.

Surgeon says she can go home today but final decision up to Hospitalist.

I was here only to get report from Surgeon. Sister has been in hospital for 1 week. It’s been a fiasco, comedy of errors, and apparently no one reads charts anymore. Sister called me couple days ago and put surgeons nurse on phone with me. She finally admitted she better go read sisters info (chart).

Anyway, hanging around to see if they are gonna release her today.

I did my job. Translated Surgeons finding to BIL and accidentally caused my sister to laugh hystericallly.

Oops bratty me!

Lizzy, I remember a time when the doctors would read the charts. The literal physical charts. Only recently, when my dad was in the ER, when I realized not one single ER doctor, after every shift, read dad’s chart. And these charts are No Longer Handwritten. It’s typed into the computer as we tell them! Some doctors carried their small computer typing into it. One doctor had an actual pen and writing the info on a torn off page from a regular notebook. Not a chart sheet. A regular loose leaf paper! I realized that when the hospital became computerized (no longer writing down medical histories), No One Cared to Read It!!.. and because only oldest sis and I knew dad’s history to answer questions, and the doctors weren’t reading the chart, I was forced to take so many of my vacation leave... I was getting irritated having to repeat over and over again to every shift. Dad stayed about a week in the ER Trauma....

I’m glad they found your sister’s problem and dealt with it immediately. And that you were able to make her laugh. I hope you enjoy your holiday despite all this!

From the land of the demented, a merry Christmas to all !

MsMadge,
Try to remember that you are a visitor in the land of demented.
Keep your wits about you. The pumpkin pie should help.

Merry Christmas to a dear, sweet lady!

Before I even wake up on Christmas morning, ten people will have "liked" one of my answers! While I love to be appreciated, my answer was: "Listen to Barb and Windy".

Lol.

Maybe if we can all mop the kitchen floor, or something, on Christmas morning.........

I'm the only one so far who liked your last answer Send............Bah ha ha!

Am I the only one around these parts that "Likes" nearly every single comment I read?? I do it because I Like everything, and even if I don't actively Like it, it's a Thank You For Being Here, a Participation "Like." 😆

Madge, sometimes the demented are better option for company than those who have NO EXCUSE for the things they say!! lol

Everyone's fairly well behaved at my family Christmas this year, me included. Long may it last. Merry Christmas, AC fam. ❤️

Ali, I like most posts too. If I don't like them unless it's directed at me I don't comment. Sometimes I think about commenting and then I don't because maybe I don't understand the person or their situation. Or sometimes because I know it would be wrong to say what I think...you remember the old saying if you don't have something nice to say, etc. etc.

Hoping my Christmas Day improves.

Merry Christmas to all my darling brats! Everyone just keep hitting the like button and saying whatever you want to! That's how I keep learning! You are all Angels to me!

Many many likes to you all on Christmas Day!

But alas, there is no one, no not one, who would help me mop my kitchen floor!

It is okay, it doesn't need it. Hubs and I just finished dinner, a vegetable stir fry. We did it all together.....otherwise, we would not have eaten. It was presentable, now I am in bed. Thankful for today.

Someone sent me a text which indicated that drinking 3 glasses of champagne a day helps ward off dementia

Cheers 🍾

Did it work yet MsMadge?

I kept eating my mother's chocolates when she wasn't looking...

meallen good brat! Well done!

I'm interested in hearing about the preventative powers of champagne- we got several bottles as gifts. I've never drank anything but maybe I could start.

Did I miss Christmas?
My Sees Chocolates have not arrived yet.
Guess I was really bad this year.