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peaseup,

taking notes. forgot about taking xmas dinner into account.

i think my only hope is to stop eating from today till thanksgiving.

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So….how were the meatballs? And how are you?
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Supper last night was 3 small cold boiled potatoes with some butter and salt. I have been having post flu nausea - a new experience. Strangely, the potatoes went down well. They were a childhood snack.
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Golden, you must have been hit hard with that one. Does drinking something carbonated help? I know mom always gave us 7up and toast or saltines.

Nacy, I gave my kids Pedialyte and it did seem to help. When they finally asked for peanut butter on toast I knew they were on the mend.

I hope you’re both back to your peppy selves soon!
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Tonight DD, GD and DM are coming for dinner. Spicy Chicken Mole’ soup and corn bread. Pacific Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato soup with cheese melted into it for GD whose little tastebuds can’t do spicy yet. I don’t know what I’m going to do about dessert……
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nacy, psue - nausea gone thankfully. I put electrolytes in my drinking water always. Crackers and toast are good. Trouble is with CFS/FM it's hard to know when the flu is over and the regular CFS/FM and allergies are back/still in operation. They feel somewhat the same. Nausea can be due to the CFS/FM.

I'm thinking the spicy chicken mole soup must be very good. Have a great visit.
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Sounds good, nacy.

Turkey necks and sauerkraut here. It's so easy and smells good!
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Who knows?! I’d really like the evening off.
I spent a lot of time yesterday baking with GD and then half of this morning cleaning up! Cooking with kids is fun but messy and uses twice the usual number of dishes.
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BTW Nacy, my DD said the same thing about soup that you did! And you know what? I think I agree! With the exception of a few thick, hearty soups like split pea with ham or clam chowder or potato, they are a lot of time and work but not ever quite as satisfying as I thought they would be.
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You mean something similar to corn pudding Anxietynacy?.... I've made that before. Some people in my family have to have creamed corn they can spoon over their mashed potatoes so that's the way I usually serve it, but I'd rather eat my corn on the cob.
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Yes Nacy. Scalloped corn, creamed corn, corn pudding made with corn meal, corn fritters, fresh corn on the cob - all staples on a farm table depending on the time of year. All delicious!

cwillie, how do you prepare your corn on the cob? I had always done it in a pot on the stove like mom and GM until my SIL told me how to do it in the microwave. So much faster and easier - Yay for technology but I felt so dumb!
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I still like my corn boiled in a pot better than any other method, but then when I'm having corn I'm having at least 3 cobs 🌽🌽🌽.....🌽
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Corn on the cob - I have done it in the microwave now for years. Love corn. Popcorn is a fave snack too.

Love thin soups - lots of tasty broth. R likes soup so thick it is almost a stew - throw everything into it.
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I love soup!! But I like it thick as well, hubs likes it thin. The only thin soup I like without adding saltines is cream of tomato,, I love to sip it from a mug! I love chili as well.
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nacy -have seen it but never used it. I have used Fatso - maple flavoured.

Made coconut chicken veg soup for me last night and just had some this morning. Soup is my comfort food. R got curried chicken, and carrot/cabbage fritters last night, I've found a few more things that are contributing to the sinus headaches. Been free of them for a few days now.

Going to clean out my "baking cupboard" and organize it better. Maybe I'll bake more then! R is still working on the last batch of PB cookies. He puts them with yogurt in his smoothie and says it tastes like cookies and cream.
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Nacy, I tried the PB2 years ago when DH was recovering from surgery. I used it for frozen chocolate banana smoothies to get him some extra calories and protein. It was so good…too good.
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I hear that! Id love to have your recipe!!
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PB2 sounds good! Especially with cocoa powder.

I've taken to eating straight nuts - pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts etc as well as straight peanuts. They seem to satisfy me better. and have decent amount of fiber and lots of nutrients.

Soaking some lentils to make a Moroccan beef lentil soup. I can't get enough soup these days.
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Nacy - Sorry to hear about your reaction to almonds. No fun.

I've spent much if this year finding out what was causing my IBS- D with cramps and also sinus headaches. Think I have most of it nailed now. Fortunately I am OK with almond milk. I also like hazelnut milk but can't get it everywhere. Coconut milk works for me too.

Would lactaid or lactose free milk help you? Dd has to use it.
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Worth trying, nacy. Also coconut milk seems pretty harmless. Glad nothing you eat affects you that way.
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Sounds excellent - especially the brownies!

Moroccan lentil beef soup worked well. R said he could smell it out on the hallway. I've tasted it so much I don't want to eat any now,
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I lost the will to cook. We went to town for panzerotti.
We’re a nut-free home. Me + nuts = death.
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Ahh, that's a serious allergy, Ana. Mine are painful and a nuisance but not lethal (so far).

Had some soup and it was good but needs more time to "blend". I usually start my soups earlier in the day to give them time for the flavours to come together. It will be great today. Already thinking about what soup I will make next.
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Last night D and GD were here so it was universally acceptable turkey and provolone sliders, chopped salad and D and I taste tested a seasonal craft ale. For dessert D brought her latest entry in our Gingerbread War, a dense little blackstrap molasses cake that I loved but she thought lacked sweetness. She’s going back to the Gramercy Park gingerbread Bundt but I’m still playing - mostly because the house smells heavenly when there is gingerbread in the oven.

Ana, have you had the nut allergy since childhood?
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Nacy and Golden, I agree, soups and most casseroles are better on Day 2. So is gingerbread!
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Added a square of 5 chili bullet chocolate to my soup this morning, and, oh my, that did it!!! It rounded out the flavours.The soup had little fat in it and fat is good for flavour.

psue - I must try a gingerbread. I agree it is better on the second day too. Christmas coming up is a good time for a house to smell of gingerbread. Though I may start with a chocolate cake full of spices, including a decent amount of pepper and some cayenne. I have some very tart little oranges that are not the nicest to eat but would give great flavour ground up and added to a cake.

nacy - never been a casserole person though yours sound delicious. Mother never made them so I am not used to them and now I have to be so careful with ingredients b/c allergies. Bet they are great on cold nights and the day after. I can't take many carbs and no cheese so soups work better. Not sure I have ever seen a casserole recipe without cheese. I do make the odd one for R. He loves creamy cheesy dishes.

ana - does your nut allergy extend to peanuts and other legumes?
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Golden! Your soup sounds amazing as does your adventurous cake idea! I could imagine those oranges in a glaze on your chocolate spice cake - similar to the thin, crackly lemon glaze on Magenbrot.

That combination you’re suggesting brought a memory rushing into my mind of a party where one of the ‘stations’ was little pyramids of very dark chocolate infused with chili and tangerine served with cigars!
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Psue - dark chocolate, chili and tangerine = heaven. I'll pass on the cigars. Obviously those parties had some positives.

R and I actually made the orange spice chocolate cake some years ago. He was the one who urged me to put tbsps of spice rather than tsps into the cake and then add cayenne and black pepper. He likes a bit of cayenne in everything - says it enhances the flavours. My contribution was the ground up orange -peel and all. It really was good. Never thought of a glaze!!! We used to put an orange glaze on the old fashioned orange raisin cake.

Have you ever tried black pepper on fresh strawberries. Yum!!!
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Golden, I’m back to being a cake rookie with my new oven and all the moisture in the air over here. Your spice cake is making me want to play!

Strawberries and black pepper - yes! Another party memory: hard frozen whole strawberries on skewers, dipped in a hot, black pepper, sugar syrup that hardened to a crackly crust while the berry thawed inside. I have no idea how she pulled it off with everyone watching but it was exquisite.
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Psue - Good morning. I would call it a spicy chocolate cake as despite the spices it's still very much a chocolate cake.

We never made it again and I've been wanting to. R is more a pie person and I can't handle many carbs. That may have been the last time I had a piece of cake. Once every few years should be OK. I just don't keep food in the house that I don't want to allow myself to eat. If it's there sooner or later I'll eat it.

Those strawberries sound awesome though I don't think you need the sugar with it.
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