Subj : T.O.H. Daily Recipe - To : Sean Dennis From : Ruth Haffly Date : Tue Dec 12 2023 12:14:21 Hi Sean, RH> That's always good. We had to go to an ER last night (Steve got a cut RH> on his arm while lowering part of antenna, 12 stitches.) so went down RH> to the VA hospital in Durham. Since it was VA, it was no cost for him, RH> just gas. SD> The VA is good for that thankfully. I have been dealing with kidney SD> pain for about a month. Went to the VA ER and, much to my surprise, SD> they found "a lot" of microscopic blood in my urine. That was two SD> weeks ago and finally seeing urology this week. I've tried not to SD> worry but all of the tests show no know issues and my kidney function SD> is at 100% so I'm just wondering what else is wrong. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I'm not going to speculate but hopefully it's something that has already cleared up or is easily treatable. RH> That probably would be a pretty penny. Can you get them thru the VA in RH> your area? SD> Yes, thankfully. The only place that will do them under $500+ per SD> pair. Good, we went to Sam's Club for my glasses--ended up paying a pretty penny but not nearly as much as if we'd gotten them thru the eye dr's place. Didn't have much choice in frames for safety glasses, somewhat better for regular glasses. Picked them up yesterday so I'm adjusting to wearing glasses full time again after 3.5 years of just reading glasses. This time they're full frame instead of half frame so that's another adjustment; I wore half frames before the cataract surgery for several years, then half frame readers. RH> I understand. I've been wearing just drugstore readers for the past RH> few years, pulling them off for distance, putting them back on for RH> reading, computer, etc. SD> I do also! Just received some as a gift that were from Sam's Club but SD> my favorites are from Zenni. Dollar Tree readers work surprisingly SD> well for me. I got all of mine thru Walgreens. Actually bought about 3 pairs but ended up wearing one pair 99% of the time. RH> Time will tell. SD> Same with me. I have been doing better with by blood sugar. I'm trying to cut my carbs somewhat, not as severely as when I was first diagnosed. Some days are better than others, planning pasta and salad for supper tonight so will go heavier on the salad than the pasta. RH> Sounds like quite the production for meals. They had scalloped RH> potatoes, shoe peg corn, stewed apples, fried chicken, roast beef in RH> gravy and rolls, plus choice of several desserts. At the end of the RH> dinner, it was announced that boxes were available to take home left RH> overs so we took some apples and beef. I mixed some mushrooms in with RH> the beef, served it RH> over sourdough miche brot (a Wegman's take on a German bread) for RH> supper the next night. SD> That all sounds great. I made chili last night and had enough for SD> leftovers for lunch today. Sounds good. I used to make a version of chili that was a hybrid of what both of us grew up on but some years ago found a basic meat, peppers, onions and tomato recipe. I base my chili on that, using a variety of peppers, both fresh and powdered. RH> There's a Bob Evans in the area--not sure if it's Raleigh or RH> Durham--but we've not been to that one. Have been to some while RH> travelling; they discontinued their chicken pot pie a while ago which RH> was one of Steve's favorites. SD> I haven't been in a couple of years, sadly, even though it's 10 SD> minutes away. We've not been to one in a while either. Tried a Roy Roger's for the first time on our last trip north, will probably go back as we come across them. MUCH! better than Arby's. RH> We've not been to Shoney's; they usually don't show up when we start RH> looking for places to eat. Also, CB lets us stay overnight in their RH> RV/bus parking, some even have dedicated lots for those vehicles. SD> Shoney's is good if you can find it. CB is good for overnight stays. SD> I've done it before when I had a 21' travel trailer many years ago. We had the 20' R-Pod but now have the 27' Grey Wolf. No slide out but it's roomier inside so you don't have a "tight" feel. Kitchen is nice (a real oven) but lacks the counter space the R-Pod had in proportion to its size. RH> Sounds like fun. We don't have an air fryer but do have a small RH> toaster/convection oven plus crock pots, a couple of "Instant Pots" RH> (not the name brand) and all sorts of other forms of cooking other RH> than the stove. (G) As for carbs--balance them with protein as much as RH> possible. SD> I need to give my Instant Pot more of a workout. Same here. (G) SD> I'm saving up to get a portable dishwasher since I am having issues SD> standing up a lot in one place to do dishes. They are handy--our younger daughter gifted my parents with one some years ago. Mom's decline had begun so she wasn't getting dishes as clean by hand washing. Even with the dish washer, we had to remind Mom every time we came up to clean the filters so that old food wouldn't get on the dishes she was washing. Don't know if my brother who inherited the house kept the dish washer or not; I've not been up since my dad's funeral, 7 years ago. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... If you think you are confused now, wait until I explain it! --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .