Archive for August, 2007
Menu of the Week: August 27
I’ve made a realistic goal for myself and that is to plan 4 nights of cooking per week. The other 3 nights we either go out, get take out, eat leftovers, or just whatever is around the house. This is what works for us. I usually do our menu plan on Sundays, compile [...]
I’ve made a realistic goal for myself and that is to plan 4 nights of cooking per week. The other 3 nights we either go out, get take out, eat leftovers, or just whatever is around the house. This is what works for us. I usually do our menu plan on Sundays, compile a shopping list and go to the grocery store on Monday morning. I normally make at least one more trip to the store during the week, but I get all the basics and ingredients for our dinners. Here is the plan for this week:
Monday
- bacon wrapped turkey burgers with blue cheese sauce
- white bean salad with mandarin oranges and chives
Tuesday
- asian style tilapia
- mashed potatoes
- asian salad
Wednesday
- chicken and mushroom quesadillas
- mixed green salad
Thursday
- chicken curry with chickpeas and tomatoes
- rice
- steamed zucchini
Weekend
- take out, left overs, out to dinner
What’s the plan at your house this week?
Living with Alzheimer’s
Today is my grandma’s 87th birthday. She hasn’t really been here for a few years now though. I mean, physically she’s been here, but mentally she has been gone for a long time. She’s been living in “lock down” in a nursing home specifically for people with Alzheimer’s for the past two years. Alzheimer’s is [...]
Today is my grandma’s 87th birthday. She hasn’t really been here for a few years now though. I mean, physically she’s been here, but mentally she has been gone for a long time. She’s been living in “lock down” in a nursing home specifically for people with Alzheimer’s for the past two years. Alzheimer’s is a horrible, horrible disease. I hate it. It took my sweet, beautiful, kind, caring, funny grandma from her family. My grandpa, who is 91, still visits his wife every single day. She has no idea who he is anymore, but he is still her loving and loyal husband of over 65 years now.
I miss my grandma so much and seeing her now just makes me sad. She doesn’t have a clue who I am, she doesn’t even know what a grand daughter is. She doesn’t like when I visit, as infrequent as that is. It makes her nervous and upset and she has a hard time breathing. She closes her eyes, either to pretend she’s sleeping or from sheer exhaustion at the emotions it possibly stirs up in her. If not that, she just tells me to “go home”. I know my grandma would be appalled if she knew what was going on. I clearly remember she used to tell my mom that if she ever got like this, to just kill her. It is horrible that her nightmare came true. Even more horrible for her adoring family.
I know Alzheimer’s affects so many people and that it affects everyone differently, but all of us have something in common. We all hate it and we all wish there was something we could do. The best thing we can do is to help raise awareness and support our loved ones who are suffering from this awful disease. You can look on the Alzheimer Associations website for tons of helpful information, including details about the Memory Walk, the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. There are walks in more than 600 communities. A typical Memory Walk is a 2-3 mile walk held on a weekend morning in the fall. By teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Association, you can walk with a purpose – and move us closer to a world without Alzheimer’s. Together, we can MOVE a nation.
With that, I’d just like to say Happy Birthday, Grandma Ruthie! I love you and miss you always. xoxoxo
Menu of the Week: August 20-26
Monday
oven fried chicken
spinach with garlic and pine nuts
baked sweet potato chunks
Tuesday
chicken taco salad with cilantro-ranch dressing
Wednesday
strawberry chicken salad with mixed greens and walnuts
Thursday
turkey bolognese over rigatoni
steamed broccoli
Friday
pizza
salad
Weekend
take out or out to dinner
Monday
- oven fried chicken
- spinach with garlic and pine nuts
- baked sweet potato chunks
Tuesday
- chicken taco salad with cilantro-ranch dressing
Wednesday
- strawberry chicken salad with mixed greens and walnuts
Thursday
- turkey bolognese over rigatoni
- steamed broccoli
Friday
- pizza
- salad
Weekend
- take out or out to dinner
Menu for the Week
I’m enjoying sticking to my meal plan for the week. It makes life much easier. I create my menu over the weekend and write out my shopping list so I can go to the grocery store on Monday mornings. I have decided to only plan 4 meals per week for a while and see how [...]
I’m enjoying sticking to my meal plan for the week. It makes life much easier. I create my menu over the weekend and write out my shopping list so I can go to the grocery store on Monday mornings. I have decided to only plan 4 meals per week for a while and see how that goes. The 5th day will be something simple, such as pasta or homemade pizza. We normally eat out or take in on the weekends. So, here goes! I am trying a few new dishes out this week.
- Japanese steak rolls, lime rice
- chicken dijon, garlic mashed potatoes, salad
- salmon marinade, broccoli, crusty bread
- fajita salad with creamy cilantro-lime dressing
Let me know if anyone wants any of these recipes. All but the salmon are recipes from HT members.
What does everyone else have planned this week?
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