Tag: what we eat

Not getting up until 10AM is a rarity for me. I must have been really tired since I fell asleep about 10PM.

So breakfast wasn’t on my mind when I started to get hungry. I assessed everything that was in our fridge to make sure that we are using up food before it goes to waste. Since we had cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and bacon that needed to be used, I made a salad for lunch. It was so good with Skinny Girl poppy seed dressing on it.  

I already have stripped the bed that West stayed in and the sheets are now in the dryer. All the dirty towels have also been washed. When the bed is made and all other items have been folded and put away, I think I will read for a while. Hubby should be happy with college football on TV sometime today.

We had leftovers from dinner last night. I heated up the leftover potatoes in the gravy from the roast.

Hubby sliced some of the lamb.

After the potatoes and gravy were very hot. I put the lamb slices in just long heat to quickly heat them. I did not want to cook them just heat them through.

Here is my delicious dinner all from leftovers. 


I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend.

We were supposed to get high and damaging winds last night. So I decided not to put the garbage out last night for fear it would be all over the neighborhood this morning. So I got up at 6am with the alarm. That is very hard for me. I hate getting up with an alarm. I think it goes back to the days that I worked. Any of you hate getting up with alarms too?

West and Hubby are still sleeping. I am so glad that I didn’t wake them up opening the garage door to take it out. It’s very peaceful here right now although it does look like we might get some weather. 

I am enjoying my bullet proof coffee writing to you. West wants scrambled eggs and sausage for breakfast today so that is what I will be making when they both get up. Breakfast was half eaten before I remembered to take a picture. 

To celebrate his last dinner here before his parents come, we got McDonald’s at his request. He was happy to get 10 chicken nuggets and some fries. Hubby and I each had burgers and fries which were cold and not very tasty. I understand why we rarely do fast food. The worst part was the bill for this awful food. It was a shock. We had not gotten McDonald’s in well over 2 years. I could have gotten takeout at a restaurant for that price that would have been better. I won’t be making that mistake again. 

I hope you all have a great evening. 

No one was hungry early this morning. So we had brunch. West had pancakes again. Hubby had chicken, pasta, celery and mayo salad made from the extra pasta I cooked yesterday. I had a collagen and antioxidant yogurt with a little of this keto granola sprinkled on top.

It is getting very humid out right now and is supposed to continue through Friday. But I am not complaining because we are supposed to have the worst winter in the country this winter. So I will just enjoy the rest of the summer heat and this autumn. 


Today is a relaxing day again. West is playing a game on his cellphone. Hubby is trying to figure out how to update the printer software when the information they say is on the back of the printer is not there and he needs it. I think he has written them. 


I am going to watch some You Tube videos and do some paperwork this afternoon.


Hubby and West will spend some time chatting outdoors. They do it every afternoon and I listen to them giggling. It makes me laugh. I can’t believe that West will be going home on Friday evening. It seems like he just got here. It always seems that way when my granddaughter visits too. The time passes way too quickly.  


Dinner was pick your own from leftovers that needed to be eaten. I heated up the mashed potatoes, chicken, and gravy and put that and the pasta salad on the table. West and I finished the mashed potatoes and gravy with chicken. Hubby had the pasta salad. There is some pasta salad left for lunch or brunch tomorrow. 

It is a beautiful windy day here. We are going to spend some time outside so that West can get his fresh air.

For breakfast this morning, I made pancakes with real maple syrup which West gobbled up. Here are the leftovers which he can have tomorrow morning. I ate some more cottage cheese. Hubby is out getting his haircut so I assume he will make something to eat when he gets home. 

Dinner last night was pasta salad. When my sons were growing up, it was one of their most requested meals. West wanted to try it. So not following the menu this week is becoming a theme.

My pasta salad is easy. It is cooked large shells, pepperoni, cheddar cheese, black olives and diced fresh tomato. I use Italian dressing that I make with the Good Seasons packet. West ate two big bowls. I guess he liked it. Here is a picture of my bowl.


I am sorry that I didn’t get this posted last night. I was exhausted and fell asleep before I posted it.

Well, I was definitely looking forward to having a normal dinner tonight. I went and got takeout from KFC: the thirty dollar fill up of extra crispy chicken requested by West. We like regular chicken on the bone while West likes the chicken strips. So this worked for all of us. We have enough for two dinners and possibly a lunch or I may freeze the leftovers for future meals. I was just happy to be able to sink my teeth into the chicken. I even had some mashed potatoes and gravy and a biscuit which is a big no no on my diet. But I was celebrating being back to normal today.

It has not been the week I hoped for. Thank God, West is here and we have had so much fun that it has taken my mind off my problem that developed on Sunday right after dinner.

For the second time in under 7 months, my denture broke into 2 pieces. If you remember from a prior post, it broke the first time right after two months. They repaired it and it broke in the exact same place this time. UGH!

So I have not had it in my mouth again until mid morning today. That is why I have been eating soft foods all week; things that I could easily swallow.

This time the lab and my dentist have made sure that this new denture they made(at no additional cost to me) is as strong as it can be. It even fits better than the other one did. I paid for the premium material to be used to make it back when I first ordered it. My dentist after looking at it very closely this time is not sure that it was made from the material he ordered. Why he didn’t notice it when it broke the first time, I don’t know. I’ll blame the virus and the craziness that was going on at that time. The lab has not responded to him on his questioning that which should probably tell us something. 

But anyhow they have both made good on it. But I have to tell you it has been beyond frustrating. I am tired of going to the dentist.  


Plus I really didn’t want my grandson to see me without my teeth. But he told me, “Don’t worry Grandma, you look beautiful.” He is such a sweetheart. I am very blessed to have him and Alexa as my grandchildren. They are both so loving. 


So this morning, I had cottage cheese for breakfast. West and Hubby had sandwiches for brunch followed by ice cream for West.


West, Hubby, and I have played some games of Blokus this afternoon. We are hoping to play “Cover Your Assets” tonight.  


West and I are double checking my pantry inventory to make sure that I have an exact count of everything. He is so helpful counting all the items.

I hope you all have a wonderful evening.