Thursday News will probably be a weekly thing, as my mother goes to appointments on Mondays and Thursdays. Here's this week's update on my parents:
I left you last week saying that all of M's levels were satisfactory and they told her to have a nice weekend. She certainly did just that. She attended Johnny Starlight's show at Kisko's on Friday night and had a great time. She actually stayed for the whole thing, which was over around midnight. What a trooper. She kept saying what a great time she was having.
She had no health problems over the weekend and made me my favorite dinner, Spaghetti and Meatballs on Sunday. I constantly ask her not to make dinners, but she insists. How can I refuse her delicious cooking?!?!? Monday she went back for her Nupergin shot again - and again it made her a little groggy and weak but she asked me to bring Ava over for a run in the yard. On Monday night I put together a turkey burger and oven fries dinner for her to cook Tuesday night and we all ate that together on Tuesday. It's delicious, try it:
Recipe for Turkey Burgers
1 package ground turkey
1 package dry Ranch dressing mix
1/2 of medium yellow onion
1 clove chopped garlic
dash of crushed red pepper flakes
a few splashes of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce (secret weapon, lol)
Mix all ingredients together in large bowl and form into patties. Coat electric grill or pan with Olive Oil and cook thoroughly. Serve on toasted buns with lettuce and a slab of Jaclyn's Spicy Ranch Sauce:
Creamy ranch dressing, and a few splashes/shakes of the following: Hot Sauce, Chili Powder, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Cajun/Creole spice, Chili Powder, dried Red Pepper Flakes (basically anything red and spicy). The sauce should become light pink in color). This Spicy Ranch Sauce is also great for dipping your Rosemary Oven Fries in, courtesy of Rachael Ray. Here's her recipe:
4 large Idaho potatoes, scrubbed
1/3-1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), divided
4-5 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, divided
4-5 cloves garlic
Heat oven to 500°F.
Cut 10 wedges from each potato and place on a baking sheet. Drizzle a couple tablespoons of EVOO over the potatoes to coat them lightly, then season with rosemary, salt and pepper and one teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes. Throw a couple cloves cracked garlic on the sheet with potatoes. Roast 25 minutes, turning once.
(I actually made mine the night before and stored them in freezer bags and let them marinate over night. Still delicious).
If you make the fries first, then prepare everything else, you have a delicious, hearty meal in about 30-40 mins. My family loved it! It's also one of the manfriend's favorites.
So anyway - M has had a really good week. Today she is going to RWJ for more blood work and a bone marrow sample. Painful, but she is a trooper. She is headed down to Ortley with her sister until Saturday - to give her a little break from sitting in the house all day.
D (Dad) is doing great too. He had his first chemo treatment on Friday and goes for one tomorrow. That's all for now!!!
“I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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