"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> Nachos. Why? Well... Angela had a dance convention this past weekend.
>> It was very tiring for the both of us and now she has a mystery injury.
>> I can't help but wonder if the strained back muscle, the planter
>> fascitiis and now this strange foot numbness are connected. I wound up
>> taking her to the hospital on Sunday night because after googling, she
>> feared it was diabetes or MS. Yes, foot numbness was a first symptom
>> that I had, but it was on the bottoms of my feet and toes. Hers is on
>> the top of one foot and it has spread to the ankle. And now the foot is
>> clearly swollen. The hospital said to just treat it like a sprain. She
>> isn't limping and she says she can't feel it unless she touches it.
>> Which is how she first discovered it. But I digress...
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>> As we left the dance convention on Sunday I told her for dinner I could
>> either call Garlic Jim's for a gluten free pizza or I could pick up the
>> ingredients for nachos at Costco where unfortunately we had to stop. But
>> seeing as how we had gone to the Showcase (dance show) the prior Sunday,
>> we were low on food because we didn't do our usual shopping. She opted
>> for the nachos. And as you probably know, Costco sells mainly huge
>> things. So now I have 2.5 pounds of Mexican blend shredded cheese and a
>> bag of tortilla chips the size of a bed pillow. Or close to it. We'll
>> be eating nachos at least once a week until it is all gone! Heh.
>>
>> I had the nachos on Sunday and my BG was very good after. Alas I
>> couldn't make them the way I really wanted them as I had no fresh
>> tomatoes or green onions in the house. I counted out the amount of
>> chips. Luckily the bag gives a serving size in chips and not ounces as
>> some brands do. I used a specific amount of refried beans (I did have
>> those in the house), the cheese and then after they were heated in the
>> microwave I added black olives and Mrs. Renfro's hot salsa. And when she
>> says hot she means it! They were to the point of almost being inedible to
>> me but I was super hungry. I have since gotten some tomatoes, green
>> onions and sour cream for Angela. I bought the salsa for my husband but
>> so far he has only eaten a serving. He loves it. It's just waaaay too
>> hot for me. I think I do have a jar of medium or mild salsa in the
>> cupboard but I didn't want another open jar at the moment. I also have
>> some shredded lettuce. Perhaps I will dump some of that on too. That's
>> the way they make nachos in the Pubs on Cape Cod.
>>
>> Hopefully I can make the nachos before the power goes out. If it does
>> indeed go out. We've had horrid weather today. High winds, rain, super
>> heavy rain, lightning and thunder, then the worst hail I have ever seen
>> and heard. While I was still reeling from that, it got suddenly so quiet
>> that you could hear a pin drop. And then about 30 seconds to a minute
>> later the sky opened up and just dumped white everywhere. More hail. I
>> was looking out the kitchen window. Seriously the air was solid hail.
>> It was soooo loud and scary. The gutters and downspouts instantly filled
>> with hail. So when it turned to heavy rain it was just waterfalling off
>> the roof because there was no open space to contain it. Looks like there
>> is a lot of paint missing off the house now from the battering. The news
>> said we have had more rain so far this month (we're only halfway through)
>> than we get on average in the whole month of March. And there is no end
>> in site. Flooding everywhere. I even got water in the garage. Not a
>> lot but that's pretty bad considering that my driveway is pretty flat.
>>
>> Anyway... What are you having for dinner?
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> A can of Lindsay Green Olives, packed in water and sea salt. I love those
> things. Also, some Swiss cheese. Sorry about your mess, hope it's better
> tomorrow.
>
> Cheri

I haven't had those olives. Will have to look for them. Still have a
serving or two left of the Costco sized stuffed green olives and then I will
move on to the Italian ones with pits.