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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> Found a really nice boneless leg of lamb at Costco today, decent price.
>> Made a nice rosemary/garlic rub, salt, pepper etc. It's cooking now, and
>> smells wonderful. I will have a large salad with it. Mmmmmmm, I love
>> lamb. DH doesn't like it, so will be able to use it up in many different
>> ways for myself and my dog. My dog is salivating too, on high alert. :-)
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>> Cheri

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> Nothing formally planned for tonight. We have to leave for the dance
> studio soon. This is Angela's long night. So normally I would just drop
> her off. But being that it is the first week of the year and things
> change, I want to be there tonight. So I have made a sandwich on honey
> whole wheat bread from Costco. Kirkland brand turkey on it with some
> Smart Balance Light, a thinly sliced plum tomato and some bits of lettuce
> that I pulled from Angela's salad bowl.
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> She is having some leftover chicken, a sweet potato and a green salad.
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> I offered to make something for husband but he declined. So he will be on
> his own. There is a sandwich in there, plenty of raw fruits and veg,
> hummus, yogurt, cheese, a bit of leftover fried rice and 3 little
> Chimichangas.
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> Not sure what we will have tomorrow. We'll be going to Winco. The past
> few weeks we have found super good deals on pre-made sandwiches that were
> going to expire the following day. So I might just pick up sandwiches for
> Angela and husband. Depends on how the dance classes go really. There is
> some confusion about one class and if things go the way they say they will
> (I still need to talk to the teacher), then Angela will be dropping that
> class. If she does, we will go shopping then come home and eat. If she
> takes the class, we won't get out of there until 6:30. In that case we
> will likely go out to eat before we shop. Otherwise we will just be too
> hungry and that won't be good.
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> I plan to make a big pot of chili for myself after my husband leaves. He
> will actually eat my chili and I don't want him to because it would be bad
> for his gout. Angela used to like chili but then she just went off of it
> and now won't touch the stuff.
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> Angela's favorite meal right now is chicken and a sweet potato. So I plan
> to just buy a lot of that for her, cook it up and have her eat the
> leftovers. Then if she wants something else she can have a sandwich.
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> Then I'll figure something else out for the next week. My goal for the
> time being is to eat as cheaply as possible. This is working for me but
> not really for the other two. Of course I guess if I wanted to go really
> cheap it would be Ramen but I hope it never comes to that. Beans and veg
> will do quite well.
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I can't wait for cooler weather, I love soups and stews and chili. Hubby had
lasagna tonight and I had some canned soup and a salad. Tomorrow will be
store bought rotisserie chicken (I have a Dr.s appointment and will be gone
most of the day.)