Odds & Ends
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pshaw_ravenFriday, I did manage to get ALL my blood work taken. She had to take something like eight vials, but I was able to walk out under my own power. At that point I could have eaten breakfast and had some coffee and been hunky-dory, but I still have the imaging to do, and it was almost 10:30 before I was able to eat. I was also pretty dehydrated at that point, too, since they don't like you drinking a ton of water for these procedures. So I felt "off" the rest of the day, but was still able to generally function.
The GP's normal metabolic panel is all done, and nothing unusual came up. Everything is "green flag." The more specialized liver panels aren't done yet except the hepatitis checks, and I don't have Hep A, B, or C. And it could take a week or so for the imaging to be looked at and interpreted. Also apparently my ferritin is normal, so I have a normal amount of ferrets :D My ceruloplasmin is slightly low, but I'm not sure if it's low enough that he'll want to do much about it. Low is 18, mine is 16.
The garden is coming along nicely except for the pumpkins which aren't sprouting. Almost every garlic bulb I planted has sent up shoots, and my bell pepper has five little peppers on it, and a bunch of new flowers. Some of my citrus trees look a little rough, so I'm going to look at running soil samples over to the county extension office next week.
Dinner came out great and we have a ton of food, so I know what I'll be eating the next few days.
Peri-peri chicken - I found a marinade recipe online and used that. It was a cup of lemon juice, paprika, chili powder, and salt. It called for four split chicken breasts but I had enough marinade to do four pounds of boneless thighs, which we smoked. I dressed my serving of meat with Nando's Peri-Peri garlic sauce which we're able to find locally. The garlic claims to be mild but packs a decent punch.
Nigerian Jollof Rice from a recipe by Kitchen Butterfly, a famous African food blogger. This was good. I did not use the "party rice" step, but instead used a can of fire roasted tomatoes. I could not get Scotch Bonnet peppers and simply used some Tabasco. I also couldn't find African curry powder and subbed hot Indian curry instead. I did still have a slight crust of rice on the bottom of the pot which I scraped off and ate because the little bit of burnt rice is tasty.
These honey cornbread muffins are a tried and true recipe. If you want sweeter muffins, use AP flour. Whole wheat gives a nuttier flavor. I had enough batter to make six jumbo muffins. These are good with extra honey and butter, or pepper jelly depending on your tastes.
The rice should develop its flavor overnight so we'll see how the leftovers are tomorrow. I plan to warm some up and plop a fried egg on top. And now if you'll excuse me, I had a long day and I'm going to go turn into a pumpkin.
The GP's normal metabolic panel is all done, and nothing unusual came up. Everything is "green flag." The more specialized liver panels aren't done yet except the hepatitis checks, and I don't have Hep A, B, or C. And it could take a week or so for the imaging to be looked at and interpreted. Also apparently my ferritin is normal, so I have a normal amount of ferrets :D My ceruloplasmin is slightly low, but I'm not sure if it's low enough that he'll want to do much about it. Low is 18, mine is 16.
The garden is coming along nicely except for the pumpkins which aren't sprouting. Almost every garlic bulb I planted has sent up shoots, and my bell pepper has five little peppers on it, and a bunch of new flowers. Some of my citrus trees look a little rough, so I'm going to look at running soil samples over to the county extension office next week.
Dinner came out great and we have a ton of food, so I know what I'll be eating the next few days.
Peri-peri chicken - I found a marinade recipe online and used that. It was a cup of lemon juice, paprika, chili powder, and salt. It called for four split chicken breasts but I had enough marinade to do four pounds of boneless thighs, which we smoked. I dressed my serving of meat with Nando's Peri-Peri garlic sauce which we're able to find locally. The garlic claims to be mild but packs a decent punch.
Nigerian Jollof Rice from a recipe by Kitchen Butterfly, a famous African food blogger. This was good. I did not use the "party rice" step, but instead used a can of fire roasted tomatoes. I could not get Scotch Bonnet peppers and simply used some Tabasco. I also couldn't find African curry powder and subbed hot Indian curry instead. I did still have a slight crust of rice on the bottom of the pot which I scraped off and ate because the little bit of burnt rice is tasty.
These honey cornbread muffins are a tried and true recipe. If you want sweeter muffins, use AP flour. Whole wheat gives a nuttier flavor. I had enough batter to make six jumbo muffins. These are good with extra honey and butter, or pepper jelly depending on your tastes.
The rice should develop its flavor overnight so we'll see how the leftovers are tomorrow. I plan to warm some up and plop a fried egg on top. And now if you'll excuse me, I had a long day and I'm going to go turn into a pumpkin.
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Date: 2024-04-12 02:37 am (UTC)That marinade sounds really good!