Day: September 30, 2023

Update to Part 66

30 September 2023

I have no idea what happened but after posting today’s blog, I had a burst of energy. That sometimes happens when I have hydration infusions but I was so wiped from yesterday, it was unexpected.

I went on a cleaning binge. I did my monthly deep clean of the house from top to bottom and then washed two loads of clothes. Add grocery shopping to the list and you can see it’s like someone lit a fire under me. I’ll probably crash before too long.

I was so hot after cleaning, I decided to go into the pool. The humidity was intense and it was hot outside but just as I was about to jump in the pool, I realized the heater had kicked in. Perhaps it was due to all the rain yesterday but I admit the heat from the jets in the pool felt pretty good.

The pool dip was around 6:30 am and that’s not dawn you see in the background – it’s the city lights of Fort Lauderdale

I hated to get out but I eventually crawled out and had a cold water rinse to get the chlorine off me. When I looked up, I saw an almost full moon (yesterday was the full moon).

September 28-30 is the harvest moon. It was pretty spectacular.

While grocery shopping, I remembered a recipe from Chef Jean-Pierre for chicken wings so I bought a pack. I’m cooking them now and I’ll probably have a few for lunch and save the rest for either tonight or tomorrow. He uses a dry rub at first and then coats them with a sauce.

I confess to running out of sesame oil. I usually have at least two bottles hanging around the house but I compensated by adding extra of the other stuff for the sauce. I test tasted the sauce and it’s pretty good. The recipe is below.

For the Dry Mix:

  • 1 tablespoon Onion Powder
  • 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • 1 tablespoon Hungarian Paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon Cayenne Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Herb de Provence (optional)

For the Glaze:

  • 2 tablespoons Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Hot Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Acacia Honey
  • 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • ½ cup Oster Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 1 or 2 teaspoons fresh Lemon Juice
  • 2 tablespoons Sesame Seeds

For the Dipping Sauce:

  • ½ cup Sour Cream
  • 2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons Plain Yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Harissa or your favorite hot sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Blue Cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Parsley chopped
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

Makes: 15 chicken wings or drumettes (drumsticks)

Preheat Oven to 375°F / 190°C

Make the Dry Mix:

  • Make your dry mixture and rub the chicken with a bit of olive oil and coat them with the dry mixture.  Place on a non-stick baking sheet or parchment paper and bake them at 375°F for 45 minutes

Make the Glaze:

  • Mix all the ingredients and taste to make sure you can taste ALL the ingredients.
  • Brush some of that glaze on the chicken and return to the oven and broil them for a few minutes.  Take them out and sprinkle the sesame seeds. 

Make the Dipping Sauce:

  • Mix well using a small whisk and adjust salt and pepper to taste.

Stay tuned!

Cancer Update – Part 66

30 September 2023

I knew it was too good to be true. I went 6 days without any diarrhea. It came to an end yesterday evening after my hydration infusion. I had two explosive episodes that impressed even an old hand like me. Four days ago I went from two Imodium AD and two Lomotil every four hours (alternating) to one each. I’m now back to the 2-fer routine.

I was so tired I went to bed around 8:30 last night and then started to get chills. I put the down comforter on the bed and finally got warm. Then the aches to the long bones and joints started and I popped two Advil and a Claritin. It worked well enough to allow me to doze off to sleep but then I was wide awake (and achy) at 2 this morning. I’ll probably need several naps today.

At the moment (2:38 am) I feel pretty decent, considering, although my temperature this morning was 99.5°F. Hopefully I’ll have enough energy to do a cursory house cleaning and wash clothes. I also found out my unopened quart of milk had turned so no cereal for me. I need to go grocery shopping on Sunday anyway.

It seems my “to do” list is piling up. I need to return a volume of Flora of North America for a refund, I need to recycle my Apple Watch and iMac computer and all three necessitate a trip to UPS which can be a pain. Additionally, even though I purchased the iPad Pro with cellular capabilities, it has yet to show any inclination to provide those services. It’ll probably result in a series of phone calls to Apple and AT&T, both claiming it’s not their fault. It’ll all get done but I’m an impatient person (I’m sure that’s news to you).

Apparently, Fort Lauderdale went through a deluge yesterday. When Joel picked me up to carry me to the cancer center, it had not rained at the house but when we got closer to the center, most strip mall parking lots were under water. By the time I got back home (4 hours later) the deluge had hit my neighborhood so everyone got a pretty good soaking. Add to that and we are due King tides so things may get a little squishy around South Florida.

I may post an update to my update sometime today between naps and household chores. Then again, I may just crawl back into bed and stay there.

Stay tuned!