FryBoy
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My wife Sue had extensive foot surgery last Friday, really 6 surgeries in one, all on her right foot:
Today was Sue's 60th birthday, and of course we couldn't go out, nor did she want to leave the house (we did go to Kaiser for a check of her incisions today -- all was amazingly good). So, we stopped by the supermarket and picked up stuff for dinner:
The chops were simply grilled (see attached, but about 4 minutes per side), came out perfect, and were incredible good.
The broccolini was just steamed and served with butter, salt & pepper, and it was wonderful -- apparently the stuff is in season someplace.
Ah, but the beans! Sue wanted beans for the fiber because, well, let's just say she NEEDS fiber. And prune juice. I didn't want to do anything fancy, so I winged it, and they were delicious and perfect with the lamb. Here's the recipe, everything approximate:
Doug's White Beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup thinly sliced celery
¼ cup finely chopped carrot
Dash or two of ground sage
1 small Bay leaf
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 to 2 cloves of garlic, chopped or pressed
1 can cannelini beans (white kidney beans)
2 tablespoons Vermouth or white wine
Salt & pepper to taste
- huge bunion on big toe removed
- bone spur on big toe removed
- main joint in big toe fused with titanium plate and screws inserted
- metatarsal bone in 2nd toe shortened to fix Morton's Toe, screw inserted to hold it together (it was too long, caused metatarsalgia, or pain in the ball of the foot)
- last three bones in 4th toe (the "ring toe") had a rod run through them to align them and eventually fuse them (they were just loose and flopping around)
- bunion on 5th toe (little toe) removed.
Today was Sue's 60th birthday, and of course we couldn't go out, nor did she want to leave the house (we did go to Kaiser for a check of her incisions today -- all was amazingly good). So, we stopped by the supermarket and picked up stuff for dinner:
- Loin Lamb Chops from New Zealand
- Broccolini
- White Beans w/ Veggies
The chops were simply grilled (see attached, but about 4 minutes per side), came out perfect, and were incredible good.
The broccolini was just steamed and served with butter, salt & pepper, and it was wonderful -- apparently the stuff is in season someplace.
Ah, but the beans! Sue wanted beans for the fiber because, well, let's just say she NEEDS fiber. And prune juice. I didn't want to do anything fancy, so I winged it, and they were delicious and perfect with the lamb. Here's the recipe, everything approximate:
Doug's White Beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup thinly sliced celery
¼ cup finely chopped carrot
Dash or two of ground sage
1 small Bay leaf
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 to 2 cloves of garlic, chopped or pressed
1 can cannelini beans (white kidney beans)
2 tablespoons Vermouth or white wine
Salt & pepper to taste
- Heat oil in small pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery, carrot, sage, and Bay and cook until veggies are softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and parsley and cook 1 additional minute.
- Add rinsed beans and wine and cook for about 10 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Taste and add salt and pepper as appropriate.
- Keep warm until read to serve.