A bit of a catch up

Tuesday

Was a pottering kind of day.  Jiggered up in the afternoon by having to go to the hospital for pre-op tests height, weight, blood pressure, sugar levels and blood.  My veins do not like giving up much of the precious liquid - they shrink in fear and you never know which arm is going to  co-operate.  I always come out of any session bruised, as they always take at least three files of blood from me.  I am not keen at the best of times.  Have become not as scared during all the jabs have had to have because of the virus and in a roundabout way facing fears; but still do not like them.  All necessary procedures.  Just one more element to complete and that is the Covid testing next Tuesday, and then I have to isolate after that visit until the day of surgery which is 4 March. Planned as day surgery. I am apprehensive, but am resigned to the fact that it needs doing at the end of the day.  I am also extremely appreciative of the fact that they have organised the surgery reasonably quickly, and despite the fact when I was diagnosed last year, they had over a year's waiting list when my name actually went on the list.  

Everything confirmed as okay.  The gentleman nurse was lovely.

Came home and then really could not get into the swing of things.  OH was hungry; I was not so hungry.  He had a couple of steaks and chips, and I had a couple of pancakes with fresh orange and a little sugar.  Delicious they were too.

I finished the day by mooching on the internet before turning in.

Wednesday

I have been a bit off colour today not firing on all cylinders. Think I may have to lay off the coffee again for a bit.  Been getting into the habit of having a couple of cups a day and I am a bit sensitive to it so think perhaps better stop it for a while again and go back to the tea.   I was hungry and fancied a lighter tea than what we have been having and therefore asked OH to get some chicken breasts so that I could make Hawaain Chicken (Peach and Chicken) homemade sweet and sour which is ideal for a dinner party.  It is particularly tasty - well I think it is and a lighter meal and so I set too and made this for tea tonight.  I have posted the recipe on the blog here before and it is here for those of you who want to have a go at this.  I usually serve with some plain white rice, and the rice soaks up the sauce and is lush.  It is particularly nice with the Peaches but also lovely with Pineapple.  You use tinned fruit in syrup or in fruit juice, but the original recipe is for syrup.  This meal would therefore be ideal if you had a Pantry challenge and were eating out the Pantry and Foodstores i.e. freezers for the chicken.  You could use dehydrated peppers and stored onions.  This time I made it in the Ninja, but it was originally meant for a slow cooker.

Hawaain Chicken (Peach and Chicken) Sweet and Sour

After combined everything together, and before being thickened up.

After being thickened with Cornflour.

All ready for eating

I  am now doing some research on some crafting projects for the future, when I have a few more pennies to hand and making sure that I have the tutorials stored safely so that I can play when such time arrives.

Keep safe wherever you are.

Catch you soon.

Pattypan

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