Today's featured salad

[hummingwolf]

Although someone got me craving baby spinach leaves a couple days ago, I've got a pretty strong resistance to paying $11.98 per pound for a bunch of leaves. No baby spinaches for the hummingwolf. What I do have tonight is:
romaine lettuce
red grapes
half a peach, chopped
bleu cheese
walnuts
apple cider vinegar
olive oil

Something about this combination hits the spot tonight. My taste buds can't remember my death, but they're sure we're all in heaven now.

I'm tired, in pain, stressed out, with an assortment of worrisome symtoms and no money--but guys, tonight I've got a really good salad.

Comments

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was my reaction too. Most of the loose salad greens were too wilted to be worthwhile, and the packaged ones were hideously expensive. Maybe some day I'll get to have the baby spinach, but not this week.

[daisydumont.livejournal.com]

i much prefer romaine to spinach. that sounds EXcellent.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Hooray for good salad!

[fearthainnlent.livejournal.com]

you had me until the bleu cheese, otherwise excellent! (I on the other hand are indulging in on of my Dad's biscuits made with heavy cream . . . (yes, yes, I know I will pay for it later)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Hee! For me, the bleu cheese is an essential part of this salad. But I understand that I am an oddball. It doesn't matter to me whether you like it or not, just as long as there's enough bleu cheese left for me. :-)

It's actually been a long time since I ate any biscuits. Those sound good too!

[fearthainnlent.livejournal.com]

my father used to keep limburger cheese in the fridge, we avoided opening the butter bin at all costs. (supposedly it was not ready to eat until it got up and walked on it's own)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I've heard about limburger cheese, but can't remember ever smelling any. There are really interesting stories about that cheese, though!

[pnksaph.livejournal.com]

Your salad sounds wonderful. The perfect summer salad.

an assortment of worrisome symtoms...

::Hugs and good thoughts::

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I believe there's more than one perfect summer salad. The one I had last night was definitely one of the good ones!

Thank you.
::hugs & good thoughts back atcha::

[aekiy.livejournal.com]

mrar.. :hug: Worrisome symptoms suck. Good luck to both of us on taking care of those, mya?

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Yes on both counts.
::hug::

[compostwormbin.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're looking at the glass (or in this case maybe the bowl?) as half full. Good for you. I am sorry you've been feeling poorly... I've been having a bad spell as well recently. I hope you have a good doctor to help sort it out. In the meantime, hope you enjoy your salad.

P.S. Not to be a killjoy, but do you have a mold allergy? I love bleu cheese but risk a flare up whenever I eat it (which is seldom anymore for this reason) because I have a mold allergy.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I hope you have a good doctor to help sort it out

I've got a good selection of doctors to help. Unfortunately, lately I haven't been able to ride the bus long enough to get some needed tests done. It's very frustrating.

Not to be a killjoy, but do you have a mold allergy?

Fortunately, no. I'm not sure I could live in a house with a bunch of grad students if I did. :-)

[compostwormbin.livejournal.com]

***HUGS***

I am sorry to hear about the transportation problem you're having in getting to the doctor. The tests sound really important. Could a friend drive you there? If not, many towns have local nonprofit orgs which support disabled persons. Perhaps they have a resource where someone could give you a ride to the doctor. Churches sometimes have a committee which offers this type of service to their members or even the larger community. I sure hope that someone can take you.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I don't know who could drive me there on a morning when I'm fasting. I have to eat pretty early if I'm out doing things or passing out becomes too likely.

There should be a way for me to get to a doctor appointment, if I can figure out how to manage it. But for things like going to get my blood drawn, or picking up forms I need if I'm going to keep medical benefits after this month, it seems I need to get there on my own.

[compostwormbin.livejournal.com]

Does it help you to carry a little snack? I get funny in the morning if I don't eat (although fortunately I don't usually have anything as severe as fainting) and usually carry some food with me just in case. I know that depending on the type of blood work it would have to be fasting but the food is insurance in case you'd feel faint.

Perhaps the doctor's office could draw your blood right away first thing so you can eat your snack immediately afterwards and then be ok for your appointment. I don't know if these suggestions will help but thought it's worth a try.

[windsparrow.livejournal.com]

Yay, good salad!

::hugs::

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Yay!

::hugs back::