Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Cyber Monday, Bowling, Our Tuesday,

It was Cyber Monday, right? So what are clothing stores, Avon and other such, doing, offering me bargains. Don't they know what cyber means? I also had a recipe for Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie in my mail today. No, please. Give it another name. The name has been screwed around with enough, Shepherd's Pie was originally made with lamb and Cottage Pie with beef. You cannot have a Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie, sorry.

Bowling for Matt and I was basically a disaster. My average went down 2 points which shows you had badly I bowled. I thought of blaming my back which has been aching more since we did decorating at the weekend, but that would be dishonest, it was not aching when I bowled. One of our missing team turned up. Apparently he and his wife had both had a bad bout of flu as had their grandson, and yes, they do get flu shots??? Anyway, he bowled like a demon and got some good scores but we still didn't take a single point off the opposing team. Bet I bowl well on Thursday! I was really disgusted with myself today.

Busy day today. First take Matt's monitor bank, then join a friend for lunch at Mandarin, then a quick visit to Costco and finally our weekly grocery shopping.

This looks a pretty easy recipe to do and if you have any still kicking around, you could use turkey of course. The only think I would change would be regular mayonnaise. I don't eat low fat anything, I either eat the regular or I don't eat it at all.

Chicken and Bacon Roll Ups

Made hearty with shredded chicken, these easy sandwiches can be endlessly adapted to suit any taste.

1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 tsp minced fresh tarragon
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
4 (2.8-ounce) whole wheat flatbreads
2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
2 cups chopped tomato (about 2 medium)
4 center-cut bacon slices, cooked and drained
2 cups shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast

Combine reduced-fat mayonnaise, minced tarragon, and fresh lemon juice in a small bowl. Spread 2 tablespoons mayonnaise mixture over each flatbread. Top each with 1/2 cup shredded romaine lettuce, 1/2 cup chopped tomato, 1 bacon slice, crumbled, and 1/2 cup chicken. Roll up.

Servings: 4

Source: Cooking Light

Have a great day
 

14 comments:

  1. Flu shots do not cover every strain of flu out there and it takes at least two weeks for the shot to become effective. So, yes, you can still get the flu. I took advantage of cyber Monday - meaning I used my computer to order my gifts versus going into a store. I 'cyber' a lot these days. Haven't had Shepard's Pie in ages. Made it when my boys were young as it was a favorite of mine growing up, but they did not like it at all. Have fun shopping.

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    1. They had their shots in October Denise. Yes I know they don't cover every strain, but these were particularly virulent by the sound of it. I haven't had Shepherd's Pie in years either, never a favourite of mine but easy to do. Of course originally we used to make it with leftover meat from the Sunday roast which we then put through a mincer.

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    2. I remember that several years ago the flu shot did not target one particularly bad strain and lots of folks got sick, including me.

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    3. I guess we've been pretty lucky then Denise. Worst I have had is what happened a few weeks ago. Matt has never been affected in any way.

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  2. My mother always gets a flu shot. And then she always gets the flu. I just take my chances. (And I've only had it once in the last ten plus years.)

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    1. We've always been lucky Alex, but we never got flu before anyway. However, at our ages!!!!

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  3. I used to buy textured veg protein that looked like ground beef and I made my vegetarian shepherds pie w/ it. It tasted really good with all the other ingredients mixed in.

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  4. What the heck is textured veg protein JoJo, sorry, sounds horrid. Originally in the UK they were not full of vegetables but mostly meat, onions and gravy.

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  5. So many folks mess up what SP really is. It's just the way of things. Using whatever meats (or veggies). Not really understanding what the true dish is. I see this all the time.

    Sorry about the bowling.

    And I'm hearing more and more get sick even with the flu shots.

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    1. Yes, they do Ivy. Just call it a vegetable pie or something.

      Just played a couple of games today, not bad, not good.

      Yes it's odd so many people are getting sick this year.

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    2. Tim always got sick from it. Then stopped and didn't get the flu. So ... he sticks with what works for him. I never get them.

      Veggie pie, sounds good but even then, if it doesn't have a crust, it's hard for me to call anything pie.

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    3. Well, the one I saw did have a potato crust like a Shepherd's pie should do Ivy.

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  6. I went bowling with my students last Thursday and almost wrecked my knee. The kids beat me too. I agree about the Shepherds Pie.

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    1. I'm not surprised Pinky. Those balls are damned heavy. Trust the kids. As a lamb producing Ozzy you should do.

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