Lens, Lamb, Shopping, Book, Movie,

Ain't life great? I just lost the lens in my glasses, it just popped out. I tried to pop it back but it wouldn't stay. Needless to say, optometrists are closed. I left a message. How much of an emergency they will consider it, I don't know, I have an old pair of glasses which I am using now, having trouble though. I have moved my monitor so it is lower. It's OK, but.......

This afternoon I made the Lamb Jalfreezi which I posted a couple of days ago. What I did was to assemble the ingredients, I then put some olive oil in the Instant Pot, turned it on to sauté and cooked the onions for a while until soft. I then basically added everything else except the lamb. Put the lid on and set it for 15 minutes. Nicely under way and realised I had forgotten the peppers!! Decided to leave it. When it was cooked I let it release naturally and then took off the lid and added the peppers. The recipe called for 1 1/4 lbs of cooked lamb, guess what, that is exactly what I had left. So I cut it into bite sized pieces and shoved it in the pot as well then set it for another 5 minutes. Once I could open the pot again, I tasted it, it needed at least another teaspoon of salt but otherwise wasn't bad at all. I think I will serve it with cauliflower rice.

Tomorrow I get my shopping, we have been managing on scraps for lunch the last two or three days. Matt finished his luncheon meat so I cooked him some hard boiled eggs in the Pot and he has been having those in his sandwich. Sometimes I mixed them with mayonnaise and French mustard, plus salt, and sometimes he wanted them plain. I am now the proud possessor one egg which I guess I will have to cook for him and find something else for me. Thanks grocery store and/or Covid 19.

So long as I am sitting in the right place, the typing seems to be going OK.

Did I mention Dancing with Dementia by Jemi Frsaser? I thought I had it bad, but Jemi and her sister ended up with both their mother and step-father having dementia. I seems much worse when you are not living with your loved one, you don't cotton on to what is happening for a long time. The book is both funny and tragic. Well worth a read and it doesn't cost much. Actually I am surprised just how many books there are available to do with living with dementia. This book does suggest coping strategies which may end up being useful to me. It is well written and certainly for those of us in the situation, well worth reading. I  have actually been in touch with Jemi, she lives in Ontario and oddly enough I "met her" through Elephant's Child where Sue recommended the book. Talk about world wide, Sue from EC lives in Australia.

Just watched Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman. Great movie. Enjoyed it. Not sure Matt did. He went to bed before it finished. I do like Clint Eastwood and/or his movies. This was no exception. Made in 1992, incredible, I thought it was more recent than that.

My only problem with this recipe is I would use garlic and grated fresh ginger. Otherwise sounds pretty good.

Healthier Honey-Sesame Chicken

This is a 'healthier' version of honey-sesame chicken. It is baked instead of fried and the chicken is

not battered, making it healthier. All the flavors are here and the only thing sacrificed are the calories! Serve over rice with additional sauce on the side.

1/3 cup honey
¼ cup ketchup
¼ cup olive oil
2 Tbs sesame seeds
2 Tbs reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 Tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 Tbs Sriracha sauce
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp ground ginger
1 lb chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes

1. Mix honey, ketchup, olive oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce, lemon juice, Sriracha sauce, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and ginger in a bowl until well combined. Add chicken pieces and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 6 hours.

2. Preheat the oven to 350° F (175° C).

3. Transfer chicken and sauce into an oven-proof dish.

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and turn chicken pieces over. Bake until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 5 to 8 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C)

Servings: 3

Source: allrecipes

Have a great day