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The ER doctor was astounded that I was able to carry on my regular schedule for over a week as I told her, I seem to have an abnormal tolerance for discomfort/pain, for whatever reason. A CT scan, chest X-ray series, and three-plus hours later, we had a verdict: I had actually broken *three* ribs, not two, as they originally thought.Īnd, as it turns out, I also had a bruised lung, which the previous CT scan hadn't detected. Last Friday afternoon, after a long night and day of increasing discomfort, I finally gave in and went to the emergency room after leaving work. I mentioned that I'd broken two ribs the Wednesday before Christmas. :c)Īs for me, well I had an interesting week on the health front as well. Meanwhile, please keep him, and my sister C, in your thoughts. If anyone deserves to have the karmic scales start to balance out, it's my nephew C. That alone is reason enough to look forward to 2019. If all goes well - for a switch - he'll be back home on Wednesday, He has a long road to recovery ahead of him, but these doctors are top-notch, and after an awful year-plus struggle, I feel confident he's going to be OK. I won't go into detail, or obvious reasons, but fortunately, he turned a corner on Saturday afternoon, and by Sunday afternoon he was feeling well enough to start walking in the hallway. Because he had been so ill for so long before that diagnosis, however, he had an awful week of suffering while they worked round the clock to stabilize his system. His new medical team - who have been outstanding - finally, at 2:30 AM on Christmas morning, were able to identify what has been causing his health woes for the past 14+ months - something that eluded his previous doctors. As it turned out, he wound up being admitted to the hospital and, sadly, endured an absolutely hellish week. I mentioned in my previous post that my nephew C was not feeling well (to put it mildly) and was seeing a specialist on Christmas Eve. Just wanted to put up a post to say goodbye (or, more accurately, good riddance) to 2018 and hello to what hopefully is a much better year in 2019. Lightly sprinkle just enough bread crumbs to cover the top, then same thing with the grated cheese.īake uncovered at 350F for 25-30 minutes (depending on how browned you like your cheese).Happy New Year's Eve (or New Year's Day, depending on where you are/when you read this), all. When the cheese is blended, fold the sauce into the pasta/veggie mixture, making sure that the carrots, and broccoli are evenly distributed throughout. Add the seasonings and cheese and simmer uncovered very low for about 10 minutes, until cheese is completely blended, stirring occasionally, and being careful not to let it burn. This will instantly create a thick paste immediately start adding the rest of the milk very slowly, stirring constantly to create a creamy sauce. Turn off the flame when the sizzling stops, turn the heat back on low and add about 1/4 cup of the scalded milk. Melt the butter in the onions before it browns add the flour and saute over very low flame for 2 minutes, stirring constantly and not allowing it to brown. While the milk is scalding, cook the onions (and celery if you like it) in a 2-quart saucepan in about a 1/4 c of water, until transparent. Scald the milk in the microwave, about 5-6 minutes at 80% power. While the pasta is boiling, make the sauce:
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If the pasta is done before the sauce, drain it and set it aside in a greased casserole (I use cooking spray, but you can also grease it lightly with butter). Two minutes before the pasta/noodles are done, add the broccoli so that it just blanches. Add the carrots when you set the pot on the stove. In a large saucepan, boil enough water for the pasta. Make it on a Sunday afternoon, then pop it in the oven when you get home from work sometime later in the week. You can make this hours or days ahead of when you eat it. Cheddar and American are wrong for this, don't use them) I like mozzarella or romano, but Monterery Jack is also nice.
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Grated cheese (a hard and/or non-oily cheese works best. Parsley, caraway, salt and pepper to taste 2-3 large pats of butter and equivalent amount of flourĤ oz grated non-oily cheese (gouda, gruyere, havarti or swiss.