Illin' and chillin'

[ailbhe]

Hello everyone, it's me again. Linnea woke coughing at 6 am so of course I assumed she was getting the thing I have but she's not. According to the doctor, she's totally healthy, so maybe she was just choking on some drool. It was Rob's First Time taking her to the doctor on his own, awwwww, how sweet.

I have a doctor's appointment myself tomorrow since my chest still feels sore and tight. All our plans for this weekend are scuppered - one thing was cancelled, which is fine since I couldn't go anyway so soon after being this ill, and the other thing was camping, and I just don't think so in my current state. Perhaps we'll replace the dangerously collapsing bit of fence in the back garden instead. It depends - I may decide to walk as far as the library on Friday, in which case I expect I'll need to spend Saturday in bed recovering.

"As natural as breathing," huh.

We need more ideas for things to cook in our slow cooker. So far, we do bolognese, casseroles that rely heavily on tomato, and stews with clear gravy. And soups made of leftovers. The big thing is that we won't do anything that requires any pre-cooking, like browning the meat beforehand, and we can't have any dairy or soya until we're all well enough to start testing Linnea's digestive system to see if she's outgrown her intolerances.

I'd like to nominate Rob for the Mother Of The Year Award. Though possibly there's been too much children's television this past week. It's the only way he can get any work done, and it's frighteningly effective. We can't wait until it goes back to "permanently off" status.

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[astrogeek.livejournal.com]

we occasionally do a pot roast in our slow cooker - small joint of beef, lots of carrots, onions, potatoes, a little water and a stock cube.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone
Hello ailbhe!

Slow cookers: we use ours for chicken and beef curries (can be dairy-free), thick soup, pot roast (a whole small chicken just about fits in ours), chilli con carne, sausage casserole, mexican rice, cous-cous-based gloop.

Children's television: sometimes a necessary thing, and not too evil. We had a sudden outbreak of 'duck! duck! duck!' today sparked by a blink-and-you-missed-it (well, I missed it until I hit 'rewind' on the DVD - that shouldn't be 'rewind', really, it's more of a 'reverse' now I think of it, isn't it) appearance of a rubber duck. So it is definitely useful in this household, since that's the first time he's spontaneously said it to me.

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

I do curry in the slow cooker (meat, possibly leftovers, curry paste, tin of beans or chickpeas, tin of chopped tomatoes, sometimes a chunk of creamed coconut). Also chilli works well. I need to work on my repertoire now I am getting short spells where I can leave L (some of them watching children's TV!) to get things started during the day. It would stop us eating at 10pm like we did tonight.

[helenprev.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try a roast chicken in my slow cooker this weekend. Veg in layers on the bottom - potato, carrot, green beans, and then the chicken sitting on the top. If I'll remember I'll let you know how it works out! I've only had mine since Friday so am still experimenting.

So far we've had chicken curry, jacket potatoes and pork in red wine sauce. But for the curry and the pork, I did brown the meat first; not sure if that was obligatory or not!

must not buy slow cooker, must not buy slow cooker

[thereyougothen.livejournal.com]

no, no, i can't buy another thing for the kitchen! Must remember that the "casserole" button on my microwave does a similar job.
as for children's TV, it has its place, and it's a sanity saver some days. for the three weeks we were with my parents in maryland it was a necessity. no other kids to play with, too much "america" on conventional telly, but Noggin was fine - the usual CBeebies programmes, with an american accent. the only worrying aspect is how much N's speech came on in the 3 weeks we were there....
hope you're feeling better for the weekend

[kathyek.livejournal.com]

Hi

Not sure how I ended up reading your journal, friend of a friend I think...

But I wanted to make a suggestion re:chest

I used to suffer terrribly with chest infections, and I now use Vicks rubbed on my front and back at the first sign of a wheeze (only at night though!), and dont let up till it has gone.
When the breathing gets really bad, hot water in a bowl with Vicks melted in and a towel over your head, it will make your eyes sting so keep them closed, but if you can stay under there for 30 min or so, with occasional breaks ! then you will be able to get a much better nights sleep.

Oh and I keep a really old cotton nightdress (same one I gave birth in actually!) to wear so that I dont get Vicks all over the bed clothes.