March 24, 2026 Breakfast - Granola. Lunch - Crazy Fish Chirashi and a Green Chili, Avocado and Tuna roll with Henry, Dinner - PPI Cabbage Roll

March 24, 2026 Breakfast - Granola. Lunch - Crazy Fish Chirashi and a Green Chili, Avocado and Tuna roll with Henry, Dinner - PPI Cabbage Roll

 

This was the first day I returned to my office and did a little legal work for a few minutes.

It was also the first day I actively began to explore the sodium content of foods to plan my meals.

We started at breakfast checking Quaker Oats granola, yogurt, and the fresh papaya, pineapple, mango, and orange in the tropical fruit salad.

It turned out that the yogurt was the highest in sodium so I reduced my normal amount from three to one T.

Then I worked at my desk and discovered that I was missing a document in a case and ordered it from the title company. This was my first step toward fully functioning as a lawyer and it felt good.

Alan Torgerson called just before noon, but I had to hang up when Henry arrived with the Chirashi and the tuna, green chili, and avocado roll I had ordered from Crazy Fish.

We ate the two dishes under the gazebo in the garden with cups of green tea for a lovely al fresco lunch. The soy sauce was very high in sodium even though Suzette had bought low sodium soy sauce, but I only dipped the pieces of fish into the soy and then brushed them along the wasabi to apply a light coat of wasabi, which is the Japanese method that keeps the wasabi and soy flavors distinct. It also radically reduces the amount of soy consumed from that ingested by mixing the soy and wasabi into a thick sauce, which is the more usual American method.

After lunch and after Henry left I watched the market close and rested. We are at a pivotal point in the US and world economy. We might be entering a period of stagflation characterized by lower growth and higher inflation, due mainly to the high prices and lower availability of hydrocarbon products and geopolitical chaos thanks to Donald Trump’s foreign adventurers.

This will have important implications on many aspects of the world economy, many of which have yet to manifested.

At 3:30 I meditated and then talked to Charlie briefly by telephone and then watched the news and Love It or List It with Suzette as she drank a cocktail and I drank water.

Suzette had eaten the leftover Pork Stroganoff from last night’s dinner while I was meditating, so she was not hungry for dinner.

We decided to heat the remaining cabbage roll in tomato and pimiento sauce for my dinner which I ate with a large dollop of sour cream.  The rice and ground beef stuffing wrapped with a cabbage leaf was wonderful with the thick tomato sauce, let the salt be damned.

We finished in time to watch Finding Your Roots and then UNM win the exciting  NIT quarterfinal against St. Joseph’s with lots of running and shooting.

Suzette shared the last few scoops of Chocolate Cherry Truffle ice cream with me as we watched the basketball game for a lovely low sodium dessert.

I am slowly expanding my universe of food choices as we become more conscious of the importance of low sodium ingredients and content of various foods.

We went to bed after UNM won around 9:00 p.m.

Bon Appetit

March 23, 2026 Breakfast - Chicken and Rice Omelet. Lunch - Bagel with Gravad Lax, Dinner - Rice with Salmon, Scallops, Parsley, Watercress, and Sorrel

March 23, 2026 Breakfast - Chicken and Rice Omelet. Lunch - Bagel with Gravad Lax, Dinner - Rice with Salmon, Scallops, Parsley, Watercress, and Sorrel

I made an omelet with chicken, onion, red cabbage, and rice for breakfast with a slice of toast.

 Then I toasted two slices of bagel and spread them with goat cheese and garnished them with slices of red onion and gravad lax. I also bagged a bunch of green grapes and at 10:00 when Suzette came we drove to an appointment with my primary doctor.  Then after the appointment at 12:00 Suzette drove me to my dialysis that lasted until 4:30.

Suzette then drove us home. 

Dinner - we have run out of fresh vegetables and meat, so Suzette thawed a salmon filet and a handful of sea scallops. Then she went to our garden and picked a handful of sorrel and parsley. I picked through a bunch of watercress to separate the fresh small stems from their larger stems

She then sautéed the above ingredients with PPI rice into a delicious mixture that she served with glasses of recently received Red Newt Pinot Gris.

After this lovely meal we watched the Antiques Roadshow with sips of Germain-Robin Old Havana aged cognac and a square of Hawaiian dark chocolate.

At 9:00 we went to bed.

Bon Appetit

March 22, 2026. Breakfast - Tuna ans Rice Omelet. Lunch - PPI Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. Dinner - Roast Pork Stroganoff with zucchini and asparagus

March 22, 2026. Breakfast - Tuna ans Rice Omelet. Lunch - PPI Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. Dinner - Roast Pork Stroganoff with zucchini and asparagus

My fourth day out of the hospital I am still in the dark canyon of recovery from a serious episode of my muscle condition.

My kidneys have not yet recovered and it is not clear if or when they will.

Likewise, my muscles are extremely weak. I can not sustain any level of exercise for long, including preparing my breakfast without sitting.

Having said that, progress is being made, For example, today I fixed breakfast. I thinly sliced two green onions and added the white portion to the last 1 1/2 cups of PPI Seared Aji tuna and rice and added two slices of ginger chopped and a clove of garlic minced.

I sautéed all those ingredients in peanut oil and sesame oil and then added a dash of Chinese Cooking wine and then three eggs whisked. I made a cup of green tea and sat as Suzette folded the eggs into an half moon omelet and served each of us half. 

We then took a tour of the garden and sat beside the fish pond for a few minutes. The wisteria kids in full bloom, giving the garden a heavenly aroma.

I then cut up a pineapple, a papaya, two oranges ,and three mangoes to make my tropical fruit salad until noon while Suzette cleaned the shed.

Suzette then heated up two PPI cabbage rolls in their lovely pimiento and tomato sauce to which we added sour cream for a tasty quick lunch. Willy came by to fetch his hiking boots for an afternoon hike in the Sandias and heated a cabbage roll and joined us for lunch.

I then rested and watched March Madness basketball, including the UT women pound a good University of Oregon team 100 points to 58 points in an impressive victory in which Texas’ center, Madison Booker, scored the Highest number of points scored in any game in this year’s tournament, 40  points.

Dinner - Pork Stroganoff 

At  5:30 we prepared dinner. I did major surgery on the remaining mushrooms to yield about two cups of sliced mushrooms while Suzette chopped asparagus and a zucchini and then sautéed those ingredients and added slices of roasted pork plus two T each of sour cream and grated Parmesan cheese and a dash of heavy cream and reduced that mixture slightly to make a creamy sauce and tossed it with German square boiled egg noodles.

It was a wonderful dish and one of my favorites and I ate a pasta bowl of it.

We then retired to bed around 8:00 and watched the PBS Masterpiece Theater production of the Forsyths.

Suzette then went to bed and I watched the TCU women win a squeaker past a very game University of Washington team to reach the Sweet Sixteen. I went to bed at 11:00.

Bon Appetit

March 4, 2026 Breakfast - Leftover Chicken and Potato Frittata Lunch - Chicken Salad Salad Dinner - PPI Grilled lamb chops, Asparagus with milk soaked baguette, Roasted Potatoes garnished with mint, and Tzatziki

March 4, 2026 Breakfast - Leftover Chicken and Potato Frittata  Lunch - Chicken Salad Salad  Dinner - PPI Grilled lamb chops, Asparagus with milk soaked baguette, Roasted Potatoes garnished with mint, and Tzatziki

I woke up sat 6:15 and drank a glass of hot lemon water as I watched the news  and then squawk on the street while eating the wedge of leftover chicken frittata from Sunday brunch. 

The Market bounced back today and my portfolio ended where it was two days ago.

For lunch I added a dressing to the undressed chicken salad combining Mayo, lemon juice, olive oil, labni, curry powder, and sour cream.

I then prepared a salad of romaine lettuce, a Roma tomato, a radish, minced red onion, and a large scoop of chicken salad that contained apple, chicken, cucumber, celery, raisins, and egg.

From 12:15 until 3:15 I watched PL soccer, including a very exciting match between Newcastle and Man Union that Newcastle won in added time by a new young striker’s stunning goal.

I then meditated from 3:30 to 4:00.

Then I walked to the bank to get documents notarized for my application for a dematerializing account in India.

When I returned Suzette made roasted potatoes with garlic and onion.

She also chopped and steamed asparagus and added torn bread soaked in milk and butter, a Lindemuth family favorite.

I fetched the leftover Tzatziki and Suzette heated two grilled lamb chops in the microwave for an easy dinner around 6:30.

                                                          The Tzatziki 

We drank the small glasses leftover Chateauneuf de Pape and the Revuer Côtes du Rhône.

We watched TV news until 8:00 when she went to bed. 

I stayed up to listen to the news and blogged until 9:30 when I went to bed with two cups of chai.

Bon Appetit

March 3, 2026 Breakfast- Rice, Chicken, mushroom and onion Egg Foo Young Lunch - Costco Hot Dog.Dinner - Mussels in Parmesan Cream Sauce and Mussels, Corona Beans, and Spinach Stew

March 3, 2026 Breakfast- Rice, Chicken, mushroom and onion Egg Foo Young  Lunch - Costco Hot Dog.Dinner - Mussels in Parmesan Cream Sauce and Mussels, Corona Beans, and Spinach Stew

Today was a day of old and new recipes. For breakfast I made one of my favorite dishes, Fried Rice Egg Foo Young. For Dinner Suzette made a copy of an appetizer at D’ Cortes in PV on February 12.

For breakfast I sautéed mushroom slices and about 2 oz. of onion and then added the chicken and rice left from last night’s dinner and when every thing was heated I stirred in two eggs and cooked the mixture that resulted in a sort of cake like egg foo young.

Also for dinner Suzette prepared a bean, mussel, Miso, and Spinach stew that was similar to the beans with clams we ate in Spain.

All three dishes were exceedingly delicious. At 11:30 we drove to Costco, where we bought a wedge of real Parmesan Reggiano cheese that made a big flavor difference in the cream sauce made with the broth created by steaming the mussels in a poaching liquid of water, white wine, garlic, and shallot plus some heavy cream for richness.

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We also bought seven bottles of wine, four Gran Reserva Riojas, a Scott Family Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, another Faustino Rivero Ulcea Albariño, and a Brunello di Montalcino plus butter, lemons, limes, a five pound bag of mussels, pistachios, and espresso  coffee.

After dinner we combined the leftover Cream Sauce and the broth left after steaming the mussels for future use as a PPI.

We opened a bottle of our favorite Albariño, Faustino Rivero Ulcea.

Yesterday I received my partially completed form for a brokerage and bank account at Icici Bank and Direct Brokerage. I am very excited that I may be making progress in dematerializing my Indian bank shares.

I also helped Urbano with a real estate problem, reserved dinners at Joseph’s and Izanami and walked 3333 steps

Bon Appetit