Eating with Bob and Suzette

Monday, October 19, 2026

October 18, 2026 Breakfast. - BLT Sandwich, Snacks - Tomato Sandwiches. Manchego and Membrillo Dinner - Lamb Cesar Salad

I spent a lazy day recovering from our day in Santa Fe, mostly watching soccer and football and eating lightly.

I stated at 7:00 a.m. watching PL soccer. At 8:00 I fried six slices of bacon and Willy came over at 8:30 and Suzette toasted slices of Bosque Bakery South Valley Sourdough bread and sliced the two lovely ripe tomatoes she bought at the Los Lunas Farmer’s Market on Tuesday and an avocado and Willy went to the garden and gathered a handful of fresh basil leaves and we each constructed a BLT sandwich and Suzette added a spoonful of her wonderful bread and butter pickles to each plate.

After brunch we set up the new HP printer but there was some difficulty with identifying my account that prevented completion that will take HP several days to sort out.

Then Willy left and Suzette drove to Stephen’s in Santa Fe to pick up the gates she bought yesterday and two large ceramic pots she bought today.

The most fun moment of soccer of the day was when Gomez kicked a goal from the center line in BHA’s 2 v. 0 victory over Sunderland.

At noon I made two tomato sandwiches with the remaining slices of tomato on two slices of toasted South Valley Sourdough spread with Mayo and garnished basil leaves. It was heavenly and probably the last ripe tomatoes of the year.

Then I planted garlic cloves in one of the raised beds and enjoyed being in the sun for about 1/2 hour.

Then I watched Real Madrid beat Sevilla. Real Madrid has amassed the best roster of players I have ever seen on a soccer team. There is a world class player at almost every position.

When Suzette returned around 3:00 she was hungry, so I opened a bottle of 2021 Luis Gurpegui Rioja Tempranillo rated 94 points, bought at Costco and cut cubes of Manchego cheese and membrillo paste for Suzette and toasted four slices of the Bosque Bakery baguette that Diane and Jim gave us with the lovely casserole of Jambalaya on Friday evening and spread butter on them and garnished them with slices of Manchego.

We sipped Rioja and nibbled cheese and membrillo as we watched the L.A. Chargers lose their fifth straight game of the season and the Chiefs win their fifth straight win of the season.

Dinner - Then at 5:30 we decided to use the three leftover grilled lamb chops to make a lamb Cesar Salad. I diced a piece of Costco baguette that Suzette doused them with olive oil and baked into croutons and I de-boned and cubed the meat from the three leftover lamb chops. Then Suzette assembled some of the cherry tomatoes she bought Tuesday, sliced some cucumber, the green leaf lettuce from the fridge, and fetched the anchovies, 5 cloves of garlic, two eggs, olive oil, and lemon wedges. I chopped about 1/3 cup of anchovies and the garlic and mashed them with about 1/2 cup of good olive oil and added juice of 1/2 lemon and the two eggs to make the dressing that we whisked in the large teak salad bowl. Then Suzette grated about 1/2 cup of fresh Parmesan cheese (Costco) and diced an avocado and tossed all the ingredients in the salad bowl with the dressing and then filled pasta bowls with salad.

We watched Miss Fisher at 6:00 as we ate salad and sipped Rioja Tempranillo.

After dinner we watched Maigret on Masterpiece Theater at 8:00 and went to bed at 9:00.

Bon Appetit

Saturday, October 17, 2026

October 17, 2026 Breakfast - Granola, Yogurt, Plum, and milk. Lunch - La Playa, Santa Fe. Dinner - Beans, corn and roasted Pork

I ate a lot of food today, walked a lot and saw a lot of art. We drove to Santa Fe with Aaron and Monica at 8:30.

I woke up at 6:30 and drank a cup of hot chocolate with rum as I watched Chelsea beat Everton.

Then at 7:30 I ate Granola, Yogurt, Plum, and milk. I then dressed and at 8:15 ate a pain au chocolate with a latte macchiato.

When we arrived at Santa Fe we drove to Restore It, and then to Stephen’s Consignment for its semi-annual sale. Suzette bought two gates at Stephen’s and Monica bought a heshi necklace.

Then we drove to Kitchen Angel and finally at 12:30 to Mariscos La Playa on Cordova Rd. We went crazy ordering food Aaron ordered a ceviche tostada and a fried red snapper. Monica ordered a fish and shrimp soup and a fried red snapper. Suzette ordered a fried trout and a beer and I ordered a large bowl of Caldo Come Back to Life" seafood combo with shrimp, octopus, scallops, clams, crab legs and calamari, since I am trying to come back to life.

Suzette did not like her trout, probably because she does not like the restaurant, but all the rest of us loved our food and the restaurant.

The red snappers must have been 2 1/2 lb. and the soup bowls were immense.

We loved lunch.

After lunch we drove to Turner Carroll Gallery on Canyon Rd. and I saw my reframed Christo displayed for $120,000, which made me happy.

We walked down Canyon Rd. to Zaplin/Lambert Gallery. Richard was on vacation in Italy, but I talked to Jeff for a few minutes while Aaron, Suzette, and Monica walked further down Canyon Rd.

By the time I walked back to the vehicle behind Turner/Carroll Gallery, I had walked 3653 steps, an amazing amount of walking, given I have been out of the hospital for only 9 days.

Aaron and Monica drove us back home and we started watching a series of college football upsets. Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia. Then Tennessee beat No. 6 Alabama, Florida beat No. 7 Texas, and finally No. 8 BYU beat No. 2 Notre Dame.

The only top 5 team to win today was No. 3 Miami.

We also watched TCU beat Baylor, that really felt good.

Suzette cooked the boneless pork ribs in the oven for four hours and added fresh corn and squash to the beans and we ate the bean stew with roasted pork for dinner.

Before dinner I ate the leftover garlic eggplant with pork from last night’s dinner.

We watched Have I got News for you, Father Brown and Death in Paradise and went to bed at 10:00.

I blogged while Suzette slept and went to bed at 11:00.

Being active has made me feel like I am recovering my muscle strength.

Bon Appetit

Friday, October 16, 2026

October 16, 2026 Breakfast - Two men on an Island. Lunch - Leftover Chicken Moodle wonton soup. Dinner - Jambalya from Diane

I made two men on an Island for breakfast while Suzette made avocado toast. She gave me two slices of avocado that I put on the island.

Then she went to exercise and work.

I rested in bed this morning until 12:30 trying to feel better and it helped.

I heated the leftover Chicken Wonton soup and added water, chicken stock, three wontons, and a fish ball for lunch. I ate two bowls and put the rest back in the fridge.

Then at 3:00 I showered and dressed. It was a cool day so I put on a long sleeve t-shirt and wool shirt.

When Suzette came home, we walked the garden after she planted another raised bed with chard. We will cover the plants with plastic and hopefully have cfresh chard all winter. We will plant garlic on Sunday also.

Then at 5:00 we peeled the last bag of quince from Suzette’s garden at the Center in Los Lunas and Suzette cooked them with lemon and sugar into membrillo paste.

At 6:00 Diane brought us a large casserole filled with chicken, sausage, and shrimp jambalya. We ate dishes of it with beers.

ISuzette suggested a movie and started one h but I got tired and went bed at 8:30 and slept until 9:30 when Suzette came to bed.

I woke up and blogged this entry.

It was another terrible day in the stock market. I bought 40 shares of Microm at $900/share and watched it go down to $875. My portfolio lost another 1.5%.

The A-I meltdown May last until after the election on November 3.

Bon AppetitI

October 15, 2026 Breakfast - two Men on a rafts. Lunch - Chicken Soup with wontons and Pork, Dinner - Garlic Eggplant with long beans and pork

It was a lovely day of food and legal conversations.

I awakened at 7:45 and rested until 9:00. I did not want to push as hard as Yesterday that triggered some fever.

At 9:00 after Suzette left for work i toasted two slices of Bosque South Valley Sourdough in butter in a skillet and when I flipped the toasted side up added butter to toast the other side and placed an egg in a hole to cook. After the other side was toasted I flipped the bread with the egg on it to cook the egg.

I love this dish that contains the essential elements of my preferred diet, carbohydrates and protein.

I rested in bed and read and talked to a new client until 12:30 while Loyda cleaned the house.

She brought in the leftover Chicken soup with wonton and pork from yesterday’s lunch at Lime that I heated and added to the noodle soup made several days ago and I added some slices of pork from the boneless ribs Suzette bought at Costco and chicken stock and water.

The restaurant also gave me fresh cilantro and oriental basil that I added to freshen the flavor. I made a cup of green tea but drank water.

Then I had a long telephone conversation with a realtor from Fort Worth about leasing the Bedford property and watched the market close.

I then napped from 2:30 until 4:00, which has become my habit lately.

At 5:30 I dressed and Suzette and I walked to 16th and back and Willy joined us for the last stretch. It was good to get moving again.

We then cooked Dinner.

Suzette wanted to cook the garlic eggplant recipe from mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking by Lei and add some pork and Chinese long beans to it.

So I minced 1 T. of garlic, sliced a small onion, sliced two Ichiban eggplant into 2 inch strips, and about diced 1 lb. of pork, plus a handful of long beans and four slices of ginger root. Suzette made the seasoning sauce with Chinese cooking wine, hoisin sauce instead of oyster sauce, soy sauce, and a bit of rice vinegar plus cornstarch.

Suzette stir fried the eggplant slices in peanut oil and removed them to a paper towel. Then she stir fried the onion and garlic and added the long beans and pork. When the ingredients were cooked she returned the eggplant to the wok and added the seasoning sauce. In a few moments the dish thickened and was ready to serve.

She heated our leftover rice and plated pasta bowls with a pile of rice and then a ladle or two of the garlic eggplant.

Willy joined us for dinner and conversation until 7:30 when he left to join friends.

At 8:00 we watched Midsomer Mystery and I ate a few scoops of chocolate ice cream doused with rum.

We went to bed at 9:30.

Bon Appetit