April 2, 2026 Breakfast -Granola. Lunch - Vietnam 2000. Dinner - Grilled Lamb Chops and Asparagus with Roasted Root Vegetables and Rice

April 2, 2026 Breakfast -Granola. Lunch - Vietnam 2000. Dinner - Grilled Lamb Chops and Asparagus with Roasted Root Vegetables and Rice

I awakened at 6:30 and ate granola with milk, tropical fruit salad, and yogurt.

We went for a tour of the garden this morning.

I worked until 12:00 when Peter came and drove us to Vietnam 2000.

This was my first lunch after discharge from the hospital. Peter ordered one of my favorites, No. 30, grilled Pork and egg rolls on steamed rice vermicelli on lettuce, bean sprouts, and cucumber strips. I asked the waitress if the kitchen could make No. 86 without any salt. No. 86 which is steamed rice flour sheets on a bed of sautéed cucumber strips, and bean sprouts garnished with the same fried egg rolls and grilled pork.

What came out of the kitchen was a delight. In all appearances the usual rice sheets dish garnished with egg rolls and grilled pork except this dish was also presented with snippets of oriental basil randomly garnishing the dish, an extra special effort to present a specially appealing dish. I could not be mired in thrilled that the chef had not only accommodated my request for no salt in the sautéed cucumber sticks and bean sprouts but also added a garnish of snippets of basil to enliven the presentation. What can one say when one’s request is exceeded but gratitude to that restaurant that goes the extra mile to deliver the best possible dining experience.

I have been committed to Vietnam 2000 for many years including take out during the dark days of Covid and today’s experience shall bind my commitment for many more years to come.

When I returned home I made myself a strong Vietnamese iced coffee with condensed milk and watched the market close on a remarkable day that saw the the averages swing from deeply negative to positive for 5he NASDAQ and almost positive for the Dow, a sign that there is pent up risk on fever out there.

Unfortunately, oil decoupled and fell rather sharply even though 40 nations are meeting to try to reopen the Straits of Hormuz.  Brent went from 102 to $112 a barrel. For example, the future price for crude for delivery in June was $98.00/barrel, but the price for a barrel of crude for delivery in April was $141. To say the oil market is in chaos is an understatement, My portfolio made a small .425% gain, which trilled me.

When Peter drove me home I worked at my desk until 3:30 and then meditated with our small zen group until 4:00, when I began chopping vegetables for the roasted root vegetables for dinner.  I filled a 10 x 16 inch Pyrex baking dish with a diced turnip, red beet, and onion and a head of garlic separated into cloves, two carrots, about 1 lb. of Brussels sprouts, three small Yukon gold potatoes and a small handful of fennel bulbs.

When Suzette came home at 5:00 she tossed the vegetables with z’atar, Aleppo chili, and ground timur pepper.  She then roasted the vegetables for 45 minutes covered spin a 350 degree oven with aluminum and  then15 minutes uncovered to brown the vegetables.

She also grilled five lamb chops I bought at Costco on Monday and about 8 to 10 thick asparagus I bought at El Super that she seasoned and tossed in a bag with olive oil on our outdoor propane grill.

We saw a great sunset as we were grilling the lamb chops.

I heated a pile of PPI rice and Suzette added a pile of roasted vegetables, 4 or 5 grilled asparagus and a grilled lamb chop.

I poured out the last 1/3 bottle of Lemelson Pinot Noir that Vahl gave us.

It was a hearty dinner that combined winter and spring ingredients. I loved creating bites of rice, vegetable and lamb.

I even enjoyed the few sips of red wine.

After dinner we watched Midsomer Murders and I took a sip of Calvados with two chocolate and caramel macadamia nut clusters.

Suzette went to bed at 9:30 at the end of Midsomer Murders but I stayed up to watch a British police mystery, titled George Gently and blogged this entry before going to bed at midnight.

Bon Appetit

April 1, u Breakfast - French Toast. Lunch - Avocado, Goat Cheese, onion, and Gravad Lax Sandwiches Dinner - Smoked Trout Salad

April 1, 2026 Breakfast - French Toast. Lunch - Avocado, Goat Cheese, onion, and Gravad Lax Sandwiches  Dinner - Smoked Trout Salad

I awakened at 6:00 and was happy to see the futures were positive.

At 8:00 I made French toast with maple syrup.

Then I worked at my desk a bit and then around 10:30. I ate a peanut and honey sandwich and then toasted two slices of rye bread and spread them with goat cheese and garnished them with avocado, red onion, and Gravad lax slices. I also packed a sandwich bag of red globe grapes for lunch and drove to dialysis at 11:45.

I ate most of the grapes and 1 1/2 of the sandwiches b 4:15 and then drove home.

Suzette was at home when I arrived at 4:45.

We fixed dinner at 6:00. Romaine lettuce, a hard boiled egg, steamed asparagus, green onion, and smoked trout. Suzette made a delicious honey mustard dressing.

We watched Oklahoma beat Colorado and Trump not explaining the war in Iran and then Baylor v. Minnesota.

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March 31, 2026 Breakfast - Egg sandwiches. lunch - bagel with lax. Dinner - Tomatillo and Chicken blue corn Enchilada Casserole

March 31, 2026 Breakfast - Egg sandwiches. lunch - bagel with lax. Dinner - Tomatillo and Chicken blue corn Enchilada Casserole

I awakened at 7:30 and around 8:00 made two Egg Sandwiches, fried eggs on toasted and buttered slices of rye bread.

The U.S. decided on Peace with Iran last night, so today was one of or the best day in the market ever. After losing about 10% of the value of my portfolio in the last few weeks, today I regained about 1/3 of that lost value, so a huge day in the Market.

Then I met with Aaron around 10:30 and discussed Earn and at noon I toasted two slices of bagel and spread goat cheese on them and garnished them with slices of red onion, Gravad lax, tomato and avocado for a lunch.

I then watched World Cup soccer. The most impressive victory was Bosnia-Hertzegovina beating Italy on penalty shots.

In the afternoon around 3:00 when Suzette arrived we made a pot full of tomatillo sauce with onion garlic, tomatillos, chicken broth, and two Anaheim chilis.

Then she continued to slice mushrooms and red sweet peppers and then sautéed them.

I picked and chopped a handful of young oregano that I added to the tomatillo sauce.

Then at 5:00 was a friendly between the US and Portugal and at 5:30 Willy arrived with the zucchini and Mexican squashes I had asked him to buy and bring. Suzette sliced the squashes and sautéed them to cook them.

Then we assembled the enchilada casserole. We soaked each of 18 blue corn tortillas in a skillet filled with tomatillo sauce diluted a bit with chicken broth.

We laid six on the bottom of a Pyrex 9 x 13 baking dish.then we spread squash and requeson, then another six tortillas and a layer of chicken, mushrooms, requeson, tomatillo sauce, and peppers, then another layer of tortillas covered with ground cojita cheese.

Suzette then poured tomatillo sauce to fill the pan and baked them with slices casserole for 1/2 hour while we watched Portugal’s Fernandez masterly fed balls to strikers for two goals.

Willy sliced an avocado and Suzette fetched the sour cream.

Suzette and Willy shared a Dos Equis and I drank water.

This was one of the best enchiladas I have eaten. I loved the sautéed mushrooms and squash combination.

We then watched a repeat of finding your roots and Willy left.

We watched a house hunters in Playa del Carmen and later I blogged and watched Iraq play Bolivian in a World Cup qualifier.

Later I ate two chocolate covered macadamia nut clusters

Bon Appetit

March 30, 2026 Snack and Breakfast - Granola. lunch and Dinner - Chicken Noodle and wonton Soup

March 30, 2026 Snack and Breakfast - Granola. lunch and Dinner - Chicken Noodle and wonton Soup

Today I pushed myself to do more. 

Actually I woke up at 2:30, as I often do, but this time I ate a bowl of granola with tropical fruit salad and yogurt. Then when I awakened at 6:15 I ate another bowl of granola with fruit salad, sand yogurt and milk this time.

Then I drove to El Super to buy the ingredients for blue corn chicken enchiladas, included ng blue corn tortillas, natural sour cream, mozzarella cheese, requeson, and ground cojita cheese plus a bag of tomatillos and three big Jim Anaheim chilis.

I also bought snow peas, asparagus, Granny Smith apples, oranges, lemons, broccoli, an acorn squash, a small Napa cabbage, brown onions, garlic, and carrots.

When I returned home I called Amy and thanked her for letting me  know that Bea had died. Then I received a call, the Pres, social worker, and finally made noodle and dumpling soup with the old chicken stock and an equal amount of water plus Napa cabbage, a minced shallots, sliced green onions, rice vermicelli, egg noodles, Korean dumplings, garlic chives, and sesame oil.

I ate a few bites of soup at 12:10 and then drove to dialysis from 1:00 until 4:30.

Then I drove to Costco to pick up a replacement hearing aid for the one I lost.

I also bought two bottles of Kirkland Cotes Du Rhone rose, a new wine for Costco, plus a package of lamb chops and a jar of chocolate covered caramel centered macadamia nuts.

Then with the help of a fifth glucose pill, I filled my tank for $3.49 per gallon and drove home, where Suzette was relaxing and did not wish to cook.

Dinner - there was lots of Chicken Noodle Soup left, so we decided to eat it for dinner, which was great because I could watch the Texas women’s basketball team decimate Michigan and then TCU lose to  South Carolina. We also watch some Antiques Roadshow.

Then Suzette went to bed at 9:00 and I blogged and watched Rachel review the massive No Kings marches all across the country, which appears to be the largest March in US history at over 3000 cities and over 8 million marchers.

Indivisible announce a General Strike for May 1 on Rachel’s show tonight, so the wave to stop Trump is building.

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March 29, 2026 Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs with trout, shallot, mushrooms, and garlic. Lunch - Peanut Butter and Honey sandwiches. Dinner - Leftover Chicken curry and Rice

March 29, 2026 Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs with trout, shallot, mushrooms, and garlic. Lunch - Peanut Butter and Honey sandwiches. Dinner - Leftover Chicken curry and Rice

I woke up around 6:30 and Suzette brought me a latte Macchiato in bed and I watched the news until 8:00 when I dressed and went to the TV room.

After 8:30 Suzette was working with Carlos to clean the shed and garage and fix a water leak in the backyard irrigation system.

At 10:00 I got hungry and spread peanut butter and honey of three slices of toasted baguette.

Then at 11:30 when Suzette finished cleaning the garage, she sautéed the shallot, trout, mushrooms, and garlic I had sliced in olive oil and butter and scrambled the cooked ingredients with three whisked eggs.

I then watched France beat Colombia in a World Cup friendly 5 to 2.

Then we watched U Conn make a last second three point shot to beat Duke and at 5:00 I toasted three more slices of baguette and spread butter on them and garnished them with slices of Leyden cheese and also ate a few grapes.

We watched Ms. Fisher from 6:00 to 7:00 and talked to Luke.

Dinner - we heated the leftover Chicken curry and rice for dinner and then I took a shower with Suzette’s help and we got in bed and watched the Forsyths at 8:00 and went to bed at 9:00.

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