Eating with Bob and Suzette

Monday, October 19, 2026

October 19, 2026 Breakfast - Granola. Lunch - Chicken Noodle Soup with Wontons. Dinner - Lamb and Pork Cassoulet

I got up and blogged at 3:00 a.m. and went back to sleep at 4:30 and slept until 7:45.

I ate Granola with milk, a diced plum, and yogurt at 8:00 and then showered and dressed and rested until 11:30 when I edited the first four pages of the motion to lift stay.

Then at 1:00 I added a cup of water, a stalk of celery diced, a bundle of Rice vermicelli, some roasted pork, two wontons, and two mushrooms sliced thinly, and a heaping T. red miso to the leftover chicken noodle soup and heated it for lunch and watched a thrilling PL match between Coventry and Tottenham in which Maddison scored a brilliant goal to help Tottenham win 2 to 1.

At the end of the match around 2:30 I called Suzette. She was on her way home and picked me up and we went to vote.

Then when we returned she had a snack of roast pork with Mayo, while I checked my portfolio that gained .7% today.

We watched news and Antiques Roadshow starting at 4:00.

Suzette decided to make cassoulet for dinner, so I diced the meat from the three leftover lamb chops and one large boneless pork rib while Suzette diced a piece of Sourdough bread into crouton sized pieces. She then mixed the two diced meats into the cooked beans, squash, and corn she cooked a few days ago and then garnished the top of the casserole with the bread cubes and drizzled olive oil over the bread crumbs and baked the cassoulet in the oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Suzette said she is in a French Cuisine cooking mood theses days after our trip to France. Cassoulet is a traditional dish of Provence.

I opened a bottle of Kendall Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and poured glasses and we ate around 6:00.

Willy came by later to help Suzette load rugs and other items into her Highlander and ate some cassoulet also.

After 6:00 we watched Tampa Bay win the American League pennant and San Francisco beat Washington in Monday Bight Football along with the Antiques Roadshow after 7:00.

After MNF and Tampa Bay won, we went to bed around 9:00, Suzette to sleep and I to blog.

Bon Appetit

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