When I went to the hospital yesterday morning to see Tony, none of his doctors had been by yet. So I headed to work, but not without spending $1.65 at the cafeteria for 2 scrambled eggs, 2 turkey sausage patties and an english muffin. When I got to work I toasted the english muffin, then with 1/2 ounce of cheese I had in the work fridge, finished it off in the toaster oven – this is 13 points but totally filling!
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Then late in the morning Tony called me to say that his discharge papers were being put together – woot! I quickly got permission to take the rest of my work day off, and went straight to the hospital. Turns out when they say they are “starting” the paperwork, three and a half hours later we were ready to go – Tony was so ready to come home!
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When we got home he was able to eat a bowl of soup – probably the most he’s eaten in well over a week! I heated up 1/2 cup of my three bean chicken chili and had it over 2 ounces of leftover pasta – still using what I have in the house! š
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While I plan on doing a full grocery shop over the weekend, I started thinking about things that Tony could eat – you see he is on a low fiber diet, i.e. white bread, white rice, regular pasta all get the green light!
Tony is not huge on eating breakfast, but when I mentioned pancakes he said yes. š The only problem was that I didn’t have any milk. But I did have fat free half and half!
Simple Fluffy Pancakes (adapted from Lick My Spoon)
Each pancake: 98 calories, .5 fat, 19.1 carbs, .7 fiber and 3.5 protein = 2 PointsPlus)
- 8 ounces all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 eggs
- 10 ounces of fat free half and half
- (I left out the butter in the batter)
I am the queen of throwing everything in a bowl and just using a mixer, so that’s what I did. I’ve mentioned it before, but the secret to fluffy pancakes is to let the batter sit for at least 15 minutes to let the baking powder do its magic.
I cook my pancakes over medium heat to start, and then to medium-low as the pan gets hot – about 1-2 minutes a side.
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I am submitting these to Christina’s Friday Firsts – first time I’ve used half and half to make pancakes!
When I got home yesterday, I got a package that I forgot I won from Danica:
Cannot wait to try this one though:
Hannah had to take my picture yesterday . . . more details later but I am going to be in a diabetes magazine in April – I thought I would leave you with this out take picture – keep it real peeps! Have a great weekend!
p.s. you still have time to enter my giveaway – entries accepted until Sunday night and a winner will be picked on Monday, February 28! š
Glad you are home Tony – hope you can find some good things to eat!
That last picture made me laugh š
So happy that all is ending well. Love your out-take photo!
That’s great! I bet it was so nice to snuggle up with him last night. I so miss that when Den is gone. What is the last word on Tony’s shirt? I wanted to read the whole thing! Congrats on getting into a diabetes mag–that is so cool! Love the outtake pic–haha!
I think it says “No Such Thing As A Curse . . . Just Do It!” It’s a White Sox shirt. š
Ooo, thanks, I was wondering about that, too!
tony is home! whee! you must be thrilled to say that sentence. i hope you guys have a lovely weekend just being together.
Great news! And belated congrats on the 1500th post.
Great news! So glad things are going well!
Yay for Tony being home! You (and he) must be so excited!
Yay! So glad Tony is home š Enjoy your weekend with hubby!! I love the picture – keepin’ it real! And those pancakes – YUM! They look soooo fluffy, just like the recipe says! š
So glad to hear Tony is home!! I hope he enjoys his low fiber diet – pancakes is most certainly a good way to enjoy some white flour!! š
– Beth @ http://www.DiningAndDishing.com
Deciding what goes where sounds like a nhmitgare and I would expect a lot of grey zone material I like the idea of putting it all in one place, so I don’t have to jump around between web sites. My day job involves way too much computing, so I try to minimize recreational computer time as much as possible .
I swear, I just did a little squeal & jiggled my bootay in chair, wahoo!!!!
I’m so happy for both of you!! Welcome home Tony. Hope you both have a great weekend.
LOL Biz! I just love you – that last picture is great! SOOOOOO HAPPY that Tony is home!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY! So. freakin. happy!
Excellent news! Healing wishes to Tony for a speedy recovery š
Heh – love that pic of you, and I am totally going to try out that pancake recipe. Um, maybe with single cream – am not quite sure what half & half is, as I’ve never seen it at the supermarket here.
So glad he’s home and doing well! Great pic!
Are they going to use that shot of you – I love it!
Hooray for Tony coming home and being able to sleep in your own bed!
I could not have a bigger smile on my face if I tried. I am so, so happy for you and Tony, Bizzy. š He does look tired, but he looks GREAT!
YAY for being home.
And you are a nut. That picture is so funny.
Have a nice, quiet, relaxing weekend my friend. Y’all deserve it.
Yayayay – so glad the man is home!!! The house probably feels a lot less empty, huh??
And that picture made me lol. Peace out, Biz! š
So glad to hear that Tony is home, I hope he can get some good rest now š
Even though it’s just a funny picture, you look great! Hope you have a great weekend Biz.
So happy Tony is home! Geez, he’s gotten permission to eat the diet we all dream of LOL!
I didn’t know Annies was making a line of light dressings. I’m going to be looking for those.
Have a great weekend Biz!
I’m glad he’s home. Your cooking and rest will heal him fast. You both look so good though, love the pics.
Pancakes, sound good…taste for me, not so good but maybe these would be better. I’ll make them for the daycare and see.
Take care Biz and have a wonderful day today. God Bless you all!!