Fat Frog Diary

Just when I thought the stupidity could not get any lower, #45 (I will NOT give him the dignity of a title he has not earned.) has encouraged his devoted, fanatical followers to protest. They have responded witlessly and defied the quarantine to get out and blockade city streets to the point of blocking entrances to hospitals so doctors have to come out and beg them to let the ambulances through. I'm putting my head in my hands and I want to cry. It's not bad enough that the fools want to get out and win the Darwin Award en masse, but they're taking some poor innocent person in need of medical care with them. If I were a Covid-19 victim in that ambulance, I'd demand to be released from the stretcher so I could go out and cough on each and every protester I found, like a zombie biting them all. If they want to die, let them die. If they're taking me with them, I'm going to give them all big sloppy wet kisses goodbye first. Good riddance to stupid rubbish....

Let me state up front that I'm well aware I'm different. I have a work from home job in the medical industry and I'm a born introvert. I'm buried in work all day, then loving the Zoom meetings on certain nights of the week that fulfill what little craving I have for social interaction. I have always preferred to shop online and --when I indulge at all-- carry out or delivery of a meal is fine by me. I know there are a lot of people without a job, struggling to put food on the table, unable to leave the house to even search for work. The gig economy and the service industry are struggling and dying. There's no one leaving the house to go to a show, have a meal out, or even meet with friends for drinks. The entertainers, bartenders, wait staff, and even the zoo staff have no one to entertain. You don't realize how much of the economy depends on the service industry until it isn't there. The only ones left working are fast food/carry-out restaurant workers an...

Maybe I'm being idealistic, but I do believe there is good in the Covid-19 Isolation. We must all physically distance ourselves, but this does not mean we must be anti-social. Why then do we have SOCIAL media? I'm getting great ideas on how to socialize without harming others. People putting six-foot chalk circles on their driveway and everyone sits in the center of their circle, getting to know their neighbors. In the picture I saw, each had their own drink cup (probably brought from home, since none matched). What a great way to get to know your neighbors! I saw a suggestion to put up holiday lights for the cheering aspect. Yep, I'm doing that one this weekend. My church has embraced technology and installed Zoom so we can have meetings virtually. (Now if I can just remember to attend!) I want to take walks. My fat butt could use a few miles. LOL! The point is that physical distance doesn't mean that we must isolate ourselves socially. We just have to get in...

Alton Brown (@altonbrown) tweeted at 9:46 AM on Sat, Feb 29, 2020: I know what we're doing today! #grandmotherrecipes https://t.co/VxYEUZldNm ( https://twitter.com/altonbrown/status/1233765433502728194?s=09 ) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download?s=13 Yes, the original recipe of Sock It To Me Cake. I was stunned to find it, so it's going here where I have a record of it.

Hertha BY  ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE I am that which began;                Out of me the years roll;        Out of me God and man;                I am equal and whole; God changes, and man, and the form of them bodily; I am the soul.          Before ever land was,                Before ever the sea,        Or soft hair of the grass,                Or fair limbs of the tree, Or the fresh-coloured fruit of my branches, I was, and thy soul was in me.          First life on my sources              ...

There are four parts to this post to you today. Snacks Drinks Shakes Seasoning Mixes in general   Snacks! I chose Snacks as the first priority because of popcorn. Air-popped popcorn is a delight to the "grazer" bariatric patient  who can't stop six times a day to eat tiny little meals. Popcorn is socially acceptable to make at work in the company microwave, though after you learn some mixology, you may have several new friends sharing your popcorn flavors.   I personally make my popcorn at home with my air-popper .  The trick is in the flavors. You don't have to have butter flavor or plain. Indeed, you can have an absolute blast and miss few "sweets" flavors like cinnamon bun, fudge, butterscotch, pina colada, and many fruit flavors with little more than a trip to the grocery store, though a rummage at SpiceBarn.com in the popcorn flavors section is well worth the price.   The flavors come from the spice aisle (for cardamom and cinnamon, as well as taco flav...

This email begins a series sent to a friend considering bariatric surgery. I've decided to share my emails with her, since this uses some of the recipes and concepts previously expressed herein. I want to reiterate that the opinions expressed in my blog are my own. I am not a medical or nutritional professional. The information I give is based solely on my personal experience. Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV).  I promised I'd give you information on how to make the process of getting ready for bariatric surgery easier, so here goes. I'll be doing this in sections, mainly because it takes time to absorb the concepts and put them into practice. Not only that, but there's a lot of information to share! First we'll go over the boring, repetitive basics every yo-yo dieter knows. Still, this is important to remember. After all, practicing now means you avoid dumping syndrome later, and who really wants to feel nauseated, stomach cramps, weakness, shakiness, and sweating...

Call me a skeptic. This I had trouble believing in. I could mix my own powdered laundry detergent? Well, I had an old cannister that had once contained cat food leftover from a trip to Costco, so why not? My daughter recommended it and she's as frugal as I ever was. 1 Box of Borax 3 bars Fells Naptha soap, shredded using a box grater 1 5 lb tub OxyClean 3 c. baking soda 1 box washing soda 2 bottles of scent crystals I spent about $25 at the grocery store to get those. No biggie. If it works, that's several months of laundry for a large family, and since there's just the two of us here, it should be even longer. Shred the Fells Naptha soap first into a small bucket or bowl. It takes awhile. Sit in front of the TV or something and wear gardening gloves, just in case. My scraped hand was a hard lesson in paying attention. Box graters are cheap at the dollar store, but handy when you need to shred just a little bit. All ingredients get dumped into any la...

This recipe is so naughty, I can't believe I'm publishing it where my bariatric friends can see. Well, mainly it's for me. I don't drink hardly at all, but when I do, this is my drink of choice. Why is it called Monkey Coffee? I have no clue. I call it sinful and that's enough.  Squirt the syrup on the sides of an old-fashioned glass. Add coffee cubes or ice cubes. Coffee cubes are simply coffee poured into an ice cube tray and frozen. Once solid, put them in a zip-top bag for storage. (You did label that bag, didn't you?)  Now pour in the vodka, Bailey's, and amaretto. Top off with some half-and-half. I like mine fairly blonde, but that's a "to taste" thing.  You may garnish with a maraschino cherry, if desired. Serve immediately. 

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/238037/chef-johns-salmon-mango-bango/?clickId=right%20rail1&internalSource=rr_feed_recipe_sb&referringId=82923%20referringContentType%3Drecipe#recipe-toolbar OMG, this is soooo good! I used frozen mango, but it worked just as well. The salsa was out of this world good. I could slather a brick with the stuff and eat it.

That's 1/2 soup can of water. Sorry about the flash. I ended up adding another 1/2 can of both milk and water when I made it.  For those of us with a post-op bariatric surgery, I highly recommend cutting up the sprouts, or better yet, pulse them in the food processor long enough to shred up a bit. I used the food processor and pulsed about ten times.  I personally cut up my bacon with kitchen shears right into the hot pan so they're already in bite-sized chunks.