Nope. I’m going to lose the nail. Young doctor said he’d never seen an injury like it. I think 'm old enough to be his grandmother. Nothing was broken - I had x-rays. He numbed it with lidocaine and put a few stitches through it to keep it in place. I have an app’t on Friday with a podiatrist who specializes in wound care. Leftover meatloaf, mashed and green beans tonight. We know the manager at a local pub and something to look forward to after the doctor has his way with my foot - corned beef and cabbage on the menu. I love the stuff. I’ll just chant “corned beef, corned beef, corned beef” in my head. Might take an Ativan before I go into the office…
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Many thanks. I’ll get through it but it really hurts. Such a bizarre thing…
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Ouch! I once half tore off my pinkie nail in a dumb-a$$ moped accident on Mykonos (I was trying to take a turn too fast and drove straight into one of those picturesque rock walls lining the dirt road): ripped open my favorite espadrillos, and said nail. Hurt like a mofo, and the first shot at the FREE clinic hadn’t even kicked in when the doctor tried to cut it all off 
It’s easy to understand certain torture methods after that experience. I hope you heal up quickly & the nail grows back!!!
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Thank you for commiserating with me. I am a veteran of many surgeries, but all of them involved internal parts. This thing is in my face. I cut off the tip of my left index finger with a new Japanese chef’s knife last January - a Christmas gift from my PIC. It’s permanently numb. That was my last ER visit. I was chopping cabbage for beef vegetable soup and remember thinking “This is like cutting butter” - I actually didn’t register any pain when it sliced through my flesh. The doctor was so cheeky - he wanted to know if it was a red cabbage and my PIC told him “It is now”.
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A few years ago I was washing a new Japanese chef’s knife. My wife came into the kitchen and asked me something, I cut myself so badly that I had to go to the doctor the next day. I told him that my wife had distracted me. His answer was, You don’t let yourself get distracted. Especially not by women! (Sounds better in Swiss German),
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My mom’s partner makes his chicken paprikash like that too. He uses drumsticks and I’ve never been a massive fan of it, the skin tended to be a bit flabby for me and he never put sour cream through it, just on top.
For me, chicken cubes is definitely better, regardless of if it’s breast or thighs.
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Your PIC has a good sense of humor!
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You never want to hear “I’ve never seen anything like that before”!
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I’m glad you mentioned this, because I had one of those other varieties years ago, thinking it was Alphonso, and wasn’t very impressed.
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I don’t know if this is remotely helpful, but my son smashed his thumb in a freak accident last month and the urgent care PA used a special device made by McKesson that generated a spark and pierced a hole in his nail, so as to drain the blood blister under the nail. It helped so much with the pain!
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I don’t like flabby skin, either. I braise bone-in and skin-on (usually turkey for richer flavor), then debone and pull the meat into chunks and degrease the sauce. Much more to my liking! I do use more liquid (most traditional recipes don’t add any liquid, the chicken just simmers “in its own juices.”)
If I do leave skin and bones on braised chicken, I always crisp it up under the broiler before serving.
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We made a pasta very loosely based on one from Martha Stewart. Seared off chicken cutlets seasoned with HdP (my new shorthand for Herbes de Provence) and Italian seasoning, sauteed shallot in butter in the same skillet, wilted in a bag of spinach, deglazed with white vermouth and chicken broth, and stirred through 3/4 c mascarpone, lemon zest and juice, crushed roasted pistachios, and a bunch of aged Parm Regg. Delicious sauce for homemade spaghetti. Two thumbs up from my second-harshest critic.
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I don’t know why I had it on my brains – perhaps yet another gray, rainy day in HV is to blame… but Zuppa Toscana was WFD. Picked up some local sweet Italian loose sausage at the local hippie store, kale & potatoes at the supermarket.
Sweat a whole diced onion and 4 nubs of TJ’s frozen garlic after rendering 3 slices of Aldi applewood bacon in olive oil, then toasted some of that Turkish pepper/tomato paste I picked up for the Armenian lamb stew last week. Added a splash of red wine, several dashes of RPF, BTB chicken, the separately sautéed sausage, kale and taters. A splash of cream to finish. Hit the spot & turned out very well for a first 
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Taco Tuesday over here, although I really was planning something else with soba noodles instead. Miso marinated black cod tacos with green salad and crispy nori on flour tortillas was faster to get on the table so tacos it was! I wrote it up for the DOTQ thread here.
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My nail is just about totally detached from my toe. The ER guy just wanted to stalibilze it to protect the nail bed until I could see a specialist. We talked a bit about his job - he never knows what he’s going to see when he goes into an exam room. I don’t know if ER physicians stick to their jobs very long - it must be hard being a generalist. At least when you train in a speciality you have some comfort of in-depth knowledge. He was very kind and gentle. I’ve been in ER’s before with really stressed out grumpy physicians. We reheated the leftover meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans for supper and I’ll sleep well tonight. Comfort food…
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Grilled wagyu burgers on homemade ciabatta rolls. Red onion, pickles and lettuce all from the garden.
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Turned the kitchen into an Indian restaurant tonight: curry chicken for BF and I, fish curry for mom. The three of us ate together for the first time in a while. She was down to join us for Indian but said she had a piece of cod in the fridge that she didn’t want to go to waste. Quick-thinking me said, “How about fish curry?” She agreed. I relished the challenge of cooking something different as minor as it was-- I haven’t cooked actual fish in ages, though I’ll make shellfish. She made me try a piece and it was indeed very good. Flaky and buttery. Sides of Basmati rice, naan, and Bhel Puri. I even had Ravi Shankar blasting on our Bluetooth speaker. I’m f*cking crazy.
Bombay Sapphire martini for me, chilled Pinot Grigio for BF, and a Rob Roy for mom.
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Another ‘clean out the freezer’ dinner. Tonight it was a take on turkey taco soup with pepper jack quesadillas. Leftover poultry stocks, turkey (dark meat) from Thanksgiving, bits 'n pieces of corn, green chiles, tiny tortillas, refries and other assorted beans garnished with on hand fresh avocado, tomato, mixed cheeses, cilantro and a dollop of sour cream. Perfect for a cold, snowy January evening. Hot apple cider for a bevvy, Probably will last the whole week!
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Chicken pozole verde. I simmered thighs in chicken broth and then diced and seared in oo. I roasted poblano peppers, onions and garlic. I didn’t have any tomatillos so I added green enchilada sauce, the chicken broth and blitzed. Accoutrements were radish, red onion, queso fresco and cilantro. Lime wedges missed the photo but were rescued during a search for Cholula. Warm flour tortilla chips. Agua congelada. Cocktail was a gin sunrise. I was blasting Santana.
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for the win !
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