Third Thursday Dinner: November 2018

November is seeing me between operations. I had my lumpectomy to remove the cancer on October 2 and my second lumpectomy (to clear margins) and breast reduction are scheduled for next week. I asked for help this month and had other folks bring things.

Main course: shrimps or vegan chicken scampi on zucchini noodles, roasted green beans and Brussels with crispy Sweet potato disks dressed in rosemary walnut honey 

This month I’m going to ask you help me out by bringing: an appetizer, a salad or soup or bread thing or a dessert. You can make or buy it I don’t care 💜💕💜

I’ll make the main meal and the beverages. 

The theme is ROSEMARY and it’s benefits are many: May improve brain function and protect the nervous system and the brain, stimulates hair growth (use as a rinse post shower on head), may help relieve pain, repels bugs, eases stress when smelled or used as tea, can increase circulation, helps perk you up-instead of or in addition to coffee, and it may reduce joint inflammation when eaten or make a soothing rub with 15 drops essential oil to 3oz of castor oil (which also reduces inflammation.