The only thing that hurt was my pocketbook. Ouchie! I had an appointment in Kanab today to get impressions done to replace my partial plate. The one I have now that broke last summer and then again last week, I got in Mexico when we lived in south Texas. It was a short walk across the border to the dentists office. They pulled 6 molars, provided me with all my pain meds and antibiotics, and made the partial plate for me all for only $450. That was back in 2005. Now before you go saying, well you get what you pay for, I have found in my online searching that dental appliances only have a 5-8year life expectancy anyway. Mine lasted 6 years, which is pretty good.
So, at this dentist in Kanab, the whole process is simplified because they don’t have to remove any teeth. They just do the impressions, make the plate, make sure it fits, and the price is a whopping $1003. Yes, more than 2.5 times what it cost in Mexico with no messy tooth extractions. Ah, ain’t it a great country!
While we were in Kanab, I did a little fabric shopping too. I haven’t bought fabric in a very long time, so I went a little crazy:
And for my granddaughter, Sarah:
We went to the thrift store while we were in town. I love going thrift shopping–we dropped a few things off as a donation, then I got this beautiful cloth tablecloth for $2:
I also picked up this set of 6 shot glasses for $2, so now I can actually share my tequila with friends without having to share the one shot glass:
On the way home, the farmer guy had his Fresh Produce sign out, so we stopped there too. This guy does not harvest the veggies until you get there, so everything is garden fresh when you get it. I got some new potatoes:
And some green onions:
We also got some chard and some broccoli. When we got home, I cooked up the potatoes, onions, and broccoli along with some chicken on the grill:
Dinner:
I used a recipe I found online to cook the potatoes: it was really easy, too. You slice the potatoes almost all the way through, peel and slice some garlic and stick a slice of garlic between each slice of potato, drizzle with olive oil, and bake.
For the onions, I sliced them in about 1 inch slices, put them in aluminum foil, dotted with butter, sprinkled with salt. Closed up the foil in a tight packet, and put them on the grill for 10 minutes on each side. Heavenly!
geogypsy says
That dinner sure looks good. Love the new shot glasses.
Sure hope my teeth hold together until this winter when I can go back to Mexico.
Stefani says
Your dinner looks delicious…
Dentist in Beverly Hills says
As a dentist, I find one of the most difficult things to do is to properly educate people about the importance of practicing good oral hygiene. Many people are unaware that by maintaining healthy teeth and gums, you could actually decrease your risk of developing heart disease.
Sally in WA says
Dinner looked delish! I’ll have to try the tater recipe.
Ali Workentin says
Dinner looked scrumptious!!! Will definitely be trying that potato recipe.
I need to go to the dentist as I have a chipped tooth and a broken one. But having no insurance is the reason I don’t go. I called a few dentists since we have been in Hondo and have been told to expect to pay $1000 or more. With my upcoming eye surgery the dentist appointment will have to wait a while longer.
would love to find a farmer or farmers market around here. Have been to one but it was pretty slim pickins.
Hope you have a good weekend.
Jan White says
What a delicious looking meal, I’m going to try that with some potatoes. Sorry about the dental experience, a necessary pain.
Cat Davis says
Ugh, that’s awful. Not quite as bad as the price tag I got this week. I discussed full dentures with my dentist this week …. $5000 and doesn’t even include the rest of the extractions. Those are another $3000. But all of that is far cheaper than the “dental plan” for fixing teeth which added up to over $15,000
Cindy Of PEI says
Wow, prices have sure gone up. But wait a minute there is less work and more cost involved here. We are at their mercy, especial if we can rig something up, could you, they look like that bit the biscuit too many times. Factor in material was high on the purchase list and it made it all worth while. Those reds look fantastic, I’m going to try this recipe, thanks. We have garlic in our garden and two varieties one is very hot. I like this fresh produce idea, not to mention he saves on veg waste as it only comes out of the ground when needed. I like that there.