Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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Last night I roasted some chicken thighs and served them with green bean casserole (had a craving lol) and mashed potatoes with a little gravy. I was going to roast a whole chicken, but thighs were a lot cheaper. Also was going to do stuffing, but the Bob Evans premade potatoes were on sale and I love them so went with that instead.
SO far today I have had some water and a bowl of maple brown sugar oatmeal with chia seeds, blueberries, and banana. Dinner will be leftovers and lunch I have no clue as of yet. Snacks will be fruit, popcorn, and maybe some chocolate.2 -
Is it a good thing, PAV, that your dad doesn't want to go out for a meal? I'm crossing my fingers that it is.
@Dante_80 - I have to thank you again. My mother in law (ex? but we were still married when she died so I don't think I have to include the ex - we didn't "break up" ) used to make a very distinctive potato salad every Sunday with roasted chicken and kapusta (yes - Polish). She died in 1994. I've been trying for almost 30 years to perfect her potato salad - but could never get the texture of the potatoes quite right. My attempts tasted fine - just like hers - but the texture was always a bit of a let down. Since you told me about the vinegar in the cooking water that problem is a thing of the past. This is the second time I've made it - and my ex and son were going mad over it. My son, because he always likes it and is happy to see it (for some reason I still make it a "surprise" addition that I pull out last minute ... lol) but my ex was almost in tears. Really quite ridiculous how excited we both were over this potato salad breakthrough. THANK YOU! Somewhere in mother heaven a woman is either tickled that I finally got it! Or annoyed that her secret didn't go to the grave with her
I think she would be tickled.
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So Laurie- where’s the recipe for this magical potato salad? I’m part Polish and haven’t heard of a kapusta (kraut) potato combination.2
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Or maybe kapusta is a side dish? And the potato salad is the magic?2
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I did homemade crunchwrap supremes. I haven't calculated the calories but they're probably not terrible. However, in terms of filling....oof. I may never eat again, lol. Mine had carne asada and a little rice and some white cheese sauce and lettuce and shred cheese in the top part. It helps that I'm not a sour cream or guacamole fan.4
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lol...kapusta was the side dish.
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They sound pretty yummy Alexandra
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I thought I had posted the recipe, Yooly - when I just went to look for it I found a not-posted reply to an older post of yours in the recipe thread - but no recipe. It isn't a real recipe so I'll just add it here.
Ingredients:
About 5 or 6 or 7 pounds of potatoes cut into good-sized chunks (1" cube? or thereabouts) and cooked until tender in salted water with about a cup of vinegar added
2 or 3 onions
8 hard-boiled eggs
a 750ml jar of mayonnaise (real - not Miracle Whip) not sure what size that would be in US...it is about 3 cups worth (I don't usually eat mayo so this size jar works well for me since I use the entire jar in one go)
white vinegar
Instructions:
- strain the potatoes and leave in the cooking pot
- chop the eggs (preferable in the palm of your hand ) add to the pot
- coarsely chop onions and add to the pot
- pour a lot of vinegar overtop (maybe a cup? maybe 2?)
- grind lots of pepper (enough that you can still see it once you give everything a stir)
- add the jar of mayo
- gently stir until mixed.
There should be enough vinegar and mayonnaise for this to be quite saucy.
And that is it!
And this somehow looks like a real recipe :)1
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Not the best photo but there's very little left so it's the best photo I could take of the little bit left in the bowl. 🙂
Note the distinct edges of those potato chunks 😳 that's courtesy of the vinegar in the cooking water.2 -
Day #1…..why is the first day so easy?…..we had chicken tenders cut in small pieces fried in 2 tsp. of olive oil….I had mine on a tossed salad with green peas and light dressing….John had his with some leftover boiled potatoes roasted crispy in the oven….2
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Thank you Laurie! I’ll give the salad a try but I’ll have to cut the recipe down quite a bit.
Honestly Connie, it’s as hard as you make it. Once you surrender to the notion that it’s not temporary, you learn to live within your calorie limits?2 -
I changed up my oatmeal this morning because it did not fill me up yesterday. So today I did 1 packet of the maple and brown sugar oatmeal, 1 packet of plain oatmeal, chia seeds, peanut butter, banana, and blueberries. Hopefully this works better!
Dinner will be more leftovers from Sunday night.
Lunch... I have no clue again. I may walk down to the Jewel and pick something up from the deli. Or maybe some soup. The walk would be good though and they often have a really nice salmon and noddle meal that I just heat up. We will see how I feel come time to decide.2 -
Chicken leg, broccoli, salad. Had some crab flake salad on Wasa bread later.
Tomorrow we’re going out for brunch so trying to hold back a bit today. It’s a southern breakfast place which mercifully has a few healthier choices. What I’d really like is their bourbon pecan waffles with sausage on the side. But it would take a week to recover from that. Besides I doubt my stomach could tolerate that any longer and I’d feel lousy all day.0 -
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@Dante_80 - I have to thank you again. My mother in law (ex? but we were still married when she died so I don't think I have to include the ex - we didn't "break up" ) used to make a very distinctive potato salad every Sunday with roasted chicken and kapusta (yes - Polish). She died in 1994. I've been trying for almost 30 years to perfect her potato salad - but could never get the texture of the potatoes quite right. My attempts tasted fine - just like hers - but the texture was always a bit of a let down. Since you told me about the vinegar in the cooking water that problem is a thing of the past. This is the second time I've made it - and my ex and son were going mad over it. My son, because he always likes it and is happy to see it (for some reason I still make it a "surprise" addition that I pull out last minute ... lol) but my ex was almost in tears. Really quite ridiculous how excited we both were over this potato salad breakthrough. THANK YOU! Somewhere in mother heaven a woman is either tickled that I finally got it! Or annoyed that her secret didn't go to the grave with her I think she would be tickled.
Ah many thanks, and your potato salad looks extremely tasty and filling. Here's to many, many more (over the years to come) !
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4 bunnies worth of cantaloupe and just over 4 bunnies worth of squash, plus a family tray of beef stroganoff with a tiny bit of Greek yogurt... all together under 1400 Cal... leaving lots of room for 'snacks', which also included 125g of meat and rice vine leaf wrapped dolma--we all know from where!
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Sorry...double post I could not delete - only edit.0
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The chicken soup is done but I still have to kinda watch out due to the surgery.
So I made a batch of lentil soup, should last till the weekend at least. C:
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Ended up having chicken parmesan with spaghetti for lunch yesterday. It was a ready to heat meal from the store's deli. Not bad actually. The chicken was real chicken breast. The sauce was okay. Needed some more flavor, but still better then some I have had in restaurants for 4x the price. These meals are only like $6.
So I think I am going to change my grocery shopping again. I will still do my main shopping on the weekend (which day depends on my plans for that weekend) and get what I need for breakfast, dinner, and snacks. I will also get lunches for the first couple of days. Then I will go back on like Wednesday (or another day depending on weather and work schedule) to get lunches for the rest of the week. This way I can have variety for lunch, especially since I often have the same thing for breakfast every day and then have leftovers for dinner since I only cook for 1.
Oh, and the changes to my oatmeal REALLY helped yesterday.
Breakfast: Oatmeal (1packet maple brown sugar and 1 packet plain) with chia seeds, peanut butter, blueberries, and bananas
Lunch: Teriyaki salmon with asian noodles (another ready to eat meal from the store)
Dinner: Last of my leftover chicken, mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole (though I may half my portion of it)
Dessert: Butter pecan ice cream
Snacks: Fruit, nuts, or popcorn
Also been having issues with snacking, especially in the afternoon after lunch. I just keep wanting to eat. So going to try and be more mindful about that today.3 -
Sounds like you are getting a handle on this, Athijade.
I have a bad time after eating my midday meal too. So I try to schedule it just before I have to do something ... really close time wise....that way the opportunity to eat more is at the very least delayed and then, an hour or two later, that urge has usually passed.
My body just seems to keeping sending out the ghrelin for a good bit of time after I start eating - rather than leptin once I have a belly full.
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Dante - that looks delicious. I have a pot of what I call "red" soup in the fridge to portion out into single servings and freeze. If there is room in the freezer for more I might just have to make some lentil soup!2
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Dante’s soup has inspired me to prepare for next week’s cool down. Temps around 68-70 and rain. Perfect for a good soup and a good book.2
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Now we just need to find such beautiful bowls and those delicious rusks to make our soup look somewhere near as delicious!
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We are supposed to be in the 50-60 degrees this weekend with low humidity!….I can’t wait…..during the hurricane I read four novels!…soup sounds good with a piece of cornbread!4
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I hear you Connie! We’ve suffered through enough summer already.3
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My choice I would move further north but I only have one vote!….
I made a Southwest Skillet for dinner that was pretty simple and the food was even mixed together ( Pav )…Tyson grilled fajita chicken strips,corn,black beans,onions, and peppers….dessert was a jello sugar free vanilla pudding parfait with sliced strawberries and granola….
Three days into this again….starting to get my “ mojo” back….3 -
I’d be up north too. Lately Canada 🇨🇦 sounds good - reliably cold and hopefully rainy! But like Connie I only have one vote. Texas is where hubby, son and I landed thirty years ago. Both sides of our families are all in northern Ohio. But you live where life takes you I guess. Hang on to the mojo. ❣️
Went to brunch this morning and found one thing to eat. I had the “skinny omelette” from the lighter menu. The yummy omelette had asparagus, goat cheese, roasted red peppers and 520 calories! Skinny not so much for me! But better than the 1000+ Calorie choices. That’s nearly 1/3 of my daily calories at maintenance!
Couldn’t do a to-go box because I had errands afterward and it was 98 degrees today. So I ate it and spent the rest of the day juggling calories. Going to bed hungry......2 -
I can’t go to bed hungry…..I don’t sleep well anyway!…last night at 2 this morning I had a slice of pumpernickel bread with some butter and a low calorie hot chocolate….slept 4 hours without waking up!2
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That soup rusk combo looks awesome!
My 2/3 "blue" menu vegetarian lasagna (about 1120 Cal for the tray) is not TERRIBLE either you know--and it even has its VERY OWN "black tray"!
Plus 57g medjool dates
And on deck the other 1/3 of the lasagna, plus 423g butternut squash stolen from the vacationing dog's stash--she should have guarded it better, plus about 230g of roast potatoes.2 -
How did she get here???????
(lol...I'm only worried about the pup travelling methods in the what's for supper thread )
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She's not there yet! She's in Alberta now! She's driving! And apparently tried to dig through a metal pilar to have a conversation with a chipmunk!!0
