Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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Dante - I would love your take on the recipe. Skip the tomato & BBQ sauce though - it didn't really work
I would love you to try it so that you can post your spices. More onion and mushroom probably would have helped...but alas I used what was in the fridge.
PAV, I love your approach, too, especially the two handed scissoring
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Seems we have started something with this! Love to see how everyone else is making their versions. Some great ideas, though I am not sure my digestive track is ready for lentils yet! Still adjusting to the increased fiber I am already giving it.
Ended up ordering Pad Thai last night. Been craving it for a couple weeks and had the calories. Really love the one I get from a local place because they use cabbage mixed in with the noodles. So less calories and more veg and fiber. Going to have leftovers tonight, but will roast some broccoli to go with it.
Also been loving my breakfasts this week. 2 hardboiled eggs and a piece of toast with avocado and EBTB seasoning. Eggs are still expensive, but I love them so I budget for them.
Today I added a 6oz glass of strawberry kefir to it. It's interesting. A bit sour and a bit sweet. Not too bad.2 -
The shepherds pie streak has been fun!
I like the idea of mixing cabbage with the noodles for pad thai. I would probably skip the noodles completely and go all cabbage - but - hmmm....that might be something to try!2 -
Maybe next time I forget to eat my slaw mix until after it expired would be a good idea to try with noodles!!!
So don't get me wrong I'm quite happy with my herding dog inspired glassware containers but something in them I'm pretty sure has increased my total fiber intake and I have to suspect that it's they do it yourself meat just add water and oil!🤣 I am by no stretch of the imagination complaining it's just an observation. I'll actually have to go back and check the ingredient list but I believe that my eye caught plant cellulose as one of them so that could be very likely the culprit! Not sure not sure if that would help or hinder an Amazon review so maybe I will not mention!0 -
Is this the one you used, PAV?
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Here’s a quick use for aging slaw mix or a real cabbage. I’ve used sriracha instead of harissa. Also a chopped onion goes well with this. Serve over cauliflower rice or shiritake noodles. Or regular noodles.
Simple sauteed cabbage with Harissa - a North African combination of hot peppers and spices, that adds both heat and complex flavor
5 min Prep Time
10 min Cook Time
Ingredients:
2-3 cups chopped cabbage
oil for pan
1 tablespoon Harissa (or to taste)
Instructions:
Chop and wash the cabbage.
Heat oil in the pan, then add cabbage and stir. Let cook a few minutes, stirring frequently, until it starts to soften.
Push cabbage to the side of the pan, and add a splash of water and the harissa. Soften the paste in the water, then stir the cabbage well to distribute the seasoning,
Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until cabbage is cooked to your taste - approximately five minutes.
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Am I hearing you say: STIR FRY THE SUCKER????
Laurie you're extremely insightful! My first attempt was made with water to the halfway point of the water/oil mark which from memory was a good 125-150ml more than what I was expecting based on verbiage on the bag. And oil I used 21g of avocado oil instead of the 90ml they were talking about. And my contents were 260g instead of 270!
Yoolie... actually I am going to order more "meat" from amazon and probably try to go the stir fry route with sriracha and "meat". I should look for harissa next time I stumble upon it. Used to know an Ismaeli dude from East Africa originally. He/his girl used to make some awesome chicken stews and I believe some harissa was used.2 -
Yup - stir fry, toss in some fake or real meat. Leftover bacon crumbles or chicken works well. Bok choy is good too. Definitely get some harissa. It’s fairly hot but in a different way from sriracha.2
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Feeling some cabbage urges coming on!
I've grown really fond of chipotle seasoning. I don't really like the taste of eggs and that seasoning turns them into something wonderful! It's not hot but with a splash of sriracha it can be.
Usually order from Amazon...
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07DTG5PHJ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details0 -
tamagotchi pet amazon was just fed!0
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Lol. Amazon is quite the pet. (if I follow)1
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You click to feed and pet your tamagotchi pets... i sometimes feel like I've adopted an Amazon pet that I keep feeding!
Among other things a bag that looks exactly like the picture you posted is on its way to me!1 -
My Costco has this ranch powder in 20 ounce size. It’s on sale for about $8.
Claims to be 0 calories. You can make dips and dressings. I’m thinking of using low fat Greek yogurt as a base. Not bad sprinkled on veggies or potatoes. My favorite is to sprinkle on popcorn. I use cooking spray to help it stick.3 -
I would double check the amount that claims to be zero calories and probably depending on what the contents are assume that it's close to four calories per gram or so because you know I would probably be unlikely to use just 1 g!
Of course by the same token I think that my multiple pounds of pav more likely come from cookies then powdered ranch dressing but hey2 -
Day number three of herder-type pie-ish casserole. Raining today. Perfect meal! SO glad I made this.2
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I've been stopping and getting slices from a place near dad's and logging them at what I thought was correct(ish) values.
Today I decided to blow (financial) budgets and "take one for the team", to establish approximate weights! The cheapies are plain cheese and pepperoni (of course). So I got the 2 piece specials... x2! And then I unloaded the plain cheese versions on my unsuspecting victims neighbours downstairs!!!! And didn't tell them I had "scale handled" them!!!
Turns out... I was fairly correct with my logging actually! For values of "correct" since we have no way of actually KNOWING. But less than 10% difference between what I was logging and the weight based estimate!
For the record, the pepperoni slices are now officially averaged at 225g each. And the plain cheese ones at 200g2 -
Yes, I did throw in there 311g of herder-pie-II for variety Laurie!2
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Good of you to take one for the team! Research is always important. I'm glad you included some herder-pie in your day 2
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Made chicken korma with peas last night and served it over rice mixed with riced cauliflower and broccoli. It was good. May toss in some cashews tonight for the leftovers. The rice mixture worked well, but only because the sauce really covered a lot of the taste. Not a huge fan of it on its own. I did about half a cup of rice and 3/4 a cup of the veggie rice. Half and half might be better but I steamed the whole bag of the riced veggies and didn't want to waste any.2
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Good going, Athijade.
Thankfully I actually really like the taste of the cauliflower rice (haven't tried the mixed) - which reminds me that I haven't had it in a while....might be time to pick some up!3 -
Hmm.
You know me and bunnies @Athijade I don't know that I would let them escape uneaten!
Mind you rice and veggie mix should keep well in the fridge and may be worth it to you to make a larger batch and save the extras if it helps you nail the proportions.
Interesting re korma. I tend to avoid it when I have a choice and go towards butter chicken because of the cashews. I find that they blend in TOO well for me (they are mild tasting to me) thus increasing the quantity needed to get my "fix" of believing I had enough of them. And being high fat and high calories the bill for eating them goes up fast!
For whatever reason, in general, I consume relatively fewer calories when consuming almonds and stay satiated longer for the same Calories with peanuts.
I'm lucky because locally we have a pretty good tasting butter chicken sauce that's relatively speaking slightly lower calories (blue menu butter chicken sauce) and i tend to go with that in preference to either full fat butter chicken or korma3 -
Can of Progresso Santa Fe chicken lite soup. Side salad with a bit of tuna.
It’s cold today. Hubby was dealing with the tree cutters. It took over three hours for them to clean up the mess and get rid of the many hanging damaged limbs. Neither of us was in the mood to cook.
We haven’t been grocery shopping much while waiting for the call that we were on the arborists schedule for the day. So tomorrow it’s off to the grocery. But I’m going with hubby cause he’s been away from his favorite places for nearly ten days. Heaven only knows what he’d drag home if left to his own devices! 😱3 -
Glad the fallen limb saga is behind you now, Yooly.3
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Finished all of the Herder-Type pie that isn't in the freezer so back to my roasted cauliflower/broccoli with shaved garlic and scrambled eggs with feta and sriracha. Tonight I'm living it up a bit with a heaping tablespoon (which my little scale tells me is the equivalent to 4 tablespoons!) of Russian style eggplant spread - which seems have lots of red pepper and other delicious stuff in it. Because the spoonful weight so much - it suddenly added 60 calories not the 30 that I bargained for. But I have room for that and it is delicious 3
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You only weigh the contents and tare the spoon, right?!?!
I probably shouldn't discuss today.... suffice it to say that my ladies were definitely in the Leopard category, and lovely! Their past wine consumption practice probably helped them cope better than me with the TWO (very full) glasses of wine (one rose and one red chianti) and the shot of tia maria... However after sitting at the table for a while (and after a second cup of coffee with no tia maria)... I was able to march back to the elevators as steadily as anyone else--even if I didn't use a walker!!!
Still: it was actually a fun evening!2 -
Yeah but those oldsters didn’t have to drive home PAV! Be careful out there.1
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Making some French onion chicken tonight with roasted brussels sprouts.
Had toast with peanut butter for breakfast. Just enough to hold me over on my walk to Whole Foods. Going at about 11 and planning to get something there for lunch. Just to do something new and it gets me outside moving. So win win.1 -
Sounds like you had fun, PAV? And, listen to Yooly, she is watching out for you.
Yes - I remembered not to include the weight of the spoon. But it just goes to show you (me) how inaccurate that form of measurement is. What seems like a reasonable "tablespoon" of ... peanut butter/hummus/eggplant spread is more likely 4.
Hope you have a find outing, Athijade. How is the weather there?2 -
Oh, well, try again with running a straight edge over your spoon 😉🤠
But yes, I do weight everything, including liquids (conversion tables do exist)
The hardest is ice cream because in Canada it's sold by volume, not weight, and, sadly, 1:1 is a distant dream for most ice cream.
Have I emptied out cartons of ice cream to determine weight as per the pizza slice experiment the other day? Of course I have! 🤣🤣🤣2 -
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Hope you have a find outing, Athijade. How is the weather there?
It was a nice walk. Weather is beautiful atm. 40's, sunny, and not too windy. A hoodie and hat was perfect. Maybe a little chilly on my face but so nice to get out in the fresh air.3
