Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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Yooly's flowers are awesome
Only my third one is ok. Dangers of posting while walking and wearing dark glasses 😎1 -
Actually it’s not the best bluebonnet year due to several freezes and the previous year’s snowmaggedon. But it is lovely driving down the highway in a blur of blue. My front lawn is half bluebonnets. Best part is they seed themselves and spread easily. No maintenance required because they’re native plants. Soon they’ll be mixed with orange Indian paintbrush, pink buttercups and yellow Mexican hat flowers as the season continues. Once the heat of summer begins though it’s cactus and dry brown grass.
Today hubby is preparing pork chops in the air fryer, broccoli, sweet potatoes and the usual side salad.2 -
Not sure what's for supper today - and the worst part is I've invited two friends over for dinner before we go to a concert tonight (live music is all I really missed during the pandemic - so happy to have these opportunities again!).
What shall I make?????? At least they are both vegetarian leaning/friendly.
I'll report back later.2 -
I think I'm going to make Dante's Greek green bean and olive oil stew 🙂
It seems perfect for an almost spring day.2 -
Dinner smells delicious and everything is on board for my little gathering tonight except that I thought some baklava would be a nice finish to the meal and it only came in a too generous sized box...I put some out on a serving dish...wrapped up the package and tucked it away... And then kept on stealing one until there were no more left in that tucked away package. 😕3
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lauriekallis wrote: »Dinner smells delicious and everything is on board for my little gathering tonight except that I thought some baklava would be a nice finish to the meal and it only came in a too generous sized box...I put some out on a serving dish...wrapped up the package and tucked it away... And then kept on stealing one until there were no more left in that tucked away package. 😕
Those are the times where the freezer is my friend. That and doing something else after dinner so that I'm distracted from eating.
Sorry to all I haven't been around. When my autism comes to the fore, I tend to just drop off the radar until I feel social again, and things have been a bit stressful as we figure out exactly how to redo our lives around Boyfriend's new job. I think all will be good but change is not something any of us like, and I'm still figuring out what my new normal is on the thyroid meds. Also the weather is not helping me feel good. One day it's snowing, the next day it's in the mid-sixties. (shakes head)
I have had something interesting happen. I'm not....hungry anymore. I eat my breakfast, and I'm fine. And the alarm goes off and I start to make lunch and halfway through the process I'm aware that I have an appetite. And same with dinner. And in the evening I don't want to snack. I could, it's there, but nah, I just want to drink more tea. I was a little hungry when I went to bed last night, but it wasn't bad enough for me to actually get out of bed to get something, so I didn't, and I wasn't hungry any earlier in the day than usual today. I don't know if this is temporary or permanent, but it's a great relief.
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Glad to see you! Maybe I missed but did boy get another new job, is this the one that didn't start out 100% perfectly?0
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I’ve missed you here Alexandra! Hope you’re on the wat to getting some equilibrium in your life.
Could the thyroid meds be helping with the hunger control?2 -
I’ve missed you here Alexandra! Hope you’re on the wat to getting some equilibrium in your life.
Could the thyroid meds be helping with the hunger control?
They might be. It could be the Prozac that is doing everything from putting a floor under my low moments to settling my gut down somewhat to easing the fibro pain. It could be that I'm more sensitive to the amphetamine I take daily. (shrug) I dunno. But it's NICE. I know it's not the amphetamine because I take an absurdly tiny weird dose (and I know it's weird because they always have to special order it at the pharmacy) and within the last three months I have taken it, had dinner, and then proceeded to piece all evening. (I can also go to sleep on it. TINY dose. But it makes all the difference in my executive function.)2 -
Next week's menu, for those interested:
Monday: Chicken and Jalapeno Quesadillas.
Chicken Parmesan, pasta marinara, pan-seared zucchini, garlic bread.
Tuesday: Street tacos al pastor or carne asada
Chicken bacon alfredo fettucini with broccoli, garlic bread.
Wednesday: Hamburgers/cheeseburgers to order, chips.
Crab cake, wild rice pilaf, asparagus au beurre noir, bread roll.
Thursday: Pulled pork sandwich or wrap, chips.
Sweet and sour pork or chicken, mixed Asian vegetables, white rice.
Friday: Patty melt, chips.
Tacos, hard or soft, rice and beans.
Saturday: Chicken patty sandwiches, chips.
Beef stroganoff, pan-seared zucchini, bread roll.
Sunday: Walking burrito or leftover cleanup.
Cashew chicken, white rice, egg roll with choice of dipping sauce.
As always I provide recipes.
Once he goes back to work I'll add in a mention of what he's taking to work. He gets more calories and less carbs than I do, so whenever you see pasta, he's probably having the meat and sauce on the vegetable, with no pasta involved. I'm usually not having the vegetable because either I don't like it or it doesn't like me.3 -
Bunny post bunny post bunny post!….please1
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But Connie, Alexandra cannot do multi-bunnies because of all the vegetables that hate her! It IS unfortunate because I would LOVE to see her post more!
**And, unbeknownst to me at the time... this was my actual MFP post #10,000
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So nice to see you again Alexandra ❤️
The freezer wouldn't have helped with my baklava they were gone before the guests even arrived before they would have ever frozen if I had put them in the freezer.3 -
While preparing a Marie Calender lasagna and salad yesterday (because dad believes that if he sees it come out of the microwave first it is inferior to spending an hour in the oven), I made some onion, sausage, 1kg frozen veggies and a jar of Classico 🤔
Tastes good on its own, but you know who is muttering about eating it over pasta or rice. Sigh.
Thinking whether I want to split it and add more tomato and possibly meat to mine while delivering the rest as described 🤔🤔🤔
Bunnies are good though I haven't been as diligent as in the past in estimating the precise bunny content % by ingredient weight! 🙀3 -
One veggie that I feed my people a lot is pan-seared zucchini. The special equipment this requires is a cast iron skillet.
I quarter the zucchini and chop in roughly inch square chunks. Then I put a tablespoon of oil that has a high smoke point (I use grapeseed oil, but up to you) in my cast iron pan, warm it, and brush it all over the inside. Then turn it up to sizzle and dump on the zucchini. Worry them around in the pan every few minutes or so as they get lovely roasty and soft. When done, dump them in a bowl and add seasonings as desired. We often do a grind or two of fresh black pepper and a sprinkle of sea salt, but you could also add any other herbs that you like. The thin layer of oil from the pan makes the spices stick, which is nice, and it adds richness and satiety to the meal, which is very useful.
Boyfriend eats this instead of pasta under red sauce and alfredo sauce on a weekly basis.
I also pan-sear asparagus and then brush a little butter on them and that is also tasty.5 -
Would oven not work for that? I think my MFP friend zinka does that often with oven. Or are you reaching higher temperatures with the cast iron pan?3
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I like the control I have with the pan. And often my oven is being used for either garlic bread or holding things warm at 200 degrees while I make the rest of the meal. Plus I can do it in five minutes while everything is coming together.
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You all know how I don’t like most of my food touching….well, here is another fun fact or two lol….I had never tasted Zuchinni until about 2 years ago and now I really like it….the same with asparagus, sweet potatoes, and real mayonaise!….all I ever wanted to eat was the same foods and never tried anything new or something I hadn’t eaten growing up!….raw spinach, blueberries,Greek yogurt,kiwi,and bagels ( yes, bagels ), and real butter, and creme cheese were foods I never ate!…never even tasted!…see you can teach an old dog new tricks!3
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Woof! Just be careful that you don't start to shake a paw too!
Now, woofy... not sure how well real mayo, butter, and cream cheese go with the low saturated fats, and I'm fairly sure none of the above, nor bagels would mostly qualify for most of us on the low calories front! Trust me, I eat bagels, and butter regularly and cream cheese on occasion... but low calorie bargains I wouldn't call them!
On the plus side, old woofy or not, you're one smart cookie (hmmm.... cookies don't qualify neither)
I am thinking I'll get some zoo's and try the Alexandria method...3
