Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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Breakfast this week: Icelandic yogurt topped with fruit (a combo of banana, strawberries, blueberries, or peaches) and granola from my favorite local bakery
Lunch this week: whatever I find in the house and want to eat with veggies and dip
Dinner tonight: Korean beef rice bowls with zucchini2 -
Lunch today will be last night's leftovers. I think dinner is going to be baked cod with roasted tomatoes and some fresh herbs. I have a ton of cherry tomatoes right now, and the only way i eat them is cooked. Maybe some farro and greens on the side.5
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I think dinner is going to be baked cod with roasted tomatoes and some fresh herbs. I have a ton of cherry tomatoes right now, and the only way i eat them is cooked.
A Greek variation of fish in tomato sauce... (surprisingly often eaten at room temperature as opposed to hot)... is "psari plaki", which just means fish "plaki"... multiple recipes online
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That chicken Risotto - leftovers from yesterday to use all the bird!
Treat dessert - Haagan -Daz Pralines & Cream mini cup!5 -
We are having oven baked pork chops, green beans and yellow rice!...of course salad....coffee and a fiber one cookie for dessert....6
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Given when the man is coming to spray for bugs (again!) we may be going out for dinner, I am not upset at the idea of a tongue taco for dinner. (grin) Two of them actually fit pretty well within my calories and fill me up nicely.6
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AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Given when the man is coming to spray for bugs (again!) we may be going out for dinner, I am not upset at the idea of a tongue taco for dinner. (grin) Two of them actually fit pretty well within my calories and fill me up nicely.
What on earth is a tongue taco?....maybe I do not want to know!4 -
frittered my food budget today on too many cliff bar varieties... between bars and (94% microwave) popcorn... got a good 1000+ Cal going... before hitting any "real" food!
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Given when the man is coming to spray for bugs (again!) we may be going out for dinner, I am not upset at the idea of a tongue taco for dinner. (grin) Two of them actually fit pretty well within my calories and fill me up nicely.
What on earth is a tongue taco?....maybe I do not want to know!
Connie, I would guess she's talking about lengua tacos...beef tongue. It's offered on the menus of a lot of the little Mexican places around here but I've never been adventurous enough to try it myself...2 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Given when the man is coming to spray for bugs (again!) we may be going out for dinner, I am not upset at the idea of a tongue taco for dinner. (grin) Two of them actually fit pretty well within my calories and fill me up nicely.
What on earth is a tongue taco?....maybe I do not want to know!
Connie, I would guess she's talking about lengua tacos...beef tongue. It's offered on the menus of a lot of the little Mexican places around here but I've never been adventurous enough to try it myself...
Yep, beef tongue. Texture of good filet mignon, but with the more gamey flavor that lamb has. I would tend to say that if you like lamb you'll like lengua, but if you think lamb is too much, then don't bother ordering lengua, you won't like it. It's really really good in the traditional taco with onion and cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
The only thing about tongue in general is that a lot of people don't know how to fix it anymore, and as it's a very very lean muscle, it is like some seafood in that it's really easy to overcook it, because there's no fat to keep it moist. Historical recipes wet-braise it a lot, and serve it sliced with acid sauces.6 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »conniewilkins56 wrote: »AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Given when the man is coming to spray for bugs (again!) we may be going out for dinner, I am not upset at the idea of a tongue taco for dinner. (grin) Two of them actually fit pretty well within my calories and fill me up nicely.
What on earth is a tongue taco?....maybe I do not want to know!
Connie, I would guess she's talking about lengua tacos...beef tongue. It's offered on the menus of a lot of the little Mexican places around here but I've never been adventurous enough to try it myself...
Yep, beef tongue. Texture of good filet mignon, but with the more gamey flavor that lamb has. I would tend to say that if you like lamb you'll like lengua, but if you think lamb is too much, then don't bother ordering lengua, you won't like it. It's really really good in the traditional taco with onion and cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
The only thing about tongue in general is that a lot of people don't know how to fix it anymore, and as it's a very very lean muscle, it is like some seafood in that it's really easy to overcook it, because there's no fat to keep it moist. Historical recipes wet-braise it a lot, and serve it sliced with acid sauces.
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Beef tongue and lamb brains of MY! Haven't had either of these in years... and not because they're not lean meats!!!1
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Lamb brains?....good lord2
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I think dinner is going to be baked cod with roasted tomatoes and some fresh herbs. I have a ton of cherry tomatoes right now, and the only way i eat them is cooked.
A Greek variation of fish in tomato sauce... (surprisingly often eaten at room temperature as opposed to hot)... is "psari plaki", which just means fish "plaki"... multiple recipes online
Suggestion taken - that was delicious! I threw in a zucchini I needed to use up and served it all on a bed of farro. Will definitley make again!3 -
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »conniewilkins56 wrote: »AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »Given when the man is coming to spray for bugs (again!) we may be going out for dinner, I am not upset at the idea of a tongue taco for dinner. (grin) Two of them actually fit pretty well within my calories and fill me up nicely.
What on earth is a tongue taco?....maybe I do not want to know!
Connie, I would guess she's talking about lengua tacos...beef tongue. It's offered on the menus of a lot of the little Mexican places around here but I've never been adventurous enough to try it myself...
Yep, beef tongue. Texture of good filet mignon, but with the more gamey flavor that lamb has. I would tend to say that if you like lamb you'll like lengua, but if you think lamb is too much, then don't bother ordering lengua, you won't like it. It's really really good in the traditional taco with onion and cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
The only thing about tongue in general is that a lot of people don't know how to fix it anymore, and as it's a very very lean muscle, it is like some seafood in that it's really easy to overcook it, because there's no fat to keep it moist. Historical recipes wet-braise it a lot, and serve it sliced with acid sauces.
Nope, not today!
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I've had the grandson the past few days and so missed this thread - you all had me laughing out loud!!!
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Sautao Hot and Sour Soup Xiao Qiao Style Rice Vermicelli (from some but not all Wally-Marts) with 150g tri-colour coleslaw mix and 5g garlic powder (if I had onions would have used them too!) all nuked together for under 400 Cal and it makes a GOOD quantity (mix is 600g, not 250 or 500, of water to the soup base)
Definitely in the quite filling for the calories AND on the high sodium list at just about 1950mg for the package2 -
Today is hamburgers (or cheeseburgers as people want them) and chips for lunch.
But tonight is the big meal everyone loves, char sui (Chinese barbecued pork) with vegetable fried rice, and crab rangoon. I know my partners will have wandered into the kitchen and seen the bag of pork ribs in marinade defrosting, so there is happy anticipation there. It's a bit of a pain in the rear to do, but worth the work and mess for the flavor.4 -
Oatmeal with raspberries and chocolate PB2 for breakfast again. I'm really missing my usual avocado egg toast, but I'm out of avocados and have been too lazy to boil eggs, so here we are. Lunch will probably be a tuna wrap or leftover rotisserie chicken. My in-laws arrive this afternoon. I think we'll order pizza as an easy supper for their first night here. Tomorrow might be dinner at the farmer's market, and Friday I think we'll actually cook a nice dinner.4
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This looks really interesting! Thinking a few beans - what the heck maybe even tofu on days with more time available - would add a nice bit of protein. I like the idea of using the coleslaw mix. I've been making sauerkraut and a cabbage dish with Indian spices, beans and peas - which means a lot of slicing. Lol - thinking about it - if I add beans to the vermicelli/coleslaw mix - it really starts to resemble my "spicy cabbage" dish. Different flavours though! I'm going to start looking like a cabbage!Sautao Hot and Sour Soup Xiao Qiao Style Rice Vermicelli4 -
We had “ normal “ Muellers spaghetti last night with Prego and vegetables mixed into it....onions, mushrooms, and Zuchinni....and tossed salad
Tonight we are having a Newman’s Own pizza divided between husband and me....not in the mood to cook, I need groceries, and it was in the freezer and on sale BOGO...I will add more veggies on it and not planning a dessert or a big snack....probably coffee and a fiber cookie!5 -
Salmon & veg tonight!3
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Salad with the pizza too Connie? Salmon and veg sounds awesome!4
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Ya gotz ta eatz yar bunnies ya knowz! 2
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Tonight will be chicken brats, corn on the cob, and baked beans. Simple. Easy.
Can someone come make me breakfast? I had blood drawn and need to eat...4 -
Tonight will be chicken brats, corn on the cob, and baked beans. Simple. Easy.
Can someone come make me breakfast? I had blood drawn and need to eat...
Apparently not, lol. I'm 1 for 3 on my attempts at making oatmeal. Today it was so bad I couldn't eat it. I threw it out today and made an egg instead.4 -
I don’t eat breakfast so I am sorry too....those brats sound good!
I am making a beef stir fry....that’s it!2 -
My microwave feels for youze on the unsuccessful (overflowing the tallest container) porridge type stuff cooking!!!! Have gone with more open containers, shallow depth, and reduced power after the initial boil start.
Top secret for people with no gluten issues: whole grain cream of wheat 45g satchel ready in 3 minutes 150 Cal
To me it feels just a tad more filling than an equal amount of calories worth of oats. Same mix ins4
