Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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for values of ok... weight is actually stable, so there's that. You're dealing with more direct issues but there's some stress around here too!
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I’m at an age where I want to get up in everyone’s business, ask all the questions - and offer free advice. Fix things for everyone!
Of course judging by how my very adult son reacts to mothering/smothering, I have hopefully learned to not ask ALL the nosy questions. Doesn’t mean I don’t have the burning desire to do so......2 -
Pulled pork, salad and a few sweet potato fries! Keeping portion control will be the challenge.2
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Fasolada soup and a pita bread and stole a bite of taramosalata and half of someone else's pita bread... AND a mini sandwich, and some popcorn and some pretzels and some Yves burger chez Costco sampling plus two Néstlé drumsticks on the way back: OINK! Serves me right that I am regretting the second ice cream with a half queasy tummy and I am NOT taking Tums!3
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That’s a nice bit of self soothing you have going on there, PAV 😜2
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Hello gang! It's been a while.
Been chugging along on a slight deficit for the last month, since Easter in the village was a little brutal. Back to the expected range now, so I'm a happy camper.
Got some wild mushrooms from the village (we visited a local producer that is near), so made a fricassee with them. Yummy, filling and very light on calories..
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Dante!!! We missed you and the awesome food photos. I can only imagine the wonders of Greek Easter considering the food for Lent wasn’t too shabby. Happy to hear you were able to get things back on track.
The fricassee of mushrooms looks wonderful (could we expect less from you?). What else is in there and how do you make it? We don’t get a great variety of fresh mushrooms here in Texas but I’d be willing to give this a try.2 -
Dante you're a shot of happiness! 😝 Awesome dude! And awesome idea of mushrooms and veggies in egg lemon soup!!!!!🙈 I will explore it maybe! 🤔1
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Yoolie the fungie are so low cal I wonder why I don't use them more. I used to be able to get a huge dehydrated wild mushroom pack from Costco I wonder if it is still around! That and lettuce would make a good start at a fricassée!😝0
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Dante!!! We missed you and the awesome food photos. I can only imagine the wonders of Greek Easter considering the food for Lent wasn’t too shabby.
It was glorious really, too much food though..
...way too much
what else is in there and how do you make it? We don’t get a great variety of fresh mushrooms here in Texas but I’d be willing to give this a try.
Well, it's a pretty standard fricassee/stew recipe, only with mushrooms instead of meat. From a previous post here about what to put in, :Would the Fricassee work with kale, collard greens, or chard? Spinach?
Of course, you can put pretty much everything you like! For example, a well known combo is lettuce with spring onions and a little dill. Sorrel, spinach, leeks, chard, hartwort, collard, purple amaranth etc etc can also be used, we tend to go with what is in season (or simply what we forage when going out for a walk).
I went with Endive/Escarole (different from chicory), lettuce, sorrel and dill on this one. No egg either, just the lemon stew was enough.
As always, saute and then simmer.
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I also made a wonderful dish using mushrooms!
Last night I made a fried rice with Enoki mushrooms, Beech mushrooms, steak, green onion, garlic, and kimchi. Sauce was coconut aminos, honey, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. It was an amazing balance of flavors. Savory, sweet, vinegary, spicy... it was all there.4 -
Oh man, that sounds delicious Athjade!!
Question, this is the first time I hear about coconut aminos. Is that close.similar to soy sauce in taste?
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That is one amazing Easter feast there Dante! We city-folks couldn’t even come close to recreating that food. We’re stuck with grocery stores and restaurants. Actual local fresh food doesn’t exist unless it’s in a backyard garden plot. So envious of your bounty.
Oxford Dictionary definition-
fric·as·see
/ˈfrikəˌsē,ˌfrikəˈsē/
noun
a dish of stewed or fried pieces of meat served in a thick white sauce.
I guess fricassee in Greece is a whole different thing than I’m used to. More a veggie meat/mushroom stew with light agvolemono? Anyway it looks good!1 -
Oxford Dictionary definition-
fric·as·see
/ˈfrikəˌsē,ˌfrikəˈsē/
noun
a dish of stewed or fried pieces of meat served in a thick white sauce.
I guess fricassee in Greece is a whole different thing than I’m used to. More a veggie meat/mushroom stew with light agvolemono? Anyway it looks good!
Yes, because we don't tend to use flour, cream or butter to thicken our sauces. Our definition here is that of a stew made with sauteed components (at most times, meat), with a lemony or avgolemono sauce.
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Such variety!
Green soup for supper for me🙂1 -
Oh man, that sounds delicious Athjade!!
Question, this is the first time I hear about coconut aminos. Is that close.similar to soy sauce in taste?
It is very similar to soy sauce in taste. Slightly less salty and maybe a touch sweeter, but I can barely tell the difference when used in sauces.
When I was diagnosed with IC I had to cut put all soy products. While I have been able to add some back, I still limit it.3 -
Tonight is Cincinnati chili. Woke up with dizzy spells because my allergies are so bad today. So much sinus pressure including my ears which is causing the dizziness. That means the idea of standing and cooking is not on the top of my list.3
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Love me some Cincinnati chili! I make mine with ground turkey rather than beef to save a few calories. I’ve also learned not to serve it to Texans who don’t “get” the middle eastern spices in the chili. 😛So good1
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You mean there's RECIPES for chili? <ducks and hides>0
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That sounds very interesting!
I’m going to try and find a vegetarian recipe when I’m up and about again1 -
This is the recipe I use. I think for a vegetarian version you could substitute chick peas or navy beans? It’s really mostly about the sauce anyway.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/katie-lee/cincinnati-style-chili-116593861 -
Yesterday we ate at my mothers. She made a bolognese with whole wheat pasta (was great),
...and I brought over a batch of my uncles' ram I slow cooked in a crock pot. It was falling off the bone at that point.
The food was great, but for some weird reason I see salads in my future for the rest of the week..
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Love me some Cincinnati chili! I make mine with ground turkey rather than beef to save a few calories. I’ve also learned not to serve it to Texans who don’t “get” the middle eastern spices in the chili. 😛So good
Mine came out of a can. Skyline of course. No way did I have the energy to make it myself with how I felt yesterday. It's a bit higher in calories, but I have always been able to make it fit so it's a good option to just keep in the pantry. I always have spaghetti, onion, and cheese on hand for toppings.Yesterday we ate at my mothers. She made a bolognese with whole wheat pasta (was great),
The food was great, but for some weird reason I see salads in my future for the rest of the week..
I really want to try my hand at making a bolognese or other pasta sauce from scratch. I usually just buy the jars which is great from a "I need something and I need it now" stand point, but I realized a couple weeks ago I have never tried to make the sauce on my own. So that will be an experiment once I am feeling up to standing in the kitchen. Between my foot and now my allergies, it's just not possible many days at the moment.
And yes, it is amazing how after a day or 2 of heavier meals my body actually craves a salad or veggies of some sort.1 -
Dante - another meal fit for the gods. Lovely! And yes it’s definitely salad time for a while.
Athijade, making Cincinnati chili or other sauces is not that difficult if you have all the ingredients ready. And most freeze well so it’s worth the effort. But convenience sometimes wins. 😋3 -
Marking the mental note to hit Yooly for chocolate covered chili in the future
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I can’t wait to try this… this variation makes sense when you think about Molé sauce, and I also have some hot chocolate squares that include the cinnamon and cloves….1
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lauriekallis wrote: »I can’t wait to try this… this variation makes sense when you think about Molé sauce, and I also have some hot chocolate squares that include the cinnamon and cloves….
I don’t think you’d like the sweetened hot chocolate in this chili. Unsweetened cocoa is a whole different thing. It’s a more bitter taste like black coffee. In fact, if I HAD to substitute for unsweetened cocoa, I’d consider strong espresso powder.
Seriously - stick with the spices as listed the first time, taste and then see what you think. You can always adjust next time. But you do need to get a taste of Cincinnati chili as it’s meant to be (albeit vegetarian) once.1
