Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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We went for a walk last night, and stopped at the ice cream truck in the park on the way back. Delicious soft serve cones. It was such a nice treat!
I think I'm on my own for lunch today, and we'll get food at the farmer's market tonight for dinner. Now I just have to decide...a delicious shrimp burrito, try the new Nigerian stand, or do the delicious Indonesian place? Decisions are so hard!!! Hopefully I can convince everyone to walk there and burn a few extra calories before that delicious food.5 -
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 ins
A few years ago I put a spaghetti squash in the microwave and did not poke holes in it...when it blew up, the force pushed the door of the oven open....we thought it was a bomb....you have never seen such a mess in your life....I picked up strands of hidden squash and seeds for days....it was on the walls, floor, light fixtures, cabinets, etc....the same week I had bought a popcorn popper because my grands didn’t know any other popcorn except microwave bags...the popcorn was supposed to pop, fill the top and spill over like at the theatre....well, the top popped off and hot kernels of corn went flying all over the kitchen...we were dodging that hot popcorn like it was molten rock out of a volcano!...all three of us had burns on us!....I threw the machine out!3 -
I've successfully done the bomb thing... and burned microwave popcorn... but thankfully not the molten rock volcano thing! Hmmm... it is noon and I've only had coffee so far... hmmm..... popcorn or frozen meal?!?!?
hmmm..... some weird wheat noodles I picked up yesterday at wally mart, cooked with 375g of coleslaw mix (big bag done!) and a knorr cube (they are a non soup mix asian chili sauce noodle packet, so I successfully converted them!)2 -
I've successfully done the bomb thing... and burned microwave popcorn... but thankfully not the molten rock volcano thing! Hmmm... it is noon and I've only had coffee so far... hmmm..... popcorn or frozen meal?!?!?
Popcorn!!!!!!!
Had a popcorn lunch on Monday - it was just perfect
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Just a tad too late Laurie! Had breakfast popcorn yesterday... but today was asian wheat noodle... now to log the new food
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The beef stir fry was really good....I had 3 oz. of top sirloin with some onions and minced garlic plus about 5 cups of broccoli,water chestnuts, carrots and edamame ( Birdseye ).... dessert was a piece of dark chocolate Godiva, coffee, and a chocolate chip cookie!....all that swimming to eat a cookie,
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@conniewilkins56 - All that swimming to feel alive and strong and vibrant and to eat a cookie! You look fabulous and sound so energetic - I don't think it is the cookie giving you all that.3
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Tonight a dinner that even @conniewilkins56 might like! Asparagus, rutabaga (plain boiled), Baked sweet potato spears and a veggie Mediterranean (sort of sweet & spicy) sausage. And nothing barely touched!!! (except for a bit of feta (16g to be exact) on the asparagus). I thought of you, Connie and laughed. And then made some of the vegetables touch just for the fun of it!2
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lauriekallis wrote: »Tonight a dinner that even @conniewilkins56 might like! Asparagus, rutabaga (plain boiled), Baked sweet potato spears and a veggie Mediterranean (sort of sweet & spicy) sausage. And nothing barely touched!!! (except for a bit of feta (16g to be exact) on the asparagus). I thought of you, Connie and laughed. And then made some of the vegetables touch just for the fun of it!
That sounds pretty good!....how was the veggie sausage?....I like real meat lol.....1 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »That sounds pretty good!....how was the veggie sausage?....I like real meat lol.....
They are really good. I never used to eat any of the "fake meat" but a friend told me about these and they are very tasty! And beans/lentils get really boring - and require a bit more effort than I want to put out sometimes.
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rutabaga mash (just boil and mash with tiny bit of sugar--i've also done it with a tiny bit of sucralose) is quite good too!!!1
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Last night I had half of a shrimp fajita burrito from the farmer's market, and I'll have the other half for lunch (or maybe breakfast...) today. Pretty proud I only ate half of it and stopped!
Tonight we'll do a nice Friday evening meal. We have some huge NY Strip steaks in the freezer to grill up, I got some fresh asparagus at the farmer's market to try making asparagus soup, and I think some sauteed hen of the woods mushrooms on the side. If for some reason we need more food, I could open a jar of green beans or make some baked potatoes. Maybe an apple pie for dessert...2 -
My best success with oatmeal was with the plain rolled oats, a heavy ceramic microwave safe bowl, and I usually added some chopped dried fruit before cooking it. (You get tropical oatmeal if you add a bit of shredded coconut, a chopped up dried mango piece, and a few dried pineapple chunks! Sprinkle of cinnamon to finish!) Then if it needed sweetening I stirred in Splenda.
I also worked out how to do peanut butter and jelly oatmeal, which I will describe if anyone wants that.4 -
Today is patty melts, which is really just a cheeseburger with grilled onions on rye. But very amazingly tasty.
Tonight we're having carnitas with roasted peppers and pico de gallo and sliced limes.4 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »My best success with oatmeal was with the plain rolled oats, a heavy ceramic microwave safe bowl, and I usually added some chopped dried fruit before cooking it. (You get tropical oatmeal if you add a bit of shredded coconut, a chopped up dried mango piece, and a few dried pineapple chunks! Sprinkle of cinnamon to finish!) Then if it needed sweetening I stirred in Splenda.
I also worked out how to do peanut butter and jelly oatmeal, which I will describe if anyone wants that.
Ooh that sounds good. I've been making it with milk in the microwave, then adding chocolate PB2 and some frozen raspberries. The first time I messed it up, I used too much milk and didn't cook it long enough, so it was just chewy oats in milk. Yesterday, I ran out of raspberries, so decided to toss in some frozen blueberries instead. Turns out that either the blueberries were gross/freezer-burned and/or chocolate-peanut-butter-blueberry is NOT a delicious flavor combination.
I got some strawberries at the farmer's market yesterday. If I don't use them all in the strawberry shortcake tonight, they will be going in tomorrow's oatmeal attempt!5 -
Egg salad for lunch on a fiber wrap......I don’t eat very many eggs but I need some protein to go to the gym and swimming in a little while.....taking orange pieces and applesauce to eat at the pool.....snack after swim will be Greek yogurt with blueberries....dinner is turkey kielbasa, Mexican corn and air fryer sweet potato fries with cinnamon....after dinner coffee and a biscotti....later veggie chips and a string cheese!
Great day!....Great food!4 -
@conniewilkins56 this sounds like a fab menu! Not quite up to par with Alexandra's... but close... and nicely planned too!
@eliezalot frozen blueberries and frozen blueberries in oatmeal tend to work out fairly well for me; both cultured and "wild". And definitely chocolate would work as a flavor. Peanut butter... I don't know if it would or not.
P2B or defatted peanut powder I can both see working well with oats as a flavouring. I will pass on Alexandra's PBJ oatmeal because there is a chance I might like it too much!
An MFP friend roasts her asparagus in the oven before using them in the soup and she just recently sent me... here it is, and it ties nicely with the oatmeal discussion! (I, being a heretic, threatened to proceed with cream of wheat but in the end proceeded with nothing because I just pan boiled/steamed the ones I had!)
Roasted Asparagus Soup
3+ cups asparagus
1 lg. yellow onion, cut up
4 huge garlic cloves, sliced or not
1/2+ c. Old Fashioned (rolled) oats
1 liter (I'm guessing, here) commercial vegetable broth
Roast the asparagus on parchment paper in oven at maybe 350-390F until wilted and beginning to brown
Put into simmering vegetable broth with onion, garlic and 1/2+ c. Old Fashioned (rolled) oats. (I'd start with that and add more as needed while pureeing if texture is too watery).
Simmer until onions are cooked and then puree in a blender or food processor.4 -
Asparagus and oats do NOT go together....the only way I will eat asparagus is drizzled with olive oil, and baked with Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper on it...I really don’t like asparagus very much!.....2
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Now now Connie... remember: adventures!
Plus the recipe is from Suzie (Zinka) 2 -
Was sweet teriakyi quorn stir fry last night - was lovely, but didn’t agree with me! Quorn & I have a love / hate relationship! Pity cuz I like the idea of more plant based alternatives!
Southern-style chicken & with salad & fries tonight! No problem keeping that down! Yum!
Drank calories with Prosecco too! 🍾3 -
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I'm up early for no apparent reason today. Got all the food prep done yesterday for the week. Except the gyro loaf and the crab cakes. Oh yeah, that. (sigh) So I guess I'm making more food today. Lunch is chicken tenders with dipping sauces and chips, and dinner is beef curry with little meatballs, cashews, and mushrooms, with rice and naan.3
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We had a great supper last night. Asparagus soup, steak on the grill, sauteed hen of the woods mushrooms, a really nice bottle of wine, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. The shortcake recipe made extra biscuits, so I'll tuck those away in the freezer for future desserts (and so I don't eat them all now).
Today we have no set plans, which means I have no idea what to do for food. Going to make myself a small frittata for breakfast, probably will have a light lunch, and see what husband is planning on for supper. He doesn't quite get that I need to know what's for dinner so that I can plan how much to eat for breakfast and lunch. It's fine, but makes it harder to plan my calories.3 -
Tonight we are having fresh broccoli and “ loaded “ baked potatoes with salad, too.....3
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I actually know what I'm having tonight - it's a fridge cleaning kinda dinner!
Scrambled eggs (2 eggs with extra egg whites) smothered in sriracha and kimchee asparagus (a few too many to make them all last night), sauteed spinach (1/2 a bunch on its last legs in the fridge), baked sweet potato wedges and maybe some black beans (leftover from a can I opened several days ago) a few grape tomatoes for pizzaz....and maybe one (or two or three ) of those jello puddings (if they have them in stock again) for dessert/treat! 3 -
OK Laurie: you're driving me nuts: It's time for... PLAY WITH PUDDING
--mix and match: milk chocolate and dulce. multiple little baby cups. sprinkle with cereal for crunch. anything from all bran buds to hershey kisses. sprinkle cinnamon or cocoa powder on top
--add protein: same as above... but also use 0% yoplait. One or two puddings brings the mix to a less watery consistency and it is still under 350 Cal before you start adding mix ins.
--add bunnies: same as above... but also add fresh or frozen fruit
--add bunnies and protein: same as above... but move it to greek yogurt, or, if daring, skyr (gets a bit too thick unless you're using frozen fruit which helps balance things out)
** note: I often log the puddings at the 60 Cal of the US versions. I am not 100% convinced as to the 50 Cal Canadian label which nets out the fiber from the carbs... while ingredients and weights are identical to the US label.3 -
Leftovers chicken & potato salad!
Making chocolate cakes this evening! Not a morsel passed my lips!3 -
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