Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »I tried my bag of frozen Green Giant Zoodles Zuchinni with Prego spaghetti sauce on them…they were OK…..not many zoodles in there but only 60 calories in the entire bag….don’t think I would buy them again unless I kept them for a back up in case I needed a really low calorie meal….real pasta tastes a whole lot better!
Connie! The problem is the Prego--not the Zoodles!!! PREGO!?!?! It's like... industrial!
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SAUSAN!!!! UGH! Who said I wanted white beans in tomato sauce and rice? WHO? Do I ever cook this stuff?! NO. Why? Because tomorrow.... tomorrow.... oh tomorrow!!!!!!!
(bbq lighter... NOT MATCH if you value your eyebrows!)
[ps: I am not sure why a Syrian Kurd lady would be called S-a-ou-san with an "au" instead of Susan with a "u" but that's the label she arrived with!!!!]2 -
Tomorrow is chicken patty sandwiches, and thank all the gods the bacon they like on theirs is already cooked and in the refrigerator. Dinner is moroccan lamb stew, and the only thing I have to do is pan-sear some squash since Boyfriend can't eat the seasoned rice with Girlfriend and I. It's leftover from when I made the stew, and this will use it up tidily.3
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »I tried my bag of frozen Green Giant Zoodles Zuchinni with Prego spaghetti sauce on them…they were OK…..not many zoodles in there but only 60 calories in the entire bag….don’t think I would buy them again unless I kept them for a back up in case I needed a really low calorie meal….real pasta tastes a whole lot better!
Connie! The problem is the Prego--not the Zoodles!!! PREGO!?!?! It's like... industrial!
I love Prego lol…..and it is so easy to make!2 -
Prego with white beans! On rice! WOohoO.
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Mornin’
Was homemade pizza & chips last night!
Stayed within calories, despite MFP taking another 40 from me! Bloomin’ price of weight loss 😂
Starting to need to think about switching down foodstuffs to lower calories and alternatives, & get more exercise…🥴 in or will start to be going off MFP allowance!
Recipe books & pen this weekend!
That tuna casserole recipe sounds good and an alternative to my usual tuna pasta bake - usually loaded with far too much cheese!
Had to look up Poutine! Wow! I presume you mean without the gravy & chips! … though that looks amazing on the pics I’ve seen!
People have cheesy chips & gravy here, but not too my fancy! Waste of cheddar to me!
Prego - not on internet! Italian sauce?! 😬🤭
Tonight is quorn stir fry here! Easy Peasy! …will make sauce, but that is about it! Quorn & veg from freezer …Is just too hot to do too much in kitchen …. Next week will have to take care of itself!
Will be using egg noodles as (getting it in quietly) courgetti / zuchinni is cr*p! Too soggy! 🤢…..
On an aside, as baking is my passion, it’s Father’s Day tomorrow & boys have asked I make OH his fav cake …. Coffee & walnut!
That is my fav cake batter, so will have to resist hard to not lick the spoon & scrape out the bowl 😄. This may not end well!
Glad it’s the weekend …. Not going very far, just a quiet weekend around house… online food shop & delivery … bit of gardening & gentle walks with dog … bliss (hopefully!)
Have a good’ un everyone!
Edited for spelling! Bloomin’ autocorrect - drives me mad! 😂4 -
Have an assortment of green odds and ends in the fridge that will hopefully come together nicely when sprinkled with crumbled feta and served alongside scrambled eggs (2 whole eggs - 75g egg whites!
liberally doused with sriracha) and a roasted sweet potato for dinner tonight.
Yesterday things sort of fell apart but it was a restful rejuvenating kinda of day, and tomorrow is our second family Father's Day celebration (we planned for last weekend - then realized it wasn't Father's Day, but carried on anyway) and that is going to be a hellish day on the calories front - but a whole heck of a lot of fun.
Some 58-year-old man named Mike decided it was a good idea to open a pie shop - Mikey's Cream Pies - in the former pot shop storefront
around the corner from my son's house, in the middle of a pandemic. Mikey's Cream Pies have been a bit too much fun the past two weeks and will continue to be tomorrow and next weekend for son number 2's birthday. So, I'll try to compensate by squeezing in a few good calorie deficit days between the Cream Pie days. 3 -
Laurie, I can relate to the pie temptation! I'm heading to my parents' house for the weekend and have already been informed that there is a chocolate mousse pie waiting to be enjoyed.... just as there has been the last three times I've visited! But I plan to have a small slice and otherwise stick to lower cal options. We'll be doing steaks and veggies for a Father's Day meal so that should fit in nicely.3
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Mornin’
Was homemade pizza & chips last night!
Stayed within calories, despite MFP taking another 40 from me! Bloomin’ price of weight loss 😂
Starting to need to think about switching down foodstuffs to lower calories and alternatives, & get more exercise…🥴 in or will start to be going off MFP allowance!
Recipe books & pen this weekend!
That tuna casserole recipe sounds good and an alternative to my usual tuna pasta bake - usually loaded with far too much cheese!
Had to look up Poutine! Wow! I presume you mean without the gravy & chips! … though that looks amazing on the pics I’ve seen!
People have cheesy chips & gravy here, but not too my fancy! Waste of cheddar to me!
Prego - not on internet! Italian sauce?! 😬🤭
Tonight is quorn stir fry here! Easy Peasy! …will make sauce, but that is about it! Quorn & veg from freezer …Is just too hot to do too much in kitchen …. Next week will have to take care of itself!
Will be using egg noodles as (getting it in quietly) courgetti / zuchinni is cr*p! Too soggy! 🤢…..
On an aside, as baking is my passion, it’s Father’s Day tomorrow & boys have asked I make OH his fav cake …. Coffee & walnut!
That is my fav cake batter, so will have to resist hard to not lick the spoon & scrape out the bowl 😄. This may not end well!
Glad it’s the weekend …. Not going very far, just a quiet weekend around house… online food shop & delivery … bit of gardening & gentle walks with dog … bliss (hopefully!)
Have a good’ un everyone!
Edited for spelling! Bloomin’ autocorrect - drives me mad! 😂
It is thanks to these forums that I discovered Quorn. Had never heard of it before! That stuff is good. Bonus, it is fast to cook up!
Also, coffee and walnut cake sounds fabulous!3 -
@in house brits I am soooooo jelly about you guys having Quorn available. Still haven't seen any in the wet coast!
Not so jelly about getting Prego at my age whether from Florida or locally 😛😹
I much prefer getting Classico or the occasional Newman's own (sockarooni) and dumping it over additional ingredients such as onions garlic and random veggies instead of using plain tomato sauce!
Poutine curds (the cheese part of the poutine) has a whole Canadian subculture worshipping specific ones especially in Quebec.
To me it is all a bland chewy waste of calories drowned in gravy, but I am a Johny come lately computer nerd who will be renounced by the multitude of Quebecois trappers and lumberjacks in our midst! 😛
Walnut cake and pie are evil. Probably not as evil as brownie cheesecake. The good part is that it's no longer inhabiting my fridge. The bad part I'm sure you can guess 🤷🏻♂️
Lunch with unrelated non household friends at a restaurant today??????!!!!!!!!! I am approaching with trepidation that has nothing to do with the menu!3 -
I like Classico, too….
PAV enjoy your lunch!…..0 -
Broccoli, mashed potatoes,olive oil fried chicken tenders, tossed salad,fiber one brownies and coffee!….yummy in the tummy!2
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some poutine sounds pretty good to me right about now - veggie gravy
(gotta startup my chainsaw and sawz me a path to the chip truck - pretty sure I saw poutine on her menu - probably not veggie gravy though
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »PAV enjoy your lunch!…..
Lunch was awesome (and awesomely high in Calories!) about 800 for the burger and another 6-700 for the fries and ketchup and the little chocolate candy at the end.... AYAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Did I mention that the Gentle John Burger was tasty? YUP, it was! 1/3lb, "dutch" bacon slice, gouda, fried egg, lettuce, tomato, pickle, bun....
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That burger and fries is two meals for me! (Not that I eat fries much any more...they make my chronic pain worse.)
Today we're having Mexican wraps for lunch, and leftovers for dinner. Or another iteration on the wrap if there is no leftovers, or taco salads or something of that ilk.3 -
That burger looks good!
Bacon butties for lunch ….grilled with tomato, Mayo & lettuce!
Roast chicken with tarragon & garlic for dinner -roast spuds & greens!
Much cooler here today, hoping for some rain for garden!4 -
The first “ treat “ I am having on my maintenance break ( starts Wed. After doc appt. ) is a burger from a local Pub/ Bar down the road from us!…I do miss a great burger on occasion!….4
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It is thanks to these forums that I discovered Quorn. Had never heard of it before! That stuff is good. Bonus, it is fast to cook up!
Also, coffee and walnut cake sounds fabulous!
I agree Quorn is good! I tend to stick to the pieces rather than anything else… not keen on the sausages or bacon
Have you tried “ This is not chicken “? Their salt & pepper pieces are so good! Also Cauldron (hard) Tofu is great too, coated with cornflour, makes a great Thai style stir fry. Not keen on other Tofu, plant alternatives … as yet!3 -
Son in law fixed our dinner and served it to us in our room!….he cooked way too much food but I had 2 bbq chicken legs (very small ), tossed salad, red potatoes, mixed vegetables and a small scoop of baked beans!…. He is a great cook but he always has lots of leftovers….3
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Juicy lucy (American cheese inside a hamburger patty), no bun, 2 slices of bacon, diced onions and pickles, yellow mustard. Cucumber, tomato and feta salad.5
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Breakfast yesterday was a solid choice of plain, non-fat yogurt with strawberries and honey. Lunch was Subway, where I smartly chose a 6 inch sweet onion chicken teriyaki on wheat, with no cheese, and TONS of veggies. I also got some mini-cucumbers and hummus at the store to fill it out a bit more.
But then at our extended father's day dinner last night, I maaaybe ate too much. Smoked whitefish dip and crackers. Cream cheese filled jalapenos topped with cherry jam, pine nuts and/or bacon. BBQ pulled pork sandwiches with baked beans. Fruit salad. Cheesy potatoes. Molasses cookies. Strawberry rhubarb pie with ice cream. Two G&Ts. More molasses cookies.
At least I got some solid morning exercise in?
Another molasses cookie.4 -
Breakfast yesterday was a solid choice of plain, non-fat yogurt with strawberries and honey. Lunch was Subway, where I smartly chose a 6 inch sweet onion chicken teriyaki on wheat, with no cheese, and TONS of veggies. I also got some mini-cucumbers and hummus at the store to fill it out a bit more.
But then at our extended father's day dinner last night, I maaaybe ate too much. Smoked whitefish dip and crackers. Cream cheese filled jalapenos topped with cherry jam, pine nuts and/or bacon. BBQ pulled pork sandwiches with baked beans. Fruit salad. Cheesy potatoes. Molasses cookies. Strawberry rhubarb pie with ice cream. Two G&Ts. More molasses cookies.
At least I got some solid morning exercise in?
Another molasses cookie.
Sounds quite wonderful allround! Hpe you are having as wonderful a trip as it sounds.2 -
I am not sure if this should fall under inspiration, desperation, or OMG run away!
I know which way Connie is heading!!!
Had a ~500 Cal salad for late breakfast early lunch as I am contemplating venturing in the "OMG
28C / 83F not even 40% humidity "heat wave alert", we're all going to melt" outdoors with the fur-face!
450g tomatoes, 60g onions, 45g mixed hot peppers, 101g eggs scrambled and nuked with a top secret spice mix (make that an utterly random spice mix) of cayenne pepper, garlic, a hint of curry powder because it was there and yellow, and mustard powder also because it was there and yellow all folded into 100g of 0% greek yogurt as the "mayo" to make it all into egg-salad type dressing for the salad! And some 30g of serrano ham because it was dying in the fridge... plus a couple of wasa crackers crumbled as croutons!!!
Hangs head in shame and goes to hide regarding his culinary prowess! (But it was tasty and I liked it and the dog licked the single glass container and my fork so Connie can just make fun of me and I don't care!)4 -
Well, I made my husband egg salad for lunch and I put black pepper, diced onions, relish and some Mayo in it…..I had a wrap with ham because I am out of roast beef…..I will pass on your “ creation”, PAV!…dinner was a big beautiful 93% lean burger and a salad……now coffee and fiber one treats!4
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Beef strips - or bees strips -as I have logged it 🤣 - marinated in coconut, soys, garlic, chilli and lime - with stir fry veggies and egg noodles! Went 64 cals over, but so worth it!
I have knackered the muscle in my calf - in agony and only bit way through a walk! No walking for me for a bit now -rest and ice! Jess is going to drive me nuts with her badgering to go for a run 😣4 -
Have you take that calf muscle to an NHS type white coat person to check out at all? Is there perhaps something that they might be able to suggest?3
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I had a migraine most of the day so Boyfriend went to Our Local Taqueria and there were two lengua tacos with onion and cilantro and lime awaiting me when I got up. YUM.4
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Pav - other than the freakin half dead ham - this sounds pretty tasty! Why would you ever hang your head for creating such a psychedelic, delicious-sounding, whacked out, culinary treat?!3
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After the crazy father's day noshing - I felt inspired to make something healthier, which I'd like to call Connie's Vegetable and White Bean Stew
Cannellini beans, lots of veggies - sweet potato, red skinned potatoes, head of cauliflower, tomatoes, bunch of kale, green beans, chunks of corn on the cob, onion, garlic, celery, some basil/oregano/rosemary from the garden, olive oil - all lightly stewed. Really pretty tasty and since it was one of those things that overflowed from a very large saucepan to another good-sized saucepan, there will be enough for 7 more meals! (about 400 calories each). 5 -
Just NO!…..
Maybe you could strain it and drink the broth….I seriously do not think I could eat that lol…..I make a soup we call “Connie Cabbage Soup” but it is bland compared to your ingredients!
Bottled water,diced canned tomatoes,carrots,cabbage and mixed vegetables ( out of a package like normal peas, carrots,limas and corn!)…. Add some bullion cubes,basil, parsley,salt and pepper….it is allowed to touch!3
