Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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See I forgot pecans! Thankfully I seldom get them by themselves. The more common ones around are peanuts/almonds/cashews obviously. But yeah... the honey roasted or varieties and things get dicey! pistachios in chocolate or caramelised in sugar (CCCGG brings those).. not good I tell ya!1
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That’s one thing that grow well here - pecans! Loads of pecan farms/producers here. Pecan trees growing in parks. We have happy squirrels. 🐿️
Today was a small salad 🥗 , plain sweet potato 🍠 and a chunk of pork loin made in the air fryer. Later a big bowl of microwave plain popcorn 🍿 too.1 -
Luv pistachios... in salads with craisins
Like pecan paired with dried figs or prunes as a snack... strikes my brain a bit like pecan pie0 -
Hmmm .... I have pie mix.... trying to figure out a way to lower cal/multiply it! 😎 One of these days! 🤣0
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Or go savory, wrap in bacon!1 -
You want me to wrap butter tart pie mix, or light lemon pie mix, or chocolate pie mix in BACON 🥓 😋?
Not sure how my instant pudding purchase changed to pie mix but there is a very slight chance I got suckered in by "sale" pricing, again!!!🤑🤯🤷♂️
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PS. Calories wise a quarter chicken white with corn on the cob no butter is really not a terrible deal... hmmmmm1
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Yum!2
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Had a go at making spinach, basil & ricotta ravioli today - was fun, but faffy! …. Some burst 🙄served ‘em drizzled with some olive oil, toasted pine nuts, topped with some Parmesan cheese & served it with some green salad… was nice, worth the effort? Yeah think so! 😋2
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Faffy - that describes it exactly. Hubby’s sainted Sicilian grandmother taught me to make ravioli. Even bought me a hand crank pasta machine to roll out the dough. Her recipe was finely ground beef, spinach, Parmesan cheese topped with a good tomato sauce. I once lost my mind and handmade ravioli for 20 young airmen. Like 350 ravioli! I did it in shifts and froze the ravioli until needed.
You’ve inspired me to try it again - but in much more moderate quantities.2 -
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OK: nobody tell Yooly about fresh pasta including various types of ravioli that may be available at Costco or Walmart or Aldi or Kroger or H E B or whatever grocery stores they have in Texas!2 -
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OK: nobody tell Yooly about fresh pasta including various types of ravioli that may be available at Costco or Walmart or Aldi or Kroger or H E B or whatever grocery stores they have in Texas!
Store bought fresh pasta just isn’t the same! Gotta make it by hand yourself - whole different taste. 👅1 -
I think I did enjoymaking ‘em …and I think they burst because I overcrowded ‘em once in the water to boil, stopped happening when put less in … maybe??
I agree @Yoolypr …I don’t think shop bought ones do taste as good, But making for 20 hungry airmen … think I’d pass there and buy!
I used pasta machine - as find it whilst cleaning out that part of the kitchen ….. took an age to put it together as old and no instruction manual ! 🙄😵💫
Tonight is OH’s Chicken Tikka Masala with his chapatti & rice 😍2 -
You really have to crimp those homemade ravioli well. And gently boil otherwise they do explode. I’ve made lasagna with homemade dough and the same filling. Kind of deconstructed ravioli. I generously use a thin tomato sauce and bake - it takes less bake time than store lasagna noodles. And much less FAFFY!
Had a half of a roast beef sub at a local place for lunch. About 300 calories. Tonight will be a salad topped with surimi.0 -
Tonight was grilled seasoned chicken thighs, sauteed green beans with mushrooms and onions and roasted red potatoes.
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