Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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Bella your slaw is way too beautiful (and complicated)....
My slaw went in the bottom of a glass(lock) container (60 Cal worth). I nuked it for 2 minutes. Poured scalding water over it. Sunk my nest of non deep fried ("light") noodles with all the little packets worth 340 Cal in there too. Nuked it for a while. Didn't look soupy enough when I got up from the computer to eat it... broke 5g of knorr in there (out of low sodium knorr so I took the hit) and added another 250g of hot water... lunch was served!
Ooops: got to go back and log the knorr! I forgot to!!!
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I'll eat duck. Nom. Although it's really fatty.
Today was hamburgers for lunch and a fish fry for dinner: Batter-dipped fried fish or fried shrimp, hush puppies, and shoestring fries. We do that once every five weeks. It's tasty when we have it but it's probably just as well that we don't have it so often.
Tomorrow is the trip to the grocery store, so it's pulled pork sandwiches for lunch cause easy, and Sweet and Sour Pork with white rice and mixed stirfry vegetables. This is also easy cause I prefry the pork bits.
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After all yesterdays slaw talk - I made slaw today - and because it was a busy day, with the Boy, and we were having neighbours over for dinner (and the Boy thought we should have tacos - which is tricky when the cook is vegetarian and trying to figure out how to round out veggie tacos enough to make a fun meal for non-vegetarian guests), we went all out on the slaw front.
A lazy version of slaw though because carrying a head of cabbage home with all the other fun and exciting dinner stuff was just too heavy, so rather than shaving cabbage myself I bought a nice light bag of "Kale" slaw - with KALE, green and red cabbage and BROCOLLI! - added some grated carrot and CORN and then realized that I don't have mayo in the fridge anymore so figured maybe I could use some tahini to make the oil/white balsamic vinegar based dressing I made a bit creamier - but it tasted odd so I just had to go all out with some lemon juice, then some sugar, then a bit of lime juice, then some white wine vinegar.
By the end it was pretty good!
The entire time I was thinking of Connie and her corn in slaw aversion - but now that I read all today's posts and I learn that there is such a thing as a slaw religion, I realize that my kitchen concoctions were truly the act of a heretic.
And - we put pineapple in the salsa!!!!! (almost wanted to put some in the slaw - but figured we already had the sweet yellow corn so pineapple would be overkill
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On a cruise I tried pineapple in slaw and it was ok….
Pineapple is good in “ pineapple” salsa….not in regular salsa!
Can not convince me to eat duck or duck eggs or goose eggs….2 -
Tonight I am fixing salads and I am having Zuchinni spaghetti and John is having real spaghetti….2
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See Connie, you've moved over to the vegetetti dark side!
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »conniewilkins56 wrote: »Bella_Figura wrote: »My slaw recipes:
Regular slaw: Shredded white cabbage; grated/finely chopped white onion; roughly grated carrot; a small grind of sea salt; a good dollop of mayo.
Asian slaw (a zingy, fresh-tasting slaw that marries perfectly with pulled pork or crispy shredded duck):
Shredded white cabbage; coarsely grated carrot; finely chopped red chilli; julienned sharp unpeeled apple (pref. granny smith or similar); finely chopped spring onion; juice and zest of a lime; splash of white wine vinegar.
Shaking my head….nothing goes with duck…..ewwwwww!
i have 20 ducks outside right now throwing a riot for their dinner (along with the chickens and goats). We are ignoring them for the moment.
We dont eat them though. We just want them for their eggs. LOL
I rarely eat an egg….I know I won’t eat a duck egg!
oh ill take a duck egg over a chicken egg ANY day
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »On a cruise I tried pineapple in slaw and it was ok….
Pineapple is good in “ pineapple” salsa….not in regular salsa!
Can not convince me to eat duck or duck eggs or goose eggs….
bake with duck eggs instead of chicken eggs.
youll never go back. promise.
i dont do seafood much anymore, because hubby doesnt like it, so now its only if hes doing travel work (which he hasnt in a couple of years) or sometimes for lunch, but I used to make a pineapple salsa thats good on a lot of things, but I liked it on fish tacos in particular or on salmon. and that for me, is a free for all of whatever you have that sounds good in it. I usually did lime, cilantro (just a little cause a little goes a long way), pineapple, tomato, sometimes corn (lol), and i dont remember what else ive tossed in it before. oh avocado. that was good.3 -
See Connie, you've moved over to the vegetetti dark side!
I love real pasta but you get such a bigger portion if you use Zuchinni….I layer nice meaty slices with CLASSICO ( I switched because of you! ) and diced onions, sliced mushrooms, Parmesan (1T. ) and a half cup (56 g. ) of shredded cheese….a little minced garlic…..it’s good with ricotta,too but I have a bowl of honey dew and watermelon I want later so I am saving some calories….
I even bought a tub of plain Greek yogurt….what do I do with it?
Still no canned fishies except the salmon that is still sitting in my pantry….
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »
i make a chicken salad (like for a sandwich or a wrap) that uses greek yogurt instead of mayo. i actually do use a BIT of mayo - the all greek yogurt taste wise didnt work for me. the original recipe called for half yogurt and half mayo. i found about a 75/25 split worked well (more yogurt). i actually made it today. 141 grams (fills half a pita) came out to 158 calories, as I made it. You can cut back calories more by omitting some of the things like the honey or blueberries. you can also add in celery. i think the original recipe calls for it. i serve it with broccoli slaw for a bit of crunch. you could also add nuts to it it you wanted. lots of ways to personalize it to fit your calories or macros. add salt and pepper to taste and a dash of lemon juice. thats not on my ingredient list cause i dont count those calories
dukes light mayo w/olive oil 60 grams
chobani plain greek yogurt 126 grams
onion (diced) 23 grams
stone ground mustard (store brand) 12 grams
honey (store brand) 21 grams
* mix the above together then add in the stuff below
(store brand) dried cranberries 38 grams
fresh blueberries (chopped in half) 114 grams
boneless skinless chicken breast (cooked and shredded) 317 grams (2 breasts worth)
So, you can use yogurt in place of mayo (or partially replace). or sour cream. ive used it in place of sour cream in some baking. or just eat it. i dont like plain yogurt to eat, even when you add things in. i eat yogurt, but not the plain kinds lol. oh, tatziki sauce is made with yogurt. im the only one who likes that and now i just usually buy it, but its made with yogurt.
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Connie you can use 0% Greek Yogurt (depending on brand because they do have different sweetness/tartness levels and they're different down south than up here in the north too)... you can use it for pretty much ANYTHING you would use mayonnaise or sour cream for!
For "beginners" you can sprinkle ranch dressing POWDER and it will become instant ranch!!!
I see call-z-ies' reply above. Tzatziki sauce commercially gets sour cream but home made would normally only use strained (i.e. greek) yogurt. My attempts to cook yogurt have generally failed due to curdling. The cook's prowess may have been partially responsible!!!3 -
Going to get back on track today.
Had the scrambled eggs and veggie meal for lunch - that I honestly don't care for anymore (haven't for a long time) but it is so filling (for a long while) and nutritious that it makes me feel outright virtuous!
I was wondering what to have for dinner and remembered @Dante_80 's Greek green bean and olive oil stew. That sounds like a great way to wrap up this day - maybe with some 0% greek yoghurt on the side to balance things a bit 3 -
You could serve it over cauliflower rice!
And even though it would be considered heresy yogurt would go fine with it... ask me how I know 😹😹😹
The more garlic and oil the more staying power.... but I admit that I am biased for the higher volume possible with less oil!🤷🏻♂️
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Oh yeah…and mix in some hot sauce, corn and Zuchinni….then stir it all up…..yuk….you two are a match made in someone’s kitchen!2
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I just read yogurt….you can’t mix yogurt with green beans,,,,,nooooooo1
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »I just read yogurt….you can’t mix yogurt with green beans,,,,,nooooooo
who would mix yogurt with green beans? WHY would they do that?2 -
Because TASTES GOOD, especially if you use enough hot sauce or chillies! And macros!😹 But more importantly, because the discussion starts from serving them with rice. And of course there is no rice without yogurt!!!! Even after rice has become cauliflower rice!!!😂😹😇😘1
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in other, much tastier and far more normal than rice with yogurt and green bean dinner for dinner news ...
we are having bacon cheeseburgers for dinner.
and we ALMOST bought a new couch today. it was expensive though. hubby said to wait a few weeks (ummm will it BE THERE in a few weeks probably NOT) after he starts his new job so we can just do it in cash instead of financing it.
I also wanted the end tables. he said no. pucker. change the p to an f.1 -
He plans to get them with cash ❣️1
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Lol - my first "disagree" - couldn't resist, Callsit!
I'm not disagreeing with the "pucker" though...just the other tastier dinner
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
Finally!…..someone on my side of the table!….do you let your foods touch on the plate?……see way past posts!….1 -
He plans to get them with cash ❣️
some crazy talk about paying OFF debt and not taking more on. i dont know. crazy talk....
(he does agree we need a new couch lol)lauriekallis wrote: »Lol - my first "disagree" - couldn't resist, Callsit!
I'm not disagreeing with the "pucker" though...just the other tastier dinner
so... whats to disagree with? my bacon cheeseburger? new couch? what? I NEED TO KNOW! lolconniewilkins56 wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
Finally!…..someone on my side of the table!….do you let your foods touch on the plate?……see way past posts!….
I have (always had) OCD and almost all of it (has always) revolved around food. So. Many. Rules. truly. But no, I do not care if my food touches. not most things, anyway. The order that they are in ON the plate matters, though. And I never realized I did it until hubby pointed it out (he thinks its funny). At home its not obvious, because I dish up my own plate, right? But in restaurants, I will almost always rearrange the food. Apparently, most restaurants do not put food in the right order. LOL Dont ask me what that order is, I dont know. I could probably figure out the pattern but ive never thought about it lol2 -
Week 2 Mixed Berry Chia Seed Jam check in
10 Oz frozen berries (may try other mixes)
2T chia seeds
1/4C sugar (could change to alternative sweetner)
Playing with sugar ant to see if could go less, depends on fruit sweetness, your pref, could go hard core no sweetner at all, but should freeze to preserve
Cook on low until thick, refrig or freezer
20 cal / Tablespoon by my math
I like the fact that it is fruit dominant. It reminds me of homemade jam use to make with my mother without the hassle to can it & waaaay less sugar.
Anyone fan of keto eggloaf?
Calorie dense, but creamy almost flan-like!
Ratio 1 egg : 1 oz cream cheese ( can do Neufental 70%) : butter I skip for pre-bake mix then add on top post bake with syrup
I use pyrex of water on lower shelf for pseudo ban-Marie while baking to prevent drying out. Do same method for Starbucks style egg bites (eggs + cottage cheese blended add in your choice toppings) in Lodge cast iron muffin tin (wider than normal muffin tin).
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@dcshima a while back I ran into some cranberries that had been bought fresh and frozen by placing in the freezer for 2 or 3 years
After thawing I found satchel of pectin to make jam and followed directions except used zero sugar if I recall correctly but a lot of liquid sucralose. Or maybe 1/4 suggested sugar? There is something where I scraped in the last of the solid brown sugar in the house .. ?
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Didn't do the green bean/olive oil stew with 0% Greek tonight. Sort of ran out of day! And with my calories from yesterday, that is not a problem.
Did pick up a nice basket of green beans at the market though - so I'll be all set for tomorrow! I'll post pictures for the naysayers
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You could try it Dante style first... then the changes! 😇2
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »He plans to get them with cash ❣️
some crazy talk about paying OFF debt and not taking more on. i dont know. crazy talk....
(he does agree we need a new couch lol)lauriekallis wrote: »Lol - my first "disagree" - couldn't resist, Callsit!
I'm not disagreeing with the "pucker" though...just the other tastier dinner
so... whats to disagree with? my bacon cheeseburger? new couch? what? I NEED TO KNOW! lolconniewilkins56 wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
Finally!…..someone on my side of the table!….do you let your foods touch on the plate?……see way past posts!….
I have (always had) OCD and almost all of it (has always) revolved around food. So. Many. Rules. truly. But no, I do not care if my food touches. not most things, anyway. The order that they are in ON the plate matters, though. And I never realized I did it until hubby pointed it out (he thinks its funny). At home its not obvious, because I dish up my own plate, right? But in restaurants, I will almost always rearrange the food. Apparently, most restaurants do not put food in the right order. LOL Dont ask me what that order is, I dont know. I could probably figure out the pattern but ive never thought about it lol
Oh man, I rearrange my food,too….I didn’t really think about it until you wrote this!…in a restaurant it doesn’t matter how my plate is placed in front of me, I always turn it around completely to suit me….and I eat one food at a time….usually ending with the meat….really strange how OCD effects the way we eat…..I am not “ crazy” OCD but I do quirky things like with the food, checking to make sure garage door is down when I leave the house ( sometime this requires a spin around the block to make sure it is
down ), or stove is off, shoes always in the closet as a pair, towels folded same way,books on shelves in alphabetical order…..maybe I am crazy….when I write it down, it seems worse….like my pantry has to be arranged in a certain way with all can labels facing forward….this is being efficient….PAV quit analyzing me!
Oh and I have eaten way over calories today because it makes my knee feel better….3 -
You're the good kinda crazy though, Connie
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