What do your meals look like (show me pictures)....

janicemlove

Sushi from the grocery store.

Ironwoman1111

@AmberlyMarlene wrote: »

@Ironwoman1111 I didn't know I needed the fruit dip/fruit cup in my life until now! What a wonderfully healthier way to fulfill a craving for sweets. Thanks for sharing.

You’re welcome! I have to have something sweet to seal the daily deal.😄👍🏽

LazyBlondeChef

Chilean sea bass, scallops, leftover polenta from last night, sautéed Mexican gray squash and salad of romaine, tomatoes, olives. I don't think I've ever had this squash before but it's similar to zucchini.

acpgee

We're going on holiday this weekend for just over a week. Random salad to use up produce that might go to waste. The combination of chopped radicchio, peaches and ranch dressing is surprisingly good.

Safari_Gal_

Herb soufflé -- still cooking. 👩🏼‍🍳

acpgee

A few years ago we crowd funded an ambitious Mexican restaurant and got invites for a free test run (in return for brutal feedback) for their new venue tonight. We didn't stay for the whole dinner as we were too full about three quarters of the way through the test menu.

janicemlove

Safari_Gal_

Dinner: shrimp vindaloo & mixed vegetables. (Red Russian kale, carrots, peas, haricot verts, corn, tomato, yellow pepper…)

LazyBlondeChef

Mussels over spaghetti and salad of romaine, cucumber, olives, cheese curds, mixed nuts w/PK Caesar dressing.

acpgee

Hubby cooked. Dutch andijvie stampot (=mash with curly endive) and meatballs with mustard.

janicemlove

LazyBlondeChef wrote: »

Mussels over spaghetti and salad of romaine, cucumber, olives, cheese curds, mixed nuts w/PK Caesar dressing.

Cheese curds in a salad? I’m intrigued!! I’ll have to try this as I just moved to WI!

janicemlove

I had some garden tomatoes to use up and was craving pizza so tomato basil pizza w zucchini chips on the side.

LazyBlondeChef

Happy Hour at an Asian inspired restaurant: pork dumplings, sashimi (albacore & hamachi), black tea old fashioned

BarbaraHelen2013

Portabella Mushroom ‘Pizzas’. There’s also a Pitta Bread version there because as I was putting the mushrooms together I realised the entire dinner was only coming in at about 160cals - leaving me far too low for the day! I’d also prepped way too much of the toppings forgetting how much the mushrooms would shrink in their initial naked 10 minutes in the oven! 😂

janicemlove

Pigs in a blanket! I’ve been craving them for a while but don’t have time to make them.

BarbaraHelen2013

^^ interesting how different phrases mean different things around the world.

To me ‘Pigs in Blankets’ are chipolata sausages wrapped in bacon. Your picture is closer to a Sausage Roll, although it’s not entirely the same, because to me that looks like the wrapping is closer to bread than puff pastry.

Curious as to what others call small sausages wrapped in bacon?

Safari_Gal_

BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »

^^ interesting how different phrases mean different things around the world.

To me ‘Pigs in Blankets’ are chipolata sausages wrapped in bacon. Your picture is closer to a Sausage Roll, although it’s not entirely the same, because to me that looks like the wrapping is closer to bread than puff pastry.

Curious as to what others call small sausages wrapped in bacon?

I call them both pigs in a blanket. Hehe

acpgee

Day 1 in Paris. Tired so just ate at a random brasserie close to the hotel. Steak frites.

Safari_Gal_

🍂 It’s starting to feel like Autumn in NYC. Sat on the patio early AM. Tried pumpkin seed butter and I really love it!

Matcha tea with cinnamon & a slice of Ezekial toast with pumpkin seed butter and some roast pumpkin seeds.

BarbaraHelen2013

Vegetables roasted in Green Harissa, Camargue Red Rice and a Skyr Green Harissa dip/drizzle.

helen79uk

Steak tacos with guacamole. 3 of these bad boys come out at 575 calories.

acpgee

First breakfast in Paris was so heavy we skipped lunch. Going for the plain omelette tomorrow.

Safari_Gal_

A lil Greek inspiration today

🍴 Grilled halloumi, lamb meatballs with fresh oregano and tahini, grape tomatoes, baby kale.
🍵 Green Tea

acpgee

Dinner 2 in Paris of salade landaise in one of my hubby’s favourite bistros in the Quartier Latin.

BarbaraHelen2013

Weirdly green meal! It wasn’t until I was plating it that I realised what I’d created. 😂

Quorn Fillets on a bed of wilted spinach, topped with Green Harissa, Green Tomato and a little Edam. Side of Runner Beans with Lemon Pepper and a salad I decided to make out of only green things. 🤷‍♀️

LazyBlondeChef

Pork belly street tacos and refried beans. The pork belly was treated with a rub for a couple of hours and then slow cooked in the oven at 275F (135C) in liquid for a couple more hours. The liquid was milk, coke and orange juice. The rub had salt, pepper, three different kinds of chili powder (ancho, arbol & new mexican), cumin, cinnamon and allspice. I might have forgotten something. Tacos were topped with mango salsa, cilantro and cotija cheese. The mango salsa consisted of mango, onion, cilantro, roasted hatch chiles, lime juice and salt. Normally I would do refried black beans but it turned out we didn't have any so we used great northern beans instead. It still worked. We added pico de gallo to the beans and topped with pickled onions, cilantro and cotija. Tortillas are made fresh at a local store albeit automated. The hatch chiles are also roasted at the store and super cheap. They usually do poblano which I prefer but this time they only had hatch. I forgot about the cotija until after I took the photo.

Tito_Tim

Tofu katsu with carrot & cucumber on a bed of rice. With homemade katsu sauce. Usually I have pork or chicken, but changed things up with a rare piece of tofu. Why is tofu more expensive than pork & chicken?
(I took the pic before I added ground pepper - oops)

acpgee

I am jealous of the cheerful fabric pouch that @helen79uk has for keeping tortillas warm. I think I have the same tortilla press.

BarbaraHelen2013

Wholewheat Spaghetti with Broad Beans, Tomato, Capers and Black Olives. Bit of Pecorino Romano on top.

LazyBlondeChef

Grilled chicken "tacos" using romaine instead of tortillas to keep calories lower. Chicken thighs marinated in orange juice, olive oil, three kinds of chili powder, garlic powder, allspice, cumin and lime juice. Taco toppings were kiwi salsa (kiwi, onion, lime juice, hatch chiles & salt), sour cream, tomatoes, cotija cheese and freshly squeezed lime juice.